The present disclosure provides a method of sending an inter-base station message between a first and second base station in a cellular telecommunications network, wherein the inter-base station message is transmitted via a relay component, the method including the relay component receiving a first inter-base station message from a first base station, wherein the first inter-base station message includes: a first address portion identifying a second and third base station, and a first content portion; the relay component transmitting a second inter-base station message to the second base station, the second inter-base station message including: a second address portion identifying the second base station, and a second content portion; and the relay component transmitting a third inter-base station message to the third base station, the third inter-base station message including: a third address portion identifying the third base station, and a third content portion, wherein the second and third content portions include the first content portion.

The invention relates to a method for establishing and maintaining a network having two or more subscribers, based on radio connections between the subscribers in accordance with a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) standard, each subscriber being uniquely characterized by way of a subscriber identifier (node ID). Provision is made in that context that clusters having one subscriber, or several subscribers connected by means of BLE network connections, are formed; that a unique cluster identifier (cluster ID) is allocated to each cluster; that a first subscriber of a first cluster selects a second subscriber, located within range of a BLE connection, from a second cluster that is smaller or of the same size, and causes it to be detached from the second cluster and integrated into the first cluster by way of a BLE network connection to the first subscriber. The invention further relates to a beacon for carrying out the method.

The invention relates to a method for establishing and maintaining a network having two or more subscribers, based on radio connections between the subscribers in accordance with a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) standard, each subscriber being uniquely characterized by way of a subscriber identifier (node ID). Provision is made in that context that clusters having one subscriber, or several subscribers connected by means of BLE network connections, are formed; that a unique cluster identifier (cluster ID) is allocated to each cluster; that a first subscriber of a first cluster selects a second subscriber, located within range of a BLE connection, from a second cluster that is smaller or of the same size, and causes it to be detached from the second cluster and integrated into the first cluster by way of a BLE network connection to the first subscriber. The invention further relates to a beacon for carrying out the method.

This information processing apparatus includes a control unit that determines, on the basis of one or more pieces of sensor data generated by a sensor that measures an external environment and generates sensor data, whether to suppress transmission of the sensor data from the sensor. The control unit calculates a value related to a difference between a plurality of pieces of sensor data generated by the sensor at different points of time and determines whether to suppress the transmission of the sensor data from the sensor on the basis of the calculated value related to the difference.

The present application provides a method for a WiFi AP and a WiFi STA. For the WiFi AP, the method includes: being connected by a plurality of WiFi STAs s; performing a grouping operation upon the WiFi STAs; and configuring an ID of each of the WiFi STAs according to a result of the grouping operation. For the WiFi STA, the method includes: connecting to a WiFi AP; receiving an AID from the WiFi AP; and determining the time to exit doze state for receiving beacon according to the AID.

The present application provides a method for a WiFi AP and a WiFi STA. For the WiFi AP, the method includes: being connected by a plurality of WiFi STAs s; performing a grouping operation upon the WiFi STAs; and configuring an ID of each of the WiFi STAs according to a result of the grouping operation. For the WiFi STA, the method includes: connecting to a WiFi AP; receiving an AID from the WiFi AP; and determining the time to exit doze state for receiving beacon according to the AID.

A customer premises node device can receive an authentication message from a fixed cellular communication device that operates according to a third-generation mobile network access standard (e.g., a 3G alarm panel). The customer premises node device can facilitate transmitting the authentication message, to a network node that operates according to a fourth-generation mobile network access standard. The authentication message can then be routed via mobile network components, including a network gateway device, to a home location registry device, which can authenticate the 3G fixed cellular communication device for communications on a 4G mobile network.

A device access method includes obtaining, by a mobility management entity, an identifier of a remote device and an identifier of a relay device, determining, by the mobility management entity based on at least one of the identifier of the remote device or the identifier of the relay device, to allow the remote device to access the network using the relay device, and sending, by the mobility management entity, a registration success message to the remote device using the relay device.

A bridge for bridging mobile communications may include a donor bridge node and/or one or more service bridge nodes. The donor bridge node may be configured to connect to a base station pooling location comprising a plurality of cell signals, determine for each cell signal a service link carrier frequency in a service link frequency band and a bridge link carrier frequency in a bridge link frequency band, associate each cell signal and the determined carrier frequencies in the service link frequency band and in the bridge link frequency band with the one or more service bridge nodes, and communicate each cell signal at the bridge link carrier frequency of the cell signal. The service bridge nodes may communicate with the donor bridge node at the carrier frequency of the bridge link frequency band and with user equipment in the service link carrier frequency of the service link frequency band.

A customer premises node device can receive an authentication message from a fixed cellular communication device that operates according to a third-generation mobile network access standard (e.g., a 3G alarm panel). The customer premises node device can facilitate transmitting the authentication message, to a network node that operates according to a fourth-generation mobile network access standard. The authentication message can then be routed via mobile network components, including a network gateway device, to a home location registry device, which can authenticate the 3G fixed cellular communication device for communications on a 4G mobile network.