Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for extreme high throughput (EHT) physical layer data rate. An apparatus of an access point (AP) comprising processing circuitry configured to encode an EHT capabilities element, the EHT capabilities element comprising a maximum media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (MPDU) in an aggregated MPDU (A-MPDU) length exponent subfield. The processing circuitry further configured to configure the AP to transmit the EHT capabilities element to a station (STA), and determine a maximum A-MPDU length based on two raised to a power of a constant plus a value of the A-MPDU length exponent subfield. The processing circuitry further configured to encode MPDUs in an A-MPDU, where the A-MPDU is encoded to be less than or equal to the maximum A-MPDU length.

In some examples, a system for comfort or security in a building and its premises includes a plurality of “first” devices configured to wirelessly communicate with a hub device that is a master for controlling the system for comfort or security in the building and premises, wherein the plurality of first devices and the hub device are configured to wirelessly communicate using either one of an IEEE 802.15.4 standard or a Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE) 5.0 standard; a plurality of “second” devices that are battery powered and configured to wirelessly communicate with respective ones of the plurality of first devices, wherein the plurality of second devices and respective ones of the plurality of first devices are configured to communicate using the BTLE 5.0 standard, wherein the hub device and the plurality of second devices are configured to communicate with each other via respective ones of the plurality of first devices.

A method for Xx/Xn interface communication is disclosed, comprising: at an Xx/Xn gateway for communicating with, and coupled to, a first and a second radio access network (RAN), receiving messages from the first RAN according to a first Xx/Xn protocol and mapping the received messages to a second Xx/Xn protocol for transmission to the second RAN; maintaining state of one of the first RAN or the second RAN at the Xx/Xn gateway; executing executable code received at an interpreter at the Xx/Xn gateway as part of the received messages; altering the maintained state based on the executed executable code; and receiving and decoding an initial Xx/Xn message from the first RAN; identifying specific strings in the initial Xx/Xn message; matching the identified specific strings in a database of stored scripts; and performing a transformation on the initial Xx/Xn message, the transformation being retrieved from the database for stored scripts, the stored scripts being transformations.

Disclosed is an electronic device including a communication module configured to support a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, a processor operably connected to the communication module, and a memory storing instructions that enable the processor to establish a first connection based on the first communication protocol with a first external electronic device, identify a second external electronic device and a connection state of the second external electronic device using the second communication protocol, produce a first message, based at least in part on the first connection and the connection state of the second external electronic device, transmit the produced first message to the second external electronic device using the second communication protocol, receive, from the second external electronic device, a second message in response to the first message using the second communication protocol, and schedule a data link based on the second communication protocol.

Disclosed is an electronic device including a communication module configured to support a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, a processor operably connected to the communication module, and a memory storing instructions that enable the processor to establish a first connection based on the first communication protocol with a first external electronic device, identify a second external electronic device and a connection state of the second external electronic device using the second communication protocol, produce a first message, based at least in part on the first connection and the connection state of the second external electronic device, transmit the produced first message to the second external electronic device using the second communication protocol, receive, from the second external electronic device, a second message in response to the first message using the second communication protocol, and schedule a data link based on the second communication protocol.

A universal gateway device includes a first network interface circuit and a second network interface circuit. The first network interface circuit is utilized to communicate over a first network associated with an Internet of Things (IoT) management system utilizing a first communications protocol. The second network interface circuit is utilized to communicate over a second network associated with an IoT device utilizing a second communications protocol that is different from the first communications protocol. The first network interface circuit generates a virtual device representation of the IoT device on the first network. The virtual device representation is utilized to communicate data from the IoT device over the first network utilizing the first communications protocol.

A universal gateway device includes a first network interface circuit and a second network interface circuit. The first network interface circuit is utilized to communicate over a first network associated with an Internet of Things (IoT) management system utilizing a first communications protocol. The second network interface circuit is utilized to communicate over a second network associated with an IoT device utilizing a second communications protocol that is different from the first communications protocol. The first network interface circuit generates a virtual device representation of the IoT device on the first network. The virtual device representation is utilized to communicate data from the IoT device over the first network utilizing the first communications protocol.

A method for a computing device. The method includes periodically transmitting a beaconing data packet via a first wireless communication protocol. The first wireless communication protocol supports low bandwidth, one-directional communication. The computing device receives a request to pair from a peripheral computing device via a second wireless communication protocol. The second wireless communication protocol supports higher bandwidth, two-directional communication. The request to pair includes information that was included in the beaconing data packet. Responsive to receiving the request to pair, the computing device initiates pairing with the peripheral computing device via the second wireless communication protocol.

A reconfigurable edge computing node of a complex system is provided, the edge computing node including a core module executing selectable core software, and selectable input module(s) and/or output module(s) which can be installed in corresponding input/output ports, wherein each of the input module(s) or output module(s) provides a conduit for moving data to or from the complex system, with selections being chosen from catalogs of available input modules, available output modules, and available core software. The edge computing node provides reconfiguration upon attachment of any input or output module(s), or upon installation of any core software, automatically reconfiguring the edge computing node to enable communication between the core module and the input module(s) and output module(s) using compatible protocols. Reconfiguration of the edge computing node has been previously tested for each allowable combination of available selections of the input and output module(s) to satisfy a certification requirement.

A representative system, apparatus, method and protocol are disclosed for data communication between chiplets or SOCs on a common interposer. A representative system comprises: an interposer; a first integrated circuit arranged on the interposer, the first integrated circuit comprising a first common protocol interface circuit; a communication link coupled to the first common protocol interface circuit; and a second integrated circuit arranged on the interposer, the second integrated circuit comprising a second common protocol interface circuit coupled to the communication link to form a serial protocol interface between the first common protocol interface circuit and the second common protocol interface circuit. Serial data and control packets and parallel data and control packets having specified, ordered fields are also disclosed.