Patents Issued in April 24, 2008
  • Publication number: 20080095061
    Abstract: A method for testing connectivity of a multi-segment pseudo-wire in a packet switched network, the method comprising: (a) sending an echo request message from a first provider edge device to a second provider edge device for a first segment of the multi-segment pseudo-wire between the first provider edge device and the second provider edge device; and, (b) receiving an echo reply message from the second provider edge device in response to the echo request message, the echo reply message: confirming connectivity of the first segment; indicating whether there is a second segment in the multi-segment pseudo-wire between the second provider edge device and a third provider edge device; and, if there is a second segment, including information pertaining to the second segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: ALCATEL
    Inventors: Michael Nghia Hua, Mustapha Aissaoui, Tiberiu Grigoriu
  • Publication number: 20080095062
    Abstract: A network component for processing a packet can include a buffer configured to receive a packet, a forwarding unit configured to forward the packet received at the first buffer to a loopback port, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the packet out of the loopback port. In addition, the network component can include a loopback unit configured to loop back the packet into the loopback port, a first identification unit configured to identify an egress port, and a second transmitting unit configured to transmit the packet looped back from the loopback port out of the egress port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Laxman Shankar, Shekhar Ambe
  • Publication number: 20080095063
    Abstract: In a failure monitoring unit, a packet sending unit sends a failure monitoring packet to a card to monitor whether a failure has occurred in a communication path to the card. A failure judging unit judges whether a failure has occurred in the communication path based on any one of presence or absence of a response and content of a response from the card in response to the failure monitoring packet. A send-timing controlling unit monitors traffic volume on the communication path, and controls a frequency of sending of the failure monitoring packet based on the current traffic volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Tadashi Nakano
  • Publication number: 20080095064
    Abstract: The invention includes an apparatus and associated method for monitoring signals. The apparatus includes a port unit including a plurality of monitoring functions associated with a respective plurality of data communication channels, and a switch unit adapted for switching signals conveyed by the data communication channels, where the switch unit includes a monitoring function controller and a plurality of monitoring function images associated with the respective monitoring functions. The monitoring function images are adapted for conveying configuration information from the monitoring function controller to the respective monitoring functions and conveying status information from the respective monitoring functions to the monitoring function controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Angel Molina, Stefan Baum, Klaus Fritschi
  • Publication number: 20080095065
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting new connection rates for network traffic that employs a set of tables and a hash function. Information identifying a connection is hashed to a hash value using the hash function. Each hash value identifies a location in a first table and a second table. The hash values for the connections detected during a predetermined time period are stored in the first table. The hash values for the connections detected during the predetermined time period preceding the current time period are stored in the second table. As the hash values are stored in the first table, they are compared to the hash values stored in the second table to identify new connections. The new connections are accumulated. The second table is then cleared, and the hash values for the detected connections in the next time period are stored in the second table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventor: Alan R. Albrecht
  • Publication number: 20080095066
    Abstract: A method for controlling traffic flow in a communication network compliant with a Multilevel Precedence and Preemption (MLPP) scheme is described. The method selectively modifies parameters of TCP connections for transmissions to meet speed of service (SoS) requirements and establishes the connections in accordance with their levels of precedence. In applications, the method may be implemented in communication networks using High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryption (HAIPE) or an IP Security (IPSec) protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: D&S CONSULTANTS, INC.
    Inventors: Junghoon Lee, George Elmasry
  • Publication number: 20080095067
    Abstract: A method and system for interfacing to an electronic device is disclosed. The interfacing may enable the electronic device to communicate with a WiMax network by provisioning parameters for various fields in WiMax management objects. The provisioning may be accomplished by a user of the electronic device, with help of a customer service representative of the WiMax network service provider, and/or information exchange between the servers of the WiMax network and the electronic device. The information exchange between the electronic device and the WiMax servers may occur, for example, per connection, periodically, and/or upon change of information for one or more of said management objects. Information for provisioning the electronic device may also be, for example, communicated via a non-WiMax network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventor: Bindu Rao
  • Publication number: 20080095068
    Abstract: This invention is an apparatus and a method to measure packet network characteristics such as latency, jitter, bandwidth, packet loss, in one way of the traffic at any protocol or application level such as VoIP, HTTP, MPLS, etc. In addition, round trip measurements can be performed by combining one way measurements in both directions. The invention can be used on any type of packet networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventor: Sezen Uysal
  • Publication number: 20080095069
    Abstract: A communication system comprises functionality for measuring call quality in connection with a user termination of a call. Specifically, a call quality estimator (119) comprises a termination processor (201) which determines a user call termination for a call. In response to the detection, a quality estimator (203) determines a termination call quality measure for a call quality at the user call termination. For example, an error rate in a time interval of duration between 10 seconds and 60 seconds before the detection of the call termination may be determined. A transmit controller (205) then transmits the termination call quality measure to a call quality processor (117). The call quality processor (117) may statistically process the termination call quality measures from a plurality of calls to evaluate performance of the cellular communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard Thomas, Trevor Hanna
  • Publication number: 20080095070
    Abstract: Method and equipment for use in connection with a wireless communication terminal accessing an IMS of a third generation telecommunication system via a WLAN, and in particular based on WLAN interworking scenario 3 and 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Tat Chan, Govindarajan Krishnamurthi, Inmaculada Carrion-Rodrigo
  • Publication number: 20080095071
    Abstract: Method and system for sharing resources in a wireless communication network. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method for resource allocation. The method includes providing an access node that is configured to provide wireless access for both voice and data services. The method also includes providing at least a first access terminal that is configured to perform at least voice communication through the access node. Additionally, the method includes providing at least a second access terminal that is configured to perform at least data communication through the access node. The method further includes allocating a first portion of communication resources to the first access terminal. The method additionally includes allocating a second portion of communication of resources to the second access terminal. Furthermore, the method includes generating a group resource allocation message, which includes at least a first bitmap and a second bitmap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: FutureWei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jianmin Lu, Tao Wu, Yunsong Yang, Quanzhong Gao
  • Publication number: 20080095072
    Abstract: A method and system for device discovery in a wireless network is provided. The device discovery involves directionally transmitting a data unit from a transmitting station over a channel in different directions to emulate omni-directional transmission, receiving the data unit transmissions from different directions at a receiving station, determining the quality of the transmissions received from the different directions, and detecting location information for the transmitting station relative to the receiving station based on the highest quality transmission among the transmissions received from the different directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huai-Rong Shao, Harkirat Singh, Chiu Ngo
  • Publication number: 20080095073
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a corresponding apparatus for discovering NSPs. The method includes: transmitting, by network-side, information about NSPs supported by the current NAP; transmitting, by the network-side, first change information about NSPs supported by the NAP at a fixed period; obtaining, by a CPE, the first change information about the NSPs supported by the NAP accessible at a current position when accessing a network; determining whether the first change information is consistent with stored change information about NSPs supported by the NAP, if it is, obtaining stored information about NSPs supported by the NAP, otherwise, obtaining information about NSPs supported by the NAP transmitted by the network-side; and adding the obtained information about the NSPs as information about available NSPs discovered. The present invention can reduce extra occupancy of air interface resources and effectively reduce time consumption in the process of network discovering and selecting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shujun Dang
  • Publication number: 20080095074
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring a channel node tree in an OFDMA wireless communication system are provided, in which as many DRCH nodes as the number of DRCHs used for a frame are configured at base nodes, as many BRCHs as the number of DRCHs are selected from among BRCHs used for the frame, BRCH nodes with unselected BRCHs are configured at base nodes, and upper nodes are configured using the base nodes corresponding to the DRCH nodes and the BRCH nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hwan-Joon KWON, Jae-Chon Yu, Dong-Hee Kim, Jae-Hyun Park, Jin-Kyu Han
  • Publication number: 20080095075
    Abstract: The present technology relates to protocols relative to utility meters associated with an open operational framework. More particularly, the present subject matter relates to protocol subject matter for advanced metering infrastructure, adaptable to various international standards, while economically supporting a 2-way mesh network solution in a wireless environment, such as for operating in a residential electricity meter field. The present subject matter supports meters within an ANSI standard C12.22/C12.19 system while economically supporting a 2-way mesh network solution in a wireless environment, such as for operating in a residential electricity meter field, all to permit cell-based adaptive insertion of C12.22 meters within an open framework. Particular present features relate to operation at the node level of a Discovery Phase in a frequency hopping network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventor: Fabrice Monier
  • Publication number: 20080095076
    Abstract: A network device (10) communicates with other network devices with a plurality of loops, and includes a plurality of virtual ringing groups, a plurality of Ringer Equivalency Number (REN) loads (106), a receiving module (100), an assigning module (102), and a ringing module (104). Each virtual ringing group rings during an individually fixed ringing time interval. The REN loads are for generating ringing signals, and the number of REN loads is less than that of the loops. The receiving module receives a calling signal, and transmits the calling signal to one of the loops. The assigning module assigns the calling signal to one of the virtual ringing groups. The ringing module assigns one REN load to the loop with the calling signal according to the assigned virtual ringing group. A load assigning method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHENG-CHIH KUO, SHIN-HSIN HSU
  • Publication number: 20080095077
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving through a telephony user interface from a user at the telephony user interface an indication of a first direction of a sound source along a first axis with respect to the user and a second direction of the sound source along a second axis with respect to the user. The first axis is substantially perpendicular to the second axis. The method further involves communicating the indication of the first direction and the second direction to enable audio communication of sound originating at the sound source to the user as if coming from the first direction and the second direction with respect to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Sravan Vadlakonda, Ashish Chotai, Shantanu Sarkar, Aseem Asthana
  • Publication number: 20080095078
    Abstract: A system and method of providing Calling-Party-Designated Ring Announcements (CPDRA) is provided. The Calling Party designates a Ring Announcement (RA) of his/her choice and subsequently makes a call to the Called Party. A CPDRA Indicator is sent from the Originating End to the Terminating End of the telecommunications network indicating that the call a CPDRA call. The RA is played by a suitable Called Party terminal to alert the Called Party of an incoming call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: David S. Benco, Kevin J. Overend, Baoling S. Sheen, Sandra Lynn True, Kenneth J. Voight
  • Publication number: 20080095079
    Abstract: Techniques for virtual conferencing servers are described. An apparatus may comprise a conferencing server to manage a conference call with multiple client terminals. The conferencing server may have a virtual conference manager to select a first client terminal to operate as a first virtual conferencing server, and transfer conference call operations for a second client terminal from the conferencing server to the first virtual conferencing server. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Warren V. Barkley, Philip A. Chou, Regis J. Crinon, Tim Moore
  • Publication number: 20080095080
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for transmission of data packets. On a first wireless network interface of a first communication node, a first IP address is configured for a wireless bidirectional transmission of data packets between the first communication node and an IP-based network. A second wireless local network interface of the first communication node is configured for a bidirectional transmission of data packets via a local communication link between the first communication node and a second communication node. On the second communication node a second IP address is configured which is stored assigned to an IP home address or an identifier, or at least a first IP address is stored assigned to an IP home address or an identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: SWISSCOM MOBILE AG
    Inventors: Marc DANZEISEN, Marc Heissenbuettel, Jan Linder, Felix Aeschlimann
  • Publication number: 20080095081
    Abstract: Power control in a communication system (100) employing a Downlink Shared Control Channel (DSCH) and a Forward Access Control Channel (FACH) is described. The method includes, applying power control on the Downlink Shared Control Channel; deriving power control information from the power control on the Downlink Shared Control Channel; and applying to the Forward Access Control Channel the derived power control information from the power control on the Downlink Shared Control Channel in order to produce power control on the Forward Access Control Channel. The power control of the Forward Access Control Channel may be implemented by scheduling data in response to the derived power control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: IPWireless, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Jonathon Legg, Timothy J. Speight
  • Publication number: 20080095082
    Abstract: A method of operating in a point-to-multipoint communication system with a base station and a plurality of remote stations, wherein the communication system enables transmission of data in a multicast mode with different Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) levels, carries switched point-to-point traffic without compromising the switched nature of the traffic in a broadcast environment, contains circuits for evaluating the Remote Station Identifier (RSI) and switch field tag portions of received Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) cells using a series of registers to match the RSI and the unique remote address, and embeds multicast address data capable of identifying intended remote stations at varying QAM levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carl Day, Jeff Battin
  • Publication number: 20080095083
    Abstract: An architecture for providing high-speed access over frequency-division multiplexed (FDM) channels allows transmission of ethernet frames and/or other data across a cable transmission network or other form of FDM transport. The architecture involves downstream and upstream FDM multiplexing techniques to allow contemporaneous, parallel communications across a plurality of frequency channels. Furthermore, the architecture allows a central concentrator to support a plurality of remote devices that each have guaranteed bandwidth through connection-oriented allocations of bi-directional data flows. The upstream and downstream bandwidth allocation can support symmetrical bandwidth as well as asymmetrical bandwidth in either direction. The architecture generally can be used to support connection-oriented physical layer connectivity between a remote device and the central concentrator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Donald Sorenson, Jiening Ao, Steven Blashewski, John Brickell, Florin Farcas, Richard Futch, Joseph Mobley, John Ritchie, Lamar West
  • Publication number: 20080095084
    Abstract: In the conventional network using the PPP stipulated by RFC1661, the LCP phase to establish an LCP link, the authentication phase, and the NCP phase such as address assignment processing of the NCP are sequentially conducted each time the line connection is performed, and hence the connection takes a certain period of time. Particular, in the case of the mobile communication, there is often performed operation in which connection and disconnection are frequently conducted in a short period of time, and hence when the operation up to the connection takes a long period of time, the usability is deteriorated. Therefore, a need exists for a configuration of an apparatus and a communication method to reduce the connection time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Naruhito Nakahara, Hitomi Teraoka
  • Publication number: 20080095085
    Abstract: An embodiment is a radio system including a primary radio site and one or more fully redundant hot standby radio sites that may be activated in the event of a catastrophic failure of the primary radio site. In an embodiment, a hot standby radio site may be activated automatically to substantially avoid the radio service restoration delay that would accompany, for example, manual initiation of the failover to the hot standby radio site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: M/A-COM, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Goodjohn
  • Publication number: 20080095086
    Abstract: A method of deploying a wireless router as an access point for an IP-based wireless telecommunications network. The wireless router is packaged with a tutorial on a compact disc in such a way that a user unpacking the wireless router is clearly instructed to insert the compact disc into a computer prior to continuing with any set-up. Once the compact disc is inserted into a computer, a set-up facility guides the user in a step-by-step fashion on how to install and appropriately configure the wireless router for use with a mobile communication device. Security between the wireless router and the communication device may be automatically enabled by depressing a button on the wireless router.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Janne Linkola, Jelena Senour, Amy Grimes
  • Publication number: 20080095087
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for providing system interoperability in wireless communications an IP based client-server application maintains a proper set of PDP contexts while a mobile is connected via an IP based system. The application client resides in the mobile and the server resides within the network at a common anchor point between the IP based system and a PDP contexts based system. The PDP contexts are kept up to date but on hold until a handover occurs for the mobile from the IP based system to the PDP contexts based system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Kalle Ahmavaara
  • Publication number: 20080095088
    Abstract: A method of updating an IP address of an idle mode mobile subscriber station in an IP based broadband wireless access system and method of transmitting information for updating the IP address are disclosed. In updating an IP address of a mobile subscriber moving away into a second base station area from a first base station area in a broadband wireless access system, the present invention includes the steps of in the first base station area, entering an idle mode, in the second base station area, receiving information about an IP address update in the idle mode, and according to the received information, changing or retaining an IP address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Ki Ryu, Yong Kim
  • Publication number: 20080095089
    Abstract: A wireless communications system for performing data communications between a data transmission side wireless communications device and a data receiving side wireless communications device. In the system, random back-off access control is performed until a connection is established between the data transmission side wireless communications device and the data receiving side wireless communications device. Then, after the connection is established, asymmetric IFS access control is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Fumihiro Nishiyama, Yasunori Maeshima, Satoshi Konya, Nobuo Namekawa, Tomonari Yamagata, Yuhei Hashimoto, Itaru Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20080095090
    Abstract: An operation mode control apparatus and method for a mobile terminal includes transitioning, if a packet is received at the dormant state, from the dormant state to the active state; determining, if a packet is received at the active state, whether the packet is an unsolicited packet; discarding, if the packet is an unsolicited packet, the packet and transitioning to the dormant state; and maintaining, if the packet is a solicited packet, the activate state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byong Mo LEE, Jeong Hyo YI
  • Publication number: 20080095091
    Abstract: Techniques for improving power saving by stations in wireless networks are described. In an aspect, a source station sends a frame with a buffer status for a recipient station during an awake time for both stations and sends one or more data frames to the recipient station as indicated by the buffer status. The recipient station knows how many data frames to expect based on the buffer status and can go to sleep after receiving the expected number of data frames. In another aspect, a source station receives a frame with information on transmission opportunity (TXOP) bursting receive capability of a recipient station operating in a power save mode. The source station performs channel access at the start of a TXOP and sends multiple data frames in the TXOP to the recipient station based on the TXOP bursting receive capability of the recipient station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Shravan K. Surineni, Arnaud Meylan, Ajay Dassu
  • Publication number: 20080095092
    Abstract: An operating mode transition method and control apparatus for power saving of a mobile station in a wireless communication environment are disclosed. The operating mode transition method includes receiving, in an idle mode, a control message having an indication of ranging from a corresponding base station, transitioning to a sleep mode, upon reception of the control message, and performing a ranging procedure in the sleep mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Jong Yol KIM
  • Publication number: 20080095093
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an IP multicast service system which can design an independent multicast group system in each network on the center side and the subscriber-side. In an IP multicast service system according to the present invention including: a center-side network configured by a plurality of multicast servers; and a subscriber-side network configured by a plurality of IP-STBs (Internet Protocol-Set Top Boxes) for receiving a multicast packet transmitted from the multicast servers and reproducing the multicast packet as an image, a group design on the basis of an independent group address system on the center-side network and on the subscriber-side network can be made by converting a group address of the multicast packet transmitted and received between the center-side network and the subscriber-side network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sadaichirou Oogushi, Sou Satou
  • Publication number: 20080095094
    Abstract: This invention provides a mobile communication system wherein a base station device receives a MAC (Medium Access Control)-e PDU (Protocol Data Unit) from a mobile terminal using a HARQ (Hybrid Acknowledge Request) system, the base station device including: a modulating/demodulating portion that estimates the number of processes used by the mobile terminal using a TBES (Total E-DCH Buffer Status) of an E-DPCH [E-DCH (Enhanced CHannel) Dedicated Physical CHannel].
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventor: Takaharu Innami
  • Publication number: 20080095095
    Abstract: A radio communication system includes a plurality of radio communication terminals, in which a first radio communication terminal stores, in a first field contained in a header of a radio communication packet, address information indicating at least one radio communication terminal to which the radio communication packet is directly transmitted, and a second terminal relays the radio communication packet with reference to the address information stored in the first field. The header of the radio communication packet includes a second field which stores address information indicating a final destination terminal and a third field which stores address information indicating the first terminal as a sending source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoko Adachi, Kiyoshi Toshimitsu
  • Publication number: 20080095096
    Abstract: Provided is a geographic information transceiving system and method using a digital broadcasting network. The system and method segments new geographic and map data of a region, on which a geographic information service is provided, makes data segment files of different sizes, and multiplexes and transmits the files.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Sammo Cho, Geon Kim, Hyun Lee, Gwang-Soon Lee, Young-Kwon Hahm, Chung-Hyun Ahn, Soo-In Lee
  • Publication number: 20080095097
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for the automatic enforcement of wireless-enabled device usage policies within a predetermined environment. A wireless usage policy manager enforces predetermined usage policies by automatically disabling or limiting the operation of wireless-enabled devices as they enter the predetermined boundaries of the wireless policy management environment. Information elements of existing wireless communications protocols are appended or extended and then communicated to subject wireless devices, and then implemented at the time of handover to limit their behavior. Similar information elements are communicated and implemented when the wireless-enabled devices exit the predetermined boundaries of the wireless policy management environment to automatically restore their prior operational state without user actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Pratik M. Mehta, Neeraj Srivastava
  • Publication number: 20080095098
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed which relate to the sending and receiving of multimedia files between mobile users and emergency response service operators while connected through a voice call. These devices are free to send any type of file through a direct connection without the need to hang up and call back just to see if the file was sent successfully. These methods work for a plurality of cellular and computer devices connected through a cellular network or other Internet Service Provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Justin Michael McNamara, Jeffrey Clinton Mikan, Carolyn Tuthill
  • Publication number: 20080095099
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a transmitter operable in a wireless local area network and adapted to filter out redundant TCP ACK-s. In an embodiment of the present invention the apparatus may further comprise when a TCP ACK with a given sequence number arrives to a wireless link sending queue, a comparison may be made to other TCP ACK-s of the same connection and those with sequence numbers less than the given sequence number may be dropped from this queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Alex Kesselman, Boris Ginzburg
  • Publication number: 20080095100
    Abstract: A system and method for synchronous spectrum sharing for a dedicated network in a wireless communication system based on orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) or orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) signaling is disclosed. The system and method includes detecting a frame of a broadcast waveform and extracting idle spectrum information associated with the dedicated subchannel to the secondary user node. The system allows transmitting data from the secondary user node in unused symbol slots identified in the idle spectrum information thereby making efficient use of unused or idle spectrum. Accordingly, secondary users of the wireless communication system can dynamically form ad-hoc mesh network communications in fixed or mobile scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph R. Cleveland, William J. Semper, Changhoi Koo
  • Publication number: 20080095101
    Abstract: A mobile terminal capable of carrying out communications while moving among a plurality of interconnected subnets is provided with a TCP/IP driver configured to carry out processing of communication packets; and a control related driver configured to carry out processing of control related packets that require urgency in communications, at higher priority than the communication packets, without using the TCP/IP driver. The control related packets may include Mobile IP packets and DHCP packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Tsuda, Atsushi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20080095102
    Abstract: A communication system includes devices configured to communicate with each other through a temporal sequence of frames. Each of these frames includes multiple sub-channels and network information. Note that the network information in a given frame transmitted from a first device includes identification information for a second device that is communicating with the first device and corresponding sub-channels used by the first device and the second device to transmit data. Furthermore, the first device and the second device are configured to dynamically reserve one or more sub-channels based on the network information when communicating with each other, and dynamic-reservation conflicts may occur in which the first device and the second device both reserve a common sub-channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Xiaoqiao Meng, J.J. Garcia Luna Aceves
  • Publication number: 20080095103
    Abstract: An embodiment is a method for configuring a terminal (e.g., a radio) over a radio control channel. Instead of requiring on-site technicians to physically connect to the radios or error-prone and time consuming data calls to individual radios, an embodiment broadcasts software and configuration data as part of one or more radio control channel messages. As the radio control message or multiple messages are broadcast, any radio listening to the radio control message(s) may be configured. Additionally, radios of a particular type will be configured to use the same version of software and configuration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: M/A-COM, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Goodjohn
  • Publication number: 20080095104
    Abstract: Herein described are at least a method and a system for transmitting high speed wireless data from a first communication device to a second communication device. The method comprises using a first physical layer for transmitting management data or control signals between the first and second devices. In one embodiment, the management data may be used to authenticate and assign an appropriate wireless communication channel between the first and second device. The wireless communication channel is established by implementing a second physical layer in each of the first and second devices. The wireless communication channel may be used to transmit the high speed wireless data. The system comprises a first communication device and a second communication device wherein each of the first communication device and the second communication device utilizes a first physical layer and a second physical layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventor: Christopher James Hansen
  • Publication number: 20080095105
    Abstract: The present invention relates to wireless communications. More especially it relates to wireless packet data communications. Particularly it relates to latency reduction when scheduling a plurality of temporarily inactive users or TBFs for a communications resource. Users or TBFs are pooled at controlled collision rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2004
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Krister Sundberg, Andreas Olsson
  • Publication number: 20080095106
    Abstract: Techniques for sending control information on a variable control channel are described. Different structures for mapping control information to control channel resources may be used depending on various factors such as operating configuration, the available resources for the control channel, the type(s) of control information being sent, the amount of control information being sent for each type, whether or not data is being sent, etc. In one design, at least one type of control information being sent may be determined and may comprise channel quality indicator (CQI) information, acknowledgement (ACK) information, and/or other types of control information. A structure of the control channel may be determined based on operating configuration (e.g., system configuration such as asymmetry of downlink and uplink allocations) and/or other factors. The at least one type of control information may be mapped to the resources for the control channel based on the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Durga Malladi, Serge Willenegger
  • Publication number: 20080095107
    Abstract: Link capacity in a wireless medium is assigned by receiving at least one capacity request; and controlling the wireless link capacity based on at least the received capacity request. Link capacity is altered by reading priority information; creating a capacity request from the priority information read; transmitting the capacity request; receiving link configuration data; and configuring a wireless link to conform to the received allocation of link capacity. Link capacity is controlled by extracting the origin and priority of one or more packets received over the shared wireless medium; selecting the link capacity for one or more wireless links based at least in part on the extracted origin and priority of the one or more packets received, higher capacities are selected for origins from which higher priority packets are received; and transmitting the selected link capacity to the one or more wireless links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Brian J. Tillotson
  • Publication number: 20080095108
    Abstract: Techniques for transmitting synchronization signals to assist user equipments (UEs) perform cell searches are described. In one design, a base station for a cell may generate and transmit a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal, which may be used by the UEs for initial cell search at power up. The base station may also generate and transmit one or more beacon signals, which may be used by the UEs for neighbor cell search to detect for neighbor cells. The number of beacon signals to transmit and the set of subcarriers usable for each beacon signal may be determined based on the system bandwidth. Each beacon signal may be mapped to one subcarrier in the set of subcarriers in each beacon symbol period. This one subcarrier may be determined based on a beacon hopping pattern or a beacon code and may be dependent on a cell identifier (ID).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Durga MALLADI, Juan MONTOJO, Junyi LI
  • Publication number: 20080095109
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a wireless communication system, using a repetition factor to determine how many times a acknowledgement should be repeated in response to receiving a first data transmission, selecting an acknowledgement transmission (ACK TX) pattern, wherein the ACK TX pattern comprises of resources information of a plurality of blocks used for transmitting the first acknowledgement, and transmitting, repeatedly, the acknowledgement according to the ACK TX pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Durga Malladi, Serge Willenegger
  • Publication number: 20080095110
    Abstract: System(s) and method(s) are provided for transmitting data code symbols and control code symbols spanning disparate transmission time intervals in the uplink. Data and control symbols that overlap in time-domain within a transmission time interval are multiplexed and transmitted employing resources scheduled for data transmission, whereas data and control code symbols that are not multiplexed are transmitted in respective allocated resources. Multiplexing in conjunction with localized and distributed resource scheduling preserves the single-carrier characteristics of a single-carrier frequency division multiple access system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Juan Montojo, Durga Malladi, Serge Willenegger