Abstract: Methods and apparatus to manage communication sessions to handover between a direct connection at a secondary wireless device and a relayed connection to the secondary wireless device via a primary wireless device. A connection manager of a secondary wireless device can trigger transfer of a communication session based on measurements of performance metrics for the communication session. Upon detection of performance degradation in a local connection or a backhaul connection or both, the connection manager of the secondary wireless device can determine proximity of and/or capabilities for connections of the primary wireless device and instigate transfer of the communication session between different connection types, such as between a direct connection and a relayed connection. The transfer of the communication session can occur without user intervention or in response to input from the user without interrupting or reestablishing the communication session.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a network node (90), a method thereof; a positioning node (100), a method thereof; a UE (110) and a method thereof, for handling transmission of a reference signal and/or a reference signal configuration. The method in the network node (90) comprises: determining a transmission configuration for use in a cell served by the network node; if at least one subframe containing said reference signal is also configured as a flexible subframe, comparing at least one parameter related to the transmission configuration with a threshold, and deciding based on the result of said comparison whether to operate the at least one subframe as a flexible subframe or as a downlink subframe.

Abstract: A pool of devices is initially associated under a single product type identifier, for example, a single stock keeping unit (SKU) identifier. Each device is associated with a secure element (SE), for example, an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC). A wireless telecommunications carrier purchases a subset of the devices from the owner of the pool of devices. A policy management server receives a shipment record and associates the subset of devices with a product identifier and with a carrier-specific activation policy. The policy management server sends an electronic subscriber identity module (eSIM) reservation request to a policy evaluation server, which contacts an eSIM delivery server associated with the purchasing carrier. The eSIM delivery server reserves eSIMs for the purchased devices. When an end user buys one of the devices from the subset, the purchased device is provisioned by the eSIM delivery server with the eSIM reserved for that device.

Abstract: A wireless communication device is described in one example comprising a first communication module circuitry to communicatively couple the wireless communication device with a first network, the first communication module circuitry to receive a reject message from the first network to disable communications with the first network, a processor to store, in memory, information corresponding to the communications with the first network; and a second communication module circuitry to communicatively couple the wireless communication device with a second network, the second communication module circuitry to send the information to a remote service monitor, wherein the first communication module circuitry includes a first Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) or a first virtual SIM and the second communication module circuitry includes a second SIM or a second virtual SIM. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: A system that enhances life of a battery in cell phone devices that work in conjunction with a cellular telephone network has a Registration-Request Signal transmission management function that operates in the device and periodically detects change in physical location of the device from an immediate prior location, called an LchangeDelta. The function, if the LchangeDelta is below a threshold of change in location, suppresses an Registration-Request Signal transmission from the device to the cellular network, thus enhancing battery life.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for selecting a cell in a mobile communication system and, more particularly, to a method and a device for selecting a cell for transmitting data, by a base station, not only in a licensed frequency band but in an unlicensed frequency band. In order to achieve the described task, a method for configuring a cell of a base station in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: connecting with a terminal through a first cell of a licensed band; transmitting, to the terminal, a message for configuring multiple second cells in an unlicensed band through the first cell; and monitoring the configured multiple second cells in the unlicensed band, wherein the number of the multiple second cells exceeds the number of cells, a Carrier Aggregation (CA) of which the terminal can support.

Abstract: A home management system includes a first network device and a second network device in wireless communication with said first network device. The home management system also includes at least one zone. At least one sensor is disposed in the zone. The sensor is in wireless communication with the first network device to detect the presence of the first network device in the zone. Additionally, the sensor is in wireless communication with the second network device to control the second network device in response to instructions from the first network device.

Abstract: In a first configuration, a UE may determine a PRACH power ramp-up Pramp-up for the PRACH with respect to a previously unsuccessful PRACH transmission (e.g., a previously unsuccessful PRACH transmission with a highest transmission power). In a second configuration, when the UE is in a power-limited scenario, the UE drops/refrains from transmitting the PRACH transmission if Pramp-up?Pscal<Pdrop, and transmits the PRACH otherwise, where Pscal is the power scaling factor, Pramp-up is the configured ramp-up power value, and Pdrop is a threshold. In a third configuration, the UE determines whether to increment a Preamble_Transmission_Counter. In one sub-configuration, the UE increments the Preamble_Transmission_Counter when the PRACH transmission takes place, and does not increment the Preamble_Transmission_Counter otherwise.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an information processing apparatus, a control method, and a program, which are capable of reducing a psychological barrier by sharing position information in accordance with a gathering of users, and also promoting communication with another user. [Solution] An information processing apparatus, including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire pieces of current position information of a plurality of users; and a controller configured to perform control in a manner that, in a case where it is determined that there is a gathering of the plurality of users on the basis of the pieces of current position information, a set sharer is notified of place information based on the pieces of current position information of the plurality of users.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to methods and apparatuses for mobile activation of a subscription. According to an embodiment, a method includes: receiving an identification information from a mobile device; allocating based on the received identification information a SIM profile from a pool of SIM profiles; transmitting the allocated SIM profile to the mobile device; the SIM profile including at least an IMSI and associated network keys; establishing a connection with the mobile device, wherein the connection is restricted until the IMSI has been associated to a subscription; and activating the mobile subscription for the given IMSI based on associated data or based on the IMSI relating to said subscription. The embodiments are relate to a network node, a mobile device and a method thereof.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a restore module of a storage system receives a request from a client device over a network for restoring a data stream stored in the storage system. In response to the request, the restore module identifies a sparse disk file stored in the storage system, where the sparse disk file represents the requested data stream. The sparse disk file includes payload blocks sparsely located and intertwined with metadata of the sparse disk file. A converter executed in a memory by a processor of the storage system converts the sparse disk file into a native disk file based on the payload blocks of the sparse disk file, using a fast-copy method without having physically copying data content of the payload blocks. A block-based accessing interface is provided to the client to allow the client accessing the native disk file. Each block of content represented by the native disk is accessed based on a block identifier and an offset indicating a location of the block within the native disk file.

Abstract: Various solutions to handling of registration rejects with respect to user equipment (UE) in mobile communications are described. A UE may transmit a first request to a first network element of a wireless network. The UE may receive a first reject from the first network element. The UE may bar the first network element in response to receiving the first reject from the first network element. The UE may transmit a second request to a second network element of the same wireless network or a different wireless network in response to receiving the first reject from the first network element. Alternatively, the UE may transmit a second request to the first network element after a period of barring time.

Abstract: Provided is a device-to-device (D2D) operation method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system. The method comprises: acquiring configuration information indicating a first type resource and a second type resource that can be used in the D2D operation; selecting one type of resource among the first type resource and the second type resource; and performing the D2D operation using the selected type of resource.

Abstract: Protocol agnostic wrapping (PAW) and/or data analytics engine (DAE) functions are embedded within a service capability exposure function (SCEF) entity for handling dynamic device triggering, event monitoring, and/or reporting of Internet of things (IoT) devices. The enhanced SCEF creates a dynamic mobility network infrastructure model for global IoT connectivity and new services delivery. The PAW function can be utilized for enhancing massive IoT devices connectivity with their respective application servers in the next-generation mobility network. By employing the PAW function, the SCEF can generate and securely expose flexible application programming interfaces (APIs) to the external network of various third party IoT application service providers, which in turn can utilize the APIs to access their targeted IoT devices via network elements and extract critical device and network capabilities on an event basis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a data transmission method and a base station, the method includes: determining, by a base station according to channel state information CSI, a transmission path for forwarding first data to a first terminal, where if the base station determines that the first data needs to be forwarded by at least one small cell to the first terminal, the transmission path includes a path from the base station to a small cell and a path from the small cell to the first terminal; and sending, by the base station according to the transmission path, a first data frame to the first terminal via the at least one small cell. In the present invention, a macro base station performs centralized scheduling, and performs unified encapsulation according to a scheduled transmission path, thereby effectively simplifying processing by a forwarding node and reducing a delay.

Abstract: Techniques for securing the delivery of an audio message on a device are described. A method may include presenting a visual representation associated with an audio file in a user interface view of an application executing on a first mobile device and receiving a control directive to select the visual representation. The method may include retrieving, from a data store, an indicator of the audio file associated with the selected visual representation; constructing, by the application, a first message comprising a first field to hold an electronic message address for a recipient and a second field to hold the indicator of the audio file associated with the selected visual representation; and sending the first message to the electronic message address of the recipient for delivery to a destination second mobile device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: There is provided a transmitting/receiving method performed by a user equipment (UE) including a dedicated radio frequency (RF) chain for a proximity service (ProSe). The method may comprise: receiving configuration information for a discovery resource pool, the discovery resource pool including a bitmap representing a subframe used for a discovery signal and information representing the number of times when the bitmap is repeated; turning on the dedicated RF chain based on a subframe corresponding to a first bit 1 in a bit string enumerated by the bitmap and the number of repetition times; turning on the dedicated RF chain and thereafter, transmitting/receiving a signal to/from an adjacent UE; and turning off the dedicated RF chain based on a subframe corresponding to a last bit 1 in the bit string.

Abstract: A mobility management entity device (MME) may receive a request from a user device to attach to a network. The request to attach to the network may include a user device identifier for the user device. The MME may receive, from a home subscriber server (HSS) and based on the user device identifier for the user device, information relating to the user device. The information may include at least one connection parameter. The at least one connection parameter may include at least information indicating whether a bearer should be allocated to the user device. The MME may establish a network connection for the user device based on the at least one connection parameter. The MME may cause traffic to be routed from the user device based on the at least one connection parameter.

Abstract: A method is provided for controlling radio measurements of a user equipment within a cellular network system served by a cell of a first cell type characteristic, the cell being assigned to a base station, wherein the cellular network system comprises the cell and at least one further cell of a second cell type characteristic, the method including providing a configuration to the user equipment indicative for parameters to be applied for radio measurements including different parameters being assigned to different cell type characteristics for a same frequency, and controlling the radio measurements of the user equipment based on the provided configuration, wherein the configuration comprises a list comprising information of the at least one further cell and an associated cell type characteristic of the at least one further cell, and wherein the list comprises information about a plurality of neighboring cells and associated cell types characteristics.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive sensor information from a sensor associated with the user equipment, wherein the user equipment is in a deep sleep mode when the sensor information is received. The user equipment may deactivate the deep sleep mode, based at least in part on receiving the sensor information, to permit the user equipment to transmit or decode a network communication.

Abstract: A system and method for updating and correcting the location of geospatial entities, the method comprising receiving at a server from a mobile device operated by a first user, a proposed location for a geospatial entity, the proposed location determined by a wireless location system, and based upon a current location of the mobile device; providing information about the proposed location for the geospatial entity to a first plurality of other users; receiving votes from the first plurality of users as to whether the proposed location is correct and responsive to the received votes, determining whether to update the location information for the geospatial entity.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for mobility management at a network management center. The method comprises indicating a target access node to a terminal device being served by a source access node, in response to determining that the terminal device needs to be handed over to the target access node. The method also comprises transmitting network-related context information of the terminal device to the target access node that receives terminal-related context information of the terminal device from the terminal device. By virtue of this method, the access node may be made with a simple and low cost structure; deployment of access nodes may be more flexible and handover of the terminal device may be more efficient.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a virtual push-to-talk (PTT) button is provided herein. During operation, an augmented reality and object recognition circuitry will detect user's fingers and a free surface near the fingers by analyzing image captured by camera. A virtual PTT button is placed upon an object that is near to user's finger. Gesture recognition will be performed by the circuitry to determine if a user presses the virtual PTT button. When a user presses the virtual PTT button, the circuitry identifies the action and transmits a message to a PTT radio, causing the PTT radio to activate a PTT call.

Abstract: A selection server device may receive a first registration request and determine that a user device is associated with a non-local call service control function (CSCF) server device and that the user device is located outside of a service area associated with the non-local CSCF server; output a non-preferred server indication to the non-local CSCF server device to cause the non-local CSCF server device to be disassociated with the user device; receive a second registration request from the user device; determine that the user device is not associated with any CSCF server; and output the second registration request to a local CSCF server device, associated with a service area in which the user device is located, to cause the local CSCF server device to register the user device with the local CSCF server device.

Abstract: [Object] To enable a time before communication by way of a wireless network starts to be further reduced. [Solution] Provided is a terminal device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire authentication information provided by another terminal device configured to perform mobile communication in a mobile communication network; and an authentication execution unit configured to perform an authentication procedure for connecting to a wireless network different from the mobile communication network by using the authentication information. The authentication information includes information provided by a subscriber identity module of the other terminal device or information generated based on the information. The acquisition unit acquires at least some of the authentication information before the authentication procedure starts.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments pertain to combining Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) measurements from partial measurement sessions that result when a single measurement session is interrupted by one or more interruption events including Out of Service (OOS) or Inter-Frequency Handover (IFH) events. In some embodiments, first Time Of Arrival (TOA) measurements of cellular signals during a plurality of discontiguous partial measurement sessions separated by one or more interruption events may be obtained. Second TOA measurements based on a reference time source may be obtained for a plurality of the first TOA measurements from at least two partial measurement sessions. A cell associated with a second TOA measurement may be selected as a reference cell and for each non-reference cell associated with a second TOA measurement, a corresponding RSTD measurement may be obtained relative to the selected reference cell.

Abstract: An improved technique for encoding and decoding of data for group common control channels is provided herein. Generally, the embodiments disclosed herein involve masking the information bits of the group common PDCCH (or group common control channel information) with the common RNTI, without using parity bits, which reduces the power requirements of the transmitter and receiver. In a first embodiment, the information block and the common RNTI can each be encoded using separate encoders, and then the encoded information block can be masked with the encoded common RNTI, and the resulting code symbol can be transmitted to the group of mobile devices. In a second embodiment, an information block can be appended with bits to match a size of the common RNTI, and then be masked by the common RNTI.

Abstract: A method includes determining, by a user equipment (UE) device, whether subscriber identification profile (SIDP) is stored within the UE device; sending, from the UE device, an attach request along with a universal globally unique temporary identifier (UGUTI) to a mobility management entity (MME) within a network, upon determining that the subscriber identification profile is not stored in the UE device; receiving, at the UE device, an authorization to attach to the network in response to the attach request; and accessing, by the UE device, the network in accordance with a pre-provisioned profile associated with the UGUTI, where the pre-provisioned profile limits access to the network.

Abstract: Upon a determination that a relay backhaul link of a relay node is using excessive resources of a donor access node, wireless devices attached to the relay node are offloaded to other access nodes such as neighbor access nodes or to a different frequency band deployed by the donor access node or its neighbors. A donor access node transmits a congestion indicator to the relay node. The relay node transmits updated measurement parameters to end-user wireless devices connected thereto. An end-user wireless device reports back to the relay node in the event it measures a signal strength that is stronger than the current signal strength. This measurement event triggers a handoff of the end-user wireless device, thereby helping to alleviate the resource utilization of the air-interface of the donor access node.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically configuring a mobile device such as a mobile phone with service parameters provided by a network operator. In order to receive the service parameters the mobile phone needs to connect with the network operator associated with the SIM card which the mobile device has been configured with. However, it may be difficult to make this connection since the SIM card does not uniquely define the network operator. According to an embodiment of the invention the network operator is identified or suggested based on databases containing information of names or alternative names of network operators and probabilities indicating a likeliness that a network operator may be the operator associated with the SIM card.

Abstract: An apparatus including a processor to: index multiple data records within a data cell by first and second data fields in a single read pass through the data cell; wherein for each data record within the first data cell, the processor is to retrieve data values from the first and second data fields, search a first binary tree to determine whether the data value from the first data field comprises a unique value, and add the data value to the first binary tree if it is unique, and search a second binary tree to determine whether the data value from the second data field comprises a unique value, and add the data value to the second binary tree if it is unique; and generate a first and second unique values indexes of identifiers of the data records associated with the unique data values within the first and second binary trees.

Abstract: An apparatus including a processor to receive search criteria including a data value for a search within a data field; in response to the receipt of the query instructions, and for each data cell within a super cell, perform the specified search by comparing the data value to ranges of values indicated in a corresponding cell index to determine whether the data cell includes a data record meeting the search criteria, and in response to a determination that the data cell includes such a data record, use a unique values index in the cell index to search the data records of the data cell to identify one or more data records meeting the search criteria; and in response to identifying at least one data record meeting the search criteria, provide an indication that at least the data cell includes at least one data record meeting the search criteria.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide approaches for communicating availability of a mobile device. Specifically, at least one approach includes: determining a current status of a mobile device operated by a receiving user, the current status including an operating state and an operating time zone; and providing the current status of the mobile device to a sender via the sender's mobile device by performing either of the following: annotating a contact list with visual data indicating the operating state and the operating time zone of the mobile device, and generating a graphic indicating the operating state and the operating time zone of the mobile device when the sender initiates communication with the mobile device. Based on the current status, a warning can be communicated to the sender indicating that is inadvisable to continue with the communication, as the receiving user is unlikely to be available and/or willing to respond.

Abstract: Techniques for providing audio services to multiple devices are described. For instance, connections between a hands-free unit and multiple wireless devices are established. The connections are themselves used to establish active communication channels, such as active audio communication channels, between the hands-free unit and the wireless devices, such as during a phone call. Upon establishment of an active communication channel with one of the wireless devices, the connections to the other wireless devices are disconnected—and/or additional connections refused—for the duration of the active communication channel. Furthermore, a routing module in various embodiments permits multiple hands-free units to route active communication channels to each other depending on user location.

Abstract: A method of determining a network leakage rate within a wireless communication network that uses counters within an application server. The number of users at a second point in time, determined by the counters, is subtracted from a number of users at a first point in time, determined by the counters, to provide a first result. The number of user attempts to access the network, determined by the counters, is multiplied by a success rate and then the number of users leaving the network (de-registering from the network or handing off to a different network) is subtracted to provide a second result. The second result is subtracted from the first result and then divided by the number of users at the first point in time. The absolute value is the network leakage rate.

Abstract: A test system for testing a DUT includes a first array of probe elements located in the near field of the DUT antenna that is either mechanically translated or electrically scanned in a first direction while being electrically scanned in a second direction that is different from the first direction to sense a bounded radiation surface comprising RF signals transmitted by the DUT antenna. A test system receiver receives first near field values contained in the RF signals and inputs them to processing logic of the test system. A reference measurement apparatus of the test system detects the RF signals and obtains reference information therefrom. Processing logic of the test system uses the reference information to correct near field phase values contained in or derived from the first near field values for phase shift between the local oscillator (LO) of the DUT and the LO of the test system.

Abstract: An apparatus including a processor to index data records within a data cell, wherein for each data record, the processor retrieves data values from first and second data fields; determines whether the first and second data fields store unique data values; in response to the first data field storing a unique data value, adds an identifier of the data record to a first unique values index, in response to the second data field storing a unique data value, adds the identifier to a second unique values index, wherein identifiers of data records within the unique values indexes are ordered based on corresponding unique data values; and generates an indication of ranges of data values of the first and second data fields to enable a determination of whether a data value specified in search criteria is present within at least the data cell.

Abstract: Disclosed are a safety service system and a method thereof. The safety service system comprises: a collection unit for collecting position information and image information related to a protected person who is registered by a protector; and a service providing unit for providing the position information and the image information to one or both of the protector and a security company upon detection of a signal that the protected person is in danger.

Abstract: A method in a cellular communication network comprising the following steps: marking a SIM card as dormant when said SIM card has not been used for at least an observation duration, provisioning a release node by backing up managing parameters related to said dormant SIM card, in a database, de-provisioning relevant managing nodes by removing managing parameters related to said dormant SIM card, redirecting any attachment request emanating from said dormant SIM card to the release node.

Abstract: An apparatus including a processor to: receive search criteria including a data value; in response to receiving the search criteria, generate a hash value from the data value of the search criteria, and for each data cell of a super cell, compare the hash value to hash values within a hash values vector in the corresponding cell index to determine whether the data cell includes at least one data record meeting the search criteria, and in response to determining that the data cell includes at least one of such data record, search the data records to identify one or more data records meeting the search criteria; and in response to identifying at least one data record within at least one data cell of the super cell meeting the search criteria, provide results data indicative of the super cell including at least one of such data record.

Abstract: The present disclosure directs to method, device, and terminal for displaying multiple users' locations on a map. The method includes: acquiring the most current locations of all the users who participate in sharing their locations; determining a starting location on a map, creating a starting region centered on the starting location, and gradually expanding the starting region in accordance with the most current location or each of the users who participate in sharing their locations, until a target region including the most current locations of all the users who participate in sharing their locations is acquired; and determining and displaying a viewable region on the map in accordance with the target region. The target region starting region expands to display a viewable region on the map as determined, such that the most current locations of users participating in sharing location may be efficiently acquired.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, analytics module of a storage system receives a request for analyzing a data stream stored in the storage system. In response to the request, the analytics module identifies a sparse disk file stored in the storage system representing the requested data stream. The sparse disk file includes payload blocks sparsely located and intertwined with metadata of the sparse disk file. A converter converts the sparse disk file into multiple native disk files based on the payload blocks of the sparse disk file, using a fast-copy method without having physically copying data content of the payload blocks. A block-based accessing interface is provided to allow multiple clients to concurrently access the native disk files, respectively. Each block of content represented by the native disk is accessed based on a block identifier and an offset indicating a location of the block within the native disk file.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for multi-SIM user equipment (UE) devices to perform system selection. A UE may determine to perform system selection for a first SIM of the UE. Information, such as serving cell and/or neighboring cell information, may be obtained from a second SIM of the UE. System selection for the first SIM may be performed based at least in part on the information obtained from the second SIM.

Abstract: A system includes an access controller including a short range wireless communication controller to couple to a mobile device, and an access point including a long range wireless communication controller. The access point is coupled to the access controller via a secure link, and the access controller authenticates a user of the mobile device and provides access information from the mobile device to the access point via the secure link in response to authenticating the user. The access point couples to the mobile device using the access information to via the long range wireless communication controller and receives unique identification information associated with the mobile device from the mobile device. The system generates a digital certificate associated with the unique identification information and provides the digital certificate to the mobile device.

Abstract: A primary user terminal is interfaced with the drone so as to constitute a local network of the infrastructure type, where the drone is configured as an access point (AP) and the primary user terminal is configured as a mobile station. The primary user terminal comprises an adaptive software program able i) to generate piloting and control instructions to be transmitted to the drone, and ii) to establish a connection to the local network and to register the primary user terminal into a registration table of the drone. The network further comprises at least one secondary user terminal with an applicative software program adapted to establish a connection to the local network and to register the secondary user terminal into the registration table of the drone with a hierarchized management of the rights with respect to the primary terminal.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprises: an accepting portion that accepts a request for a temporary use permission to use a function of the image processing apparatus from a second portable terminal apparatus in place of a first portable terminal apparatus having a proper use permission to use the function, an obtaining portion that obtains application information of an application installed on the second portable terminal apparatus; a determining portion that determines a scope of the temporary use permission with reference to reference data stored on a management apparatus and on the basis of the application information; a judgment portion that judges whether or not the requested process falls within the determined scope when a request for a process requiring the function is received from or transferred to the second portable terminal apparatus; and an executor portion that executes the requested process if it falls within the determined scope.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for managing access information for registration of a device in a smart home service. A validity period of a refresh token for updating an access token of a first device, from a device list for the smart home service, registered in a connectivity server, is checked, when the device list is received from a server. The server is requested to re-register the first device, when a period to the validity period is less than a predetermined threshold period.

Abstract: “Spoof” paging messages including the TMSI of a user equipment (129) known to be a vicinity are transmitted with a relatively high periodicity in an indoor cluster of presence nodes (113-121) and the node which receives the paging response from the user equipment is recorded, thus giving an indication of presence (and location) with a fine granularity. An additional presence node (125) having a different LAC from the macrolayer (123) is located at the entrance to the indoor cluster so that the TMSI and IMSI of the user equipment can be obtained. The invention can advantageously be employed in a retail store where a fine granularity in tracking subscriber movements around the store is desired. To conserve the user equipment's battery life, spoof paging messages are not sent to those user equipments which enter the vicinity on a regular basis, such as employees of the retail store.

Abstract: A software application enables a mobile device to make and receive voice calls, video calls, and text messages over a data network using VoIP. The application may run in the background and intercept outgoing and incoming calls. When the outgoing or incoming call is to/from another user of the application, the application may launch an appropriate screen and make/receive the call or text via Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP). Otherwise, the call or text functionality may be performed by native functionality of the mobile device via a GSM network.

Abstract: A wireless communication system connects User Equipment (UE) to Mobility Management Entities (MMEs). The wireless communication system receives a connection message from the UE. The wireless communication system connects the UE to a first MME responsive to the connection message. The wireless communication system performs MME re-selection for the UE responsive to the connection message. The wireless communication system connects the UE to a second MME responsive to the MME re-selection.