Abstract: Currently, under bitstream access, communications providers are only given limited control over the services they offer. In order to prevent customers being accidently or maliciously reconfigured by a competitor, each communications provider's circuit is isolated from the other communications providers, and dynamic line management profile choice is maintained by the network operator. The present invention proposes allowing greater access to communications providers to configure physical layer configuration parameters associated with a line, through the use of an adaptation gateway. The adaptation gateway is used to manage configuration requests to digital subscriber lines from the communications providers. The adaptation gateway allows configuration of certain DSL line, channel or data path parameters (such as those listed in ITU-T Recommendation G.997.1), but prevents modification to any of those parameters that might affect or cause harm to the service of another line.

Abstract: A node (100, 200) of a cellular network obtains reports of measurements for a given cell (20) of the cellular network. The measurements are performed by one or more communication devices (10) associated with a surrounding cell (21) of the given cell. Each measurement indicates a received signal strength of a signal (RS) from the given cell (20). On the basis of the received signal strengths, the node (100) determines a level of interference generated by the given cell (20) with respect to the surrounding cell (21).

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is described for authenticating the identity of a caller. A mobile computing device receives, via a wireless communications network, an incoming call setup request initiated by a phone system of a caller, and executes an identity service application upon receipt of the incoming call setup request. The call includes a plurality of data packets. The mobile computing device extracts a caller identifier from the plurality of data packets. The caller identifier includes one or more bits at a first predetermined position within the plurality of data packets. The mobile computing device forwards the caller identifier to an identity service computing device. The identity service computing device determines an identity status of the caller. The mobile computing device receives, from the identity service computing device, an authentication token and the identity status of the caller. The mobile computing device displays the identity status of the caller.

Abstract: A system for network communication, preferably including: a plurality of nodes, a central routing server, a plurality of routers, a plurality of antennae, and/or one or more Internet sources. A method for configuring radio communication devices, preferably including: determining an installation region, determining candidate radio cluster locations, evaluating candidate radio cluster locations, and/or determining information associated with radio installation.

Abstract: To provide a possibility to have a near-real-time replay of a pre-empted communication while ensuring that the pre-empting communication is not interrupted, when it is detected that a pre-empting communication is pre-empting a pre-empted communication, the pre-empted communication is buffered to a buffer for a replay, and a safety interval for the pre-empting communication is determined. The pre-empting communication is determined to be ended in response to an expiry of the safety interval after end of the pre-empting communication.

Abstract: A frequency allocation method and device for an unauthorized frequency band.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a communicating unit that performs one selected from between a first download process that downloads data through a wireless communication by dividing the data into sections while using a plurality of threads and a second download process that downloads the data while using a single thread; a measuring unit that measures communication quality of the wireless communication; a judging unit that, when a deterioration in the communication quality is measured during the first download process, judges whether or not it is possible to complete the download in all of the plurality of threads before a timeout; and a controlling unit that, when it is determined to be impossible to complete the download in all of the plurality of threads before the timeout, switches the first download process into the second download process.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of automatically selecting a legal range communication channel within an unlicensed spectrum for a mobile electronic device and a mobile electronic device using the same method. In one of the exemplary embodiments, the mobile electronic device would determine a geographical region information in which the mobile electronic device is located; determine a legal range of communication channels within an unlicensed spectrum according to the geographical region information; and select a communication channel from the legal range of communication channels for a communication through a first wireless interface.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for wireless device communication. A wireless device may be engaged in a wireless data communication session within a local geographic region. The wireless device may be tracked within the local geographic region. The targeted information may be provided to the wireless device regarding the local geographic region based on the tracking of the wireless device.

Abstract: A server for controlling user MTC devices. The server ascertains if a user MTC device has an IP connection to a cellular access network, and if so, sends a message to trigger the user MTC device to initiate an application defined in the message. If a user MTC device does not have an IP connection, the server ascertains if the user MTC device is a mobile or a stationary user MTC device, and for a stationary user MTC device, the server sends a message to the cellular access network to trigger the user MTC device to initiate an IP connection, and for a mobile user MTC device, waits until the user MTC device has an IP connection, and for both kinds of user MTC devices, when the user MTC device has an IP connection, transmits a message to the user MTC device to initiate an application defined in the message.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed systems and methods for providing robust coexistence for LAA-LTE, including physical layer enhancements and options to support robust coexistence for LAA-LTE, and deployment and evaluation scenarios and methods.

Abstract: A method performed by user equipment (UE) includes receiving a request to access a service unavailable through a first network cell associated with the UE and informing a second network cell that the UE is requesting to obtain the service unavailable through the first network cell. The request may be received from a user of the UE or may be a paging message.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is described for authenticating the identity of a caller. A mobile computing device receives, via a wireless communications network, an incoming call setup request initiated by a phone system of a caller, and executes an identity service application upon receipt of the incoming call setup request. The call includes a plurality of data packets. The mobile computing device extracts a caller identifier from the plurality of data packets. The caller identifier includes one or more bits at a first predetermined position within the plurality of data packets. The mobile computing device forwards the caller identifier to an identity service computing device. The identity service computing device determines an identity status of the caller. The mobile computing device receives, from the identity service computing device, an authentication token and the identity status of the caller. The mobile computing device displays the identity status of the caller.

Abstract: A method for reducing radiofrequency interference in a mobile communications device. The method includes receiving, by a first mobile communications device, a frequency message including a frequency band of a second mobile communications device. The method further includes determining, by an electronic processor of the first mobile communications device, whether the frequency band of the second mobile communications device conflicts with an operating frequency band of the first mobile communications device. The method further includes generating, by the electronic processor, an interference message, including a proposed mitigation action, when the frequency band conflicts with the operating frequency band. The frequency band and the operating frequency band each may be a long-term evolution frequency band or a land-mobile radio frequency band.

Abstract: A request to establish a communication is received. For example a request to establish a voice communication is received. The request can be forked to a plurality of communication devices based on an address of record. The address of record is an address associated with multiple communication devices of the same user. The request to establish the communication is stored in a call log entry in a call log. An event associated with the call log entry is received. The event is based information associated with a calling device or a communication device that is not initially part of an established communication session. In response to receiving the event associated with the call log entry, the call log entry in the call log is updated based on the event. The updated call log or the updated call log entry is the sent to the plurality of communication devices.

Abstract: When a cellular telephone is powered down, it sends a power-down message to a network it was previously registered with. If the network does not send, or if the cellular telephone does not receive, an acknowledgement of the power-down message from the network, a status bit referred to as a flag is set (or reset) in a non-volatile memory device in the cellular telephone. The power-down sequence is concluded by the cellular telephone and, the cellular telephone is shut off or put into a reduced power consumption state. When the telephone is turned back on, i.e., returned to its previous state, the flag is evaluated or “tested” to see if it was set (or reset) during the course of powering down.

Abstract: A mobile station (MS), a base station subsystem (BSS), and various methods are described herein that enable a positioning node (e.g., Serving Mobile Location Center (SMLC)) to improve the accuracy of estimating a position of the mobile station.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to establishing data access for a mobile device in a foreign mobile network. An exemplary method comprises executing a first attach operation (e.g., an IMSI attach operation) for a mobile device, the first attach operation resulting in a successful first attachment for the mobile device; determining, for a particular period, non-execution of a second attach operation (e.g., a GPRS operation) for a second attachment for the mobile device; classifying, based on the successful first attachment and the non-execution of the second attach operation for the particular period, the mobile device as a silent roamer; and determining whether the mobile device is associated with a data package for establishing a first quota of data access.

Abstract: A method and device for discovering, identifying, and configuring a particular one of a plurality of devices to be administered is described. The method and device facilitate these steps by eliminating the need for an administrator to know a specific MAC address or unique identifier for the device to be administered, and by eliminating the need to identify that specific MAC address or unique identifier in a list of MAC addresses or unique identifiers.

Abstract: A method of facilitating dormant small cell discovery in a wireless communications network including at least a small cell and a second cell includes changing, at the small cell, an operating state of the small cell from an active state to a dormant state, the dormant state being a state in which the small cell transmits discovery signals and does not transmit DL broadcast or DL control channels, the discovery signals being signals through which user equipments (UE)s discover the dormant small cell; sending, from the dormant small cell, a notification, the notification identifying, for at least the second cell, a duty cycle with which the first small cell will periodically transmit the discovery signals; and transmitting, from the dormant small, the discovery signals using a periodic transmission pattern that includes active portions and non-active portions defined by the duty cycle.