Patents by Inventor Thomas Novlan

Thomas Novlan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11910453
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for facilitating creating a mesh connectivity between network nodes in a hierarchical network. According an embodiment, a method comprising receiving a first condition, wherein the first condition indicates whether to setup a mesh connection with a first distributed unit node of a first node device. The method further comprising, in response to determining that the first condition indicates establishment of the mesh connection, facilitating establishing a peer-to-peer connection directly with the first distributed unit node of the first node device and a second distributed unit node of a second node device, wherein the first distributed unit node comprises wireless communication technologies and the second distributed unit node comprises wireless communication technologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Milap Majmundar, Thomas Novlan, Xiaoyi Wang, Salam Akoum
  • Publication number: 20240056984
    Abstract: In one example, a method includes detecting an extended reality traffic flow exchanged between an extended reality application executing on a user endpoint device and an application server supporting the extended reality application, mapping the extended reality traffic flow to a radio access network-level metric, and adapting at least one of: a transmit power of the user endpoint device, a transmit power of a radio access node serving the user endpoint device, a frequency band of the user endpoint device, a channel bandwidth of the user endpoint device, a frequency band of the radio access node serving the user endpoint device, or a channel bandwidth of the radio access node serving the user endpoint device to meet the radio access network-level metric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas Novlan
  • Patent number: 11902219
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, performing dynamic beam selection and coordination to support space division multiplexing (SDM) and Full Duplex operation for integrated access and backhaul (IAB) in 5G new radio (NR) networks. The subject disclosure further describes how an IAB node and a serving parent node can coordinate beams used for access and backhaul links dynamically with over-the-air signaling. Other embodiments are described in the subject disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas Novlan, Salam Akoum, Aditya Chopra
  • Publication number: 20240049039
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, systems and methods for enabling traffic classification for extended reality (XR) applications over 5G NR networks. XR-specific traffic flow are adaptively classified with RAN-level characteristics including resource allocation, link adaptation, and radio resource management (RRM) metrics and configurations to optimize per-user and system performance and QoS parameters. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Thomas Novlan
  • Patent number: 11870594
    Abstract: Facilitating a group hybrid automatic repeat request procedure for sidelink group-case in advanced networks (e.g., 4G, 5G, 6G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a method can comprise determining, by a first device comprising a processor, that first information received via a sidelink control channel is successfully decoded and that second information received via a sidelink shared channel is not successfully decoded. The first information and the second information can be received from a second device. Further, the method can comprise transmitting, by the first device, negative acknowledgement data based on a group hybrid automatic repeat request feedback procedure. The method also can comprise receiving, by the first device, retransmission of the second information via the sidelink shared channel from a group of devices in response to the negative acknowledgement data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Xiaoyi Wang, Milap Majmundar, Salam Akoum, Thomas Novlan
  • Publication number: 20230353227
    Abstract: The described technology is generally directed to over-the-air configuration and management of new radio smart repeaters. To facilitate data forwarding, a smart repeater is configured to generate a forwarding layer that is logically above a physical layer of a mobile termination function (corresponding to a repeater link) and a physical layer of distributed unit function of the repeater equipment (corresponding to an access link). Via the forwarding layer, when traffic is received from a parent node, the traffic is forwarded via the access link to user equipment, and when traffic is received from a user equipment, the traffic is forwarded via the access link to a parent node. A smart repeater control management function/interface manages control plane signaling and configurations for the mobile termination function and distributed unit function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas Novlan
  • Publication number: 20230354150
    Abstract: The described technology is generally directed to over-the-air configuration and management of new radio multifrequency smart repeaters. To facilitate data forwarding, a smart repeater is configured via a first frequency to generate a forwarding layer that is logically above a physical layer of a mobile termination function (corresponding to a repeater link) and a physical layer of distributed unit function of the repeater equipment (corresponding to an access link, configured to use a second frequency). Via the forwarding layer, when traffic is received from a parent node, the traffic is forwarded via the access link to user equipment, and when traffic is received from a user equipment, the traffic is forwarded via the access link to a parent node. As one example, control plane signaling can be performed via the sub-six gigahertz band, and data plane signal forwarding can be performed via the millimeter wave band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas Novlan
  • Publication number: 20230354213
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a self-interference channel response of a transceiver of a mobile base station having a transmitter and a receiver. The self-interference channel response spans multiple sub-bands of a predetermined mobile cellular frequency channel. A first sub-band of the multiple sub-bands is identified according to the self-interference channel response and, an estimate is determined, at the receiver, of a first coupled transmit power level of the transmitter when operating within the first sub-band. A receiver sensitivity is adjusted according to the first coupled transmit power level to obtain an adjustment adapted to increase receiver sensitivity, while restricting operation of the receiver to a substantially linear region. The adjustment allows a transmission within the first sub-band and a reception within a second sub-band of the plurality of sub-bands to occur simultaneously at the mobile base station. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Aditya Chopra, Salam Akoum, Thomas Novlan
  • Publication number: 20230262007
    Abstract: Resource allocation of network traffic comprising extended reality network traffic (e.g., using a computerized tool) is enabled. For example, a method can comprise: determining, by network equipment comprising a processor, whether network traffic via a radio access network comprises extended reality network traffic; in response to a determination that the network traffic comprises the extended reality network traffic, determining, by the network equipment, a traffic characteristic of the extended reality network traffic; based on the traffic characteristic, determining, by the network equipment, a resource allocation for the network traffic; and in response to determining the resource allocation for the network traffic, applying, by the network equipment, the resource allocation to a network node of the radio access network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas Novlan
  • Patent number: 11722429
    Abstract: Resource allocation of network traffic comprising extended reality network traffic (e.g., using a computerized tool) is enabled. For example, a method can comprise: determining, by network equipment comprising a processor, whether network traffic via a radio access network comprises extended reality network traffic; in response to a determination that the network traffic comprises the extended reality network traffic, determining, by the network equipment, a traffic characteristic of the extended reality network traffic; based on the traffic characteristic, determining, by the network equipment, a resource allocation for the network traffic; and in response to determining the resource allocation for the network traffic, applying, by the network equipment, the resource allocation to a network node of the radio access network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventor: Thomas Novlan
  • Publication number: 20230247667
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for a closed loop Listen Before Talk (LBT) which is a coexistence mechanism used by wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi, to access unlicensed shared spectrum, such as the ISM UNII bands (5 GHz). The embodiments disclosed herein enable a base station to coordinate the LBT process at both the base station and a receiver in order to avoid hidden node interference where the interfering nodes are outside the sensing range of the transmitting node. The base station device can send an LBT trigger to the receiver to synchronize the clear channel assessments that are performed at each device to determine if there is any activity on the channel. The receiving device can send back a report to the base station device, and if no activity on the channel is detected, the base station device can schedule a transmission on the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Novlan, Arunabha Ghosh, Abdulrauf Hafeez
  • Publication number: 20230217410
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed that describe systems to facilitate paging an idle subscriber identity module using a connected subscriber identity module operating in a single radio configuration. According to some embodiments, a system can comprise receiving a paging request that is designated for a first device of a communication device, wherein the communication device comprises the first device and a second device; determining whether the second device is in an active state; and in response to the determining that the second device is in the active state, transmitting a message to second device indicating that the paging message was received for the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Ralf Bendlin, Arunabha Ghosh, Thomas Novlan, Milap Majmundar, Xiaoyi Wang
  • Patent number: 11678315
    Abstract: One or more embodiments provide a method implemented in a user equipment (UE) used in a wireless communications system. The method includes transmitting an indication to a base station that the UE is capable of transmitting on a single uplink carrier frequency and downlink carrier aggregation. The method also includes receiving an uplink carrier frequency switching pattern from the base station. The method also includes switching uplink carrier frequencies based on the uplink carrier frequency switching pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Boon Loong Ng, Thomas Novlan, Aris Papasakellariou, Young-Han Nam
  • Patent number: 11678214
    Abstract: In a 5G network, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) deployment in a 5G network, can enable aggregation of multiple user equipment (UE) bearers into backhaul bearers based on factors such as route information of UE bearers and quality of service of UE bearers. Additionally, reconfiguration of backhaul bearers, based on triggers, such as route changes for UE bearers can increase network efficiency for a 5G or other next generation network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Milap Majmundar, Thomas Novlan, Andrew Thornburg
  • Patent number: 11665686
    Abstract: Facilitating a time-division multiplexing pattern-based solution for a dual-subscriber identity module with a single radio in advanced networks (e.g., 5G, 6G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a method can comprise obtaining, by a network device comprising a processor, multiple time-division multiplexing patterns applicable to a mobile device. The multiple time-division multiplexing patterns indicate respective repeating patterns of an on state and an off state of a defined identity of the mobile device. The method also can comprise facilitating, by the network device, a transmission, to the mobile device, of information indicative of the multiple time-division multiplexing patterns. In an example, the mobile device can be configured to operate with at least two subscriber identity modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Xiaoyi Wang, Ralf Bendlin, Thomas Novlan, Milap Majmundar, Arunabha Ghosh
  • Patent number: 11653373
    Abstract: Facilitating fast multi-beam listen before talk in advanced networks (e.g., 4G, 5G, 6G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a device can comprise determining a first inactivity in a first beam based on a first performance of a first listen before talk procedure in the first beam and, based on determining the first inactivity, analyzing a presence of an activity in a second beam based on a second performance of a second listen before talk procedure in the second beam. Further, the operations can comprise, based on determining a lack of the presence of the activity in the second beam, transmitting a signal via the second beam. In an example, analyzing the presence of the activity in the second beam can be performed prior to completion of the determining the first inactivity in the first beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Abdulrauf Hafeez, Thomas Novlan
  • Patent number: 11653385
    Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for a closed loop Listen Before Talk (LBT) which is a coexistence mechanism used by wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi, to access unlicensed shared spectrum, such as the ISM UNII bands (5 GHz). The embodiments disclosed herein enable a base station to coordinate the LBT process at both the base station and a receiver in order to avoid hidden node interference where the interfering nodes are outside the sensing range of the transmitting node. The base station device can send a LBT trigger to the receiver to synchronize the clear channel assessments that are performed at each device to determine if there is any activity on the channel. The receiving device can send back a report to the base station device, and if no activity on the channel is detected, the base station device can schedule a transmission on the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas Novlan, Arunabha Ghosh, Abdulrauf Hafeez
  • Publication number: 20230143056
    Abstract: One subscriber identity module (SIM) can transmit data in active mode while another SIM is in an idle mode. However, paging for the SIM in idle mode can occur based on a discontinuous reception configuration (DRX) cycle of the active SIM. For example, when the DRX of the active SIM indicates that the active SIM is in an idle state, then the SIM that is currently in an idle state can send messages and vice versa. The DRX cycle information can be exchanged between a first core network and a second core network. Each core network can belong to the same or different mobile network operator and can have separate radio access networks (RAN) or share the RAN. The DRX cycle information and/or a time-division multiplexing (TDM) pattern can be exchanged over the air via a system information broadcast message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Ralf Bendlin, Arunabha Ghosh, Thomas Novlan, Xiaoyi Wang, Milap Majmundar
  • Publication number: 20230134980
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, systems and methods for performing inter-donor migration of backhaul links between integrated access and backhaul (IAB) nodes in a communication network. A child node may have resources partitioned to create multiple logical distributed units (DUs). Devices connected to one logical DU may be handed over to another logical DU during the migration. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Thomas Novlan, Milap Majmundar
  • Publication number: 20230132113
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining media content from a media content server over a mobile network, and providing the media content to a communication device over a first direct communication link. Embodiments include detecting a mobility event associated with the mobile network, and providing a notification message to a first network device associated with the mobile network. Further embodiments can include obtaining instructions from the first network device, wherein the instructions indicate to provide a mobility event notification. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Thomas Novlan