Abstract: A method and device for data synchronization are provided. The method includes that: signalling and/or a forwarded packet are/is sent to M+N slave Transmission Points (TPs); and downlink data synchronization is performed with the slave TPs by sending the signalling and/or the forwarded packet, wherein M slave TPs perform Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer data synchronization with the master TP, N slave TPs may perform PDCP/Radio Link Control (RLC)/Medium Access Control (MAC) layer data synchronization with the master TP, M>=0, N>=0 and M+N>=1.

Abstract: The network connection information about a mobile communication terminal 30 is notified from a tablet terminal 20 joining a network B provided by the mobile communication terminal 30 to an HU 10 via short-range wireless communications. The dual-mode HU 10 uses the network connection information, notified from the tablet terminal 20, to configure anew a network C which the HU 10, the tablet terminal 20 and the mobile communication terminal 30 join.

Abstract: Systems and methods include a WSN having sensor nodes that are configured with electronic circuitry for interfacing with one or more associated sensors. The WSN also includes a gateway sensor node configured to receive sensor data from and forward instructions to the one or more sensor nodes, and a server configured to control the WSN in combination with the gateway sensor node. The WSN also includes circuitry configured to recognize a link break within a data communication route of the WSN via a routing protocol, and buffer incoming packets from a source node. The circuitry is also configured to propagate a RERR message of the link break to the plurality of sensor nodes, and build a bypass route around the link break of the data communication route towards a destination node. The circuitry is also configured to send the buffered incoming packets to the destination node through the bypass route.

Abstract: A control device configured to control communication between a terminal and a base station manages, concerning the communication, first information representing a part of a number corresponding to an order of a packet and held by each of the terminal and the base station and second information representing another part of the number corresponding to the order of the packet and transmitted from the terminal to the base station, determines whether the first information matches between the base station and the terminal, and controls the terminal to transmit a signal used to execute reconnection processing for resetting the number of the packet upon determining that the first information does not match between the base station and the terminal.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for determining a performance criterion for a client device. A performance criterion for a client device may be determined based on a rate of mobility of a client device. Additionally or alternatively, a performance criterion for a client device associated with a particular attribute may be determined based on performance levels of a set of client devices associated with the same particular attribute. The performance criterion is used to evaluate a performance level of a client device. If the performance criterion is not satisfied, then a wireless configuration is modified to improve the performance level.

Abstract: Monitoring and injection systems and methods for targeted communications over a wireless network include sensing traffic over the wireless network to identify clients thereon and observe activity on the wireless network; analyzing the traffic based on the sensing and an analysis engine to determine an injection of a targeted communication for a client; and injecting the targeted communication as a raw packet over the wireless network to the client. The method can also include sensing a request from the client; determining the injection responsive to the request; and constructing the raw packet in response to the request such that the raw packet is received prior to a response to the request.

Abstract: A method of detecting downlink interference in a communications system may include selecting a set of user equipment for measuring interference and generating a downlink interference neighbor list for some or all of the user equipment in the set. Empty resource blocks that are common to base stations on each downlink interference neighbor list are identified, and signals that are received by the set of user equipment during the empty resource blocks are analyzed to detect interference. Certain aspects of the method may be practiced before or after an interference detection period. A system for detecting downlink interference is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for identifying failed or suspect RF transmitting devices while the devices are in normal operation transmitting over-the-air RF signals, each of the RF transmitting devices including an identifier and being mobile, portable or stationary, includes an RF signal sensor receiving the RF signals and responsive thereto, an analyzer, and a GUI. The analyzer measuring signal parameters and determines operating characteristics of a device therefrom, determining the identifier, if each RF signal conforms to packet structure specifications, and bit-field information of each RF signal to discern therefrom a transmission type, measures RF frequency offset, correlates the bit-field information with the RF frequency offset utilizing the identifier; and repeats the last three steps to determine a range of RF frequency offset deviations over time. The GUI displays the range in a form used to identify an RF frequency offset range of the RF transmitting device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing at least one report relating to a wireless communications spectrum. At least one device is operable for wideband scan; to detect and measure at least one signal transmitted from at least one signal emitting device autonomously, thereby creating signal data; to analyze the signal data in near real-time, thereby creating analyzed data; generate the at least one report in near real-time; and to communicate at least a portion of the at least one report over a network to at least one remote device.

Abstract: A user apparatus for use in a mobile communication system, including: determination means configured to determine whether the user apparatus can take both states of a discontinuous reception state and a non-discontinuous reception state at the same time; and measurement control means configured, if it is determined that the user apparatus can take both states of a discontinuous reception state and a non-discontinuous reception state at the same time by the determination means, to determine which measurement condition to use for performing measurement between a measurement condition for when in a discontinuous reception state and a measurement condition for when in a non-discontinuous reception state, and to perform measurement using a determined measurement condition.

Abstract: Apparatus is configured to scan for radio signals transmitted by at least first and second transmitting devices; for each radio signal identified in the scan, receive an identifier relating to the originating transmitting device from the radiosignal; use the identifier and/or parameters of a radio signal received from the first transmitting device and the identifier and/or parameters of a radio signal received from the second transmitting device to detect whether the first and second transmitting devices are co-located; and in response to detecting that the first and second transmitting devices are co-located: create a group for the transmitting devices that are identified as being co-located; create wireless fingerprint data for the group as a whole and refrain from creating wireless fingerprint data for every transmitting device of the group; and cause transmission of the wireless fingerprint data to a remote server.

Abstract: One disclosure of the present specification provides an interference cancellation reception method. The interference cancellation reception method can comprise the steps of: cancelling an interference caused by a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) from a neighboring cell which is mixed within a signal received from a serving cell; blind-detecting a parameter related to a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) so as to discover whether the signal from the neighboring cell mixed within the received signal is a data channel modulated on the basis of the DMRS; cancelling an interference between the detected DMRS signal and a DMRS signal of the serving cell when the DMRS is detected on the basis of the DMRS-related parameter; blind-detecting a modulation order for the data channel from the neighboring cell; and receiving only the signal from the serving cell through the interference cancellation by the data channel from the neighboring cell on the basis of the modulation order.

Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure provides a method of removing interference at a terminal. The method may include the steps of: receiving information on a plurality of measurement sets for an interfering cell from a serving cell; performing a first measurement on a subframe indicated by a first measurement set from a plurality of measurement sets based on a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) received from a remote radio head (RRH) and a macro base station in the interfering cell; and performing a second measurement on a subframe indicated by a second set of measurements based on a CRS received from the macro base station in the interfering cell; and reporting a result of the first measurement and a result of the second measurement to the serving cell.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, devices and computer program products for non-uniform quantization of parameters relating to parametric spatial coding of audio signals. The disclosure further relates to a method and apparatus for reconstructing an audio object in an audio decoding system taking the non-uniformly quantized parameters into account. According to the disclosure, such an approach renders it possible to reduce bit consumption without substantially reducing the quality of the reconstructed audio object.

Abstract: Dynamic grouping of cell site devices to network devices that include a group of baseband processing devices is facilitated. One method includes determining, by a device including a processor, respective load information for cell site devices of respective cell sites associated with a network; and determining, by the device, interference information associated with the cell site devices. The method also includes determining, by the device, configuration information of a switch device communicatively coupled between the cell site devices and network devices that include a group of baseband processing devices. The determining the configuration information is based on the respective load information of the cell site devices and the interference information associated with the cell site devices.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to use of WLAN virtual interfaces. According to one embodiment, a wireless device may be capable of using a WLAN chipset for user initiated WLAN communication and for cellular offloading WLAN communication. A separate WLAN virtual interface may be established for each type of WLAN communication, including a first WLAN virtual interface between the WLAN chipset and a WLAN connectivity manager executing on an application processor of the wireless device and a second WLAN virtual interface between the WLAN chipset and a cellular connectivity manager executing on the application processor. The virtual interfaces may each use a different IP address, and may either multiplex data onto a shared RF chain in a time-sharing manner or each be provided with their own RF chain to perform WLAN communication.

Abstract: A system and method for improving a network topology to minimize load imbalance and latency between network nodes is provided. A network performance and configuration tool receives performance data from payload handling nodes, including radio stations, transport nodes and payload gateways to calculate a current network condition related to the current network topology. A revised network topology is determined by selecting a radio station to re-home from its parent transport node and payload gateway to a newly selected transport node and payload gateway. The revised network condition is calculated and compared to current network condition to determine if the re-homing should be accepted. The process can be repeated for a number of iterations until an optimized network topology is found. Configuration instructions are then transmitted to any radio stations that have been re-homed in the final network topology.

Abstract: An information distribution apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The memory is configured to store connection information used to allow one of a plurality of terminals or a group of terminals among the plurality of terminals to be coupled to the information distribution apparatus. The processor is the processor configured to receive an access request from a first terminal among the plurality of terminals. The access request requests to access the information distribution apparatus. The processor is the processor configured to notify the first terminal of first connection information used to allow the first terminal to be individually coupled to the information distribution apparatus.

Abstract: A mechanism for an apparatus in a communication network is described.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for converting a call type of the electronic device are provided. Accordingly, it is possible to provide optimal sound quality and impression of space to a user while providing an optimal stereo call service by upmixing a mono signal to a stereo signal even if stereo call is converted into mono call due to the environment change like a handover while the electronic device performs stereo call with an external electronic device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a mobility management method, so as to effectively ensure normal communication between user equipment and a base station without using an anchor device, and ensure continuity of a service between the user equipment and a communication peer end. A specific solution is: establishing, by user equipment, a first substream to a communication peer end, when the user equipment is handed over from a first base station to a second base station, obtaining, by the user equipment, a second IP address when a second gateway and a first gateway are not a same gateway, establishing, by the user equipment, a second substream to the communication peer end after obtaining the second IP address, canceling, by the communication peer end, the first substream after the second substream is established, and releasing, by the first gateway, a first IP address after the first substream is canceled.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a user terminal in a satellite communication system during inter-beam handovers. In some aspects, the user terminal may determine an occurrence of an inter-beam handover for switching communication with a network controller of the satellite communication system from a first beam to a second beam. The user terminal measures a channel quality of the second beam based at least in part on the occurrence of the inter-beam handover, and sends the channel quality measurement to the controller via a reverse-link communication.

Abstract: A Machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal (11) comprises a radio communication unit (111) and a controller (112). The radio communication unit (111) is configured to communicate with a base station (13). The controller (112) is configured to change at least one of a cell selection operation, a cell reselection operation, and a handover operation according to whether a specific coverage enhancement processing is required or according to whether the specific coverage enhancement processing is supported by at least one of a cell (13) in which the M2M terminal (11) camps on and a neighbouring cell (14) of the cell (13) which the M2M terminal (11) camps on. It is thus possible to provide an improved technique for allowing the M2M terminal that is supporting a special coverage enhancement processing for M2M terminals to camp on an appropriate cell.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an access control method and apparatus, and a network device. The method includes: performing grid partitioning on a target cell covered by a wireless access point, to obtain multiple grids; grouping, based on a neighboring cell of the target cell, grids that satisfy a preset condition in the multiple grids into one or more interference clusters; calculating an access offset of each of the interference clusters; and sending, to a user in each interference cluster, an access offset of a corresponding interference cluster, so that the user selects a cell based on the access offset of the corresponding interference cluster. Grids of a target cell are grouped into interference clusters according to signal to interference plus noise ratios, and an access offset is set for each interference cluster, to ensure service quality and improve user experience.

Abstract: A radiographic image capturing system includes: a radiographic image capturing apparatus which wirelessly transfers a signal value read from each of a plurality of radiation detecting elements; a channel switch controlling device capable of switching a channel used for wirelessly transferring the signal value from the radiographic image capturing apparatus to another channel; a notifying device which gives a notice to an operator who operates the radiographic image capturing system; and a display device which displays a radiographic image generated based on the signal value transferred from the radiographic image capturing apparatus, wherein the notifying device notifies an operator of the fact that the channel is being switched, at least once, while the radiographic image capturing apparatus is switching the channel.

Abstract: A device may establish a first connection to a first radio access network (RAN) associated with a first radio access technology (RAT). The device may register to receive a call service via the first RAN. The device may receive the call service via the first connection. The device may establish a second connection to a second RAN associated with a second RAT that is different from the first RAT. The device may register to receive the call service via the second RAN. The device may compare a first signal quality metric, associated with the first connection, and a second signal quality metric associated with the second connection. The device may cause the call service to be transferred from the first connection to the second connection, based on comparing the first signal quality metric and the second signal quality metric, without causing an interruption to the call service.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may determine that a number of access stratum (AS) operations or communications have failed while attempting to communicate with a cell. Based on the AS failures, the UE may deprioritize the cell. For example, based on the deprioritization, the UE may bar certain cells from selection or reselection procedures. The UE may thus attempt to select or reselect a different cell even if the cell is ranked lower based on a selection criteria or reselection criteria. In some cases, UEs may store and share historical AS failure information that may also be used to determine when to deprioritize a cell. In some cases, a group of cells may be deprioritized (e.g., a group based on frequency, network, or tracking area).

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and provides an inter-small cell handover method, a device, and a system. When UE is in a coverage hole of a serving small cell, the UE needs to perform synchronous measurement only on each available beam pair in a set of available small cells determined by the UE, thereby reducing a delay of re-accessing a high frequency network by the UE, and improving QoS of receiving a high frequency service by the UE. the present application includes: performing, by UE, synchronous measurement, to determine a set of small cells available for the UE; sending the set of available small cells to a macro base station; when the UE is in a coverage hole of a current serving small cell, receiving, by the UE, a first synchronization indication sent by the macro base station.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for implementing flow mobility triggering, including: a User Equipment (UE) transmitting information related to a flow mobility operation mode to a network side, herein the information related to the flow mobility operation mode is used by the network side to decide the flow mobility operation mode, and receiving indication information of the flow mobility operation mode decided by the network side. The present disclosure further discloses another method and device for implementing flow mobility triggering and a storage medium at the same time.

Abstract: A system and method of supporting access to content over first and second networks that allows a user to access content over different networks, either on the same device or with different devices. The access may be supported in a continuous or seamless matter without substantially interrupting access to the content, such as by instigating the transition during a period of time when minimal, if any content, or content of value, is likely to be missed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for facilitating efficient handoff and data throughput in mobile broadband communication systems. Methods implemented by a system constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention include selectively enabled soft handoff, performing Layer 2 bearer functions at the base station and using the mobile device to coordinate soft handoff and interference avoidance without the need for a centralized coordination function.

Abstract: A method of progressive toggling from a first frequency band to a new frequency band, first mobile nodes being previously attached to the relay node, the method including, upon detection by the relay node of interference on the first frequency band, the relay node triggers the progressive toggling which includes: a selection by the relay node of a new frequency band not suffering interference, an occupation of the new frequency band by the relay node, a blocking of access to the connection to the relay node via the first frequency band for at least one second mobile node, a toggling of the first radio communications of the first active mobile nodes from the first frequency band to the new frequency band, and a freeing of the first frequency band by the relay node.

Abstract: A method includes selecting a particular access point for performing service corresponding to a client device that is associating or associated with a different access point. The particular access point is selected based on historical usage pattern and/or a future scheduled event corresponding to the client device.

Abstract: An access point (100-1) of a wireless communication network serves a connection to a user equipment (50). The access point (100-1) determines a plurality of target access points (100-2, 100-3). Further, the access point (100-1) sends a message (204) to the user equipment (50). The message (204) indicates the plurality of target access points (100-2, 100-3) and authorizes the user equipment (50) to autonomously switch the connection to one or more of the target access points (100-2, 100-3).

Abstract: Multiple mobile cellular network (MCN) communication systems can be networked together to form a network of MCN communication systems (NOM). Each MCN communication system within the NOM can operate as an independent cellular network to provide communications between user equipment within a covered area. When a UE in one MCN of the NOM moves into a different MCN of the NOM, the corresponding MCN communication systems can handover the UE. The UE can also be handed over between MCN communication systems when the MCN communication systems move.

Abstract: A system and method of controlling the Radio Access Technology selected by a vehicle telematics unit includes receiving a request to initiate a voice call from a vehicle occupant at the vehicle telematics unit; ending any existing data connection that is using a latest-technology RAT to communicate with a cell tower, wherein simultaneous voice and data (SVD) communications are not possible using the latest-technology RAT; ending the data connection with the cell tower using a latest-technology RAT; establishing the voice call via a cell tower using an older-technology RAT; detecting the end of the voice call; commanding the vehicle telematics unit to end use of the older-technology RAT in response; and establishing data communications with a cell tower via the latest-technology RAT.

Abstract: Techniques for call handling between a cellular network and a communication service are described. In at least some embodiments, a call refers to a real-time exchange of communication media between different communication endpoints. According to one or more embodiments, techniques described herein determine whether to route a call over a cellular network or to transfer (e.g., hand over) the call from the cellular network to a communication service. This determination can be made based on various policies that consider different call-related criteria.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus is configured to determine an RU allocated to the apparatus within a communication bandwidth for OFDMA transmission. The apparatus is configured to transmit a data packet on the allocated RU based on requirements associated with an amount of inter-RU interference to other RUs allocated to other wireless devices. In an aspect, the requirements may include at least one of an error vector magnitude (EVM) requirement or a spectral mask requirement.

Abstract: A communication method for a channel access in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor are provided. The communication method includes an evolved NodeB (eNB) that transmits data to a user equipment (UE) through a licensed band, and determines whether an unlicensed band channel is in an idle state during a first channel sensing duration. If the unlicensed band channel is in the idle state, the eNB transmits data to the UE through an unlicensed band during a first channel occupying duration, a second channel sensing duration, and a second channel occupying duration. In the method, a sum of the first channel occupying duration, the second channel sensing duration, and the second channel occupying duration is equal to or less than a certain time.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to network unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). An example method includes establishing, with a processor, a discoverable network node in a first unmanned aerial vehicle in response to deployment in a geographic region of interest, joining, with the processor, a second unmanned aerial vehicle to the communication network in response to a connection request, acquiring, with the processor, payload data with a sensor of the first unmanned aerial vehicle from the geographic region of interest, identifying, with the processor, a profile type of the payload data, and transmitting, with the processor, a first portion of the payload data to the second unmanned aerial vehicle when the profile type of the payload data has a first profile type.

Abstract: According to embodiments the disclosure, a router management server may be utilized to manage a plurality of home routers. Appropriate access control rules may be determined by the router management server for various client devices including IoT devices based on the type and/or make/model of the client devices. MAC address-bound WLAN passphrases may be assigned to the client devices and bound to the MAC addresses associated the client devices. Further, WLAN passphrases may be associated with expiration periods and/or access control rules. Therefore, a secure home network environment that takes into account the vulnerabilities of IoT devices may be achieved without the involvement of an IT department. Moreover, embodiments of the disclosure improve the flexibility of WLAN passphrase management.

Abstract: According to embodiments the disclosure, a router management server may be utilized to manage a plurality of home routers. Appropriate access control rules may be determined by the router management server for various client devices including IoT devices based on the type and/or make/model of the client devices. MAC address-bound WLAN passphrases may be assigned to the client devices and bound to the MAC addresses associated the client devices. Further, WLAN passphrases may be associated with expiration periods and/or access control rules. Therefore, a secure home network environment that takes into account the vulnerabilities of IoT devices may be achieved without the involvement of an IT department. Moreover, embodiments of the disclosure improve the flexibility of WLAN passphrase management.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method in a network element for access controlling. The method comprises receiving an access request message from a terminal device and checking a data structure for maintaining state information of terminal devices from which the network element has received access request messages, in response to the reception of the access request message. The method also comprises determining whether the requesting terminal device is abnormal based on said checking of the data structure and rejecting the access request of the requesting terminal device in response to determining that the requesting terminal device is abnormal.

Abstract: A wireless access system includes a terminal; and a fixed terminal control apparatus configured to identify based on position information of the terminal, whether the terminal is a fixed terminal having no change in position for a predetermined period of time, the fixed terminal control apparatus identifying whether the terminal is the fixed terminal, when the fixed terminal control apparatus receives from the terminal, a connection request requesting connection to a network of the terminal, the fixed terminal control apparatus further configured to deny the connection request according to a predetermined probability, when identifying the terminal to be the fixed terminal.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a network are disclosed. One method can comprise causing transmission of a first beacon and a second beacon associated with available networks. After receiving a first request associated with the first beacon, the first request may be suppressed. Thereafter a second request may be received from the user device associated with the second beacon, and access may be provided to a network in response to the second request.

Abstract: According to one configuration, a wireless access point receives a unique network identifier value. The wireless access point assigns the unique network identifier value to a respective wireless network supported by the first wireless access point. Map information maps the unique network identifier value maps to a geographical location in which the first wireless access point resides. For a wireless communication session over the wireless network, the wireless access point provides notification of the unique network identifier value to a remote management resource. The remote management resource uses the received unique network identifier value associated with a current communication session to identify a location of a communication device communicating over the communication session with the wireless access point. For example, the remote management resource utilizes the map information to identify a geographical location associated with the unique network identifier value.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques related to reducing scanning in a cellular network. A mobile device reduces scanning of the cellular network when coverage holes are detected and/or predicted along a route traveled by or a place visited by the mobile device. A mobile device also reduces scanning of the cellular network when the mobile device is stationary. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope and meaning of the claims.

Abstract: Methods and devices for providing a device access to a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network are described. The GPRS network comprises a control node for controlling the access. The control node performs the steps of receiving a service request from the device, the service request comprising a device identifier, obtaining a group profile comprising a group identifier identifying a plurality of devices, selecting the group profile for serving the device, if the device identifier corresponds to the group identifier, and establishing a connection based on the group profile in accordance with the service request.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for determining a cell identifier. A method for determining a cell identifier can comprise the steps of: a network control unit generating an Nth neighbor cell list which comprises information about a neighboring cell of a search cell; the network control unit receiving, from a search cell, information about a global cell identifier and a first PCI of an unknown cell; the network control unit determining whether or not the unknown cell is a moving cell on the basis of the global cell identifier; and, if the unknown cell is a moving cell and the first PCI and a second PCI of a neighbor cell that is comprised in the Nth neighbor cell list, the network control unit transmitting to the moving cell a PCI change signal that requests changing of the first PCI.

Abstract: Recommending a target access point is contemplated. The target access point recommendation may be used to recommend device connection to an access point having capabilities sufficient to facilitate access to electronic services, such as but not necessarily limited to recommending connection of a wireless device to a cellular or Wi-Fi capable access point.