Abstract: Methods and systems for a multiple domain quality of service software-defined networking (SDN) controller are described. A method includes discovering network devices in a network, collecting traffic flow data from each of the discovered network devices, collecting configuration and operational data from each of the discovered network devices, categorizing the traffic flow data into traffic flow types for presentation as a first level view, determining source and destination pairs for each traffic flow in each of the traffic flow types for presentation as a second level view, generating network device micro-topologies for each of the source and destination pairs for presentation as a third level view, mapping at least one network device characteristic for each network device in each network device micro-topology for presentation as a fourth level view, and performing corrective measures on network devices identified for issues from the presented network device characteristics.

Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure are directed to network layer channel bonding. In one implementation, a method comprises: operating a first communication device to transmit data to a second communication device over multiple communication links, each of the communication links associated with a respective communication medium; receiving, at the first communication device, an input data stream for transmission to the second communication device, the input data stream comprising packets; determining, at the first communication device, a throughput and latency of each of the communication links; based on the determined throughput and latency of each of the communication links: dividing the packets into multiple sets, each of the sets configured to be transmitted by the first communication device over a respective one of the communication links; and transmitting, from the first communication device to the second communication device, each of the sets of packets over the set's respective communication link.

Abstract: Redundant transmitters send the same sequence numbers without matching the sequence numbers. The transmission system includes a PTP grand master, a first and second transmitters configured to synchronize a time with the PTP grand master according to PTP and receive video signals distributed from one video signal, and a receiver connected to the first and second transmitters over an IP-network, the first transmitter and the second transmitter respectively divide the video signals into a plurality of IP-packets, calculate an initial value for RTP sequence numbers based on PTP timestamps in accordance with the synchronized time according to PTP, set the RTP sequence numbers sequential from the initial value to a RTP sequence fields in the plurality of IP-packets respectively, and send the IP-packets to the receiver via a first and second transmission paths according to RTP.

Abstract: Communications architecture, system topology and connectivity, messaging protocols, packet design, and control procedures, and implementation thereof in smart home and “internet of things” (IoT) systems and devices.

Abstract: Assessing risk of a cyber security failure in a computer network of an entity includes: assessing risk of an entity, using a computer agent configured to collect information from at least publicly accessible Internet elements, and automatically recommending, based at least in part on the assessed risk, changes to reduce the assessed risk to mitigate the theoretical damage. The assessed risk comprises a cyber security failure risk in a computer network of the entity; and the assessing of risk comprises: generating a disaster scenario that comprises elements of a disaster event; modeling the disaster scenario against a profile of the entity; and determining theoretical damage based at least in part on the modeling.

Abstract: A third-party system for controlling conference equipment includes at least one conference device, at least one server, and at least one host device. The conference device, arranged in a physical room, corresponds to at least one recognition datum, and the recognition datum corresponds to the physical position of the physical room. The server, signally connected to the conference device, stores the recognition datum. The host device, wirelessly connected to the server, stores the recognition datum. The host device has at least one first control APP program built therein, and the first control APP program corresponds to the server. The host device uses the first control APP program and the recognition datum to control the conference device through the server during at least one given period.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to A communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method for efficiently processing PDCP control data of a PDCP layer device if a system supporting a high-reliability low-latency service employs a packet duplication transmission technology is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method by which a multimedia device processes a multimedia packet. To this end, a multimedia packet, which comprises a header including a type information field having type information recorded therein, and a payload including data of a type indicated by the type information, is received, and, when it is recognized that null data is not included in the payload by the type information, the data included in the payload may be processed.

Abstract: A wireless device receives configuration of logical channels grouped into logical channel groups comprising a first logical channel group. A truncated buffer status report is transmitted. The truncated buffer status report comprises: a presence bit, and a plurality of buffer size fields. The presence bit indicates a presence of a buffer size field for the first logical channel group. The plurality of buffer size fields are for logical channel groups with logical channels having data for transmission following a decreasing order of priority. A number of the plurality of buffer size fields are determined based on a number of padding bits.

Abstract: Techniques are described to provide for re-timing a packetized radio flow to clean noise induced by packet delay variation of a packet network. In one example, a method includes receiving, at a first node of a fronthaul network, a Radio over Ethernet (RoE) frame transmitted by a second node in which the RoE frame comprises a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) bit stream associated with a first radio device, a sequence number, and a first time stamp. The method may further include generating a second time stamp by the first node upon obtaining the RoE frame; calculating an induced delay value based, at least in part, on the first time stamp and the second time stamp; calculating a re-timing value based on a re-timing interval and the induced delay value; and transmitting the CPRI bit stream to a second radio device based on the re-timing value.

Abstract: A system and method for facilitating the recovery and return of lost physical items through a communication network, involving adhering a label having a unique identifier thereon to a physical item; storing a database record including the unique identifier and a user identification, the record further including the name of the owner of the physical item; recovering a lost physical item; receiving, by a client server, the unique identifier associated with the recovered lost physical item; searching, by a processing device, the database for a matching unique identifier with the unique identifier associated with the recovered lost physical item; and communicating to the user the name of the owner of the recovered lost physical item through the communication network.

Abstract: A method of operating a storage device includes receiving, from a host, a first packet containing a buffer address indicating a location of a data buffer selected from among a plurality of data buffers in the host, parsing the buffer address from the first packet, and transmitting a second packet containing the buffer address to the host in response to the first packet.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining an uplink control channel resource to use for transmitting uplink control information to a network node are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device comprises receiving a first downlink control channel message that schedules a first downlink shared channel transmission, receiving a second downlink control channel message that schedules a second downlink shared channel transmission, and determining an uplink control channel resource to use for transmitting uplink control information to a network node.

Abstract: This application discloses a transmission method, a transmission apparatus, and a communications device. The transmission method includes: performing polar encoding on a bit sequence, to obtain an encoded sequence, where the bit sequence includes control information and a cyclic redundancy check CRC sequence; fragmenting the encoded sequence, to obtain n encoded subsequences, where n is an integer, and n>0; and scrambling the n encoded subsequences by using n scrambling sequences respectively, to obtain n scrambled sequences. In the transmission method, the n scrambling sequences are newly defined based on encoding and decoding features of a polar code, and the n scrambling sequences additionally carry ?log2n?-bit information. According to the foregoing encoding method, signaling overheads are reduced.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a radio access method, apparatus and system, and a computer storage medium. The method may include: receiving indication signaling transmitted by a base station, determining a transmission mode of an access signal according to the indication signaling and transmitting the access signal in the transmission mode.

Abstract: A digital broadcast receiver for processing a broadcast signal, includes a tuner configured to receive the broadcast signal including Physical Layer Pipes (PLPs), wherein the PLPs carry link layer packets; and a controller coupled to the tuner, wherein the controller is configured to select and decode a specific PLP, detect and acquire first signaling information for supporting a channel scan and second signaling information for a robust header compression, wherein the second signaling information for the robust header compression includes a PLP identifier, profile information for representing a range of multiple protocols used to compress at least one stream, and a maximum value of a context identifier, select and decode another PLP to receive the at least one stream based on the second signaling information for the robust header compression, and decompress the at least one stream.

Abstract: A transmitting apparatus is provided. The transmitting apparatus includes: a packet generator generating a packet including a header and a payload from an input stream including a plurality of input packets; and a signal processor signal-processing the packet, wherein the header includes a base header which includes: a first field indicating a packet type of the input packets; wherein when the first field is set to a value indicating that the packet type of the input packets is a TS packet, the base header comprises a second field indicating a number of TS packets included in the payload and a third field set to a first value indicating that the header of the packet does not comprises an additional header or a second value indicating that the header of the packet further comprises the additional header, and wherein the third field is set to the second value when TS header compression to remove at least one header of the TS packets is applied to generate the packet.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and/or methods to provide data processing offload. An apparatus may determine whether a task is to be processed locally at a client device or remotely off the client device and issue the task to a wireless network and/or a wired network when the task is to be processed remotely off the client device at a server device. An apparatus may identify the task from the wireless network and/or the wired network when the task is to be processed locally at the server device, distribute the task to a server resource at the server device when the task is to be to processed locally at the service device, and provide a result of the task to the wireless network and/or the wired network when the result is to be consumed remotely at the client device.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method in a wireless transmitter comprises: receiving a plurality of bits for a wireless transmission; determining a maximum code block size for the transmission based on code rate, maximum code word size Nmax, and design parameters of the channel code; segmenting the plurality of bits into one or more code block segments such that no one of the one or more code block segments is larger than the determined maximum code block size; and transmitting the one or more code block segments to a wireless receiver. In particular embodiments, the design parameters of the channel code limit the maximum code block size to Kmax for any code rate. The determined maximum code block size may be limited by code rate and Nmax such that the maximum code block size does not exceed code rate times Nmax.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for managing memory allocations when coding video data according to multiple codec configurations. According to these techniques, devices may negotiate parameters of a coding session that include parameters of a plurality of different codec configurations that may be used during the coding session. A device may estimate sizes of decoded picture buffers for each of the negotiated codec configurations and allocate in its memory a portion of memory sized according to a largest size of the estimated decoded picture buffers. Thereafter, the devices may exchange coded video data. The exchange may involve decoding coded data of reference pictures and storing the decoded reference pictures in the allocated memory. During the coding session, the devices may toggle among the different negotiated codec configurations. As they do, reallocations of memory may be avoided.

Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a processor. The processor estimates a quality of a received signal that is transmitted from a source device. The processor determines a communication parameter for a next communication transaction based on an evaluation value that indicates a result of subtracting a second value from a first value, the first value being determined based on a coding rate and a data length of a data signal received from the source device, the second value being determined based on the data length, a modulation scheme and a quality of the data signal. The processor reports the communication parameter to the source device.

Abstract: An electronic circuit (200) includes one or more programmable control-plane engines (410, 460) operable to process packet header information and form at least one command, one or more programmable data-plane engines (310, 320, 370) selectively operable for at least one of a plurality of cryptographic processes selectable in response to the at least one command, and a programmable host processor (100) coupled to such a data-plane engine (310) and such a control-plane engine (410). Other processors, circuits, devices and systems and processes for their operation and manufacture are disclosed.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques that include storing, during parsing of a data unit or a network packet, information (i.e., “summary information”) that identifies how the network packet has been process and/or other aspects of the parsing process. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes parsing a packet header from a data unit, wherein parsing the packet header includes storing in result vector storage each of a plurality of data items derived from the packet header, the result vector storage having a result vector format defining fields within the result vector storage for storing each of the plurality of data items; storing in template storage, for each of the plurality of data items, summary information about the plurality of data items stored in the result vector storage; and processing, by the packet-processing integrated circuit and based on the summary information and the plurality of data items, the network packet.

Abstract: Various examples and techniques pertaining to audio output monitoring for failure detection of warning sound playback are described. In one aspect, audio data, which includes a plurality of bits of a first sound sample and one or more control bits for integrity check, is retrieved from a data storage. The audio data is processed by: (i) performing an integrity check on the first sound sample based on the one or more control bits, and (ii) playing back a first sound using the first sound sample. The first sound can be a warning sound in automobile applications.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention discloses a buffer status reporting method, where the method including: triggering, by a terminal, reporting of a padding buffer status report (padding BSR); and determining, by the terminal, a reported BSR format according to a size of padding bits, a size of a first type of BSR format plus its media access control (MAC) subheader, and a quantity of logical channel groups currently having to-be-transmitted data being buffered, where a quantity of logical channel groups corresponding to the BSR format is greater than or equal to 1, and less than or equal to a maximum quantity of logical channel groups currently having to-be-transmitted data being buffered.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for uplink transmission in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus therefor. Specifically, a method by which a terminal performs an uplink transmission using tail biting convolution coding (TBCC) in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: encoding a coded bit using a plurality of bits; and transmitting the coded bit, which has been encoded, to a base station using an uplink control channel, wherein the plurality of bits are generated by repeating odd number of times at least one bit corresponding to uplink control information, and the number of the plurality of bits may be set to be equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold for the TBCC.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of a network element that processes changes to forwarding information is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the network element receives an indication of a change to a network topology of the network. The network element forwarding information includes a first plurality of prefixes and a plurality of adjacencies and each of the first plurality of prefixes references one of the plurality of adjacencies. In addition, in response to receiving the indication of the change to the network topology, the network element identifies a change to the plurality of adjacencies. Furthermore, the network element updates, in-place, the plurality of adjacencies in-place with the change to the plurality adjacencies.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device in a network determines that a plurality of packets should be aggregated, each of the plurality of packets comprising a payload. The device generates, for each of the payloads, a sub-media access control (sub-MAC) header that comprises a sequence number and a frame check sequence (FCS). The device forms an aggregated packet that comprises a physical layer (PHY) header, a MAC header, the payloads, and the generated sub-MAC headers for the payloads. The device sends the aggregated packet to another device in the network.

Abstract: A method and system for providing sub-band whitening are herein provided. According to one embodiment, a method estimating an interference whitening (IW) factor based on a legacy-long training field (LLTF) signal, updating the estimated IW factor during transmission of a data symbol, and scaling the data symbol based on the updated IW factor and the estimated IW factor.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for mechanisms for processing incoming packets for virtual machines in a computer system. A method of the disclosure includes: processing, by a hypervisor executed on a host machine, a packet to be routed via a virtual machine in view of a packet processing program running on the virtual machine; determining, by the hypervisor, whether the packet is to be passed to a network stack in view of the processing; and in response to determining that the packet is not to be passed to the network stack, placing the packet in a first receive queue of a plurality of receive queues associated with a network interface card associated with the virtual machine, wherein the first receive queue comprises one or more packets to be processed by a packet processing program running on the virtual machine.

Abstract: A system and method for managing the optical layer network data communications of an optical fiber data network by an optical transceiver module is disclosed. The management of the optical layer network data communications comprising data link layer functions or layer 2 functions in an OSI model. Benefits include reduction in reduced cost of network deployments from consolidation of network equipment, such as switches, and reduction in power consumed as well as enabling point-to-multipoint network connections from previously only point-to-point network connection.

Abstract: A low density parity check (LDPC) decoding device includes a data generator for generating information with a first precision; a data converter for converting the information into a message with a second precision greater than the first precision; and a decoding processor for performing a low density parity check (LDPC) decoding using the message to generate decoded data.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, a method of minimizing timing error in a precise timing protocol system includes receiving an input 1PPS signal and a clock signal; outputting an output 1PPS signal a number of clock edges after receipt of the input 1PPS signal; adjusting the clock signal until the output 1PPS signal as jumped a clock cycle; and adjusting an offset to bring the output 1PPS signal to within a half clock period. In some embodiments, further adjustments can be made to the timestamp.

Abstract: A method for simultaneously communicating with multiple communication devices in a wireless local area network is described. Multiple uplink data units are received that are simultaneously transmitted by multiple second communication devices. The multiple uplink data units include a management data unit and a traffic data unit. An acknowledgment data unit is generated to acknowledge receipt of the multiple data units. The acknowledgment data unit includes (i) an indication that indicates that the acknowledgment data unit is intended for the multiple second communication devices, and (ii) respective acknowledgment information fields for the multiple second communication devices. The respective acknowledgment information fields include a first acknowledgment information field for the management data unit and a second acknowledgment information field for the traffic data unit.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a signal from a first line, a signal processing circuit configured to perform descrambling processing on the received signal, detect a control signal from the descrambled signal, generate a signal in which an idle signal in accordance with a difference amount between a communication capacity of a second line as a transmission destination and a communication capacity of the first line is inserted in a position where the control signal is detected, and perform scrambling processing on the generated signal, and a transmitter configured to output the scrambled signal to the second line.

Abstract: A neural network system includes an input layer, one or more hidden layers, and an output layer. The input layer receives a training set including a sequence of batches and provides to its following layer output activations associated with the sequence of batches respectively. A first hidden layer receives, from its preceding layer, a first input activation associated with a first batch, receive a first input gradient associated with a second batch preceding the first batch, and provide, to its following layer a first output activation associated with the first batch based on the first input activation and first input gradient. The first and second batches have a delay factor associated with at least two batches. The output layer receives, from its preceding layer, a second input activation, and provide, to its preceding layer, a first output gradient based on the second input activation and the first training set.

Abstract: A radio system supporting 2.4 GHz operation, 5 GHz operation, and dual simultaneous 2.4 GHz/5 GHz operation includes one or more radios; and a plurality of antenna systems connected to the one or more radios via a plurality of switches, wherein each of the plurality of antenna systems includes an antenna element including a first end and a second end; a terminating network connecting the first end to ground; and a matching network connecting the second end to an antenna port which is communicatively coupled to one or more radios, wherein the antenna element operates as one of a quarter wave, a half wave, based on first settings in the terminating network and the matching network, and wherein the one or more radios are selectively connected to the plurality of antenna systems based on second settings of the plurality of switches.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for generating a secret or key in a network having first and second subscribers and a transmission channel therebetween. The first and second subscribers generating first and second sequences of subscriber values to achieve synchronous transmission; and the first and second subscriber each generate a common secret, the first subscriber doing so based on information about the first sequence and a superposition of the second sequence onto the first sequence on the transmission channel, and the second subscriber doing so based on information about the second sequence and the superposition of the second sequence of subscriber values onto the first sequence of subscriber values. At certain intervals or in accordance with a detected sequence of superposed values, the first or second subscriber outputs at least one filler value onto the transmission channel such that an edge change or change in values occurs on the transmission channel.

Abstract: Various aspects and features related to wireless communication for high reliability and low latency are described. In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, a system, and an apparatus are provided. A method of wireless communication includes communicating with a network via one or more network nodes using separate wireless links for each UE in a set of UEs using a same RAT. The method includes either transmitting uplink data traffic from a common source to the network nodes using respective separate wireless links corresponding to the two or more UEs or receiving downlink data traffic destined for the common source from the network nodes using respective separate wireless links corresponding to the two or more UE.

Abstract: For routing Packet Data Converge Protocol (PDCP) Protocol Data Units (PDU), a processor detects a split bearer configuration for a mobile device. In response to detecting the split bearer configuration, the processor routes PDCP PDU in a Radio Link Control (RLC)/Medium Access Control (MAC) for the at least two cell groups.

Abstract: Assigning chromatic numbers based on a pre-assigned scheme to a stream of sensor data from sensors of Internet connected devices to “color” the message which can then be processed by chromatic number to obtain a pluralized stream of data.

Abstract: What is disclosed is a system and method to use discovery packets, such as in an LLDP message, for determining operational status of a rack system. A network device is connected to the port of a switch. Operational data may be sent or received via a discovery packet to the network device. The operational data may be determined by a management agent on the network device and sent to a management controller via the discovery packet. The operational data may be determined by the management controller and sent to the network device.

Abstract: A programmable and reconfigurable frame processor comprises: a first data processing unit; a first state machine connected to the first data processing unit; a second data processing unit; a second state machine connected to the second data processing unit; and a master state machine respectively connected to the first and second state machines. The first and second data processing units each comprises a frame structure description table for storing a frame header address pointer, a frame tail address pointer and values of respective sections specified in a communication protocol. The first state machine, the second state machine and the master state machine each comprises a protocol state structure description table for storing a header address pointer, a tail address pointer and state transition values.

Abstract: In the present invention, the transmitting device attaches a sequence number (SN) for each of service data unit (SDU) elements to generate a protocol data unit (PDU) containing the SDU elements. Each of the SDU elements is a SDU or SDU segment. The PDU includes the SDU elements and respective SNs for the SDU elements. The PDU includes an indicator for each of the SDU elements, and the indicator indicating whether a corresponding SDU element is a SDU or SDU segment.

Abstract: Various aspects described herein relate to communicating a scheduling request (SR) in a wireless network. A frame structure that allows dynamic switching of transmission time intervals (TTI) between uplink and downlink communications may be used to communicate with a network entity. At least one SR mode can be selected for SR transmission to the network entity in one or more of the TTIs configured for uplink communications based at least in part on the frame structure. The SR can be transmitted to the network entity in at least one uplink TTI of the one or more TTIs configured for uplink communications based at least in part on the at least one SR mode.

Abstract: A data communication device communicating with other devices via multiple communication paths includes a transmission unit and a reception unit. The transmission unit is configured to receive a packet containing header information and data, to output the header information to each of the communication paths, to divide the data into multiple data pieces, and to output the data pieces to the respective communication paths. The reception unit is configured to receive header information and a data piece for each of the communication paths, and to reconstruct a packet from the header information and the data piece received from each of the communication paths. In reconstructing the packet, the reception unit adjusts, for each of the communication paths, output timing of the data piece, based on the header information.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are a relay transmission method and device, enabling reduction of complexity of relay transmission and a decrease of transmission latency. The method comprises: a relay terminal apparatus receives a first lower-level data frame sent by a transmitting-end apparatus to a receiving-end apparatus, wherein the first lower-layer data frame is obtained by the transmitting-end apparatus by means of processing a MAC PDU carrying identifier information of a remote terminal apparatus; the relay terminal apparatus determines, at the lower layer, whether the first lower-layer data frame is required to be forwarded; and the relay terminal apparatus forwards, at the lower layer, the first lower-layer data frame, wherein the transmitting-end apparatus is the remote terminal apparatus, and the receiving-end apparatus is a network apparatus; alternatively, the transmitting-end apparatus is a network apparatus, and the receiving-end apparatus is the remote terminal apparatus.

Abstract: A method for execution by a storage unit of a dispersed storage network includes updating a rebuilding task list based on detecting at least one storage error associated with storage of encoded data slices in a set of storage units that includes the storage unit. An encoded data slice is rebuilt based on the rebuilding task list and an affinity with the encoded data slice. The rebuilding task list is again updated based on detecting execution of at least one task of the rebuilding task list. The rebuilding task list is further updated based on detecting expiration of an execution time frame between sequential tasks of the rebuilding task list.

Abstract: A BLE network includes a first piconet including a first master scanner and a first group of low-power slave/advertisers for transmitting wireless advertisements. Circuitry in the first master/scanner wirelessly scans to detect an advertisement transmitted by a first slave/advertiser of the first group and transmits a connection request in response to the detecting, and transmits a schedule for subsequent advertisements after an initial advertisement by the first slave/advertiser. Circuitry in the first slave/advertiser transmits the initial advertisement, receives an acceptance a resulting connection request, establishes association with the first master scanner, and then causes the first slave/advertiser to go to sleep, to wake up and transmit subsequent advertisements according to the schedule and accept resulting connection requests, and transmits available data to the first master/scanner, and goes back to sleep.

Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a method for transmitting a buffer status report informing of the data to be transmit in uplink. The method for transmitting buffer status report of a terminal in a wireless communication system includes checking, when allocating uplink resource for new data transmission, whether first buffer status report triggered but not cancelled exists, generating, when the first buffer status report exists, uplink data including the buffer status report, checking whether second buffer status report triggered but not cancelled exist except for the buffers status report included in the uplink data, and determining whether to cancel the second buffer status report depending on whether the first buffer status report is a regular buffer status report or periodic buffer status report. With the proposed method, the terminal is capable of transmitting the padding BSR without extra cancellation operation, resulting in reduction terminal's operation complexity.