A plurality of users are associated with a system having at least one information processor coupled to a communication network. Multiple wireless access points to the communication network are provided; and multiple of the users associated with the system are provided access to the communication network via the access points.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to mobile communications technologies, and in particular, to a mobile collaborative communication method and apparatus. In the method, a unified mobility coordinator UMC unit receives application motion event information of an application, where the application is located at a network edge and is used to provide an application service for user equipment UE; the UMC unit receives UE motion event information of the UE; and the UMC unit determines a path between the UE and the application based on the application motion event information and the UE motion event information. Embodiments of the present invention can implement routing configuration between UE and an edge application.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to mobile communications technologies, and in particular, to a mobile collaborative communication method and apparatus. In the method, a unified mobility coordinator UMC unit receives application motion event information of an application, where the application is located at a network edge and is used to provide an application service for user equipment UE; the UMC unit receives UE motion event information of the UE; and the UMC unit determines a path between the UE and the application based on the application motion event information and the UE motion event information. Embodiments of the present invention can implement routing configuration between UE and an edge application.

In this invention, we disclose methods of establishing a cellular network having backhaul flexibility, comprising, establishing, at a first cellular base station, a first connection with a core cellular network; establishing, at the first cellular base station, an inter-base station connection with a second cellular base station for relaying traffic from the first and the second cellular base stations to the core cellular network, the second cellular base station having a second connection with the core cellular network; determining, at the first cellular base station, if the quality of the first connection falls below a threshold parameter; and terminating, at the first cellular base station, the first connection in favor of the second connection if the quality of the first connection falls below the threshold parameter.

In this invention, we disclose methods of establishing a cellular network having backhaul flexibility, comprising, establishing, at a first cellular base station, a first connection with a core cellular network; establishing, at the first cellular base station, an inter-base station connection with a second cellular base station for relaying traffic from the first and the second cellular base stations to the core cellular network, the second cellular base station having a second connection with the core cellular network; determining, at the first cellular base station, if the quality of the first connection falls below a threshold parameter; and terminating, at the first cellular base station, the first connection in favor of the second connection if the quality of the first connection falls below the threshold parameter.

The present disclosure relates to apparatus, systems, and methods for providing a location information analytics mechanism. The location information analytics mechanism is configured to analyze location information to extract contextual information (e.g., profile) about a mobile device or a user of a mobile device, collectively referred to as a target entity. The location information analytics mechanism can include analyzing location data points associated with a target entity to determine features associated with the target entity, and using the features to predict attributes associated with the target entity. The set of predicted attributes can form a profile of the target entity.

An apparatus and method for selecting the best beam in a wireless communication system are provided. An operation of a Base Station (BS) includes repeatedly transmitting reference signals beamformed with a first width, receiving a feedback signal indicating at least one preferred-beam having the first width from at least one terminal, determining a direction range within which reference signals beamformed with a second width are to be transmitted and a transmission pattern, based on the at least one preferred-beam having the first width, repeatedly transmitting the reference signals beamformed with the second width within the determined direction range according to the transmission pattern, and receiving a feedback signal indicating at least one preferred-beam having the second width from the at least one terminal.

Disclosed are a data transmission method and apparatus. In embodiments of this application, a virtual cell comprising multiple cells can be configured, and data transmission can be implemented by time-division multiplexing among the cells, so that transmission carriers for a terminal service can be flexibly adjusted. Particularly, under the condition that transmission is deployed on an unlicensed spectrum resource, multiple cells operating on an unlicensed frequency band are aggregated into one virtual cell, and data transmission is implemented by time-division multiplexing among the cells; therefore, the interference in different frequency domains can be reduced and the system transmission efficiency can be improved.

Disclosed are a data transmission method and apparatus. In embodiments of this application, a virtual cell comprising multiple cells can be configured, and data transmission can be implemented by time-division multiplexing among the cells, so that transmission carriers for a terminal service can be flexibly adjusted. Particularly, under the condition that transmission is deployed on an unlicensed spectrum resource, multiple cells operating on an unlicensed frequency band are aggregated into one virtual cell, and data transmission is implemented by time-division multiplexing among the cells; therefore, the interference in different frequency domains can be reduced and the system transmission efficiency can be improved.

A method includes: obtaining, by a terminal, configuration information, wherein the configuration information comprises a maximum quantity of signal transmitting attempts corresponding to each coverage enhancement level; determining, by the terminal according to the obtained configuration information, a transmit power used for transmitting the signal at a coverage enhancement level currently used by the terminal; and transmitting the signal using the determined transmit power.