Abstract: This disclosure relates to supporting handling of state information for a stateful network function of a communication network. The network function of the communication network is provided by a network function environment including a set of network function instances configured to provide the network function, a scheduler configured to receive messages of subscribers of the communication network and to distribute the messages to the network function instances for processing by the network functions instances in accordance with the network function, and a state information storage device configured to store state information of the subscribers.

Abstract: A method and device for acquiring information of a relay router are provided. The method includes: sending a first broadcasting message to a relay router in a broadcasting monitoring mode; receiving a second broadcasting message from the relay router when the first broadcasting message satisfies a predefined condition, the second broadcasting message containing address information of the relay router; and when the second broadcasting message satisfies the predefined condition, acquiring the address information of the relay router from the second broadcasting message.

Abstract: An apparatus for enhancing privacy during operation of a portable electronic device are provided. The apparatus includes a privacy shield and an attachment mechanism to connect the privacy shield to the portable electronic device.

Abstract: A Proximity Request is handled within a cellular network, by communicating a Map Request from the Proximity Service Function to an Application Server, in response to a first Proximity Request on behalf of a first User Equipment. A Map Response is then communicated from the Application Server to the Proximity Service Function, in response to the Map Request. One or both of: the Map Request; and the Map Response comprises a cryptographic signature to allow authentication of the first Proximity Request.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for controlling a vehicle using a user terminal that authenticates a user terminal using an NFC module mounted in a vehicle and controls the vehicle using communication between the NFC module and the user terminal. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle using a user terminal includes: a terminal authenticator that authenticates a user terminal using any one module of wireless communication modules mounted in a vehicle; and a vehicle controller that controls the vehicle in a fit-type in accordance with the position of the any one module when the user terminal is authenticated.

Abstract: A method, and a mobile device adapted thereto, verifies a user and executes applications via handwriting recognition. The method of controlling a mobile device includes entering a lock state, detecting a user's input, verifying a user based on the input and searching for an instruction corresponding to the input, and performing at least one of maintaining or releasing the lock state and which performs an operation corresponding to the instruction, based on user verification result and the instruction search result.

Abstract: According to some aspects disclosed herein, a system for remote assistance and control of user devices subject to one or more remote assistance policies may be provided. In some embodiments, an administrator may request remote control of a managed user device. A managed application launcher may be provided by the user device and may be modified by the user device to remove managed applications or otherwise prevent access to applications that have a policy indicating that remote assistance is not allowed. The administrator may open a managed application included in the launcher and remotely control that application. In other embodiments, a user of the managed user device may initiate a request for remote assistance from within a managed application and/or the managed application launcher. The administrator's control of the user device and access to other applications on the user device may be limited based on the remote assistance policies.

Abstract: A method of unlocking a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal is initially locked to the services of a mobile services provider. The mobile services provider transmits to a predefined telephone number associated with a service provider other than the mobile services provider, via the mobile services provider, a request for unlocking information. The request is transparent to the mobile services provider. If the request is approved, the mobile terminal receives the unlocking information. Using the received unlocking information, the mobile terminal unlocks itself so that it is no longer locked to the services of the mobile services provider. If the request is not approved, the mobile terminal receives and displays a message indicating that the request is not approved.

Abstract: There are provided a base station apparatus, a terminal apparatus, and a communication method which are capable of realizing a LTE-A system with improved throughput by performing a CA technology including an unlicensed band while suppressing interference from an existing system. A base station apparatus according to the present invention, which is included in a communication system that applies a communication scheme applied to a first frequency band capable of being used as a dedicated frequency band to a second frequency band different from the first frequency band and is capable of communicating with a terminal apparatus by using the second frequency band and the second frequency band.

Abstract: Carrier aggregation using unlicensed frequency bands. A primary carrier for communication between a base station (BS) and a wireless user equipment (UE) device may be configured according to a first wireless communication technology. The primary carrier may be on a licensed frequency band. A secondary carrier for communication between the BS and the UE may also be configured according to a first wireless communication technology. The secondary carrier may be on an unlicensed frequency band. Channel conditions for each of multiple possible channels of the unlicensed frequency band may be assessed according to a second wireless communication technology as part of configuring the secondary carrier.

Abstract: Systems and methods for designing cellular backhaul networks are disclosed. The system can include an Adaptive Graph Minimum Spanning Tree (AG-MST) algorithm to identify and connect stranded cellular sites at minimum cost. The system can compare pending bids for new connections such as, for example, new microwave or fiber optic links at stranded sites to provide new connectivity. The system can design a network that connects the maximum number of stranded sites at the minimum average cost per site.

Abstract: Generally discussed herein are systems, apparatuses, and methods that can provide a coverage enhancement to a coverage limited device. According to an example a method can include determining a received signal strength of a reference signal transmitted from a base station, determining a coverage enhancement based on the determined signal strength, or transmitting a signature sequence of a plurality of signature sequences a first repeated number of times corresponding to the determined coverage enhancement.

Abstract: A method comprises responsive to adding of an additional base station for a user equipment, said additional base station having a closed subscriber cell, causing a message to be transmitted to a network entity, said message comprising information identifying a closed subscriber group associated with said additional base station.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed. The method includes retrofitting network-ready devices to a structure, and registering the devices on a device network in communication with a central application. The method includes causing the central application to associate a location of a device with the device, and to associate a human-understandable identifier with the device. The method includes causing the central application to associate the device with a network address, and causing the central application to: (a) group a first device with a second device, responsive to determining that the first device and the second device are in the same room, in the same service system, and/or of the same type; (b) assign a trigger to the first device; and (c) assign a first automated function to the first device and a second automated function to the second device, the automated functions responsive to the trigger of the first device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for creating a virtual base station. The creating method includes: receiving a virtual base station creation request sent by a third-party server; sending a virtual machine creation request to an RAN; receiving a virtual machine creation complete response sent by the RAN; sending a base station image load request to the RAN; receiving a base station image load complete response sent by the RAN; sending a virtual base station creation complete response to the third-party server, where the virtual base station creation complete response includes a virtual base station ID. The present invention can realize creation of a virtual base station.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module, a memory configured to store resource information of a plurality of external devices including a first external device and a second external device that are connected through at least one short-range wireless communication, and a processor that is configured to sense an abnormal state related to the first external device, select the second external device as a backup device when the abnormal state of the first external device is sensed based on at least the resource information, and transmit a request for supplementing a function of the first external device related to the abnormal state to the second external device using the communication module.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed which allow testing essential performance parameters of broadband communications systems, while using test channels of lower bandwidth, allowing thus lower cost hardware (or use of legacy test system). In particular, the methods and systems allow testing of EVM in digital systems, especially OFDM systems. The methods and systems readily apply to test equipment for production lines, such as IC testers of final product testers.

Abstract: At least one control message is received, from a cellular network. The at least one control message indicates a measurement band (300). A measurement of a signal quality of a signal received on the measurement band (300) is executed. The measurement band (300) differs from the bands (200) of at least one cell (101, 102, 103) of the cellular network.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring a quality of a received signal of a user equipment (UE) are provided. The UE includes a bandwidth setting unit configured to determine a measurement bandwidth for a neighboring BS based on at least one bandwidth determined by a serving BS of the UE, and a measurement unit configured to measure a quality of a received signal based on the measurement bandwidth for the neighboring BS.

Abstract: The present invention addresses methods, apparatuses and computer program products for improved compressed mode operation for enhanced dedicated channel DCH in circuit switched CS voice services/transmissions. A compressed mode of a user equipment is configured during performing a circuit switched voice service over a dedicated channel according to Wideband Code-Division Multiple Access operation upon demand for network specific measurement, whereby measurement gaps are created in the data transmission. In uplink, transmission of a voice frame to be compressed is performed using a 10 ms transmission, whereas in downlink, transmission of a voice frame to be compressed is stopped after a fixed number of slots have been transmitted, wherein the fixed number of slots is set such as to ensure a measurement gap with at least 14 slots.

Abstract: A technique for reporting events from a mobile device to a cellular network (100) is provided. The mobile device is wirelessly connectable to the cellular network (100). As to a method aspect of the technique, records of the events are stored while the mobile device is out of network coverage. The stored records are reported to the cellular network (100) when the mobile device is wirelessly connected to the cellular network (100).

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for reducing load by filtering out broadcast messages. In some embodiments, a system may receive a broadcast message at a device at a first time. The system can monitor the device until a second time when a pre-determined number of broadcast messages have been received at the device. Based on a difference between the first time and the second time, the system can determine a filtering time duration. The system can then filter out further broadcast messages received at the device after the second time for a period of time that is equivalent to the filtering time duration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications technologies, and disclose a data transmission method and a device, to reduce a quantity of TCP-layer ACK packets transmitted on a radio air interface link between a first device and a second device, thereby reducing consumption of radio air interface link resources and improving transmission efficiency of radio service data. A specific solution is as follows: obtaining, by a first device, a TCP-layer ACK; and intercepting the TCP-layer ACK if a TCP-layer data packet corresponding to the TCP-layer ACK is a TCP-layer data packet that is obtained by the first device after the first device parses a link layer data packet received through a radio air interface link by the first device, and the TCP-layer ACK satisfies a preset condition. The present invention is applied to a data packet transmission process based on a TCP connection.

Abstract: Systems and methods for mitigating the effects of atmospheric conditions such as rain, fog, cloud in a broadband access system using drone/UAVs. In one embodiment, terminal and drone radio and transmission medium fixture sub-systems comprise multiple transmission media. In one embodiment, in response to changes in atmospheric conditions the drone radio sub-system switches transmission medium to reduce the effects of atmospheric conditions. In another embodiment, the terminal and drone radio sub-systems equalize the data rates among terminals in response to changes in atmospheric conditions observed by different terminals. In another embodiment, the drone radio sub-system adjusts the transmit power on the downlink to different terminal according to fading due to atmospheric conditions on each link.

Abstract: Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for padding and decoding coding for a HE-SIG-B field are disclosed. An apparatus of an access point or station is disclosed. The apparatus is configured to determine a number of symbols of a longest high-efficiency signal B (HE-SIG-B) field of a plurality of HE-SIG-B fields. The processing circuitry may be further configured to encode a plurality of HE-SIG A fields to comprise a number of symbols of a longest HE-SIG-B field of the plurality of HE-SIG-B fields each HE-SIG-A field. The processing circuitry may be further configured to encode each of the HE-SIG-B fields of the plurality of HE-SIG-B fields to comprise a common block and a number of user blocks, and if a number of symbols to encode the common block and the number of user blocks is less than the number of symbols of the longest HE-SIG-B field, encode a duplicate portion.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a real-time voice receiving device, and a method for shortening a delay, in real-time voice communication. The method applicable to a real-time voice receiving device, the method includes: monitoring at least the amount of data in an input buffer area of the re-sampling module, wherein the data in the input buffer area of the re-sampling module are decompressed and de-packaged data; re-sampling the data in the input buffer area of the re-sampling module if the monitored amount of data in the buffer area reaches a re-sampling threshold: and performing a succeeding stage of processing on the re-sampled data. The data can be re-sampled to thereby decrease the amount of buffered data so that the audio data can be played by a voice receiving device at a higher speed for the purpose of shortening a delay.

Abstract: A satellite communication system may be configured to establish multiple different tunnels between a first satellite modem and a second satellite modem in accordance with a protocol. The first satellite modem may receive a packet via a tunnel established in accordance with a different protocol, determine an endpoint identifier corresponding to the tunnel based on information from one or more headers included in the packet, identify one of the multiple different tunnels that corresponds to the tunnel, generate a corresponding packet omitting at least a portion of the information from the one or more headers and comprising at least a portion of data included in a payload of the packet and an information block comprising a tunnel index corresponding to the identified one of the multiple different tunnels, and transmit the corresponding packet to the second satellite modem via the identified one of the multiple different tunnels.

Abstract: A method and a device for transmitting data in in a wireless local area network are provided. The device supports a multiple basic service set and sends a physical protocol data unit (PPDU). The PPDU includes an identifier used to assist the device in identifying a basic service set.

Abstract: A system and method for intelligently partitioning a virtualized wireless telecommunication network that algorithmically identifies a desirably efficient partitioning scheme such as to desirably enhance at least one of performance, latency, processing efficiency, error detection and management, error propagation and confinement of errors and cost effectiveness of the wireless network is disclosed. A system and method provides for intelligently partitioning a virtualized wireless telecommunication network that desirably provides for deployment of virtualized network functions using micro containers using software defined networking (SDN), and to desirably reduce propagation and impact of failure or errors in one partition of the wireless network.

Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to reduce a load on a controller configured to perform centralized control of a network. [Solution] There is provided an apparatus including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire traffic information relating to traffic of a cell group including two or more cells; and a provision unit configured to provide the traffic information for a control device, the control device being configured to perform routing control of traffic of a plurality of cell groups including the cell group.

Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a user resource reservation method and apparatus, an access point, and a network server. The user resource reservation method includes: predicting a next access point that is to be reached by a user; and sending resource reservation designating information to the access point, so that the access point reserves a resource for the user according to the resource reservation designating information. In embodiments of the present disclosure, a next access point that is to be reached by a user is predicted and the access point is instructed to reserve a resource for the user, that is, a next access point is instructed in advance to reserve an appropriate resource for the user, so that the user is successfully handed over to a network, and a probability of successful handover of the user to the network increases, thereby improving user experience.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of wireless communications technologies, and provide a switching method. The method specifically includes: when user equipment is in idle mode, acquiring a 2G/3G base station candidate set; when initiating a voice service, sending a CSFB request message to an LTE base station; receiving a standard and a frequency of a target 2G/3G base station that are sent by the LTE base station to the user equipment; determining, according to the standard and the frequency of the target 2G/3G base station, whether the 2G/3G base station candidate set includes the target 2G/3G base station; and if the 2G/3G base station candidate set includes the target 2G/3G base station, switching, from the LTE base station to the target 2G/3G base station according to the standard and the frequency of the target 2G/3G base station.

Abstract: A communication system is made up of a number of LMR and IP bearers including LTE and P25. The information flowing over the integrated system is managed according to the situational context of the user. A policy driven approach is described that uses user context as its inputs and converts this into actions that preferentially improves the communication for the user particularly as they move between the available networks.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a network entity, a circuit switched paging request, wherein the paging request is for a UE that is attached to a packet data network and is registered to a circuit switched network. The method also includes obtaining a calling party number from the circuit switched network, the calling party number being information corresponding to a call from a party calling the UE, and generating a circuit service notification application message comprising more than one message of the circuit switch technology, such that one of message comprises the calling party number. Another operation relates to transmitting, from the network entity to the UE, the circuit service notification application message, the transmitting occurring while the UE is attached to the packet data network and while the UE is operating in an active state for receiving and/or transmitting packet data or signaling messages.

Abstract: Methods, devices, computer programs and carriers comprising computer programs for handling handling a User Equipments, UE, access to networks are provided. A method performed by a mobility node 105 comprises, when the UE 101 accesses the current visited network 100v, transmitting 302, 401, through the visited network to a subscriber server 108 in a home network 100h of the UE 101, a request for access information for the UE 101. The request comprises network information which indicates the current visited network 100v and at least one potential visited network which the UE 101 can access. The method further comprises receiving 304, 403, from the subscriber server 108, the requested access information for at least some of the networks indicated in the request. The access information comprises allowed network IDs and corresponding allowed RATs for at least some of the networks indicated in the request which the UE 101 is allowed to access.

Abstract: Methods and arrangements in a base station and a User Equipment are provided. The methods and arrangements relates to the scenario when the UE is handed over from a source base station to a target base station in a handover scenario, and wherein the target base station may not support functionalities which the source base station and the UE support. The method in the UE comprises receiving (501) a configuration message from the target base station via the source base station, configuring (502) the UE based on the received configuration message from the target base station by searching (503) for a second field in an information element of the received configuration message. The presence /non-presence or a value of the second field is indicative of how to manage a configured first functionality associated with an optional first field, wherein the configured first functionality may not be supported by the target base station.

Abstract: Mobile service anchor management (MSAM) is facilitated. MSAM is an anchor management function/system for radio frequency (RF) access configuration/reconfiguration over the downlink, and uplink separated novel frequency division duplex systems. One method comprises determining, by a MSAM system comprising a processor, that a mobile device communicatively coupled to a first network device is associated with a region in which the first network device fails to have line of sight communication with the mobile device; and assigning, by the mobile service anchor management system, the mobile device to a second network device determined to have the line of sight communication for the region. Millimeter watt (mmW) BS devices and devices that operate on other RF bands can be utilized.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for managing inter-satellite handovers are provided to allow a user terminal to reduce the frequency of handovers while maintaining a sufficiently high system capacity in a non-geosynchronous satellite communication system. The method and apparatus for managing inter-satellite handovers may be implemented in a gateway, in infrastructure connected to a gateway, in a user terminal, or in a satellite.

Abstract: Provided is a quick transmission point handover method, including: a service base station detects whether a current transmission point in use needs to be closed; if the service base station detects that the current transmission point in use needs to be closed, transmitting a target transmission point directive command to a terminal to inform the terminal about information of a new target transmission point to be monitored soon and/or to inform the terminal that the current transmission point in use will be closed. Correspondingly, also provided is a quick transmission point handover device.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless communication. A user equipment (UE) device may be connected to a first evolved packet data gateway (ePDG) via a first radio access technology (RAT). The UE may evaluate, either periodically or based on a trigger event, an ePDG reselection metric associated with the first ePDG to determine whether selecting a second ePDG different from the first ePDG is viable. The UE may then reselect to a second ePDG based on whether the ePDG reselection metric satisfies one or more selection conditions. Selection conditions may include, for example, a change in the location or public land mobile network (PLMN) of the UE, UE movement between networks, or a connection failure associated with the first ePDG.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a voice resource saving method, including: an MME sends a notification message to an eNodeB, which is used to instruct the eNodeB not to hand over, for a non-voice service, a UE from a LTE network to a CS domain of a 2G or a 3G network. Or, when an MSC determines that the circuit domain service is a non-voice service, the MSC sends a bearer release message to a base station to instruct the base station to release the voice resource. According to the the present invention, during implementation of a non-voice service, a handover of UE from an LTE network to a CS domain of a 2G or 3G network may not be triggered, or a voice resource reserved in the CS domain of the 2G or 3G network is released.

Abstract: A wireless, multi-modal access device and system adapted to integrate a number of communications networks operating in differing communication modes to facilitate transfer of communication links during a communication session to promote efficient use of the communication networks. The system includes a plurality of Universal Multi-Modal Access Devices UMMAD that are capable of operating at different frequencies and different protocols (TDMA, AMPS, CDMA, GSM, PCS etc) to communicate with any one of a number of Wide Bandwidth Gateways (WBG), which are each capable of communication using one or more of the protocols. The communication links may be switched from one WBG to another or from one protocol to another during a communication session to continue the session under the control of a Universal System Traffic Controller. Numerous other applications of the UMMADs for unique identification and e-commerce are disclosed.

Abstract: In a communication control method according to the present embodiment, an OFF target cell determines at least one cell which becomes a transmission destination of a resource securing notification for securing a resource beforehand for a user terminal from among a plurality of compensation cells for compensating a coverage of the OFF target cell, on the basis of a measurement report received, before turning the OFF target cell off, from the user terminal.

Abstract: A relay communications system is described in which a base station receives a request from an MME that an overload procedure be started or stopped. The base station inserts the identity of the MME into the request and forwards the modified request to a relay node. The relay node then initiates or terminates the overload procedure in accordance with the request for mobile telephones which the MME that made the request serves, but not for mobile telephones which the MME does not serve.

Abstract: Providing mobility support of UEs that are served by mobile relay base stations, by providing handover of a UE for data traffic only between two mobile relay base stations. Exchanging information between the source and target mobile relay stations of the concerned UE in handover, and/or the corresponding donor base stations if applicable. The handover is triggered by any of the following: based on UE's measurement report, the signal quality of a neighbour cell is better than the current serving cell; based on the measurement of the serving mobile relay base station, the signal quality of the link to the UE is worse than a certain threshold; or based on the measurement of the serving mobile relay base station, the signal quality of a neighbour cell is much better than the current donor base station.

Abstract: A first network node has first antenna nodes located along a track and associated with a first cell. Some of them serve a first cell overlap region that overlaps a second cell overlap region of second antenna nodes connected to a second network node. Some first antenna nodes form downlink beams in a same direction with power levels controlled such that respective amounts of overlap between the downlink beams and respective power levels of the downlink beams jointly cause the first cell's overlap region to emulate a cell border for a user equipment travelling at high speed. Emulated cell border signal power is lower at locations closer to an emulated cell outer edge than at more distant locations. Emulated cell border length is sufficient to cause the travelling user equipment to be within the emulated cell border long enough to successfully perform a handover between the first and second cells.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus comprising a transceiving unit and a control unit, and a communication method using the same, wherein the transceiving unit is configured to perform communication with at least one network node in a macro cell, the macro cell comprising at least one small cell and communicating in an FDD mode, and wherein the control unit is configured to control the small cell to communicate in a TDD mode, generate control information for preventing the occurrence of handover when a terminal moves between the small cells within the macro cell, and perform control to transmit the control information to the terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods directed to routing in the wireless mesh network (WMN) with multi-beam directional antennas (MBDAs). The disclosed systems and methods describe Ripple-Diamond-Chain (RDC) shaped routing, systematic link quality modeling and artificial intelligence (AI) augmented path link selection. In simulations, real-time video as well as other types of traffic types are used to validate the high-throughput, quality of service (QoS)-differentiated, multi-beam routing efficiency of the disclosed systems and methods, as well as the intelligent path determination in dynamic WMN environments.

Abstract: Disclosed are a communication path determination method and device, which solve the problems of low transmission efficiency and long transmission time delay which may be caused by the existing path which is configured for a small cell needing to access a network for directly communicating through a wireless channel between the small cell and a macro base station. The method comprises: when a wireless node needs to access a network, acquiring, by the wireless node, an optimal communication path from same to the network; and communicating, by the wireless node, with the network through the acquired optimal communication path, wherein the optimal communication path indicates the wireless node to access the network through at least one auxiliary node, and at least one of the at least one auxiliary nodes is a wired node which is directly connected to the network.

Abstract: A communication control method according to the present embodiment is used in a mobile communication system having an OFF target base station that intends to set an OFF target cell to OFF that is a cell of the OFF target base station, and an extension target base station that is to perform a cell extension for compensating the OFF target cell. The communication control method comprises: a step of transmitting, by the OFF target base station, list information to the extension target base station before the cell extension is performed, the list information being maintained in the OFF target base station and being used when the OFF target cell is managed; and an management step of managing, by the extension target base station, an extension target cell whose coverage is extended, on a basis of the list information.