Patents by Inventor Joey Chou

Joey Chou 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: 9918238
    Abstract: A base station operable to adapt cell coverage based on user equipment (UE) distribution information for a communications network is disclosed. The base station can determine UE distribution information for a cell formed by the base station. The UE distribution information can indicate a geographical distribution of UEs in the cell. The base station can trigger an adjustment of a coverage area of the cell formed by the base station based on the UE distribution information for the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATION
    Inventor: Joey Chou
  • Patent number: 9912558
    Abstract: Examples may include techniques for monitoring virtual network functions or network functions virtualization infrastructure. Examples include receiving performance measurement data from virtualized network functions arranged to support a network service or from network functions virtualization infrastructure composed to support the virtualized network functions. In some examples, corrective actions such as virtualized network function lifecycle management operations are initiated based on the received performance measurement data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Joey Chou, Muthaiah Venkatachalam
  • Publication number: 20180063741
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe apparatuses and methods for mobility management entity (MME) overload or underload mitigation using an MME virtual network function (VNF). Various embodiments may include one or more processors to execute instructions to process a notification from a virtual network function manager (VNFM) to determine instantiation of a MME as a VNF, add the MME to an MME pool, and assign a value to an application parameter of the MME VNF. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Joey Chou, Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde, Muthaiah Venkatachalam
  • Publication number: 20180007572
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and techniques for coverage adjustment in evolved universal terrain radio access networks (E-UTRANs) are described. In some embodiments, a network management (NM) apparatus may receive data representative of first and second radio link failure (RLF) reports including information related to respective disconnections of first and second user equipment (UEs) from an E-UTRAN. The NM apparatus may identify a hole in a coverage area of the E-UTRAN based at least in part on the first and second RLF reports, and may perform an automated coverage and capacity optimization (CCO) action to reconfigure cell resources of the E-UTRAN based on the identified hole. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Joey Chou, Jorge Mena
  • Patent number: 9820260
    Abstract: Embodiments use the principles of self-organizing networks to allocate resources to allow spectrum owners to share spectrum with wireless carriers according to defined license conditions. A spectrum licensee holds the licensing conditions of the spectrum licensed by the spectrum owners. This licensed spectrum is referred to as secondary spectrum. A self-organizing network server requests access to secondary spectrum. The spectrum licensee grants access to the secondary spectrum along with the licensing conditions for access. The self-organizing network server monitors the conditions associated with the license and/or delegates the responsibility for monitoring conditions associated with the license to others. When the license conditions are met, enhanced Node B systems may begin using the secondary spectrum according to the license conditions. When the license conditions are no longer met, enhanced Node B systems discontinue use of the secondary spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Joey Chou, Muthaiah Venkatachalam
  • Patent number: 9807743
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides an IRP manager configured to query at least one eNB to determine physical layer cell identification and/or LTE band information associated with one or more cell coverage areas associated with the at least one eNB and determine an optimal physical layer cell identification and LTE band for at least one cell associated with the at least one eNB. The optimal physical layer cell identification and/or LTE band may be based on, for example, network topology statistics (e.g., current cell coverage area, etc.), traffic load, etc. The optimal physical layer cell identification and/or LTE band information may be utilized by at least one UE within a coverage area of a WLAN AP to provide cell connection in the event the at least one UE falls outside the coverage area of a WLAN AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joey Chou, Adrian P. Stephens
  • Patent number: 9794809
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and techniques for coverage adjustment in evolved universal terrain radio access networks (E-UTRANs) are described. In some embodiments, a network management (NM) apparatus may receive data representative of first and second radio link failure (RLF) reports including information related to respective disconnections of first and second user equipment (UEs) from an E-UTRAN. The NM apparatus may identify a hole in a coverage area of the E-UTRAN based at least in part on the first and second RLF reports, and may perform an automated coverage and capacity optimization (CCO) action to reconfigure cell resources of the E-UTRAN based on the identified hole. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Joey Chou, Jorge Mena
  • Publication number: 20170280334
    Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides devices, systems and methods for improved coverage estimation of wireless cellular networks through User Equipment (UE) idle mode measurement and reporting. A UE may include a signal measurement module to measure a reference signal received power (RSRP) of a serving cell of the UE, the UE in an idle mode, and to determine if the RSRP is below a threshold value. The UE may also include a cell search and selection module to search for a neighbor cell in response to determining that the RSRP is below the threshold value, and to camp on the neighbor cell if the search succeeds. The UE may further include a data logging module to log information associated with the neighbor cell, if the neighbor cell search succeeds and to log information associated with the serving cell, if the neighbor cell search fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Joey CHOU
  • Patent number: 9775081
    Abstract: A technology for a user equipment (UE) that is operable to connect to a third generation partnership project (3GPP) long term evolution (LTE) cell in a cellular network. Logged minimization of drive test (MDT) measurements can be recorded at the UE at a selected rate when the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) idle mode in a first LTE cell in a cellular network. A change in a UE state of the RRC idle mode can be identified. The Logged MDT measurements can stop being recorded at the UE when the UE state changes from a camped normally UE state to another UE state of the RRC idle mode. The Logged MDT measurements can resume being recorded when the UE state changes to the camped normally UE state of the RRC idle mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Joey Chou, Ana Lucia Pinheiro
  • Patent number: 9769694
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe apparatuses and methods for mobility management entity (MME) overload or underload mitigation using an MME virtual network function (VNF). Various embodiments may include one or more processors to execute instructions to process a notification from a virtual network function manager (VNFM) to determine instantiation of a MME as a VNF, add the MME to an MME pool, and assign a value to an application parameter of the MME VNF. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Joey Chou, Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde, Muthaiah Venkatachalam
  • Publication number: 20170257783
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to a communication between an element manager and a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point (AP). The WLAN AP may be configured with one or more counters. The one or more counters may measure events, such as data transmission and/or reception at the WLAN AP or a carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) procedure by the WLAN AP. The element manager may be configured to read one or more of these counters and compute one or more values based on the values read from the one or more counters. The element manager may be configured to communicate the one or more computed values to a network manager. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventor: Joey Chou
  • Publication number: 20170223554
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and techniques for identifying coverage holes in a radio access technology (RAT) are described. In some embodiments, a network management (NM) apparatus may receive a first report, including one or more measurements taken by a first user equipment (UE), in response to an event related to a handover of the first UE between a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT different from the first RAT. The NM apparatus may receive a second report including one or more measurements taken by a second UE in response to an event related to a handover of the second UE between the first RAT and a third RAT different from the first RAT. The NM apparatus may identify a hole in a coverage area of the first RAT based at least in part on the first and second reports. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Joey Chou, Jorge Mena
  • Patent number: 9716559
    Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides devices, systems and methods for improved coverage estimation of wireless cellular networks through User Equipment (UE) idle mode measurement and reporting. A UE may include a signal measurement module to measure a reference signal received power (RSRP) of a serving cell of the UE, the UE in an idle mode, and to determine if the RSRP is below a threshold value. The UE may also include a cell search and selection module to search for a neighbor cell in response to determining that the RSRP is below the threshold value, and to camp on the neighbor cell if the search succeeds. The UE may further include a data logging module to log information associated with the neighbor cell, if the neighbor cell search succeeds and to log information associated with the serving cell, if the neighbor cell search fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Joey Chou
  • Patent number: 9706522
    Abstract: Technology for communicating access point (AP) information for traffic offloading is disclosed. A request may be received, at a wireless local area network (WLAN) domain manager (DM) from an evolved node B (eNB), for access point (AP) information about one or more WLAN access points (APs) for traffic offloading. The access point (AP) information may be obtained for the one or more WLAN APs, at the WLAN DM, based on at least in part operations and management (OAM) reports from the one or more WLAN APs containing the AP information. The AP information may be communicated, from the WLAN DM to the eNB via a network manager (NM), about the one or more WLAN APs to enable traffic offloading from the eNB to at least one of the WLAN APs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL IP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kamran Etemad, Joey Chou, Alexander Sirotkin
  • Patent number: 9699669
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to a communication between an element manager and a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point (AP). The WLAN AP may be configured with one or more counters. The one or more counters may measure events, such as data transmission and/or reception at the WLAN AP or a carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) procedure by the WLAN AP. The element manager may be configured to read one or more of these counters and compute one or more values based on the values read from the one or more counters. The element manager may be configured to communicate the one or more computed values to a network manager. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventor: Joey Chou
  • Patent number: 9699081
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described related to generating and using a user equipment (UE) location distribution in a wireless communication network. In embodiments, an evolved Node B (eNB) may determine an angle of arrival (AoA) and a timing advance (Tadv) for individual UEs of a plurality of UEs that are in a connected mode with the eNB. The eNB may assign the individual UEs to one of a plurality of bins to generate a UE location distribution. Individual bins of the plurality of bins may correspond to a range of values for the AoA and a range of values for the Tadv to indicate a physical location of the corresponding UEs. The eNB may transmit the UE location distribution to a network management entity, which may adjust one or more parameters of the eNB, based on the UE location distribution, using a capacity and coverage optimization (CCO) function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventor: Joey Chou
  • Publication number: 20170150399
    Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, virtualized network function resources may be managed in a network. Performance measurements may be received for at least one mobility management entity (MME) in an MME pool, or for other network elements. If at least one of the performance measurements exceeds at least one predetermined threshold, instantiation of a new mobility management entity virtual network function (MME VNF) may be requested, and the MME VNF may be instantiated in response to the request. One or more user equipment (UE) devices managed by the MME pool may be connected to the added MME VNF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Meghashree Dattatri Kedalagudde, Joey Chou, Muthaiah Venkatachalam
  • Patent number: 9660710
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems and techniques for identifying coverage holes in a radio access technology (RAT) are described. In some embodiments, a network management (NM) apparatus may receive a first report, including one or more measurements taken by a first user equipment (UE), in response to an event related to a handover of the first UE between a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT different from the first RAT. The NM apparatus may receive a second report including one or more measurements taken by a second UE in response to an event related to a handover of the second UE between the first RAT and a third RAT different from the first RAT. The NM apparatus may identify a hole in a coverage area of the first RAT based at least in part on the first and second reports. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Joey Chou, Jorge Mena
  • Publication number: 20170111764
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are described related to generating and using a user equipment (UE) location distribution in a wireless communication network. In embodiments, an evolved Node B (eNB) may determine an angle of arrival (AoA) and a timing advance (Tadv) for individual UEs of a plurality of UEs that are in a connected mode with the eNB. The eNB may assign the individual UEs to one of a plurality of bins to generate a UE location distribution. Individual bins of the plurality of bins may correspond to a range of values for the AoA and a range of values for the Tadv to indicate a physical location of the corresponding UEs. The eNB may transmit the UE location distribution to a network management entity, which may adjust one or more parameters of the eNB, based on the UE location distribution, using a capacity and coverage optimization (CCO) function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventor: Joey Chou
  • Publication number: 20170111830
    Abstract: A technology for a user equipment (UE) that is operable to connect to a third generation partnership project (3GPP) long term evolution (LTE) cell in a cellular network. Logged minimization of drive test (MDT) measurements can be recorded at the UE at a selected rate when the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC) idle mode in a first LTE cell in a cellular network. A change in a UE state of the RRC idle mode can be identified. The Logged MDT measurements can stop being recorded at the UE when the UE state changes from a camped normally UE state to another UE state of the RRC idle mode. The Logged MDT measurements can resume being recorded when the UE state changes to the camped normally UE state of the RRC idle mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas Schmidt, Joey Chou, Ana Lucia Pinheiro