A data forwarding method and apparatus in a Bluetooth Mesh network are disclosed. According to the present disclosure, on the basis of not changing the original Bluetooth protocol, switching is performed to transmit the forwarded data at different transmission rates multiple times. The transmission distance difference between different transmission rates is used to achieve regional flood forwarding, thereby reducing a large number of flooding of device nodes in the network and avoiding network congestion, and improving the performance of the entire Bluetooth Mesh network.

A data forwarding method and apparatus in a Bluetooth Mesh network are disclosed. According to the present disclosure, on the basis of not changing the original Bluetooth protocol, switching is performed to transmit the forwarded data at different transmission rates multiple times. The transmission distance difference between different transmission rates is used to achieve regional flood forwarding, thereby reducing a large number of flooding of device nodes in the network and avoiding network congestion, and improving the performance of the entire Bluetooth Mesh network.

The present invention is directed to communications methods and apparatus for efficiently distributing traffic to processing entities. An exemplary method includes the steps of: receiving, at a first Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) load balancer (SLB), a first SIP INVITE message; selecting, at the first SLB, which Session Border Controller (SBC) in a first cluster of SBCs to send the first SIP invite message based on a message allocation weight determined based on message loss information corresponding to different SBCs in the first cluster of SBCs, the selecting including allocating a portion of incoming received SIP INVITE messages to an individual SBC based on a message loss rate corresponding to the individual SBC and the message allocation rate, said selecting including selecting a first SBC from the first cluster of SBCs to send said first SIP INVITE message, and sending the first SIP INVITE message to the first SBC.

The present invention is directed to communications methods and apparatus for efficiently distributing traffic to processing entities. An exemplary method includes the steps of: receiving, at a first Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) load balancer (SLB), a first SIP INVITE message; selecting, at the first SLB, which Session Border Controller (SBC) in a first cluster of SBCs to send the first SIP invite message based on a message allocation weight determined based on message loss information corresponding to different SBCs in the first cluster of SBCs, the selecting including allocating a portion of incoming received SIP INVITE messages to an individual SBC based on a message loss rate corresponding to the individual SBC and the message allocation rate, said selecting including selecting a first SBC from the first cluster of SBCs to send said first SIP INVITE message, and sending the first SIP INVITE message to the first SBC.

Systems, devices, and methods for reporting user equipment activity during a 5G Media Streaming (5GMS) uplink streaming session are provided, which may include initializing contribution reporting based on selected user preferences during media streaming during the 5GMS uplink streaming session, and transmitting a contribution report associated with the media streaming during the 5GMS uplink streaming session. The approach may further include generating a final contribution report associated with the media streaming during the 5GMS uplink streaming session in response to receiving a signal to stop media streaming.

Systems, devices, and methods for reporting user equipment activity during a 5G Media Streaming (5GMS) uplink streaming session are provided, which may include initializing contribution reporting based on selected user preferences during media streaming during the 5GMS uplink streaming session, and transmitting a contribution report associated with the media streaming during the 5GMS uplink streaming session. The approach may further include generating a final contribution report associated with the media streaming during the 5GMS uplink streaming session in response to receiving a signal to stop media streaming.

A system and method for a marketplace is provided wherein one or more requestors and providers engage in pre-paid, scheduled meetings on a computing device. The system and method may comprise presenting via the display of a computing device a marketplace that facilitates providing professional services between providers and requestors. The marketplace enables providers to provide professional services by listing services, marketing services and engaging in meetings. In addition, the marketplace of the system and method enables requestors to request professional services by searching for services, procuring services and engaging in meetings.

A system and method for a marketplace is provided wherein one or more requestors and providers engage in pre-paid, scheduled meetings on a computing device. The system and method may comprise presenting via the display of a computing device a marketplace that facilitates providing professional services between providers and requestors. The marketplace enables providers to provide professional services by listing services, marketing services and engaging in meetings. In addition, the marketplace of the system and method enables requestors to request professional services by searching for services, procuring services and engaging in meetings.

A computer system analyzes an input in a chat window of a first device, wherein the chat window corresponds to a first chat session with a user of a second device and a second chat session with a user of a third device. The computer system determines, based on the analyzing the input, whether the input corresponds to an information associated with the first chat session and an information associated with the second chat session. Based on determining that the input corresponds to the information associated with the first chat session and the information associated with the second chat session, the computer system transmits the input to the second device and the third device.

A computer system analyzes an input in a chat window of a first device, wherein the chat window corresponds to a first chat session with a user of a second device and a second chat session with a user of a third device. The computer system determines, based on the analyzing the input, whether the input corresponds to an information associated with the first chat session and an information associated with the second chat session. Based on determining that the input corresponds to the information associated with the first chat session and the information associated with the second chat session, the computer system transmits the input to the second device and the third device.