Abstract: The present disclosure includes gateways and methods for node selection of virtual network nodes in virtual evolved packet core networks. The methods include receiving, at a gateway from an evolved Node B (eNodeB), an attach request for a user equipment (UE), and determining a network selection hint corresponding to the received attach request, where the network selection hint is used for determining a virtual network node for selection in a mobile cloud network. The methods further include determining a domain name for establishing a network connection based at least in part on the network selection hint, where the selected domain name is associated with a virtual network node in the mobile cloud network. The methods also include selecting a virtual network node associated with the determined domain name, and establishing a network session to the selected virtual network node.

Abstract: Disclosed are an access method and device in a heterogeneous network for solving the problem that, in network selection of a heterogeneous wireless network, a user can only enjoy at any one time the service of one network and cannot simultaneously enjoy the services of different networks, the method comprising: dividing access points capable of providing a service for a user equipment (UE) into at least one competition group; and determining the access overhead of the competition group, and selecting for the UE, according to the determined access overhead of the competition group, a target competition group from the competition groups for accessing. A network multi-path routing and traffic distribution model is established, such that the UE can select different access methods, thus providing a new traffic operation mode for network development.

Abstract: A method and apparatus can be configured to notify that the apparatus has changed a network node upon which the apparatus is camped on. The apparatus changes from camping on a first network node to camping on a second network node. The apparatus is in idle mode while camping on the first and the second network node. The first network node and the second network node both belong to a first network. The notifying is performed when the apparatus maintains a session to a third network node of a second network. The notifying is not performed when the apparatus is not maintaining a session to the third network node of the second network.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include combining power from isolated power paths for powering remote units in distributed antenna systems (DASs). In one example, a remote unit(s) is configured to include multiple input power ports for receiving power from multiple power paths. The received power from each input power port is combined to provide a combined output power for powering the remote unit. Thus, a remote unit can be powered by the combined output power. To avoid differences in received power on the multiple input power ports causing a power supply to supply higher power than designed or regulated, the input power ports in the remote unit are electrically isolated from each other. Further, the received power on the multiple power inputs ports can be controlled to be proportionally provided to the combined output power according to the maximum power supplying capabilities of the respective power supplies.

Abstract: A control information utilization method and an apparatus of a terminal with heterogenous technology communication modules operating in a same frequency band are provided to protect against unnecessary battery power consumption. A control information reception method of a terminal includes receiving control information from a base station using a first module, determining a channel occupancy time based on the control information using a licensed assisted access (LAA) radio identifier, and transferring the channel occupancy time to a second module that is operating in a same frequency band as the first module.

Abstract: Provided are information interaction methods, devices and system for a Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN). The method includes that: a Hub sends beacon frames to nodes according to a preset superframe structure and receives, according to a preset superframe structure, information sent by the nodes. The preset superframe structure includes three phases. The first phase includes a first beacon period, a first timeslot period and a second timeslot period, the first timeslot period being used by nodes to send an emergency service and the second timeslot period being used by nodes to send an ordinary service. The second phase includes a second beacon period and a third timeslot period, the third timeslot period being used by nodes to complementarily send a service. The third phase includes a fourth timeslot period, the fourth timeslot period being used by nodes to send a sleep application and/or an access application.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method (400) for facilitating synchronization in a network. The method (400) comprises, at a network node: receiving (S410) synchronization signals from one or more neighboring network nodes; determining (S420) whether the one or more neighboring network nodes have reached a synchronized state based on the synchronization signals; determining (S430) whether a difference between a current synchronization value of the network node and an average of synchronization values of the one or more neighboring network nodes exceeds a threshold; and obtaining (S440) an updated synchronization value of the network node based on the synchronization values of the one or more neighboring network nodes, regardless of the current synchronization value, when it is determined that the one or more neighboring network nodes have reached the synchronized state and the difference exceeds the threshold.

Abstract: In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least an apparatus and method to receive from a first access node an indication of a communication required by a second access node with the user equipment, where the user equipment is connected to both the first access node and the second access node; and in response to the indication, trigger at the user equipment a connectivity operation with the second access node. In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least an apparatus and method to receive from a second access node, by a first access node, signaling indicating that a communication is required with a user equipment by the second access node; and in response to the signaling, send by a first access node to the user equipment a command to monitor a connection with the second access node for the required communication.

Abstract: A method of saving power of a station in wireless network is provided. The station comprises a connectivity module, a central processing unit, and peripheral devices. The method includes: upon receiving a wake-up signal, powering on the connectivity module, the central processing unit, and the peripheral devices; performing the central processing unit and the peripheral devices in a connection state; performing the connectivity module in an authenticated state; and upon a condition that there is no data to be transferred to the station or after the station transmits and receives all needed data, performing a sleep mode to power off the connectivity module, the central processing unit, and the peripheral devices.

Abstract: A method and apparatus may be used in wireless communications. The apparatus may he an access point (AP), and may transmit a power save frame. The power save frame may include one or more Uplink (UL) Transmission Times (ULT)s. The apparatus may determine that a station (STA) did not transmit during its respective ULT. The AP may transmit another power save frame. The other power save frame may include a modified ULT. The modified ULT may be for a STA that did not transmit during its respective ULT. The other power save frame may include an unmodified ULT. The unmodified ULT may be for a STA that did not transmit.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, apparatuses, and systems for of selectively deactivating portions of a receiver based on dynamic measurements are disclosed. One embodiment of a method includes receiving, by the receiver, a wireless signal, identifying a packet within the wireless signal, determining whether the packet cannot be decoded with a reliability greater than a threshold, and powering down at least a portion of the receiver after determining that the packet cannot be decoded with the reliability greater than the threshold.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a receiver and a controller. The receiver receives a wireless stream with ongoing bursts that are transmitted at recurring periodic intervals. Each burst comprising one or more data packets. The controller controls the receiver to, when the wireless stream is lost for at least a specified quantity of intervals, search for the bursts during each interval, at a successive one of multiple equally-spaced sub-intervals of each interval.

Abstract: A method and apparatus may include activating, by a network node, power of a global-positioning-system receiver or power of an active antenna of the global-positioning-system receiver. The apparatus uses the global-positioning-system receiver to perform synchronization of the apparatus. The method may include receiving at least one measurement, wherein the at least one measurement comprises real-time, predictive, or historic data. The method may also include determining a holdover duration based on the at least one measurement. The holdover duration corresponds to a length of time where the power of the global-positioning-system receiver or the power of the active antenna is to be turned off. The method may also include deactivating the power of the global-positioning-system receiver or the power of the active antenna for the holdover duration.

Abstract: Systems and methods for power management in a network of moving things. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide systems and methods for utilizing information from various sensors and/or other information sources to determine when and/or how to operate a node (e.g., a Mobile AP, Fixed AP, etc.) in a power saving mode.

Abstract: The subject disclosure is directed towards a background transfer service that provides platform-level support for third party applications to queue data transfers to run in the background, including when the application is not running in the foreground. Applications may thus perform downloading and uploading tasks in the background; however the background transfer service manages the data transfer requests so as to limit each background application's ability to interfere with foreground application operations, that is, by controlling resource usage according to one or more policies.

Abstract: The present disclosure is characterized by including the steps of: obtaining a resource pool for use in D2D communication in a wireless communication system, wherein the resource pool includes at least one of a scheduling assignment (SA) resource pool that represents a resource region to which the SA is transmitted, or a data resource pool that represents a resource region to which D2D data is transmitted; transmitting SA including information related to D2D data transmission to a second terminal through the SA resource pool; and transmitting D2D data to the second terminal.

Abstract: A base station determines transmission powers for streams to be transmitted to UEs, performs precoding on data signals and demodulation reference signals (DM-RSs), transmits a mixed data signal with non-orthogonal data signals respectively addressed to the UEs being mixed, and also transmits the DM-RSs. The base station allocates resource elements to be shared by the UEs to the DM-RSs for the UEs regardless of whether the numbers of streams to be transmitted to the UEs are the same. If the numbers of streams to be transmitted to the UEs are different, the base station allocates, as the shared resource elements, resource elements that are appropriate for a UE to which a larger number of streams are to be transmitted, to the DM-RSs for the UEs, and equalizes the transmission powers at the shared resource elements.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for executing an uplink channel power control in dual connectivity configuration when power is limited. An appropriate power controlling method may be determined based on a priority, and may be applied to a UE that has dual connectivity with a Master eNB (MeNB) and a Secondary eNB (SeNB) in a network.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of transmitting uplink control information (UCI), which is transmitted by a user equipment in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method includes the steps of receiving first offset information associated with uplink control information (UCI) transmission in uplink subframes according to uplink-downlink configuration of a serving cell and receiving a power control parameter configuring a first uplink power control subframe set and a second uplink power control subframe set for the uplink subframes. In this case, the first uplink power control subframe set and the second uplink power control subframe set are configured to be independently applied by an offset for transmitting the uplink control information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for power control for distributed wireless communication is disclosed including one or more power control loops associated with a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). Each power control loop may include open loop power control or closed loop power control. A multi-phase power control method is also disclosed with each phase representing a different time interval and a WTRU sends transmissions at different power levels to different set of node-Bs or relay stations during different phases to optimize communications.

Abstract: Some wireless communications environments, such as Wi-Fi, may include inexpensive power amplifiers where the power adjustment may not be accurate, and may also include pathloss measurement errors that are high enough to degrade performance of a power control algorithm. To address this issue, an exemplary aspect is directed toward a finite state power control algorithm and technique that, while designed for next generation Wi-Fi standards, such as 802.11ax, can in general be used with any wireless communication protocol or standard.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmit a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) with a lower Additional Maximum Power Reduction (A-MPR). A target power (PPUCCH_TARGET) can be set to power control a PUCCH transmission. A first maximum device output power (PCMAX_L1) can be computed for transmitting a first PUCCH RB in a first slot of a subframe. A second maximum device output power (PCMAX_L2) can be computed for transmitting a second PUCCH RB in a second slot of a subframe. A first difference in power can be determined by subtracting the target power (PPUCCH_TARGET) from the first maximum device output power (PCMAX_L1). A second difference in power can be determined by subtracting the target power (PPUCCH_TARGET) from the second maximum device output power (PCMAX_L2).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a power estimation method and apparatus. On a premise of controlling interference caused by a second node to a first node to be within a range, a transmit power of the second node can be increased so as to improve communication quality of the second node. A specific solution is: obtaining an estimated load value of each first node in N first nodes according to a transmit power and user service requirements of each first node that are obtained and according to a transmit power set for each second node in M second nodes, and further, respectively using the transmit power set for each second node as an allowed transmit power of each second node according to the estimated load value of each first node in the N first nodes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, particularly, to a method and an apparatus for the same, the method comprising: mapping, in an SF, a first set of physical channels over all symbols; mapping, in the SF, a second set of physical channels over all remaining symbols, excluding the last symbol; reducing transmission power of the first set of physical channels such that the sum of transmission powers of the first and second sets of physical channels does not exceed a maximum power value; dropping, in the SF, an SRS transmission when the sum of the reduced transmission power of the first physical channel and SRS transmission power exceeds the maximum power value; and performing, in the SF, an SRS transmission when the sum of the reduced transmission power of the first physical channel and SRS transmission power does not exceed the maximum power value.

Abstract: A regenerative selective logarithmic detector amplifier (LDA) can have integrated FM demodulation capabilities. It can receive a wired or wireless FM modulated signal and amplify or demodulate it with high sensitivity, high skirt ratio and minimized noise when compared to the prior art. When used in conjunction with other circuits such as a PLL or mixer, it can improve interference rejection and frequency selectivity and be locked on a precise channel in frequency and phase. The LDA produces intermittent oscillations that are self-quenched when reaching a given threshold. It also embeds the circuitry to perform direct FM discrimination. FM demodulation process is completed by a simple analog or digital frequency to voltage converter. This plus the fact that the instantaneous regeneration gain is low-medium permit to detect signals of small amplitudes buried in the noise.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to the field of vehicular communications. In particular, the invention relates to method, system and apparatus for establishing and maintaining vehicular communications, such as wireless vehicular communications in a vehicular ad hoc network (VANET).

Abstract: Wireless communication facilitated with beamforming between devices and base stations, including when one or more devices are located within overlapping areas or ranges of two or more base stations, is contemplated. The beamforming may be implemented according to a non-joint beamforming methodology and/or a joint beamforming methodology, optionally as determined according to uplink/downlink demands and/or communications between multiple base stations.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a device whereby a synchronization signal is transmitted and received. One embodiment of the present invention involves using one of a plurality of cells (first cell hereinbelow) in order to transmit synchronization signal setting information of a cell (second cell hereinbelow) set in an unlicensed band of the plurality of cells. The synchronization signal is transmitted on the second cell, based on the synchronization signal setting information. The synchronization signal is used in order to acquire time and frequency synchronization with the second cell.

Abstract: Provided are application registration methods and apparatuses. In a registration method, a Common Services Entity in an Infrastructure Node (IN-CSE) receives a first registration request from an Application Entity (AE) of a Machine-to-Machine/Man Service Provider (M2M SP), wherein the first registration request carries a binding relationship between an identifier of a CSE in a User Equipment (UE) and an M2M External Identifier (M2M-Ext-ID) of the UE; the IN-CSE sends a second registration request to an underlying Network Services Entity (NSE); and the IN-CSE receives a first registration response from the NSE, wherein the first registration response is a response message corresponding to the second registration request.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, in at least one broadcast receiving period, a broadcast packet sent by another terminal; determining, according to the broadcast packet sent by the another terminal, a channel environment parameter of an area in which the terminal is located, where the channel environment parameter includes packet time density and/or a packet sending success rate; and determining, according to the channel environment parameter, a sending frequency for sending a broadcast packet in a broadcast sending period after the at least one broadcast receiving period by the terminal.

Abstract: Certain communication devices in a telecommunications network may be suitable for providing assistance in supporting other communication devices in comparatively poor radio coverage. The telecommunications network is dynamically adapted to improve overall network performance without requiring the introduction of new network equipment by determining how these communication devices are to be activated/deactivated and maintained. In one example, the dynamic activation/maintenance of the radio coverage assistance serves to reduce problems associated with users at the cell edge, resulting in improvements in overall cell capacity.

Abstract: Implementations for mobile device notifications are disclosed. In one implementation, a method for a mobile device is disclosed. The method includes outputting a first notification of an event at the mobile device responsive to occurrence of the event. The method further includes discontinuing the first notification after a period of time. The method further includes receiving an indication of motion of the mobile device via a motion sensor of the mobile device after discontinuing the first notification. The method further includes outputting a second notification of the event at the mobile device after discontinuing the first notification responsive to receiving the indication of motion of the mobile device.

Abstract: An illumination device, such as the type used for vehicle exterior applications, includes a housing with light collimating and spreading portions, a circuit card assembly with one or more light sources (e.g., LEDs), and a lens. The illumination device may be arranged so that light emitted by the LEDs reflects off of a metalized interior surface of the light collimating portion in a collimated fashion and travels towards the light spreading portion, the collimated light then reflects off of a metalized interior surface of the light spreading portion in a spread fashion and travels towards the lens, and the spread light passes through the lens and travels towards an intended target region. The illumination device may be installed, for example, in a rear hatch of a vehicle and used in conjunction with a backup camera.

Abstract: A method for reducing a likelihood of paging all base stations in the tracking area is disclosed, comprising: tracking a per-cell paging success rate for cells in the radio access network and a last known cell for mobile devices attached in the radio access network; performing, based on a paging request message, a paging sequence to identify a paging set of base stations to page the specific mobile device, the paging sequence further comprising: identifying a paging set that is a last known cell for the specific mobile device based on the tracked last known cell, sending paging messages to the radio access network to all cells in the paging set, identifying a next paging set based on the tracked per-cell paging success rate, and sending paging messages to the radio access network to all cells in the next paging set.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for processing a notification message for applying a group policy to a notification subscription service in a wireless communication system is performed by a first M2M device, and comprises the steps of: receiving a plurality of notification messages; determining whether a group subscription ID matching with a group subscription ID pre-stored in the first M2M device is included in the plurality of received notification messages; indicating, by the group subscription ID, a group policy applied to the subscription service for the notification messages for member resources belonging to a specific group; and aggregating the notification messages in which the group subscription ID matching with the pre-stored group subscription ID is included, and applying, to the aggregated notification messages, the group policy corresponding to the group subscription ID.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling an MBMS service provided at a specific location in an LTE system. In an MBMS service system of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently control and manage a valid MBMS service only at a specific location. For example, it is possible to more efficiently manage the effective MBMS content only in the specific cell or the specific cluster (set of the specific cells).

Abstract: [Object] To make it possible to protect a beacon transmitted by an access point of a wireless LAN in a frequency band shared between a cellular system and the wireless LAN. [Solution] There is provided a device including: an acquiring unit configured to acquire information indicating a period prepared at a beacon interval of a wireless LAN; and a first control unit configured to stop wireless communication of a base station of a cellular system in a frequency band shared between the cellular system and the wireless LAN over the period.

Abstract: A method performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving a configuration information to configure resource pools of neighbor cells and monitoring a number of the resource pools for inter-cell device-to-device (D2D) communication. The number of the resource pools is limited to a value. A method performed by an evolved NodeB (eNodeB) is also provided. The method includes broadcasting a configuration information to configure resource pools of neighbor cells.

Abstract: A base station includes a control unit that controls one or more identifiers to be installed on a plurality of transmission points in accordance with the number of control signals transmitted from the transmission points to one or more wireless terminals or the number of radio resources used to transmit the control signals to the one or more wireless terminals.

Abstract: A novel and efficient multi-carrier operation mechanism is proposed to maintain the capacity and reliability for NB-IOT systems. First, the functional separation on anchor NB-IOT carrier and data NB-IOT carriers is defined. Transportation of system broadcast information, including synchronization signal (NB-PSS/NB-SSS) and NB-MIB (NB-PBCH) and paging are on anchor carrier, RACH procedure and Data transmission and reception are on data carrier. Second, UE switching between anchor and data carriers. UE on anchor carrier switches to data carrier via paging, RRC signaling or cross-carrier scheduling. On the other hand, UE on data carrier switches back to anchor carrier after transmission or reception complete (right-after or after time-out).

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for channel switching in a mesh network is described. In one embodiment, a beacon is sent. The beacon includes a channel change request in both proprietary and standard formats. The channel change request includes an instruction to change to a particular channel and a timing synchronization function identifying when the change to the particular channel should occur. The timing synchronization function is used to determine that the time has arrived to change to the particular channel. The particular channel is changed to synchronously with all other access points in a mesh network.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and device for downlink multi-user (DL MU) transmission in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method for downlink multi-user data transmission in the wireless communication system includes the steps of receiving, by a station (STA), a DL MU data frame from an access point (AP) and transmitting, by the STA, an acknowledgement (ACK) frame in response to the DL MU data frame, wherein a plurality of ACK frames transmitted by a plurality of STAs in response to the DL MU data frame is multiplexed to configure an uplink multi-user (UP MU) ACK frame, and the time and/or size of a frequency resource at which the ACK frame is transmitted may be determined according to the level of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) that is applied to the ACK frame.

Abstract: A terminal communicating with a base station by using FDD cells and TDD cells includes a reception unit that performs reception over a PDCCH transmitted using a DCI format. In a case where a primary cell is configured as the TDD cell for the terminal, DAI indicating the accumulated number of PDCCHs or EPDCCHs indicating releasing of downlink semi-persistent scheduling or transmission of a PDSCH in subframes until a current subframe of prescribed subframes is received while being included in the DCI format. A transmit power of a PUCCH transmitted while including HARQ-ACK corresponding to the PDCCH or the EPDCCH indicating the releasing of the downlink semi-persistent scheduling or the transmission of the PDSCH is determined based on a value of the DAI.

Abstract: Technology for an enhanced Node B (eNB) operable to map an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH) to physical resource blocks in a radio frame is disclosed. The eNB can map modulated symbols in the ePDCCH to at least one control channel element (CCE). The eNB can map the at least one CCE to resource elements located in a plurality of physical resource blocks that are distributed in a subframe. The eNB can apply the mapping to control data for scheduling to form an ePDCCH. The eNB can process the ePDCCH for communication to a user equipment (UE).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for triggering aperiodic feedback in coordinated multipoint transmission. The method includes: transmitting, by an eNB to UE, dynamic control information (DCI) and preconfigured feedback sets corresponding to the DCI, so that the UE aperiodically feeds back corresponding channel state information (CSI) according to the DCI and the feedback sets corresponding to the DCI; wherein the preconfigured feedback sets corresponding to the DCI are classified according to a triggered transmitting point or a CSI-RS of non-zero power, or are classified according to configured CSI, or are classified according to an interference type. With the method and apparatus of the embodiments of the present invention, a relatively good tradeoff between flexibility of aperiodic CSI feedback and signaling load in a CoMP transmission process or a joint transmission process of CoMP and CA may be achieved.

Abstract: A wireless communications system includes a base station and a mobile station. The base station transmits a second control signal used for configuring a first interval during which a first control signal having a plurality of formats is monitored and a second interval that is different from the first interval. The mobile station monitors the first control signal for the plurality of the formats during the first interval, and monitors the first control signal for formats fewer than the plurality of the formats during the second interval.

Abstract: A method for receiving an Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (EPDCCH) from a base station by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The UE receives a first EPDCCH for a first carrier by monitoring first EPDCCH candidates for the first carrier in a specific physical resource block (PRB) pair set. The UE receives a second EPDCCH for a second carrier by monitoring second EPDCCH candidates for the second carrier in the specific PRB pair set. A position of the second EPDCCH candidates is determined by applying an offset value for the second EPDCCH candidates into a position of the first EPDCCH candidate. The offset value for the second EPDCCH candidates is determined based on a carrier indicator field of the second carrier.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for multiple physical resource block (PRB) operations for narrowband (NB) systems, such as NB internet-of-things (IoT). In one aspect, a method is provided which may be performed by a wireless device such as a user equipment (UE), which may be an NB-IoT device. The method generally includes performing a cell search based on one or more signals received in an anchor RB within a set of RBs available for narrowband communications with a base station (BS); determining a location of at least one additional RB available for the narrowband communications with the BS based on an indication received in the anchor RB; and performing narrowband communications with the BS using at least one of: the anchor RB or the at least one additional resource block.

Abstract: For bidirectional subframe communication, a method transmits a set of Time Division Duplex (TDD) uplink/downlink configurations to a communication device. Each TDD uplink/downlink configuration of the set of TDD uplink/downlink configurations includes at least one downlink subframe, at least one uplink subframe, and at least one bidirectional subframe.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE). A method for performing a beamforming operation in a wireless communication system supporting a full-duplex scheme includes acquiring reference information for allocating a resource, determining a user equipment (UE) combination of a transmission (Tx) UE and a reception (Rx) UE which is capable of sharing a resource from combinations of at least Tx UE and at least one Rx UE, based on the acquired reference information, and allocating a Tx antenna beam for the Tx UE of the UE combination and an Rx antenna beam for the Rx UE of the UE combination.