Abstract: Techniques for enabling a communication device to determine a geographic location, corresponding to its own geographic location, by computing a polygon-shaped geographical region that surrounds the geographic location of the communication device are disclosed. To compute the polygon-shaped geographical region, a processor at the communication device selects a set of location information corresponding to received geographical coordinates of multiple location-enabled devices. The polygon-shaped geographical region is determined such that each of the plurality of location-enabled devices is located along a perimeter of the polygon-shaped geographical region and such that the communication device is located within the polygon-shaped geographical region.

Abstract: Transmit power determination in a wireless access point (target AP) includes regularly updating receive signal strength indicators (RSSIs) associated with APs and clients in the neighborhood of the target AP. The transmit power of the target AP is recalibrated (adjusted) with each update. Recalibration continues so long as adjustments to the transmit power continue in the same direction (either increasing or decreasing) with each update. When an adjustment reversal occurs, recalibration terminates. In a variation, a final update on the transmit power, in the reversed direction, can be made prior to terminating the recalibration.

Abstract: A server computer system comprises a communications module; a processor coupled with the communications module; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to analyze historical data transfers within one or more resource accounts to generate a data budget; receive a signal indicating a data transfer request; analyze the data transfer request and, based on the data budget, determine an affordability of the data transfer; responsive to determining that the data transfer is not affordable from one of the resource accounts, generate one or more recommendations to afford the data transfer; and send, via the communications module and to a computing device, a signal causing the computing device to display a notification that includes the one or more recommendations to afford the data transfer.

Abstract: A server computer system comprises a communications module; a processor coupled with the communications module; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to analyze historical data transfers within one or more resource accounts to generate a data budget; receive a signal indicating a data transfer request; analyze the data transfer request and, based on the data budget, determine an affordability of the data transfer; responsive to determining that the data transfer is not affordable from one of the resource accounts, generate one or more recommendations to afford the data transfer; and send, via the communications module and to a computing device, a signal causing the computing device to display a notification that includes the one or more recommendations to afford the data transfer.

Abstract: A data packet for delivery to a user equipment can be inspected. Based on the inspecting, whether to use a robust downlink delivery can be determined. Based on the determining, a robust modulation coding scheme (MCS) for the data packet can be selected. The data packet can be transmitted utilizing the selected robust MCS. At least one of the inspecting, the determining, the selecting, and the transmitting is performed using at least one processor of at least one computing system. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.

Abstract: A server computer system comprises a processor; a communications module coupled to the processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed, configure the processor to obtain loyalty point data associated with one or more loyalty point accounts; determine one or more applications installed on a computing device; generate, based at least on the one or more applications installed on the computing device, a recommendation for redeeming loyalty points from one or more of the loyalty point accounts; and send, via the communications module and to the computing device, a signal causing the computing device to display a selectable affordance to accept the recommendation.

Abstract: A server computer system comprises a communications module; a processor coupled with the communications module; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to analyze historical data transfers within one or more resource accounts to generate a data budget; receive a signal indicating a data transfer request; analyze the data transfer request and, based on the data budget, determine an affordability of the data transfer; responsive to determining that the data transfer is not affordable from one of the resource accounts, generate one or more recommendations to afford the data transfer; and send, via the communications module and to a computing device, a signal causing the computing device to display a notification that includes the one or more recommendations to afford the data transfer.

Abstract: A data packet for delivery to a user equipment can be inspected. Based on the inspecting, whether to use a robust downlink delivery can be determined. Based on the determining, a robust modulation coding scheme (MCS) for the data packet can be selected. The data packet can be transmitted utilizing the selected robust MCS. At least one of the inspecting, the determining, the selecting, and the transmitting is performed using at least one processor of at least one computing system. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.

Abstract: A data packet for delivery to a user equipment can be inspected. Based on the inspecting, whether to use a robust downlink delivery can be determined. Based on the determining, a robust modulation coding scheme (MCS) for the data packet can be selected. The data packet can be transmitted utilizing the selected robust MCS. At least one of the inspecting, the determining, the selecting, and the transmitting is performed using at least one processor of at least one computing system. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.

Abstract: A data packet for delivery to a user equipment can be inspected. Based on the inspecting, whether to use a robust downlink delivery can be determined. Based on the determining, a robust modulation coding scheme (MCS) for the data packet can be selected. The data packet can be transmitted utilizing the selected robust MCS. At least one of the inspecting, the determining, the selecting, and the transmitting is performed using at least one processor of at least one computing system. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.

Abstract: A data packet for delivery to a user equipment can be inspected. Based on the inspecting, whether to use a robust downlink delivery can be determined. Based on the determining, a robust modulation coding scheme (MCS) for the data packet can be selected. The data packet can be transmitted utilizing the selected robust MCS. At least one of the inspecting, the determining, the selecting, and the transmitting is performed using at least one processor of at least one computing system. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.

Abstract: A data packet for delivery to a user equipment can be inspected. Based on the inspecting, whether to use a robust downlink delivery can be determined. Based on the determining, a robust modulation coding scheme (MCS) for the data packet can be selected. The data packet can be transmitted utilizing the selected robust MCS. At least one of the inspecting, the determining, the selecting, and the transmitting is performed using at least one processor of at least one computing system. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.