Patents Examined by Voster Preval
  • Patent number: 10237828
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and systems for selecting an ADC for each RF chain of an RRU are disclosed. One embodiment of the RRU includes a plurality of antennas and a plurality of RF chains configured to receive a plurality of wireless signals, A plurality of outputs of the RRU connected to a front-haul, wherein the front-haul electrically connects the plurality of outputs of the RRU to a baseband unit (BBU), wherein each of the outputs is connected to an output of one of a plurality of ADCs. Further, the RRU selects a one of the plurality of ADCs having the plurality of ADC resolutions for each of the RF chains based on the capacity of the front-haul, a channel gain of each of the RF chains, and a performance parameter of the RRU. A switch connects each of the RF chains to a corresponding one of the plurality of ADCs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeonghun Park, Sungwoo Park, Ali Yazdan Panah
  • Patent number: 10225037
    Abstract: Systems and methods to provide a channelized Optical channel Data Unit flexible (ODUflex) include receiving a signal; multiplexing the signal into a Tributary Slot (TS) of the channelized ODUflex, wherein the channelized ODUflex supports a variable number of TSs and a variable size; and mapping the channelized ODUflex into an Optical channel Transport Unit k/Cn (OTUk/Cn)(k=1, 2, 3, 4), (n=1, 2, 3, . . . ). A network element configured to operate in an OTN network includes one or more ports coupled to switching circuitry, wherein a first port is configured to receive a signal, wherein the switching circuitry is configured to multiplex the signal into a TS of a channelized ODUflex, wherein the channelized ODUflex supports a variable number of TSs and a variable size (rate), and wherein a second port is configured to map the channelized ODUflex into an OTUk/Cn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventor: Sebastien Gareau
  • Patent number: 10205662
    Abstract: Exemplary methods in a first network device in a control plane include generating a prefix distribution list comprising of prefix lengths and corresponding prefix counts, each prefix count identifies a total number of prefixes of each corresponding prefix length. In one embodiment, the methods include generating a priority distribution list comprising of priorities and corresponding rule counts, each rule count identifies a total number of rules of each corresponding priority. In one embodiment, the methods include sending the prefix distribution list to a second network device in a forwarding plane, causing the second network device to generate a forwarding table based on the prefix lengths and corresponding prefix counts. In one embodiment, the methods include sending the priority distribution list to the second network device causing the second network device to generate a forwarding table based on the priorities and corresponding rule counts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Jiang He, Xiaobing Lai
  • Patent number: 10187921
    Abstract: A communication control method comprises transmitting, by a user terminal to a base station, a message including information, where the information indicates a frequency used for receiving a discovery signal from another user terminal in a discovery procedure for discovering a proximal terminal. The communication control method further comprises notifying, by the user terminal, the base station of a resource used in the discovery procedure and included in system information of a cell different from a serving cell of the user terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Fujishiro, Chiharu Yamazaki, Kugo Morita, Yushi Nagasaka, Fangwei Tong, Henry Chang
  • Patent number: 10181975
    Abstract: An override subsystem on the host side of a serial data link between the host and a peripheral detects and diagnoses link errors by comparing the states of the port's link-layer component and physical layer. An override controller accesses a data-store containing stored policies for responding to particular errors. After selecting the appropriate policy, the override controller takes control of the physical layer, the link-layer component, or both, reconfigures them according to the policy to correct the errors, and returns control of the physical layer to the host controller and link-layer component. As well as error recovery, the override subsystem may be used by applications or drivers to asynchronously manage power consumed by the link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Satheesh Chellappan
  • Patent number: 10164814
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for offset decoding of resource elements in a resource block to compensate for propagation delay in uplink coordinated multipoint service. A determination may be made that the initial data symbol of a time-ordered sequence of N data symbols transmitted by a user equipment device (UE) to a base station (BS) will be received at an arrival time beyond an initial one of N equally-spaced tolerance windows for simultaneous decoding of data symbols received from UEs. If it is determined that the arrival time will be within a subsequent one of the N equally-spaced tolerance windows, then the BS may receive and decode those of the N data symbols with respective arrival times in one of the subsequent tolerance windows. Otherwise, the BS may refrain from decoding any of the N data symbols. The decode data symbols may be merged with those from another BS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.
    Inventors: Yu Zhou, Muhammad Ahsan Naim, Luca Zappaterra
  • Patent number: 10135582
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for introducing time diversity in a transmitter. The systems and methods may include receiving, at the transmitter, a request from a receiver to retransmit data. The systems and methods may further include receiving an input of data corresponding to the data requested for retransmission at a first transmitter block. The systems and methods may further include operating on the signals using the first transmitter block in at least one of a first mode and a second mode, such that an output of signals from the first transmitter block is dependent on a time-varying function and corresponds to the data requested by the receiver for retransmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yakun Sun, Hongyuan Zhang, Liwen Chu, Hui-Ling Lou
  • Patent number: 10129618
    Abstract: Multi-layer configurable timing switch fabrics and related methods are disclosed for selectively distributing multiple timing sources to multiple timing consumers. Configurable timing switches are used at central and multiple local levels within the housing for a network-connected processing system to selectively distribute the timing sources to the timing consumers. As such, significant flexibility is provided with respect to what timing sources can be received within the system and how these timing sources are distributed to different timing consumers. Further, timing information can be generated within the network-connected processing system based upon network communications received from timing consumers, and this generated timing information can also be used as timing sources for the multi-layer configurable timing switch fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Keysight Technologies Singapore (Holdings) PTE LTD
    Inventor: Christopher C. Ott
  • Patent number: 10128932
    Abstract: A communication system comprising at least one communication network node having a capacity for communicating with at least one additional communication network node at a given center frequency; and at least one external frequency converter, external to said node, operative to cause at least one communication network node, from outside said node, to communicate with at least one additional communication network node, at least on occasion, according to a given communication protocol, at at least one converted center frequency which differs from the given center frequency, and also comprising beacon functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Elta Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Gil Koifman, Michael Elmakias, Yaakov Shoshan
  • Patent number: 10122517
    Abstract: Methods for RSRP estimation in LTE networks that perform interference cancellation are provided. In particular, a bias that is present during interference cancellation is account for in the RSRP estimation of a target cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Ceva D.S.P. Ltd.
    Inventors: Gideon Kutz, Noam Zach, Guy Keshet, Kfir Bezalel
  • Patent number: 10110355
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for using an unlicensed radio frequency band component carrier for uplink transmission are disclosed. A wireless communication device receives a carrier aggregation configuration, which can include at least one licensed radio frequency band component carrier and at least one unlicensed radio frequency band component carrier. The wireless communication device establishes a set of radio bearers and associates an unlicensed radio frequency band permission level with each of the radio bearers. The wireless communication device multiplexes uplink traffic for the radio bearers on the at least one licensed radio frequency band component carrier and the at least one unlicensed radio frequency band component carrier based at least in part on the unlicensed radio frequency band permission levels associated with the radio bearers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Farouk Belghoul, Tarik Tabet, Dawei Zhang, Huarui Liang
  • Patent number: 10090964
    Abstract: A high-efficiency wireless local-area network (HEW) device including physical layer and medium access control layer circuitry is disclosed. The physical layer and medium access control layer circuitry may be configured to encode data with a binary convolutional code (BCC) to generate encoded data, and interleave the encoded data in accordance with one of a plurality of interleaver configurations for one of a predetermined number of data subcarriers to generate interleaved encoded data. The physical layer and medium access control layer circuitry may be further configured to map the interleaved encoded data with a quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) greater than 256 QAM onto longer-duration orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbols, and transmit the longer-duration OFDM symbols on channel resources in accordance with an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kenney, Mohamed K. Hassanin, Shahrnaz Azizi
  • Patent number: 10080161
    Abstract: A method, a transmitter and a computer program product for processing data units at the transmitter are disclosed. In one embodiment, data units are transmitted to a receiver according to a protocol and with respective sequence numbers. The protocol indicates that the receiver is to use a reordering window to determine whether a data unit which is newly received from the transmitter is a new or repeated data unit the data stream by comparing the sequence numbers of the newly received data unit and a previously received data unit. A status report is received and based thereon, the sequence number of a next data unit to be transmitted in a new cell following a handover is selectively adjusted such that the next data unit will be determined to be a new data unit. The next data unit is transmitted with the adjusted sequence number to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventor: Alexander May
  • Patent number: 10064161
    Abstract: To provide a user terminal, radio base station apparatus, radio communication system and radio communication method that support increases in the number of users, a user terminal is provided with a reception section that receives a downlink control signal multiplexed into radio resources from the starting OFDM symbol to a predetermined OFDM symbol in a subframe, and a downlink control signal subjected to frequency division multiplexing with a downlink data signal into radio resources after the predetermined OFDM symbol, a retransmission check section that performs a retransmission check on the downlink data signal based on the downlink control signal subjected to frequency division multiplexing to output a retransmission response signal, and a selection section that selects a radio resource of an uplink control channel used in transmission of the retransmission response signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: NTT DOCOMO, INC.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Takeda, Tetsushi Abe, Yoshihisa Kishiyama, Satoshi Nagata
  • Patent number: 10050883
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for managing a wireless mesh network are described herein. One method includes monitoring an outgoing data queue length of a node of a wireless network, determining that the outgoing data queue length exceeds a particular threshold, reducing a video quality associated with the outgoing data queue, and sending a notification to an additional node of the wireless network to reduce a video quality associated with an outgoing data queue of the additional node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Santosh Mallikarjuna Mandiganal
  • Patent number: 9998385
    Abstract: A method for operating a communications network, in particular an Ethernet network is provided. Network devices that are coupled to the network have a switch device and a control device that is coupled to the switch device, and the switch device has at least one receiving port and a sending port for sending and receiving data via the communications network. Fuse devices for monitoring a particular data transfer rate are assigned to the receiving ports. The fuse devices block data reception at a particular receiving port when a previously determined maximum data transfer rate is exceeded. A possible annular structure using bidirectional communication paths and the limitation of the data transfer rate at the receiving ports improve fail-safety and error analysis in the event of transfer and hardware errors, in particular babbling idiot errors. The invention further relates to a network arrangement having a plurality of corresponding network devices which function according to said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael Armbruster, Ludger Fiege, Johannes Riedl, Thomas Schmid, Andreas Zirkler
  • Patent number: 9960960
    Abstract: A remote management system for Customer premises equipment WAN Management Protocol (CWMP) is provided. The remote management system includes at least one CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) and one server coupled to the CPE via a network. The CPE transmits a request to the server via the network. The server processes the request from the CPE according to a processing order, wherein the server provides a table which contains forecasted processing times for commands of a plurality of data models compatible with the CWMP. Upon receiving the request, the server generates a command configuration document according to the request, forecasts and obtains a first processing time corresponding to the command configuration document, and then dynamically adjusts and arranges the processing order for processing the request in the server according to the first processing time and a maximum waiting time corresponding to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chang-Shien Chen, Chi-Chun Chen, Kuen-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 9936515
    Abstract: A communication control method pertaining to an embodiment of the present invention is for controlling dual connectivity communication which uses a master base station that establishes RRC connection with a user terminal and a secondary base station that provides a supplementary wireless resource to the user terminal. The communication control method comprises: a step in which the master base station receives, from the user terminal, a measurement report which includes measurement results found for each cell in the user terminal; and a step in which the secondary base station receives, from the master base station, a supplementary request for requesting the allocation of resources to the user terminal. In the step for receiving a supplementary request, the master base station includes, in the supplementary request, measurement results for a cell of the secondary base station which is included in the measurement results, and transmits the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Fujishiro, Yushi Nagasaka, Chiharu Yamazaki, Kugo Morita, Fangwei Tong, Henry Chang
  • Patent number: 9923695
    Abstract: A method for performing robust header compression (ROHC) of request for comments (RFC) 3095 over a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer to compress and decompress voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) packets is provided. In the voice call operation, an evolved node B (eNB) receives an initialization and refresh (IR) packet transmitted by a user equipment (UE) and performs ROHC compression/decompression on the voice packet with a compressed header based on the information contained in the received IR packet. If the IR packet is lost, the eNB cannot establish the context for the voice packet, resulting in ROHC operation failure and a call drop problem. In order to maintain the voice call, the eNB sends the UE a static negative acknowledgement (SNACK) when a voice packet is received in the state where no context exists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngyong Kim, Taiho Yoon
  • Patent number: 9900178
    Abstract: In a remote control method, a virtual private network is established between a home control network key and a home control network device of the remote control system in a property. In order to establish the virtual private network both the home control network key and device determine their network paths to the Internet from the data transfer network to which they are connected. The determined network paths are stored in a home control network server on the Internet. When it is desired to form a virtual private network, the home control network server supplies the stored network paths to the home control network key and the home control network device. By utilizing the received network paths the home control network key and the home control network device start establishing a virtual private network between them with several known by them establishing methods of a data transfer connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: TOSIBOX OY
    Inventor: Veikko Ylimartimo