Abstract: A miniaturized form factor card provides a communications system for mobile information devices having an applications processor and user interface components. A receiving frame is provided in the mobile information device and an insertable miniaturized form factor card incorporating means for RF transmission and reception and a wireless modem and having an indexing connector which is received in a mating moiety in the receiving frame. The applications processor and the user interface components in the mobile information device are interconnected to digital functions of the wireless modem and means for RF transmission and reception through the connector. Additionally, the miniaturized form factor card further includes a power management function interfacing with the applications processor and user interface components through the connector.

Abstract: A remote service forwarding (RSF) system allows the telephone service user to access the subscribed services via different access devices without the loss of service. The system allows a user to access different systems or uses dissimilar phone devices or different service providers by porting services over an IP connection. The user may access subscribed services such as Centrex or PBX services over a mobile IP connection.

Abstract: A heat dissipation system for a miniaturized form factor card allows a communications system for mobile information devices contained in the card to operate with high heat loads by employing a high conductivity pad on the printed circuit board of the mobile information device which contacts the case of the miniaturized form factor card. Additionally, heat dissipation plugs are integrated into the edge of the PCB with emitting surfaces adjacent radiation holes in the case of the mobile information device adjacent the PCB. Heat convection channels through layers of the PCB allow transfer of heat from the pad to other conductive layers in the PCB. High thermal conductivity packing in the miniaturized form factor card conducts heat from the internal components to the case of the card in contact with the high conductivity. Placement of high heat generation components within the card case adjacent the contact interface with the high conductivity pad is also employed for maximum heat dissipation.

Abstract: Demodulating a DPSK signal is accomplished using a saturated signal, and subjecting the signal to a low pass filter for noise reshaping. Higher order demodulation is then conducted on the reshaped signal. Sporadic constellation pull-away which occurs will result in random demodulation errors which will be correctly interpreted as in more conventional approaches using higher order demodulation.

Abstract: A method and system for call monitoring in a wireless network by querying various network components for information about a call path through the wireless network. The network components in the wireless network may include foreign agent control nodes, home agent control nodes, packet data serving nodes, home agents, and/or authentication, authorization, and accounting servers. These network components may be queried to determine the foreign agent and the home agent to which a call is assigned. The foreign agent and the home agent may also define information about a call on the wireless network, i.e., the state of the call. Advantageously, the information provided by the foreign agent and the home agent may allow for monitoring a call path through the wireless network.

Abstract: A media content distribution system for distributed multimedia streaming communicates over a network and incorporates multiple independent media stations, each having a media director for control and a number of media engines for storage, retrieval and streaming of media content. A content request from a media console connected to the network is redirected by the media director to a selected one of the media engines storing content corresponding to the request for streaming. Statistical indicators are defined for measuring effectiveness of the content distribution network. Push and pull indicators with additional differentiation for remote and local access to pulled content provide means for efficiency determination of data distribution and storage. A middleware Application Programming Interface (API) structure is provided for flexible interfacing between media consoles and content distribution system components.

Abstract: An Internet Protocol-compatible network element (100) provides PIN encryption key information to a PIN enabled device (102) and then receives from that PIN enabled device a message that comprises both information regarding a transaction to be authorized as well as encrypted information that comprises a corresponding PIN that has been encrypted using the PIN encryption key information. The Internet Protocol-compatible network element then decrypts the encrypted information to provide a recovered PIN and forwards the information regarding the transaction along with the recovered PIN to a transaction authorization host (103) that comprises a discrete network element with respect to the Internet Protocol-compatible network element.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for dualizing an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) router in a CDMA2000 system. In a conventional wireless communication system, an ATM router in a Base Station Controller (BSC) has two separate dualized main central processing boards, which are also referred to as ADSL Subscriber Physical board Assembly (ASPA) boards. Each of the ASPA boards includes one operation and maintenance processor, which maintains configuration and operation information. One of the conventional dualized ASPA boards transmits its configuration and operation information to the other, or receives the information from the other, in the form of message. This is in order to maintain the consistency between the information of the dualized ASPA boards, as needed. Such message passing, however, is generally time consuming and may possibly create network overload.

Abstract: A packet data serving node (200) that receives (101) from a mobile station (408) that already has an existing home agent-facilitated data session an indication of a present need to conduct an interactive real-time session is able to establish (102) a non-home agent-facilitated interactive real-time session for that mobile station notwithstanding and apart from the existing home agent-facilitated data session. By one approach this can comprise treating traffic as corresponds to the non-home agent-facilitated interactive real-time session as simple Internet Protocol traffic while treating traffic as corresponds to the existing home agent-facilitated data session as mobile Internet Protocol traffic. If desired, different Internet Protocol address can be used to facilitate such treatment alternatives. By one approach, the aforementioned packet data serving node assigns the Internet Protocol that the mobile station uses in conjunction with the non-home agent-facilitated interactive real-time session.

Abstract: Generally speaking, pursuant to these various embodiments, one provides (101) a schema that specifies, at least in part, constraints with respect to structure and content to be imposed with respect to corresponding schema-based documents. This schema is then used (102) to specify a computable specification for a command line interface to be used with a particular corresponding component. By one approach this computable specification comprises at least one facility specification. This facility specification in turn comprises, at least in part, at least one of an operating parameter (or parameters) as pertain to the particular corresponding component and/or a method (or methods) that are capable of being effected via the particular corresponding component. This computable specification is then used (103) to derive at least one of a corresponding command line interface implementation for the particular corresponding component and/or a graphical user interface for a corresponding management application.

Abstract: The invention provides a wireless base station connected to a wireless network control device, another wireless base station and a subscriber unit, comprising a first communication device for receiving/transmitting downlink data frames/uplink data frames from/to the wireless network control device; a second communication device for transmitting/receiving downlink wireless signals/uplink wireless signal to/from the subscriber unit; a channel processing device for processing the downlink data frames/uplink wireless signals into downlink wireless signals/uplink data frames; and a signal distribution unit for supplying the downlink data frames and the uplink wireless signals to the channel processing device for processing, wherein the base station further comprising a third communication device for communicating with the another base station, and the signal distribution unit further comprising forwarding control means for transmitting the downlink data frames or uplink wireless signals to the another wireless bas

Abstract: A method for allocating network addresses comprises providing an address pool comprising a plurality of network addresses and then dividing the address pool into a plurality of address sub-pool that comprise a unique subset of the network addresses of the address pool. Each of the sub-pools is available for use by any one of a plurality of routing devices of a network access server. The method then comprises receiving a request to assign a first network address to a first user, allocating a first address sub-pool of the plurality of address sub-pools to a first routing device of the plurality of routing devices and transmitting a first message to the other routing devices to indicate that the first address sub-pool has been allocated. The method additionally comprises assigning the first network address to the first user from the first address sub-pool and advertising an aggregate route for the first address sub-pool over a network.

Abstract: A system and method are shown for load balancing across global network resources using an existing network protocol, such as Mobile IP, having a redirect feature. According to one method, each of a plurality of servers at a data center uses Mobile IP to obtain an IP address that is also provided to a content server site. Further, a content server site includes a plurality of IP addresses assigned to the plurality of servers and creates a load database including load data for each server. When a client request is received at the content server site from a client device, the content server site determines a network address of a server to process the client request based on the load data, and provides the network address of the server to the client device. When the client device receives the network address of the server, the client device sends an application request to the selected server, and the selected server sends an application response to the client device.

Abstract: A first and a second, different wireless access technology are supported (101 and 102) via an access gateway (200). The first wireless access technology, for example, can serve to facilitate provision of a wireless communication session with a given mobile station (104). Using (105) a received first identifier that correlates the mobile station to the first wireless access technology and a received second identifier that correlates the mobile station to the second wireless access technology, this access gateway can then, when appropriate, effect (106) a handover of that wireless communication session for that mobile station from the first wireless access technology to the second wireless access technology.

Abstract: An electrical connector plug assembly has an outer shell containing at least one electrical contact module acting as an electrical contact plug. The outer shell works in cooperation with a separate connector receptacle assembly which has an inner shell containing at least one electrical contact module acting as an electrical contact receptacle. The outer shell of the electrical connector plug assembly is outfitted with an improved retaining device which secures the outer and inert shells of the connectors together over the joined electrical contact modules within those shells. The preferred connector retaining device is a clip which is attached so that the main body of the clip is in contact with an exterior surface of the plug with extending tabs which hold the clip in position upon slots on the interior surface of the plug and exterior surface of the receptacle shell.

Abstract: The invention provides an IP switching based radio network controller. The radio network controller comprises a plurality of functional modules, at least comprising: an ATM interface module, an interface management module, a radio signaling management module and a radio bearer processing module, characterized in that, the radio network controller replaces an ATM switch with an IP switching network to achieve data and signaling exchange among the above functional modules in the radio network controller. Said functional modules respectively comprise at least one functional board, and the functions of each of the functional modules are respectively achieved in different functional boards. The radio network controller of the invention has the advantages of low cost, simple configuration and management, and easy to achieve the system.

Abstract: A system and methods are shown for providing packet data serving node (PDSN) load balancing and fault tolerance. One exemplary method includes providing an access node with a plurality of packet data serving nodes and at least one system manager, receiving from a radio node on a first packet data serving node a registration request, determining that the first packet data serving node is unable to serve the registration request, and sending a packet data serving node selection request from the first packet data serving node to the system manager. The method further includes determining at the system manager a second packet data serving node to serve the registration request, and providing an address of the second packet data serving node to the first packet data serving node. The method further includes sending a registration reply message from the first packet data serving node to the radio node, where the registration reply message includes the address of the second packet data serving node.

Abstract: A device for network routing control of voice/data traffic for a mobile phone having a primary communication network incorporates a short range radio interface communicating with a compatible radio interface in the mobile phone and a wireless communications interface communicating voice/data traffic received through the short range radio interface to an alternative wireless network and traffic received from the alternative wireless network to the short range radio interface. The device is packaged with a media player receiving content over the alternative wireless network and storage for the media content and mobile phone data.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a remote unit in a separation-type BTS, in which desired FA can be distributed and increased without additional changes. The remote unit comprises a main unit, an electro-optical converter for converting a signal transmitted from the main unit and received via an optical cable into an electric signal, a transceiver for processing the signals received and to be transmitted, a high power amplifier (HPA) for amplifying the transmission signal outputted from the transceiver, and a triplexer for sending the transmission signal outputted from the HPA to an antenna in a main path and setting up a path for a signal received from the antenna in the main path or an antenna in a diversity path. The remote unit further comprises an FA selection unit placed between the transceiver and the HPA for selecting a specific FA signal from the 3FA transmission signal outputted from the transceiver and sending it to the HPA, so that the FA can be easily increased.

Abstract: The present invention provides a radio access network system, comprising: a core network CN; a plurality of radio access gateways (RAGs) each performing processing of all the L1/L2/L3 protocols in a radio interface access layer; and a plurality of remote RF units (RRUs); wherein said plurality of RAGs are connected with said CN via Iu interfaces and are connected with each other via Iur or Iur+ interfaces, said plurality of RAGs are connected with corresponding RRUs via Iua interfaces for realizing the control of said plurality of RAGs over said corresponding RRUs and digital radio signal transmission therebetween. In a specific mode for carrying out the present invention, each of said RAGs is divided into two independent network elements, i.e., a radio bearer server RBS and a radio control server RCS.