Patents Examined by Donald Mills
  • Patent number: 9722925
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that exports Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) data in sFlow samples. The device generates separate tables for BGP attribute information, community list information, and autonomous systems path (AS_PATH) attribute information, where each entry in the BGP attribute information table is associated with an entry in the community list information table and an entry in the AS_PATH attribute information table. The device further populates a BGP route information table that defines a mapping from a network address prefix to an entry in the BGP attribute information table. The device generates a sFlow sample related to the network address prefix using the BGP attribute information table, the community list information table, the AS_PATH attribute information table, and the BGP route information table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Akshay K. Gattani, Shuo Guo, Yitao Wu, Forhad Ahmed
  • Patent number: 9722928
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a link utilization threshold is assigned to a first link. Link utilization of the first link and of one or more second links is monitored. The first link is considered to be out-of-policy (OOP) in the event that the link utilization of the first link surpasses the link utilization threshold. In response to the first link being considered OOP, action is taken. An excess utilization of the first link is determined. One or more prefixes currently routed over the first link whose collective per prefix utilization exceeds the excess utilization are determined. Provided that the collective per prefix utilization of the one or more prefixes currently routed over the first link, if added to the link utilization of the one or more second links, would not cause the one or more second links to be considered OOP, the one or more prefixes are redirected over them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Rahul G. Patel, Dana Blair
  • Patent number: 9717023
    Abstract: A method for improving session continuity for a terminal (204?) in a serving communication network (202?) distinct from a home communication network (200?) of the terminal (204?), wherein the serving communication network (202?) comprises a session transfer node (208?) for transferring sessions each comprising signaling data and media data from a first access network (210?) of the serving communication network (202?) to a second access network (212?) of the serving communication network (202?) comprises the following: Routing signaling data of a session of the terminal (204?) between the first access network (210?) and the home communication network (200?) via the session transfer node (208?) in the serving communication network (202?), receiving a session transfer request requesting the transfer of the session from the first access network (210?) to the second access network (212?) for the terminal (204?), and transferring the session from the first access network (210?) to the second access network (212?),
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Ralf Keller, Magnus Hallenstål, Fredrik Lindholm, Magnus Olsson
  • Patent number: 9713132
    Abstract: A method and a system for processing downlink control information are disclosed, in which downlink control information for the subframe n may be transmitted in a subframe n or the downlink control information for the subframe n may be transmitted in a subframe n?1. By means of technology for processing control channel information provided by the disclosure, a region where the downlink control information is transmitted is added, and space division technology can be fully utilized, so that a load of a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) is reduced, the interference between control channels is reduced, and the capacity of the control channel is enlarged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bo Dai, Yijian Chen, Xin Wu, Ruyue Li
  • Patent number: 9705928
    Abstract: A core network access packet data node and a core network access edge node are described herein. The core network access packet data node and/or the core network access edge node is/are adapted to hold or receive access priority related information comprising a subscriber related access allocation priority parameter relating to a subscriber requesting a network resource. Further, the core network access packet data node and/or the core network access edge node is/are adapted to have a preliminary access decision unit being provided for deciding if a network resource request is to be handled. Moreover, the core network access packet data node and/or the core network access edge node is/are adapted to have a final decision unit being provided for making a final decision relating to grant/rejection of a request to be handled, i.e. given preliminary access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Dirk Kopplin
  • Patent number: 9706568
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method for operating a mobile device including establishing a connection to a first base station designated as a PCell and establishing a connection to a second base station designated as a SCell. When the mobile device receives PDSCH from a TDD SCell in a subframe n, it transmits a HARQ ACK to an FDD PCell in subframe n+4. When the mobile device receives PDSCH in a downlink subframe from an FDD SCell, it transmits a HARQ ACK corresponding to the PDSCH to a TDD PCell in a selected uplink subframe. The selected uplink subframe may be the first valid uplink subframe following the downlink subframe. For example, where the downlink subframe carrying the PDSCH is subframe n, and the selected uplink subframe is subframe n+k, where k?4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Anthony Edet Ekpenyong
  • Patent number: 9699798
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transferring buffered enhanced uplink (EU) data is disclosed. The WTRU transmits an EU data transmission request message. The WTRU determines, based on the EU data scheduling message, whether granted resources allow for the amount of EU data stored in the buffer to be transmitted and transmits a portion of the EU data stored in the buffer along with an indication indicating whether the granted resources allow the amount of EU data stored in the buffer to be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Guodong Zhang, Stephen E. Terry, Stephen G. Dick
  • Patent number: 9693247
    Abstract: The present solution ensures that the UEs are able to make use of all the available reference signals that can be used in a cell for performing UE measurements, estimations or demodulations. That is achieved by indicating on a downlink common or shared channel, the MIMO mode settings associated with a specific network node. The indicated MIMO mode settings explicitly or implicitly indicate available common reference signals and/or dedicated reference signals to be used for said UE measurements, estimations or demodulations, which implies that measurements, estimations or demodulations can be performed based on said received indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Lei Wan, David Astely, Muhammad Kazmi
  • Patent number: 9693339
    Abstract: In a single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) system that utilizes interleaved FDMA (IFDMA) or localized FDMA (LFDMA), a transmitter generates modulation symbols for different types of data (e.g., traffic data, signaling, and pilot) and performs code division multiplexing (CDM) on at least one data type. For example, the transmitter may apply CDM on signaling and/or pilot sent on frequency subbands and symbol periods that are also used by at least one other transmitter. To apply CDM to a given data type (e.g., signaling), the transmitter performs spreading on the modulation symbols for that data type with an assigned spreading code. CDM may be applied across symbols, samples, samples and symbols, frequency subbands, and so on. The transmitter may perform scrambling after the spreading. The transmitter generates SC-FDMA symbols of the same or different symbol durations for traffic data, signaling, and pilot and transmits the SC-FDMA symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ravi Palanki, Aamod Dinkar Khandekar, Arak Sutivong
  • Patent number: 9680751
    Abstract: The methods and devices discussed herein provide service clustering within a TRILL network without relying on an additional service insertion framework. A TRILL network can include one or more flow distribution RBridges for distributing flows to service nodes. Each flow distribution RBridge can have a virtual base identifier and one or more virtual cluster identifiers. An example method can include maintaining service cluster load balancing structures and receiving a packet that is encapsulated with an inner header and an outer header. The method can include determining whether the egress RBridge identifier is a virtual cluster identifier, and if so, selecting a service node from one of the service cluster load balancing structures. The method can include forwarding the packet to the selected service node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajagopalan Janakiraman, Pags Krishnamoorthy, Sridhar Subramanian, Venkataraman Natham
  • Patent number: 9680587
    Abstract: A Layer 1 transport network, such as an Optical Transport Network (OTN), transports traffic in Layer 1 data transport units. Traffic received at a node of the transport network is mapped to Layer 1 data transport units according to destination such that each Layer 1 data transport unit carries traffic for a particular destination of the transport network. The Layer 1 transport network can carry a plurality of different traffic types and the node can map the received traffic to Layer 1 data transport units according to destination and traffic type. Identification information can be added to an overhead section associated with the Layer 1 data transport unit to indicate at least one of: traffic type and destination of the traffic carried within the data transport unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
    Inventors: Ghani Abdul Muttalib Abbas, John Ash
  • Patent number: 9673989
    Abstract: Methods and systems for auto-connection into conference calls are disclosed. An attendee receives a meeting request at a computing device. At the proposed date and time of the meeting, the conference call dial-in number is automatically dialed and a first call is established. The conference call meeting identification number is transmitted over the first call. A second call to a second device is initiated. Upon establishing the second call, the first and second calls are linked/conferenced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Gunjan Dhanesh Bhow
  • Patent number: 9654997
    Abstract: Method and sensor observation system (200), for reporting observations to data users (204) based on sensor data collected (2:1) from a network of sensors (202). A first observation report that originates from a sensor in the network, is provided (2:4) to a first data user and a rating with respect to quality of the first observation report is received (2:5) from the first data user. Rating information is then created (2:8) based on the received rating, and a second observation report originating from the same sensor and comprising said rating information is provided (2:10) to a second data user. The comprised rating information thus indicates reliability of the second observation report. Thereby, the second data user is enabled to estimate and use the second observation report depending on its reliability as indicated by the rating information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICCSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Richard Carlsson, Julien Forgeat, Vincent Huang, Qingyan Liu, Sky Zhao
  • Patent number: 9647748
    Abstract: An antenna system for a vehicle. The antenna system includes at least one antenna, wherein each of the at least one antenna is configured to send signals to and receive signals from one or more non-geostationary satellites. Additionally, the antenna system includes at least one directional antenna, wherein each of the at least one directional antenna is configured to receive signals from one or more geostationary satellites. Furthermore, the at least one antenna and the at least one directional antenna are configured to be communicatively coupled to a computing device on-board the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: James P. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 9648595
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for transmitting/receiving a Physical Uplink Shared CHannel (PUSCH) signal in a cellular radio communication system supporting a Carrier Aggregation (CA) scheme are provided. In the PUSCH transmission method, a User Equipment (UE) transmits a PUSCH signal to a Base Station (BS) based on an UpLink (UL)/DownLink (DL) Configuration, wherein, for a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) scheme, if the UE is configured with more than one serving cell, UL/DL Configurations of at least two serving cells are different, and a serving cell is one of a primary cell and a secondary cell, a UL/DL Configuration for the serving cell is set as a UL-reference UL/DL Configuration based on a pair formed by a UL/DL Configuration for another serving cell and the UL/DL Configuration for the serving cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shichang Zhang, Jingxing Fu, Chengjun Sun
  • Patent number: 9642182
    Abstract: Disclosed is a communication apparatus in a network system constituted by a plurality of communication apparatuses, wherein the fact that a specific communication apparatus connected to a temporary network constructed temporarily has left the temporary network is detected. In response to the specific communication apparatus leaving the temporary network, another communication apparatus connected to the temporary network is allowed to return to the original network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takahiro Shichino
  • Patent number: 9635585
    Abstract: An energy saving method, system and device for a base station, applied in the technical field of communications. The energy saving method comprises: if the number of user equipments sending a service request in the coverage of a coverage base station is greater than a first threshold, sending a second activation request to a capacity boosting base station, wherein the second activation request is used for requesting the capacity boosting base station in a dormant state to enter an intermediate state from the dormant state, and the intermediate state refers to that in the intermediate state, the capacity boosting base station bears a user equipment in a connected state rather than a user equipment in an idle state; and after the capacity boosting base station enters the intermediate state, transferring the user equipment to be connected to the capacity boosting base station in the intermediate state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiuqiang Xu, Yan Chen, Shunqing Zhang
  • Patent number: 9635645
    Abstract: A method of handling resource allocation for a network of a wireless communication system comprises transferring from a first uplink (UL)/downlink (DL) configuration to a second UL/DL configuration in a first frame; and performing a triggered transmission or reception with a communication device of the wireless communication system in a subframe of a second frame according to the first UL/DL configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventor: Chien-Min Lee
  • Patent number: 9621248
    Abstract: Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of wireless backhaul and access communication via a common antenna array. For example, an apparatus may include a wireless communication unit to control an antenna array to form one or more first beams for communicating over one or more access links and to form one or more second beams for communicating over one or more backhaul links, the access links including wireless communication links between a wireless communication node and one or more mobile devices, and the backhaul links including wireless communication links between the wireless node and one or more other wireless communication nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alexander Maltsev, Ali S. Sadri, Reza Arefi, Vadim Sergeyev, Alexei Davydov
  • Patent number: 9602958
    Abstract: A first node in a connection network and a method for providing said first node with information related to a geographical position of a user terminal, which connection network comprises said first node, a second node and an access network, wherein: the first node has access to at least one user terminal via a wireless interface provided by the access network; and the second node is connected to the first node and has access to at least one external network, which method is characterized by the steps of: sending a session request from the second node to the first node; and sending a session response from the first node to the second node after receiving said session request, which session response comprises information related to a geographical position of the terminal associated with the session in question.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Lars-Bertil Olsson, Lasse Olsson