Patents Examined by Donald L Mills
  • Patent number: 11864272
    Abstract: Disclosed in embodiments of the present invention are a wireless communication method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method comprises: a first device receives network slice information sent by a second device, wherein the network slice information is to indicate multiple network slices; the first device determines a target network slice from the multiple network slices, the target network slice comprising at least one network slice supported by the first device; and the first device performs wireless communication according to the target network slice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Ning Yang
  • Patent number: 11864135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and particularly to a method and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: detecting an SSB, the SSB comprising 15 kHz-granularity-based offset information; determining, on the basis of the 15 kHz-granularity-based offset information, a subcarrier offset used to identify the frequency position of a CORESET linked to the SSB; and monitoring, on the basis of the subcarrier offset, the CORESET linked to the SSB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seonwook Kim, Sukhyon Yoon, Hyunsoo Ko, Suckchel Yang, Manyoung Jung
  • Patent number: 11849420
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method for synchronous control of timing configurations includes operating a wireless device according to a first timing configuration associated with a first delay duration for transmitting feedback to a network node. A second timing configuration associated with a second delay duration for transmitting feedback to the network node is received from the network node. The second delay duration is different from the first delay duration. In response to a first downlink transmission from the network node, a first feedback is scheduled for transmission at a transmission time determined based on the second delay duration associated with the second timing configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Henrik Enbuske, Gustav Wikström, Torsten Dudda, Daniel Larsson, Laetitia Falconetti, Robert Karlsson
  • Patent number: 11848861
    Abstract: Methods for Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Traffic Engineering (TE) design for IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) include determining that a network is a flat MPLS-enabled Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) or Unified Communications IMS network including an IMS Core site and excluding Session Border Controllers (SBCs). The network further includes multiple user endpoints (UEs). Responsive to determining that the network is a flat MPLS-enabled VoIP or Unified Communications IMS network, the computer system configures a first set of TE LSPs between each UE and the IMS Core site. The computer system configures a second set of TE LSPs between each UE and each other UE of the plurality of UEs to form a full mesh. A display device of the computer system generates a graphical representation of the network. The graphical representation represents the first set of TE LSPs and the second set of TE LSPs connecting each UE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Baraka H. Mutairi, Kashif Khawaja, Majed Shukri
  • Patent number: 11838792
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to data transmission methods, network devices. One example data transmission method includes: a first network node sends a first indication information to a second network node, the first indication information includes information about an uplink data volume of a buffer of a terminal device, or the first indication information indicates a relationship between an uplink data volume of a buffer of a terminal device and a predefined data volume threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoying Xu, Jun Chen, Qufang Huang, Qinghai Zeng
  • Patent number: 11838210
    Abstract: Local Congestion Mitigation re-routes traffic around a congested network segment without regard for end point destinations of the re-routed traffic. By inhibiting consideration of end point destinations, determinations of alternate routes are simplified relative to techniques that compute new end-to-end routes for traffic when a congested segment is encountered. These methods therefore remain relatively efficient as a network grows in size and network routes within the network become increasingly complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Ralph Maxwell Williams, Eleni Palkopoulou
  • Patent number: 11838929
    Abstract: A method for scheduling resources in a network where the scheduling activity is split across two nodes in the network is disclosed, comprising: receiving, from a local scheduler in a first radio access network, access network information at a global scheduler; accessing information regarding a second radio access network allocating, at the global scheduler, resources for secondary allocation by the local scheduler; applying a hash function to map the allocated resources for secondary allocation to a set of hash values; and sending, from the global scheduler, the set of hash values to the local scheduler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Steven Paul Papa, Kaitki Agarwal, Sridhar Donepudi
  • Patent number: 11824792
    Abstract: A system for facilitating sender-side congestion control is provided. During operation, the system, on a sender node, can determine the utilization of a buffer at a last-hop switch to a receiver node based on in-flight packets to the receiver node. The receiver node can be reachable from the sender node via the last-hop switch. The system can then determining a fraction of available space in the buffer for packets from the sender node based on the utilization of the buffer. Subsequently, the system can determine whether the fraction of the available space in the buffer can accommodate a next packet from the sender node while avoiding congestion at the buffer at the receiver node. If the fraction of the available space in the buffer can accommodate the next packet, the system can allow the sender node to send the next packet to the receiver node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Daniel William Dauwe, Ryan Dean Menhusen, Darel Neal Emmot
  • Patent number: 11818038
    Abstract: Techniques for initiator-based data-plane validation of segment routed, multiprotocol label switched (MPLS) networks are described herein. In examples, an initiating node may determine to validate data-plane connectivity associated with a network path of the MPLS network. The initiating node may store validation data in a local memory of the initiating node. In examples, the initiating node may send a probe message that includes a request for identification data associated with a terminating node. The terminating node may send a probe reply message that includes the identification data, as well as, in some examples, a code that instructs the initiating node to perform validation. In examples, the initiating node may use the validation data stored in memory to compare to the identification data received from the terminating node to validate data-plane connectivity. In some examples, the initiating node may indicate a positive or negative response after performing the validation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nagendra Kumar Nainar, Carlos M. Pignataro, Zafar Ali
  • Patent number: 11818046
    Abstract: A device is described. The device may include a network port to connect to a network. The device may include a first controller configured to send and receive a first communication across the network using the network port. The device may include storage for a controller record for the controller may store a congestion score, a congestion timestamp, and an uncongested timestamp. The device may also include storage for a device-wide record including at least a second congestion score and a second congestion timestamp for the first controller and a third congestion score and a third congestion timestamp for a second controller. The device-wide record may be based at least in part on the controller record. A throttle may limit a second communication of a second controller based at least in part on the device-wide record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: Nithya Ramakrishnan, Caroline Diana Kahn, Thomas Edward Rainey, III
  • Patent number: 11811555
    Abstract: The subject technology addresses a need for improving utilization of network bandwidth in a multicast network environment. More specifically, the disclosed technology provides solutions for extending multipathing to tenant multicast traffic in an overlay network, which enables greater bandwidth utilization for multicast traffic. In some aspects, nodes in the overlay network can be connected by virtual or logical links, each of which corresponds to a path, perhaps through many physical links, in the underlying network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kit Chiu Chu, Thomas J. Edsall, Navindra Yadav, Francisco M. Matus, Krishna Doddapaneni, Satyam Sinha, Sameer Merchant
  • Patent number: 11811648
    Abstract: Techniques for distributed sub-controller permission for control of data-traffic flow within software-defined networking (SDN) mesh networks to limit control plane traffic of the network are described herein. A technique described herein includes a network node of a data-traffic path of an SDN mesh network obtaining SDN sub-controller permission from a border controller of the SDN mesh network. Further, the technique includes suppression of data traffic from sibling and children nodes of data-traffic path allied nodes to the data-traffic path allied nodes. The data-traffic path allied nodes include network nodes that are part of the data-traffic path of the SDN mesh network. Further still, the technique includes the transmission of data across the data-traffic path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Li Zhao, Chuanwei Li, Lele Zhang, Haibo Dong, Akram Ismail Sheriff
  • Patent number: 11799533
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides apparatuses, systems, methods, and machine readable storage medium for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission between a user equipment (UE) and a base station, based on a robust codebook. In an embodiment, a UE, including circuitry operable to: report a UE capability of the UE to a base station, wherein the UE capability comprises a number of phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) antenna ports (NPT-RS) supported by the UE; decode control signaling received from the base station, wherein the control signaling comprises at least one parameter to indicate a precoder selected from a codebook based on at least the NPT-RS; and perform physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission according to the indicated precoder; wherein the codebook is predefined or configured based on different numbers of PT-RS antenna ports and different waveforms, in the UE and the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yushu Zhang, Gang Xiong, Guotong Wang, Alexei Davydov, Paul C Wei
  • Patent number: 11799607
    Abstract: A method and system for operating a user equipment (UE) wherein a first set of radio access procedures are supported when the UE is in a first operating state, and a second set of radio access procedures are supported when the UE is in a second operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kelvin Kar Kin Au, Liqing Zhang, Mohammadhadi Baligh, Jianglei Ma, Wen Tong
  • Patent number: 11778504
    Abstract: Disclosed is a technology for resolving the problems of the conventional 5G ULCL function and efficiently supporting requirements/performance of the URLLC service supported by 5G as the terminal implements a new technology, that is, ULCL of the terminal capable of controlling steering of the transmission path of its own traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 11777858
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for data transmission. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving a plurality of types of data at a first device from a plurality of data sources, each type of data having a corresponding data transmission configuration; determining a first predicted network bandwidth for transmitting data from the first device to a second device in a first time window period in the future; determining a first piece of configuration information for transmitting the plurality of types of data in the first time window period based on the first predicted network bandwidth and a plurality of data transmission configurations corresponding to the plurality of types of data; and transmitting the received plurality of types of data to the second device in the first time window period based on the first piece of configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Qiang Chen, Zhenzhen Lin, Si Chen
  • Patent number: 11777842
    Abstract: In the apparatus for controlling a transmission for lossless packet forwarding, when a failure is detected on one of a plurality of forwarding paths set between a transmitting node and a receiving node, packet transmission of a flow associated with the path in which the failure occurs is stopped, when the path in which the failure occurs is recovered, packet transmission of the flow is resumed, and the receiving node temporarily extends the bandwidth of the flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yeoncheol Ryoo, Jeong-Dong Ryoo, Taesik Cheung
  • Patent number: 11778502
    Abstract: Configuration information is received for a first bearer for a first machine-type communication service type and a second bearer for at least one second machine-type communication service type, wherein the first service type includes a voice over internet protocol service. A base station communicates using said first bearer for said first service type and the second bearer for said at least one second service type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Dongsheng Fan, Yigang Cai
  • Patent number: 11770338
    Abstract: Techniques for operating a network device for increasing the logical multi-path size of a hardware forwarding table are provided. In some embodiments, the network device may determine that a number of data points in a first node is greater than a maximum node capacity; generate second nodes; update the first node to refer to the second nodes; distribute the data points among the second nodes; and program a hardware table with the updated first node and the second nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Trevor Siemens, Mayukh Saubhasik, Vahab Akbarzadeh
  • Patent number: 11765071
    Abstract: A method for facilitating a flow from a sending end to a receiving end by multi-path transmission is introduced. The method is applied to a network controller of a software-defined network. The software-defined network includes a plurality of switches. The switches execute packet forwarding from the sending end to the receiving end. The method includes: executing, by the network controller, operations, so as for a flow from the sending end to reach the receiving end by multi-path transmission using a plurality of network paths, so as to enable the multi-path transmission to be transparent to the sending end and the receiving end. The network controller is, according to the method, configured to facilitate a transmission mechanism for multi-path stochastic switching or a transmission mechanism for multi-path stochastic switching with network coding, so as to enable multi-path transmission of the packets in one single flow and thus enhance transmission performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION
    Inventors: Yeong-Sheng Chen, Chih-Heng Ke, Tai-Lin Chin