Abstract: Methods and systems for primary signal detection using distributed machine learning in a multi-area environment are disclosed. In an example method, it is determined that a first user equipment (UE) device moved to a first predefined area from a second predefined area. A controller sends, to the first UE device, a first machine learning model configured to detect an anomaly in an RF environment associated with the first area. The first machine learning model may have been determined by a second UE device associated with the first area. The controller receives, from the first UE device, anomaly data indicative of an anomaly detected by the first UE device via the first machine learning model. The controller may optionally determine that a primary signal is present in an RF environment associated with the first area based on the anomaly data from the first UE device.

Abstract: Methods and systems for primary signal detection via distributed machine learning coordinated across multiple user equipment devices are disclosed. In an example method, In an example method, a first user equipment (UE) device, located in a predefined area, is caused to determine a first machine learning model configured to detect an anomaly in an RF environment associated with the area. The controller receives the first machine learning model from the first UE device. The controller sends the first machine learning model to a second UE device located in the area. The controller receives anomaly data indicative of an anomaly detected by the second UE device via the first machine learning model. The controller may optionally determine that a primary signal is present in an RF environment associated with the area based on the anomaly data.

Abstract: The present application describes a method for training a neural network via deep reinforcement learning (DRL) in a RF network. The method includes a step of receiving, via the neural network, a policy from a third party. The method also includes a step of receiving, via the neural network, features of plural telecommunication groups located in an RF network. The method also includes a step of observing, via the neural network, a graphical representation of the received features of the plural telecommunication groups in the RF network. The method further includes a step of assigning, based on the observation, one of the plural telecommunication groups to one of plural channels in the RF network. The method even further includes a step of determining, via the neural network, a change in throughput of the RF network based on the assignment. The method yet even further incudes as step of adjusting, based on the determined change in throughput, the policy received from the third party.

Abstract: Methods and systems for primary signal detection using distributed machine learning in a multi-area environment are disclosed. In an example method, it is determined that a first user equipment (UE) device moved to a first predefined area from a second predefined area. A controller sends, to the first UE device, a first machine learning model configured to detect an anomaly in an RF environment associated with the first area. The first machine learning model may have been determined by a second UE device associated with the first area. The controller receives, from the first UE device, anomaly data indicative of an anomaly detected by the first UE device via the first machine learning model. The controller may optionally determine that a primary signal is present in an RF environment associated with the first area based on the anomaly data from the first UE device.

Abstract: Methods and systems for primary signal detection via distributed machine learning coordinated across multiple user equipment devices are disclosed. In an example method, In an example method, a first user equipment (UE) device, located in a predefined area, is caused to determine a first machine learning model configured to detect an anomaly in an RF environment associated with the area. The controller receives the first machine learning model from the first UE device. The controller sends the first machine learning model to a second UE device located in the area. The controller receives anomaly data indicative of an anomaly detected by the second UE device via the first machine learning model. The controller may optionally determine that a primary signal is present in an RF environment associated with the area based on the anomaly data.

Abstract: Methods and systems for primary signal detection using distributed machine learning are disclosed. In an example method, each user equipment (UE) device of a plurality of UE devices is caused to determine a machine learning model configured to detect an anomaly in the UE device's RF environment. The method further includes receiving, by a controller and from each UE device of the plurality of UE devices, anomaly data indicative of an anomaly detected by the UE device via its machine learning model. The method further includes determining, by the controller and based on the anomaly data from the plurality of UE devices, that a primary signal is present in one or more of the RF environments associated with the plurality of UE devices.

Abstract: The method provides for establishing a communication session in a hierarchical communication system between a source party and at least one destination party. Hierarchical communication systems generally have communication nodes at different levels of hierarchy. In one embodiment, connection information for the communication session is stored if establishing the communication session is blocked at a node as a result of a blocking condition at the blocking node. Establishment of the communication session is initiated based on the stored connection information if the blocking condition no longer exists at the blocking node.

Abstract: A system and method for communicating between nodes in a communications network. The network includes nodes that broadcast and receive data packets over a radio channel. The system includes a distributed trunking method that distributes the communications between the nodes over multiple channels. Voice and other data may be broadcast over data channels, while information regarding the availability of the data channels is broadcast over a control channel. Access to the control channel is controlled using a protocol that may include carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA), time division multiple access (TDMA) or a hybrid of CSMA/TDMA.

Abstract: There is provided a system and method for providing group calling in a wireless network. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a method comprising receiving a request to participate a group call from a mobile device located in a wireless service area, determining whether a threshold number of other mobile devices in the wireless service area are participating in the group call, if the threshold number of the other mobile devices are participating in the group call, designating the requesting mobile device to receive a multicast transmission of the group call, and if the threshold number of other mobile devices are not participating in the group call, designating the requesting mobile device to receive a unicast transmission of the group call.

Abstract: An exemplary method of controlling usage of a communication resource (120) comprises organizing a selected bandwidth of a communication resource including a plurality of resource blocks (RBs) (31-62) into a hierarchical arrangement (122) wherein the RBs are contiguous to each other at a lowest level of the arrangement. Nodes (1-30) at higher levels of the arrangement (122) each correspond to a plurality of the RBs in a dependent, related position relative to each node, respectively. At least one RB is assigned to a selected user of the communication resource (120) based upon a current assignment of at least one other RB to maintain a maximum possible number of contiguous unassigned RBs.

Abstract: In the method, scheduling of a plurality of users for receiving transmitted data is prioritized within a communications system. A next data transmission among the plurality of users is allocated based on the prioritized scheduling.

Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for reducing packet assistant channel power usage in a wireless telephone system. More specifically, there is provided a method comprising measuring a power usage for a packet assistant channel, determining whether the power usage is above a threshold, and discontinuing transmission over the packet assistant channel for a period of time if the power usage is above the threshold.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for controlling transmission power of a wireless unit. The method includes providing a power control in a reverse link to a network that transmits data on a traffic channel in a bursty manner based on a performance metric of a channel with continuous transmission of other data than on the traffic channel. To provide a power control in a reverse link of a spread-spectrum wireless data network a method and an apparatus are provided for combining performance of a quality of service from at least one of a first quality feedback channel and a second quality feedback channel with that of a pilot channel and providing an outer-loop power control in said reverse link for a wireless communication on a traffic channel based on said combined performance of the quality of service to control transmission power of a wireless unit.

Abstract: A system and method for communicating between nodes in a communications network. The network includes nodes that broadcast and receive data packets over a radio channel. The system includes a distributed trunking method that distributes the communications between the nodes over multiple channels. Voice and other data may be broadcast over data channels, while information regarding the availability of the data channels is broadcast over a control channel. Access to the control channel is controlled using a protocol that may include carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA), time division multiple access (TDMA) or a hybrid of CSMA/TDMA.

Abstract: In the method, an average user throughout over all active users is computed, and each user's user perceived throughput is compared against the computed average throughout. Based on the comparison, the scheduling of the plurality of users is prioritized. In an embodiment, a priority adjustment factor is applied to each user to prioritize the scheduling of users to receive a data transmission. The priority adjustment factor is determined based in part on an update function. The update function is proportional to a calculated difference between each user's user perceived throughput and the average user throughput. Based on the sign of the update function, the priority adjustment factor is either incremented or decremented, and hence, prioritization of users is ordered. The output of the scheduler is user identifying information that informs the base station to transmit data in a current time slot to the identified user determined as the highest priority user by the scheduling method.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for controlling a radio frequency resource between a first and a second wireless unit and a base station to provide overload control of the radio frequency resource based on an estimate thereof. For example, when feedback information is unavailable for the radio frequency resource at the base station. The method includes estimating the radio frequency resource used by the first and second wireless units in a wireless data network. The method further includes providing an overload control at the base station based on the estimated radio frequency resource. Based on this estimated radio frequency resource, a command may be issued by the base station on a reverse link. For example, a rise over thermal resource may be estimated to issue a rate control command to a wireless unit. By providing a desired timely rate control command on the reverse link, the base station may control a data rate of the wireless unit, maximizing throughput of the reverse link.

Abstract: A method of communicating at least one data burst using an assigned radio configuration. The assigned radio configuration is chosen from one of at least two radio configurations by examining which radio configuration supports a higher data transmission rate. This examination is determined by calculating the data transmission rate for the data burst(s) base on a power level and Walsh code for each of the radio configurations.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication over the reverse link. The method may include evaluating a reverse link loading. This evaluation step may involve examining at least two resources associated with reverse link loading within a first time period. Thereafter, a message is broadcast containing information regarding the availability of resources. This message is generated in response to the evaluated reverse link loading. This availability of resources message may correspond with an overload condition, increasing a number of active connections, decreasing the number of active connections, increasing an available transmit rate, maintaining the available transmit rate and/or decreasing the available transmit rate. In one example, the availability of resources message comprises a reverse activity bit.

Abstract: The method and apparatus adaptively adjust a timer based at least on the frequency of transmitted/received packets and the traffic arrival pattern in a data session in the communication system. The expiration of the timer indicates to suspend the data session in the communication system.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for wireless communication between a wireless unit and a set of base stations. The method includes signaling the wireless unit about a plurality of transmissions of same packet data from the set of base stations to enable a soft handoff on a forward link. The plurality of transmissions of same packet data having an unsynchronized relationship. The wireless unit may use a detection/demodulation function, which is capable of simultaneously receiving and decoding signals from two or more sectors (base stations). Instead of soft-combining signals received from multiple cell sectors, the wireless unit independently decodes the received signals. Since soft combining of transmissions is avoided, there is no need to synchronize their transmissions of the same data to a particular wireless unit.