Patents by Inventor Christian Markwart

Christian Markwart has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230379081
    Abstract: There are provided measures for enabling/realizing FRER support of a wireless communication system operable as a TSN bridge, such as e.g. FRER support of a 5GS TSN bridge. Such measures exemplarily comprise configuration of a wireless communication system operable as a TSN bridge, such as e.g. a 5GS TSN bridge, for supporting FRER functionality, wherein parameters relating to a stream identification function and at least one of a stream splitting function and a sequence recovery function are extracted from a FRER configuration, at least one network entity is identified, and FRER-related configuration information is provided for the identified at least one network entity, including at last part of the extracted parameters, for enabling realization of the stream identification function and the at least one of the stream splitting function and the sequence recovery function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Rakash SIVASIVA GANESAN, Borislava GAJIC, Peter ROST, Christian MANNWEILER, Christian MARKWART, Devaki CHANDRAMOULI
  • Patent number: 11632810
    Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising triggering a terminal of a wireless network to establish a control session to a translator device via the wireless network; providing a control port to a station of a wireline network; forwarding at least one of a first message from the station received on the control port via the control session to the translator device and a second message received via the control session from the translator device to the station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Rakash Sivasiva Ganesan, Peter Rost, Christian Markwart, Borislava Gajic, Andreas Maeder, Christian Mannweiler
  • Patent number: 11627493
    Abstract: A method including obtaining parameters for a flow from a first network through a second network, the parameters including: a maximum protocol data unit volume PDUVmax in the first network, a maximum flow bit rate MFBR in the second network, a guaranteed flow bit rate GFBR in the second network, and a maximum protocol data unit delay budget in the second network; deriving from the obtained parameters: a maximum delay a packet of the flow experiences in the second network, wherein the maximum delay is a sum of a maximum PDUVmax dependent contribution and a maximum PDUVmax independent contribution, a minimum delay the packet experiences in the second network, wherein the minimum delay is a sum of a minimum PDUVmax dependent contribution and a minimum PDUVmax independent contribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Peter Rost, Borislava Gajic, Christian Mannweiler, Christian Markwart, Andreas Maeder, Rakash Sivasiva Ganesan
  • Patent number: 11540108
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising means for: translating between a first communication apparatus and a first wireless communication network operating as at least part of a bridge between the first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus; determining that the first and/or second communication apparatus is undergoing or has undergone a mobility event; and executing at least part of a mobility procedure resulting from the mobility event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Rakash SivaSiva Ganesan, Christian Markwart, Borislava Gajic, Christian Mannweiler, Peter Rost
  • Publication number: 20220155765
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for checking a compatibility of a new process module to be integrated with at least one other process module in a modular network of process modules for controlling an automation unit is provided. The computer-implemented method includes acquiring a first process module description of the new process module to be integrated, retrieving a second process module description of the at least one further process module; and verifying compatibility by performing a functionality comparison function on the acquired first and retrieved second process module descriptions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Christian Barth, Christian Markwart Stich, Matthias von Zeppelin
  • Patent number: 11323888
    Abstract: This document discloses a solution for performing spectrum allocations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Christian Markwart, Rauno Tapani Ruismaki, Mikko Aleksi Uusitalo, Athul Prasad
  • Publication number: 20210321244
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising means for: translating between a first communication apparatus and a first wireless communication network operating as at least part of a bridge between the first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus; determining that the first and/or second communication apparatus is undergoing or has undergone a mobility event; and executing at least part of a mobility procedure resulting from the mobility event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Rakash SIVASIVA GANESAN, Christian MARKWART, Borislava GAJIC, Christian MANNWEILER, Peter ROST
  • Publication number: 20210306901
    Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising creating a flow request for a probing data flow through a wireline network and a wireless network, wherein the wireless network is encapsulated towards the wireline network by a translator; inquiring from a controller of the wireline network a schedule for the probing data flow; deriving, based on the schedule, a quality indicator of a first data session to carry an expected data flow in the wireless network; deciding if a second data session in the wireless network has to be added, removed, or modified in order to carry an expected data flow, based on the derived quality indicator; informing the translator that the second data session in the wireless network has to be added, removed, or modified if the second data session in the wireless network has to be added, removed, or modified in order to carry the expected data flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Christian MANNWEILER, Borislava GAJIC, Peter ROST, Christian MARKWART, Rakash SIVASIVA GANESAN
  • Publication number: 20210258817
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for improving redundant data treatment in communication systems are provided. One method may include detecting, by a network entity, that two or more flows of packets are related. The method may then include informing lower layer(s) that the packets are related along with their QoS constraints, and directing the lower layer(s) to ensure that latency, availability and/or reliability requirements of the packets are fulfilled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Troels KOLDING, Guillermo POCOVI, Claudio ROSA, Istvan KOVACS, Christian MARKWART, Péter SZILÁGYI, Devaki CHANDRAMOULI, Andreas WICH
  • Publication number: 20210243771
    Abstract: It is provided a method comprising monitoring if a reservation request is received from a controller, wherein the reservation request requests to reserve resources for a data session having a first quality of service; translating the reservation request into a request for providing a data session of a wireless network having a requested quality of service corresponding to the first quality of service if the reservation request is received; forwarding the request for providing the data session to the wireless network; translating an indication of a provided quality of service of the data session comprised in a response to the request for providing the data session received from the wireless network into an indication of a reserved quality of service corresponding to the provided quality of service; responding to the reservation request by a reservation response; wherein the reservation response comprises the indication of the reserved quality of service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Christian MANNWEILER, Peter ROST, Christian MARKWART, Borislava GAJIC, Rakash SIVASIVAGANESAN
  • Publication number: 20210204172
    Abstract: A method including obtaining parameters for a flow from a first network through a second network, the parameters including: a maximum protocol data unit volume PDUVmax in the first network, a maximum flow bit rate MFBR in the second network, a guaranteed flow bit rate GFBR in the second network, and a maximum protocol data unit delay budget in the second network; deriving from the obtained parameters: a maximum delay a packet of the flow experiences in the second network, wherein the maximum delay is a sum of a maximum PDUVmax dependent contribution and a maximum PDUVmax independent contribution, a minimum delay the packet experiences in the second network, wherein the minimum delay is a sum of a minimum PDUVmax dependent contribution and a minimum PDUVmax independent contribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Peter ROST, Borislava GAJIC, Christian MANNWEILER, Christian MARKWART, Andreas MAEDER, Rakash SIVASIVA GANESAN
  • Publication number: 20210007160
    Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising triggering a terminal of a wireless network to establish a control session to a translator device via the wireless network; providing a control port to a station of a wireline network; forwarding at least one of a first message from the station received on the control port via the control session to the translator device and a second message received via the control session from the translator device to the station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Rakash SIVASIVA GANESAN, Peter ROST, Christian MARKWART, Borislava GAJIC, Andreas MAEDER, Christian MANNWEILER
  • Publication number: 20200351752
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for use by a network agent element or function to conduct link layer information related processing. The apparatus is caused to receive first link layer related information from a neighboring network element or function, forward second link layer related information to a communication network control element or function, receive third link layer related information from a communication network control element or function, and forward fourth link layer related information to a neighboring network element or function. The second and fourth link layer related information are generated using first and third link layer related information, respectively. The second and third link layer related information is received and forwarded via a wireless connection path of a wireless communication network. The apparatus is connected to or part of the/or communication element or function, a communication network control element or function and a communication network data element or function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Rakash SIVASIVA GANESAN, Peter ROST, Christian MARKWART, Borislava GAJIC, Christian MANNWEILER
  • Publication number: 20200260291
    Abstract: This document discloses a solution for performing spectrum allocations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Christian MARKWART, Rauno Tapani RUISMAKI, Mikko Aleksi UUSITALO, Athul PRASAD
  • Patent number: 10327150
    Abstract: Configuration information including location and radio capabilities for first and second network nodes (for example, DeNB and RN respectively) are provided to register them to a spectrum access system (SAS). To establish a DeNB-RN backhaul link on a shared radio spectrum the DeNB sends the SAS a request for radio resources and authorization to transmit. The configuration information and/or the request indicates the DeNB and the RN belong to a backhaul system. The DeNB receives a grant for the radio resources and authorization, and broadcasts the authorization to the RN. The RN scans a broadcast channel while its receiver is active and its transmitter is inactive; detects the authorization to transmit, changes its transmitter from inactive to active, and transmits a reply to the DeNB's broadcast. The RN's reply to the DeNB's broadcast is used to establish the backhaul link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Christian Markwart, Richard Waldhauser
  • Publication number: 20190132776
    Abstract: There is provided a method comprising receiving first information from a spectrum management entity at an entity associated with a network, the first information comprising an indication that a first channel will not be available after a first time interval, receiving, during the first time interval, an indication of a second channel for use by the network and using the indication, during the first time interval, to cause initiation of a handover by at least one user device from the first channel to the second channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Christian MARKWART, Bernhard WEGMANN
  • Publication number: 20190053063
    Abstract: There is provided a method comprising determining, at a first entity, whether to provide confirmation to a second entity in response to receiving and processing shared resource information from the second entity and, if so, determining how confirmation is provided to the second entity and providing control information from the first entity to the second entity, said control information comprising an indication of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Christian Markwart, Eva Perez
  • Patent number: 10194325
    Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising monitoring if a request for an optimization of a rule affecting a border of a shared resource is received from a first controller; identifying, if the request is received, a second controller having at least a part of the border in common with the first controller; informing the second controller on the request, the rule, and the part of the border.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Eva Perez, Christian Markwart, Ruediger Halfmann
  • Publication number: 20180288621
    Abstract: Configuration information including location and radio capabilities for first and second network nodes (for example, DeNB and RN respectively) are provided to register them to a spectrum access system (SAS). To establish a DeNB-RN backhaul link on a shared radio spectrum the DeNB sends the SAS a request for radio resources and authorization to transmit. The configuration information and/or the request indicates the DeNB and the RN belong to a backhaul system. The DeNB receives a grant for the radio resources and authorization, and broadcasts the authorization to the RN. The RN scans a broadcast channel while its receiver is active and its transmitter is inactive; detects the authorization to transmit, changes its transmitter from inactive to active, and transmits a reply to the DeNB's broadcast. The RN's reply to the DeNB's broadcast is used to establish the backhaul link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Christian MARKWART, Richard Waldhauser
  • Patent number: 10070444
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are described, by which a fragmentation probability is determined which indicates a probability of fragmentation of frequency resources in at least one network section for at least one network operating entity. Moreover, an apparatus and a method are described, by which frequency resources in at least one network section are allocated and/or de-allocated, priorities of frequency resources are defined for at least one network operating entity individually, and allocating and/or de-allocating of the frequency resources for the at least one network operating entity is performed based on the priorities. For allocating and/or de-allocating of the frequency resources, also the fragmentation probability may be taken into account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Christian Markwart, Ruediger Halfmann