Patents by Inventor Pekka Larmala

Pekka Larmala 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: 7295845
    Abstract: In a method for the set-up of a connection in a communication network, the set-up is initiated with an initial message (12) from an originating control node (ON) to a terminating control node (TN) of the connection and the establishment of a bearer for the connection is initiated according to a reply to the initial message (12). A control timer (CT) is started according to the initial message (12) and an expiry of the control timer (CT) before an indication of the bearer establishment triggers a release for the connection. In the method, after receiving the initial message (12) at the terminating control node (TN), a paging (13) a user equipment (UE?) for the connection and starting a first timer (FT) according to the paging (13) initiation is performed, the expiry value of the first timer (FT) being set lower than the expiry value of the control timer (CT).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Pekka Larmala, Leena Mattila, Timo Suihko
  • Publication number: 20050036517
    Abstract: In a method for the set-up of a connection in a communication network, the set-up is initiated with an initial message (12) from an originating control node (ON) to a terminating control node (TN) of the connection and the establishment of a bearer for the connection is initiated according to a reply to the initial message (12). A control timer (CT) is started according to the initial message (12) and an expiry of the control timer (CT) before an indication of the bearer establishment triggers a release for the connection. In the method, after receiving the initial message (12) at the terminating control node (TN), a paging (13) a user equipment (UE) for the connection and starting a first timer (FT) according to the paging (13) initiation is performed, the expiry value of the first timer (FT) being set lower than the expiry value of the control timer (CT).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2001
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Pekka Larmala, Leena Mattila, Timo Suihko