Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a method for managing Mission Critical Push To Talk (MCPTT) broadcast call between a first MCPTT client and a second MCPTT client in an off-network system. The method includes establishing, by the first MCPTT client, a broadcast call, where the first MCPTT client is transitioned from a first broadcast control state to a second broadcast control state after establishing the broadcast call. Further, the method includes releasing, by the first MCPTT client, the broadcast call, where the first MCPTT client is transitioned from the second broadcast control state to the first broadcast control state after releasing the broadcast call.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a system and a method for controlling multiple computerized mobile devices in a mass spectator event, such as a music show, sporting event, political event and the like where the usage of traditional networks such Wi-Fi or Cellular is not feasible economically or technically due to the limited bandwidth. The present invention discloses a method whereby a network of beacons, and, optionally, the GPS location is used to synchronize, coordinate, and control the selection and execution of a sequence of actions on the mobile devices such as playing video, playing vibrations, playing camera flash patterns, illuminating screen patterns, illuminating screen colors, displaying images, displaying texts, playing sounds, or playing music.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for performing sidelink communication in a wireless communication system and a device therefor. Specifically, the method, performed by a first terminal, includes: a process for receiving, from a base station, resource pool allocation information which indicates at least one resource pool from among a plurality of preset resource pools; a process for identifying, in the at least one resource pool, a specific sidelink resource for a second terminal; and a process for transmitting, to the second terminal, a signal for allocating the identified specific sidelink resource, wherein the specific sidelink resource can be allocated for a signal for performing sidelink measurement between the first terminal and the second terminal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, a system, and an apparatus for transmitting group communication service data. In the present disclosure, the LTE uses a multimedia broadcast and multicast service (MBMS) to transmit group communication system enabler (GCSE) service data, a multi-cell/multicast coordination entity (MCE) knows whether a multimedia broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) transmission mode or a single cell multicast transmission mode is used to transmit the GCSE service data. Whether the MBSFN transmission mode or the single cell multicast transmission mode is used to transmit the GCSE service data is determined based on UE capability information and UE location information. When the single cell multicast transmission mode is used, the MCE instructs an eNodeB (eNB) to use the single cell multicast transmission mode to transmit the GCSE service data. The present disclosure saves LTE air interface resources.

Abstract: Provided are a method for determining an MBMS service in which a terminal has interest in a wireless communication system, and a device supporting same. The terminal may include acquiring an SIB15 and determining whether an MBMS SAI (service area identity) for a certain MBMS service in a USD (User Service Description) is included in the SIB15, and determining the certain MBMS service to be an MBMS service of interest.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and device for performing communication. The method comprises: determining a target transmission pattern from a set of candidate transmission patterns, wherein each of the candidate transmission patterns contains a DL transmission part and/or a UL transmission part, and the candidate transmission patterns differ from one another in terms of time durations of the respective DL transmission parts and/or the UL transmission parts; and performing communication between a network device and a terminal device by using the target transmission pattern.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for distributing content to a mobile device. Systems and methods are described that provide techniques for the dynamic selection of content for distribution to a mobile device based on user profile information and/or feedback information associated with a user of the mobile device. Additional embodiments of the disclosed systems and methods may provide for the pre-distribution of certain shared content portions to a mobile device. In further embodiments, information relating to the rendering of content items from a set of serialized and/or episodic content items on a mobile device may be used to determine whether to pre-distribute other content items from the set of content items.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for group communication in a mobile communication system are provided. The method includes receiving a first message including information related to a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle from a network device, transmitting a second message based on the first message to at least one terminal, and transmitting data to the at least one terminal based on the information related to the DRX cycle.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of decoding, by a user equipment, a downlink signal in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving rate matching pattern information indicating a rate matching resource having a repetition period from a base station; and decoding a downlink shared channel using the rate matching pattern information.

Abstract: A computer system includes a first server including a first data management module and a second server including a second data management module, and a first and second storage controller. The first and second storage controllers are interconnected by a network configured for reliable data multicasting. The computer system further includes a cross system manager for controlling one or more core storage functions on each of the first and second storage controllers. The computer system further includes computer program instructions to, responsive to a core storage function triggered by the cross system manager: Create a multicast group for each of the first server and the second server in the network, wherein the multicast group is created by a reliable multicast mechanism, and Multicast data write operations of each of the first server and the second server to the first storage controller and the second storage controller of the multicast group.

Abstract: Multiple channel transmission in mmW Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) systems may be provided. Multi-channel aggregation and channel bonding may include, for example, multi-channel aggregation for a single transmitter/receiver pair or multi-channel aggregation and bonding for multiple transmitter/receiver pairs with frequency and space based multiple access. Multi-channel beamforming may include, for example, one analog beam across two channels and analog circuits on each channel or a single analog circuit on both channels, one analog beam across two channels and separate digital precoding schemes on each channel, one analog beam across a primary channel and separate digital precoding schemes on each channel or two analog beams on two channels and separate digital precoding on each channel. Preamble signaling may be provided.

Abstract: Devices, computer-readable media, and methods for allocating a source specific multicast internet protocol address to a streaming media content are disclosed. For example, a processor of a device may receive a streaming media content, allocate a source specific multicast internet protocol address to the streaming media content for a base station of a cellular network, allocate a first broadcast channel of the base station to the streaming media content, and associate the first broadcast channel with the source specific multicast internet protocol address. The processor may further generate a manifest file, the manifest file including an identification of the streaming media content and the source specific multicast internet protocol address, transmit the manifest file via a second broadcast channel of the base station, and transmit the streaming media content via the first broadcast channel of the base station.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a communication technique and a system thereof that fuses a 5G communication system for supporting higher data rate after a 4G system. The disclosure is enabled to be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related services, etc.) based on 5G communication technology and IoT related technology. A method for performing a random access by a terminal is provided. The method includes receiving information for performing a random access from a base station (BS), determining a frequency band to perform the random access among a first frequency band and a second frequency band based on the information for performing the random access, and transmitting a first random access preamble to the BS on the determined frequency band.

Abstract: A multi-hop mesh network comprising a plurality of nodes, the plurality of nodes each comprising a receiver, a transmitter, a controller and memory storing program instructions. The plurality of nodes are suitable for participating in data relaying within the network. The plurality of nodes comprise a plurality of source nodes and a plurality of relay nodes. The plurality of source nodes advertise, via the respective transmitter at least one message in one or more advertising events, and adapt the duration of the advertising event. Each advertising event comprises the at least one message being advertised over one or more primary advertising channels.

Abstract: A method for providing a multimedia service based on unicast, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: packetizing multimedia data; when a terminal accesses the multimedia service, determining a mode for transmitting the multimedia data to the terminal; generating a signaling message including information on the determined mode, and transmitting the signaling message to the terminal; and transmitting first data among the packetized multimedia data to the terminal on the basis of the determined mode.

Abstract: A multicast service transmission method and a device, the method comprising determining, by a core network device, a coverage requirement of a to-be-transmitted multicast service, transmitting, by the core network device, the coverage requirement to an access network device, where the coverage requirement is used to determine a transmission parameter used to transmit the multicast service to a terminal device, receiving, by the access network device, the coverage requirement, determining, by the access network device according to the coverage requirement, the transmission parameter, and transmitting, by the access network device, the multicast service to the terminal device according to the transmission parameter.

Abstract: A device may receive information that identifies a request, by a user device, to receive streaming media content associated with a channel. The device may cause the channel to be activated based on the request. The device may receive, from the user device, a quantity of messages based on the channel being activated. The user device may receive the streaming media content associated with the channel. The device may determine, based on the quantity of messages, that the user device is not tuned to the channel. The device may cause the channel to be deactivated based on the user device not being tuned to the channel.

Abstract: A guidance information providing system includes a plurality of mobile shop vehicles and a server device. Each mobile shop vehicle of the mobile shop vehicles includes first circuitry and the server device includes second circuitry. The first circuitry is configured to acquire location information on the mobile shop vehicle and configured to send the location information on the mobile shop vehicle. The second circuitry is configured to acquire location information on the mobile shop vehicle, configured to generate map information indicating a layout of the plurality of mobile shop vehicles, and configured to output the map information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication technique of fusing a 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with IoT technology and a system thereof. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related service, or the like) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT related technology. The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for transmitting/receiving a random access channel (RACH) according to beam reciprocity (beam correspondence) with a method and an apparatus for supporting various services.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to methods and apparatuses for wireless vehicular communications using different communications protocols. A method includes communicating wirelessly via first vehicular communications circuitry by using a first vehicular communications protocol in which respective messages are sent synchronously. The method further includes, as part of each transmitted message, including data which is consistent with another vehicular communications protocol in which messages are sent asynchronously on behalf of other vehicular communications circuits and which indicates to the other vehicular communications circuits a reservation time for ensuing message subframes.

Abstract: A data processing method and device are provided. The method includes: a receiving end acquires data to be processed, determines whether the data to be processed is relay data according to at least one of: information borne in the data to be processed, information borne in a message for applying for a resource for the data to be processed, information of a resource occupied by the message for applying for the resource for the data to be processed, and information needed for acquiring the data to be processed, and performs an operation on the data to be processed according to whether the data to be processed is the relay data.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of decoding, by a user equipment, a downlink signal in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving rate matching pattern information indicating a rate matching resource having a repetition period from a base station; and decoding a downlink shared channel using the rate matching pattern information.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a configurable demodulation reference signal (DMRS) when utilizing a fallback downlink control information (DCI) format that lacks DMRS antenna port information or DMRS sequence initialization information. The DMRS configuration may be identified based on one or more semi-static and/or dynamic parameters, such as a cell identifier, cell radio network temporary identifier, DMRS scrambling identifier, subframe number and/or slot index.

Abstract: A method for transmitting data including: receiving, by a terminal device, first resource indication information transmitted by a network device, the first resource indication information indicates a first frequency domain resource for transmitting a target channel in at least one time domain resource unit, a time domain resource for transmitting the target channel on a plurality of frequency domain resource units of the first frequency domain resource is same; receiving, by the terminal device, second resource indication information transmitted by the network device, the second resource indication information indicates a time domain resource for transmitting the target channel on each of a plurality of frequency domain resource units of a second frequency domain resource in the at least one time domain resource unit, time domain resources for transmitting the target channel on the plurality of frequency domain resource units of the second frequency domain resource are at least partially different.

Abstract: A method for regrouping multiple groups and a device are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a first group management functional entity, a group regrouping creation message sent by first UE, where the group regrouping creation message includes identifiers of N MCPTT groups, and the group regrouping creation message is used to request the first group management functional entity to create, according to the identifiers of the N MCPTT groups, a temporary group which is initiated by a first MCPTT user and into which the N MCPTT groups are regrouped; and the first MCPTT user belongs to at least one MCPTT group of the N MCPTT groups; and configuring information about the temporary group, where the information about the temporary group includes an identifier of the temporary group into which the N MCPTT groups are regrouped, and the identifiers of the N MCPTT groups.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from proper priority control. For example, communication devices in a proximity services user equipment to network relay scenario may benefit from proximity services priority control for multicast traffic. A method can include receiving, at a relay user equipment, an indication of proximity services priority from a remote user equipment. The method can also include applying, by the relay user equipment, a priority based on the indication received from the remote user equipment.

Abstract: Certain aspects are directed to a base station router for use within an analog distributed antenna system. The base station router comprises circuitry configured to: receive digital signals representing radio frequency channels from at least one base station; convert the digital signals to analog radio frequency signals; and communicate analog signals derived from the analog radio frequency signals to a plurality of remote antenna units of the analog distributed antenna system using analog communication links, the analog signals used for transmission of the analog radio frequency signals at each of a plurality of coverage zones at an antenna associated with each remote antenna unit of the plurality of remote antenna units.

Abstract: A user equipment according to a first aspect is a user equipment for a mobile communication system. The user equipment transmits and receives radio signals within a reduced bandwidth narrower than a system transmission and reception band. The user equipment performs radio communication with a base station by using the transceiver. The base station provides MBMS services via SC-PTM. The user equipment receives first information from the base station. The first information indicates at least one of: a maximum number of repetitions of a physical downlink control channel having a bandwidth equal to or less than the reduced bandwidth and a maximum number of repetitions of a physical downlink shared channel having a bandwidth equal to or less than the reduced bandwidth. The first information is transmitted from the base station by a system information block for the SC-PTM or a multicast control channel for the SC-PTM.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to coordinate node level adaptations. An example apparatus includes an adaptation support determiner to determine if an adaptation in an adaptation message is supported by a first device, an extractor to, in response to the determination that the adaptation in the adaptation message is supported by the first device, calculate a start-time for the first device based on (a) a transit duration of the adaptation message, (b) an execution duration of the adaptation in the adaptation message, and (c) a timestamp of when the second device sent the adaptation message, and an initiate a timer value for the first device and the second device, the timer value being a function of the start-time. The example apparatus further includes an installer to, in response to the timer value satisfying a threshold, execute the adaptation to reduce disruptions in the CPS.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, provided are a method for providing a broadcast service of an MBMS coordination entity (MCE) in a mobile communication system, and an MCE for performing the same. The method comprises the steps of: transmitting a terminal counting request message to at least one base station in a multicast-broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) area; receiving a counting result message comprising the number of terminals receiving a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) session for each cell of the base station from the base station; and determining MBMS resource allocation for each cell in the MBSFN area on the basis of the counting result message. In addition, it is possible to provide a base station and a terminal operating together with the MCE, and a method for the operation thereof.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications network comprising the terminal device and a base station. The wireless telecommunications network supports a random access procedure comprising an exchange of random access procedure messages between the terminal device and the base station. At least one of the random access procedure messages is a variable size uplink message. The method comprises: receiving from the base station an instruction to perform the random access procedure, wherein the instruction to perform the random access procedure comprises an indication of a message size to be used by the terminal device for the variable size uplink message during the random access procedure; and performing the random access procedure by exchanging random access procedure messages with the base station, including transmitting the uplink message of variable size with a size corresponding to the indicated message size received from the base station.

Abstract: A network node, wireless device, base station, user equipment and corresponding methods are provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to: select a first set and second set of reference signal resources in a subframe and aggregate the first set and second set of reference signal resources in the subframe to form a code division multiplexing, CDM, aggregation configuration. The first set and second set of reference signal resources in the subframe satisfy a temporal criterion such that any two resource elements in the first set and second set of reference signal resources have up to a maximum time separation of six OFDM symbols. The first set and second set of reference signal resources in the subframe satisfy a frequency criterion such that any two resource elements in the first set and second set of reference signal resources have up to a maximum frequency separation of six subcarriers.

Abstract: A passive tag transponder circuit comprising a receive antenna, reflect antenna, and rectifier network. The receive antenna can be configured to receive an ambient RF signal having a frequency of fc, or, a backscattered RF signal having a frequency of 2fc. The reflect antenna can be configured to receive a rectified output signal from the rectifier network, the rectified output signal having a frequency of 2fc. The reflect antenna can be configured to send a backscattered signal at the frequency of 2fc. The rectifier network can be connected to receive an input corresponding to the ambient RF from the receive antenna and send the rectified output to the reflect antenna.

Abstract: The terminal supporting the public safety service based on the evolved multimedia broadcast multicast services (eMBMS) service needs to reselect a frequency providing the eMBMS service in the idle mode. The terminal may be configured to: receive a connection release message including priority information on frequencies for cell reselection; determine whether the terminal is in the idle mode; and perform, if the terminal is in the idle mode, cell reselection by selecting a cell to camp on based on the priority information. Here, the priority information may be configured so that the highest priority is assigned to the MBMS serving frequency used by the terminal to receive the MBMS service. In this way, the terminal supporting the public safety service may continuously receive the public safety service by selecting the current frequency during cell reselection.

Abstract: A method embodiment includes receiving, by a network device, a cooperation candidate set (CCS) and determining a cooperation active set (CAS). The CCS includes a plurality of potential cooperating user equipment (CUEs) for selection to the CAS, and the plurality of potential CUEs is selected from a plurality of user equipment (UEs) in the network. The CAS is a set of CUEs selected from the CCS. A target user equipment (TUE) and the set of CUEs form a virtual multipoint transceiver.

Abstract: Techniques for presenting, at a graphical user interface (GUI), a constellation view of communications associated with node groups of a network disclosed. A GUI presents icons arranged on concentric rings. Icons on one ring represent device groups. Icons on another ring represent address groups. Icons on another ring represent intranet groups. Each icon is selectable to request information about the communications of the corresponding node group. Connections are drawn between the selected icon and other icons to represent the communications. Each connection is selectable to request additional information regarding the communication.

Abstract: A wireless communication terminal communicating wirelessly with a base wireless communication terminal and unassociated with the base wireless communication terminal is disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method for the presentation of advertisements is present. According to one embodiment, a number of impressions of an advertisement message are presented over a computer network such as the Internet to a variety of viewer computers. Depending on the actions taken by the viewers (e.g., whether the Viewer selects the advertising message and accesses a web-link to the advertiser's web-site), bonus exposure (e.g., an additional number of impressions provided to the viewers) of the advertising message is given.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for communicating resource activation details are disclosed. A method of resource activation by a group application server may include requesting, by the group application server, establishment of a distributed resource to be established in a broadcast area and an indication of profess to establish the distributed resource, and receiving a first notification at the group application server. The first notification may be indicative of progress in the establishment of the distributed resource and may be received before the distributed resource is established in the broadcast area.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-readable media for vehicle wireless device discovery are provided. A wireless device may use a discovery code to announce information, such as a type of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication. The discovery code may be used by another wireless device in proximity (e.g., a monitoring wireless device) to discover the announcing wireless device. The wireless devices may exchange packets using vehicle-to-everything communication.

Abstract: A method for reporting channel information by a station (STA) in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving a null data packet announcement (NDP-A) frame from a first access point (AP); when it is determined that the NDP-A frame is for joint transmission of a plurality of APs, measuring a channel for a first AP having transmitted the NDP-A frame and a channel for at least one second AP channel which has not transmitted the NDP-A frame; and transmitting channel information for the plurality of APs, which has been acquired according to a result of the channel measurement, to the first AP, wherein when the NDP-A frame is for the joint transmission, the STA can acquire channel information relating to the plurality of APs through a plurality of NDP frames received from the plurality of APs after receiving the NDP-A frame one time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for occupying an unlicensed band channel, thereby avoiding misjudgment of an occupied unlicensed band state. A method for occupying an unlicensed band channel includes: a user equipment receiving a power increase rate of a reference signal transmission unit of an unlicensed band channel determined by a secondary cell (Scell) base station; the user equipment receiving, in the unlicensed band channel, a sub-frame of reference signal transmission unit level power distribution sent by the Scell base station; the user equipment decoding the power increase rate; and the user equipment using the power increase rate to process the sub-frame.

Abstract: A communication device performs processing of transmission and reception of wireless signals in a period of a predetermined length, which arrives at a predetermined time interval, processing of requesting a particular communication device, belonging to a group of a plurality of communication devices that are synchronized regarding the period, for proxy regarding at least one processing of transmission and reception of wireless signals in the period, and processing of deciding whether or not to perform a request for proxy, in accordance with a frequency of the period in which the communication means performing transmission and reception of wireless signals, out of a plurality of the periods.

Abstract: In wireless communications for multi-users, a station may generate a first frame and transmit the first frame to an access point. The first frame may include media access control protocol data units (MPDUs). Each MPDU is associated with a traffic identifier (TID). In one aspect, a TID of one of the MPDUs is different from a TID of another one of the MPDUs. In response to receiving the first frame, the access point may generate a second frame based on the first frame. The second frame may include an indication that all of the MPDUs having TIDs are received. The access point may transmit the second frame to the station. Other methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of decoding, by a user equipment, a downlink signal in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving rate matching pattern information indicating a rate matching resource having a repetition period from a base station; and decoding a downlink shared channel using the rate matching pattern information.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for processing a received data packet are provided. The method involves determining whether the received data packet is to be recorded and applying to the packet a virtual LAN identification tag from a first group of one or more predetermined virtual LAN identification tags if it is determined that the packet is to be recorded. A recording management system is also provided, including an apparatus and a forwarding network element. The forwarding network element is arranged to inspect as received data packet and determine a virtual LAN identification tag of the packet. The forwarding network element is further arranged to cops the data packet if the virtual LAN identification tag of the packet is in the first group and to send the copy of the data packet to a recording element.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first communication unit that performs first wireless communication, which is long-distance wireless communication with a terminal, a second communication unit that performs second wireless communication, which is short-distance wireless communication with the terminal, and a control unit that, if notified from the terminal that an amount of information accumulated in the terminal is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, switches from the first communication unit to the second communication unit.

Abstract: A communication device selects whether to communicate with another communication device via a constructing device configured to construct a wireless network or communicate via a direct wireless interface based on a fact that the another communication device selected by a user is one redundantly detected by both a search method via the constructing device and a search method without intervention of the constructing device.

Abstract: A beamforming method and apparatus are disclosed, to expand coverage of a PDCCH in a particular direction, and improve demodulation performance of the PDCCH. Under this method, a cell-specific reference signal CRS wide beam can be combined by a base station with N CRS narrow beams to form N CRS composite beams. A first beam can be selected by the base station from the N CRS composite beams. Beamforming processing can be performed by the base station on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based on a weight of the first beam to form a second beam. The first beam and the second beam can be sent.

Abstract: Provided are a configuration method and configuration device for a reference signal and a communication node. The method applied to a first communication node includes: configuring configuration signaling; carrying, by the configuration signaling, parameter configuration for N reference signal resources, the parameter configuration at least includes channel characteristic requirement indication information; and sending the configuration signaling to a second communication node to enable the second communication node to obtain the parameter configuration, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.