Abstract: The flexible through-connection process, operational in a Mobile Switch Center, that provides support for allowing the call routing processor of the Mobile Switch Center to independently perform a through-connection/switch-connection based on different types of calls so that the Mobile Switch Center can make a through-connection at different stages of the outgoing call leg. In operation, the present flexible through-connection process includes in the call control processor of the switching system a new parameter in the existing inter-process message which is sent to the call routing processor at call setup time. The values supported for this new parameter will be pre-defined in the Mobile Switch Center and used by the call routing processor to determine when to perform through-connection/switch-connection for an outgoing call leg.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method which consists, in a radio communication system comprising a core network, at least one radio network controller connected to the core network and configured to control radio communications with terminals and at least one operation center capable of supervising said radio network controller, in: transmitting from the operating center to a radio network controller, a coded list of terminal identifiers; transmitting the coded list to the control network from the radio network controller; decoding the coded list at the core network; detecting at the core network a radio communication under the control of the radio network controller, with a terminal identified in the decoded list; and instructing the radio network controller, from the core network, to start a recording of events concerning the detected communication.

Abstract: The invention provides for the design of a single beam communication satellite system covering a single service area, either uplink, downlink or both, by which rain fade effects are totally compensated. The rain fades, characterized by fixed margins, are not exceeded for a certain percentages of time. The service area must be large enough so that the statistical rain fades (in decibels) vary significantly over the service area. The single beam antenna must be electrically large enough and must have a beam forming network capable of multiple component beams so that a gain profile can be established for the antenna which compensates for the fixed margins established over the service area. Since no subscriber has excess fixed margin this results in a minimum power system. Other significant effects such as differences in slant range and other systemic variations over the service area also can be compensated.

Abstract: A system 10 that includes a first satellite 14 at a first orbital slot B includes a first transponder 32 generating a first downlink signal at a first frequency and a second downlink signal at a second frequency. An outdoor unit 50 is directed toward the first satellite 14. The outdoor unit includes a support structure 80 and a reflector 64 coupled to the support structure 80 and reflecting the first downlink signal from a first satellite. A first reflector reflects the second downlink signal from the first satellite. A first feed 66 is coupled to the support structure and receives the first downlink signal. A reflector 72 having frequency selective surface 74 coupled to the support structure 80 reflects the second downlink signal and passes the first downlink signal therethrough. The second feed 70B is coupled to the support structure 80 and receives the second downlink signal reflected from the frequency selective surface 74.

Abstract: Methods and systems of operating a communication system are provided. One method comprises establishing at least one communication link between a mobile-to-mobile communication network of mobile nodes and at least one route computing system via gateway node. The gateway node is one of the mobile nodes that is in communication with a wireless network. Moreover, the route computing system is in communication with a terrestrial network that is also in communication with the wireless network. The at least one established communication link is then used to communicate messages.

Abstract: A mobile communication system includes a first base station configured to be controlled by a first radio network controller, and provide an address of an extension transmission/reception device to user data received from a first mobile station, and the extension transmission/reception device configured to be controlled by the first radio network controller or a different second radio network controller, and provide an address of a second base station, which is controlled by the second radio network controller, to user data received from the first base station.

Abstract: A system for receiving a satellite digital radio signal, the system comprising: a repeater having a unibody housing and an antenna disposed within the housing, the antenna being configured for receiving the satellite digital radio signal; a repeater circuit for receiving the satellite digital radio signal of the antenna, the repeater circuit being configured to condition and re-transmit the satellite digital radio signal as a first signal containing audio data capable of being transmitted through electrical wiring; a satellite digital radio signal receiver having a receiver circuit being configured to receive the first signal; and wherein the receiver circuit receives the first signal from a power cable of the satellite digital radio signal receiver.

Abstract: With the aid of critical conditions including remaining power of a communication module and both an available bandwidth and a credit of utilizing communication functions of said communication module, and by cooperating with available network services of said communication module, a communication network currently appropriates for said communication module to be switched to is determined, for achieving an aim of retrieving network services and taking requirements of users into consideration simultaneously. Moreover, when there are no available network services for the communication module, said communication module enters a sleep state for about less than ten seconds, for preventing said communication module from consuming additional power or from bringing in unnecessary consumption in other aspects, where both the additional power and the unnecessary consumption in other aspects are caused from the fact that the communication module searches for available network services continuously.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for mitigating communications interference between satellite communications systems in different orbits is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of evaluating a geometrical relationship between a second ground station and the satellites in the second satellite constellation, and directing communications between the second ground station and the second satellite according to the evaluated geometrical relationship. In one embodiment communications are handed over from a first satellite to another satellite when the first satellite is no longer at the highest elevation angle of visible satellites. In another embodiment, handover occurs when the first satellite drops below a minimum elevation angle.

Abstract: A second switch receives an indication from a roaming network that a call forwarded by the roaming network has been dropped by the roaming network, and in response to receiving the indication, forwards the call from a first switch.

Abstract: A mobile station 100 monitors, in Slotted mode, a Paging Channel Slot in a monitor cycle. The mobile station 100 includes: a user interface 53 which receives a PTT setting operation from a user for setting a PTT (Push to Talk) mode; a PTT communication control unit 51 which transmits an allocation request to the radio base station when the PTT setting operation is received; a slot cycle switching unit 52 which switches, when the PTT setting operation is received, the monitor cycle to a predetermined short cycle which is shorter than a cycle at the time of receiving the PTT setting operation; and a voice signal processing unit 40 which receives a voice packet after a PTT CALL is detected in a message transmitted from the radio base station to the mobile station, and reproduces a voice based on the voice packet.

Abstract: Chronologically synchronizing a unique positing signal generated by a positioning-unit device at a known location with a reference positioning signal generated by a reference transmitter at a known geometric distance. The positioning-unit device receives and interprets a reference positioning signal. It then generates and transmits a unique positioning signal, wherein the unique positioning signal is aligned with a frequency steerable clock. The positioning-unit device then receives the unique positioning signal. The positioning-unit device then adjusts the frequency of the frequency steerable clock by an amount derived from a measured frequency difference. The positioning-unit device then determines a reference positioning signal propagation delay between the reference transmitter and the positioning-unit device. At this stage, a time difference is measured between the received reference positioning signal and the received unique positioning signal.

Abstract: A telecommunication system has a multiplicity of clients each with a multiplicity of subscribers connected by an access device to a long-distance network with a telecommunication apparatus for exchange (PDX). According to the invention between that network and the access device a wireless stretch is formed which can include a satellite link, a UMTS link, a WLAM link or WMAN link.

Abstract: Disclosed is a platform for providing users with a variety of contents and information of on-line/off-line interested party using barcode, method for providing contents using the platform, and a billing system and method therefor.

Abstract: A mobile router notifies a care-of address to a home agent apparatus, and generates a tunnel for local scope packet transmission between it and the home agent apparatus, and thereby, even if a terminal device moved onto a foreign link, communication becomes available in the same manner as on a home link. In addition, the home agent apparatus and the mobile router carry out transfer only to a necessary destination, by use of information of the terminal device which is accommodated in itself. Further, the home agent apparatus manages information of the terminal device which is accommodated in the mobile router, and thereby, it is possible to carry out packet communication only to the terminal device which corresponded to a destination, and it becomes possible to reduce useless transmission processing and reception processing in a network.

Abstract: Feature control signaling can be transported from a handset to a network-based service platform when the handset is active on an existing call, using three-way calling and Intelligent Network (IN) capabilities to pass feature control information from the user device to a network-based service platform. Although Wireless Intelligent Network (WIN) standards do not support mid-call triggers, handset emulation of three-way-calling (3WC) behavior allows a handset to send a digit string (representing a particular feature-related event) to a network-based service platform (in the context of a pseudo-3WC). Mid-call communications can be accomplished in this manner, allowing a network-based service platform to interpret and take action based on the received digit string, prior to releasing the additional call leg associated with the pseudo-3WC attempt. WIN mechanisms can also be used to send feature control signals from a network-based service platform to a handset.

Abstract: A system for providing USSD-like features in a wireless network is provided. Furthermore, the system provides for an automated customer service response in a wireless network. The system comprises a mobile switching center configured to analyze a digit string received from a mobile device. In some embodiments, an analysis and translation module converts the digit string into a service request. The service request is sent to a trigger platform which generates and forwards an immediate connection termination response to release the connection. The trigger platform further initiates a customer service response process to obtain the information indicated by the service request. The customer service response containing the service requested information may be validated prior to a short message service center formatting and forwarding the customer service response to the requesting mobile device.

Abstract: A satellite radiotelephone system includes a space-based component that is configured to receive wireless communications from radiotelephones over a range of satellite band return link frequencies and to transmit wireless communications to radiotelephones over a range of satellite band forward link frequencies. An ancillary terrestrial component is configured to receive wireless communications from radiotelephones over the range of satellite band return link frequencies, and to transmit wireless communications to radiotelephones over the range of satellite band forward link frequencies.

Abstract: DVB-S/S2 transmodulator for VSAT units employing IP based communication. The transmodulator is optimized for VSAT networks, enabling legacy VSAT units to benefit from the developments of the advanced DVB-S2 standard. The transmodulator appears transparent to the legacy VSAT unit that is configured to operate with the older DVB-S standard. Some embodiments offer a unique feedback channel allowing the transmodulator to send messages and information to the ground station via the VSAT itself.

Abstract: A communication system, method, computer program product, and apparatus include common equipment shared between multiple independently administered networks. The common equipment is reconfigurable and expandable and provides changed communication capacity and functions when additional elements are added or reconfigured. Configurable features include, for example, communication bandwidth, Quality of Service, and a number of communication satellites included in the communication system. The common equipment includes expandable elements including, for example, a single hub modem chassis that can expand to communicate with more than one communication satellite and a protocol processor that can share a protocol processing task with another protocol processors.

Abstract: A method and system for determining delays between a primary site and a diverse site in a satellite communication system includes uplinking signal from the primary site and the diverse site. A controller determines a switchover processing time, a communication time between the primary site and the diverse site and a gap time to establish a gap at the receiving device. The controller changes uplinking from the primary site to the diverse site in response to the switchover processing time, the communication time and the gap time.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are disclosed to provide content of various media types to various platforms or devices. In one embodiment, providing content of a first media type to a recipient end device can comprise receiving from an initiating end device a request for a communication with the recipient end device. The first media type can be determined from the request and a second media type appropriate for use by the recipient end device can be determined. A service to convert the content of the first media type to content of the second media type can be determined. The indication of the content of the first media type can be submitted to the service and an indication of the content of the second media type can be received from the service. The content of the second media type can then be provided to the recipient end device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for managing resources in a communication network comprising at least two communication buses linked by way of a wireless transmission bridge, the said bridge comprising for each bus a real portal connected to this bus, each portal being furnished with wireless communication means. The process is characterized by the steps: modelling the said wireless bridge by each real portal in the form of virtual buses and virtual bridges, each virtual bridge comprising two virtual portals; emulating a global register of passband availability for the entire wireless bridge; reserving passband with the said global register for each wireless link participating in a communication. The invention applies in particular in field of home automation.

Abstract: A wireless telephone includes a cellular telephone controller configured to interface the cellular telephone to a telephone network; a wireless packet network controller configured to interface the wireless telephone to one or more packet networks for voice over IP voice connection; and a wireless network access point controller configured to function as a wireless access point for interfacing a computer to said packet network via the telephone network; wherein the wireless packet network controller is configured to turn off a function of the wireless network access point controller if a packet network is detected.

Abstract: An information provider instructs a server system of an information distribution region and attributes of service users, monitors, based upon position information from service users, the state of distribution of service users who have the above-mentioned attributes and are present in the information distribution region designated by the information provider, and distributes prescribed information to mobile information terminals of the service users based upon the state of distribution of the service users.

Abstract: Information content is nonidentically mapped between service link carriers and feeder link carriers at a cellular satellite. A reduced number of satellite feeder link carriers compared to the number of satellite service link carriers and/or a reduced total bandwidth of the satellite feeder link carriers compared to the satellite service link carriers thereby may be obtained.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, method, and article including a control module to manage transmission of packets in a channel of a wireless network. The control module to receive real-time information about the channel. The control module to adapt transmission of said packets based on the information. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for switching a voice codec of a mobile communication terminal are disclosed. The mobile communication terminal includes various types of voice codecs, and when the terminal requests a voice call between different types of communication systems, the communication network provides information on a type of the voice codec of a destination terminal to the terminal. Then, the terminal selects a voice codec corresponding to the information on the type of the voice codec of the destination terminal and transmits/receives voice data to/from the destination terminal through the selected voice codec. Thus, a transcoding process does not need to be performed on the voice data between the origination terminal and the destination terminal, and accordingly, voice quality can be enhanced, a delay of a voice transfer can be reduced, and a load of the communication network can be reduced.

Abstract: A wireless communication system and method for determination of the location of a location-incapable device of a decentralized wireless communication network. Upon receipt of location determination information, relevant to the location of the location-incapable device in the network and sufficient to perform a calculation of the location of the location-incapable device, a location-capable device of the network may calculate the location of the location-incapable device and make this information available to one or more devices of the network.

Abstract: A shipboard communications system for providing RF communications between a ship and a communications satellite includes a modem, an antenna selector switch coupled to the modem and to a pair of directional antennas, a programmable controller for each antenna, and an antenna selector logic (ASL) circuit coupled to each antenna's programmable controller responsive to the programmable controller whereby an antenna handoff occurs when an on-service antenna is moving into a blockage zone and does not occur only when an off-service antenna is coming out of blockage.

Abstract: A routing server receives a request for routing information. The request specifies one or more locations. A specified location may be ambiguous. For an ambiguous location, the routing server identifies a set of potentially-matching locations and ranks the locations according to a metric. The routing server returns routing information for the highest-ranked location that potentially matches an ambiguous location. If a request for routing information specifies two locations, and at least one location is ambiguous, the routing server pairs combinations of potentially-matching locations based on the query and calculates a metric for each pair. In one case, the metric is the distance between the locations in the pair. The routing server ranks the pairs based on the metric, and returns routing information for the highest-ranked pair.

Abstract: A radio communications system that eliminates limitation on usage forms of radio communication and enables users to implement radio communication easily. CUG (Closed User Group) servers of communication carriers are provided to an outside company such as ASP (Application Service Provider), and group information of PTT communication terminal devices for performing radio communication processing among particular PTT communication terminal devices is registered in the CUG servers provided outside so that the PTT communication terminal devices are controlled.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling wireless network access for stolen wireless devices is disclosed. The system creates an electronic record for devices intended for sale in retail stores. The records associated with the devices include a field that identifies the devices as unsold prior to being shipped to those stores. Upon proper purchase, the retail store automatically communicates to the wireless service provider that a device has been sold. The system updates the electronic record to show that the device has been purchased. Sold devices are allowed to access the network as normal. Attempts to use a device marked as unsold result in the call being routed to a fraud management center for verification of proper device purchase.

Abstract: A signal compression optimization system between a communication network and wireless user equipment advantageously selects an optimized decompressor when feasible for reduced content processing latency and otherwise selects a virtual machine decompressor, such as a Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine (UDVM) that interprets the received decompression bytecode. Since the UDVM is not optimized for any particular decompression algorithm and suffers by the requisite delays associated with analyzing each statement in the bytecode before execution, being able to avoid use of the UDVM whenever possible enhances user experience in presenting wirelessly received signaling messages or media content.

Abstract: A terrestrial DMB receiver using an imaginary channel in a terrestrial DMB system is disclosed. The terrestrial DMB receiver includes: a key input unit for receiving an input from a user; a display unit for providing image output to the user; an imaginary channel storage unit for storing information on imaginary channels designated to each broadcasting service by the user; a DMB receiving unit for receiving terrestrial DMB broadcasting; a MCI/SI analyzer for analyzing MCI and SI of FIC information from a DMB broadcasting signal received through the DMB receiving unit; and a controller for searching for the imaginary channel storage unit according to values of number keys input from the key input unit, extracting service IDs, controlling the DMB receiving unit to select broadcasting services according to the extracted service IDs, checking the information analyzed through the MCI/SI analyzer, and performing an update for the imaginary channel storage unit.

Abstract: A wireless communications system and method provides wireless communications service for user equipment on board an aircraft. The aircraft includes on-board system equipment for supporting the wireless communications service with on-board user equipment. One or more ground stations are used for communicating with the aircraft using a plurality of feeder links for exchanging the wireless communications service's traffic and control information with the on-board system equipment, and for providing interfaces with a terrestrial telecommunications infrastructure. The on-board system equipment transitions connections by the on-board user equipment between the feeder links.

Abstract: A telecommunications system communicates internet packet data, carrying a plurality of different types of data, to and/or from a mobile communications user equipment. The system comprises a gateway support node (GGSN), a serving support node (SGSN) and a radio network controller (RNC). The mobile user equipment (UE) is operable to communicate a context application request to the serving support node (SGSN) specifying main quality of service parameters and at least one other data field representing a request for a different set of quality of service parameters, each of the quality of service parameters being provided for one of the different types of data in the data packet.

Abstract: According to the invention, a subscriber to a first satellite radio service can be provided with an option to receive, over their current receiver unit, supplemental content, such as a particular show or channel, which is otherwise only available within a relevant jurisdiction as part of a subscription package to subscribers of one or more other satellite radio services. Thus, without purchasing a full subscription to another service, the subscriber of the first satellite radio service may arrange to receive supplemental content that is otherwise only available as part of a subscription package, such as a basic or general subscription package, to subscription holders of one or more other services. The invention also provides methods of broadcasting and methods of configuring dedicated and interoperable satellite radio receiver units so that the supplemental content can be received by a subscriber.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for multiple leg call processing, in which the timing of a plurality of outgoing call legs is determined according to a plurality of parameters in order to achieve near simultaneous notification of a group of member directory numbers. The parameters can include static information obtained from a network database such as end user device technology type, call forwarding disposition, answering machine or voicemail service, geographic distance to the member directory number, and/or signaling type and carrier or other local information. Actual setup times may be measured for use in determining the timing of the outgoing call leg processing, which may be used alone or in combination with the local and static information parameters to determine the outgoing call schedule for routing the call to multiple member directory numbers.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to receiving a point-to-multipoint service while receiving a dedicated service in a wireless communication system. A mobile terminal receives radio link configuration information from a network for establishing a radio link with a cell in order to receive the dedicated service. While receiving the radio link configuration information, the mobile terminal also receives directly from the network point-to-multipoint control channel and/or point-to-multipoint indication channel configuration information of the cell for receiving the point-to-multipoint service.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for handing over a mobile node from a source access point to a target access point is provided herein. During operation the source access point will create handover messages on behalf of the mobile node. When the source access point detects that handover is taking place, the source access point will transmit the appropriate handover message to the mobile node's anchor node. Because the source access point may not have the necessary security credentials to create messages on behalf of the mobile node, in an alternate embodiment of the present invention, the messages are created by the mobile node and stored at the source access point until needed.

Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods for integrating secure identification logic into cell phones. A registration is received, wherein said registration includes an identifier identifying a mobile terminal. Information is transmitted to the mobile terminal, wherein a password is a function of the information.

Abstract: Noise is measured at one or more base stations in a mobile communication system during periodic silence periods. A periodic silence period is defined for at least one carrier that is independent of reverse link channel frame boundaries. The radio base stations transmits silence parameters defining the periodic silence period to mobile stations, which stop transmitting during the periodic silence periods. A time reference is provided to the mobile stations to synchronize the silence periods for all mobile stations.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, determine whether a user at a first client has a chat session already active at a second client with a third client in response to a request for initiation of a chat session for the user at the first client. If the user does already have a chat session active, the third client is notified that the first client replaces the second client in the chat session. Then chat data from the second client is copied to the first client, and a disconnect message is sent to the second client from first client. In various embodiments, the determination may be made by sending a query to a plurality of clients connected via a network or by sending a query to a server that serves the first client, the second client, and the third client. The copied chat data, which may include messages sent between the second client and the third client, is presented at the first client.

Abstract: A partial mesh link channel is established within a satellite communication system by allocating return link channel resources to the partial mesh link channel.

Abstract: Techniques for sending routing data include sending first routing data in a first multicast packet to a number N of adjacent nodes. It is determined whether different routing data is ready to be sent in a different multicast packet. If so, then a number M of adjacent nodes from which acknowledgment messages have been received, and whether M exceeds a threshold, is determined. If so, then a Conditional-Receive (CR) method is invoked in which a multicast message is sent which identifies each of a number L=N?M of laggard adjacent nodes. The laggard adjacent nodes are thus notified to ignore the different multicast packet. If it is determined that M does not exceed the threshold, then additional acknowledgement messages are received while waiting until M does exceed the threshold before the CR method is invoked. The threshold is greater than or equal to 1.

Abstract: Authentication method for authenticating a mobile node to a packet data network, in which a shared secret for both the mobile node and the packet data network is arranged by using a shared secret of the mobile node and a telecommunications network authentication centre. In the method, the mobile node sends its subscriber identity to the packet data network together with a replay attack protector. The packet data network obtains authentication triplets, forms a session key using them, and sends back to the mobile node challenges and a cryptographic authenticator made by using the session key. The mobile node can then form the rest of the authentication triplets using the challenges and then form the session key. With the session key, the mobile node can check the validity of the cryptographic authenticator. If the authenticator is correct, the mobile node sends a cryptographic response formed using the session key to the packet data network for authenticating itself to the packet data network.

Abstract: Load balancing between agents in a network skillset has become a particular problem. Not only is there a need to ensure efficient use of agent resources in the network skillset but increasingly labor law and union requirements mean that work must be shared between agents in an equitable manner. A source contact node in a network of contact centers requests nodal longest idle agent information from the other contact centers in the network. Using this information a network longest idle agent is identified and the incoming contact routed to that agent. A reservation system is used in combination with the longest idle agent information in order to prevent dropped contacts and to ensure equal sharing of work between agents in a network skillset. Contact center servers are linked over a separate network, isolated from a network linking the contact center switches.

Abstract: A method for communicating between an operator at an operator device and a user recipient includes enabling an operator of the operator device to enter a device-independent unique identifier for a user recipient by requiring interaction between the operator and the operator device without requiring interaction between the operator and software on the operator device that is designed for communication over an IP-based network. The method includes identifying an IP network address associated with the user recipient based on the device-independent unique identifier and routing a message entered by the operator to the determined IP network address.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to route communications at an interexchange carrier are disclosed. One method of routing communications may include receiving a communication at the interexchange carrier, determining a destination at which the communication is to terminate, and routing the communication from the interexchange carrier through a terminating access charge free line to a terminating mobile telephone switching office.