Abstract: Various example embodiments are disclosed herein. A technique is provided for detecting, by a secondary base station (BS), a trigger condition in a wireless network, the wireless network including a mobile station (MS) that is connected to both a master base station (master BS) and a secondary base station (secondary BS), and sending a protocol data unit (PDU) status report from the secondary BS to the master BS in response to the secondary BS detecting the trigger condition, the PDU status report identifying one or more PDUs or portions thereof for further transmission to the MS.

Abstract: Method performed by a network node for reducing interference in neighboring cells. The network node operates in a communication network, which is adapted to wirelessly serve a UE via a serving Radio Access, RA, node. The network node obtains a determination of at least one of Reference Signal Received Power, RSRP, and Reference Signal Received Quality, RSRQ, from the serving RA node as received by the UE and a determination of at least one of RSRP and RSRQ from a neighboring RA node as received by the UE, when the UE is connected to the serving RA node. The network node further decides to reduce a transmit power of the serving RA node serving the connected UE, when the determined RSRP and/or RSRQ of the serving RA node is higher than the RSRP and/or RSRQ of the neighboring RA node, in order to reduce the interference in neighboring cells caused by the serving RA node.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a first application executed by a user equipment, computing a first metric associated with an uplink between the user equipment and a base station over a first network, comparing the first metric with a second metric associated with the execution of the first application by the user equipment, and responsive to the comparing, causing the user equipment to connect to the base station via a second network that is different from the first network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to data transmission between a node and peer nodes. Interference alignment techniques are used to mitigate interference between the nodes on a line of sight channel A data stream is exchanged in two transmissions between the node and a peer node. The two transmissions are formed according to an interference alignment precoding matrix. The node may include linearly aligned antennas. To mitigate further the interference between the node and the peer node, a pair of these antennas is selected for communication with the peer node as a function of a distance between the node and the peer node and as a function of a wavelength of the communication. Channel state information may be exchanged between the node and the peer node for precoding matrix selection and for antenna selection. The antennas used for communication between the nodes and the peer nodes may be beamforming antennas.

Abstract: A method at a network element for monitoring user plane traffic for a user equipment, the method including configuring a set of characteristics and a range of values for each of the set of characteristics for user plane traffic between the user equipment and the network element; monitoring user plane traffic for the user equipment at the network element, the monitoring determining whether at least one characteristic of the user plane traffic falls outside of the configured range of a values, resulting in a characteristic violation; and if the at least one characteristic of the user plane traffic falls outside the configured range of a values, performing an action resulting from the characteristic violation.

Abstract: The present application provides a method for enhancing reliability of wireless communication, comprising: monitoring, by a user equipment (UE), quality of downlink transmission between the UE and a base station (BS); and measuring, by the UE in response to a trigger event, transmission quality of at least one beam used for the downlink transmission between the UE and the BS, wherein the trigger event is used to indicate that quality of the downlink transmission between the UE and the BS does not meet a first preset condition. The present application further discloses another method for enhancing reliability of wireless communication and a related device and system. By means of the solutions disclosed in the present application, transmission quality of a beam used for uplink/downlink transmission between a BS and a UE can be non-periodically measured based on event trigger, which improves real-time performance of detection and greatly enhances reliability of wireless communication.

Abstract: A signal transmission method and apparatus are provided. The signal transmission method provided in embodiments of the present invention includes: determining a modulation type of service data that needs to be transmitted, where the modulation type includes hierarchical modulation and non-hierarchical modulation; modulating, by means of the hierarchical modulation when it is determined that the modulation type is the hierarchical modulation, the service data that needs to be transmitted, and sending a modulated hierarchical modulation signal to UE; and sending modulation configuration information to the UE, where the modulation configuration information includes information used to indicate the modulation type. By using the embodiments of the present invention, the system spectrum utilization efficiency and the system throughput can be greatly improved.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a resource allocation method, an apparatus, and a wireless access system. One embodiment of the method may include a wireless access device determining at least two first AI technologies to be used to transmit a service between UE and the wireless access device,allocating on a first carrier, at least two first resources that are in a one-to-one correspondence with the at least two first AI technologies, and sending first resource allocation information to the UE, where the first resource allocation information is used to indicate a first resource corresponding to a first AI technology to be used by UE that receives the first resource allocation information.

Abstract: A communication system and operating method thereof are provided. The communication system includes an intelligent antenna unit which includes a plurality of antennas, an antenna selecting unit, one or more signal processing units and a control unit. The control unit is configured to: set one or more antenna-sectors from the antennas, each of the antenna-sectors includes one or more antennas selected from the antennas. And set a plurality of antenna-sector configurations, each of the antenna-sector configurations includes one or more sectors configured to the signal processing units, wherein the sectors are selected from the antenna-sectors. The control unit selects one of the antenna-sector configurations to operate communication transmission of a user equipment, and each signal processing unit configured to each sector of the selected antenna-sector configuration operating beam sweeping based on a number of antenna beam deployed to the configured each sector.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The apparatus may receive a message from a base station. The message may indicate a first dedicated resource for downlink transmission, and the first dedicated resource may be associated with a scheduled downlink transmission from the base station. The apparatus may determine a second dedicated resource for uplink transmission based on the first dedicated resource for downlink transmission indicated in the message. The second dedicated resource for uplink transmission may be associated with the scheduled downlink transmission. The apparatus may determine whether to transmit an information message, to be used by the base station for transmitting the scheduled downlink transmission, on the second dedicated resource.

Abstract: A communication system includes one or more first communication devices mutually communicating via a network, and a first control terminal that controls the one or more first communication devices via the network. First system identification information indicating that the one or more first communication devices belong to a first communication system is attached to the one or more first communication devices. The one or more first communication devices and the first control terminal have a first system management table including the first system identification information and information on the one or more first communication devices. The first control terminal transmits a command via the network to the one or more first communication devices to which the first system identification information is attached.

Abstract: Determining when beam failure of a beam pair link has occurred is provided. Transient obstructions, and other interference effects can cause the failure of a beam pair link which can comprise a transmit beam and a receive beam associated with respective antennas on a transmitter and receiver. Switching to another beam pair link can cause decrease throughput and efficiency however, so the improved mechanism for determining a failure includes taking into consideration the importance of the beam pair link before initiating the beam recovery process. The configurable beam failure protocol defined herein considers the relative importance of the configured beam pair links when declaring the beam pair link a failure. The importance of the beam pair link can be based on the amount of downlink control information in the transmission.

Abstract: A method and system for assigning a frequency resource allocation to a communication device. The method includes determining a communication device model associated with the communication device. The method includes determining at least one interference emission threshold associated with a frequency range. The method includes receiving at least one communication device emission level based on at least the communication device model. The method includes determining, with a resource scheduler, a frequency resource allocation for the communication device to operate in a communication channel within the frequency range based on the at least one interference emission threshold and the at least one communication device emission level, wherein the at least one communication device emission level is not greater than the at least one interference emission threshold for the frequency range. The method further includes assigning the frequency resource allocation to the communication device.

Abstract: A flight transceiver station (FTS) mounted onboard an aircraft communicates with one or more terrestrial transceiver points by determining, for a future moment in time, a position of the flight transceiver station in 3-dimensional space; an attitude of the flight transceiver station; one or more respective directions from the position of the flight transceiver station to the one or more terrestrial transceiver points; respective radial velocities between the flight transceiver station and the one or more terrestrial transceiver points. The FTS also determines, based on the respective directions and attitudes, beamforming weights for one or more transmit beams towards each of the one or more terrestrial transceiver points; and predicts, based on the respective radial velocities, respective Doppler shifts of a carrier frequency used between the flight transceiver station and the one or more terrestrial transceiver points.

Abstract: A communication system and an operating method thereof are provided. The communication system includes at least one user equipment, at least one remote radio head (RRH), a measuring unit, a set determining unit and an antenna selecting unit. The RRH is electrically connected to a plurality of antennas. The measuring unit is for controlling a measurement of a signal strength of the at least one user equipment. The set determining unit is used for selecting one of a plurality of antenna configuration sets according to the signal strength for the at least one user equipment. Each of the antenna configuration sets includes a plurality of antenna configurations. Each of the antenna configurations is composed of P of a plurality of antennas. The antenna selecting unit is used for allocating one of the antenna configurations from the antenna configuration set which is selected for the at least one user equipment.

Abstract: A method for controlling a discontinuous reception operation in a beam forming communication system includes receiving a discontinuous reception operation request message from the mobile station; determining whether a discontinuous reception operation of the mobile station is set, based on the number of subframes necessary for measuring a beam of the base station by the mobile station and a maximum allowable delay time of a service provided for the mobile station, and when it is determined that a discontinuous reception operation is set for the mobile station, transmitting a response message containing information on a beam measuring duration and a feedback duration to the mobile station. Other embodiments including a base station and a mobile station are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for determining an access node for a wireless device. A first signal may be transmitted from a first access node with an increased signal level. An indication of a first adjustment factor based on the increased first signal level may also be transmitted from the first access node. Signal information may then be received from a wireless device, where the signal information includes a determined first signal level associated with the first access node and a determined second signal level associated with a second access node. The determined first signal level from the signal information may comprise a received signal level of the first signal decreased by the first adjustment factor. Based on the signal information, one of the first access node and the second access node may be selected for communication with the wireless device and the wireless device may be instructed to communicate with the selected access node.

Abstract: A network node (100), a wireless device (102) and methods therein, for controlling uplink transmission from the wireless device (102), e.g. in a time division multiplexing scheme. The network node (100) signals (1:2) an Absolute Grant Scope, AGS, bit to the wireless device (102), wherein the AGS bit indicates one of: the wireless device (102) is granted for uplink transmission (204) during a single Transmit Time Interval, TTI, and the wireless device (102) is granted for uplink transmission (206) until a next grant is signalled to the wireless device (102).

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for controlling transmission of machine type communication data to or from machine type communication devices within a mobile communication system. Furthermore, the invention relates to a mobile terminal and network node for implementing such methods, and to implementations of the methods in software. In one aspect of the invention, a mechanism to perform transmission planning (or scheduling) of data transmission from machine type communication devices is suggested. This transmission planning may be based on load estimates at different points in time (e.g. for individual timeslots), and may allow the scheduling of transmissions of machine type communication data at points in time, where the load in the mobile/wireless communication network is expected to be low.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a technique for radio link monitoring in a wireless communication system, and to operation procedures of the base station and user equipment and a method for radio link quality evaluation on the basis of the technique. In the method, the user equipment divides the downlink channel bandwidth into multiple frequency ranges, measures channel states for each frequency range, and evaluates the radio link quality based on channel state measurement results. Thereafter, the user equipment sends frequency range quality information to the base station, which may then utilize the same for downlink resource allocation. Hence, it is possible to solve the problem of the existing scheme wherein the user equipment enters the physical layer problem detection state or the radio link failure state although a frequency range usable for service provisioning is present within the downlink channel bandwidth.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to receive a request for a virtual reality render project that includes information specifying virtual reality video data to be used to create a virtual reality render; determine a plurality of virtual reality jobs required to create the virtual reality render from the virtual reality video data; determine the availability of a plurality of virtual reality nodes across the network; create a virtual reality render map that specifies a processing sequence of the plurality of virtual reality jobs across the one or more virtual reality nodes to create the virtual reality render, the virtual reality render map being created based on at least the availability of the plurality of virtual reality nodes; and process the plurality of virtual reality jobs at the plurality of virtual reality nodes to create the virtual reality.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication device which is capable of suppressing an increase in communication interference in wireless communication over a backhaul line, even if the number of installed wireless communication devices is increased. The wireless communication device communicates with a different wireless communication device over a wireless backhaul line in which a plurality of wireless communication schemes are mixed and used. The wireless communication device sets an initial value of transmission power related to data communication with the different wireless communication device, based on information on usage history of transmission power related to the data communication with the different wireless communication device.

Abstract: UE 100 selects a target cell used as a serving cell from a plurality of cells, based on a potential capacity of each of the plurality of cells operated at different frequencies. The potential capacity is defined by at least any one of a potential capacity of a frequency domain, a potential capacity of a time domain, and a potential capacity of a space domain.

Abstract: Aspects describe renegotiation of quality of service parameters to resolve maximum bit rate mismatches and/or other quality of service parameter mismatching issues that might arise during an inter-radio access technology handover. At about the same time as a mobile device moves from a source network to a target network, the target network dynamically initiates a quality of service modification procedure. The quality of service modification procedure can help resolve the maximum bit rate mismatches and/or the other quality of service parameter mismatching issues.

Abstract: The present application provides a method for enhancing reliability of wireless communication, comprising: monitoring, by a user equipment (UE), quality of downlink transmission between the UE and a base station (BS); and measuring, by the UE in response to a trigger event, transmission quality of at least one beam used for the downlink transmission between the UE and the BS, wherein the trigger event is used to indicate that quality of the downlink transmission between the UE and the BS does not meet a first preset condition. The present application further discloses another method for enhancing reliability of wireless communication and a related device and system. By means of the solutions disclosed in the present application, transmission quality of a beam used for uplink/downlink transmission between a BS and a UE can be non-periodically measured based on event trigger, which improves real-time performance of detection and greatly enhances reliability of wireless communication.

Abstract: Various apparatuses and procedures for applying cell reselection priorities in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) are described. A method includes receiving a message including first cell reselection priorities assigned to a first plurality of frequencies and a validity timer associated with the first cell reselection priorities, where the validity timer indicates a length of time the first cell reselection priorities are valid, starting the validly timer based on the received message, performing a cell reselection evaluation using the first cell reselection priorities, and, on a condition that the validity timer expires, deleting the first cell reselection priorities, applying second cell reselection priorities assigned to a second plurality of frequencies, and performing a cell reselection evaluation using the second cell reselection priorities.

Abstract: A wireless telecommunication system includes base stations for communicating with terminal devices. One or more base stations support a power boost operating mode in which a base station's available transmission power is concentrated in a subset of its available transmission resources to provide enhanced transmission powers as compared to transmission powers on these transmission resources when the base station is not operating in the power boost mode. A base station establishes an extent to which one or more base stations in the wireless telecommunications system supporting the power boost operating mode conveys an indication of this to a terminal device. The terminal device receives the indication and uses the corresponding information to control its acquisition of a base station of the wireless telecommunication system, for example by taking account of which base stations support power boosting and/or when power boosting is supported during a cell attach procedure.

Abstract: A method and managing device for allocating transmission resources in a wireless communications network for performing K individual transmissions between an access point and mobile terminals, signalling information for enabling the mobile terminals to determine transmission resources allocated in a subsequent frame being transmitted in at least one transmission resource of each frame, a managing device, when considering (S401) allocating transmission resources in a frame t: obtains (S402) information representative of transmission resources allocated beforehand from frame t?W?T+2 to frame t?1; allocates (S403) transmission resources in frame t for performing K individual transmissions and transmission resources in frame t?x for transmitting signalling information related to frame t, by reviewing transmission resources allocations from frame t?W+1 to frame t?1 by relying on a figure of merit representative of a probability that at least one message in each one of the K individual transmissions is correctly rec

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for jointly selecting a plurality of antennas and a transmission power level, for transmitting a wireless energy transfer (WET) signal from a base station to a device are disclosed. One apparatus includes a base station, wherein the base station includes a plurality of N antennas configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic signals, and a controller connected to the plurality of N antennas through a plurality of RF (radio frequency) chains. The controller is configured to jointly select a plurality of M of the plurality of N antennas and a transmission power level, for transmitting a wireless energy transfer (WET) signal from the base station to a device based on an activation threshold of the device and a saturation level of the device.

Abstract: A communication system includes a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Core Network (CN); a 3GPP Home Node-B GateWay (HNB-GW); a Communication Apparatus (CA) coupled to the CN and embedded in a Communication Device (CD), wherein said CA transforms a 3GPP Home Node-B (HNB) into a mobile or location independent portable entity, wherein said CA interconnects to the CN by interconnecting to the HNB-GW over a 3GPP Iuh Interface, wherein said CA includes multi-layered protocol stacks for implementing 3GPP control plane functionality, user plane functionality and management functionality.

Abstract: A system (10) and method (30) comprises a detector that is configured to enable a mode of a first device (14) and/or to enable a mode of a second device (15) responsive to a detection that a proximity criterion is satisfied between the first device and an entity (Entity 1) and responsive to at least one of a position, velocity and a Time-of-Day and where the second device is not the entity and is not associated with the entity, and where the entity is not involved in providing a communications service to the first and/or second device.

Abstract: Techniques for improved allocation of network resources using geolocation and handover management are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a system for optimizing a mobile communications network. The system may comprise one or more processors communicatively coupled to a mobile communications network. The one or more processors may be configured identify a neighbors table comprising a handover priority list of target base stations prioritized based on relative signal strength or quality of service of the target base stations apparent to mobile devices in a footprint of a source base station. The one or more processors may also be configured to determine a non-obvious handover plan based on at least one of geolocation data of a mobile device, user information associated with the mobile device, and network resources data.

Abstract: A method includes establishing a first session (e.g., a Wi-Fi call) via a first connection to a first network, where the connection to the first network is provided by a first receiver of the mobile device, and monitoring a characteristic of the first connection to the first network. The method includes determining whether the characteristic satisfies a threshold. When the characteristic does not satisfy the threshold, the method includes activating a second receiver of the mobile device, establishing a second connection to a second network, and initiating a handover procedure to transfer the first session from the first network to the second network. The second connection to the second network is provided by the second receiver of the mobile device. As a result of the handover procedure, the first session may be merged with or transferred to a second session (e.g., a cellular call) provided via the second network.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a signal transmission method and apparatus. The signal transmission method provided in embodiments of the present invention includes: determining a modulation type of service data that needs to be transmitted, where the modulation type includes hierarchical modulation and non-hierarchical modulation; modulating, by means of the hierarchical modulation when it is determined that the modulation type is the hierarchical modulation, the service data that needs to be transmitted, and sending a modulated hierarchical modulation signal to UE; and sending modulation configuration information to the UE, where the modulation configuration information includes information used to indicate the modulation type. By using the embodiments of the present invention, the system spectrum utilization efficiency and the system throughput can be greatly improved.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a broadcast signal includes encoding mobile data for FEC (Forward Error Correction); encoding signaling information for signaling the mobile data; allocating the encoded mobile data and signaling data into a transmission frame; and transmitting the broadcast signal including the transmission frame, wherein the transmission frame includes a service signaling table having service_type information identifying a type of a service of the mobile data and hidden information indicating whether the service of the mobile data is hidden or not.

Abstract: A system of boosting a network signal and a method thereof are provided. The method includes: a mobile terminal obtaining a signal intensity of a base station and comparing the signal intensity to a predetermined first threshold of signal intensity; the mobile terminal sending a request to boost network signals and location information of the mobile terminal to the server, when the signal intensity is less than the first threshold; the base station controller receiving, from the server, the request; the base station controller locating to the base station based on the location information of the mobile terminal; the base station controller determining the number of requests to boost network signals received by the base station; the base station controller comparing the number to a predetermined number threshold; and the base station controller enabling the base station to increase power, when the number is larger than the number threshold.

Abstract: Disclosed is a communication method of a network entity, which comprises: receiving state information from a plurality of neighboring network entities; selecting one network entity, which is not in a congestion state, among the plurality of network entities for a network access of a terminal, on the basis of the state information; and transmitting, to the terminal, a message including information for accessing of the terminal to the selected network entity.

Abstract: A system and method of locating a wireless connection among a plurality of possible wireless connections. More particularly, a system and method of locating a user preferred wireless connection among a plurality of possible wireless connections. The method includes scanning for available networks and determining whether the available networks satisfy one or more user preferences. The method further includes establishing a secondary network connection with one of the available networks based on one or more user preferences being satisfied.

Abstract: A base station includes a controller configured to perform connection reestablishment processing on a specific mobile station in response to reception of a connection reestablishment request signal from the specific mobile station from which a radio link failure with another base station has been detected. The controller performs processing of changing a value of a predetermined timer configured to a subordinate mobile station of the base station or the another base station based on information related to a situation of the connection reestablishment processing. The predetermined timer is a timer configured to define a maximum waiting time from transmission of the connection reestablishment request signal to reception of a connection reestablishment response signal in the mobile station.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for retransmission in a wireless communication system. The method includes transmitting data to a Mobile Station (MS), identifying if there is an error in the transmitted data through a control message, if there occurs an error in the data, allocating resources for retransmitting data for erroneous data, transmitting information on the resources allocated for retransmission, to the MS, and retransmitting the data for the erroneous data to the MS.

Abstract: In a wireless communication system in which a plurality of base stations each forming a directional beam in one direction are disposed along a predetermined path, each base station estimates a distance from installed in a mobile body moving along the path if the TE enters a cell area of the corresponding base station; and controls the transmission power using a distance from the estimated TE so that a difference between received signal strength of the corresponding base station and the received signal strength of neighboring base stations measured by the TE in a cell boundary area between the base stations does not exceed a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: The present invention facilitates handoffs for a mobile terminal in a wireless access network that is capable of supporting different types of handoffs. The different handoff types may include soft handoffs and fast base station switching (FBSS). In operation, context information associated with supporting wireless communications between the wireless access network and the mobile terminal are determined. Based on whether the context information is shared between base stations involved in the handoff or transferred from one base station to another of the base stations involved in the handoff, a particular handoff type is selected from the different handoff types that are available. Selecting the specific type of handoff to use may also be based on the level of context information that is available, the actual content of the context information, application preferences, channel conditions, base station or mobile terminal capabilities, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: A system may be configured to receive data. The system may be associated with a plurality of network interfaces that each correspond to a different radio access technology associated with one or more cellular networks. The system may identify one or more measures of load associated with each of the plurality of network interfaces; and output, based on the identified measures of load, a different portion of the received data to each network interface, of the group of network interfaces.

Abstract: Methods that are performed by a user equipment (UE) and corresponding methods of base stations that allow a UE to determine whether the UE is in a carrier aggregation enabled or disabled state. One exemplary embodiment of a method performed by a UE determines a first artificial value for a first parameter and a second artificial value for a power headroom (PHR) for a secondary component carrier (SCC), the first and second artificial values being substantially low relative to a configuration of the network, generates an artificial report including the first and second artificial values, transmits the artificial report to a primary cell providing a primary component carrier (PCC) and receives an indication that the UE is placed in a carrier aggregation disabled state.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for service placement on hosts for a consumer based on geographic location The techniques include: determining a geographical location of a consumer; and inputting a topology model of an environment including multiple candidate hosts to support a service required by the consumer, the topology model including: a geographic location of each of resource in the environment; and connectivity details between the resources and between the resources and the consumer. The techniques also include: specifying bounding requirements for a host and/or bounding requirements for a path between the consumer to a host; calculating the distance from a candidate host to the consumer; determining if bounding requirements are met by a candidate host; and ordering candidate hosts that meet bounding requirements by distance.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed for determining, at a base station, a target received power parameter for a wireless device in communication with the base station. In some examples, the target received power parameter may be determined based on one or more uplink status signals received from the wireless device at the base station and/or one or more other base stations. For these examples, the wireless device may adjust one or more transmit power levels responsive to receiving the target received power parameter from the base station. Other examples are described and claimed.

Abstract: A wireless communication system is presented in which user equipment (UE) performs non-intra-frequency (NIF) cell reselection. The NIF cell reselection process can: detect, on a discontinues reception (DRX) cycle, whether a NIF for a second cell has passed a second reselection threshold; perform, on the DRX cycle, additional checks or measurements to determine whether a higher priority NIF for a third cell has passed a third reselection threshold; and continue a cell reselection process for the second cell and the third cell. The NIF cell reselection techniques can help ensure that the UE reselects to higher priority cells without expending an unnecessary amount power.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: obtain information concerning signal quality, obtain information on location of a cell in relation to a multimedia service area, wherein the information concerning signal quality is created, and control utilizing the information concerning signal quality in a network based on the information on the location of a the cell in relation to the multimedia service area.

Abstract: A method includes establishing a first session (e.g., a Wi-Fi call) via a first connection to a first network, where the connection to the first network is provided by a first receiver of the mobile device, and monitoring a characteristic of the first connection to the first network. The method includes determining whether the characteristic satisfies a threshold. When the characteristic does not satisfy the threshold, the method includes activating a second receiver of the mobile device, establishing a second connection to a second network, and initiating a handover procedure to transfer the first session from the first network to the second network. The second connection to the second network is provided by the second receiver of the mobile device. As a result of the handover procedure, the first session may be merged with or transferred to a second session (e.g., a cellular call) provided via the second network.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for load balancing network traffic in a wireless network. In one aspect, an access point may determine a plurality of client devices that are associated with an overloaded channel of the wireless network. The access point may identify a first client device of the plurality of client devices based, at least in part, on an airtime consumed on the overloaded channel. The access point may determine one or more alternate paths between the access point and the first client device. The access point may forecast airtime to be used by the first client device on channels of the one or more alternate paths, and steer wireless network traffic of the first client device to a first alternate path of the one or more alternate paths based, at least in part, on the forecasted airtime.