Abstract: Systems and methods for providing voice services and/or data services to a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device has an application in its memory that compares an available network code to a list of blocked network codes. If the available network code is on the list of blocked network codes, the application may send a notification that service is not available or may see if a different network code is on the list of blocked network codes. If the available network code is not on the list of blocked network codes, voice and/or data services may be provided to the portable electronic device by the telecommunications service provider associated with the available network code.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating initiation of communication actions in accordance with cable attributes. In one embodiment, cable attributes are referenced that indicate utilization of a cable device at a time a communication event is directed to a user device. The user device and the cable device may be associated with the same user. Communication actions to apply in accordance with the communication event are determined based on at least one of the cable attributes. Thereafter, the communication actions are initiated, for example, such that a user is provided with an indication of the communication event visually via the cable device and/or audibly via the user device, depending on the particular cable attributes.

Abstract: An electronic device. The device comprises a rewritable radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag to store an identification number and to transmit the identification number via a radio transmitter, an RFID writer, configured to write an identification number into the RFID tag based on selection by a controller, and a memory storing identification selection rules and a list of identities of RFID interrogators. The device further comprises a controller, configured to read the identity of the RFID interrogator from the RFID reader, analyze the identification selection rules and the list of identities of the RFID interrogators in the memory, select an identification number for the RFID tag based on the list of identities of the RFID interrogators, the identification selection rules stored in the memory, and the identity of the RFID interrogator, and command the RFID writer to write the selected identification number into the RFID tag.

Abstract: A wireless communication system provides call routing when the connection to a core network is lost. A base station wirelessly exchanges data packets associated with one or more communication sessions with one or more wireless communication devices. An Internet Protocol (IP) router scans the data packets to identify active users on the base station. The IP router generates a database of the active users. The IP router detects a loss of connection to the core network and determines which of the communication sessions can be maintained based on the database of active users. The IP router routes the data packets for the communication sessions that can be maintained back to the base station for delivery.

Abstract: A system is provided for environment validation. The system includes a user interface, a repository, and a validation tool. The repository includes environment component information. The validation tool accesses environment component information in the repository and validates each keystore associated with an environment. The validation tool also validates each port associated with the environment and validates each database associated with the environment. Additionally, the validation tool validates each message service associated with the environment and validates each interface associated with the environment. Furthermore, the validation tool outputs results of validating each environment component to the user interface.

Abstract: Methods, media, and network devices are provided for detecting errors in caller identifier records. A caller name provider is identified for a terminating endpoint that is a recipient of a communication from a transmitting device. The caller name provider receives queries for caller identifier information that will be transmitted to the terminating endpoint. The caller name provider returns records having the caller identifiers in response to the queries. When the records contain an error, the caller name providers receive update requests from a calling party of the transmitting device. The update requests include changes to the records that correct the errors.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The UE comprises a radio frequency transceiver, processor, a memory, and an application stored to the memory. The application, when executed by the processor establishes a communication link from the UE to a communication terminal. The application sends a validation message to the communication terminal over the communication link, wherein a passcode is appended to the validation message send to the communication terminal. The application receives the validation message back from the communication terminal via the communication link, wherein the received validation message has an appended aggregate security signature on the message that shows that the message was read and validated by the communication terminal. The application sends a short message over the communication link to the communication terminal. The application then tears down the communication link.

Abstract: An LTE network, having a plurality of base stations and S-GWs, processes GTP packets to determine an amount of GTP tunnels between the base stations and the S-GWs gateways. The LTE network processes the amount of GTP tunnels to determine a target amount of LTE P-GWs to serve the base stations. If the target amount of the LTE P-GWs is greater than a current amount of the LTE P-GWs, then an additional amount of virtual LTE P-GWs is implemented to serve the base stations. If the target amount of the LTE P-GWs is less than the current amount of the LTE P-GWs, then an extra amount of the virtual LTE P-GWs that serve the base stations are removed.

Abstract: An application repository is provided. The application repository comprises a first computer having a processor and a memory, a data store, a plurality of applications stored in the data store, and a billing apportionment module stored in the memory. Each application contains an instruction to invoke a run-time license tracking application programming interface (API), the plurality of applications comprising a first application.

Abstract: A method of managing a pre-configuration mode for a mobile communication device supporting services. The method comprises responsive to the mobile communication device is not being provisioned for wireless communications service, not being assigned to any user account, and not being flagged as in a pre-configuration mode, assigning a temporary identifier corresponding to a service profile to the mobile communication device selected from a plurality of temporary identifiers, wherein a limited set of services is assigned to the service profile, wherein each service profile from a plurality of service profiles defines a specific limited set of services from a plurality of sets of limited services, wherein limited services are less services than services to fully provisioned mobile communication devices.

Abstract: A radio frequency identity (RFID) tag. The tag comprises a processor, a memory, wherein the memory stores private information and public information, and a radio transceiver configured to receive a request for information from an RFID reader and to transmit a reply to the request for information. The tag further comprises an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, parses a request for information from the RFID reader received by the radio transceiver, and determines whether the RFID reader is authorized to receive the private information. When the RFID reader is determined to be authorized, the application reads the private information from the memory and sends the private information to the radio transceiver to transmit; when the RFID reader is determined to not be authorized, the application reads the public information and sends the public information to the radio transceiver to transmit.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for optimizing the transfer of neighbor information in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. In a particular embodiment, a method provides exchanging communications with an eNodeB of a LTE wireless communication network. The method further provides receiving at least one physical cell identifier (PCI) from at least one respective neighboring cell during a predetermined time period. After the predetermined time period, the method provides transferring the at least one PCI to the eNodeB.

Abstract: A method of building application server instances. The method comprises configuring, by a script, a first application server instance with parameter definitions exported from an environment properties file, wherein an environment properties file comprises common parameter definitions for a plurality of different application server instances under the same environment. The method further comprises configuring, by the script, the first application server instance with parameter definitions exported from a first instance properties file, wherein an instance properties file comprises parameter definitions specific to an individual application.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for identifying and managing wireless devices that are performing tethering services are described. The system may include a database and server. The database stores records of services subscribed by wireless devices in a wireless network. The server may poll the database to generate a list of wireless devices that are not subscribed to a tethering service. In turn, the server receives notification messages from each wireless device that is tethering at least one other network element. The wireless devices are identified as unauthorized by the server when the notification message indicates existence of a configured network address translation table at the wireless device and the wireless device is located on the list of wireless devices that are not subscribed to the tethering service.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for augmenting call data information to determine a location of a wireless communication device. In a particular embodiment, a method provides receiving wireless signals transmitted from a plurality of base stations and determining signal strengths for at least some of the wireless signals. The method further provides identifying at least three geographically diverse ones of the base stations having signal strengths that satisfy a location-determination strength threshold. The method further provides transmitting base station identifiers and associated signal strengths for the geographically diverse base stations.

Abstract: A computer chassis for a telecommunications system, the chassis comprising a first chassis management blade comprising a chassis management application, a plurality of first platform blades, each of the platform blades running a function, the first platform blade functions including at least two of DNS, PCRF, AAA, SAN, DRA, DEG, HSS, NSE, OAP, SDHLR/SMD, SPS functions a plurality of process cards, each process card having a plurality of processors, and wherein the first chassis management application assigns processing requests received from the platform blade functions to one or more of the processors.

Abstract: Methods, media, and servers are provided for maintaining persistent sessions for a network device and providing quick authorization to a user of the network device. The network server maintains persistent sessions with network devices based on a usage profile associated with the network devices. The persistent sessions are maintained during time periods when the network device experience peak transaction activity. Additionally, during these time periods, the network device may provide quick authorizations to users of the network device. Quick authorizations allow a transaction to complete on the network device without waiting for authorization if the user is identified as a returning user.

Abstract: A method, system, and medium are provided for generating a profile for public safety answering platforms. The profile identifies media formats supported by the PSAPs at various cell sector locations maintained by a network provider. A network server selects a cell sector and generates a test emergency services call. The test emergency services call is transmitted to a PSAP. The PSAP generates a response that indicates whether the PSAP supports a media format identified in the test emergency services call. The PSAP transmits the response to the network server for storage in the profile.

Abstract: The invention is directed to the optimization of power to increase a coverage area between a mobile device and the wireless communications network. Once it is determined that coverage is to be increased, a scheduling request is communicated to an access component (e.g., base station, eNodeB). The access component then sends a scheduling grant to the mobile device indicating that coverage will be increased. The determination to increase coverage is based on a total time delay of a packet sent from one device to another device, and a quality of the current voice or data session.

Abstract: A radio frequency identity (RFID) chip. The RFID chip comprises an antenna to receive and transmit information signals and to receive power radiated by a radio frequency power source, an electrical power induction component coupled to the antenna, a radio transceiver coupled to the antenna, a memory, a connector that is configured for connecting the RFID chip into a communication bus of a circuit board and to a battery derived source of power provided by the circuit board, and a processor coupled to the connector, the memory, and the radio transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to read from the memory and to provide the information read from the memory to the radio transceiver for transmitting and to read from the connector and write the information read from the connector to the memory.