Technology to provide link aware streaming adaptation is disclosed. In an example, a mobile device can include computer circuitry configured to: receive a manifest file for an HTTP adaptive stream from a node; determine a physical layer goodput of the mobile device with the node; and select a representation in the manifest file for a selected period based, at least in part, on the physical layer goodput.

An apparatus and method for broadcast signal frame using layered division multiplexing are disclosed. An apparatus for generating broadcast signal frame according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a combiner configured to generate a multiplexed signal by combining a core layer signal and an enhanced layer signal at different power levels; a power normalizer configured to reduce the power of the multiplexed signal to a power level corresponding to the core layer signal; a time interleaver configured to generate a time-interleaved signal by performing interleaving that is applied to both the core layer signal and the enhanced layer signal; and a frame builder configured to generate a broadcast signal frame including a preamble for signaling, start position information of Physical Layer Pipes (PLPs) and time interleaver information shared by the core layer signal and the enhanced layer signal.

A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first device. In one embodiment, the method includes the first device broadcasting a first message, wherein the first message is used to request the unicast link establishment, and the first message includes an upper layer identifier of the first device. The method also includes the first device receiving a second message from a second device for completing the unicast link establishment, wherein the second message includes an upper layer identifier of the second device.

A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first device. In one embodiment, the method includes the first device broadcasting a first message, wherein the first message is used to request the unicast link establishment, and the first message includes an upper layer identifier of the first device. The method also includes the first device receiving a second message from a second device for completing the unicast link establishment, wherein the second message includes an upper layer identifier of the second device.

The invention is directed to a communication middleware for managing multicast channels between a server and a client connected through a communication network, wherein the communication middleware manages at least one compulsory multicast channel for delivering compulsory data to the client and the communication middleware manages at least one optional multicast channel for delivering optional data to the client.

Wireless communication devices may directly communicate within groups of wireless communication devices using Layer-2 communications to implement push-to-talk type applications. In one implementation, a method may include generating a floor request signaling message to take control of a communication channel for a group. After transmitting data relating to the communications, a floor release signaling message may be generated and transmitted a number of times.

A method, device and node for message transmission, and a computer storage medium are provided, the method including Bit Indexed Explicit Replication (BIER) information which is sent by other nodes except a first node in a distance-vector routing protocol (Babel) network in a Babel protocol extension manner is received, wherein the BIER information is used for acquiring a BIER forwarding entry; the BIER forwarding entry is acquired according to the BIER information; and a message encapsulated in a BIER manner is sent to said other nodes according to the BIER forwarding entry.

Embodiments use the principles of self-organizing networks to allocate resources to allow spectrum owners to share spectrum with wireless carriers according to defined license conditions. A spectrum licensee holds the licensing conditions of the spectrum licensed by the spectrum owners. This licensed spectrum is referred to as secondary spectrum. A self-organizing network server requests access to secondary spectrum. The spectrum licensee grants access to the secondary spectrum along with the licensing conditions for access. The self-organizing network server monitors the conditions associated with the license and/or delegates the responsibility for monitoring conditions associated with the license to others. When the license conditions are met, enhanced Node B systems may begin using the secondary spectrum according to the license conditions. When the license conditions are no longer met, enhanced Node B systems discontinue use of the secondary spectrum.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a self-optimizing network (SON) coordination module that includes a conflict detection module configured to receive operational information from at least one capacity and coverage optimization (CCO) module and at least one of an energy savings management (ESM) and/or a cell outage compensation (COC) module, wherein the at least one CCO module and the at least one of the ESM module and/or the COC module are associated with at least one eNodeB (eNB) in communication with the conflict detection module. The conflict detection module is configured to determine a conflict between operational information of the CCO module and at least one of the ESM module and/or the COC module. The SON coordination module also includes a conflict resolution module configured to resolve a conflict between the operational information of the CCO module and at least one of the ESM module and/or the COC module based on, at least in part, one or more conflict resolution rules.

The present invention discloses a system and a method for controlling multiple computerized mobile devices in a mass spectator event, such as a music show, sporting event, political event and the like. The present invention also discloses a method of sending data and commands through UDP Multicast protocol by overloading an existing UDP multicast. The present invention also discloses a method of synchronizing computerized mobile devices in order to perform specific actions simultaneously such as playing a media file, vibrating the mobile device, turning on or off the camera light of a mobile device, playing a particular sound, displaying a text and the like. The present invention also discloses coordinating the computerized mobile devices in various manners.