Abstract: A method and apparatus for sharing a unique identifier among a plurality of receivers. A network controller (140) can establish at least one unique identifier and at least one corresponding time slot for which the unique identifier is valid for each assigned carrier of a wireless receiver (120). The network controller does this by determining at least one unique identifier and at least one corresponding time slot for which the unique identifier is valid for each assigned carrier of the wireless receiver and then sending an indication of the unique identifier(s), time slot(s), and carrier(s) to the wireless receiver. The wireless receiver receives the indication and then monitors at least one channel using the at least one unique identifier during the at least one corresponding time slot indicated.

Abstract: A communication system is provided that minimizes access message collisions when multiple mobile stations attempt to access a network after updating configuration information and/or access parameters information via a same overhead message by providing for each such mobile station to determine whether, or when, to convey an access message based on a time period corresponding to a wait for the overhead message by the mobile station.

Abstract: A communication system is provided that allows a Hybrid Access Terminal (HAT) that is monitoring, or is engaged in a circuit voice call in, a circuit switched network and has a dormant packet data session anchored on a packet switched network, to send packet data to, and to receive packet data from, a packet data network connected to the packet switched network without having to switch to the packet switched network and even though a packet data session is not established in the circuit switched network.

Abstract: Various embodiments are described to address the need for channel maintenance/channel quality signaling that can better utilize reverse link capacity and conserve battery life. Generally expressed, a remote unit (101) enters (403) a high-rate-channel-maintenance mode in which it transmits channel maintenance signaling. When a low-rate condition is met (405), the remote unit enters (407) a low-rate-channel-maintenance mode in which it transmits channel maintenance signaling at either a lower rate or a lower transmit power than when in the high-rate-channel-maintenance mode. Then when a high-rate condition is met (409), the remote unit reenters the high-rate-channel-maintenance mode.

Abstract: In the present technique of streaming a main media stream that has been requested, an anti-shadow stream (36) that represents a backup copy of the main media stream (24) is sent along with an output media stream (34) that represents an output copy of the main media stream. The content of the anti-shadow stream (36) is preferably forward-shifted in time from the output media stream (34) so as to provide replacement of loss data of the output stream. Put differently, sequenced data frames of the output stream (34) are delayed by order compared to that of the anti-shadow stream (36).

Abstract: A communication system and method for establishing a voice call connection with a wireless communication device is provided. The communication system includes a first network, which supports circuit switched voice call connections, a second network, which supports data packet voice call connections, and one or more wireless communication devices. The first network transmits a received paging request to a corresponding wireless communication device, and if a packet data connection already exists between the second network and the corresponding wireless communication device, then the second network transmits an incoming circuit call indication, based upon a received paging request, to the corresponding wireless communication device.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of storing streaming media in a memory associated with a wireless communication device in response to receiving a communication request. A wireless transmission of the media streaming session content can be received at the wireless communication device. The media streaming session content can be played at the wireless communication device while receiving the media streaming session content. A communication request can be received. Subsequent media streaming session content can be stored in a memory associated with the wireless communication device in response to receiving the communication request.

Abstract: A peer-to-peer collaborative network system is described. The peer-to-peer collaborative network system uses an authentication system with multiple levels of authentication. This allows some collaboration applications to allow a collaboration with a high authentication level, but not to allow a collaboration with a lower level of authentication. Other collaborative applications can allow a collaboration with the lower level of authentication.