Patents by Inventor Giovanna Zarba

Giovanna Zarba 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).

  • Patent number: 11019577
    Abstract: A method of dynamically varying a power of a Reference Signal irradiated by a radio base station of a radio mobile network includes having a network entity monitoring a performance indicator associated with an area. The radio base station provides communication services to User Equipment located in a respective area served by the radio base station. The performance indicator is indicative of a communication channel state within the area. The method also includes either increasing or decreasing the power of the Reference Signal in the area based on a current value of the performance indicator. Either increasing or decreasing the power of the Reference Signal in the area based on a current value of the performance indicator includes modifying a power parameter referred to power of signals transmitted by the radio base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo Goria, Sergio Barberis, Giovanna Zarba
  • Patent number: 10638403
    Abstract: A method for operating a mobile cellular network. including: for at least one cell of a plurality of cells of the mobile cellular network: determining a radio interference affecting the cell in at least one between uplink and downlink transmissions; and if the radio interference affecting the cell is higher than a threshold radio interference, setting the cell in a first condition for preventing any user equipment using the mobile cellular network from camping on it for the at least one between uplink and downlink transmissions; or if the radio interference affecting the cell is lower than said threshold radio interference, setting the cell in a second condition for allowing any user equipment of the mobile cellular network to camp on it for the at least one between uplink and downlink transmissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Barillaro, Paolo Goria, Giovanna Zarba
  • Publication number: 20180368051
    Abstract: A method for operating a mobile cellular network. including: for at least one cell of a plurality of cells of the mobile cellular network: determining a radio interference affecting the cell in at least one between uplink and downlink transmissions; and if the radio interference affecting the cell is higher than a threshold radio interference, setting the cell in a first condition for preventing any user equipment using the mobile cellular network from camping on it for the at least one between uplink and downlink transmissions; or if the radio interference affecting the cell is lower than said threshold radio interference, setting the cell in a second condition for allowing any user equipment of the mobile cellular network to camp on it for the at least one between uplink and downlink transmissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giuseppe BARILLARO, Paolo GORIA, Giovanna ZARBA
  • Publication number: 20180310258
    Abstract: A method of dynamically varying a power of a Reference Signal irradiated by a radio base station of a radio mobile network includes having a network entity monitoring a performance indicator associated with an area. The radio base station provides communication services to User Equipment located in a respective area served by the radio base station. The performance indicator is indicative of a communication channel state within the area. The method also includes either increasing or decreasing the power of the Reference Signal in the area based on a current value of the performance indicator. Either increasing or decreasing the power of the Reference Signal in the area based on a current value of the performance indicator includes modifying a power parameter referred to power of signals transmitted by the radio base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Paolo GORIA, Sergio BARBERIS, Giovanna ZARBA
  • Patent number: 7912021
    Abstract: A simulator system for simulating a wireless local area network in a combination of a wireless local area network and one or more 2G or 3G mobile communication networks includes a first set and a second set of access protocol simulation devices representative of wireless local area network apparatus implementing access protocols. The first set of access protocol simulation devices is representative of radio technology independent apparatus providing integration of the wireless local area network with the mobile communication network(s). The second set of access protocol simulation devices is representative of radio technology dependent apparatus present in the wireless local area network. The simulator is thus configured for simulating different types of wireless local area network technology in the wireless local area network by varying the access protocol simulation devices in the second set while maintaining the access protocol simulating devices in the first set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Telecom Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Barbaresi, Massimo Colonna, Paolo Goria, Giovanna Zarba
  • Publication number: 20090028059
    Abstract: A simulator system for simulating a wireless local area network in a combination of a wireless local area network and one or more 2G or 3G mobile communication networks includes a first set and a second set of access protocol simulation devices representative of wireless local area network apparatus implementing access protocols. The first set of access protocol simulation devices is representative of radio technology independent apparatus providing integration of the wireless local area network with the mobile communication network(s). The second set of access protocol simulation devices is representative of radio technology dependent apparatus present in the wireless local area network. The simulator is thus configured for simulating different types of wireless local area network technology in the wireless local area network by varying the access protocol simulation devices in the second set while maintaining the access protocol simulating devices in the first set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: TELECOM ITALIA S.P.A.
    Inventors: Andrea Barbaresi, Massimo Colonna, Paolo Goria, Giovanna Zarba