Abstract: Rate matching and rate shaping methods and systems for managing data traffic on wireless channels are disclosed. Rate matching embodiments dynamically determine downlink video data transmission rates based on frame decoding deadlines and frame sizes. In addition, if the channel capacity cannot support the video data transmission rate, the rate matcher can adjust the video stream accordingly so that it is supportable by the channel capacity. In turn, rate shaping implementations can tailor the transmission rate shaping based on the state of the wireless data channel. Shaper operations can be specifically adapted to a saturated state of the wireless channel, to an unsaturated state of the wireless channel and to transitions between the unsaturated and saturated states.

Abstract: A method and system for determining whether a given electromagnetic frequency is in use. An incoming signal is sampled and a test statistic is calculated based on the magnitude of the received samples and a predetermined constant. A determination is then made regarding whether the frequency is in use, based on whether the test statistic has exceeded a threshold.

Abstract: A method to allocate resources in a wireless MIMO system, by enforcing per-cell orthogonality to avoid intra-cell interference; and allocating resources based on interference handling.

Abstract: A method includes initializing transmission of multicast data with non-overlapping beamforming antennas by a wireless access point responsive to multiple clients; determining a beam pattern for transmission of the data by the access point responsive to feedback on a signal-to-noise-ratio SNR of each client under every beam pattern; and scheduling a multicast of the data to the clients responsive to the determining and to one of an optimal beam streaming configuration and a sub-optimal beam streaming configuration for partitioning the beam patterns into groups for creating composite beam patterns associated with assigned modulation coding and video streams.

Abstract: A method for LTE or WiMAX scheduling includes collecting, by a basestation BS, channel feedback from multiple mobiles with downlink traffic. The channel feedback enables the BS to determine an achievable rate or block error probability if transmitting to a mobile with a given modulation and coding scheme MCS and multiple-input multiple-output MIMO mode. The method includes determining, by the BS, which of the mobiles is scheduled on each resource block RB and what the MCS and MIMO mode is selected for each scheduled mobile, and allocating bits on the set of the RBs assigned to each scheduled mobile.

Abstract: Methods and systems for allocating resources in a cellular uplink include iteratively allocating uplink resource blocks (RBs) to a plurality of user devices in a multiple-input multiple-output network. Allocation is performed subject to constraints and incremental utility maximization according to an approximation that has a worst-case guarantee.

Abstract: A method includes controlling communications by users across a network with a predetermined capacity for desired communication flows for all the users and opportunistically aligning advertisement delivery to the users when an overload condition in the network occurs so that users perceive the disruption in communication service by the network as a minimum.

Abstract: An adaptive scheduling process is disclosed which dynamically decides which frames need to be transmitted and which ones need to be dropped at any transmission opportunity based on current channel conditions and on characteristics of each video frame.

Abstract: A network virtualization method in a wireless communication system includes aggregating sets of uplink and downlink flows on a cellular basestation into groups; allocating wireless resources to each of the sets as a respective basestation slice; and enabling each of the sets of flows to be under a distinct administrative entity.

Abstract: A method for customizable flow management in a cellular basestation including configuring a framework on a cellular basestation; and executing customized flow management functions through the framework by an external entity.

Abstract: A method includes receiving input information related to transmission of video and data by an access point in a wireless network, the input information including at least one of setup connections, modulating and coding scheme MCS; receiving, by the access point, channel state each information from each user in the wireless network, the channel state information including signal-to-interference-and-noise-ratio SINR for each user under each beam pattern; and multicast beamform scheduling, responsive to the receiving, for multicast delivery of the video and data from the access point with beamforming antennas, the videos being at least one of a multi-resolution and a multi-layered video, the scheduling including a greedy procedure for selecting beams, assigning MCS and video layer or resolution to each of the beams.

Abstract: A method includes receiving non-elastic traffic into a cellular network serving users; varying long-term dissatisfaction of the users with dynamic resource allocations during traffic overload of the cellular network, the long term dissatisfaction being measured by at least one of a function of number of times a user from the users receives bad quality of service and a level of deterioration of quality of service to the user; and influencing number of satisfied users of the cellular network responsive to the varying of long-term dissatisfaction.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method employing a basestation with downlink and uplink flows of information between users; remotely virtualizing the flows from an entity external to the basestation without any modification to the basestation; and creating virtual basestations or networks responsive to the remotely virtualizing.

Abstract: A method for wireless multicasting with beamforming includes dividing single lobe beam patterns into groups, each group being a composite beam pattern, the dividing being according to one of an equal power partition configuration and an asymmetric power partition configuration; and transmitting the information with the composite beam pattern.

Abstract: Transmission is scheduled in a multi-cell multi-carrier wireless network. Assignments are determined for subcarriers by determining marginal gains for receivers, determining a receiver and an associated base station corresponding to a highest marginal gain, and assigning the receiver to the base station. These steps may be iteratively repeated until each of the receivers is assigned to a base station. The subcarriers are then allocated to the receivers by selecting the receiver with the highest gain. Alternatively, assignments are determined for subcarriers by determining a maximum additional queue size reduction, determining an assignment for each of the subcarriers, determining a receiver associated with a base station that has the determined maximum additional queue size reduction, assigning the receiver to the base station, and allocating the subcarriers to the receivers in the base stations.

Abstract: A method and system for determining whether a given electromagnetic frequency is in use includes applying a transformation to an amplitude of received samples, adjusting the transformed samples by a constant based on a minimum detection signal-to-noise ratio; combining the adjusted samples to produce a test statistic; and using a processor to make a determination regarding if the frequency is in use based on the test statistic exceeded or falling below a threshold, said test statistic being based on ?q=?i=1q×L(|ri|2??), where q is the block index, ri is the ith received sample, and ? is the constant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for load sharing among multiple base stations using Network Initiated Handover (NIHO). In one embodiment, the method includes computing scores for qualified pairs of candidate mobile station and target base station for potential network initiated handover (NIHO), and selecting a pair of candidate mobile station and target base station based on the computed scores to handover the candidate mobile station of the selected pair from the serving base station to the target base station of the selected pair.

Abstract: A method and system for determining whether a given electromagnetic frequency is in use. An incoming signal is sampled and a test statistic is calculated based on the magnitude of the received samples and a predetermined constant. A determination is then made regarding whether the frequency is in use, based on whether the test statistic has exceeded a threshold.

Abstract: Fractional frequency reuse systems and methods for assigning physical resource units of an available frequency band to sectors of cells are disclosed. In particular, the systems and methods permit adaptation of frequency configuration partitions to mobile station or throughput distribution within cells while at the same time ensuring mitigation of interference between neighboring sectors of different cells.

Abstract: Methods and systems for allocating resources and modulation and coding schemes to transmit layers of a data stream are described. Embodiments provide efficient utilization of resources by collectively allocating resource slots to layers assigned a common modulation and coding scheme. Modulation and coding schemes are assigned based on a maximal utility that is modeled on the collective resource allocation.