Patents by Inventor Gunnar Mildh

Gunnar Mildh 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).

  • Indicator-Controlled Utilization of Outdated Configuration Defined in Access Information Table for Access Network
    Publication number: 20190320382
    Abstract: A radio device receives an access information table from the cellular network. The access information table comprises parameters of a plurality of configurations for controlling access of the radio device to the cellular network. Further, the radio device receives an identifier from the cellular network. Depending on the identifier, the radio device selects one of the configurations from the access information table. In response to determining that at least one of the received access information table and the received identifier is outdated, the radio device determines, depending on an indicator associated with the selected configuration, whether to perform an access attempt to the cellular network on the basis of the selected configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Icaro L. J. da Silva, Gunnar Mildh, Jose Luis Pradas, Johan Rune
  • METHOD FOR AVOIDING UNNECESSARY ACTIONS IN RESUME PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20190306764
    Abstract: A method for avoiding unnecessary actions in a connection establishment comprises sending a request to a network node to initiate the connection establishment, upon sending the request to the network node, starting a timer for the connection establishment, wherein an expiration of the timer stops the connection establishment for a user equipment (UE), and stopping the timer to stop the connection establishment upon the UE receiving a suspend message or a release message, or upon the UE performing a cell reselection procedure while the timer is running. The timer may prevent the UE from waiting the connection establishment to be completed if there is an error or bad transmission in the connection establishment. Furthermore, the timer to stop the connection establishment may avoid unnecessary actions and inform other layers in the network when the timer expires to stop the connection establishment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Icaro L. J. da Silva, Gunnar Mildh
  • Handling of Parameters Provided in Release / Suspend
    Publication number: 20190306910
    Abstract: New Radio (NR) RRC includes an RRC_INACTIVE state, which introduces ambiguities in the network's knowledge of UE behavior. A mechanism is introduced for handling parameters received when a UE enters RRC_INACTIVE upon the UE attempting to resume an RRC connection and, as a response, receiving a Release or Suspend message. The timer associated to the mobilityControlInfo (equivalent to T320) is stopped and associated parameters discarded upon receiving RRC Release or Suspend. Information received in a Release or Suspend message is discarded upon receiving RRC Release or RRC Suspend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Icaro L. J. Da Silva, Gunnar Mildh
  • Support of Single Radio Voice call Continuity in Next Generation (5G) Networks
    Publication number: 20190297538
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods relating to enabling a wireless device to perform SRVCC when connected to a 3GPP specified gNB and a 5G core network that does not support SRVCC are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a wireless device comprises providing an indication to the 5G core network that the UE support SRVCC in EPC mode and receiving instruction to connect to an eNB in EUTRAN and EPC that supports SRVCC to a circuit switched network. In this manner, the gNB and the 5G Core network is not required to support SRVCC. Related embodiments in gNB and a control plane entity in the G core network are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Ralf KELLER, Gunnar MILDH, Paul SCHLIWA-BERTLING, Peter HEDMAN, Aldo BOLLE, Ann-Christine SANDER
  • First network node, third network node, wireless device, and methods performed thereby for facilitating cell selection
    Patent number: 10425951
    Abstract: Method performed by a first network node, connected to a second network node serving a wireless device in a first cell. The first cell has a second cell as neighbor. Each cell has a first beamforming configuration for a first use corresponding to a first beam gain, and a second configuration for a second use corresponding to a second gain. The first network node obtains, for each cell, a first indication of the second gain in relation to the first. The first network node also determines, based on the first indication, a first value to be applied in a cell selection procedure between the first and the second cell. The first network node initiates sending the second indication of the first value, or a third indication of the first indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Gunnar Mildh, Johan Rune
  • Simultaneous Camping And Paging Coordination In Two Different Radio Access Technologies
    Publication number: 20190281580
    Abstract: The present invention relates to paging coordination in a wireless communication network that provides radio access for a terminal device via at least a first and second wireless radio access operating with different radio access technologies. The improved paging coordination is achieved by setting a common paging occasion configuration for the at least first and second radio access technologies, and paging (S130) the terminal device (10) via the first and/or the second radio access technologies according to the common paging occasion configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Johan Rune, Icaro L. J. Da Silva, Gunnar Mildh, Jose Luis Pradas, Jari Vikberg, Pontus Wallentin
  • Methods, wireless device, radio base station and second network node for managing EPS bearer
    Patent number: 10390330
    Abstract: A method and a wireless device (110) for managing an EPS bearer, a method and a radio base station (120) for setting parameters of an S1 bearer or an Iu bearer as well as a method and a second network node (150) for managing an EPS bearer are disclosed. The wireless device (110) sends, to the second network node (150), a request for setting up the EPS bearer for a service. The request is associated with a required level of a connectivity for the service. The required level relates to likelihood of maintaining the connectivity towards a first network node (140). The second network node (150) further receives the required level of the connectivity for the service. The second network node (150) sends, to a radio base station (120), a request for setting parameters of the S1 bearer or the Iu bearer. Corresponding computer programs and computer program products are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Erik Dahlman, Magnus Frodigh, Mikael Höök, Harald Kallin, Gunnar Mildh, Joachim Sachs
  • Risk aware validity assessment of system information
    Patent number: 10390291
    Abstract: A radio device (10) acquires system information from the wireless communication network. The system information comprises parameters for controlling access of the radio device (10) to the wireless communication network. The system information is organized in at least two classes differing with respect to a risk level associated with accessing the wireless communication network based on one or more parameters of the class. Further, the radio device (10) receives validation information which enables the radio device (10) to determine, individually for at least one of the classes, validity of the system information as previously acquired by the radio device (10). Depending on the validity and the risk level associated with at least one of the classes, the radio device (10) determines whether to access the wireless communication network based on the system information as previously acquired by the radio device (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Johan Rune, Icaro L. J. Da Silva, Gunnar Mildh, Jose Luis Pradas
  • METHODS AND UE FOR RESUMING A CONNECTION WITH FULL CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20190254102
    Abstract: A wireless device for resuming a connection in a communication network. The wireless device comprises a communication interface; and one or more processing circuits communicatively connected to the communication interface, the one or more processing circuits comprising at least one processor and memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to: send to a network node a request to resume a connection in a communication network; receive a resume response message from the network node, the message comprising an indication to perform a full configuration; and apply the full configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Oumer TEYEB, Gunnar MILDH
  • Core Network Awareness of User Equipment, UE, State
    Publication number: 20190246445
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for use in a network node of providing a radio resource control (RRC) state of a user equipment (UE) to a core network node comprises: receiving, from the core network node, a request to receive a notification of a transition of the UE between a first and second RRC state; determining the UE transitioned between the first and second RRC state; and sending the notification of the transition to the core network node. A method for use in a core network node of receiving RRC state information of a UE comprises: sending, to the network node, a subscription request to receive a notification of a transition of the UE between a first and second RRC state; and upon the network node determining the UE transitioned between the first and second RRC state, receiving the notification from the network node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Angelo CENTONZA, Gunnar MILDH, Lasse OLSSON, Paul SCHLIWA-BERTLING
  • NETWORK NODE FOR USE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK, A COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190239130
    Abstract: Network node for use in a communication network, a communication device and methods of operating the same. According to an exemplary aspect, there is provided a method of operating a communication device, the method comprising receiving an indication of whether a first key that is used for encrypting communications on a first radio link with a communication network is to be reused for encrypting communications on a second radio link with the communication network; and if the received indication indicates that the first key is to be reused, determining whether to operate according to the received indication and reuse the first key for encrypting communications on the second radio link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Prajwol Kumar NAKARMI, Noamen Ben Henda, Gunnar Mildh, Monica Wifvesson
  • Method, First Network Node, Computer Program and Carrier for Handling Paging of Wireless Devices
    Publication number: 20190239182
    Abstract: A method and a first network node (200) of a wireless network, for handling paging of a wireless device. A Radio Access Network Area, RANA, which is supported by the first network node (200), is registered (2:1) in a database (202) by network nodes IN supporting the RANA, including the first network node (200). The network nodes (204) that support the RANA are then identified (2:3) in the database (202). When it is detected (2:2) that a wireless device (D1) needs to be paged in the RANA, e.g. for receiving data, a paging message is distributed (2:4) to the identified set of network nodes (204) as an instruction to perform radio transmission of the paging message. Further, which is available to the network nodes throughout the wireless network. Thereby, any network node in the wireless network, such as the first network node (200), is able to perform distribution of a paging message to all network nodes that support a particular RANA, as registered in the database (202).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Johan Rune, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Gunnar Mildh, Jose Luis Pradas
  • Methods, systems and computer program products for network-controlled selection of radio access networks
    Patent number: 10368297
    Abstract: There is provided a method of operating a wireless communication device to facilitate selection among a set of two or more radio access networks, RANs, the wireless communication device being served by one of the RANs in the set, the method comprising receiving (1010) a network selection policy from a server; evaluating (1020) the network selection policy; and transmitting (1030) information indicating a result of the evaluation of the network selection policy to the RAN serving the wireless communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Christofer Lindheimer, Gunnar Mildh, Håkan Persson, Stefan Rommer, Ivo Sedlacek, Oumer Teyeb
  • Network architecture, methods, and devices for a wireless communications network
    Patent number: 10367677
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications network, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes determining a reporting quality threshold for a parameter related to channel state information (CSI); performing a measurement for each of a plurality of beams from a first predetermined set of beams for evaluation; evaluating the measurement for each of the plurality of beams against the reporting quality threshold; discontinuing the performing and evaluating of measurements in response to determining that the reporting quality threshold is met for one of the beams, such that one or more beams in the first predetermined set of beams are not measured and evaluated; and reporting, to the wireless communications network, CSI for the one of the beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Håkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali El Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rul Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskár, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Martin Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Bo Lincoln, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Müller, Elena Myhre, Johan Nilsson, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter Von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Anders Wallén, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanil Zheng
  • Indicator-controlled utilization of outdated configuration defined in access information table for access network
    Patent number: 10368302
    Abstract: A radio device (10) receives an access information table (402) from the cellular network. The access information table (402) comprises parameters of a plurality of configurations for controlling access of the radio device (10) to the cellular network. Further, the radio device (10) receives an identifier (403) from the cellular network. Depending on the identifier (402), the radio device selects one of the configurations from the access information table (402). In response to determining that at least one of the received access information table (402) and the received identifier (403) is outdated, the radio device (10) determines, depending on an indicator associated with the selected configuration, whether to perform an access attempt (409) to the cellular network on the basis of the selected configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Icaro L. J. da Silva, Gunnar Mildh, Jose Luis Pradas, Johan Rune
  • DISTINGUISHING ICN FROM NON-ICN TRAFFIC IN A MOBILE NETWORK
    Publication number: 20190223045
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods, a wireless communication device and a network node for enabling establishment of at least one Packet Data Network (PDN) connection between a wireless communication device and a communication network. In a first aspect of the invention, a method performed by a wireless communication device of enabling establishment of at least one Packet Data Network (PDN) connection-with a communication network is provided. The method comprises submitting, to a node of the communication network, a request to establish the PDN connection, the request being configured to comprise an indication that the request pertains to establishing a PDN connection for transporting Information Centric Networking (ICN) data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Dinand ROELAND, Hans ERIKSSON, Kim LARAQUI, Neiva LINDQVIST, Gunnar MILDH, Ala NAZARI, Börje OHLMAN, Patrik SELLSTEDT, Ioanna PAPPA, Johan RUNE
  • MULTIPLE SCTP ASSOCIATIONS PER S1AP CONNECTION AND MOVING S1AP SIGNALING CONNECTION BETWEEN SCTP ASSOCIATIONS
    Publication number: 20190208555
    Abstract: Certain embodiments disclose a method for use in a first network node. The method comprises establishing a first Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) association and a second SCTP association for an S1 Application Protocol (S1AP) connection between the first network node and a second network node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Oscar ZEE, Angelo CENTONZA, Gunnar MILDH, Claudio PORFIRI
  • A METHOD AND A FIRST NODE FOR DECOUPLING SCTP AND S1AP
    Publication number: 20190208563
    Abstract: A method in a first network node comprises exchanging identifiers with a second network node, the exchanged identifiers for use in reestablishing a first S1 Application Protocol (S1AP) connection with the second network node associated with a first Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) connection between the first network node and the second network node. The method comprises storing the identifiers in association with an S1AP context, and sending, in response to a determination that the first S1AP connection with the second network node should be suspended, a request to suspend the first S1AP connection to the second network node. The method comprises reestablishing the first S1AP connection with the second network node using at least one of the stored identifiers, wherein the reestablished first S1AP connection is associated with the second SCTP connection between the first network node and the second network node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Oscar ZEE, Angelo CENTONZA, Gunnar MILDH, Claudio PORFIRI
  • Reliability monitoring for critical wireless services
    Patent number: 10341894
    Abstract: Techniques, such as might be implemented in a wireless device operating in a wireless network, for reporting measurements of interference affecting a wireless service provided by the wireless network. An example method includes receiving (210), from the wireless network, configuration information instructing the wireless device to perform measurements on one or more radio resources or signals, where the one or more radio resources or signals are solely associated with one or more wireless services that the wireless device is at least currently unable to use. The method further includes performing (220) one or more measurements on the radio resources or signals, in accordance with the received configuration information, and selectively reporting (230) results of the measurements, based on the configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Gunnar Mildh, Joakim Axmon, Martin Hessler, Eleftherios Karipidis, Torgny Palenius, Joachim Sachs
  • Methods, network node and wireless device for handling device capabilities
    Patent number: 10338572
    Abstract: A network node (200), a wireless device (202) and methods therein, for handling device capabilities. The wireless device (202) sends (2:1) a capability pointer to the network node (200), which capability pointer is associated with a capability configuration of the wireless device (202). The network node (200) then retrieves (2:2) said capability configuration based on the capability pointer from a capability database (204) or the like where a range of predefined capability configurations and associated capability pointers are maintained. The retrieved capability configuration can then be used in radio communication (2:3) with the wireless device (202).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Jose Luis Pradas, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Gunnar Mildh, Johan Rune