Abstract: A network adapter includes a host interface and a scheduler. The host interface is configured to receive, from one or more hosts, packets for transmission to respective destinations over a network. The scheduler is configured to synchronize to a time-division schedule that is employed in the network, the time-division schedule specifying (i) multiple time-slots and (ii) multiple respective groups of the destinations that are reachable during the time-slots, and, based on the time-division schedule, to schedule transmission times of the packets to the network on time-slots during which the respective destinations of the packets are reachable.

Abstract: Functionality in a network device is specified by an application installation file that describes programmable devices used to implement the functionality. Profiles for programmable devices generated from the application installation file and stored on the network device. A profile database stores profiles associated with functionality specified in previously received application installation files. A profile associated with a selected functionality is selected to implement the selected functionality, including loading one or more bitfiles identified in the selected profile to program the programmable devices associated with the selected functionality.

Abstract: An electronic device that performs a scan is described. During operation, the electronic device may perform, using a scanning radio, the scan of a band of frequencies, where the scanning radio only receives frames. Then, the electronic device may receive, using the scanning radio, a beacon associated with a second electronic device, where the beacon includes information associated with operation of a third electronic device in a second band of frequencies. Next, the electronic device may perform, using a data radio, a second scan of the second band of frequencies based at least in part on the information, where the data radio transmits and/or receives second frames, and where the second scan is performed, at least in part, while the scan is performed. Note that the electronic device may not be associated with (or may not have a connection with) the second electronic device and/or the third electronic device.

Abstract: In some aspects, the present disclosure provides methods, apparatuses, and systems for efficient thermal mitigation while maintaining wireless device performance on a primary component carrier (PCC). Embodiments described may include implementation of target transceiver module configurations, where bandwidth (e.g., PCC bands and secondary component carrier (SCC) bands) may be monitored by a wireless device based on intra-module target configurations and/or inter-module target configurations. An intra-module target configuration may include a target transceiver module monitoring both PCC bands and SCC bands. An inter-module target configuration may include or refer to a plurality of target transceiver modules together monitoring PCC bands and SCC bands.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and techniques for communication network operation, and particularly communications between network nodes having multi-modal communication capabilities.

Abstract: In various embodiments, the predicted location of a user within an institutional space is associated with a node at or near that location, and a virtual desktop is prepared before a user has actually logged on and authenticated. Although users are not accorded access to applications and sensitive data until they have properly authenticated themselves, the virtual desktop and associated data are assembled and retrieved in the background in order to eliminate delay following log-on.

Abstract: A user equipment device (UE) initiates the creation of a dedicated bearer between a local gateway (L-GW) and a packet data network gateway (P-GW). A GTP tunnel is established to connect the L-GW, a serving gateway (S-GW), and the P-GW. The L-GW and P-GW apply Network Address Translation (NAT) and/or Traffic Flow Template (TFT) to route the traffic between the LS and a Service Capacity Server/Application Server (SCS/AS). Alternatively, an SCS-initiates the bearer creation, and an SCEF manages the creation of the GTP tunnel connection. The L-GW may be co-located with an Evolved UTRAN Node B (eNB) and/or connected to multiple eNBs which are not co-located with the L-GW.

Abstract: Provided is a relay device including: a relay unit configured to perform a relay process for a frame transmitted and received between a plurality of function units; and a relay management unit. The relay unit receives, from a function unit, a target frame. When a content of the target frame satisfies a predetermined condition, the relay management unit stores, in the target frame, position information which is information regarding a position, in the in-vehicle network, of a function unit as a request source of a service related to the target frame or a function unit as a request destination of the service related to the target frame, and outputs the target frame having the position information stored therein, to the relay unit. The relay unit transmits the target frame received from the relay management unit, to a function unit which is a destination of the target frame.

Abstract: A terminal device comprising a transceiver, a memory, and a processor is provided. The terminal device may send in a network, an IMS registration request to a network device in the network, and may start an IMS timer corresponding to the network. If the terminal device does not receive a registration accept message from the network device when the IMS timer expires, the terminal device deactivates the network. The network may be one of a first network and a second network, the network device may be one of a first network device and a second network device, and each of the first network and the second network corresponds to an IMS timer with a different duration. In this way, different waiting durations may be provided for IMS registration processes in different networks, to improve user communication experience.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a channel state information (CSI) report configuration with a codebook list, for example, for non-coherent joint transmission (NCJT). A method for wireless communication that can be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a CSI report configuration. The CSI report configuration is associated with one or more CSI reference signal (RS) resources. Each CSI-RS resource includes a set of ports or port groups. The UE receives a list of codebooks associated with the configuration. The UE determines at least one codebook, from the list of codebooks, to apply for one or more triggered CSI-RS resources.

Abstract: A system and method for determining and monitoring occupancy level of items placed on a surface are provided. The system comprises receiving frequency words from tags placed on the surface, wherein each tag is configured to transmit a plurality of frequency words; extracting at least one data feature from the plurality of frequency words, wherein each data feature changes in response to an item placed in a proximity to a respective tag; determining, based on the extracted at least one data feature from a group of tags placed on the surface and based on at least one baseline, the occupancy level of items placed on the surface; and reporting the determined occupancy level of items.

Abstract: In general, the invention relates to a method for programming a network device to perform routing of data packets between and/or within networks. More specifically, the method provides a more efficient process for updating the forwarding equivalence class (FEC) table with minimal impacting of the mappings in the forward information base (FIB) of the network device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for Wi-Fi sensing are provided. A method for Wi-Fi sensing carried out by a sensing decision unit in operation on at least one processor configured to execute instructions. Measured channel state information (M-CSI) representing a sensing measurement and receiver front end state information (RFE-SI) are received. According to the RFE-SI, sensing decision input information is determined.

Abstract: Access Point ranging and placement on a floorplan may be provided. A host AP may range each neighbor AP of the host AP. One or more neighbor APs that failed ranging with the host AP may be categorized in a failed neighbor AP list. The host AP may re-range each of the one or more neighbor APs in the failed neighbor AP list with a modified ranging parameter. At least one neighbor AP of the one or more neighbor APs may be categorized in the failed neighbor AP list that succeeded in re-ranging with the host AP in an extended range neighbor AP list.

Abstract: A securing method in a computing or communication network, the method making it possible to isolate a station connected to a wireless communication device of the network and identified as not complying with the security requirements defined for the network. The isolation of the connected station is performed automatically by a connection to a quarantine zone of the network, excluded from a so-called trusted zone. The device identified as not complying with the security requirements can, for example, access a wide-area network, such as the internet, but cannot access a secure local network.

Abstract: A gantry of a computed tomography system is rotated relative to a fixed base body of the computed tomography system. During the rotation of the gantry, digital data is transmitted between the gantry and the base body from a data source via a modulator, a transmission channel and a demodulator to a data sink. A transmission signal generated by the modulator by modulating a data stream supplied to the modulator from the data source is pre-distorted by a pre-distortion facility. The pre-distorted transmission signal is supplied to the transmission channel. Alternatively, or in addition, a transmitted signal transmitted via the transmission channel is post-distorted by a post-distortion facility and the post-distorted signal is supplied to the demodulator. The pre-distortion rule and/or the post-distortion rule are repeatedly reset by a setting facility during the rotation of the gantry.

Abstract: An omni-directional small cell base station antenna includes at least one array of a first frequency on a lower portion of the antenna, at least one second array of a second frequency on an upper portion of the antenna, and at least one third array of a third frequency on the upper portion of the antenna. The second frequency is higher than the first frequency, and the third frequency is higher than the second frequency. The at least one second array at a second frequency includes a plurality of reflector plates with antenna elements of the second frequency thereon, and the at least one third array at a third frequency includes a plurality of reflector plates with antenna elements of the third frequency thereon. The reflector plates of the at least one second array are interspersed between the reflector plates of the at least one third array such that the reflector plates of the second and third arrays alternate around the circumference of the upper portion of the antenna.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods directed to configuring traffic specification for wireless communication. In one aspect, a first wireless communication device may configure a bitmap indicating a plurality of traffic identifiers (TIDs) sharing a traffic specification (TSPEC) element. The first wireless communication device may send a message including the bitmap to a second wireless communication device.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods and apparatuses for providing access to a network slice in a communication system. In an embodiment, a network server that implements a Control Plane (CP) Network Function (NF) may receive a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message from a wireless transmit and receive unit (WTRU). The NAS message comprises a Mobility Management (MM) message for registration and a Session Management (SM) messages for a specific service provided by the network slice. After selecting the network slice, the network server may transmit the SM message to another CP NF in the network slice to establish a communication link between the WTRU and the network slice.

Abstract: A system and methods for estimating the location of a mobile device are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, a mobile device receives, at a first time t1, a wireless electromagnetic signal, where the wireless electromagnetic signal comprises a first identifier that identifies a first beacon that transmitted the wireless electromagnetic signal. The mobile device receives, at a second time t2, t2>t1, an ultrasound signal lacking an identification of the source of the ultrasound signal. A time difference of arrival (TODA) t2?t1 is compared to a maximum TDOA. A location of the mobile device is estimated based on the TDOA only when the TDOA is less than or equal to the maximum TDOA.

Abstract: Various example embodiments for supporting source routing are presented herein. Various example embodiments for supporting source routing may be configured to support source route compression for source routing. Various example for supporting source route compression for source routing may be configured to support communication of a source routed packet over a path from an ingress node to an egress node over a network, wherein the network includes a set of network elements having a respective set of network element identifiers sharing a common prefix, wherein the source routed packet has encoded therein a source route block including the common prefix and an offset list, wherein the offset list includes a set of offset values associated with respective ones of the network elements of the path and configured to be combined with the common prefix to recover the network element identifiers of the respective ones of the network elements of the path.

Abstract: A method of switching an operation mode of a first multi-link device includes the first multi-link device establishing a plurality of links to a second multi-link device, and the first multi-link device determining according to a channel condition whether to receive a plurality of streams via the plurality of links or via one of the plurality of links.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device in which a processing system defines service attributes for a function of an internet multimedia subsystem (IMS) core; the function is dedicated for providing a service to a user endpoint (UE) device. The processing system facilitates constructing a resource profile of the IMS core that includes the function; registering the function at a network repository function (NRF) associated with the IMS core; discovering the function from the NRF; obtaining a service requirement of the UE; and matching the service requirement with the service attributes in accordance with matching criteria. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: In a case where a frequency band in which a wireless network 101 is established by a communication device (102) is switched from a 6 GHz band to another frequency band, the communication device (102) generates a management frame complying with Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 series standards including Robust Security Network Element (RSNE) including a value “1” in a Management Frame Protection Capable (MFPC) field and a value “0” in a Management Frame Protection Required (MFPR) field, and transmits the generated management frame.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method, system, base station, and terminal. The method includes: sending, by a first BS, a broadcast message, which comprises: a NID and a PLMN ID, which correspond to each of one or more SNPNs supported by the first BS; receiving, by the first BS, a connection request sent from a terminal, wherein the connection request represents that the first BS supports at least one of one or more SNPNs subscribed by the terminal; establishing, by the first BS, a RRC connection with the terminal; receiving, by the first BS, a RRC connection setup complete message sent from the terminal, wherein the RRC connection setup complete message carries a NID and a PLMN ID, which correspond to a SNPN that the terminal selects to access; and connecting, by the first BS, the terminal to the SNPN that the terminal selects to access.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hierarchical management method and system for a terminal device. The terminal device comprises at least one control system, and at least one peripheral apparatus, which is connected to the control system. In the method, when a terminal device receives a wake-up signal during dormancy, a control system corresponding to the wake-up signal is woken up, and the control system in a wake-up state grades an operation mode of the control system according to a data load; and according to the operation mode, a peripheral apparatus that needs to perform data processing is woken up.

Abstract: An instrument holder generally includes a carriage rotatable with respect to a carriage support, a light pipe extending axially through the carriage, and an electrical conductor extending through the carriage radially outward of the light pipe. The light pipe can transmit light energy and the electrical conductor can transmit electricity between a proximal end portion and a distal end portion of the carriage to a medical instrument. The rotatable carriage may include a sterile adapter assembly positioned at the proximal and/or distal end portions of the rotatable carriage. The sterile adapter assembly may include a roll disk rotatable with respect to the outer frame, an inner disk rotatable with respect to the roll disk, and a light pipe to transmit light energy through the roll disk. The inner disk can transfer movement of an actuator between the rotatable carriage and the instrument.

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive a constellation symbol that includes indications that each are associated with a respective WTRU of a plurality of WTRUs. The WTRU may determine that a first weight associated with a first indication of the indications is different than a second weight associated with a second indication of the indications. The indications may comprise indications of bits modulated at a multi-user constellation bit division multiple access modulator (MU-CBDMAM).

Abstract: A device implementing dynamic controller selection may include a processor configured to generate a connectivity graph based on a scan for accessory devices, the connectivity graph including a connectivity metric value for a discovered accessory device. The processor may be configured to broadcast the connectivity graph and receive another connectivity graph broadcasted by another electronic device that includes another connectivity metric value for the accessory device. The processor may be configured to receive a request to provide an instruction to the accessory device and determine which of the electronic devices will provide the instruction based on the connectivity metric values. The processor may be further configured to, when the electronic device is determined, provide the instruction for transmission to the accessory device, and when the other electronic device is determined, provide, for transmission to the other electronic device, the instruction to be provided to the accessory device.

Abstract: In a wireless local area network (WLAN) system, a transmitting multi-link device (MLD) may defer the transmission of a PPDU on a first link, even if a back-off counter of a non-primary link reaches zero, as long as a back-off counter of a primary link does not reach zero. When the transmission of the PPDU is deferred, the back-off counter may be kept at zero.

Abstract: In some examples, a wireless device includes a communication interface to communicate with a wireless network, and at least one processor configured to, receive, from an access point (AP), information including a network address policy of the wireless network. The at least one processor is configured to further, in response to the information including the network address policy, use an address of the wireless device according to the network address policy.

Abstract: An example according to the present specification relates to a technique for configuring a preamble in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system. A transmitting STA may generate and transmit an EHT PPDU. The EHT PPDU may comprise an L-SIG field, an RL-SIG field, a first control field, and a second control field. A result of “modulo 3 operation” for a length field value of the L-SIG field may be set to “0.” The RL-SIG field may be configured to be the same as the L-SIG field. The first control field may comprise 3-bit information on the version of a PPDU, 6-bit information on a BSS color, and 7-bit information on TXOP.

Abstract: Autonomous management of wireless connectivity of priority response vehicles is provided. It is received, from a communications network including a plurality of access points, the access points configured to provide communications services to priority vehicles and non-priority vehicles, locations of the priority vehicles over the communications network. A SON server is utilized, in communication with the plurality of access points, to optimize wireless connectivity for the priority vehicles. It is received, by an enhanced vehicle management system (EVMS) server, in communication with the SON server, network quality information from the SON server. The priority vehicles are routed based on the network quality information.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to shared antenna tuning. An electronic device may receive a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) tune request to tune a shared antenna to a GNSS signal frequency. The electronic device may then tune the antenna to the GNSS signal frequency and enable a GNSS receiver. The electronic device may also receive a cellular tune request to tune the antenna to a cellular frequency. The electronic device may tune the antenna to a cellular frequency and may deactivate the GNSS receiver or blank the GNSS receiver. In some embodiments, the electronic device may also communicate with a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite. During LEO satellite communication, the electronic device may transmit a signal to blank a GNSS L1 receiver to avoid signal interference with the LEO satellite communication, and activate a GNSS L5 receiver to receive GNSS signals.

Abstract: A control method that is achieved by a refrigerator application installed in portable terminal (110), the control method including the steps of instructing an operating system (OS) of portable terminal (110) to connect to a refrigerator in operation in a software access point mode, and sending a service set identifier (SSID) of an access point and a password for connecting to the access point to the refrigerator. An SSID of the refrigerator that operates in the software access point mode, and a password for connecting to the refrigerator that operates in the software access point mode are incorporated in the refrigerator application in advance.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for storage system interface discovery with a limited number of persistent host discovery connections. One method comprises receiving, by a receiving storage system interface of multiple storage system interfaces, a discovery connection request from a given host interface; transforming, by the receiving storage system interface, an identifier of a host device associated with the given host interface to obtain an identifier of a given storage system interface; determining, by the receiving storage system interface, whether the identifier of the given storage system interface identifies the receiving storage system interface; and in response to the identifier of the given storage system interface identifying the receiving storage system interface, the receiving storage system interface (i) provides a persistent discovery connection to the given host interface; and (ii) provides discovery information to the given host interface identifying a set of available storage system interfaces.

Abstract: Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) Quality of Service (QoS) in overlapped administrative domains may be provided. A first Access Point (AP) may detect at least a second AP in a Co-Channel Interference (CCI) range. A micro-transaction auction between the first AP and at least the second AP may be established, and the first AP may provide compensation to second AP to acquire an agreement, from the second AP, to forgo transmitting during an upcoming service period. Next, the first AP may schedule transmissions for the service period and then transmit in the service period without interference from the second AP.

Abstract: A call processing method includes: an application service device is configured to send a data channel establishment indication message to the application media device when detecting that a terminal device initiates or receives a call service, to indicate the application media device to establish a data channel with the terminal device. The application media device is configured to: receive the data channel establishment indication message from the application service device, establish the data channel with the terminal device, and send first service page information corresponding to the call service to the terminal device through the data channel. It can be learned that, a control plane and a media plane in the call processing system are separated, the application service device is configured to implement a function of the control plane, and the application media device is configured to implement a function of the media plane.

Abstract: This technology allows for determining the location of client devices via radio scanning for triggered orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (“OFDMA”) uplinks. Access points (“APs”) are configured for OFDMA transmissions. A first AP transmits a trigger frame on particular channel to stations in the wireless network. Neighboring APs scan channels for trigger frames (“TF”). Upon detection of a TF, neighboring APs associate a station identifier with a frequency allocation, or resource unit, in the TF. The neighboring APs receive an OFDMA uplink from the stations, determine a received signal strength indicator (“RSSI”) value for each frequency allocation in the OFDMA uplink, and transmit the RSSI values with the associated station identifier to the first AP. The first AP determines the location of each station by mapping a distance value to the RSSI values.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and techniques for wireless communications. For instance, a wireless device may receive a signal from a first wireless network while the wireless device is in an idle mode; determine, from the received signal, a signal to noise ratio (SNR) and a doppler shift; retrieve stored network capability information; and estimate, based on the SNR, the doppler shift, and the stored network capability information, a throughput of the first wireless network.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for analyzing management frames for multiple basic service sets (BSSs). In one aspect, a wireless node may obtain a first management frame from a wireless local area network (WLAN) apparatus, the WLAN apparatus operating multiple virtual access points (VAPs) respectively corresponding to multiple BSSs. The wireless node may determine whether the first management frame includes a BSS profile of a BSS associated with the wireless node based, at least in part, on an arrangement of a plurality of BSS profiles within one or more management frames. The wireless node may determine to further process the first management frame based, at least in part, on a determination that the first management frame includes the BSS profile of the BSS associated with the wireless node.

Abstract: A method performed by a terminal for handling listen before talk (LBT) failure in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises identifying consistent LBT failure for active uplink (UL) bandwidth part (BWP) in a serving cell, identifying at least one UL BWP for which consistent LBT failure has not been triggered on same carrier in the serving cell, wherein the at least one UL BWP is configured with physical random access channel (PRACH) occasion, and switching the active UL BWP to an UL BWP among the at least one UL BWP.

Abstract: A method for processing a packet on an SR network is provided, including: receiving a packet, where a packet header of the packet includes a destination address field, a first pointer, a second pointer, and a list used to process the packet, the list includes a plurality of sequentially arranged identifiers, and a value of the first pointer and a value of the second pointer jointly indicate a location of a first identifier in the plurality of identifiers in the list; determining the first identifier based on the value of the first pointer and the value of the second pointer; and copying the first identifier to the destination address field. In this method, a CL pointer is set in the packet header to jointly form a two-dimensional pointer with an SL pointer, to indicate a location of a C-SID in a SID list.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to using enhanced high efficiency (HE) frames. A device may determine a high efficiency signal-B (HE-SIG-B) field for a high efficiency (HE) frame, the HE-SIG-B field comprising a common information field and a user information field. The device may determine a data portion of the HE frame, wherein the data portion includes one or more resource units (RUs) with a size equal to a number of tones. The device may determine a first resource allocation subfield and a second resource allocation subfield of the common information field based at least in part on the number of tones. The device may cause to send the HE frame.

Abstract: This application provides a data packet processing method and apparatus, applied to a satellite communications system. An earth surface, space, and network space are divided based on a satellite constellation and an ephemeris of a satellite, and an identifier is allocated to each ground area, each space area, and each network that are sub-divisions of the earth surface, space and network space, to establish a fixed mapping relationship between the EID, the SID, and the NID. In addition, each satellite maintains mapping relationship information recording the mapping relationship. Unless a satellite joins the constellation or one satellite leave service, the mapping relationship recorded in the mapping relationship information does not need to be updated. Based on the mapping relationship information, a satellite may route a data packet, thereby reducing a large amount of signaling interaction caused by establishing and maintaining a routing table in the conventional manner.

Abstract: An electronic device may establish a standby network having a service set identifier (SSID). Moreover, the electronic device may receive, from a controller, information specifying neighbors of the electronic device, where the neighbors are within wireless communication range of the electronic device and include a second electronic device. When the electronic device is unable to communicate with the controller, the electronic device may select the second electronic device from the neighbors, where the second electronic device implements a second instance of the standby network having the SSID. Then, the electronic device may provide a message to the second electronic device. Moreover, the electronic device may receive a response to the message from the second electronic device.

Abstract: Frame collisions are prevented in a communication system in which wireless communication is performed in accordance with the IEEE 802.11 standard. A communication unit receives terminal list information including respective addresses of wireless terminals belonging to a predetermined network. In a case where a frame the destination of which is an address included in the transmitted terminal list information is received, a control unit sets a period to prohibit data transmission until communication in the predetermined networks is completed, and in a case where a frame the destination of which is another address not included in the terminal list information is received, the control unit sets a period to prohibit data communication until communication in a network to which the other address belongs is completed.

Abstract: A method and system for networking of spliced building blocks, and the spliced building blocks applicable to wireless networking are provided.

Abstract: A control method of an information processing device that is capable of performing communication by Wi-Fi® and communication by Bluetooth® includes accepting a predetermined instruction based on a user operation to the information processing device, executing, after the predetermined instruction is accepted, displaying processing that displays a predetermined screen that is a screen for allowing the information processing device to communicate with a communication device by Wi-Fi® based on a fact that the information processing device is not able to perform communication with the communication device by Wi-Fi®, and executing, after the predetermined instruction is accepted, communication processing that communicates, with the communication device by Bluetooth®, predetermined information for establishing a wireless connection of the communication device by Wi-Fi®.

Abstract: A method for accessing a wireless local area network (WLAN) includes a terminal receiving type information of the WLAN and identification information of the WLAN from an access point. The terminal determines a type of the WLAN based on the type information. The terminal sends, to the access point when the terminal determines that the type is a type I, a message requesting to access the WLAN. The message carries a virtual media access control (MAC) address, where the virtual MAC address identifies the terminal, and where the virtual MAC address is different from a device MAC address of the terminal.