Abstract: It is presented a method for testing a cable connectable to a remote radio head. The method is performed in a test device and comprises the steps of: generating an outbound test container, the outbound test container comprising digital samples representing a test signal; transmitting the outbound test container and a frequency parameter indicating a frequency on which the test signal is to be transmitted to a converter device being connectable to a plurality of remote radio heads via respective cables, for transmission by the converter device; receiving an inbound test container, the inbound test container comprising digital samples of a response signal received by the converter device based on the outbound test container; and evaluating the inbound test container.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method, an apparatus and a system for controlling a service transmission rate. The method includes acquiring service transmission rate information reported by service gateways in a service gateway group in a distributed environment, the service gateways being gateways that transmit service data in parallel to an identical destination address and limit a transmission rate of service data based on respective flow limiting thresholds; adjusting a flow limiting threshold allocated to each service gateway to a specified value to obtain a specified threshold when a service transmission rate indicated by the service transmission rate information is greater than a flow limiting threshold corresponding to the service gateway, the specified values satisfying that a sum of the specified values on the service gateways is not greater than a bandwidth allocated by an operator to the destination address; and sending the specified thresholds to the service gateways.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In particular, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for receiving data, by a terminal, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a PDCCH; receiving a PDSCH corresponding to the PDCCH in a subframe including CSI-RS resource available in a cell; and demodulating the PDSCH. If a predetermined condition is satisfied, demodulation of the PDSCH is performed on the assumption that the PDSCH is not transmitted in the CSI-RS resource available in the cell, and if the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the demodulation of the PDSCH is performed on the assumption that the PDSCH can be transmitted in the CSI-RS resources available in the cell.

Abstract: A non-transitory recording medium recording a cyber-attack analysis supporting program that causes a computer to execute a process, the process includes: accepting registration of information of one or more items regarding a cyber-attack event in response to detection of malware in an information processing system of a monitoring target; and displaying the information registered regarding the cyber-attack event in a state in which each of the one or more items is coupled as a subordinate node to a representative node of the cyber-attack event.

Abstract: A 5th Generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate than a 4G communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) is provided. A method of a terminal for operating a random access in a wireless communication system may include transmitting, to a base station, a first message comprising a random access preamble, and receiving a plurality of second messages transmitted from the base station in response to the first message. A method of a base station for operating a random access in a wireless communication system may include receiving, from a terminal, a first message comprising a random access preamble, and transmitting, to the terminal, a plurality of second messages in response to the first message.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media are disclosed for monitoring photovoltaic solar systems. In some examples, the system includes a solar power measurement input for coupling to a solar panel system, a measurement circuit configured to measure power produced by the solar panel system using the solar power measurement input, and a data transmission system. The measurement circuit is configured, by virtue of the measurement circuit including electrical components rated to at least a certain tolerance level, to take revenue-grade power measurements from the solar power measurement input with a level of accuracy that meets a national or international metering standard. The data transmission system is configured to transmit the revenue-grade power measurements from the measurement circuit to a remote system.

Abstract: A power sourcing equipment (PSE) chip, and a Power over Ethernet (PoE) device and method are provided, which can determine a status that a peer end is connected to a powered device (PD) when four cable pairs are used to supply power. The PSE chip includes a channel controller, a first channel detector, and a second channel detector. The channel controller sends detection voltages along a first and a second groups of cable pairs in an Ethernet twisted pair; determines a first impedance and a second impedance according to the detection voltages and corresponding currents that are detected; and determines that a first group or a second group of cable pairs is connected to a valid PD according to the impedances and a preset range.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a routing service that identifies routes for providing a resource with the least cost for providing a resource configured for a data flow. The routing service can operate on various servers with varying functionalities in a distributed network topology. After establishing an application-programming interface (“API”) session, the routing service can send API-based requests to the various servers to obtain API-based routing information. The routing service can use the routing information to determine that a network performance metric exceeds a threshold for providing a resource on a requested route. Advantageously, the routing service can determine alternative routes using the API routing information and, further, identify the least cost route of those alternative routes. Finally, the routing service can provide a resource configured for a data flow (e.g., a video conference) via the least cost route.

Abstract: Provided are methods and apparatuses for processing indication information. According to a method for processing indication information, a predetermined network element determines a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) to be suspended; and the predetermined network element sends, to an Evolved Node B (eNB), indication information used for indicating that the MBMS is to be suspended. The indication information is used for indicating the eNB receiving the indication information to send Multicast Channel (MCH) Scheduling Information (MSI) to User Equipment (UE), and the MSI includes a specific value used for notifying the UE of the MBMS to be suspended.

Abstract: A wireless router having a WiFi wireless network and including a small cell for routing LTE cellular data to a mobile network core is configured to monitor connected mobile devices and determine whether each mobile device should be connect to the hub using WiFi or LTE in accordance with the current utilization of the WiFi network and the current utilization of the LTE small cell. Since the small cell data traffic is encrypted in a data tunnel to the mobile network core, the network identity information of the device's WiFi interface and the device's LTE interface is determined by consulting an address mapping store in the cellular mobile network core.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, system, apparatus and methods are provided comprising a platform hosting one or more elements; an application programming interface (API) wrapper associated with each of the one or more elements, the API wrapper including input information to the one or more elements, output information to the one or more elements, and at least one instruction defining a function of the element; and wherein the one or more elements and the API wrapper form a self-aware element. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Example methods and systems for managing interconnection of virtual network functions are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include, in response to a trigger event indicating detection of an interface, obtaining a virtual network domain template corresponding to a virtual network domain to be configured, the virtual network domain template identifying one or more virtual network functions and one or more interfaces, at least some of the virtual network functions being connected together through one or more links. Disclosed example methods further include configuring and provisioning the virtual network domain to contain the interface using the virtual network domain template and properties of the interface to enable the interface to send information in the virtual network domain.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile station (UE) for receiving Physical Downlink Control CHannel, PDCCH, assignments in a mobile communication system including serving cells. In case the mobile station is configured with at least two serving cells having different serving cell indices, the UE monitors, for the two serving cells, a same set of candidates for PDCCH assignments defining a same UE-specific search space and which is determined independently of the indices of the serving cells with which the UE is configured, and the UE receives, for the serving cells, PDCCH assignments from among the monitored same set of candidates using carrier indicator field, CIF, values in the received PDCCH assignments for identifying the serving cells with which the UE is configured. The CIF values, included in the received PDCCH assignments, correspond to the respective indices of the serving cells with which the UE is configured.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention presents a transmitter for a wireless communication system, configured to stop a transmission of a first downlink burst such that it ends before a predetermined gap interval before a downlink subframe in a Discovery signal Measurement Timing Configuration (DMTC) window of the wireless communication system.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications and more specifically to transmission resource management for ordered physical random access channel (PRACH) signals. An example method performed by a base station generally includes providing an indication of a set of transmission resources, within a narrowband region of a wider system bandwidth, for transmitting scheduled physical random access channel (PRACH) signals by a first user equipment (UE) and transmitting a command to the first UE to transmit a scheduled PRACH.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication system and technique that may be applied to intelligent services based on a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. The present disclosure provides a method for data transmission of a terminal in a wireless communication system that includes inputting a packet data convergence protocol packet data unit (PDCP PDU) output from a PDCP entity to a first radio link control (RLC) entity and a second RLC entity. The method also includes inputting a first radio link control packet data unit (RLC PDU) output from the first RLC entity and a second RLC PDU output from the second RLC entity to a medium access control (MAC) entity and transmitting a medium access control packet data unit (MAC PDU) output from the MAC entity through a first physical layer (PHY) entity and a second physical layer entity.

Abstract: An information processing includes a processor and monitors a plurality of operational servers to which processing is allocated. The processor determines an operational server on which failover will be performed in a failover test from among the plurality of operational servers in accordance with a number of the plurality of operational servers and a load, when a condition under which the failover test is conducted is satisfied, and issues a request to measure a failover time of the failover test that is conducted on the determined operational server.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to forward packets not passed by criteria-based filters in packet forwarding systems. The disclosed embodiments include one or more Not Passed By Criteria (NPBC) filters that are defined for input ports along with one or more criteria-based filters, such as for example, Pass by Criteria (PBC) filters and/or Deny by Criteria filters (DBC), that forward packets not passed by these criteria-based filters. NPBC filters include, for example, Pass Unmatched PBC filters associated with PBC filters and configured to forward packets not passed by PBC filters and/or Pass Matched DBC filters associated with DBC filters and configured to forward packets not passed by DBC filters. Using one or more NPBC filters within the disclosed embodiments, packet data that is not being passed along to output ports by the criteria-based filters can be easily passed to one or more designated output ports.

Abstract: Provided are a method whereby user equipment (UE) receives downlink control information in a wireless communication system and UE using the method. The method comprises: receiving configuration information (MUCC-DCI configuration information) on multi-carrier downlink control information (MUCC-DCI) that may include pieces of scheduling information related to multiple serving cells; and performing blind decoding (BD) on the MUCC-DCI in a shared search space (shared SS) determined on the basis of the MUCC-DCI configuration information.

Abstract: A streaming source sends streaming content to a display device. A camera captures images of the display device playing the streaming content and/or a user's interaction with the display device along with the displayed response to the user's interaction. The captured content is analyzed to determine, for example, image quality characteristics of the displayed content, a user experience associated with the displayed content or whether the displayed content matches an expected outcome associated with testing input. Information determined from the analysis of the captured content may be used to adjust characteristics of the streaming content, such as streaming parameters at the streaming source or configuration of the display device. A testing system may analyze the captured content to evaluate performance of the streaming system. Results of the testing may be sent to a data store and/or used to mitigate a poor user experience such as poor image quality.

Abstract: Monitoring devices, which in some cases may comprise smartphones, are placed at base stations of a cellular communications network to report base station information. Each monitoring device is configured to periodically determine whether its associated base station is operating correctly, or whether there is some type of anomaly at the base station. As long as there is no anomaly, the monitoring device repeatedly sends status messages to a support service of the cellular communications network. Each such status message indicates that the monitoring device has performed an analysis and has determined there is no serious anomaly at the base station. The support service monitors status messages from multiple monitoring devices. If the support service does not receive a status message within a given period of time, the support service may alert service personnel and/or automatically dispatch support resources to the base station or trigger diagnostics and/or corrective measures.

Abstract: A method for transmitting and receiving a group messaging in a wireless communication system and an apparatus for the same is disclosed. Particularly, the method for receiving a group message performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system include receiving assistance information indicating whether a paging message is transmitted for each UE group from a network node, receiving the paging message from the network node on a paging occasion of the UE, when the transmission of the paging message for a group to which the UE is belonged in indicated by the assistance information, and receiving the group message, when a group message transmission for the group to which the UE is belonged is activated by the paging message.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for a service network status in a communication network are provided. A method may include deriving a baseline or a threshold for network performance of at least one endpoint in a network. The method may also include evaluating a service network status of the network by comparing current performance metrics of the at least one endpoint to the baseline or the threshold. In addition, the method may include determining, when the evaluated service network status is degraded, at least one node or at least one link that is causing the service network status to be degraded using a root cause analysis.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described which integrate file properties that in conventional systems has been considered weaker evidence of malware and analyzes the information to produce reliable results. Properties such as file paths, file names, source domains, IP protocol ASNs, section checksums, digital signatures that are not always present and not always reliable can be integrated into the classification process using a graph. A 1-neighborhood of object values in the graph may be created and analyzed to suggest a malware family label based on files having similar properties.

Abstract: An example method may include a processing system of a base station having a processor selecting a blank resource of a time and frequency resource grid of the base station for a transmission of a channel sounding waveform and transmitting the channel sounding waveform via the blank resource. Another example method may include a processing system of a channel sounding receiver receiving at a location, from a base station, a channel sounding waveform via a blank resource of a time and frequency resource grid of the base station, and measuring a channel property at the location based upon the channel sounding waveform.

Abstract: The present invention provides apparatuses, methods, computer programs, computer program products and computer-readable media regarding signaling physical cell identifier problems. Certain aspects of the present invention include receiving, at a network node, information regarding a suspected identifier problem from a first base station, the information indicating the suspected identifier problem between the first base station and a second base station, and analyzing the suspected identifier problem based on the received information.

Abstract: Provided are method and apparatus for evaluating audio device for evaluating performance of an audio device by inputting into the audio device an audio signal having a waveform in which a plurality of waves with different frequency components are superimposed, comparing the sound waveform before the input and the sound waveform after the input, and finding the degree of conformity therebetween. An audio device of the present invention is characterized in that, with sound field correction as a precondition, low-pitch ranges can be reproduced by using numerous small-diameter speakers, a single one of which is insufficient to reproduce low-pitch ranges despite good group delay characteristic, and outstanding waveform reproducibility can be achieved by covering the periphery of the speakers with sound-absorbent material so as to remove noise emitted by surfaces other than the front surface of cone paper.

Abstract: A hybrid software defined networking (SDN) switch has a forwarding table including local flow entries and SDN flow entries. In one example, the hybrid SDN switch may send both local flow entries and SDN flow entries to a SDN controller.

Abstract: The document discloses a method for sending a Random Access Response (RAR) message and a node. The method includes: a first type node sends an RAR through a downlink channel, and the RAR carries one or more pieces of RAR information of a second type node.

Abstract: A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a packet indicative of a request for a number of video content items. The video content items are identified based on a network traffic flow characteristic associated with the packet and a popularity level is determined associated with each video content item of the number of video content items. The popularity level for each of the video content items is compared to a popularity threshold, and a portion of a video content item is displayed responsive to the popularity level exceeding the popularity threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for maintaining a time advance timer, a base station and terminal equipment, the method includes: judging by a base station whether a band to be uplink adjusted includes only the band where a primary cell is located; and transmitting by the base station a time advance command to the band where the primary cell is located if the band where the primary cell is located is only included, such that the time advance timer to which the band where the primary cell is located corresponds is restarted. The advantages exist in that by processing time advance timers by the base station or the terminal, the time advance timer to which the band where the PCell is located corresponds expires at last, thereby preventing interruption of communications of the terminal due to advanced expiration of the time advance timer to which the band where the PCell is located corresponds.

Abstract: A method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a user equipment (UE). The apparatus may transmit, to a base station, information indicating a capability to communicate with one or more relay UEs. In addition, the apparatus may receive, from the base station, configuration information associated with a discovery procedure for identifying the one or more relay UEs. Further, the apparatus may perform the discovery procedure based on the configuration information.

Abstract: A communication device (100, 200, 300) for communication in a wireless network (101, 201, 301) comprises a functional unit (102, 202, 302), which is configured to communicate in the wireless network (101, 201, 301), and a testing unit (104, 204, 304), which is coupled to the functional unit (102, 202, 302) and is configured to controllably exchange test data (105, 205, 305) with the functional unit (102, 202, 302). The present invention further provides a testing method for such a communication device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resource use method, device and system. The method comprises: a transmission node dynamically changes, according to information detected on a current carrier the size of a resource corresponding to the carrier, and uses the changed carrier to perform data transmission. The present invention solves the problem of lowness of spectrum resource utilization rate, and increases the spectrum utilization rate.

Abstract: A method is provided for monitoring a control channel in a wireless communication system. A wireless device receives information from a base station for a search space in which a downlink control channel is monitored. The received information further includes first information indicating either a localized transmission or distributed transmission. The wireless device monitors the downlink control channel in the search space of a subframe, in at least one enhanced control channel element (ECCE) including a plurality of enhanced resource element groups (EREGs). If the first information indicates the localized transmission, the plurality of EREGs in each of the at least one ECCE are mapped to one of a plurality of physical resource block (PRB) pairs. If the localized transmission is used, the plurality of EREGs are associated with a single antenna port selected based on an index of the at least one ECCE and the wireless device's specific information.

Abstract: A wireless communication device (alternatively, device) includes a processor configured to support communications with other wireless communication device(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. In some examples, the device includes a communication interface and a processor, among other possible circuitries, components, elements, etc. to support communications with other device(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. A device generates and transmits a resource and association poll frame (ra-poll frame) to other device(s). The contents of ra-poll frame direct which of the other device(s) is authorized to respond to the device (e.g., authorized device(s)) and the manner in which they are authorized to respond. Authorized device(s) transmit responses that may include association request(s) and/or a resource request(s), among other types of communications.

Abstract: The invention provides for a method of easing congestion in a mobile radio communications network including the step of applying access restriction at a mobile radio communications user terminal device towards the network and on the basis of bearer characteristics such as new or ongoing bearer, bearer quality of service, bearer type and or bearer class, and the access restrictions being controlled by the network e.g. the Radio Access Network such as via an eNodeB or the Core Network.

Abstract: An indoor antenna system comprises one or more antenna modules. Each antenna module comprises an antenna array configured to receive an input signal and generate a plurality of outputs, a selector that selects a subset of the plurality of outputs, and a converter that converts the subset of the plurality of outputs into a set of digital streams. The antenna system further includes a processor that receives and analyzes outputs from the one or more antenna modules and generates an output signal corresponding to the input signal, and a controller that controls states of the one or more antenna modules. Each antenna module is configurable to be in any of a plurality of states to receive the incoming signal. The controller is configured to cause the state of each antenna module to change.

Abstract: A method and apparatus reports packet data control protocol (PDCP) status and PDCP resets in a wireless communication, using control PDUs that may have security protection applied by ciphering of the control PDUs. Reliability of the PDCP status and reset messages may be assured by acknowledgement according to an acknowledged mode or to an unacknowledged mode.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing a messaging server within a premises device e.g., a home or enterprise gateway device. In one embodiment, a system is described that includes a premises device that acts as a centralized client messaging platform providing messaging services between a content provider and client devices, and also between client devices within a premises network. The premises device enables client-to-client communication that bypasses the long trip and propagation delay over the Internet by connecting the message across the premises network within the home or building.

Abstract: A method for transmission and reception in parallel on dual channels includes, when detecting that a first channel is occupied by CSMA contention, determining, by an AP, first transmission duration of a first channel data packet. The method additionally includes determining, by means of CCA detection, that a second channel is idle, where the second channel is used to transmit a second channel data packet whose transmission direction is opposite to a transmission direction of the first channel. The method additionally includes determining, by using the first transmission duration, second transmission duration for transmitting the second channel data packet, and transmitting the second channel data packet according to the second transmission duration, where an end time of transmission of the second channel data is not later than an end time of transmission of the first channel data.

Abstract: A wireless communications network is described herein in which positioning measurements (e.g., inter-frequency OTDOA measurements and inter-frequency E-CID measurements) may be performed on different frequencies and measurement gaps may be requested for such measurements. In one embodiment, a radio network node (e.g., eNodeB, responsible node) is described for configuring a measurement gap for positioning to be used by a user equipment (UE).

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device in a network receives data indicative of traffic characteristics of traffic associated with a particular application. The device identifies one or more paths in the network via which the traffic associated with the particular application was sent, based on the traffic characteristics. The device determines a probing schedule based on the traffic characteristics. The probing schedule simulates the traffic associated with the particular application. The device sends probes along the one or more identified paths according to the determined probing schedule.

Abstract: In a method for providing an automatic learned response in a network, a collection system observes user responses to the incoming system indicators and to parameter types and associated parameter values used in the user responses. The collection system creates alert event entries to includes the incoming system indicators, confidence thresholds, the user responses, and the parameter types and associated parameter values used in the user responses. When the collection system receives new system indicators, the collection system determines whether the new system indicators match the system indicators in one or more alert event entries. When the new system indicators match the system indicators in one or more alert event entries and the confidence level exceeds the confidence threshold, the collection system automatically creates a new response based on the user response, the parameter types, and the associated parameter values in the matching alert event entries.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a wireless local area network (WLAN) termination (WT) addition/modification procedure in a wireless communication system is provided. For the WT addition procedure, an eNodeB (eNB) transmits a WT Addition Request message to a WT via a Xw interface, and receives a WT Addition Request Acknowledge message from the WT via the Xw interface. For eNB initiated WT modification procedure, the eNB transmits a WT Modification Request message to a WT via a Xw interface, and receives a WT Modification Request Acknowledge message from the WT via the Xw interface. For the WT initiated WT modification procedure, the eNB receives a WT Modification Required message from a WT via a Xw interface, and transmits a WT Modification Confirm message to the WT via the Xw interface. The WT is a logical node that terminates the Xw interface.

Abstract: A collaboration system may include a non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection device that may communicate with at least one other computing device via a computing network. The computing network may communicatively couple a plurality of computing devices and the NDT inspection device may acquire inspection data, establish a communication connection to the at least one other computing device, and send the data to the at least one other computing device. There, the at least one other computing device may analyze the data. After the data is analyzed, the NDT inspection device may receive the analyzed data from the at least one other computing device.

Abstract: User equipment (UE), an enhanced NodeB (eNB) and method of improving positioning accuracy and enabling vertical domain positioning of the UE are generally described. The UE may receive a prsInfo control signal having at least one PRS configuration and subsequently a plurality of Reference Signals (RSs). The RSs may have a first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) pattern in a first set of PRS subframes and a second PRS pattern in a second set of PRS subframes received prior to a subsequent first set of PRS subframes. The RSs may have a vertical positioning RS and a lateral positioning RS. The UE may measure PRS resource elements (REs), each having a PRS, in the first and second PRS pattern. The UE may transmit a measurement of the PRS in the first and second PRS pattern. The patterns may enable horizontal and vertical positioning to be determined.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a network listening method and device, where the method includes: determining, by a first device according to a type of a network listening resource, a time-frequency pattern that is of a first sequence and is corresponding to the network listening resource of this type; and then transmitting the first sequence to a second device by using the time-frequency pattern of the first sequence, so that the second device performs network listening according to the first sequence. The time-frequency pattern of the first sequence determined in this process is a time-frequency pattern obtained by transforming a time-frequency pattern of a base sequence, and a network listening signal obtained therefrom, that is, the time-frequency pattern of the first sequence, is simple, which can achieve a purpose of reducing complexity of generating a network listening signal and computational complexity of parsing a network listening signal.

Abstract: A measuring device is provided for performing one or more of a protocol test and a conformance test of a device under test. The measuring device comprises a measuring unit configured to perform measurements by transmitting signaling to the device under test and to receive measurement results from the device under test. The measuring results comprise one or more of messages and numerical values. The measuring device comprises a storage unit configured to store the signaling and the measuring results in a single binary storage file. The measuring device comprises a searching unit configured to search the storage file for at least one first measuring result based on user-selectable criteria and to generate an output file comprising only the at least one first measuring result.

Abstract: The present invention is designed so that small cell detection operations are carried out adequately based on whether or not assist information from the network is present. A user terminal communicates with a base station forming a small cell and a base station forming a macro cell having a coverage area in which the small cell is included, and this user terminal has a receiving section that receives a small cell detection command, which is transmitted from the macro cell and which includes timing information and assist information, a detection section that detects a PSS/SSS, included in a small cell detection reference signal transmitted from the small cell, in accordance with the timing information, and a measurement section that measures a measurement reference signal, which is included in the small cell detection reference signal, in accordance with the detected PSS/SSS and the assist information.