Patents by Inventor Pekka Koskinen

Pekka Koskinen 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).

  • Method and apparatus for distributing load
    Patent number: 10736027
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus, comprising a receiver configured to receive a first distribution factor relating to using a first access, at least one processing core configured to determine, using a probabilistic procedure, based at least in part on the first distribution factor, whether the apparatus is to use the first access, and wherein the at least one processing core is configured to, based on a result of the determination, select an access and to cause the apparatus to use to the selected access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jussi-Pekka Koskinen, Ilkka Keskitalo, Jarkko Koskela, Jorma Kaikkonen
  • Single cell point-to-multipoint transmission
    Patent number: 10708076
    Abstract: An apparatus determines a signal to be sent dependent on at least one triggering event. The signal is determined based upon at least one of at least one rule and at least one condition. The at least one of at least one rule and at least one condition is determined dependent on input comprising at least one of apparatus type, apparatus capabilities, traffic type, service type, and connection type. The signal is transmitted by the apparatus based upon the at least one triggering event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jussi-Pekka Koskinen, Ilkka Keskitalo
  • Method and apparatus for implementing access control
    Patent number: 10694448
    Abstract: A method and apparatus may include determining at least one access control criterion for a communication device. Meeting the at least one access control criterion depends on actions of the communication device. The method may also include transmitting the at least one access control criterion to the communication device. The at least one access control criterion enables the communication device to determine whether the communication device is allowed to access a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Jussi-Pekka Koskinen, Jarkko Tuomo Koskela
  • Paging enhancement for signaling optimization
    Patent number: 10659976
    Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from optimizations, such as signaling optimizations. For example, certain wireless communication systems may benefit from paging enhancement for signaling optimization. A method can include identifying, by a network element, a procedure to be used by a user equipment as a response to a paging message. The method can also include indicating the procedure from the network element to the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Jussi-Pekka Koskinen, Ilkka Keskitalo, Jarkko T. Koskela
  • BLER measurements for MBMS
    Patent number: 10631181
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for BLER measurements. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include performing, by a user equipment, a block error rate measurement on a channel of a multicast broadcast single-frequency network; and associating a metric with the block error rate measurement, wherein the metric comprises at least one of a reliability metric or an inaccuracy metric. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jussi-Pekka Koskinen, Ilkka Keskitalo, Jorma Kaikkonen, Lars Dalsgaard, Jarkko Koskela
  • BACK-OFF TIMER FOR NETWORK REATTACHMENT
    Publication number: 20200092425
    Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from improved network signaling or attachment. A method, in certain embodiments, may include receiving at a network node an initial attachment request message from a user equipment. The method may also include issuing a back-off timer when accepting the initial attachment request from the user equipment. The back-off timer may include a duration of time in which the user equipment is not allowed to reattach to a network. In addition, the method may include receiving at the network node another attachment request message from the user equipment. Further, the method may include determining whether the duration of the back-off timer has lapsed, and rejecting the another attachment request from the user equipment when the duration of time of the back-off timer has not lapsed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Hannu Petri HIETALAHTI, Jussi-Pekka KOSKINEN, Jennifer LIU
  • CONNECTED MODE MOBILITY FOR ENHANCED COVERAGE USER EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20200092767
    Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from proper handling of mobility. In particular, connected mode mobility may be suitably addressed for enhanced coverage user equipment. A method can include determining to attempt access to a target cell in enhanced coverage mode. The method can also include sending, based on the determination, a report to a source cell of an intent to access the target cell in enhanced coverage mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jussi-Pekka KOSKINEN, Haitao LI, Benoist SEBIRE, Yanji ZHANG
  • MEASUREMENT MODE DETERMINATION FOR NARROWBAND INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICES
    Publication number: 20200092772
    Abstract: Measurement mode determination for narrowband internet of things devices There are provided measures for measurement mode determination for NB-IoT devices. Such measures exemplarily comprise receiving, by a NB-IoT device and from a serving network node (30), configuration information indicative of a measurement mode (e.g., Inband/Guard-band/Standalone) in relation to a neighbor cell, deriving said measurement mode of said neighbor cell from said configuration information, and measuring a reference signal of said neighbor cell based on said measurement mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Lars Dalsgaard, Jussi-Pekka Koskinen
  • ENHANCED RADIO LINK MONITORING FOR USER EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20200037179
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for enhanced radio link monitoring (RLM) are provided. One method may include signaling, by a network node, information to at least one user equipment. The information may include an indication of a maximum number of physical downlink control channel repetition and aggregation level(s). The indication may be independent from the physical downlink control channel repetition and aggregation level that the at least one user equipment is configured to monitor for data transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Lars DALSGAARD, Jussi-Pekka KOSKINEN, Li ZHANG, Tero HENTTONEN
  • Reporting of uplink (UL) quality of service (QoS) metrics
    Patent number: 10548041
    Abstract: In an embodiment, to reduce uplink reporting, a user equipment (UE) keeps a count of the number of uplink protocol data control packet (PDCP) service data units (SDUs) in a measurement period and a number of those uplink PDCP SDUs that either exceeded a configured delay threshold or were discarded without being sent. These numbers are processed by the UE into a single reporting metric which the UE reports to the network for example in a MDT measurement report. The network configures the delay threshold, which may be specific for a given QoS, and may also configure the measurement period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Ilkka Keskitalo, Jussi-Pekka Koskinen
  • Reporting of RRC mismatch occurrences
    Patent number: 10524153
    Abstract: A method is provided including determining, at a user equipment, whether a control state mismatch occurred between the user equipment and a wireless network, the control state mismatch corresponding to an occasion where the user equipment is operating in a different control state than is expected by the wireless network; generating, at the user equipment, a report comprising information related to at least one occurrence of a control state mismatch; and transmitting, from the user equipment, the report to the wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jussi-Pekka Koskinen, Tero Henttonen, Malgorzata Tomala
  • REJECTION OF CONNECTION RE-ESTABLISHMENT
    Publication number: 20190394824
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: transmit a request to reestablish a connection with a network node; receive an early contention resolution message in response to the request; and determine whether or not the request is rejected by the network based at least in part on the early contention resolution message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Samuli H. TURTINEN, Jussi-Pekka KOSKINEN
  • PLMN restriction for MBSFN measurement reporting
    Patent number: 10462691
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for MBSFN measurements. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include logging, at a user equipment, one or more measurements performed on one or more subframes associated with multicast broadcast mobile services; and determining, by the user equipment based on a configured rule, whether a serving network node is a public land mobile network to which the user equipment is allowed to indicate availability of the logged one or more measurements and/or report the logged one or more measurements. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Ilkka Antero Keskitalo, Jarkko Tuomo Koskela, Jussi-Pekka Koskinen
  • Method and apparatus for implementing access control
    Patent number: 10383036
    Abstract: A method and apparatus may include determining at least one access control criterion for a communication device. Meeting the at least one access control criterion depends on actions of the communication device. The method may also include transmitting the at least one access control criterion to the communication device. The at least one access control criterion enables the communication device to determine whether the communication device is allowed to access a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY
    Inventors: Jussi-Pekka Koskinen, Jarkko Tuomo Koskela
  • POWER CLASS BASED COVERAGE ENHANCEMENT LEVEL SELECTION
    Publication number: 20190174434
    Abstract: In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform receiving, by a user equipment, signaling including at least one of a plurality of reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold levels; determining, by the user equipment, a power class parameter associated with the user equipment; and selecting, based on at least the at least one of the plurality of reference signal received power threshold levels and said power class parameter, a resource set of one or more resource sets to perform a network access procedure with a communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Jussi-Pekka KOSKINEN, Jorma KAIKKONEN
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING ACCESS CONTROL
    Publication number: 20190166546
    Abstract: A method and apparatus may include determining at least one access control criterion for a communication device. Meeting the at least one access control criterion depends on actions of the communication device. The method may also include transmitting the at least one access control criterion to the communication device. The at least one access control criterion enables the communication device to determine whether the communication device is allowed to access a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Jussi-Pekka KOSKINEN, Jarkko Tuomo KOSKELA
  • Method, apparatus and computer program for handling overlapping interworking information
    Patent number: 10306541
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for interworking. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving interworking information, wherein the interworking information comprises at least one rule associated with network access; and receiving information from a network, wherein the information describes how to use the at least one rule associated with network access. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Jussi-Pekka Koskinen, Ilkka Antero Keskitalo, Sami Johannes Kekki, Jari Mutikainen
  • MME assisted system information update
    Patent number: 10299245
    Abstract: It is provided a method, including monitoring if an information on an update of a system information of a first cell is received; checking if a terminal is registered as being served by at least one cell of a group of one or more cells including the first cell; checking if the terminal becomes reachable after being asleep; requesting to page the terminal by a paging message if the information on the update is received, the terminal is served by the at least one cell of the group, and the terminal becomes reachable, wherein the paging message includes an indication on the update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
    Inventors: Ilkka Antero Keskitalo, Jussi-Pekka Koskinen
  • Handover for coverage enhancement
    Patent number: 10244450
    Abstract: A method including transmitting signals from a first base station to a second base station in a network; and during an interface setup or an interface update between the first base station and the second base station, receiving by the first base station information regarding at least one of: whether coverage enhancement (CE) is supported by the second base station, a maximum coverage enhancement (CE) level supported by the second base station, whether low-cost coverage enhancement (CE) is supported by the second base station, and coverage enhancement (CE) level criteria at the second base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Yanji Zhang, Haitao Li, Benoist Sebire, Jussi-Pekka Koskinen
  • Method and apparatus for handling carrier aggregation and related signaling
    Patent number: 10231222
    Abstract: A method and apparatus can be configured to receive, by the apparatus, a configuration for a carrier. The carrier deploys at least one cell to be used for carrier aggregation. The method can also include detecting the at least one cell. The method can also include determining that the at least one cell is a secondary cell for carrier aggregation based on the at least one cell being detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Lars Dalsgaard, Ilkka Keskitalo, Jarkko Koskela, Jorma Kaikkonen, Jussi-Pekka Koskinen