Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for classifying devices in a wireless network includes discovering, by a managing device, devices in the wireless network in accordance with discovery parameters. The discovery parameters include a parameter indicative of an IP address range. The method also includes retrieving, by the managing device, classification parameters from the devices. The method further includes comparing, by the managing device, the classification parameters with classification rules. The method further includes storing a device profile for each of the devices with classification parameters satisfying the classification rules.

Abstract: For routing information in a network across firewalls, virtual sessions between two remote nodes are implemented by means of multiple point-to-point sessions between pairs of adjacent nodes connected through a tunnel crossing the corresponding firewall. Each node stores a routing table that is used to pass the information to be provided to a desired target node to the correct adjacent node. A peer-to-peer communication scheme is supported for allowing each pair of nodes to exchange information. For this purpose, a specific algorithm is proposed for propagating the routing information dynamically among the nodes of the network, with rules that prevent the generation of any propagation cycle.

Abstract: A network device identification process and system where a centralized global master is coupled to multiple local masters that locally retain a portion of the data from the global master, and that coordinate the dynamic performance of discovery and identification processes within the domains assigned to those local masters. The processes identify and validate devices on the network.

Abstract: The present system includes a system, method and device for inferring connectivity between unconnected network segments. In operation, unconnected network segments are identified. Configuration data related to the unconnected network segments may be examined to facilitate inferring configuration data for an external network connected between the unconnected network segments. The inferred configuration data may be rendered, such as exported or visualized. The inferred configuration data may be related to a communication protocol and/or may be related to network bandwidth. The examined configuration data may be captured directly from one or more of the unconnected network segments and/or may be retrieved from a configuration data file, such as a network configuration model.

Abstract: A communication network apparatus and method for routing communication signals from a source device to a receiving device. The apparatus performs only local processing on communication signals to thereby increase the speed of processing the signals. A plurality of the processing nodes are combined into a plurality of sub-networks that comprise the network apparatus. Each processing node of a sub-network need only process address information pertaining to the node's current layer, one layer above it, if any, and one layer below it, if any. Additionally, each processing node has associated communication signal frequencies/wavelengths that identify the processing node as the intended recipient of the communication signal.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus of managing a communication system, wherein a decision regarding a level of activity at a first end is made based at least in part on the level of activity at the second end. In one embodiment, the energy level of a first-end audio signal is measured. The first end is declared voice-active if the first-end energy level is greater than or equal to a first threshold value. The first end is declared voice-inactive if the first-end energy level is less than the first threshold value. To determine the value of the first threshold value, the energy level of a second-end audio signal is measured. If the second-end energy level is greater than or equal to a second threshold value, the second end is declared voice-active, in which case the first threshold is maintained at a relatively high level. If the second-end energy level is less than the second threshold value, the second end is declared voice-inactive, in which case the first threshold is maintained at a relatively lower level.

Abstract: An Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-based communication system comprising multiple access networks, wherein each access network of the multiple access networks implements a different transport protocol than the other access networks of the multiple access networks, includes an application plane Quality of Service (QoS) policy server that, with the support of a Quality of Service (QoS) Agent, coordinates and manages QoS policies across the multiple transport networks, thereby providing for centrally consistently managed QoS policies, which policy management is transport control plane and network topology agnostic.

Abstract: A system for selecting an access point for a wireless device on a wireless network including a first wireless router in communication with the wireless device for transmitting and receiving RF signals between said first wireless router and the wireless device; a second wireless router in communication with the wireless device for transmitting and receiving RF signals between the first wireless router and the wireless device; a packet network switch in communication with the first and second wireless routers for routing the data packets between the first and second wireless routers and the packet network switch; and a network management device in communication with the packet network switch for instructing the packet network switch to route the data packets to one of the first and second wireless routers based on the network performance information to provide an access point for the wireless device.

Abstract: A system for managing radio frequency windows including a wireless router in communication with the wireless device for transmitting and receiving RF signals between the wireless router and the wireless device, the wireless router configured to determine network performance information of the wireless network; concatenate the network performance information into data packets; a packet network switch in communication with the wireless router for communicating the data packets between the wireless router and the packet network switch; and a network management device in communication with the packet network switch for instructing wireless router to adjust RF modulation between the wireless router and the wireless device based on the network performance information to optimize the network performance to the wireless device. A method for managing radio frequency windows is also included.

Abstract: An information apparatus with access to content is managed by establishing a communication channel between the information apparatus and an output device and receiving over the communication channel an output device profile associated with the output device. The information apparatus obtains one or more image attributes associated with the output device and conforms at least part of the content into one or more output images with the image attributes. The information apparatus generates an output data that includes the output images and is associated with the output device, and delivers the output data to the output device for rendering.

Abstract: A method of communicating over a wideband communication channel divided into a plurality of sub-channels comprises dividing a single serial message intended for one of the plurality of communication devices into a plurality of parallel messages, encoding each of the plurality of parallel messages onto at least some of the plurality of sub-channels, and transmitting the encoded plurality of parallel messages to the communication device over the wideband communication channel. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for battery level based configuration of a mobile station by a base station. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Method, frame definitions (300 400 500 700 800 1000 1200 1300 1400) and system for transmission of an aggregation of packets which includes a plurality of Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Units (MPDUs) or PLCP (Physical Layer Convergence Protocol) Protocol Data Units (PPDUs) intended for one or several receivers and transmitted at one or several different Physical (PHY) rates. In some aspects of the invention, a pre-amble, rsp. mid-amble (415.i 515.i 715.i 815.i 1015.i 1215.i 1315.i) is transmitted in-between each or between multiples of MPDUs or PPDUs allowing receiver devices to go into sleep mode and wake-up during the aggregate or packet burst. Furthermore, information is transmitted at the beginning of the aggregate/packet burst, which allows devices to deduce the position of MPDUs/PPDUs or multiples of MPDUs/PPDUs in the aggregate. MPDUs or PPDUs are grouped in order to enable efficient sleep times of the receiving devices.

Abstract: In accordance with a method for increasing the capacity of a channel in a communications system, characteristics of a channel may be evaluated. The channel may include a plurality of slots, and the slots may have a slot format among a set of slot formats. A slot format among the set of slot formats may be selected. The selection may be based on the evaluated characteristics of the channel. Selecting the slot format may include selecting the position of a signal within each of the plurality of slots. The position of the signal may be different for each of the slot formats. The signal may be transmitted in each of the plurality of slots over the channel.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for filtering a broadcast message in a wireless network access equipment is discussed. The method includes searching for a registered communication terminal that should respond to a received broadcast message; checking whether the received broadcast message forwarding to the searched communication terminal requires a response; and transmitting a response instead to the communication terminal when the received broadcast message requires a response.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus and a system for data transmission, the method comprises: reusing, when the hop number of a branch in a radio communication network is greater than a predetermined hop number, resources of the predetermined hop number on links with different hop numbers in the radio communication network. The method, apparatus and system provided by the embodiments of the present invention may guarantee the real time traffic transmission of a forwarding network, improve the spectrum efficiency of the forwarding network and assure the dynamic expansion of the forwarding network.

Abstract: To improve the channel capacity of an entire communication system in accordance with transmission quality of the channels of each node. A relay node has: a receiving section that receives a received signal from a source node; a channel estimation section that measures SNR of a backward channel between the source node and the relay node, and SNR of a forward channel between the relay node and a destination node; a relay selecting section that selects, from among a QR-P-ZF method, a QR-P-QR method and a ZF-P-QR method, a relay method of the relay node in accordance with the ratio between the SNRs of the backward and forward channels; a relay signal processing section that multiplies the received signal by a transmission weight matrix corresponding to the selected relay method, and thereby converts the received signal to a relay signal; and a transmitting section that transmits the relay signal to the destination node.

Abstract: A system and method for packing data over User Packets and packing the User Packets over DVB-S2 Frames, using the DVB-S2-ACM satellite transmission standard.

Abstract: A technique for adjusting or modifying content delivery to devices is provided, thereby offering a degree of power consumption control in such devices. The device can determine a need to modify power consumption, either in response to an input or via detection of an unfavorable power supply condition. In response, the device sends a request to an infrastructure for at least one reduced rate data stream. Because the at least one reduced rate data stream requires less processing power when undergoing decoding operations, the device subsequently consumes less power. In one embodiment of the present invention, the determination of the unfavorable power supply condition may be based on a configurable power condition profile. Furthermore, subsequent to receiving the at least one reduced rate data stream, the device may provide a request to the infrastructure for at least one increased rate data stream.

Abstract: The present invention includes a time-division-multiple-access (TDMA) communication system having a base station and at least one mobile station, each transmitting and receiving an analog radio-frequency signal carrying digitally coded speech. The speech is encoded using a vocoder which samples a voice signal at variable encoding rates. During periods when the radio-frequency channel is experiencing high levels of channel interference, the encoded voice channel having a lower encoding rate is chosen. This low-rate encoded voice is combined with the high degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission. When the radio-frequency channel is experiencing low levels of channel interference, less channel coding is necessary and the vocoder having a higher encoding rate is used. The high-rate encoded voice is combined with the lower degree of channel coding necessary to ensure reliable transmission.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for selectably releasing radio resources allocated to a UE, or other mobile node, that is capable of operating pursuant to multiple, concurrent packet services. A radio resource release indication is generated and sent by the UE when radio resources for a selected packet service are no longer required. Radio resources are thereby releasable upon an individual-service basis.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method and a device for setting up the transfer of a multimedia content in a cell of a wireless cellular telecommunication network constituted of plural cells, the cells being neighbour of at least one other cell, each cell being managed by a base station. A first base station which manages a first cell receives from a second base station which manages a second cell which is neighbor of the first cell managed by the first base station, a message notifying that the second base station transfers the multimedia content in the second cell, the message comprising at least information identifying the multimedia content. The first base station obtains the multimedia content from the wireless cellular telecommunication network and transfers the multimedia content in the first cell.

Abstract: A method of measuring frequency interference between adjacent cell sites in a wireless telecommunications system. The method includes selecting a frequency in a cell site to be used as a beacon frequency. The method also includes activating the beacon frequency in the cell site and recording, at a telecommunications switch, a signal strength of the beacon frequency as measured by a first wireless device operating in the cell site and a signal strength of the beacon frequency as measured by a second wireless device operating in another cell site. The method further includes determining the frequency interference between the cell site and the other cell site based on the signal strengths.

Abstract: A wireless communication system which transmits and receives a signal by using a plurality of wireless apparatuses, comprising: a first wireless apparatus group having a plurality of transmitting apparatuses, each transmitting a wireless signal based on a first control signal, said first wireless apparatus group forming a first ad-hoc network between said transmitting apparatuses; and a second wireless apparatus group having a plurality of destination apparatuses, each receiving the wireless signal transmitted from said first wireless apparatus group, said second wireless apparatus group transmitting and receiving the wireless signal received by said destination apparatuses based on a second control signal, and said second wireless apparatus group forming a second ad-hoc network between said destination apparatuses different from said first ad-hoc network.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for managing channels in a wireless network includes retrieving device parameters from a wireless network device communicating on a channel in the wireless network. The device parameters include a parameter indicative of a location of the wireless network device and a parameter indicative of the channel of the wireless network device. The channel is associated with a data transmission frequency. The method also includes generating a list of available channels for the wireless network device by determining a channel pattern in the wireless network. The method further includes specifying the channel on which the wireless network device should communicate based on the generated list of available channels to reduce channel interference to the wireless network device.

Abstract: A method to provide timely and accurate control channel information to an Access Network is disclosed to facilitate power control and data packet transmission. Upon receiving a packet error from the Access Network, an Access Terminal transmits a Packet-Error-Triggered (PET) control channel information to the Access Network. The PET control channel information may contain the same type of information as those contained in the regular periodical control channel information. Alternatively, the PET control channel information may contain a different type of information from those contained in the regular periodical control channel information. The PET control channel information may be transmitted using channel gain higher than that used for the regular periodical control channel information to improve its reliability at the Access Network receiver. The PET control channel information can also be utilized to improve the performance of decoding the Reverse Acknowledgement Channel (R-ACKCH).

Abstract: A reference signal of a user equipment to which a resource (LB#1) is allocated for a L1/L2 control signal, is allocated a resource (SB#1) that is closer on the time axis to the resource (LB#1), which the L1/L2 control signal is allocated, within the same frequency band as the L1/L2 control signal. A reference signal for CQI estimation, independent of a data signal and a L1/L2 control signal, is allocated a resource with which at least one of a reference signal for demodulation of a data signal and a reference signal for demodulation of a L1/L2 control signal is not transmitted at the same timing within the transmission band. The types of bandwidths of the reference signals multiplexed in a same short block within a same band are reduced, whereby restrictions as to the number of reference signal sequences that can be secured are diminished.

Abstract: Techniques for monitoring grant channels in a wireless communication network are described. In one design, a user equipment (UE) determines whether a monitoring condition is satisfied, monitors at least one grant channel for grants of radio resources if the monitoring condition is satisfied, and stops monitoring the at least one grant channel if the monitoring condition is not satisfied. The UE may determine that the monitoring condition is satisfied after sending scheduling information indicating that there is data to send, if there is an outstanding grant of radio resources, if a grant of radio resources is expected, if there is at least one scheduled flow and a data buffer for the scheduled flow(s) is not empty, if there is an outstanding grant of radio resources and data transmission has been sent using this grant of radio resources, if there is at least one other control channel to monitor, etc.

Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting data in a wireless access communication system includes a rate request code selector for selecting a corresponding rate request code from among rate request codes predefined according to a traffic rate, and a transmitter for transmitting the selected rate request code to a Base Station (BS). The apparatus receives an uplink Media Access Protocol (MAP) from the BS, acquires uplink resource allocation amount information from the uplink MAP, selects a corresponding rate request code from among rate request codes predefined according to a traffic rate considering the uplink resource allocation amount information and a size of transmission data, and transmits uplink data including the selected rate request code to the BS.

Abstract: A method of enabling a mobile station (MS) to request radio resources for uplink packet transmission is provided. The method includes starting a supervision timer at the beginning of a packet access procedure, the packet access procedure initiated by scheduling the sending of a packet channel request message and performing cell re-selection when the supervision timer expires, wherein the supervision timer is stopped when any message is received from a network in response to the packet channel request message or after M+1 (M?0) attempts to send the packet channel request message.

Abstract: A mobile broadband wireless system including at least two pairs of nodes arranged in a cluster, each pair coupled to form a link for wireless communication; each node including: an RF transceiver with associated modem; an antenna array arrangement, each antenna having a beam pattern selected to improve quality of transmission, coupled to the modem and arranged for multiple concurrent transmissions; a controller for controlling the transceiver, modem and antenna array arrangement for providing point to point communication; the controller including means for allocating MIMO streams and modulation to different antennas in the antenna array arrangement; and at least one interference mitigation mechanism implemented by the controller to minimize interference within the cluster during multiple concurrent transmissions, and a method of wireless communication.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mode switching method for a multi-mode multiband mobile communication terminal in a multi-access communication network, which is capable of effectively providing handoff to the user mobile communication terminal in heterogeneous communication networks. The method includes the first step of calculating the link quality of a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN); the second step of comparing the link quality with a first reference value; the third step of measuring a signal from the portable Internet having coverage wider than that of the current communication network if it is determined that the link quality of the WLAN is lower than the first reference value; the fourth step of calculating the link quality of the portable Internet; and the fifth step of switching the mode of the mobile communication terminal to perform handoff to the portable Internet if it is determined that the link quality of the portable Internet is higher than a second reference value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a handover method in a wireless portable Internet system. When a mobile subscriber station is in a drop state, a ranging request message including an identifier of a previous base station and a string generated by encoding the ranging request message using an authentication key of the previous base station is sent to a target base station. The target base station requests the previous base station to execute handover of the mobile subscriber station using the identifier of the previous base station included in the ranging request message. The previous base station carries out message authentication using the encoded string received from the target base station, and when the authentication is successful, transmits information about the mobile subscriber station that is required for handover to the target base station. Accordingly, a ceaseless service session can be provided even in the drop state.

Abstract: A system (100), mobile device (102), and method (300) for network handoff of a mobile device in a multi-mode system is provided. The mobile device can include a first transceiver (210) and a second transceiver (220) for providing multi-mode communication. The method can include identifying (310) a first network load on a first network, identifying (320) a second network load on a second network, and switching (330) over from the first network to the second network if the first network load is greater than the second network load to balance a network load. The first network and the second network do not operate using the same modulation protocol.

Abstract: Method and system for resource allocation in a wireless communication network. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method for providing allocation of resources in a wireless communication network. The method includes providing network access to a wireless device by a first access network. The method includes sending a handover request from the first access network to a plurality of candidate target networks at a first time. The plurality of target networks includes at least a second access network and a third access network. The method includes providing at least a timer that is associated with the first time and a second time. The method includes a step for causing an allocation for network resources by the plurality of the candidate target networks in response to the handover request. Moreover, the method includes a step for selecting the second access network as a selected target network.

Abstract: A mobile communication system in which a plurality of base stations and a plurality of core network nodes are distributed in a plurality of areas, wherein a source base station or a mobile station in a handover procedure of the mobile station transmits information for selecting a core network node to a target base station.

Abstract: A method is provided wherein communication channel conditions are communicated between a relay station and a mobile station to a base station, comprising: transmitting from the mobile station to the relay station information indicating the communication channel conditions between the relay station and the mobile station, such information including pilots with the uplink data message from the relay station to the base station, dedicated ranging codes from the relay station to the base station or contention-based initial ranging codes from the relay station to the base station; instructing, when either the dedicated ranging codes or contention-based initial ranging codes, the relay station by the base station of the dedicated ranging or contention-based initial ranging method used and having a relay station monitored the ranging method; processing the information received by the relay station in the relay station into a channel condition report; and transmitting from the relay station to the base station the ch

Abstract: A packet filtering apparatus for filtering a packet transmitted from a mobile node to a correspondent node in a network system using Mobile Internet Protocol (IP). The packet filtering apparatus includes a next header reader for reading a next header of the received packet to determine whether it is a mobility header, a mobility header type reader for reading a mobility header type when the next header is the mobility header, a mobility option reader for reading a mobility option added by the mobile node, and a packet rule applier for determining whether a home address included in the mobility option read by the mobility option reader is identical to a source address stored in a packet filter rule, and determining whether to pass the packet according to the determination result.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are presented herein for allowing a keyless access terminal (AT) to access a packet serving data node (PSDN) over a service network stream without deactivating the authentication functions of the authentication network stream.

Abstract: A method of configuring values of cell re-selection parameters for cell re-selection from a serving cell to a neighboring cell in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving from a network a first message via a first control channel, wherein the first message includes values of a first group of cell selection parameters, assigning pre-stored values of the cell selection parameters for the serving cell to values of a second group of the cell selection parameters, if the first message does not include the values of the second group of the cell selection parameters, and calculating the values of the cell re-selection parameters using the values of the first and the second groups of the cell selection parameters.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for acquiring MBMS access information comprising: in a modification period, upon receiving an MBMS access information message transmitted from a network a UE initiating a corresponding procedure according to its state; if completing the corresponding procedure successfully, the UE stopping receiving a further MBMS access information messages; if not completing the corresponding procedure successfully the UE continuing acquiring further MBMS access information messages. The method facilitates the UE to automatically control MBMS access information acquiring procedure, and further reduces energy consumption of the UE to the maximum extent.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments of this invention include apparatus, methods and computer program products that provide a signaling scheme that enables the execution of an uplink gating feature. In one non-limiting, exemplary embodiment, the signaling scheme is an Iub/Iur signaling scheme and the uplink gating feature is an uplink dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH) gating feature, for example, as may be utilized within a wideband code divisional multiple access (WCDMA) communication network. In one non-limiting, exemplary embodiment, a method includes: sending a first message from a base station towards a network element in a communications network, wherein the first message includes a first parameter that is indicative of a capability for supporting uplink gating in a cell under the base station; and sending a second message from the network element towards the base station, wherein the second message includes an instruction for uplink gating in the cell.

Abstract: A wireless hybrid time division multiple access/code division multiple access (TDMA/CDMA) user equipment (UE) includes a signaling receiver and a data detection device in communication with the signaling receiver. The signaling receiver is configured to receive and recover signaled information of code and timeslot assignments of the UE to support an RF communication. The data detection device is configured to recover from the signaling information an identifier of a plurality of assigned timeslots and an indication of a first and last code of a set of consecutive codes. The last code is identified by an identifier associated with the last code, and the same set of consecutive codes are assigned to each of the plurality of assigned timeslots.

Abstract: ABSTRACT The invention relates to a process for the operation of a data link between a base station and one or several mobile stations. According to said process data packets are transmitted between the base station and the mobile stations within transmission phases. The start of each transmission phase is indicated each time through emission of a start signal, and the transmission interface between the base station and the mobile stations for the transmission phase in question is managed by the base station. The data packets are formed with the data of a data stream and a received data stream is formed with the received data packets. The start and the end of each data packet forming operation is each time triggered by the start signals.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for managing devices in a wireless network includes defining, by a managing device, assignment rules for geographic areas in the wireless network. The method also includes retrieving, by the managing device, device parameters from a device, the device located in a selected geographic area. The method further includes determining, by the managing device, the selected geographic area of the device by comparing the device parameters with the assignment rules. The method further includes displaying, by the managing device, the device in the selected geographic area.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for load balancing traffic in a wireless network includes identifying a respective operational parameter from wireless network devices in the wireless network. The respective operational parameter indicates a number of endpoint associations for the wireless network devices. The method also includes detecting a wireless network device with a particular number of endpoint associations by examining each of the respective operational parameters. The method further includes, in response to the detected wireless network device, configuring the wireless network device to limit the number of endpoint associations to a number less than the particular number.

Abstract: Mobile nodes without connectivity to a wireless network form mobile ad hoc networks with mobile nodes with connectivity to the wireless network. The moving directions for the mobile nodes are determined. If the mobile nodes are traveling in substantially the same direction the ad hoc network is formed. The mobile nodes then exchange capabilities. If a mobile node without connectivity to a particular network determines that another mobile node in the ad hoc network is connected to the network, the mobile node without connectivity can tunnel data to the network through the other mobile node.

Abstract: A mobile node or mobile device connects to a wireless network including at least one other mobile node that can connect to a plurality of other wireless networks. A target wireless network is selected with which to exchange data. It is determined whether or not the at least one mobile node is connected to the target wireless network. The at least one other mobile node is employed to exchange data with the target wireless network if the at least one mobile node is connected to the target wireless network.

Abstract: A method in a wireless communication terminal (103) including receiving a plurality of sub-frames having time-frequency resource elements and resource allocation fields associated with a corresponding sub-frame, wherein the resource allocation fields indicate a resource assignment. In another embodiment, terminal receives a radio frame comprising a plurality of sub-frames and a frequency diverse allocation field indicating frequency diverse resource allocations in multiple sub-frames of the radio frame.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method provide database management within a wireless communication system by maintaining a database within wireless communication devices transmitting changes using wireless messages. An initiating slave wireless communication device, maintaining a first data version of a database, transmits a database modification request message to a master wireless communication device maintaining a second data version of the database. After modifying the second data version of the database in accordance with the database modification request message, the master wireless communication device transmits a database modification instruction to any number of non-initiating slave wireless communication devices to modify other data versions of the database maintained at the respective non-initiating slave wireless device. As a result, the multiple data versions are synchronized to maintain a database within the wireless communication system.