Abstract: A wireless device receives a radio resource control message from a base station that indicates a handover from a first cell of the first base station to a second cell of a second base station. During the handover, a DCI from the second base station is received that indicates a random access channel occasion. The random access channel occasion is determined and used to transmit a preamble to the second base station. Once a response to the preamble is received, the wireless device transmits a message to the second base station to indicate a completion of the handover.

Abstract: A system can include one or more content distribution sites to provide content to one or more content satellite offices for delivery toward a set of destination devices for display. A content distribution site, of the one or more content distribution sites, can include one or more streamer devices. The one or more streamer devices can be associated with a single spoofed Internet protocol (IP) address. The spoofed IP address can facilitate failover among the one or more streamer devices. The one or more streamer devices can be configured to provide the content toward the set of destination devices using multicast with forward error correction (FEC). A content satellite office, of the one or more content satellite offices, can be configured to subscribe to a multicast group associated with the one or more streamer devices. The multicast group can be associated with the spoofed IP address to facilitate the failover among the one or more streamer devices.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products to provide application layer, Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, and physical (PHY) layer functionality by separate discrete devices, for example, in order to form a distributed MAC/PHY architecture for communications networks. In various embodiments, an application layer (layer-3) device can communicate (e.g., serialize and/or send data frames and/or packets) with a MAC layer (layer-2) device. Further, the layer-2 device may perform the activities of a switch that switches the IP layer (layer-3) information to MAC layer information. Further the layer-2 device can use addressing information determined or received from the layer-3 device to choose a particular PHY layer (layer-1) device. The layer-2 device can then instruct the layer-1 device, using one or more parameters, to modulate information on one or more predetermined frequencies and/or wavelengths over a given physical medium.

Abstract: A wireless data relay has radio circuitry to wirelessly scan a frequency band having frequency channels. The radio circuitry attaches to a wireless network over the frequency band. The radio circuitry receives signaling from the wireless network indicating allowed frequency channels and transfers the signaling to control circuitry. In the wireless data relay, the control circuitry processes the signaling to direct the radio circuitry to use the allowed frequency channels instead of the frequency band. In response, the radio circuitry wirelessly scans the allowed frequency channels instead of the frequency band. The radio circuitry wirelessly re-attaches to the wireless communication network over the allowed frequency channels. The radio circuitry exchanges user data with the UEs. The radio circuitry exchanges the user data with the wireless network over the allowed frequency channels.

Abstract: A repeater includes a donor device, a service device, a down-link circuit and an up-link circuit. The donor device includes a first receiving antenna array, a first transmitting antenna array and a first antenna controller. The first receiving antenna array and the first transmitting antenna array are disposed on a first substrate having a first normal direction. The service device includes a second transmitting antenna, a second receiving antenna and a second antenna controller. The second transmitting antenna and the second receiving antenna are disposed on a second substrate having a second normal direction. The first normal direction is different from the second normal direction, and the first receiving antenna array and the first transmitting antenna array are orthogonally polarized with each other.

Abstract: A device such as a laser diode is provided with a monitoring arrangement. The monitoring arrangement has voltage to current convertors arranged to provide respectively currents which are proportional to the respective voltages on an anode and on a cathode of the laser diode. The monitoring arrangement provides a first output signal when the laser diode is on too long. That output signal is used to cause the laser diode to be switched off.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for dynamically applying network functions to traffic flows based on heuristics, policy conditions and client-specified conditions. A network monitors a network traffic flow to determine whether the network traffic flow meets a first criterion of a first rule. The criterion specifies that when the first criterion is met a network function be used to analyze or process the network traffic flow. When the network traffic flow is determined to meet the first criterion, the network determines a first route through the network to a network function provider that provides the network function and configures one or more routers along the first route to forward the network traffic flow to the network function provider for analysis or processing.

Abstract: In distributed communication networks, the signal received at the destination is characterized by unknown multiple carrier frequency offsets (MCFOs) and improper channel state information (CSI). The knowledge of offsets and channel gains are required for coherent deployment of distributed systems. Hence, joint training sequence (TS) design method is proposed for joint estimation of MCFOs and channel estimation over spatially correlated channel. Thus, the present invention provides a method of providing joint estimation for distributed communication systems with multiple antennas at the nodes over spatial correlated channels. The designed optimal training sequences are short length and spectrally efficient. The designed training sequence produces zero cross-correlation, facilitating channel estimation without matrix inversion, significantly lowers the complexity of the estimation algorithm.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for communicating data frames on a bus that operates according to a multi-master bus protocol is disclosed. The method involves beginning transmission of a data frame from a node on the bus when the node gains control of the bus, wherein the multi-master bus protocol specifies a frame format that includes a start portion, a payload portion, and an end portion, during transmission of the payload portion of the data frame, inserting an in-payload arbitration field into the transmission, continuing transmission of the data frame if the node maintains control of the bus after insertion of the in-payload arbitration field, and halting transmission of the data frame before transmission of the data frame is complete if the node losses control of the bus after insertion of the in-payload arbitration field.

Abstract: A repeater device is with a plurality of parameter configuration modes for connecting a memory and a controller, and the repeater device comprises the following figures. A signal repeater is configured to connect to the memory and the controller respectively, and the signal repeater is adapted to acquire a preset parameter data for setting an internal parameter data, and generating a switch signal after the internal parameter data is completed setting. A switch device electrically connects to the signal repeater, wherein the switch device is adapted to conduct a data transmission path between the signal repeater and the controller based on the switch signal. The signal repeater resets the internal parameter data when receives a target parameter data by the data transmission path between the signal repeater and the controller.

Abstract: A circuit board of the optical module comprises: a first electrical interface is configured to connect an electrical interface of a board or a second electrical interface of another optical module, and a second electrical interface is configured to connect a first electrical interface of another optical module; a first optical port is configured to connect an optical transmission device or a second optical port of another optical module, and a second optical port is configured to connect an optical receiving device or a first optical port of another optical module; and a optical transceiver assembly multiplexes downstream light and demultiplexes upstream light. The optical module provided in solutions of the present invention can be flexibly combined with another optical module, enabling flexible and gradual upgrade of an optical module bandwidth according to a user requirement by using various combination manners.

Abstract: A data processing method and a device in a distributed file storage system, where the method includes receiving, by a client agent, a data processing request which carries a file identifier, an offset address, a file length, and other information of a target file; obtaining, by the client agent, redundancy information according to the file identifier carried in the data processing request, where the redundancy information includes a quantity of data strips, N, of the distributed file storage system and a quantity of parity strips, M, of the distributed file storage system; determining a quantity of valid strips, DSC, of the target file according to the offset address and the length information; determining a quantity of actual strips, N?, of the target file according to the DSC and the M; and determining corresponding strips according to the N? and processing the corresponding strips.

Abstract: Example embodiments and methods of the present invention relate to utilizing optical transmitters and optical receivers embedded within reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers of optical nodes to identify problematic optical spans within an optical network.

Abstract: A power divider is provided with a structure that diagnoses whether a correct connection is achieved. The power divider includes a first line that is configured to connect an antenna to a first unit and a second line that is configured to connect the antenna to a second unit. A resistor is configured to allow a current flowing from the second unit to the second line to be applied to a ground terminal. Additionally, a capacitor is disposed on the second line to prevent the current applied to the second line from flowing to the first line.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic circuit is described comprising a first clock domain configured to operate according to a first clock signal, a second clock domain configured to operate according to a second clock signal different from the first clock signal, an encoding circuit, in the first clock domain, configured to encode data to be transmitted from the first clock domain to the second clock domain into codewords and configured to supply the codewords to an interface between the first clock domain and the second clock domain and a reception circuit, in the second clock domain, configured to receive data words from the interface, to decode valid codewords and to discard invalid codewords.

Abstract: A mobile communication system includes: a first antenna for receiving communication signals; processing circuitry for processing received communication signals; a second antenna for transmitting processed signals. The processing circuitry utilizes at least one configurable setting for processing received communication signals, the configurable setting being adaptable for varying the processing of received communication signals as the system moves through a mobile environment.

Abstract: A communications cable is disclosed. The cable includes a first circuit configured to receive electrical data signals from a data source via an input connector, and convert the electrical data signals into optical signals for transmission by way of one or more optical fibers. The cable includes a second circuit configured to convert the optical signals received via the one or more optical fibers back to electrical data signals for providing to a data sink via an output connector. The cable includes a third circuit for applying pre- and post-signal conditioning to bi-directional control data for transmission to and received from the data sink via wires. The cable includes a fourth circuit for applying pre- and post-signal conditioning to bi-directional control data for transmission to and received from the data source via wires. The pre- and post-signal conditioning compensate for capacitance and/or resistance effects on the signals introduced by the wires.

Abstract: A control apparatus determines one of a plurality of relay devices as a representative relay device to manage a relay destination of content data in a session to be established. In response to receiving a request for starting relay of content data, from a communication terminal, the control apparatus transmits, with a request for starting relay of content data, relay device identification information for identifying the representative relay device to a relay device connected to the communication terminal, to cause the relay device to further transmit the request for starting relay of content data to the representative relay device identified with the relay device identification information of the representative relay device.

Abstract: A transmitting system, the device and the method for the remote bus applies to control the remote device via network. The transmitting system comprises of a main computer and a bridge device. The main computer includes a first process unit, a storage unit, a first network port and an agent program. The first process unit dispatches the agent program, and sets up the address space and the connection channels according to the identify information. The bridge device couples to the main computer and the target device. The agent program divides the operation command and generates the first package. The main computer sends the first package to the bridge device via the first network port. The bridge device recovers the first package to the operation command, and drives the target device according to the operation command.

Abstract: Systems and methods for transparent handovers of mobile relays on high-speed vehicles. In an embodiment, a base station of a wireless communications network transmits identification data to a mobile relay on a high-speed vehicle. The identification data identifies base stations which are configured for transparent handovers. The network also receives data indicative of a scheduled path of the high-speed vehicle, which it uses to select a target base station for communication with the mobile relay. Once the target base station has been selected, the network begins servicing the mobile relay from the second base station, without requiring any measurement values from the mobile relay and without handover signaling.

Abstract: A transmitter of a data transmission system using n transmission lanes generates an error code such as an error detection code or an error correction code from transmitted data on x transmission lanes input to an error detection/correction code generating unit, and transmits the same to a lane number switching controlling unit. The lane number switching controlling unit distributes the transmitted data and the error code to at least some of the n transmission lanes as data strings based on lane information indicating a normal lane, a failure lane, or a lane with a sign of a failure received from a receiver. Further, markers including the lane information indicating a normal or failure lane and information to detect a failure of the n transmission lanes are generated and inserted into data strings transmitted on the n transmission lanes, so that communications are performed with the receiver.

Abstract: A method or corresponding apparatus is employed for distributing media on a ring network. Multiple nodes and communications links are configured to distribute media in the ring network. Distribution of the media is disabled on a communications link between a selected pair of adjacent nodes in the ring network in a manner maintaining communications between the selected pair of adjacent nodes other than for distribution of the media. This configuration results in a “horseshoe” topology of the ring network with respect to the media, where distribution of the media on the ring network occurs in one or two downstream directions from head-end ingress node(s) on the ring network. Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) may be employed to transport the media. In an event of a link or node failure, the disabled link is enabled, allowing for continued distribution of the media with network recovery in a timeframe typically unobservable by an end user.

Abstract: A method for configuring a router is disclosed. The method comprises providing router configuration information. The router configuration information is sent to the router over a cellular data network.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for setting a detour path in a wideband high frequency wireless system using a centralized Media Access Control (MAC) protocol. Here, in a wireless system using the centralized MAC protocol where a time synchronization and a band allocation may be performed by a single central control unit, when a signal blockage occurs while a data communication is being performed via a direct path between a source device and a destination device, the detour path may be quickly provided.

Abstract: When stored identifying information of a transmission target frame and identifying information of a received frame are equal, a node apparatus updates transmission feasibility information stored in association with the final destination of the received frame. The transmission feasibility information indicates feasibility of transmission to each of a plurality of adjacent node apparatuses being a transmission destination, and is updated so that feasibility of transmission to the transmission destination associated with the identifying information of the received frame indicates that “the transmission is infeasible”. The node apparatus transmits the received frame, when there is no adjacent apparatus to which transmission is feasible, and when the stored identifying information of the transmission target frame is equal to the identifying information of the received frame, to the adjacent node apparatus recognized as the origin in association with the identifying information of the received frame.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a network node for service instance management in telecommunications network. According to the method a plurality of network paths are monitored. A number of network paths form a protection group associated with a service instance or group of service instances. The monitoring of the network paths includes periodic transmission of CCMs on the network paths. To facilitate detection of mismatches related to protection switching, some CCMs include a mismatch information element that specifies traffic status of a working network path and of a protection network path for a set of protection groups. The set of protections groups includes the protection groups which the monitored network path is a member of. A CCM that includes the mismatch information element also includes an indication bit that indicates presence of the mismatch information element in the CCM.

Abstract: The invention relates to a packet forwarding method in a cooperative network implementing a source terminal, a destination terminal, and at least one relay terminal. In case of a packet decoding error in a node of the network, this method, depending on the outage state of a direct or relayed channel between two nodes of the network, enables a determination of the node(s) having to perform retransmission of the packet and if applicable, the transmission resource(s) to be used.

Abstract: When stored identifying information of a transmission target frame and identifying information of a received frame are equal, a node apparatus updates transmission feasibility information stored in association with the final destination of the received frame. The transmission feasibility information indicates feasibility of transmission to each of a plurality of adjacent node apparatuses being a transmission destination, and is updated so that feasibility of transmission to the transmission destination associated with the identifying information of the received frame indicates that “the transmission is infeasible”. The node apparatus transmits the received frame, when there is no adjacent apparatus to which transmission is feasible, and when the stored identifying information of the transmission target frame is equal to the identifying information of the received frame, to the adjacent node apparatus recognized as the origin in association with the identifying information of the received frame.

Abstract: A method supporting a distributed resilient network interconnect (DRNI) in a link aggregation group upon communication failure at a network device is disclosed. The method starts with determining that the network device no longer communicates with its neighbor network device. The network device then determines that its partner network device no longer communicates with the partner network device's neighbor network device. The network device determines that the first portal that the network device belongs to has a higher portal priority than the second portal that the partner network device belongs to, wherein each portal is assigned a portal priority, and it determines that the network device has a lower network device priority than the neighbor network device, wherein each network device is assigned a network device priority. Then the network device halts transmitting and receiving frames of the link aggregation group at the network device.

Abstract: Plural repeaters (1111 to 111n) are connected one another via a system bus (115), and each of which detects the state of another repeater by checking a signal transmitted over the system bus (115). When stopping the operation of home repeater (e.g., the repeater (1111)) which performs relaying process among wireless terminal devices (TA) to (TH), a secondary repeater (e.g., the repeater (1112)) set beforehand detects that the home repeater breaks down as the secondary repeater becomes unable to detect the signal over the system bus (115). The secondary repeater responds to the detection and bears the relaying process instead of the home repeater.

Abstract: A method of operating a repeater in a communications system is disclosed, wherein a repeater gain to be used for the amplification of a signal is adjusted in dependence on an estimate of an interference by the repeater and by the receiver. The interference at the receiver is feed back to the relay node.

Abstract: A method, a node, and a network include mesh restoration and bandwidth allocation systems and methods for shared risk connection groups for source-based routing control planes. The mesh restoration and bandwidth allocation systems and methods utilize signaling from a node closest to a point of failure to “advise” source nodes about protect paths to be taken for a particular unidirectional or bidirectional connection in the event of mesh restoration. Specifically, the systems and methods include an ability to correlate connection information as Shared Risk Connection Groups (SRCG) to optimally utilize network bandwidth in the event of failure. The systems and methods could also be used to optimally distribute connections in a mesh network as well, trying to utilize maximum bandwidth, in distributed or centralized environments. Effectively, the systems and method distributed path computation in the network away from solely being the responsibility of source nodes.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide a method and apparatus of providing a non-overlapping ring-mesh network topology which reduces costs (e.g., the number of network links) while providing resiliency to failure and meeting QoS requirements (e.g., network delay attributed to traversing the network architecture). In particular, a set of target nodes belonging to a cluster are connected through N rings. Each node is member of all N rings and no link between nodes in a ring is duplicated in another ring.

Abstract: The network relay device is provided. The network relay device includes: a plurality of ports, each being configured to be connectable with one physical line; a virtual line controller configured to treat a plurality of physical lines, which are respectively connected with the plurality of ports, to constitute a virtual line; and a status check frame controller configured to send via the virtual line a status check frame for use in checking status of a network, which the network relay device is connected with via the virtual line, wherein the status check frame controller changes a frame-sending port to be used to send a next status check frame, in order to avoid continuously using an identical port as both a frame-sending port to send the status check frame and a frame-receiving port to receive the status check frame from another network relay device.

Abstract: A set of virtual local area networks (VLANs) are defined from a set of nodes that comprise a data center network. A set of possible paths are determined for routing data packets from a root node to one or more other nodes of the set of nodes. A set of probabilistic values are identified for determining a path in the set of possible paths that individual data packets are to take as between the root node and a destination node specified by the individual data packet. The data packets are routed to the destination node specified by that data packet, along a path that is determined by use of the set of probabilistic values. The path may be provided by one or more VLANs.

Abstract: A timer for processing data blocks is proposed for a receiver of a mobile communications system. If the timer is not running, the timer is started based a data block. The data block has a sequence number higher than a sequence number of another data block that was first expected to be received. If the timer is stopped or expires, the timer is based on a highest sequence number of a data block among data blocks that cannot be delivered to a higher entity. The timer can be used to prevent a stall condition in mobile communications.

Abstract: An approach for resource allocation in a wireless communication network including a sender, a relay station and a receiver in case of a retransmission of information from the relay station to the receiver is described, wherein a resource necessary for retransmission is determined on the basis of the relayed channel and the relay function.

Abstract: A radio base station device comprises: a preamble signal receiving unit (15) that receives a RACH preamble signal transmitted from a radio terminal device; a reception notice receiving unit (16) that receives, from a radio relay station device, a reception notice indicating that the radio relay station device has received the RACH preamble signal; and a response signal transmitting unit (18) which, when an identifier (RA-ID) of the RACH preamble signal transmitted from the radio terminal device matches an identifier comprised in the preamble reception notice transmitted from the radio relay station device, permits the use of an identifier by the radio relay station device and transmits, to the radio terminal device, a RACH response signal (RACH Response) comprising a cell identifier (Cell ID) of a cell managed by the radio relay station device permitted to use the identifier. Accordingly, the latency when establishing a connection can be reduced.

Abstract: A method for reporting a user channel quality in a wireless telecommunication system. The user channel includes a plurality of transmission resources such as, for example, frequency intervals of an OFDM multiplex. The user terminal determines the transmission resources which would be in an outage position for a transmission with a set point bit rate. The user terminal transmits on the uplink the list of resources which would be in an outage position as well as a channel quality indicator for resources which would not be.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for calculating an isolation distance that is a distance where an interference phenomenon does not occur between wireless repeater apparatuses. The isolation distance calculating apparatus may include: an interference signal calculator to calculate a magnitude of an interference signal included in a particular band by detecting a signal of the particular band extracted from a received radio signal of a wireless repeater apparatus; and an isolation distance calculator to calculate a necessary isolation distance for cancelling interference between the wireless repeater apparatus and another wireless repeater apparatus, based on a predetermined allowable interference signal level and the magnitude of the interference signal.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing bandwidth allocation for a network are disclosed. For example, the method receives data from a plurality of subscribers for transmission, and allocates a minimum reserved bandwidth to each of the plurality of subscribers. The method then allocates a portion of a shareable bandwidth to at least one of the plurality of subscribers in accordance with a weight factor.

Abstract: A repeater that facilitates communication in a wireless environment comprises a scheduling component that analyzes a schedule relating to when communications are active in the forward link direction and when communications are active in the reverse link direction, the communications are subject to time division duplexing. An amplifier that amplifies received communications as a function of the schedule. The repeater can further comprise a configuration component that configures the amplifier to amplify the received communications in one or more of a forward link direction and a reverse link direction.

Abstract: A method and a system for preventing a network storm from presenting in a multi-ring Ethernet, the method comprises: when a link in the multi-ring Ethernet is failed, at most one ring protecting link is unblocked, the ring protecting link and the failed link being in a same logic area. Wherein each link in the multi-ring Ethernet belongs uniquely to one logic area, when a link in the multi-ring Ethernet is failed, a master node of a logic area to which the failed link belongs unblocks a ring protecting link; or each link in the multi-ring Ethernet respectively belongs to one or more logic areas, each logic area is set with a priority, when a link in the multi-ring Ethernet is failed, the ring protecting link of one logic area which contains the failed link and has a highest priority is unblocked by the master node of the logic area.

Abstract: Embodiments generally disclosed herein include methods and systems for calculating incremental network costs between logical city pairs in a network (each city pair being in communication across the network via one or more physical links). For example, the method includes a cost analyzer that, for each physical link in the network, determines a steady state capacity allocation associated with each city pair in the network and, in the same vein, determines a restoration capacity allocation associated with each city pair in the network. The cost analyzer is capable of calculating an incremental cost per unit of traffic for a given city pair based on: i) the steady state capacity allocation and a restoration capacity allocation associated with a given city pair, as compared to, ii) the aggregate steady state capacity allocations and restoration capacity allocations associated with each city pair in the network.

Abstract: Disclosed is a communication apparatus in a network system constituted by a plurality of communication apparatuses, wherein the fact that a specific communication apparatus connected to a temporary network constructed temporarily has left the temporary network is detected. In response to the specific communication apparatus leaving the temporary network, another communication apparatus connected to the temporary network is allowed to return to the original network.

Abstract: Multiple cooperative relays operate in a highly mobile environment and form a virtual antenna array. Multiple independent streams of data can be simultaneously, transmitted in parallel to the destination receiver. Thus a higher spatial multiplexing gain can be obtained. Each relay device that receives the information without errors splits it into multiple streams. For example, if the relay devices receive B symbols and the number of streams is K, each stream contains B/K symbols. Each relay device then generates a random linear combination of all the streams and transmits this output simultaneously with the other relay devices.

Abstract: It is provided a data transmission system comprising a transmitter, a repeater and a receiver. The transmitter and the repeater are coupled through a first transmission path and the receiver and the repeater are coupled through a second transmission path. The transmitter, the repeater and the receiver have virtual lanes. The transmitter demultiplexes the transmission data into as many data streams as a number of useable virtual lanes based on useable lane information. The repeater monitors failures of the transmission lanes of the first transmission path and the virtual lanes. The receiver monitors failures of the transmission lanes of the second transmission path and the virtual lanes, selects the useable virtual lanes, sends to the transmitter the useable lane information, corrects a wrong order of the received data streams and a shift of reception point in the virtual lanes, and restores the demultiplexed data streams into the transmission data.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for sending a control information for retransmission in a multihop relay wireless communication system are provided. Data received from a lower node is checked for errors. The data is transmitted to an upper node, when the data has no errors. When two or more information, which include at least one of Acknowledgement (ACK) and Negative ACK (NACK) in response to a data reception are received from one or more lower nodes, the two or more information are transmitted to the upper node at the same time. Accordingly, the RS can transmit the control information for the ARQ provided from the lower nodes, to the upper node at the same time.

Abstract: A graceful restart (GR) method of a router, and a router and a communication network thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. A control plane enters a GR state. Label switched path (LSP) packets sent by a neighbor router are received, and the label information of the control plane is recovered according to the LSP packets. Whether the label information is completely recovered is determined. If the label information is completely recovered, the GR state is exited, and label information of a forwarding plane is updated according to the recovered label information of the control plane. The GR method of a router, the router, and the communication network decide whether to exit the GR state by detecting whether the label information of the control plane is completely recovered. This can precisely control the time of exiting the GR state is controlled and improve the reliability of the router.

Abstract: A data storage system having a pair of CPU modules each one of having a port coupled to a host computer/server and a storage medium for transferring data during an IO transfer. Each one of the modules produces different types of reset signals, one of such types being a software reset signal produced during a software upgrade of the module and other types being produced for events other than during a software upgrade, The other types produced by a first one of the modules disables the port of the first one of the modules; whereas, in response the software reset signal produced by the first one of the modules during an IO transfer, a second one of the modules couples the port of the first one of the modules to the second one of the modules to enable the IO transfer to be processed by the second one of the modules.