Patents Examined by Wei-po Kao
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Patent number: 9788320Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program for scanning for a secondary cell are provided. According to an embodiment, an apparatus operates in a primary cell of a cellular communication system, wherein the primary cell includes a primary component carrier associated with a bandwidth. The apparatus synchronizes scanning for a candidate secondary cell to radio transmissions in the primary cell, the secondary cell including a secondary component carrier expanding bandwidth beyond the bandwidth of the primary cell.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks OyInventors: Andrea Cattoni, Gustavo Wagner, Claudio Rosa, Frank Frederiksen
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Patent number: 9781039Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-channel signal processing by a series of single processing core logic circuitries in time-slicing. A first logic circuitry is configured to process multiple data streams from multiple channels in a first cycle-based time-sliced schedule. A time slice in the first cycle-based time-sliced schedule comprises a predetermined number of clock cycles allocated to a corresponding data stream. A second logic circuitry is coupled to the first logic circuitry and configured to process the data streams in a first fragment-based time-sliced schedule. A time slice in the first fragment-based time-sliced schedule is determined based on a predetermined boundary associated with the data fragment and is allocated to process a data fragment of the data streams.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: MACOM Connectivity Solutions, LLCInventor: Dimitri Mavroidis
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Patent number: 9775054Abstract: A wireless communication link can include an uplink and a downlink between a wireless access point and a computer device. The uplink supports communications from the computer device to the wireless access point. The downlink supports communications from the wireless access point to the computer device. The computer device executes a downlink monitor application to monitor events occurring on the downlink. The wireless access point or other suitable resource such as a remote management resource executes an uplink monitor application to monitor events occurring on the uplink. The uplink application and the downlink application log events using the same master clock. The remote management resource can be configured to analyze the uplink status information in view of the downlink status information to perform one or more functions such as troubleshooting, optimizing network settings, etc.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLCInventors: Praveen C. Srivastava, Sourabh Gupta, Rajesh M. Gangadhar
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Patent number: 9775099Abstract: A method may include receiving access network selection information from a user equipment and providing network selection information in dependence on said requested access network selection function information.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2013Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks OYInventors: Daniela Laselva, Frank Frederiksen, Claudio Rosa
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Patent number: 9769078Abstract: In one embodiment, a next set of packets in a first flow may be identified. A counter may be incremented, where the counter indicates a first number of initial sets of packets in first flow that have been identified. The identified next set of packets may be prioritized such that the first number of initial sets of packets in the first flow are prioritized and a sequential order of all packets in the first flow is maintained. The identifying, incrementing, and prioritizing may be repeated until no further sets of packets in the first flow remain to be identified or the first number of initial sets of packets is equal to a first predefined number.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Mohammadreza Alizadeh Attar, Thomas James Edsall, Sarang Dharmapurikar
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Patent number: 9749173Abstract: A method and a multi-switch architecture include learning a media access control (MAC) address at a first switch in a multi-switch architecture; storing the MAC address in a forwarding database of the first switch; transmitting a data frame to one or more switches in the multi-switch architecture via inter-switch connectivity between the first switch and the one or more switches, wherein the data frame is created to enable the one or more switches to learn the MAC address therefrom; learning the MAC address from the data frame at the one or more switches; and storing the MAC address in a forwarding database for each of the one or more switches. This further includes transmitting the data frame via ports and queues in the inter-switch connectivity that are separate from ports and queues in a data path between the first switch and the one or more switches to avoid data path interference.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2014Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Ciena CorporationInventors: Vineet Gautam, Prashant Vashisht, Anup Kumar, Mukesh Chhabra
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Patent number: 9749181Abstract: Techniques are described for managing communications between multiple computing nodes, such as computing nodes that are part of a virtual computer network. In some situations, various types of modifications may be made to one or more computing nodes of an existing virtual computer network, and the described techniques include managing ongoing communications for those computing nodes so as to accommodate the modifications. Such modifications may include, for example, migrating or otherwise moving a particular computing node that is part of a virtual network to a new physical network location, or modifying other aspects of how the computing node participates in the virtual network (e.g., changing one or more virtual network addresses used by the computing node). In some situations, the computing nodes may include virtual machine nodes hosted on one or more physical computing machines or systems, such as by or on behalf of one or more users.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Daniel T. Cohn, Eric Jason Brandwine, Andrew J. Doane
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Patent number: 9736275Abstract: A frame delineation method for a generic framing procedure (GFP) that includes: searching a serial data stream comprising GFP frames, octet by octet, to identify an eight octet sequence; and delineating GFP frames from the serial data stream in response to determining that a first group of four octets of the identified eight octet sequence comprises a valid Core Header, and in response to determining that a second group of four octets of the identified eight octet sequence comprises one of a valid Core Header and a valid descrambled Type Header.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Microsemi Solutions (U.S.), Inc.Inventor: Steven Scott Gorshe
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Patent number: 9692539Abstract: Incremental interference cancelation (IC) capability management and signaling is disclosed. A mobile device selects certain groups of its individual IC capabilities to deactivate in response to various operating conditions it is experiencing. The mobile device reports its currently active IC capability to a serving base station, which uses information to determine whether to modify any existing communication conditions with respect to the reporting mobile device. The base station detects and analyzes the current communication conditions with respect to the reporting mobile device in light of the mobile device's currently active IC capabilities. The base station may modify such conditions through actions such as signaling the mobile device to activate or deactivate certain other groups of IC capabilities. The base station can make other modifications such as changing the communication schedule for the mobile device, modifying the control loop for channel quality indicator (CQI) reporting, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Tao Luo, Taesang Yoo, Yongbin Wei
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Patent number: 9686056Abstract: A method is provided for communication in a wireless telecommunication system. The method comprises multiplexing, by a network element, at least one symbol of a PHICH onto at least one resource element of a PCFICH.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2012Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Yiping Wang, Jianfeng Weng, Jun Li
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Patent number: 9674098Abstract: One embodiment provides a method for enabling class-based credit flow control for a network node in communication with a link partner using an Ethernet communications protocol. The method includes receiving a control frame from the link partner. The control frame includes at least one field for specifying credit for at least one traffic class and the credit is based on available space in a receive buffer associated with the at least one traffic class. The method further includes sending data packets to the link partner based on the credit, the data packets associated with the at least one traffic class.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Ilango Ganga, Alain Gravel, Radia Perlman, Greg Regnier, Anil Vasudevan, Hugh Wilkinson, Thomas D. Lovett
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Patent number: 9655136Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to communication technologies, in particular, to a method and an apparatus for protocol transmission in a wireless local area network. A method for transmitting multi-user data in a reverse direction protocol according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: within a transmission opportunity (TXOP) of a first station, if the TXOP is not over after the first station finishes sending data to an access point (AP), obtaining, by the AP, the TXOP, where the obtaining, by the AP, the TXOP is implemented through granting a remaining part of the TXOP to the access point AP by the first station as a reverse direction protocol initiator; and within the TXOP, sending, by the AP, second data to at least two stations, where the at least two stations include the first station.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2013Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lvxi Yang, Hao Li, Chunguo Li, Tianyu Wu
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Patent number: 9651650Abstract: A method for reporting positioning data from a node B in a cellular communication system comprises performing (210), in a node B, of a measurement of a time of radio signal propagation concerning signalling with a first user equipment within a coverage of the node B. The measurement gives a time value. The time value is coded (212), in the node B, as a multi-symbol time report sequence. Auxiliary positioning information data concerning the first user equipment is obtained (214) in the node B. At least one symbol of the multi-symbol time report sequence is modified (216) (218) in the node B, for representing the auxiliary positioning information data. The modified multi-symbol time report sequence is reported from the node B. A positioning method, a node B and a positioning node are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2011Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Claudia Muñiz Garcia, Torbjörn Wigren
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Patent number: 9650794Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems of steering data radio bearer traffic to a wireless local area network link. For example, a User Equipment (UE) may include a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) transceiver; a cellular transceiver to communicate traffic of a plurality of Data Radio Bearers (DRBs) via a cellular link between the UE and an evolved Node B (eNB); and a controller to establish at least one Point-to-Point (P2P) link with the eNB via a WLAN link between the UE and a WLAN Access Point (AP), and to steer traffic of one or more of the DRBs from the cellular link to the P2P link.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATIONInventors: Alexandre S. Stojanovski, Alexander Sirotkin, Pingping Zong
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Patent number: 9655127Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for dynamically managing carrier aggregation based on operating conditions of small cells in a wireless communication system. A first base station may be configured for providing wireless services on a first wireless carrier band and a second wireless carrier band. One or more additional base stations may each configured for providing wireless services on the second wireless carrier band. A determination can be made that a load on the one or more additional base stations exceeds a threshold level while each is providing wireless coverage within a region that at least partially overlaps with wireless coverage provided by the first base station. In response, the first base can be caused to refrain from aggregating the first and second wireless carrier bands for providing wireless services under operational conditions defined to cause the base station to aggregate the first and second wireless carrier bands.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Sprint Spectrum L.P.Inventors: Shilpa Kowdley Srinivas, Hemanth B. Pawar, Krishna Sitaram, Daniel A. Vivanco
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Patent number: 9647935Abstract: A server device may store inter-layer quality of service (“QoS”) information, indicating a set of link layer QoS levels that are associated with a particular device, a set of network layer QoS levels that are associated with the set of link layer QoS levels, and a set of MPLS QoS levels that are associated with the set of link layer QoS levels. A network device may establish a set of bearers, that correspond to the set of link layer QoS levels, with a particular device; output information regarding the set of network layer QoS levels that are associated with the set of link layer QoS levels, to allow the particular device to select a bearer, of the set of bearers, via which to output traffic to the network device; receive, from the particular device, traffic via the bearer; and determine a particular MPLS QoS level associated with the received traffic.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Cellco PartnershipInventors: Oleg Berzin, Richard Janocko, Raymond So, James Mathison
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Patent number: 9642029Abstract: Embodiments relate to an apparatus, a method and a computer program for a base station transceiver (100) for a mobile communication system (300). The base station transceiver (100) is operable in a coverage area (205) of another base station transceiver (200). The other base station transceiver (200) is operable to transmit radio signals in a repetitive sequence of radio frames, wherein in at least one of the radio frames in the sequence the other base station transceiver (200) is operable to transmit with a reduced transmission power or to suspend transmission compared to at least one other of the radio frames in the sequence. The apparatus (10) comprises an interface (12) operable to receive information on the at least one of the radio frames in the sequence and a controller (14) operable to determine information on a measurement configuration for a mobile transceiver (400) associated to the base station transceiver (100) based on the received information.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2013Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Andreas Weber, Oliver Stanze, Antoni Bestard Bennasar, Martin Link
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Patent number: 9642033Abstract: Local breakout is provided by one or more nodes (e.g., a local access point and/or a local gateway) in a wireless network to facilitate access to one or more local services. In conjunction with local breakout, multiple IP points of presence relating to different levels of service may be provided for an access point. For example, one point of presence may relate to a local service while another point of presence may relate to a core network service.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2012Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Rajarshi Gupta, Fatih Ulupinar, Parag A. Agashe, Peerapol Tinnakornsrisuphap, Rajat Prakash, Gavin Bernard Horn, Gerardo Giaretta, Kalle Ahmavaara, Osok Song
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Patent number: 9622228Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate defining a new control region over resources allocated for communicating general non-control data in a legacy network specification. The new control region can comprise multiple control channels, which can be multiplexed together and/or with general data channels. Devices can receive control data over the new control region as well as information regarding the region, such as location of the region, location of specific resources, multiplexing schemes, frequency hopping patterns, and/or the like to appropriately decode relevant control data. This allows for expanded control resources to support multicarrier assignments, large numbers of devices being addressed, special operation modes, new downlink control information (DCI) formats, and/or the like.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Durga Prasad Malladi, Juan Montojo, Jelena M. Damnjanovic
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Patent number: 9615289Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling uplink transmission and an apparatus therefor. The method for enabling a transmission point to control the uplink transmission in a mobile communication network, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, includes the steps of: generating first configuration information for indicating a frequency hopping to be applied to the uplink transmission of a terminal; and transmitting, to the terminal, a first signal having the first configuration information, wherein a reception point is different from the transmission point, and the reception point receives a second signal to which the first configuration information is applied from the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: KT CORPORATIONInventor: Kyujin Park