Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE). For example, the UE receives a first indication indicating a same quasi co-location (QCL) mapping for multiple receive beams corresponding to a group of transmit and receive beam pairs from a network entity. Transmit and receive beam pairs are different from each other and grouping of the transmit and receive beam pairs is based on a distance between the UE and the network entity. The UE selects one of the multiple receive beams corresponding to the group of transmit and receive beam pairs, based on the distance between the UE and the network entity.

Abstract: A method (20) performed by a wireless terminal (10) in a wireless communication network (10, 30) is provided. In the method (20), based on a (fundamental) polarization tracking capability of the wireless terminal (10), at least one downlink polarization of at least one downlink communication between the wireless terminal (10) and an access node (30) of the wireless communication network (10, 30) is determined (204). A reference polarization from the at least one downlink polarization is selected (207). Based on the reference polarization and a (momentary) polarization tracking ability of the wireless terminal (10), at least one uplink polarization of at least one uplink communication between the wireless terminal (10) and the access node (30) is configured (210). A corresponding method (40) performed by the access node (30) is also provided, as well as the mentioned wireless terminal (10) and the access node (30).

Abstract: A network environment includes a wireless base station, a repeater wireless station, and one or more mobile communication devices (a.k.a., user equipment). A communication management resource associated with the wireless base station receives a communication from a repeater wireless station. In response to the communication, the communication management resource establishes a wireless communication link between the wireless base station and the repeater wireless station. For example, the communication management resource associated with the wireless base station communicates beamforming control information from the wireless base station to the repeater wireless station. The beamforming control information controls beamforming functions of the repeater wireless station and corresponding wireless connectivity with a first mobile communication device.

Abstract: A transmitting and receiving antenna system of an LPWAN repeater, according to the present invention, comprise: a first antenna and a second antenna that become a transmitting antenna according to a use's setting; a switch coupled to each of the first antenna and the second antenna; a third antenna for reception; an RF receiving end connected to the third antenna for reception; and a control unit for controlling the RF transmitting end and the RF receiving end through switching of the switch, wherein the first antenna is a dipole antenna having multiple directionalities, the second antenna is a directional patch antenna for transmitting signals in one orientational direction, and the third antenna includes an omni-directional antenna.

Abstract: An operation method of a first communication node may comprise: establishing a first wireless connection with a GCS; establishing a second wireless connection with the GCS; transmitting and receiving data to and from the GCS through a first end-to-end connection based on the first wireless connection; reporting a communication quality of the first wireless connection to the GCS; receiving a link switch request from the GCS; switching a link from the first wireless connection to the second wireless connection based on the link switch request; and transmitting and receiving data through a second end-to-end connection based on the second wireless connection.

Abstract: An enhanced L-band Digital Aeronautical Communications System (LDACS) may include LDACS ground stations assigned to respective different ground communication networks; and LDACS airborne stations configured to communicate with selected ones of the LDACS ground stations based upon respective roaming agreements for the different ground communication networks. In addition, the system may include a network broker configured to authorize a connection between an LDACS airborne station and an LDACS ground station based upon a corresponding roaming agreement.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A serving base station or a serving satellite may transmit a timing configuration to the UE based on a reference unit, such as a location at a beam center for a respective satellite, a threshold distance relative to the beam center for the respective satellite, a reference time, or any combination thereof. In some cases, the UE may monitor for one or more SSBs from the neighboring satellites according to the timing configuration and a respective propagation delay between the UE and each of the neighboring satellites. The UE may measure the SSBs according to the measurement gap and measurement window in the timing configuration. In some examples, the UE may perform a cell handover procedure or a cell reselection procedure based on measuring the SSBs.

Abstract: Systems and methods operating a spotbeam satellite network to provide single frequency network broadcast and multicast services. One example embodiment provides a satellite broadcast system. The system includes an electronic processor communicatively coupled to a satellite and a user equipment. The electronic processor is configured to receive a plurality of bearer signals, each bearing identical broadcast program information. The electronic processor is configured to, for each of the plurality of bearer signals, generate one of a plurality of spotbeams for transmission by the satellite within a coverage area. The user equipment is configured to receive the bearer signals from a plurality of adjacent spotbeams of the plurality of spotbeams. The user equipment is configured to constructively utilize the bearer signals received from the plurality of adjacent spotbeams to decode the program information.

Abstract: Techniques for leveraging information from a first satellite network to improve communications with a second satellite network are described. According to some embodiments, an endpoint device in an LPWAN communicates with satellites in a GNSS as well as with satellites in another satellite network (e.g., an LPWAN satellite network). By communicating with the GNSS satellites, the endpoint device is able to determine one or more locations in the sky overhead that provide favorable (e.g., unobstructed) communication paths between the endpoint device and satellites in those locations. Then, using ephemeris data for both satellite constellations, the endpoint device determines a time when one or more satellites of the LPWAN satellite network will be in (or near to) one or more of those same locations. At the determined time, the endpoint device transmits data to be received by the one or more satellites of the LPWAN satellite network.

Abstract: UE parameter determination method and apparatus, storage medium and base station are provided. The method includes: determining a minimum round trip time between each UE in a cell and a satellite; determining frame information of a network-side uplink radio frame based on the minimum round trip time and frame information of a network-side downlink radio frame, where the minimum round trip time is a timing difference by which the network-side uplink radio frame lags behind the network-side downlink radio frame; and determining a UE parameter of each UE based on the network-side uplink radio frame and the network-side downlink radio frame, where UE parameter includes at least one of TA or K2. By the method, an NTN network can be supported on the premise that modification of software and hardware of a terrestrial network UE is minimized, thereby effectively avoiding extra maintenance cost of software and hardware.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a satellite communication system includes a satellite constellation including a plurality of satellites in non-geosynchronous orbit (non-GEO), wherein at least some of the plurality of satellites travel in a first orbital path at a first inclination, and an end point terminal having an earth-based geographic location, the end point terminal having an antenna system defining a field of regard for communicating with the satellite constellation, wherein the field of regard is a limited field of regard, wherein the field of regard is tilted from a non-tilted position to a tilted position, and wherein the tilt angle of the tilted position is a function of the latitude of the geographic location.

Abstract: A method and system for using low earth orbit satellites to overcome latency is presented. In one embodiment, the method may include establishing a data session using a first channel having a first characteristic different than a second characteristic of a second channel, wherein the first channel is a Low Earth Orit (LEO) channel and wherein the second channel is a Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO) channel; determining a type of traffic involved in the data session; determining whether the second channel should be used for the data session; when the second channel should be used for the data session, then switching the data session from the first channel to the second channel; and periodically monitoring the data session to determine whether the second channel should continue to be used for the data session.

Abstract: Systems and methods for supporting more flexible coverage areas and spatial capacity assignments using satellite communications systems are disclosed. A hub-spoke, bent-pipe satellite communications system includes: terminals; gateways; a controller for specifying data for controlling satellite operations in accordance with a frame definition including timeslots for a frame and defining an allocation of capacity between forward and return traffic; and a satellite including: pathways; at least one LNA, an output of which is for coupling to a pathway and to amplify uplink beam signals in accordance with the allocation; and at least one HPA, an input of which is for coupling to the pathway and to amplify downlink beam signals in accordance with the allocation, and wherein the frame definition specifies at least one pathway as a forward pathway for at least one timeslot and as a return pathway for at least one other timeslot in the frame.

Abstract: Distributed audio mixing may include transmitting a set of parameters from a local location to one or more remote locations at least multiple miles away from the local location for, at each of the one or more remote locations, one or more remote audio sources to be processed according to the parameters to produce respective one or more remote audio mixes; processing one or more local audio sources according to the parameters to produce a local audio mix; receiving the one or more remote audio mixes; and locally summing the one or more remote audio mixes to the local audio mix to obtain a final audio mix.

Abstract: Example embodiments describe means (200) for performing i) pre-compensating (210, N sets of K1 tone data values (220) for crosstalk between N communication lines; the N sets of K1 tone data values pertaining to respective N terminal nodes of a digital communication system; ii) calculating (215) from the pre-compensated N sets of K1 tone data values (221) N sets of first time domain symbols (225); iii) calculating (283) a second time domain symbol (284) from a set of K2 tones values (280); the K2 tone data values pertaining to a selected one of the N terminal nodes; and iv) adding (212) the second time domain symbol in a weighted manner to the first time domain symbols such that the second time domain symbol is added to the first time domain symbol for the selected terminal node and to at least one other of the first time domain symbols for the respective other terminal nodes.

Abstract: Provided are a wireless communication apparatus and a reference signal generating method, wherein inter-cell interference is reduced inside and outside a CoMP set. A CoMP mode setting unit (101) sets whether the terminal (100) thereof is a CoMP terminal or a Non-CoMP terminal. When the terminal (100) is set as a Non-CoMP terminal, the hopping pattern calculating unit (104) calculates a ZC sequence number to be used as the transmission timing, from among all the ZC sequence numbers that can be used within the system. When the terminal (100) is set as a CoMP terminal, the hopping pattern calculating unit (104) calculates a ZC sequence number to be used as the transmission timing, by hopping the ZC sequence numbers to be used within the CoMP set. A ZC sequence generating unit (105) generates a ZC sequence to be used as an SRS, using the calculated ZC sequence number.

Abstract: A coherent optical injection locking (COIL) apparatus generates multiple optical source outputs from a single optical source generated by a parent laser. The COIL apparatus includes a plurality of optical source generators each having a child laser, of lesser performance than the parent laser, that is injection locked to the single optical source. The optical source generators may have one or both of a shared configuration and a cascaded configuration that replicates the single optical source, or a single wavelength of the single optical source when it is a comb source.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a spectrum processing apparatus, which includes: a port assembly, a lens assembly, a dispersive assembly, a spatial light modulator (SLM), and a reflective element. Each port in the port assembly is configured to transmit an input first light beam to a lens corresponding to the port. Each lens in the lens assembly is configured to adjust a width of the first light beam to obtain a second light beam. The reflective element is configured to reflect the second light beam to the dispersive assembly. The dispersive assembly is configured to decompose the second light beam into a plurality of sub-wavelength light beams. The reflective element is further configured to reflect the plurality of sub-wavelength light beams to the SLM. The SLM is configured to modulate the plurality of sub-wavelength light beams, and reflect at least one modulated sub-wavelength light beam to the reflective element.

Abstract: Disclosed are a reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer, and an optical signal processing method. The reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer includes: at least one optical cross-connect device and at least two optical signal processing devices. Each optical signal processing device includes a wavelength-selective switch and a filter. The wavelength-selective switch is configured to perform wavelength-based allocation on inputted dense wavelength division multiplexing optical signals and input the dense wavelength division multiplexing optical signals into the filter. The filter is configured to separate optical signals outputted by the wavelength-selective switch into single-channel optical signals, and multiplex a plurality of single-channel optical signals outputted by the optical cross-connect device and input the multiplexed single-channel optical signals into the wavelength-selective switch.

Abstract: An optical transmission system includes a transmitting node that transmits wavelength light of an operational path to an optical waveguide, and a receiving node that receives the wavelength light from the optical waveguide. The transmitting node includes a light source that generates spontaneously emitted light and a wavelength selector that generates and outputs dummy wavelength light from the spontaneously emitted light generated by the light source. The receiving node includes an extractor that extracts spectral data of the dummy wavelength light passed in the optical waveguide. The optical transmission system further includes an obtainer that obtains a band state of the operational path from the spectral data of the dummy wavelength light extracted by the extractor.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention describe apparatuses, optical systems, and methods for utilizing a dynamically reconfigurable optical transmitter. A laser array outputs a plurality of laser signals (which may further be modulated based on electrical signals), each of the plurality of laser signals having a wavelength, wherein the wavelength of each of the plurality of laser signals is tunable based on other electrical signals. An optical router receives the plurality of (modulated) laser signals at input ports and outputs the plurality of received (modulated) laser signals to one or more output ports based on the tuned wavelength of each of the plurality of received laser signals. This reconfigurable transmitter enables dynamic bandwidth allocation for multiple destinations via the tuning of the laser wavelengths.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a shared virtual environment are provided. The systems and methods include a unique architecture where domains known as “islands” are replicated across various local machines. These islands include objects that publish events. These events include messages that are provided from the island's controller, to a reflector for the addition of a timestamp. The timestamp ensures computational synchronization between all mirrored islands. The timestamped messages are provided from the reflector back to the controllers of the various islands. The controllers incorporate these messages into the existing message queue based upon the message timing. The local machines then execute the messages in time order, until the external message indicates. These timestamp “heartbeats” thus dictate the execution activity across all islands and ensure synchronization of all islands.

Abstract: A method for a user equipment operating in a cellular network having a plurality of base stations, the user equipment operating on at least one of the base stations, hereinafter the serving base station, for the case of a communication loss to its serving base station, whereby the conditions relating to the serving base station or the corresponding frequency fulfills the criteria concerning jamming. The method includes the steps of: scanning for accessible base stations of the cellular network, examining the at least one base station being identified through the scanning step, by means of signalling message, evaluating the response behavior of the at least one base station, wherein in consideration of the response behavior of at least one of said base station if said base station is rated as suspicious: indicating a jamming situation, otherwise camping on at least one of the base stations.

Abstract: Embodiments provide transfer methods. The method includes a step of transferring data of a first class from a data transmitter to a data receiver, wherein the data of the first class is transferred divided onto a first plurality of sub-data packets using a first hopping pattern. Furthermore, the method includes a step of transferring data of a second class from the data transmitter or a different data transmitter to the data receiver, wherein the data of the second class is transferred divided onto a second plurality of sub-data packets using a second hopping pattern, wherein transmission pauses between sub-data packets transferred according to the first hopping pattern are smaller than transmission pauses between sub-data packets transferred according to the second hopping pattern.

Abstract: A communication node receives first information, transmits a first radio signal and monitors a first-type signaling in a first time window; an end time for a transmission of the first radio signal is used for determining a start of the first time window, a time-domain resource occupied by the first radio signal is used for determining a first characteristic identity; the first characteristic identity is one of M characteristic identities, the M is a positive integer greater than 1, and the first information is used for determining the M characteristic identities; the first-type signaling carries one of the M characteristic identities, the communication node determines a characteristic identity carried by the first-type signaling out of the M characteristic identities through blind detection. The method helps improve random access performance.

Abstract: A network testing device may receive, from a base station, an encoded physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) payload and decode the encoded PDCCH payload to obtain candidate PDCCH payloads and to generate path metrics (PMs), wherein each PM of the PMs corresponds to one candidate PDCCH payload of the candidate PDCCH payloads. The network testing device may perform a cyclic redundancy check on each of the candidate PDCCH payloads to determine, from the PMs, a passing PM, and may determine, based on the PMs, a confidence value associated with the passing PM. The network testing device may discard, based on determining that the confidence value does not satisfy a threshold, the passing PM, or may output, based on determining that the confidence value satisfies the threshold, a candidate PDCCH payload corresponding to the passing PM. The network testing device may transmit, based on the candidate PDCCH payload, data to the base station.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for monitoring application health via correctable errors. The method includes identifying, by a network device, a network packet associated with an application and detecting an error associated with the network packet. In response to detecting the error, the network device increments a counter associated with the application, determines an application score based at least in part on the counter, and telemeters the application score to a controller. The controller can generate a graphical interface based at least in part on the application score and a timestamp associated with the application score, wherein the graphical interface depicts a trend in correctable errors experienced by the application over a network.

Abstract: An upstream (US) optical line terminal (OLT) for a passive optical network having at least one downstream (DS) optical network unit (ONU). The OLT generates a trigger signal indicating a need to receive at least one US burst having a shortened codeword for a first forward error-correction (FEC) code. Based on the trigger signal, the OLT transmits a DS message instructing the ONU to transmit an US burst having a shortened codeword. The OLT receives and decodes the US burst having the shortened codeword using the first FEC code. During periods of high bit-error rate, the shortened codewords increase the ability of the OLT to decode the US bursts and keep communications from the ONU alive. The OLT can use the decoded US bursts to measure BER and, if appropriate, instruct the ONU to use a different FEC code.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for efficiently retransmitting radio link control (RLC) protocol data units (PDUs) to one or more UEs. When a user equipment (UE) fails to receive or decode an RLC PDU transmitted by a base station, the UE may transmit a status PDU to the base station indicating that the UE failed to receive or decode the RLC PDU. The base station may receive the status PDU from the UE, and the base station may generate a repair PDU that includes redundant bits of the lost PDU (e.g., the PDU that the UE failed to receive or decode). The base station may then transmit the repair PDU to the UE, and the UE may use the redundant bits in the repair PDU (e.g., in combination with buffered PDUs) to attempt to correctly decode the lost PDU.

Abstract: There is provided a communication system for performing communication by flooding using concurrent transmission among a plurality of communication nodes including a transmission node, a relay node, and a destination node. The transmission node generates and transmits the packet including predetermined transmission data, a first error detection code for the transmission data, and a second error detection code for the transmission data, timing information corresponding to a transmission timing of the packet, and the first error detection code. The relay node receives the packet, performs error detection based on the second error detection code, and updates the second error detection code and reconstructs and transmits the packet if no error is detected. The destination node receives the packet, and performs error detection based on the first error detection code.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solution for multi-TRP transmissions. In a method for communication, a terminal device receives from a network device coupled with a plurality of TRPs, control information associated with a transmission of data from the network device to the terminal device. The terminal device determines, from the control information, a repetition scheme to be used by the network device to transmit the data to the terminal device via the plurality of TRPs. The terminal device receives the data from the network device based on the repetition scheme. With the embodiments of the present disclosure, only one DCI can schedule repeated data for multi-TRP transmission without increasing the DCI payload relative to a Rel.15 DCI. Also, the repetition scheme for transmitting data can be indicated by a same DCI more dynamically.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for CBG-based retransmission are disclosed. An apparatus comprising: a receiver that receives a first number of TBs, wherein each TB includes a second number of code block groups (CBGs); a processor that decodes the first number of TBs; and a transmitter that transmits a signaling comprising a first field corresponding to the first number of TBs and a second field corresponding to the CBGs included in a third number of TBs, wherein the third number of TB s are the incorrectly decoded TBs in the first number of TBs.

Abstract: Techniques are described for safely overwriting decided slots and in-order fault tolerant consensus logs for replicated services. Using techniques described herein, a broad class of already-existing consensus log protocols may be enhanced/extended to safely overwrite decided slots and provide in-order fault tolerant consensus logs. When changing to a different epoch of a consensus log, slots determined to be unreachable may be changed/deleted even if slots after the gap were decided. A sequencer protocol establishes distributed consensus among a group of services. The sequencer protocol provides in-order execution of messages from multiple clients, and flow control from within the sequencer protocol, without offloading de-duplicate and reorder (DDRO) logic to the application layer. Fault tolerance is provided by egress cursors and ingress cursors, which provide awareness of which specific messages from each client sender should be executed next, even if those messages are not presently in the consensus log.

Abstract: The application provides a method, apparatus for transmitting HARQ-ACK information, electronic device and storage medium. The method includes: determining, by a terminal, a TU in which a PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK is located according to a length of the time slot in which the PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK is located and the number of PUCCHs in the time slot; transmitting, by the terminal, the HARQ-ACK information based on the determined TU in which the PUCCH transmitting the HARQ-ACK is located and a corresponding HARQ timing relationship.

Abstract: A method for use in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The method comprises: receiving LRRE information from an AP; determining whether a first condition is satisfied by the WTRU, wherein the first condition is satisfied by the WTRU, on a condition that the first condition is satisfied, sending a mode change request to the AP to change an operation mode to a LRRE HARQ mode; receiving a response regarding the mode change request from the AP; and communicating with the AP using a plurality of PPDUs, each of the PPDUs comprising at least one field enabling transmissions between the WTRU and the AP under the first condition and a LRRE HARQ mode indication.

Abstract: Provided is a user equipment that: receives resource allocation; determines N transmission occasions on the basis of the resource allocation, where N is an integer greater than 1; determines a redundancy version (RV) value for each of the N transmission occasions on the basis of an RV sequence of length M; and transmits uplink in at least one transmission occasion from among the N transmission occasions on the basis of the RV value for the at least one transmission occasion. An RV value for an n-th transmission occasion from among the N transmission occasions is n mod M=K-th RV value, from among values in the RV sequence, where n=1, . . . , N.

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate successful decoding of Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) based on a reduced number of retransmissions. Based on a given PDSCH, embodiments discussed herein can communicate feedback (e.g., Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARQ) feedback, Channel State Information (CSI) feedback) that indicates an amount of additional information that can allow a User Equipment (UE) to successfully decode the PDSCH. In some embodiments, the feedback can indicate a requested Redundancy Version (RV) sequence that can allow the UE to successfully decode the PDSCH. In other embodiments, the feedback can indicate the amount of additional information, based on which a receiving Base Station (BS) can select a RV sequence.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for reporting redundancy version with feedback information. are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, feedback information corresponding to a code block group in conjunction with an indication of a redundancy version for retransmission of the code block group. The UE may monitor for the retransmission of the code block group based on the indication of the redundancy version for the retransmission of the code block group. The UE may then decode the retransmission of the code block group based on the monitoring and the redundancy version for the retransmission of the code block group.

Abstract: A hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback method is applied to a terminal, wherein a base station allocates to the terminal multiple available scheduling resources configured to provide Early Data Transmission (EDT) service. The method includes: selecting an available scheduling resource from the multiple available scheduling resources; sending EDT data to the base station on the selected available scheduling resource; determining a HARQ feedback time point for the EDT data according to a preset rule; and when HARQ information sent by the base station is received at the HARQ feedback time point, determining a transmission result of the EDT data based on the HARQ information.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration for a multicast or broadcast radio bearer (MRB) in a radio link control (RLC) acknowledged mode (AM). The UE may determine an adjustment of an RLC AM transmission window of a base station. The RLC AM transmission window may be associated with retransmission of RLC packets associated with the MRB. The UE may synchronize an RLC AM reception window of the UE with the RLC AM transmission window based at least in part on determining the adjustment of the RLC AM transmission window of the base station. The RLC AM reception window may be associated with reassembly of RLC packets associated with the MRB. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Provided by the implementations of the present application are a communication method and terminal, which may achieve reliability of system transmission by using a terminal-to-terminal mode to carry out communication. The method comprises: a first terminal device receiving a first sidelink transmission channel sent by a second terminal device, the first sidelink transmission channel being used to transmit a first message; in response to the first message, the first terminal device sending a second sidelink transmission channel to the second terminal device, the second sidelink transmission channel being used to transmit a second message, and the second message being a feedback message for the first message.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method and related apparatus. The data transmission method is applied to a communications system. An access point in the communications system includes a first communications apparatus and a second communications apparatus, and a station in the communications system includes a third communications apparatus and a fourth communications apparatus. The data transmission method includes that after failing to send a first data frame to the third communications apparatus through a first channel, the first communications apparatus retransmits the first data frame, and sends a same second data frame to the second communications apparatus. The first communications apparatus receives a first notification message sent by the second communications apparatus. The first communications apparatus stops, in response to the first notification message, sending the first data frame.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a transport block (TB), the receiving the TB including performing log likelihood ratio (LLR) calculations on one or more parts of the TB based at least in part on a determination that the TB is likely to fail a cyclic redundancy check (CRC). The UE may transmit an indication of the one or more parts of the TB for which the UE performed LLR calculations. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a wireless communication method and an apparatus, to improve robustness of data transmission between a terminal device and a node device. The method in the embodiments of this application includes: A terminal device incorrectly receives first data in a first cell, where the first cell is a first primary cell. The terminal device sends first indication information in a second cell, where the second cell is a secondary cell or a second primary cell, and the first indication information is used to indicate that the first data is incorrectly received in the first cell, or is used to request transmission of the first data in the second cell. The terminal device receives the first data in the second cell.

Abstract: A system and/or method can include power of Ethernet (PoE) controller including a PoE interface, a device interface and a controller, communicatively coupled to the PoE interface and the device interface. The controller can be configured to receive device control information via the PoE interface and to generate control instructions in response to the device control information for the device interface.

Abstract: A management device executes an acquisition process of acquiring configuration management information including at least the first storage region and the second storage region; an extraction process of extracting, from the cost calculation rule table, the cost calculation formula in the second storage region included in the configuration management information acquired in the acquisition process; a first calculation process of calculating a cost estimate value by the cost calculation formula by acquiring, from the performance/capacity history table, a value to be substituted in as a variable of the cost calculation formula; a creation process of creating a cost estimate result including a cost estimate value calculated in the first calculation process, the first storage region, the second storage region, and the type of the usage configuration using the second storage region; and an output process of outputting the cost estimate result created in the creation process.

Abstract: Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) uses PIM hello messages to maintain neighborship information. PIM may be implemented in an Ethernet VPN (EVPN) providing Optimized Inter-Subnet Multicast (OISM). Techniques are disclosed for improving PIM neighborship efficiency and speed in an EVPN. An Inclusive Multicast Ethernet Tag (IMET) may be used to set PIM neighborship instead of using PIM hello messages and TCP may be used to determine if the neighbor is disconnected instead of tracking PIM timers.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprises: generating, by a constrained low power and lossy network (LLN) device that is localized within a subregion of an LLN, a thin destination oriented directed acyclic graph (DODAG) having up to a prescribed limit of attached LLN devices at each hop of the thin DODAG based on generating a DODAG information object (DIO) message specifying an instruction for limiting attachment at each hop of the thin DODAG to the prescribed limit; and causing, by the constrained LLN device, multicast-only transmissions via the thin DODAG based on inserting into the DIO message a multicast-only transmission mode via the thin DODAG and outputting the DIO message, the DIO message causing each neighboring LLN device to selectively attach to the constrained LLN device as an attached child LLN device based on the instruction and execute the multicast-only transmissions via the thin DODAG.

Abstract: A method for an electronic device includes detecting, by one or more processors, the electronic device engaging in a video recording session while electronically in communication with both a companion electronic device operating as a primary display for the electronic device and a smartwatch. In response, the method redirects one or more video recording session controls to a user interface of the smartwatch when user interaction with the one or more video recording session controls at a user interface of the electronic device will at least partially obscure depictions of a subject of the video recording session in one or more video recording session images captured by an image capture device of the electronic device.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprises: identifying, by a low power and lossy network (LLN) device in a low power and lossy network, a minimum distance value and a distance limit value for limiting multicast propagation, initiated at the LLN device, of a multicast data message in the LLN; and multicast transmitting, by the LLN device, the multicast data message with a current distance field specifying the minimum distance value and a distance limit field specifying the distance limit value, the multicast transmitting causing a receiving LLN device having a corresponding rank in the LLN to respond to the multicast data message by: (1) determining an updated distance based on adding to the current distance field a rank difference between the receiving LLN device and the LLN device, and (2) selectively retransmitting the multicast data message if the updated distance is less than the distance limit value.