Abstract: One coding method of a plurality of coding methods including at least a first coding method and a second coding method is selected, an information sequence is encoded by using the selected coding method, and an encoded sequence obtained by performing predetermined processing on the information sequence is modulated and transmitted. The first coding method is a coding method having a first coding rate, for generating a first encoded sequence by performing puncturing processing on a generated first codeword by using a first parity check matrix. The second coding method is a coding method having a second coding rate, for generating a second encoded sequence by performing puncturing processing on a generated second codeword by using a second parity check matrix that is different from the first parity check matrix, the second coding rate after the puncturing process being different from the first coding rate.

Abstract: The present application provides a data transmission method, device and system. The method comprises: a sending device sends a data packet to a receiving device by means of a first relay device, and receives feedback information of the receiving device on the receiving condition of the data packet by means of another communication link according to a predetermined condition. Therefore, the sending device can timely obtain the feedback information of the receiving device on the receiving condition of the data packet by means of another communication link under a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A first network device in a high-availability cluster may configure a first wireless channel for a wireless control link. The first network device may establish, using the first wireless channel, the wireless control link with a second network device in the high-availability cluster. The first network device may configure a second wireless channel for a wireless fabric link. The first network device may establish, using the second wireless channel, the wireless fabric link with the second network device.

Abstract: Various aspects related to techniques for harmonization between common reference signal (CRS) and demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) based transmission modes (TMs) in unlicensed spectrum are described. In one aspect, a downlink/uplink (DL/UL) subframe configuration may be signaled for each subframe. Information provided by the DL/UL subframe configuration may indicate whether the respective downlink subframe is a single-frequency network (MBSFN) subframe (associated with DM-RS-based TM) or a non-MBSFN subframe (associated with CRS-based TM). In another aspect, periodic as well as aperiodic channel state information (CSI) reporting requests may be supported. In yet another aspect, discontinued reception (DRX) wake ups for unlicensed carriers may be explicitly or implicitly indicated to a user equipment (UE) via a carrier in a licensed spectrum.

Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to communicating feedback in wireless communications. A user equipment (UE) can receive, in a downlink portion of a slot, data communications from a base station, where the data communications comprise multiple code blocks received in one or more downlink symbols. The UE can generate one or more feedback bits to provide feedback for the multiple code blocks. The UE can transmit, to the base station and in an uplink portion of the slot, an indication of the one or more feedback bits.

Abstract: Provided are a data processing method, device and node. The method includes: a second node determines that a first data sent from a first node exhibits data erasure; the second node sends feedback information to the first node, where the feedback information includes one of the following: an erasure rate, an erasure rate and an erasure position, the erasure rate is a proportion of resources that exhibit data erasure in resources corresponding to the first data, and the erasure position is a position of the resources that exhibit data erasure in the resources corresponding to the first data; the second node receiving a second data as determined according to the feedback information by the first node; the second node performs decoding according to the first item of data and the second data.

Abstract: Timing considerations for autonomous uplink (AUL) downlink feedback information (AUL-DFI) is disclosed. With the flexible timeline for new radio (NR) operations, signaling of the processing timeline may be used for the served user equipments (UEs) to properly interpret the acknowledgement information in the AUL-DFI. The UE receives a signal identifying a minimum processing time of the serving base station to process AUL. Using the knowledge of the minimum processing time, the UE determines which of the outstanding AUL transmissions are accurately addressed in the AUL-DFI and which are still pending. Additional signaling to the UE may instruct the UE when to implement any changes to transmission parameters also signaled via the AUL-DFI. Slots prior to the indicated change time will be transmitted using the current parameters, while slots after the indicated time will use the updated parameters from the AUL-DFI.

Abstract: An example implementation includes determining, by a user device, that the user device is a low-latency mode user device; receiving a downlink data block in downlink subframe n; determining a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback for the data block; determining, by the low-latency mode user device, an uplink subframe n+k at a HARQ feedback offset of k subframes from subframe n, and one or more uplink HARQ resources for the uplink subframe n+k reserved for the HARQ feedback from the low-latency mode user device; and transmitting, by the low-latency mode user device, the HARQ feedback via subframe n+k and the one or more uplink HARQ resources.

Abstract: Methods and systems are presented in this disclosure that enable mobile devices without access to an active network connection (e.g. cellular, satellite or Internet network) to communicate between each other by sending and receiving data packets (e.g. text, location, or image) through a mesh of connected devices. A mobile device receives a request to send a packet having an identifier of a recipient device. Based on the identifier, the mobile device determines whether the recipient device is in a list of mobile devices within a wireless range of the mobile device. Based on the determination, the mobile device includes the packet into an outgoing queue having packets for forwarding. The mobile device establishes one or more connections with one or more mobile devices in the list, and forwards one or more packets from the outgoing queue to the one or more mobile devices using the one or more connections.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating and utilizing persistent allocation of resources are described herein. A base station may allocate persistent resources to a client station, and may associate the client station or persistent resource allocation with a particular shared NACK channel. The base station may monitor the NACK channel for a NACK indicating a map error. The base station may monitor the resource allocation to implicitly determine a map error. The base station may resend one or more persistent resource allocation information elements in response to the NACK or implicit error determination. A client station having a persistent resource allocation may monitor persistent resource allocation information elements in map messages and/or may indicate failure to receive a persistent resource allocation information element in a NACK message on a shared NACK channel.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for routing data packets in a quality of service (QoS) enabled content-based network or interconnect fabric. Various embodiments describe how to manage data flow based on content-based attribute vectors (AVs) indicating QoS requirements with respect to the data packets in networking or platform interconnects. A dynamic scheduling based on AV information may improve trafficking efficiency and optimize system performance.

Abstract: Mobile devices, base stations, and/or relay stations may implement a method for an improved and reliable automatic repeat request feedback indication. A mobile device (UE) may establish communication within a wireless network, and indicate to the network that the UE is a special type device, e.g. a constrained device. The network (base station) may then not send an indication on a physical indicator channel to the UE when certain conditions are met, and instead, the mobile device may interpret control information received from the network on a physical control channel as a negative acknowledgment indication corresponding to an automatic repeat request from the network. The UE may then perform a retransmission according to the interpreted control information. A new control information format may be used to further define how the network and UE implement the automatic repeat request process, to reduce the total number of bits required in the control information.

Abstract: A first node device is included in a network including a plurality of node devices including a plurality of terminals and a plurality of relay devices relaying a packet transmitted and received between the plurality of terminals. The first node device includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to determine whether a second node device detects a possibility of disappearance of a first packet in the network, the first packet being transmitted from a third node device to the second node device, and when determining that the second node device detects the possibility, transmit first information to a respective node device on one or more paths present between the first node device and the third node device in the network, the first information requesting to determine whether the respective node device transmits or receives the first packet.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing therein a packet analysis program for causing a computer to execute a process comprising detecting, from a plurality of received ACK packets, a successive ACK packet group including a plurality of ACK packets for which each reception interval is smaller than a first reference value and in which a round-trip time of each ACK packet becomes shorter in order of reception, and estimating wireless quality based on the number of ACK packets constituting the successive ACK packet group.

Abstract: Techniques for identifying events for updating beam configurations for wireless communications employing beamforming are described. The events may be based on a response message to an aperiodic reference signal (RS). For example, a device that receives an aperiodic RS may transmit a message to the device that transmitted the aperiodic RS to confirm that the aperiodic RS was received. Additionally or alternatively, a device that receives an aperiodic RS may set a timer after receiving the aperiodic RS (or transmission of the confirmation message), and may update its beam configuration upon expiration of the timer. If control information is received to schedule a second aperiodic RS prior to expiration of a timer for a first periodic RS, a device may update the timer. Updating the timer for aperiodic RS may be individual to different aperiodic RS transmissions, or may be common among aperiodic RS.

Abstract: An apparatus reports feedback messages for channel state information estimation with respect to a channel between a first antenna of a first device and a second antenna of a second device. The apparatus is configured to determine a frequency response across a predetermined bandwidth of the channel between the first antenna and the second antenna, sample a phase of the determined frequency response in order to obtain a number of samples of the phase of the determined frequency response, and send to a further apparatus at least a first feedback message including information of at least a subset of the obtained samples.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for transmitting a downlink signal, which is suitable for narrow-band systems such as NB-IOT, eMTC and MMTC, a base station for executing the method, and a user equipment. The method comprises: receiving a master information block; parsing a field in the received master information block, the field being used to indicate a starting OFDM symbol for downlink reception; and receiving a downlink signal according to the parsed starting OFDM symbol.

Abstract: In the present disclosure, even if different UL-DL configurations are set for a plurality of unit bands, notification timing of error detection results for SCell is not dispersed complicatedly, and the processing relating to the error detection results can be simplified. At the reference notification timing of a response signal with respect to downlink data of a second unit band, if a sub-frame of the second unit band is an uplink communication sub-frame and a sub-frame of a first unit band is a downlink communication sub-frame, a control unit transmits the response signal with respect to the downlink data in a specific uplink communication sub-frame (for example, #2 or #7) set in the first unit band.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices can be utilized to schedule at least one Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) transmission and at least one HARQ feedback message in the same Physical Resource Block (PRB). A HARQ transmission can be scheduled in a mini-slot of the PRB. Accordingly, latencies associated with transmitting and receiving the PRB can be reduced, while the high reliability of HARQ can be retained. Implementations can be applied to 5G technologies such as Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLCs) and enhanced Mobile BroadBand (eMBB), as well as other low-latency communications. A method can include detecting a condition of a device; selecting, based at least in part on the condition of the device, a mini-slot size; scheduling, in one or more mini-slots having the mini-slot size in a PRB, a HARQ transmission; and transmitting, to the device, the HARQ transmission in the one or more mini-slots of the PRB.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting information for LTE-WLAN aggregation system, the method comprising: checking, by a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity, whether a FCI transmission condition is met or not; and transmitting Flow Control Information (FCI) when the FCI transmission condition is met.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system includes an intermediate value memory that holds decoded words of first and second component codes and reliability information and calculates a soft-input value of the first component code based on at least a decoded word concerning the second component code and reliability information and read information, decodes the soft-input value of the first component code, thereby calculating a decoded word of the first component code and reliability information, updates the intermediate value memory with the calculated decoded word and reliability information, calculates a soft-input value of the second component code based on at least the decoded word of the first component code and the reliability information and read information, decodes the soft-input value of the second component code, thereby calculating a decoded word of the second component code and reliability information, and updates the intermediate value memory with the calculated decoded word and reliability i

Abstract: Physical random access channel (PRACH) configuration on new radio unlicensed (NR-U) networks is disclosed. A UE may perform PRACH transmission either with a transmission opportunity (TXOP) or outside of a TXOP. The UE monitors for a control signal, such as a preamble or common control signal, identifying a TXOP. The UE may obtain an autonomous random access configuration for communications outside of the current TXOP that identifies a random access slot includes a plurality of random access occasions. If the UE fails to detect the control signal, it transmits an autonomous random access signal in a random access occasion corresponding to a beam direction of its location in relation to the base station. Otherwise, upon detection of the control signal and receipt of a trigger signal, the UE may transmit a random access request within the TXOP.

Abstract: A method for communication includes receiving in a computer system a request from a peer computer system. Upon finding that the computer system is currently not ready to process the request, a Negative Acknowledgement (NAK) message is sent from the computer system to the peer computer system, at a sending time that is derived from a time at which the computer system is ready to process the request.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication terminal that communicates wirelessly. The terminal includes: a transceiver; and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a trigger frame for triggering that a frame for setting a link with a wireless communication terminal, which is an AP, is transmitted through UpLink Multi User (UL MU) transmission through the transmission/reception unit. The processor transmits the frame for setting the link through UL MU transmission based on the trigger frame.

Abstract: Disclosed are: a communication technique for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of 4G system; and a system therefor. The disclosed communication technique and system can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G commendation technology and IoT related technology. A method for efficiently determining uplink data and control signal transmission timing is disclosed.

Abstract: Examples of selectively transmitting redundant data over a wireless network are provided. One example includes initializing a first wireless virtual interface and a second wireless virtual interface, each wireless virtual interface communicating with a network using resources of the wireless hardware device and transmitting data from the first wireless virtual interface to the network via a first channel to a first access point of the network. The example further includes transmitting a selected amount of redundant data from the second wireless virtual interface to the network via a second channel to a second access point of the network, the selected amount being based on channel metrics of one or more of the first channel and the second channel.

Abstract: A communication device includes transceiver circuitry that transmits a first frame including a request parameter and at least one piece of data for a block acknowledge (ACK); and receives a second frame including a confirmation response to a response parameter and the block ACK. The transceiver circuitry receives a request for the at least one piece of data for the block ACK, transmits the first frame on a basis of occurrence of the request for transmitting the at least one piece of data of the block ACK, and executes transmission of a data frame based on the response parameter included in the received second frame.

Abstract: A wireless device may receive one or more radio resource control messages from a base station. The one or more radio resource control messages may comprise: at least one first parameter of a configured periodic grant of a first type, and a second parameter of a first logical channel. A BSR may be multiplexed onto at least one packet in response to a size of the data of the first logical channel being larger than a first threshold. The BSR may indicate the size of the data. The at least one packet may be transmitted via a resource of the configured periodic grant of the first type.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus used on a user equipment side includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to select the mode of the relay discovery process of user equipment. In the relay discovery process, the mode determines whether the user equipment, when acting as a relay device, discovers a relayed device or is discovered by a relayed device, or whether the user equipment, when acting as a relayed device, discovers a relay device or is discovered by a relay device. After a connection is established between the relay device and the relayed device, the relayed device obtains a communication service via the relay device by means of a proximity service communication. The processing circuit is further configured to perform control, so that the user equipment carries out the relay discovery process according to the selected mode.

Abstract: A relay node according to one embodiment comprises a controller configured to establish a connection with a radio terminal and to establish a connection with a base station; a receiver configured to receive information of the radio terminal from the base station; and a transmitter configured to transmit the information to the radio terminal. The receiver receives delivery acknowledgement information from the radio terminal before the information is transmitted. The delivery acknowledgement information indicates that the radio terminal has received the information. The transmitter stops transmitting the information to the radio terminal in response to reception of the delivery acknowledgement information.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method in a network node for configuring monitoring occasions for use in a network node of a wireless communication network comprises determining a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space monitoring configuration for a wireless device. The PDCCH search space monitoring configuration comprises a monitoring periodicity and a number of blind decodes for each search space of a plurality of search spaces over a plurality of slots. The method further comprises sending the monitoring configuration to the wireless device. A method in a wireless device comprises receiving the monitoring configuration and monitoring each search space according to the monitoring configuration.

Abstract: A method for a live stream connector includes receiving an input media stream of data with input parameter and transmitting, to a receiving node, the input media stream as packetized data with a header indicating the input parameters. The receiving node is configured with a receiving buffer based on the input parameters of the header and is configured to emit the packetized data to a destination when an amount of delay since receipt of the packetized data satisfies the latency input of the input parameters. The method further includes receiving, from a feedback node, a control packet identifying a missing packet within the transmission. The method also includes identifying that a retransmission buffer includes the missing packet and determining whether a sender buffer includes the identified missing packet. When the sender buffer includes the identified missing packet, the method includes retransmitting the identified missing packet to the receiving node.

Abstract: Presented systems and methods facilitate efficient and effective communication link adaptation. In one embodiment, a system comprises: a first communication device configured to forward link adaptation information, and a second communication component configured to receive the link adaptation information. The system is part of a wireless local area network (WLAN). The link adaptation information can include Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) Feed Back (MFB) related information in a communication frame. The communication frame can include a first field and a second field. The first field indicates the information is being forwarded as unsolicited MFB information or is associated with a solicitation request for the MFB information. The second first field indicates whether the information is MFB information or a request for MFB information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to transmitting data on a shared communication channel in a communication system supporting multiple hybrid automatic repeat request processes and configurable to apply a bundling of transmission time intervals. The data transmitting including mapping of TTIs of the HARQ processes cyclically onto subframes. In order to efficiently support dynamic bundle scheduling, when a grant is received during a bundle transmission, this grant becomes a shifting grant, according to which the bundle is transmitted and according to the location of which the timing of the grant reception and the data transmission is adapted. The transmission of the shifted bundle is performed in accordance with the state of its retransmission process, i.e. the bundle is either initially transmitted or retransmitted.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to low density parity check (LDPC) encoding. At least a portion of the parity bits generated by an LDPC encoder for an initial transmission may be stored for use in generating subsequent hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) redundancy versions. In some examples, at least the degree-two and degree-three parity bits included in the initial transmission may be stored. The parity bits may be stored within a layer 2 (L2) or an upper layer buffer or within the LDPC encoder. For example, the parity bits may be stored within the HARQ buffer.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a mobile communication system, including: a first transmission path configured to transmit a message according to a first radio access technology; a second transmission path configured to transmit the message according to a second radio access technology; and an encoder configured to encode the message by a code before transmission of the message over the first transmission path and the second transmission path, wherein the code comprises at least two subcodes, and wherein the encoder is configured to encode the message intended for transmission over the first transmission path with a first subcode of the at least two subcodes and to encode the message intended for transmission over the second transmission path with a second subcode of the at least two subcodes.

Abstract: A method for transmitting an acknowledgement (ACK)-related information in a method for transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system includes: designating specific symbols in a resource allocation unit for ACK/NACK (acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement) transmission within an uplink data channel; dividing the resource allocation unit into a plurality of symbol regions; sequentially mapping ACK/NACK bits to the plurality of symbol regions; and transmitting the uplink data channel to which the ACK/NACK bits are mapped, wherein the mapping includes mapping contiguous bits of the ACK/NACK bits to different symbol regions of the plurality of symbol regions.

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), using mixed numerologies, may, in a first codeword, map a first set of bits to a higher order modulation scheme and a second set of bits to a lower order scheme, and transmit the first codeword. The WTRU may determine that data of the first codeword is to be re-transmitted on a second codeword, containing the same number of bits as the first codeword. In the second codeword, the WTRU may map a first set of bits to the lower order scheme and a second set of bits to the higher order scheme. The first set of bits of the second codeword may contain the same number of bits as the second set of bits of the first codeword and may contain at least a subset of data in the first set of bits of the first codeword. The WTRU may transmit the second codeword.

Abstract: An origination device (e.g., a base station) encodes first and second data packets according to a first set of encoding parameters corresponding to channel conditions associated with a first communication link between a signal forwarding device and a destination device. The resulting first and second single-encoded data packets contain the same data. The origination device combines the first and second single-encoded data packets to generate a single-encoded data block. The origination device encodes the single-encoded data block, according to a second set of encoding parameters corresponding to channel conditions associated with a second communication link between the origination device and the signal forwarding device, to generate a dual-encoded data block. The dual-encoded data block is transmitted to the signal forwarding device.

Abstract: A multicarrier-based data transmission method and an apparatus for use in a mobile communication system are provided. A Radio Network Temporary Identity (RNTI) reception method of a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting inter-evolved Node B (eNB) carrier aggregation includes receiving cell information on at least one activated cell under control of an eNB, configuring first and second RNTIs allocated by the eNB, monitoring the at least one activated cell for the first RNTI, and monitoring a primary cell among the at least one activated cell for the second RNTI.

Abstract: A method for receiving feedback on a quality of multicast transmissions in a Wireless Local Access Network (WLAN) including a source electronic device (e.g., an access point) and a plurality of electronic devices is disclosed, according to some embodiments. The method can include (i) transmitting a plurality of multicast packets addressed to a subset of the plurality of electronic devices by the source electronic device; (ii) concurrently polling the subset of the plurality of electronic devices by the source electronic device; and (iii) receiving a plurality of block acknowledgements (BAs) from at least the subset of the plurality of electronic devices by the source electronic device. Each BA may include information on a quality of reception of two or more multicast packets received at an electronic device.

Abstract: One or more codewords are generated by encoding input bits at input bit positions onto sub-channels that are provided by a code. Each of the sub-channels has an associated reliability of correct decoding of an input bit at an input bit position. Each codeword is transmitted to a decoder, and a word based on each transmitted codeword is received at the decoder. Each received word is decoded, and the reliabilities of the sub-channels are determined based on decoded bits and known input bits from which each codeword was generated. An indication that is based on the determined reliabilities of the sub-channels, such as an indication of the determined reliabilities, is transmitted to the encoder, and may be used by the encoder in selecting the sub-channels for encoding subsequent input bits, for example.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and specifically, to a method and a device for the method which comprises the steps of: receiving a PDCCH including uplink scheduling information; and transmitting, at a UL SF, a PUSCH indicated by the uplink scheduling information, wherein, if the PDCCH requests a transmission of an ACK, the PUSCH includes ACK information about a SF set corresponding to the UL SF, wherein the SF set includes a plurality of SFs.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication. In one method, a control format indicator value for a frame may be received over a physical carrier in a shared spectrum. Based on the control format indicator value, a number of subframes of the frame to be used by a base station for downlink transmissions over the physical carrier may be determined. The control format indicator value may indicate an end of transmission, if data is to be transmitted during the frame, a number of subframes to be used for transmission, or whether the current subframe is the final subframe used for transmission. In some cases, a user equipment (UE) may use the control format indicator value to determine a sleep schedule. Further, ACK/NACK transmissions by a UE may be scheduled based on the control format indicator value.

Abstract: A system and method for providing a message bus component or version thereof (referred to herein as an implementation), and a messaging application program interface, for use in an enterprise data center, middleware machine system, or similar environment that includes a plurality of processor nodes together with a high-performance communication fabric (or communication mechanism) such as InfiniBand. In accordance with an embodiment, the messaging application program interface enables features such as asynchronous messaging, low latency, and high data throughput, and supports the use of in-memory data grid, application server, and other middleware components.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for hybrid automatic retransmission request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK) bundling in half duplex frequency division duplexing (HD-FDD) systems are provided. One technique includes determining ACK parameter(s) to be used for acknowledging a bundled transmission that includes instance(s) of a channel across subframe(s). An indication of the ACK parameter(s) is signaled to a user equipment (UE). The ACK parameter(s) include a first ACK parameter that conveys a size of the bundled transmission and a second ACK parameter that conveys an amount of time for the UE to delay acknowledging a data transmission in an instance of the channel after receiving the data transmission. The UE may acknowledge the bundled transmission in accordance with the ACK parameter(s).

Abstract: A first communication subscriber transmits a first data packet comprising data and an identification character to the second communication subscriber. The first communication subscriber and the second communication subscriber respectively determine a first and a second acknowledgement character on the basis of the identification character. The second communication subscriber transmits a second data packet comprising the second acknowledgement character back to the first communication subscriber. The first communication subscriber can thus check, on the basis of the second acknowledgement character, whether the first data packet arrived at the second communication subscriber.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates 5G or pre-5G communication systems for supporting higher data transmission rate than those by LTE or other post-4G communication systems. Disclosed are a method and apparatus for determining a window size in a wireless communication system. The method includes determining an uplink data rate of the UE on a wireless link, determining that a maximum data size transmittable through an internet session including the wireless link is the window size for the internet session based on the uplink data rate, and transmitting uplink data through the internet session based on the determined window size.

Abstract: A method for transmitting uplink control information in a carrier aggregation environment, the method includes: calculating n pieces of response data, each having 1 bit or 2 bits, for n subframes received from an enhanced Node B (eNB) through n downlink component carriers and decoded by a User Equipment (UE); calculating k bits of integrated response data by applying a mapping rule reflecting a weight given to a downlink component carrier of each of the n pieces of response data; and performing a block coding of the integrated response data to produce encoded integrated response data, and transmitting the encoded integrated response data to the eNB.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for combining metadata with video into a video stream using a 32-bit aligned payload, that is computer storage efficient and human discernable. The metadata is stored in a track in a self-describing structure. Metadata track may be decoded using an identifier reference table that is substantially smaller than typical fourCC identifier tables. The combined metadata/video stream is compatible with a standard video stream convention and may be played using conventional media player applications that reads media files compliant with MP4/MOV container format. The proposed format may enable decoding of metadata during streaming, partitioning of combined video stream without loss of metadata. The proposed format and/or metadata protocol provides for temporal synchronization of metadata with video frames.