Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for performing communication by using a spectrum resource, and a communications device. The method includes: determining, by a first communications device in a first communications system, a first sub-timeslot and a second sub-timeslot in a unit timeslot; and performing, by the first communications device, communication in the first sub-timeslot by using a spectrum resource at a priority higher than that of a second communications device in a second communications system, where a priority at which the first communications device uses the spectrum resource in the second sub-timeslot is lower than a priority at which the second communications device uses the spectrum resource in the second sub-timeslot. The embodiments of the present invention can improve utilization of spectrum resources.

Abstract: A distributed capacity base station system and method are disclosed. The system may provide a cost effective, high capacity broadband wireless access solution that can co-exist with GPS without interference to the GPS system.

Abstract: A method may include receiving peer data describing a set of peer clients associated with a demand response application server and describing how the peer clients communicate with one another. The peer data may be configured so that a subset of the peer clients directly communicate with the demand response application server and the demand response application server does not directly communicate with each of the peer clients. The method may also include receiving announcement data describing an event specified by the demand response application server and determining event response data responsive to the announcement data. The method may also include identifying, from the set of peer clients specified by the demand response application server, a set of recipient peer clients to receive the event response data.

Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, a method for detecting signal interference in a first segment of a plurality of segments of a radio frequency spectrum of a wireless communication system, determining according to the signal interference a measure of quality of service of the first segment for transmitting voice traffic, comparing the measure of quality of service to a desired measure of quality of service measure for voice traffic, determining from the comparison that the first segment is not suitable for voice traffic, and notifying a system that the first segment is not suitable for voice traffic. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: There are provided measures for enabling/realizing decoupling of the control plane and the user plane in a radio access network. Such measures exemplarily comprise respective entities which are operable in a radio access network of a communication system and their respective operations, wherein a control/user plane entity provides control/user plane functionality in the radio access network for controlling control/user plane connectivity of at least one terminal to the core network of the communication system via the radio access network, and establish/provide a control/user plane connection to at least one user/control plane apparatus configured to provide user/control plane functionality in the radio access network for realizing user/control connectivity of the at least one terminal to the core network of the communication system via the radio access network.

Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one antenna, a Wi-Fi module including a plurality of processing circuits performing communication using the at least one antenna, and a processor configured to determine whether the Wi-Fi module is simultaneously operating in a plurality of frequency bands, to obtain a number of processing circuits that are operating in the Wi-Fi module if the Wi-Fi module is simultaneously operating in the plurality of frequency bands, and to reduce a transmission power level of the Wi-Fi module based on the number of processing circuits that are operating.

Abstract: A Universal Repeater (UR) configured to pair with an uplink in a network. The UR may include an interface configured to interface wirelessly with a uplink along a selected route between the UR and an access point (AP) in a network; and a memory having machine executable code therein that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to determine the uplink based on data received from a plurality of candidate uplinks, and instruct the interface to pair with the uplink.

Abstract: A system, a program and a method allow a wireless terminal to discover an objective access point with a comparatively small amount of consumption energy and in a comparatively short waiting time. The access point (AP) includes: an AP WLAN communicator communicating using a predetermined available channel of a first frequency band; a pointer signal generator generating a pointer signal including available-channel information in the first frequency band and a network identifier; and an AP pointer signal communicator using a specific channel of a second frequency band to send the pointer signal to the wireless terminal. While, the wireless terminal receives the pointer signal through the specific channel and controls, in response to the available channel information and network identifier included in the pointer signal, for waiting for receiving a beacon or a probe response transmitted in the first frequency band from the objective access point.

Abstract: A method for searching for an alternative link by a terminal in a wireless communication system, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving from a serving link base station service information comprising a target quality value of a service to be provided to a terminal; determining whether or not a first alternative link is to be searched for on the basis of a reference scheduling quality value, which is to be used for scheduling the terminal in the future by the serving link base station, and the target quality value; if the first alternative link has been determined to be searched for, searching for candidate base stations for establishing the first alternative link; and establishing the first alternative link in a deactivation mode of unicast data transmission/reception with a first candidate base station among the candidate base stations.

Abstract: An electronic device having a device housing includes a loudspeaker and several microphones within the device housing. A control circuit is electrically coupled to the loudspeaker and microphones. The loudspeaker produces speech and/or music. The control circuit determines a statistical measure for a first data set representing individual impulse responses from the plurality of microphones and compares that to a predetermined statistical measure for a second data set representing individual object-free impulse responses from the plurality of microphones to determine if an object is near the device. The statistical measure may be variance and may be computed in the time domain. Variance may be calculated using differences between the individual impulse responses and a mean impulse response that is a linear combination of the impulse responses for the plurality of microphones. The control circuit may include echo cancellers to mitigate common signals and/or other acoustic sources.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for transmitting a signal by a terminal via a device to device (D2D) link in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises: a step for receiving information on a timing advance (TA) value from a base station; a step for transmitting the TA value to a counterpart terminal via a first D2D control channel; and a step for transmitting a D2D data channel based on the first D2D control channel to the counterpart terminal by applying the TA, wherein the TA is not applied to the first D2D control channel. In particular, when the information on the updated TA value is received from the base station, it is desirable to transmit the D2D data channel based on the first D2D control channel to the counterpart terminal by applying the updated TA, but in the case of applying the updated TA, not to apply the information on the TA value included in the first D2D control channel.

Abstract: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for creating and managing persistent document collections. A data store is used for storing one or more persistent document collections. A content management application is used for managing documents for users, for creating one or more persistent document collections of a sub-set of the documents upon user request, and for storing the one or more persistent document collections in the data store. Users can create one or more persistent document collections from a sub-set of the documents. Users can also modify the one or more persistent document collections. A requested portion of one or more persistent document collections can be output upon request from an external application so that the external application can download one or more of the documents that are represented by the persistent document collection for further modification by the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for millimeter-wave (MMW) communication, the system includes a transceiver chip to generate and to receive signals. An interface is used to communicate the signals between the transceiver chip and one or more active antenna modules. The signals include modulated MMW signals and control signals. The transceiver chip includes baseband circuitry, up and down conversion mixers, and RF front-end circuitry. An active antenna module receives a first modulated MMW signal from the interface for transmission via antennas and to receive a second modulated MMW signal from the antennas for transmission through the interface to the transceiver chip.

Abstract: A method for wirelessly monitoring physiological data of a patient includes emitting a timing signal from a wireless emitter, receiving a timing signal at a receiver in a wireless patient monitor, recording physiological data from the patient over time at the wireless patient monitor, wherein the time is defined according to the timing signal, and transmitting the physiological data over a wireless network of a healthcare facility. Thereafter, physiological data recorded from two or more wireless patient monitors may be aligned in time according to the timing signal to create an aligned physiological representation for the patient.

Abstract: A communication system is configured that includes a mobile terminal, one or more relay devices, and a base station for communicating with the mobile terminal via any of the one or more relay devices, where the mobile terminal includes a reception unit for receiving a reference signal transmitted from the one or more relay devices, a determination unit for determining a relay device to be used for communication with the base station based on the reference signal received by the reception unit from the one or more relay devices, and a transmission unit for transmitting to the base station information indicating the relay device determined by the determination unit.

Abstract: According to one aspect there is provided a method in a first network node of a telecommunication network. The network has a plurality of base stations which are operable to transmit a broadcast channel repetition pattern comprising at least one time window of a first mode of operation. The first mode of operation is interspersed between periods of a second mode of operation. The number of repetitions of a broadcast channel in a given period is greater in the first mode than in the second mode. The method comprises determining first data regarding a broadcast channel repetition pattern to be or being transmitted by a first base station. The first data comprises at least timing information about the timing of the time windows of the first mode of operation. The method also comprises sending the first data to a second network node that controls operation of a second base station neighboring the first base station.

Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, a method for receiving interference information, identifying a plurality of interferers, approximating a location of the plurality of interferers, and adjusting an antenna pattern of an antenna. The method can include determining traffic loads and adjusting the antenna pattern according to the traffic loads. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: According to techniques described herein, a UE (which may be link budget limited) may be connected to a network using a first RAT. The UE may be configured to determine a first resource requirement for communication on the network using the first RAT and a second resource requirement for communication on the network using a second RAT. The UE may be further configured to trigger a re-selection to the second RAT in response to the UE determining that the second RAT is preferred over the first RAT based, at least in part, on a comparison of the first and second resource requirements.

Abstract: A recovery mechanism for robust header compression (ROHC) is disclosed for wireless communication systems. The ROHC recovery mechanism may allow a receiver and/or transmitter in the wireless systems to establish or reestablish a context of a packet transmission session when an initialization and refresh message is lost. In the ROHC recovery mechanism, upon receiving a compressed packet that is not associated with a context, a receiver sends a message to a transmitter suggesting the transmitter to transition to another mode. Upon receiving a subsequent packet transmission that is not associated with a context, the receiver sends another message indicating that a context has not been established or has been lost. The transmitter may then send the receiver necessary information to establish a context for the packet transmission session.

Abstract: A transport network (10) is configured to connect a plurality of remote radio units (3) with a plurality of digital units (5) in a radio access network. The transport network comprises an electronic cross-connect (31) common to the plurality of remote radio units and digital units, and a control unit (32) configured to control the electronic cross-connect. The transport network further comprises an optical link (40) between the electronic cross-connect and remote radio units. The electronic cross-connect is a multi-layer switch. The electronic cross-connect is configured to switch data flows between one or more of said plurality of digital units (5) and one or more of said plurality of remote radio units (3).

Abstract: A wireless communications system includes a packet core network and a wireless access network that includes a base station and a terminal. The wireless communications system is capable of communications between terminals through a first path that includes the packet core network and communications between terminals through a second path that does not include the packet core network. The wireless communications system includes plural terminals; and a control station configured to be capable of processing related to proximity-based communications services between the plural terminals, obtaining identifiers of the plural terminals and position information related to positions of the plural terminals, by the processing related to the proximity-based communications services, and causing communication between the plural terminals to be executed by the second path, based on the identifiers of the plural terminals and the position information related to the positions of the plural terminals.

Abstract: Provided are a radio terminal device, a radio base station device, and a channel signal forming method which can prevent quality degradation of the downlink resource allocation information by reducing the frequency of the zero information addition process to the downlink resource allocation information when executing communication using an uplink unit band and multiple downlink unit bands correlated to the uplink unit band. A base station includes: a PDCCH generation unit which includes the uplink allocation information relating to the uplink unit band only in some of the channel signals formed for each of the downlink unit bands; and a padding unit which adds zero information to the downlink allocation information only in the selected some channel signals having the bandwidth of the corresponding downlink unit band smaller than that of the uplink unit band until the downlink allocation information size becomes equal to the uplink allocation information size.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate connection to a multimedia playback network are disclosed. An example method includes detecting a first input including an identification of a playback device; detecting a second input including an identification of an item on a controller, wherein multimedia content associated with the item is retrievable from a content provider; detecting a trigger, wherein the trigger is not the first input or the second input; and sending, in response to detecting the trigger, information regarding the multimedia content from the controller to the playback device, wherein the information includes an identification of the multimedia content for playback by the playback device, and wherein the information causes (a) the playback device to retrieve, independent of the controller, the multimedia content from the content provider and (b) playback of the retrieved multimedia content.

Abstract: Method and systems are provided for detecting and handling, by a controller device, a loss of control of a playback queue of a zone group of a media playback system. Detection of loss of control of the playback queue of the zone group may involve one or more of determining (i) that the zone group no longer exists, (ii) that a queue identifier is no longer assigned to a playback queue of the zone group, and (iii) that the controller device is no longer in communication with the media playback system, among others. Handling of the loss of control may involve one or more of (i) unsubscribing from messages relating to the zone group, (ii) ceasing to send commands to the zone group, and (iii) updating a user interface to indicate that the controller device no longer has control of the playback queue of the zone group, among others.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for correcting clocks for a plurality of local transmitters.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein may involve inconsistent queues. An example implementation may involve a computing device receiving a message indicating a playback queue corresponding to a playback zone of a media playback system. The playback queue may include first media items queued in a first order for playback by the playback zone. The computing device determines that a playlist at the computing device is to be queued for playback in the playback queue corresponding to the playback zone, the playlist including second media items in a second order. The computing device determines that the first media items in the first order is different from the second media items in the second order, and based on the determination, causes the first media items in the playback queue to be replaced with the second media items in the playlist.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a base station control device which controls the base station management and the carrier aggregation (CA) function according to a heterogeneous network environment, such that an optimum system throughput can be obtained in the heterogeneous network environment through the CA function, and an operating method of the base station control device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving at least one Downlink Control Information (DCI) in a communication system supporting Carrier Aggregation (CA) are provided. The method for receiving includes receiving information representative of presence of carrier indicator by higher layer signaling from a Node B; receiving information representative of at least one cell indicator by higher layer signaling from the Node B; defining an UE specific search space based on aggregation level, an UE ID, and at least one carrier indicator value, where the UE specific search space includes a set of Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) candidates based on the aggregation level; decoding at least one PDCCH including at least one DCI respectively by the UE ID; and acquiring the at least one DCI, wherein the at least one carrier indicator value is based on the at least one cell indicator.

Abstract: An evolved NodeB (eNB) is described. The eNB includes a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions stored in the memory are executable to maintain a contention window size. The instructions are also executable to increase the contention window size according to hybrid automatic request acknowledgement/negative acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) value(s) corresponding to physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission(s) in a first subframe. The first subframe is a starting subframe of a previous downlink transmission burst on a licensed-assisted access (LAA) carrier for which HARQ-ACK has been fed back.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate connection to a multimedia playback network are disclosed. An example method provides content to a local playback network. The example method includes identifying multimedia content from a content provider. The example method includes passing information regarding the multimedia content to a local playback system including one or more multimedia playback devices in response to a trigger. The example method includes facilitating play of the multimedia content via a local playback network associated with the local playback system.

Abstract: Methods and systems for distribution of digital data services, radio frequency (RF) communications services, and power are provided for use in optical fiber-based distributed communications systems. Electrical digital data signals are received at a distribution unit. Downlink digital data signals representing the electrical digital data signals are distributed from the distribution unit over a downlink digital data services line to a remote antenna unit (RAU). Uplink digital data signals are received from the RAU over an uplink digital data services line and are distributed to head-end equipment. The distribution unit also receives optical RF communications signals and distributes the optical RF communications signals over at least one RF communications services optical fiber to the RAU. Power is also distributed, from at least one power output of the distribution unit, over at least one power line to the RAU.

Abstract: A system and method for reducing transmission collisions. In one embodiment, a transmitter for communicating of a smart grid power line network includes an arbiter. The arbiter is configured to select a transmission interval during which the transmitter can transmit. The interval is selected from a plurality of available transmission intervals reserved for contending transmissions, and selected based on a level of a hierarchical network at which the transmitter is located. The interval selected is different from any interval used by a different transmitter spaced two hierarchical levels away from the level of the hierarchical network at which the transmitter is located.

Abstract: A managed access system for mobile wireless devices (MWDs) in a facility that is geographically within a wireless communications network of a communications carrier includes a plurality of antennas arranged at the facility, radio equipment coupled to the plurality of antennas, and a network interface device configured to provide communications with the communications carrier. A management access controller is configured to communicate with MWDs via the radio equipment, compare an identification of a given MWD to a list of authorized MWD's to determine whether the given MWD is unauthorized or authorized, and filter communications between an unauthorized MWD and the network interface device and pass communications between an authorized MWD and the network interface device.

Abstract: A system for compensating for a latency difference in a fronthaul in ring topology is provided, including a centralization node linked to a BBU group, a plurality of distribution nodes linked to a plurality of RRH groups, an optical bi-directional ring network connecting the central node and the distribution nodes and allows a WDM optical signal to be transmitted and received between the central node and the distribution nodes, and a FIFO buffer that stores an electrical signal. Each of the distribution nodes demultiplexes the WDM optical signal, converts each demultiplexed optical signal into an electrical signal, stores the electrical signal in the FIFO buffer, converts the electrical signal stored in the FIFO buffer into an optical signal, and adjusts a size of the FIFO buffer, thus compensating for a difference between latencies before and after an occurrence of a switchover in the optical bi-directional ring network.

Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a method for generating and distributing wireless RF signals at a host unit in a distributed antenna system. At least a first subset of IP data from an IP network entity is routed to a first base transceiver station within the host unit, and at least a second subset of the IP data is routed to a second base transceiver station within the host unit. The IP data is baseband processed by the first and second base transceiver stations to generate a first digital representation of a first RF signal and a second digital representation of a second RF signal. The first digital representation of the first RF signal is routed to a first subset of the plurality of remote units and the second digital representation of the second RF signal is routed to a second subset of the plurality of remote units.

Abstract: A wireless device includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to store data into the memory, detect that the wireless device moves from a first cell area formed by a first base station to a second cell area formed by a second base station, when it is detected that the wireless device moves from a first cell area to a second cell area, determine whether to execute a processing for establish a communication path between the second base station and the wireless device based on an amount of the data stored in the memory, when it is determined to execute the processing for establish the communication path, execute the processing for establish the communication path, and send, to the second base station, the data stored in the memory using the established communication path.

Abstract: Techniques are generally described for determining locations of a plurality of communication devices in a network. In some examples, methods for creating a location discovery infrastructure (LDI) for estimating locations of one or more of a plurality of communication nodes may comprise one or more of determining a plurality of locations in the terrain to place a corresponding plurality of beacon nodes, determining a plurality of beacon node groups for the placed beacon nodes, and determining a schedule for the placed beacon nodes to be active. Additional variants and embodiments are also disclosed.

Abstract: A mobile terminal may include a display unit to display a sharing history list while the mobile terminal is executing a management application for managing contents sharing between the mobile terminal and at least one of a plurality of external devices, the displayed sharing history list including a plurality of sharing history items. The mobile terminal may also include a controller to determine, in response to a user input with respect to the sharing history items, connection environment information, a target device, and shared contents each corresponding to the sharing history items on the sharing history list, the controller to connect the mobile terminal to the target device based on the connection environment information, and the controller to play the shared contents such that the shared contents is output by at least one of the target device or the display unit of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A method for measuring delay in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) network includes measuring a delay associated with transmission of a packet through the WiFi network in response to a measurement request from a requesting device, and contending for access to a communications channel of the WiFi network after measurement of the delay. The method also includes transmitting the delay as measured to the access point using the communications channel after a successful contention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for handling unreliable scheduling grants in a WCDMA-communication system. A user equipment detects that a received scheduling grant is unreliable and adjust its serving grant based on that information. The user equipment is also able to report continuously received unreliable grants as an event to the network, allowing the network to adapt its operation to reduce the unreliable grants.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system, an RRM measurement set is set as a collection of cells to become targets on which a UE performs a process of detecting whether or not radio communication is allowed. Among the cells in the RRM measurement set, a CoMP measurement set is set as a collection of cells to become candidates on which the UE performs a process of detecting whether or not coordinated communication (CoMP communication) is allowed. Among the cells of the CoMP measurement set, a CoMP active set is set as a collection of cells to become targets on which the UE performs the process of detecting whether or not CoMP communication is allowed.

Abstract: A wireless access point is described. The wireless access point includes a processor, memory and instructions stored in the memory. The wireless access point receives a sleep state command from a central controller. The central controller transmits the sleep state command based on movement of an electronic device in relation to one or more wireless access points located within a wireless network. The wireless access point enters a sleep state for a sleep period. The wireless access point transitions to an active state upon expiration of the sleep period.

Abstract: A method for transmitting reduced power-almost blank subframe (r-ABS) setting information from a first cell to a second cell, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises a step of the first cell transmitting to the second cell r-ABS pattern information for indicating the r-ABS which is setup by the first cell, and r-ABS power indication information for indicating transmission power of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) of the first cell from the r-ABS, wherein the PDSCH transmission power of the first cell can be set to a transmission power which is low compared to a common subframe.

Abstract: A device may provide a video content item for display and receive a request to share the video content item with another device for a synchronized playing of the video content item by the device and the other device. The device may generate a stream of the video content item based on a point within the video content item currently played by the device and transmit the stream to the other device to synchronize playing of the video content item by the device and the other device. The device may obtain information identifying a particular point within the video content item currently played by the other device, determine a synchronization point, in the video content item, based on the obtained information, and update, based on the synchronization point, to synchronize the stream. The device may transmit the synchronized stream, to the other device, to re-synchronize playing of the video content item.

Abstract: In a mobile communications system, a base station includes a generation unit and a transmission unit. The generation unit generates broadcast information indicating, among a plurality of available frequency bands for wireless communication, a frequency band to be used to transmit same data at a same timing with another base station. The transmission unit broadcasts the broadcast information. A mobile station includes a reception unit and a control unit. The reception unit receives the broadcast information broadcast by the base station. The control unit controls, based on the broadcast information, reception of same data transmitted at the same timing from the base station and the other base station.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate connection to a multimedia playback network are disclosed. An example method provides content to a local playback network. The example method includes identifying multimedia content from a content provider. The example method includes passing information regarding the multimedia content to a local playback system including one or more multimedia playback devices in response to a trigger. The example method includes facilitating play of the multimedia content via a local playback network associated with the local playback system.

Abstract: A method for connecting a first device belonging to a first mobile communications network of the narrow band type to a second mobile communications network of the wide band type, the device implementing a protocol layer for communicating with a first plurality of mobile terminals according to a first mobile communications standard, including a modification of the first device by integration of a transposition layer in the protocol layer and being linked to the second communications network of the wide band type via a link of the Internet Protocol (IP) type.

Abstract: A communication device is described including a transceiver configured to establish a communication connection via a first radio cell and to carry out data communication via the communication connection according to a frame structure including a plurality of frames, a determiner configured to determine timings for a plurality of data communications via a second radio cell, determine whether, for any frame of the plurality of frames, the number of timings falling within the frame is above a predetermined threshold and determine, if for any frame of the plurality of frames, the number of timings falling within the frame is above the predetermined threshold, change the timings such that for no frame of the plurality of frames the number of timings falling within the frame is above the predetermined threshold and a controller configured to control the transceiver to carry out the data communications via the second radio cell according to the timings.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for communicating in a wireless network are provided. In some aspects, an access point for wireless communication a receiver configured to receive information identifying a beacon timing of a second access point. The access point further includes a processor configured to adjust a beacon timing of the access point based on the received information identifying the beacon timing of the second access point and a transmitter configured to transmit a beacon according to the adjusted beacon timing of the access point.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to facilitate connection to a multimedia playback network are disclosed. An example method provides content to a local playback network. The example method includes identifying multimedia content from a content provider. The example method includes passing information regarding the multimedia content to a local playback system including one or more multimedia playback devices in response to a trigger. The example method includes facilitating play of the multimedia content via a local playback network associated with the local playback system.