Abstract: In switching a radio base station (SeNB) from a radio base station (SeNB#1) to a radio base station (SeNB#2) in an “Inter-node UP aggregation”, forwarding of new downlink data destined for a mobile station (UE) from a radio base station (MeNB) to the radio base station (SeNB#2) is quickly started. A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes: sending, by the mobile station UE, the radio base station (MeNB) a “New data delivery request” that requests forwarding of new downlink data destined for the mobile station (UE) to the radio base station (SeNB#2), in response to an “SeNB change command”; and forwarding, by the radio base station MeNB, the new downlink data destined for the mobile station (UE) to the radio base station (SeNB#2), in response to the “New data delivery request”.

Abstract: A wireless communication device (WCD) stores a location of a portable WAP and is configured to report the stored location of the portable WAP to a location-based service provider (LBSP) when the WCD is within coverage of the portable WAP and requests a location-based service from the LBSP. While the WCD is within coverage of the portable WAP, the WCD (i) uses a wireless-communication interface to detect that the WCD is also within one or more particular cellular coverage areas and (ii) stores a correlation between the portable WAP and the one or more particular cellular coverage areas. Thereafter, while the WCD is again within coverage of the portable WAP, the WCD determines that the WCD is not within coverage of the one or more particular cellular coverage areas. In response, the WCD reconfigures itself to not report the stored location of the portable WAP to the LBSP when the WCD requests the location-based service.

Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described herein that facilitate efficient transfer of quality of service (QoS) context during inter-radio access technology (RAT) handovers. In particular, techniques are described herein for establishing rules for whether a user equipment unit (UE) or an associated network should establish QoS for a mixed-mode application, identifying flow to bearer mappings when translating QoS across an inter-RAT handover, mapping QoS parameters of respective RATs, mitigating QoS depreciation upon multiple handovers, performing one or more actions if QoS is not acceptable in a new RAT, maintaining QoS during tunnel mode, and handling scenarios in which a UE moves between a RAT using network-initiated QoS and a RAT using UE-initiated QoS.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a beacon relay method for an electronic device. A method to operate an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving a beacon signal. The method also includes analyzing information in the received beacon signal. The method further includes determining whether to relay the beacon signal based on the analyzed information.

Abstract: In the base station (100), a search space setting unit (103) sets a search space on the basis of a search space setting rule in accordance with R-PDCCH range of a setting target slot, and an allocating unit (108) places DCI in one of a plurality of candidates of to-be-decoded unit range included in the set search space. The search space setting rules are associated with respective numbers of candidates of to-be-decoded unit range corresponding to the respective ones of a plurality of numbers of connections for R-CCE, and a first search space setting rule of a slot 0 and a second search space setting rule of a slot 1 are different from each other in terms of the patterns related to the numbers of candidates of to-be-decoded unit range corresponding to the plurality of numbers of connections for R-CCE.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for transmitting data based on different pilot tone patterns in a wireless LAN.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a mobile station (1) is capable of performing location registration procedures with first and second mobile management units (31 and 32) that respectively correspond to first and second RANs (Radio Access Networks). Further, the mobile station (1) supports ISR (Idle mode Signalling reduction) for reducing location registration procedures caused by reselection between the first RAN (21) and the second RAN (22). Furthermore, the mobile station (1) is configured to deactivate ISR in the mobile station (1) when voice service configuration information stored in the mobile station (1) is updated when the ISR is activated.

Abstract: There are disclosed measures for enhancing network performance monitoring. Such measures may for example comprise receiving a report on measurements of terminal-related network performance parameters from a terminal, acquiring information of access network-related network performance parameters, and combining the received terminal-related network performance parameters and the acquired access network-related network performance parameters into a combined network performance report.

Abstract: A communications system comprises a terminal, and network resources. The terminal is operable to transmit substantially simultaneously a data portion and a data transfer request for that data portion to the network resources.

Abstract: Example methods and an example controller for controlling a bit rate at which a media server streams media content to a UE are provided. The example controller includes at least one processing unit and data storage having instructions executable by the processing unit to carry out operations. The operations include determining an extent to which the UE is configured to tune away from a first RAN to a second RAN to check for pages. Further, the operations include, based on the determined extent, (i) establishing the bit rate and (ii) causing the media server to stream the media content to the UE at the established bit rate.

Abstract: A method of transferring and receiving data by a mobility management entity (MME) in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving, from equipment, a message that includes the address of an XML configuration access protocol (XCAP) and is used to access an Internet packet data network (PDN); checking any one of subscription information on the equipment and a network carrier policy, on the basis of the received message; and delivering a create session request message to a gateway on the basis of the received message if the equipment is accessible to the PDN as the result of the check, wherein the create session request message includes an indicator that accesses the XCAP server. according to an embodiment, roaming equipment may transfer and receive an XCAP related message.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for receiving control information within a subframe of a multi-carrier communication system supporting carrier aggregation, the method comprising the following steps performed at a receiving node: performing a blind detection for the control information within a search space by means of a first search pattern, wherein the first search pattern is one of a plurality of search patterns, each of the plurality of search patterns comprising a plurality of candidates distributed on any of a plurality of aggregation levels, and wherein the plurality of search patterns further comprises a second search pattern whose candidates are non-overlapping the candidates of the first search pattern on the same aggregation levels.

Abstract: A mobile communication system for providing carrier aggregation between digital units, and a method for processing a signal in the system are provided. The mobile communication system includes: a plurality of digital units connected to a core system and configured to process a radio digital signal; a blade server connected to at least two or more digital units and configured to perform resource allocation on signals processed by the connected digital units; and a plurality of radio units physically separated from the digital units, configured to convert and amplify digital signals received from the digital units, and transmit the same to a terminal, and configured to receive a signal transmitted from the terminal and transmit the received signal to the digital units. In the system, a mobile communication service is provided to the terminal by using carrier aggregation between radio units respectively connected to at least two or more digital units and using different frequencies.

Abstract: An Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network uses the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) to provide communication services to mobile nodes. A short message service gateway (SMS-GW) in the IMS network receives a request to deliver a message to a mobile node. The SMS-GW determines whether the mobile node is IMS registered. If the mobile node is IMS registered, the SMS-GW may transmit a SIP MESSAGE request to a call session control function (CSCF) serving the mobile node in order to deliver the message to the mobile node. If the mobile node is SIP-capable but is not IMS registered, the SMS-GW may instead transmit a SIP MESSAGE request to the mobile node's IP address. To obtain the mobile node's IP address, the SMS-GW may query a domain name server (DNS) that stores associations between hostnames and IP addresses of mobile nodes.

Abstract: Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting dynamically re-configurable and adaptable network devices in a communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., the Internet of moving things).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing both Mobile Terminated, MT, and Mobile Originated, MO, circuit switched (CS) services such as Short Message Service, SMS, services in networks utilizing CS Fallback and CSoLTE-I architectures. An extended SGs interface referred to as SGs+ is implemented between a Mobility Management Entity, MME, in an SAE core network and a Mobile Switching Center Server, MSC-S. The SGs+ interface supports transmission of upper layer CS packet data units while utilizing either connectionless or connection-oriented Signaling Connection Control Part, SCCP, operation. The non access stratum, NAS, signaling support between the User Equipment, UE, and the MME is extended to provide support for both MT SMS and MO SMS service.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting control information are discussed. The method can include generating uplink control information (UCI) and transmitting the UCI through an physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in a subframe, wherein when the subframe is configured for transmission of a scheduling request (SR) and when transmission of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARD)-acknowledgement (ACK) coincides with the subframe, transmission power of the PUCCH is determined based on a number of HARQ-ACK information bits and a SR bit. A value of the SR bit can be determined by whether or not the subframe is configured for a scheduling request.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for providing controlled switching of electronic access control clients without requiring network access are set forth herein. In one embodiment, a method for swapping of subscriptions and/or profiles for electronic Subscriber Identity Modules (eSIMs) without network supervision that prevents possibly malicious high frequency switching is disclosed. The disclosed embodiments offer reasonable management capabilities for network operators, without compromising the flexibility of eSIM operation.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes a designation unit which generates format designation information for designating a format of transmission and reception for another wireless communication apparatus, a first transmission unit which wirelessly transmits the format designation information to the other wireless communication apparatus, an acquisition unit which acquires a packet, a propagation channel estimation unit which estimates uplink propagation channel information indicating a propagation channel from the other wireless communication apparatus to the wireless communication apparatus based on the packet, a calibration coefficient calculation unit which calculates a calibration coefficient based on downlink propagation channel information indicating a propagation channel from the wireless communication apparatus to the other wireless communication apparatus and the uplink propagation channel information, a transmission weight value calculation unit which calculates a transmission weight value bas

Abstract: Channel estimation accuracy is improved by adjusting the power level of a physical control channel allocated to a receiver based on the transmission rate and/or transport format of a corresponding physical data channel allocated to the same receiver. The physical control channel may be a DPCCH, E-DPCCH or other type of physical control channel allocated to a receiver for facilitating uplink or downlink communication. In one embodiment, control channel symbols are transmitted for use in channel estimation by adjusting the power level of a physical control channel allocated to a receiver based on the transmission rate and/or transport format of a physical data channel allocated to the receiver (200). Control channel symbols are transmitted to the receiver over the physical control channel at the adjusted power level (202). The receiver uses the control channel symbols to perform channel estimation (204).

Abstract: A method for improving a Distance Measure Equipment (DME) interference resisting capability of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system are described in the present disclosure; at an LTE User Equipment (UE) side, the method includes that: a symbol level DME interference result is obtained, and a scheduling message is sent according to the obtained symbol level DME interference result or according to the obtained symbol level DME interference result and a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) scheduling situation of a current subframe; at an LTE evolved Node B (eNB) side, the method includes that: the received scheduling message is detected, and a subframe is scheduled according to the received scheduling message. The present disclosure also discloses a UE, an eNB and two computer storage media for improving the DME interference resisting capability of the LTE system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a network are disclosed. One method can comprise determining a first modulation rate associated with a network device. A beacon can be transmitted at a second modulation rate, wherein the second modulation rate is greater than the first modulation rate. A user device can be associated with the network device based on the beacon if the user device is configured to support the second modulation rate.

Abstract: A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for processing a machine-to-machine communication. For example, the method receives a request for transmission of the machine-to-machine communication in the communications network, wherein the machine-to-machine communication is between two dedicated machines operated by a customer of the communications network, determines an overall priority of the request, wherein the overall priority is based on a plurality of priority parameters, wherein the plurality of priority parameters comprises at least two of: a level of delivery service priority, a customer type priority, a location type priority, a sensor type priority, a registration status priority, a transmission status priority, and a bearer establishment priority, and transmits the machine-to-machine communication over the communications network to a destination, wherein the transmitting is based on the overall priority.

Abstract: A host electronic device is configured to share a telephone call with a participant electronic device. The host electronic device includes a transceiver, a wireless communication module and a controller. The controller is configured to: establish a direct wireless connection with the participant electronic device; process and present incoming call data received from an outside device through a speaker and/or a display device at the host electronic device; forward the incoming call data to the participant electronic device using the direct wireless connection for presentation of the incoming call data through a speaker and/or a display device at the participant device; receive participant call data from the participant electronic device using the direct wireless connection; process and present the received participant call data through a speaker and/or display device at the host electronic device; and forward the participant call data to the outside device.

Abstract: A radio measurement collection method in one embodiment is provided with: a step (S142) wherein, in an idle state, radio-environment measurement is performed on a target LTE frequency band in accordance with measurement parameters set by an LTE base station (eNB); a step (S143) wherein, in an idle state, radio-environment measurement is performed on a frequency band for a non-LTE radio access technology and/or an LTE frequency band other than the target frequency band; and a step (S146) wherein, if the result of the measurement in step (S142) is less than a threshold, the result of the measurement in step (S142) and the result of the measurement in step (S143) are both logged together with location information.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate an overall performance index. The overall performance index is generated from data values from multiple different datasources that measure the same aspect of network performance of wireless providers of interest. The data values are used to generate metrics that measure the same aspect of network performance. The metrics are indexed and combined to generate an overall performance index.

Abstract: A system for locating a mobile device includes an input that accesses a plurality of scans of wireless network access signaling, where the scans indicate received signal measurement results. A similarity measure module executes comparisons between the data of different scans in order to assess the similarity between those scans. The comparisons produce multi-dimensional comparison results. A dimension reduction module reduces dimensionality of the multi-dimensional comparison results to produce a dimension-reduced set of comparison results. A clustering module identifies groupings of similar scans based on the dimension-reduced set of comparison results.

Abstract: The invention pertains to methods and systems for assisting drivers, automated driver systems, and other vehicle operators with detection, avoidance, and mitigation of the hazards posed by aberrations in roadways. The invention provides complete or partial relief to vehicles traveling on roadways in a variety of conditions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device therefor, wherein a method for receiving a downlink control channel in a communication device having a plurality of cells in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving a subframe containing a plurality of search space resources which are preset to transmit a plurality of downlink control channel candidates, wherein each search space resource corresponds to each cell; and monitoring said plurality of the control channel candidates from at least a portion of said plurality of the search space resources, for said downlink control channel, wherein among said plurality of the cells, if there are one or more specific cells in which downlink transmission is limited at said subframe, search space resources corresponding to said one or more specific cells are used to transmit downlink control channel candidates or downlink shared channels of other cells.

Abstract: The multi-band active integrated MIMO antenna is a planar structure that includes active devices such as power amplifiers (PA) for transmit modes, as well as low-noise-amplifiers (LNA) for receive modes or complete transceivers (both PA and LNA for bi-directional operation, i.e. transmit and receive modes simultaneously). The antenna provides active loading to facilitate a diversity advantage expected from 4G and 5G wireless systems. The integrated active amplifier device within the antenna increases system throughput while supporting multi-band operation for multi-wireless standards. Moreover, integration with the radio frequency front end eases matching while providing higher gain.

Abstract: A method for controlling uplink transmissions on discontinuous reception (DRX) operation, by a wireless device, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: configuring a channel quality indicator (CQI)-masking which indicates that at least one of a CQI, a precoding matrix index (PMI), a rank indicator (RI), or a precoding type indicator (PTI) is not to be reported on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) when an onDurationTimer is not running; and determining, at a first subframe prior to a second subframe, whether or not the onDurationTimer is to be running at the second subframe, wherein the at least one of the CQI, the PMI, the RI, or the PTI is not to be reported on the PUCCH at the second subframe, if the onDurationTimer is determined, at the first subframe, to be not running at the second subframe.

Abstract: At least one satellite provides access to an internet via one or more spatial beams of the satellite, each beam covering a respective area of a geographic region and thereby providing said internet access to a plurality of respective users in the respective area. A plurality of bandwidth pools are allocated, from which bandwidth is used by the respective users in using the internet access. The sizes of two or more of these bandwidth pools are then dynamically adapted by temporarily re-allocating currently unused bandwidth from one or more of the pools to one or more others of the pools, automatically in response to current demand for the internet access from at least one of the two or more pools.

Abstract: There is provided a technology associated with a terminal apparatus, a base station apparatus, a communication system, a notification method, and an integrated circuit, in all of which the capability of the terminal apparatus is efficiently notified. The terminal apparatus configures multiple pieces of terminal apparatus capability information that include information indicating whether or not to support transmission of multiple physical uplink control channels in a secondary cell, and information indicating whether or not to support data transfer control that is independent of a primary cell and the secondary cell, and transmits a terminal apparatus capability message including the multiple pieces of terminal apparatus capability information, to the base station apparatus.

Abstract: A mobile device identifies multiple, different networks available to a client resident on the mobile device, and sends multiple registration messages to an outbound proxy over the multiple, different networks via first, second and third communication interfaces. The mobile device determines whether access has been lost to a first network of the multiple different networks, and sends an invite message via the second communication interface, based on the determination, for an outbound call via a second network of the multiple, different networks for routing the outbound call via the second network.

Abstract: Techniques for optimized cell acquisition for long term evolution (LTE) time division duplex (TDD) systems or closed subscriber group (CSG)/evolved Multicast Broadcast Multimedia Service (eMBMS) capable user equipments (UEs) are disclosed. A UE obtains configuration information, CSG capability information, and/or eMBMS capability information for a cell. The UE also stores the obtained information for the cell in a cell information database. In some aspects, the UE may employ the CSG and/or eMBMS capability information to select a weaker cell, during initial frequency scan at power up of the UE, based on cell capability. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may employ the configuration information to determine an initial mutual information (Mi) hypothesis value for physical hybrid-automatic repeat request (HART) indicator channel (PHICH) group mapping of the cell.

Abstract: Optimizing a plurality cell sites or sectors in a wireless network includes calculating modifications to a plurality of network parameters for optimizing wireless network performance; evaluating the modification groups to determine conflicts between modifications for a same network parameter; and eliminating the conflicts between modifications for the same network parameter within the modification groups. The modification groups are used to alter at least one network parameter of the critical cell sites or sectors, or of a best neighbor cells sites or sectors for achieving a desired improvement in communications within the wireless network. Optimization is further enhanced by determining the best previous modifications to the wireless network when performance continues to be degraded.

Abstract: Techniques for dynamic endpoint secure location awareness may include dynamically sending a location query in response to a change in location for a mobile device. A location response may be received. The platform security engine may determine whether the mobile device is located in a secure location based on the location response. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for effectively controlling a handover of a user equipment (UE) in a long connected mode. A method for controlling a handover by an eNB, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: checking whether a UE is in a long connected mode; and transmitting, to the UE, channel measurement configuration information of which a channel measurement report trigger condition is alleviated compared with a normal connected mode.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for secondary cells configured for carrier aggregation. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a user equipment, an indication from a network to activate a secondary cell configured for carrier aggregation, the indication comprising at least one of a secondary cell activation command or a secondary cell configuration; and sending, by the user equipment, at least one of a secondary cell activation time or a secondary cell activation delay to the network. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: A method for controlling a UE situated in both a coverage area of a first base station and a coverage area of a second base station involves detecting that the UE is ping-ponging between being served by the first base station and being served by the second base station and determining that the second base station is a relay base station. Further, the method involves, responsive to detecting the ping-ponging and determining that the second base station is a relay base station, (a) determining a carrier on which the first base station provides service and on which the second base station does not provide service, and (b) based on the first base station providing service on the determined carrier and the second base station not providing service on the determined carrier, causing the UE to be served by the first base station on the determined carrier.

Abstract: A method for detecting a discovery reference signal includes: acquiring, by a user equipment, configuration information of a discovery reference signal, where the configuration information includes time-frequency resource information and sequence information of the discovery reference signal; receiving, by the user equipment, a first discovery reference signal sent by a base station; and determining a candidate time-frequency resource location of the discovery reference signal according to the time-frequency resource information, determining a candidate sequence of the discovery reference signal according to the sequence information, and, by detecting the candidate sequence of the discovery reference signal at the candidate time-frequency resource location, determining an actual time-frequency resource location of the first discovery reference signal and/or determining an actual sequence of the first discovery reference signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods for protecting and preventing unauthorized transfer or downloading of recorded train event data for use in a train event recording system of a train. A train event recording system and an authenticated data storage device are also disclosed. According to one preferred and non-limiting embodiment, provided is a system for protecting recorded train event data, the system including at least one external memory device having encrypted authentication data stored thereon, the encrypted authentication data including authentication data encrypted with at least one first key.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer-readable medium is provided for performing RLF functionality within a trace functionality. As part of trace functionality, RLF information, in the form of one or more RLF reports, is collected. When MDT information is also collected as part of trace functionality, the RLF information and the MDT information is correlated.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for collecting terminal measurement data, an integration reference point manager system, an integration reference point agent system, a home subscriber server, a mobility management entity, a NodeB and a user equipment. Specifically, an integration reference point agent (IRP Agent) receives a terminal measurement data start operation or terminal measurement data stop operation sent by an integration reference point manager (IRP Manager), where the terminal measurement data start operation is used to start terminal measurement data collection and carries configuration parameters used to collect terminal measurement data, and the terminal measurement data stop operation is used to instruct stop of terminal measurement collection. The present invention enables a terminal to collect and report terminal measurement data.

Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a method of operating a terminal device in a first communication network, wherein the first communication network is operated by a first network operator, the method comprising receiving (201) one or more signals; determining (203), for each of the one or more received signals, whether the signal was received from a network node that is considered by the first network operator to be a priority node or from a network node that is considered by the first network operator to be a non-priority node; forming (205) a measurement report comprising measurements of one or more of the received signals, the measurement report being formed by prioritizing the inclusion of measurements of signals received from priority nodes over measurements of signals received from non-priority nodes; and sending (207) the measurement report to a network node in the first communication network.

Abstract: A data transmission method, multi-medium access point and multi-medium client are disclosed. The method includes: a multi-medium access point (AP) acquiring a current wireless local area network (WLAN) operating mode of an opposite end multi-medium client (Client) from the opposite end multi-medium Client; and the multi-medium AP comparing an address of a target device to which a data packet to be sent is sent with an address of the opposite end multi-medium Client, if they are different, judging whether both a current WLAN operating mode of the multi-medium AP and the current WLAN operating mode of the opposite end multi-medium Client are three-address modes or not, and if yes, determining that the data packet to be sent is prohibited from being sent through a wireless fidelity (WiFi) interface of the multi-medium AP.

Abstract: A noise power estimator, comprising: a first subtractor configured to generate at least one first signal by subtracting a reconstructed interference signal from a symbol of a received first time-domain training sequence; a second subtractor configured to generate at least one second signal by subtracting an estimated value for the first time-domain training sequence from one of the at least one first signal; an averaging circuit configured to generate at least one square average value by average the at least part of the at least one second signals; and a detector configured to detect a minimum value among the at least one square average value and output the minimum value as a noise power estimation value.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for routing internet protocol (IP) traffic flows when connected to a mobile network and a local network. A wireless transmit and receive unit (WTRU) determines whether to offload an IP traffic flow from the mobile network to the local network based on the destination address of the IP traffic flow. When the destination address is local, the WTRU routes the IP traffic flow through local network. The WTRU determines whether to offload IP traffic to the local network based on the stability state of the local network When the local network connection is sufficiently stable for the application associated with the IP traffic, the IP traffic is offloaded to the local network by selecting the local IP address as the source IP address.

Abstract: Disclosed in a method of discontinuous data reception in a mobile communication system. The method includes: receiving downlink data and decoding the received downlink data by the UE; when the decoding is not successful, starting a timer for receiving retransmitted data; when the downlink data has been received by a configured downlink assignment, operating a downlink carrier, through which the downlink data has been received, in an active time; and when the downlink data has been received by a dynamic transmission resource and the downlink carrier, through which the downlink data has been received, is different from a downlink carrier, through which a scheduling command for the downlink data has been received, operating the downlink carrier, through which the scheduling command for the downlink data has been received, and the downlink carrier, through which the downlink data has been received, in an active time.

Abstract: An electronic communications device including a transceiver, a touch screen display, and an electronic processor and a method for controlling same. The method includes generating, with the electronic processor, a graphical user interface including a soft push-to-talk button and a call hang time indicator, indicating visually a call hang time, in proximity to the soft push-to-talk button. The method also includes displaying the graphical user interface on the touch screen display, receiving, from the touch screen display, a first input selecting the soft push-to-talk button, and, in response to receiving the first input, establishing a push-to-talk channel via the transceiver.