Abstract: A system and method are described that are carried out by a core network element of a host mobile carrier core network to perform an access point name resolution to facilitate establishing a session between a user equipment and a target packet gateway (PGW) of a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). The method includes receiving a connection request from a user equipment identified as falling within particular ranges of mobile subscriber identity number (MSIN) values corresponding to user equipment of hosted MVNOs. The connection request includes: an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), and an access point name (APN). The method further includes establishing an MVNO identifier from the provided IMSI and thereafter generating an MVNO-specific APN by appending the MVNO identifier to the APN. The method further includes submitting a name resolution request including the MVNO-specific APN to a naming service server.

Abstract: An affective computing server (ACS) is described herein that is incorporated into a mobile wireless network management infrastructure. The ACS is configured to carry out a method over a mobile wireless network for maintaining a comfort status of a user of a wearable device. The ACS registers the wearable device associated with the user. The ACS receives, via a mobile wireless technology link, a user comfort status profile (UCSP) message issued by the wearable device, where the UCSP message includes at least a parameter value indicative of the comfort status of the user. The ACS processes the UCSP message to render a comfort control request based upon the UCSP. The ACS causes a sending of the comfort control request over a mobile wireless technology to an actuator (e.g. a heating/air conditioning system) for affecting a change in the comfort status of the user of the wearable device.

Abstract: A computer-automated maintaining a physical configuration of an antenna operating within radio access network (RAN) of a mobile wireless network is described. A feature subset of a covering set of features for the antenna is specified. A centroid is generated for the antenna, wherein the centroid comprises a current long-term values of the feature subset obtained by processing multiple data sets for the feature subset over a relatively long time period. An antenna change detection decision is rendered, wherein the rendering an antenna change detection decision comprises first applying a current short-term values of the feature subset, which are representative of a current status of the antenna, to the centroid to render a current distance from centroid. In accordance with detecting an antenna change event during the applying, an antenna change event notification is issued that corresponds to the detected antenna change event.

Abstract: A method and cell broadcast center (CBC) system are described for issuing an emergency alert message containing at least one hyperlink corresponding to content stored on a web server. The operations performed by the CBC include receiving an emergency alert message. The emergency alert message includes a hyperlink to web content. The CBC processes the emergency alert message by: issuing a request to a web server for a content corresponding to the hyperlink, and issuing an emergency broadcast request to carrier networks. The emergency broadcast request includes both: the emergency alert message, and the content corresponding to the hyperlink. The issuing the emergency broadcast request, causes delivery of the content corresponding to the hyperlink to a browser cache on a user equipment without user selection of the hyperlink on the user equipment.

Abstract: The described embodiments of the present invention include a method for controlling authorization of a multimedia service requested by a user device. In one embodiment, the method includes examining an identity of an access network associated with the user device and an identity of the service requested to determine whether the service is supported; authorizing resources in the access network required by the service if the service is supported; rejecting the service if the service is not supported and if a policy associated with the access network requires unsupported services to be rejected; and authorizing a default level of resources in the access network if the service is not supported and if the policy associated with the access network does not require unsupported services to be rejected.

Abstract: A computer-automated method is described for identifying and remediating anomalous data points for acquired performance parameter (e.g., KPI) values for components of a mobile wireless data network—such as PDSNs. The remediated data point sets is thereafter used as input to a forecasting model rendering a forecast for a mobile wireless network performance indicator/parameter. Data point sequence seasonality is exploited to improve the detection of anomalous data points. Furthermore, correcting data point sets is reiterated until changes between two iterations of the correction process are within a threshold magnitude for terminating the iterative data point sequence correction process.

Abstract: Managing data resource utilization in a wireless network environment comprising a first data network and a second data network is described herein. The described management infrastructure and method incorporates monitoring data usage of a wireless network subscriber over the first data network, determining that the data usage over the first data network meets a specified threshold, and, in response to the determination that usage has reached the specified threshold, administratively disconnecting the wireless network subscriber from the first data network so as to cause a data session of the wireless network subscriber to be reassigned to the second data network.

Abstract: A method carried out by a telephony application server (TAS) is described that facilitates handling a digital voice network media resource reservation request failure notification, issued by a call session control function, arising from a connection request from an originating mobile user equipment to a terminating mobile user equipment. The method includes the TAS receiving a connection request response message including the digital voice network connection request failure notification. The TAS detects a media resource reservation request failure error condition based on the connection request response message containing the digital voice network media resource reservation request failure notification.

Abstract: A method carried out by communications between a home roaming configuration server and a visited roaming configuration server is described that facilitates configuring roaming handling by the visited operator wireless data network for home operator user equipment affiliated with the home operator mobile wireless data network. The home roaming configuration server issues, via a secure transmission path connecting the home operator network and the visited operator network, a configuration command specifying a configuration command affecting handling of roaming operation of user equipment of the home operator by the visited operator. The visited roaming configuration server executes the configuration command to render a new roaming configuration for the visited operator wireless data network handling of roaming wireless data network service usage by the home operator user equipment.

Abstract: A traffic control device (TCD) is described for managing control of multiple right of way passages at a traffic intersection. The TCD includes a mobile wireless interface for communicating with an in-vehicle mobile wireless device (IV-MWD) to receive a commuter profile (CP) containing a subscribed switch time interval (SSTI). The TCD determines a set of passage priority values for respective ones of a set of controlled right of way passages. The TCD selects, based upon the set of passage priority values, a highest priority one of the set of controlled right of way passages as a next controlled right of way passage granted passage. The TCD resets a timer duration value associated with a next controlled right of way passage period, executes a right of way passage switch. Thereafter, the TCD maintains a current switch status of the traffic control device for a period corresponding to the timer duration value.

Abstract: A method and system for providing a Commercial Mobile Alert System paging notification, such as a text based emergency alert message, to a fixed wireless terminal system is provided. The fixed wireless terminal provides an interface between cellular wireless networks and a residential phone system comprising the fixed wireless network and one or more receivers configured to operate over a traditional Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS). The fixed wireless terminal receives the text based alert message and converts the alert message into an audio file that can be provided to the one or more residential phone receivers over the POTS network.

Abstract: Managing data resource utilization in a wireless network environment comprising a first data network and a second data network is described herein. The described management infrastructure and method incorporates monitoring data usage of a wireless network subscriber over the first data network, determining that the data usage over the first data network meets a specified threshold, and, in response to the determination that usage has reached the specified threshold, administratively disconnecting the wireless network subscriber from the first data network so as to cause a data session of the wireless network subscriber to be reassigned to the second data network.

Abstract: A method is described for identifying and prioritizing, for remediating, impactful problems in a mobile wireless communications network. The method includes rendering a human observable representation of problem impact at particular geographic units within a grid corresponding to a geographic area of interest. The method includes tabling mobile wireless communication network data in a database, generating a problem impact grid for a geographic area of interest sub-divided into sub-areas of specified dimensions and rendering a listing representing a prioritized set of mobile wireless communication network issues arranged in accordance with magnitude of values assigned to sub-areas of the problem impact grid.

Abstract: A method and system are described for managing radio frequency layer priority settings for radio access network nodes in a mobile wireless network. A programmed server is configured with an initial configuration of the trigger definitions and corresponding radio frequency layer priority settings. Thereafter, the programmed server applies current conditions bearing upon a conditional area to a conditional area trigger definition. The programmed server then issues, based upon the application of the current conditions to the conditional area trigger definition, a message to re-designate radio frequency layer priority settings for a cell. The programmed server thereafter receives network characteristics feedback.

Abstract: The enhanced configuration and handoff scheme leverages the configuration of the Femto system, the Femto access network conditions and the mobile device conditions to facilitate an attractive user-experience. In an embodiment, the invention is based on the use of the access network conditions, IP (Internet Protocol) multimedia service QoS constraints, and the user profile for an enhanced configuration and handoff scheme, in a multimode Femto system.

Abstract: A system is described for managing in-vehicle small cell gateway (IV-SCG) connections with a mobile wireless device. A home IV-SCG maintains a list identifying a set of neighboring SCG nodes, each one of the set of neighboring SCG nodes being a potential candidate for establishing a connection with the home IV-SCG forming a link along a data communications path between the home IV-SCG and the broadband network data resource. The home IV-SCG detects a triggering condition causing the home IV-SCG to seek out an alternative data communications path for the current data communications path. Thereafter, the home IV-SCG selects a partner neighboring SCG, from the neighboring SCG list, through which the alternative communications path passes, based upon a handover criterion based upon at least a capacity of individual ones of the set of neighboring SCG nodes to support current data communication requirements of a registered mobile wireless device.

Abstract: A mobile wireless device conditionally disables device functionality when a driver is detected to be the user while in a moving vehicle. The device comprises sensors for sensing: motion, thermal images, and a vehicle cabin side. A processor is configured to perform a method including detecting whether the device is traveling within a moving vehicle; capture thermal image data points at multiple spatial locations; and render spatially binned thermal image data from the image data points. The processor is further configured to invoke a driver in possession mode of operation of the device in response to determining that: (1) the device performed the capturing while located in the front seat of the moving vehicle, by applying a front seat thermal image signature definition to the spatially binned thermal image data, and (2) the device is located on a driver side of the moving vehicle.

Abstract: A computer-automated method is described for identifying and carrying out reconfiguration actions for a transmitter in a radio network. A computer system is configured to determine, for a first transmitter, a multitude of relative importance values for signal data points relating to the first transmitter, the signal data points being acquired by mobile wireless devices from the first transmitter. Each relative importance value is determined by: (1) calculating a relative relevance for a first signal data point for the first transmitter, acquired by a first mobile wireless device, by comparing a first value for the first signal data point to a second value for a second transmitter, (2) calculating, by a fuzzy logic engine, a quality for the first signal data point, and (3) rendering a relative importance value based upon the relative relevance and the quality for the first signal data point.

Abstract: A system is described for managing in-vehicle small cell gateway (IV-SCG) connections with a mobile wireless device. A home IV-SCG maintains a list identifying a set of neighboring SCG nodes, each one of the set of neighboring SCG nodes being a potential candidate for establishing a connection with the home IV-SCG forming a link along a data communications path between the home IV-SCG and the broadband network data resource. The home IV-SCG detects a triggering condition causing the home IV-SCG to seek out an alternative data communications path for the current data communications path. Thereafter, the home IV-SCG selects a partner neighboring SCG, from the neighboring SCG list, through which the alternative communications path passes, based upon a handover criterion based upon at least a capacity of individual ones of the set of neighboring SCG nodes to support current data communication requirements of a registered mobile wireless device.

Abstract: A home wireless network is provided that communicates an improved Preferred Roaming List (PRL) that includes service type and service priority indicators for a plurality of wireless service combinations and corresponding roaming networks. Preferably, the service type indicator is a numerical indicator that encodes a combination of multiple wireless services offered by each roaming partner network. In case when more than one roaming network provides the requested wireless service, the service priority indicator provides a priority of selection of roaming networks for a given requested service in accordance with a plurality of parameters.