Abstract: A user equipment, base station, and method for conducting device-to-device communications. A wireless communication system includes the user equipment and another user equipment. The user equipment includes: a control unit; and a transmission unit controlled by the control unit and used for transmitting control information to another user equipment by an uplink channel, wherein the control information includes at least one of data transmission format information and power control information. With the user equipment, base station, and method, the efficiency of communication between devices conducting device-to-device communications can be increased, thereby improving data transmission performance.
Abstract: A method of locating endpoint connectors of a network cable comprises: capturing an incoming packet carrying therein a specific identifier from an echo request instruction; determining whether the incoming packet carries therein the specific identifier; and in response to determining that the incoming packet received carries therein the specific identifier, triggering an indicating device indicative of locations of endpoint connectors of a network cable.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 25, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 30, 2019
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventors:
Chun-Fei Chang, Ming Da Ho, Ming-Pin Hsueh, Ya Hsuan Tsai
Abstract: An electronic device process data including a compressed header is provided. The electronic device includes a controller configured to generate a data packet comprising a header compressed based on at least one data packet previously transmitted, and a transmitter configured to transmit the data packet.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 25, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 9, 2019
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Kamma Ganesh Babu, Praveen Chebolu, Jai-Dong Kim, Hyeun-Mok Jung
Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing and using a deep packet inspection virtual function. A control system can detect a service request. The control system can analyze a policy to determine a function of a service to which the service request relates, a virtual machine that will host the function, and a deep packet inspection virtual function associated with the service. The control system can trigger loading of an image to the virtual machine and instantiation of the virtual machine. The image can include the function of the service and the deep packet inspection virtual function. The control system can validate the service and the deep packet inspection virtual function.
Abstract: The present invention, which is used in a wireless access system supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication, defines a new random access channel region and provides methods for obtaining synchronization between D2D devices in the new random access channel region, and devices supporting same. The method for obtaining synchronization between devices in a wireless access system supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication, according to one embodiment of the present invention, may comprise: a step in which a first terminal receives a D2D preamble from a second terminal via a D2D random access channel (RACH) region in an RACH region; a step in which the first terminal obtains synchronization with the second terminal by using the D2D preamble; and a step in which the first terminal performs D2D communication with the second terminal. The RACH region may comprise a legacy RACH region to which a legacy preamble for performing an RACH procedure with a base station is transmitted, and the D2D RACH region.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 28, 2014
Date of Patent:
March 5, 2019
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventors:
Jinmin Kim, Kitae Kim, Hyunsoo Ko, Jaehoon Chung
Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relates to a wireless communication device, network nodes and methods therein for handling multiple connectivity. A method in a network node comprises determining the extent to which a wireless communication device requires different signals received from different non-co-located radio network points to be synchronized in order to operate with multiple connectivity. The method further comprises deciding whether to configure the WCD to operate with multiple connectivity, based on said determination.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 19, 2015
Date of Patent:
March 5, 2019
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
Inventors:
Imadur Rahman, Joakim Axmon, Muhammad Kazmi, Magnus Larsson
Abstract: A communication system includes a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Core Network (CN); a 3GPP Home Node-B GateWay (HNB-GW); a Communication Apparatus (CA) coupled to the CN and embedded in a Communication Device (CD), wherein said CA transforms a 3GPP Home Node-B (HNB) into a mobile or location independent portable entity, wherein said CA interconnects to the CN by interconnecting to the HNB-GW over a 3GPP Iuh Interface, wherein said CA includes multi-layered protocol stacks for implementing 3GPP control plane functionality, user plane functionality and management functionality.
Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a control channel detection method, a user equipment, and a base station, where the method includes: acquiring parameter configuration information corresponding to different control channel resource sets, and detecting a control channel in the corresponding different control channel resource sets according to the parameter configuration information, which therefore implements selection of a dynamic node.
Abstract: In a radio using a plurality of channels defined in a radio frequency (RF) spectrum, a rate of false packet detections may be calculated for each of the plurality of channels using a plurality of respective correlation thresholds. The rate of false packet detections for each channel may be compared to a range of acceptable rates of false packet detections. The same or different ranges of acceptable rates of false packet detections may be used for each channel or each channel plan. Different correlation thresholds may be adjusted based at least in part on the comparisons. For example, if a rate of false packet detections exceeds a range of acceptable rates of false packet detections, the correlation threshold may be raised, or the reverse. A packet may be detected on different channels based on different adjusted correlation thresholds.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 27, 2017
Date of Patent:
February 26, 2019
Assignee:
Itron, Inc.
Inventors:
Danny Ray Seely, Junsong Lin, Michael David McNamee
Abstract: Disclosed are a RSCN method and system, a related device and a computer storage medium. The RSCN method applied to an Ethernet Node (ENode) device includes that: an RSCN message is received; and when it is determined that destination Media Access Control (MAC) contained in the RSCN message is ENode MAC, the RSCN message is distributed to a corresponding Virtual Node Port (VN_Port). The RSCN method applied to a Fiber Channel Over Ethernet (FCoE) Forwarder (FCF) includes that: network detection is performed; and when it is detected that a state to which attention is paid in a network changes, a first RSCN message is sent to an ENode device which pays attention to such a state change and succeeds in centralized notification capability negotiation with the FCF, destination MAC contained in the first RSCN message being ENode MAC. Disclosed are an ENode device, an FCF and an RSCN system.
Abstract: Provided are methods for sending and receiving ACK/NACK information, a base station, and a terminal, wherein the method for sending ACK/NACK information includes that ACK/NACK information of a plurality of terminals is divided into X groups according to a preset indication parameter, wherein X is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1; joint coding is performed on ACK/NACK information corresponding to each group in the X groups, so as to obtain X first bit blocks; and the X first bit blocks are mapped to a predetermined ACK/NACK physical resource and sent. By means of the disclosure, reliable transmission of HARQ-ACK information of a terminal on an NCT is implemented, the reliability of transmission of UL data in a Low Cost terminal is improved, and problems such as a conflict of PHICH resource allocation and ICIC of a frequency domain in a small cell are solved.
Abstract: Embodiments presented herein relate to bearer handling, and particularly to a method, a network node, a computer program, and a computer program product for flexible bearer handling in a communications network. Packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data units (PDUs) are acquired. Individual PDCP PDUs are encapsulated into individual frames at at least one protocol layer above a bottom-most protocol layer. The individual frames are switched towards a packet switched network.
Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from optimized transmissions. A method can include receiving data to be forwarded to a first wireless device. The method can also include determining the data as delay tolerant data. Moreover, the method can include defining a role of at least one second wireless device for forwarding the delay tolerant data. Also, the method can include transmitting the delay tolerant data to the second wireless device to be forwarded to the first wireless device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 25, 2014
Date of Patent:
January 1, 2019
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy
Inventors:
Athul Prasad, Jari Petteri Lunden, Martti Johannes Moisio, Mikko Aleksi Uusitalo
Abstract: This disclosure provides by a method for transmitting a mobility reference signal, MRS, during a mobility measurement session to a wireless device, WD. The method is performed in a radio access network node, RANN. The RANN is configurable to transmit using a set of transmission beams. The method comprises dynamically assigning, a MRS identifier to each candidate transmission beam in a set of candidate transmission beams. The method comprises transmitting control information to the WD, the control information comprising the MRS identifier for each corresponding candidate transmission beam; and transmitting the mobility reference signal, MRS, to the WD in accordance with the transmitted control information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 17, 2014
Date of Patent:
December 25, 2018
Assignee:
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
Inventors:
Andres Reial, Andreas Cedergren, Claes Tidestav
Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for an access gateway control function server to convert between network-based call signaling messages and session initiation protocol messages. An embodiment operates by receiving in a first access gateway control function server, a first session initiation protocol (SIP) message sent from a first device and converting the SIP message in the first access gateway control function server to a first network-based call signaling (NCS) message to be received by a second device.
Abstract: An apparatus implements methods for random access in a wireless communication system using beamforming. A Subscriber Station (SS) measures a best downlink transmission beam among downlink transmission beams transmitted from a Base Station (BS), and transmits Random Access Channel (RACH) information, which includes indication information indicating the best downlink transmission beam, to the BS. The BS receives RACH information which includes indication information indicating a best downlink transmission beam among downlink transmission beams, and detects an RACH sequence and the best downlink transmission beam from the received RACH information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 3, 2013
Date of Patent:
October 2, 2018
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Hyun-Kyu Yu, Tae-Young Kim, Jeong-Ho Park, Su-Ryong Jeong, Joon-Young Choi
Abstract: A system and method for subscriber aware network monitoring is provided. The method includes: determining subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique IP (Internet Protocol) address; retrieving identifying data from a packet; and comparing the identifying data with the determined subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet. The system includes: at least one network probe configured to determine subscriber and session data, wherein the subscriber has a non-unique Internet Protocol (IP) address; at least one traffic probe configured to retrieve identifying data from a packet; and a processing module configured to compare the identifying data with the stored subscriber and session data to determine the subscriber associated with the packet.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 17, 2017
Date of Patent:
September 25, 2018
Assignee:
Sandvine Incorporated ULC
Inventors:
David Cameron Dolson, Travis James Willard, Douglas Arthur Fickling, Jeffrey Thomas Begley, Dror Yehuda Shilo
Abstract: A method for a terminal transmitting an uplink signal for low transmission latency in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: transmitting to a base station an uplink control channel containing control information on an uplink data channel; and transmitting the uplink data channel. Here, the uplink data channel is transmitted in at least one advanced subframe comprising M number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and the uplink control channel is transmitted in at least one special symbol which is separate from the advanced subframe.
Abstract: A method of conserving battery power of mobile devices within a location-based group starts with server receiving location data and proximity information from each of the mobile devices. Location data received from first mobile device includes the first mobile device's location. Proximity information received from first mobile device includes an identification of mobile devices within a predetermined radius of first mobile device's location. Server identifies based on location data and proximity information a specific location and forms a subgroup of mobile devices that are within a predetermined radius of the specific location. Server queries and receives a level of power associated with each mobile devices in the subgroup and transmits control signals to each mobile devices in the subgroup to shut down radio functions based on the level of power. Other embodiments are also described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 5, 2017
Date of Patent:
September 11, 2018
Assignee:
Life360, Inc.
Inventors:
Alexander Haro, Christopher Hulls, Michael Borsuk, Michael Hood
Abstract: In a cell where messages having a message type are sent without knowledge of radio frequency conditions for individual ones of user equipment within the cell, measured radio frequency conditions are accessed of multiple user equipment within the cell. Based on the measured radio frequency conditions, a minimum control channel coding rate is determined for a control channel for messages having the message type. Subsequent to a determination of the minimum control channel coding rate, transmission is caused toward all user equipment in the cell of the messages having the message type using the determined minimum control channel coding rate for the control channel. Methods, apparatus, computer programs, and program products are disclosed. The methods may be performed by a base station, self-organizing network server, or other apparatus.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 25, 2014
Date of Patent:
August 28, 2018
Assignee:
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
Inventors:
Daniel Tayloe, Jonathan Gross, Brian Hansche, Joseph Lester