Load Balancing Patents (Class 455/453)
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Patent number: 8996019Abstract: The invention relates to a method in a communication node (10,200,201,202,211,212,222) for commonly managing resources in a radio access network between different network access technologies, which communication node (10,200,201,202,211,212,222) is comprised in a radio access network of a radio communications network. The communication node receives (71) from a first local resource manager (111) of a first network access technology, a first report of information regarding resources needed per service associated with the first network access technology, which service is associated with a first local service priority. The communication node (10,200,201,202,211,212,222) then receives (72) from a second local resource manager (112) of a second network access technology, a second report of information regarding resources needed per service associated with the second network access technology. The service is associated with a second local service priority.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Ann-Christine Eriksson, Håkan Olofsson, Fredrik Persson
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Patent number: 8996020Abstract: In a method and system for automatically bringing a cell into DTX mode, a time period is introduced during which the outcome of bringing a cell into DTX mode is observed. The cell can return to a transmission mode if the outcome is non-satisfactory as determined by some criteria. Hereby an improved automated DTX method can be implemented which helps save energy in a cellular radio system.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2010Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Johan Moe, Mehdi Amirijoo, Pål Frenger, József Barta, András Veres
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Patent number: 8996007Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for arbitrating radio resources between femto base stations in which, when handover of a terminal takes place between femto base stations, the handover is carried out by reallocating radio resources of a serving femto base station assigned to the terminal to a target femto base station, to rearbitrate the radio resources and reduce the time required for rearbitration, thereby enhancing communication effectiveness.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jae-Won Lim, Seo-Woo Jang, Jun-Ho Jo
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Patent number: 8995262Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a dynamic and real time load factor that can be shared with other network elements is disclosed. The load factor can be used in determining the relative load among a set of network elements and in distributing new sessions requests as well as existing session on the set of network elements. The load factor can also be used for determining to which network element a user equipment is handed off. The dynamic load factor can also be shared amongst network elements to determine how the load is balanced among the network elements, such as a mobility management entity (MME).Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Kuntal Chowdhury, Andrew Gibbs, Rajeev Koodli
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Publication number: 20150087326Abstract: The disclosure is related to a method of adaptive call admission control in a base station. When a call access request is received from a user equipment determination may be made as to whether an available call admission capacity of the base station reaches a first limit. When the available call admission capacity of the base station reaches the first limit determination may be made as to whether the received call access request is for a preferred call. Then, determination may be made as to whether a reserved call admission capacity reaches a second limit when the received call access request is for the preferred call. When the reserved call admission capacity has not reached a second limit, access of the user equipment associated with the received call access request may be allowed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Jae-Ho CHUNG, Wi-Sang RHO, Yung-Ha JI, Kyu-Jeong HAN
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Publication number: 20150087325Abstract: A communication apparatus and method are provided for predicting effects of changes in at least one radio network parameter on a cellular network which comprises a processor which is adapted to: (a) select a source cell in a cellular network; (b) select from among a first plurality of cells being neighbors of that source cell, a second plurality of neighboring cells and define a reference cluster that includes the source cell and the second plurality of cells; and (c) use the reference cluster to predict the effects of carrying out one or more changes in at least one radio network parameter on at least one network performance indicator of the reference cluster, and based on that prediction, establishing an expected impact of the one or more changes in the at least one radio network parameter on a cellular network performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Intucell Ltd.Inventors: Ziv Nuss, Rani Wellingstein, Jonatan Bien, Ido Susan
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Patent number: 8989084Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described where loading information regarding loading conditions at a neighboring base station is received at a first base station and then communicated, e.g., broadcast, by the first base station to mobiles within the cell in which the first base station is located. Since the neighbor base station's loading information is being communicated to a mobile currently connected to the first base station via a reliable communications channel of the first base station, the mobile can be expected to be able to reliably recover loading factor information corresponding to not only the first base station but to the neighboring base station. By utilizing such loading factor information, the mobile can generate an improved uplink interference report. The first base station receives such interference reports from wireless terminals in its cell, facilitating efficient resource allocation and interference control.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2006Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Prashanth Hande, Arnab Das, Junyi Li, Sundeep Rangan, Rajiv Laroia
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Patent number: 8989744Abstract: A method for assigning a tracking area (TA) is disclosed. A mobility state of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is determined and the TA is assigned based on the determined mobility state. Also disclosed is a method for accessing a closed subscriber group (CSG) TA.A CSG TA identifier is received at a WTRU and is stored. A CSG TA broadcast is received and the broadcast CSG TA is accessed if an identifier of the broadcast CSG TA matches the stored CSG TA identifier. Also disclosed is a method for changing a mobility state of a WTRU. A current mobility state of the WTRU is determined and a predetermined metric of the WTRU is examined. The predetermined metric is evaluated to determine if the metric has crossed a threshold and the mobility state is changed based on the evaluated metric.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: InterDigital Technology CorporationInventors: Peter S. Wang, Rajat P. Mukherjee, Jin Wang, Shankar Somasundaram, James M. Miller, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez
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Patent number: 8989004Abstract: A method and apparatus for wireless communication may provide a multi-link PDCP sublayer in a radio network controller capable of allocating PDCP PDUs among a plurality of RLC entities for use in a multi-point HSDPA network. Some aspects of the disclosure address issues relating to out-of-order delivery of the PDCP PDUs to a UE, such as unnecessary retransmissions. That is, the disclosed multi-link PDCP may be capable of distinguishing between sequence number gaps that are caused by physical layer transmission failures and those caused merely by skew.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Danlu Zhang, Rohit Kapoor, Bibhu Prasad Mohanty, Weiyan Ge, Jilei Hou
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Patent number: 8989761Abstract: The invention relates to a method of communicating in a mobile telecommunication network (100; 200), the mobile telecommunication network comprising a plurality of cells (102; 104; 106), wherein resource blocks are used for transmitting data in the mobile telecommunication network, and wherein the method comprises:—dividing (S2) a resource into at least a first plurality of resource blocks and a second plurality of resource blocks, wherein the resource blocks of the first plurality do not overlap with the resource bocks of the second plurality;—assigning (S3) the first plurality of resource blocks to a first group of cells and assigning the second plurality of resource blocks to a second group of cells;—scheduling (S4) first data transmissions in the first group of cells on the first plurality of resource blocks;—scheduling (S5) second data transmissions in the second group of cells on the second plurality of resource blocks;—scheduling (S6) third data transmissions in the first group of cells on the second pType: GrantFiled: August 4, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Siegfried Klein, Anton Ambrosy
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Patent number: 8989757Abstract: Methods and devices enabling improved switch-on procedures during the reactivation of base stations already switched off to save power are provided. In accordance with one embodiment a method of activating a de-activated cell in a cellular radio system is provided. First measurements are collected from a number of user equipments connected to the cellular radio system. Based on the collected measurements a model for mapping a cell, the best cell, providing the least power increase in the cellular radio system when activated is constructed. When the traffic demand of the cellular radio system cannot be served using already activated cells it is determined to activate the cell that is mapped as the best cell to be activated. Hereby, the cells of a cellular radio system can be managed to maximally utilize the energy used in the system.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2010Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: József Barta, András Veres
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Patent number: 8989756Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving Downlink Control Information (DCI) in a wireless communication system. A method for transmitting DCI by a base station includes generating the DCI including at least one of a data format indicator for at least one Transport Block (TB), and a DeModulation Reference Signal (DMRS) resource allocation indicator corresponding to the at least one TB; and sending the DCI to a terminal. The DMRS resource allocation indicator includes a rank pattern for the at least one TB, an allocated scrambling code type, and DMRS port information.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2014Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Cheng Shan, Jin Kyu Han, Youn Sun Kim
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Patent number: 8989674Abstract: A cellular communications system is described in which a mobile cellular device can, if necessary, obtain cell measurements for cells contained within a first cell list after it has received a second cell list. The mobile device then reports the cell measurements for cells within both lists so that a best candidate cell is less likely to be discarded in a cell handover procedure. A network node is also disclosed that can receive cell measurements for cells within a first cell list after the node has issued a second cell list. The node then uses the received cell measurement data to control a handover procedure.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2010Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Limited (Hong Kong)Inventors: Stuart Findlay, Michael Nosley
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Patent number: 8989760Abstract: Low-power access points are used to identify traffic congestion zones in a network. The low-power access points collect metrics that are used identify high demand areas. The locations of the traffic congestion zones are then determined based on the locations of the low-power access points that identified high demand. In some embodiments, metrics are collected and processed in a distributed fashion at each femtocell. Each femtocell then outputs an indication of high demand in the area and/or takes action to address the high demand at an identified traffic congestion zone. Alternatively, the femtocells may collectively take action to address the high demand at one or more identified traffic congestion zones. In other embodiments, metrics may be collected from the femtocells at a central entity and processed to identifying any traffic congestion zones near the femtocells, whereby the central entity takes appropriate action to address the high demand.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Yeliz Tokgoz, Mehmet Yavuz, Farhad Meshkati, Peerapol Tinnakornsrisuphap
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Patent number: 8989740Abstract: A communication device performs a method for selecting a network for an application service based upon system performance. The method includes obtaining multiple sets of performance metrics. Each of the multiple sets of performance metrics comprises at least one performance metric for a same application service. The method further includes evaluating the multiple sets of performance metrics to select one of the corresponding networks to access the application service on the selected network.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.Inventors: George R. Economy, Daniel J. McDonald
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Patent number: 8989669Abstract: The present specification describes techniques and apparatus that enable wireless devices to communicate effectively at short ranges. In one implementation, the transmit power of a transmitting device is reduced to permit a receiving device to demodulate a signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Marvell World Trade Ltd.Inventor: Raja Banerjea
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Patent number: 8989759Abstract: A system and method for automatic proximity based call termination determines when a mobile telephony device enters a predetermined area. When that occurs, call termination instructions are automatically issued to re-direct incoming telephone calls directed to the mobile telephony device to an alternate telephone number. In some instances, incoming telephone calls directed to the mobile telephony device may be simultaneously sent to both the mobile telephony device, and to an alternate telephone number. When the mobile telephony device leaves the predetermined area, the call termination instructions are automatically canceled, and calls directed to the mobile telephony device are only sent to the mobile telephony device.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Vonage Network, LLCInventor: Michael Guerrero
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Publication number: 20150080009Abstract: The throttling of mobile device data rates is provided at events, e.g., sporting events, and other venues with large, dense crowds. The system can monitor the loading of the mobile radio antennas at the venue, and when the loading reaches a threshold loading point, the system can selectively throttle the data rates of mobile devices at the venue. In some embodiments, the system can throttle the data rates of certain applications on the mobile devices, or can select mobile devices that are placing a large strain on the network infrastructure to throttle. In other embodiments, the system can set maximum upload and download speeds for all the mobile devices at the venue.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Sheldon Kent Meredith, Mark Wade Pack
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Patent number: 8983520Abstract: A radio base station (1) measures the volume of communication with radio terminals connected to said radio base station (1), and if said volume of communication exceeds a threshold value, the radio signal transmission power of the base station is decreased, and a request is made to other radio base stations to increase the radio signal transmission power of said other radio base stations.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2010Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Susumu Asaoka, Shinji Nakano
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Patent number: 8983532Abstract: A method and apparatus for allowing varied functionality between a sending entity and a receiving entity, the method sending a first message from the sending entity to the receiving entity utilizing a first protocol, detecting an indication that the receiving entity did not recognize the first message or that the receiving entity did not fulfill a request in the first message, and sending a second message from the sending entity to the receiving entity utilizing a second protocol.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Claude Jean-Frederic Arzelier, M. Khaledul Islam
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Publication number: 20150072701Abstract: A control unit (6) in a wireless system includes: a quality-obtaining unit that, for traffic caused by a connection request, obtains request quality (51) from a storage unit, and, for each of communication networks on a route through which the traffic caused by the connection request passes, obtains delivery quality (52) for the communication network from the storage unit; and a determining unit that, when the delivery quality (52) obtained satisfies the request quality (51) obtained, allows a connection to each of the communication networks associated with the delivery quality (52) obtained, and, when the delivery quality (52) obtained does not satisfy the request quality (51) obtained, disallows a connection to each of the communication networks associated with the delivery quality (52) obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: Hitachi- Ltd.Inventor: Koji Watanabe
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Patent number: 8977282Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a protocol to allow for load balancing between multiple frequency channels in a wireless communications system.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2010Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Santosh Paul Abraham, Simone Merlin, Maarten Menzo Wentink, Hemanth Sampath, Vincent Knowles Jones, IV
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Patent number: 8971910Abstract: A network element for supporting communication within at least one cell of a cellular communication network comprises a signal processing module arranged to identify when a first cell supported by the network element is in a capacity state, and in response thereto, indicate the first cell as being in a restricted access state within system information broadcast within the first cell and valid for wireless communication units in a connected mode state. The signal processing module is further arranged, upon receipt of a connection request message from a wireless communication unit within the first cell, to determine whether the first cell is in a capacity state, and, in response to determining that the first cell is in a capacity state, to cause the wireless communication unit from which the connection request message was received to enter a connected mode state.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: ip.access LimitedInventor: Michael Eric Morrin
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Patent number: 8970070Abstract: A wireless power transmission unit according to the present invention transmits power wirelessly from a power transmitting section 100 to a power receiving section 200 through a resonant magnetic field. The unit includes: the power transmitting section 100, which resonates at a resonant frequency f0; at least one relay section 300, which can resonate at a frequency that is selected from multiple frequencies including the resonant frequency f0; and a resonance control section 600 that outputs information that specifies a resonance condition to be imposed on the relay section 300 according to the arrangement of the power receiving section 200 and that makes the relay section 300 resonate on the resonance condition that has been specified in accordance with that information.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomokazu Sada, Hiroshi Kanno
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Patent number: 8971952Abstract: A second radio base station (1B) receives, from a first radio base station (1A), both interference information for each of a plurality of resource blocks and a traffic amount ratio. Then, the second radio base station (1B) corrects, based on the received traffic amount ratio, the also received interference information for each resource block. Further, the second radio base station (1B) controls, based on the interference information as corrected for each resource block, the transmission power of a radio terminal (2B).Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventor: Chiharu Yamazaki
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Patent number: 8971905Abstract: The invention discloses a method for performing assignment for a call. The method includes: if a user initiates a call, assigning a target bearer for the call and obtaining an identifier of the target bearer; determining at least one target base station according to the identifier of the target bearer and an identifier of a base station accessed by the user, wherein the coverage of the target bearer of the at least one target base station overlaps with the coverage of a bearer, on which the call is initiated, of the base station accessed by the user, and obtaining identifier of the at least one target base station; and sending the identifier of the target bearer and the identifier of the at least one target base station to the user. The invention is capable of improving the success rate of the assignment.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., LtdInventor: Binbin Xu
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Patent number: 8971900Abstract: Provided is an information processing method including an extraction procedure of extracting another communication service provider other than a first communication service provider based on a result of a comparison of a congestion degree of a base station related to the first communication service provider with a congestion degree of each of base stations related to one or a plurality of communication service providers other than the first communication service provider, and an exchange control procedure of performing control to transfer the first access right from the first wireless terminal device to a second wireless terminal device having a second access right to access a base station related to the other extracted communication service provider, and to transfer the second access right from the second wireless terminal device to the first wireless terminal device.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2012Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Shinichiro Tsuda
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Patent number: 8971911Abstract: The cognitive radio system and method uses a wideband chirp signal for characterization of the spectra that a mobile radio may use. A cognitive radio base station broadcasts the low power reference wideband chirp signal with bandwidth covering the sensed spectrum. At the receiver, spectral resolution in the presence of white noise is achieved by cross-correlating the chirp signal with a locally generated copy of itself (i.e., matched filtering). A Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is applied to the output of this matched filtering. The FFT output is fed to a decision circuitry, where a threshold value is set to decide the minimum amplitude of utilized frequencies. This process eases sensing computational complexity and improves the quality of sensing, thereby offering enhanced cognition at the cognitive radio receiver.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: King Abdulaziz UniversityInventor: Ahmed M. Barnawi
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Patent number: 8971822Abstract: It is described a method for distributing network characteristic information within a cellular telecommunication network, which includes a first cell including a first base station and a first relay node and a second cell including a second base station. The method includes carrying out an interference measurement by the first relay node, wherein the interference measurement yields a measurement value being indicative for the inter cell interference between the second base station and the first relay node, and forwarding the measurement value from the first relay node to the second base station. Further, it is described a relay node and a base station, which are adapted, in conjunction with each other, to carry out the described distributing method. Furthermore, computer program for controlling the described distributing method is described.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2008Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Nokia Siemens Networks OyInventors: Juergen Michel, Bernhard Raaf
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Patent number: 8964719Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating subcarriers in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) system is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises allocating at least one diversity cluster of subcarriers to a first subscriber and allocating at least one coherence cluster to a second subscriber.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Adaptix, Inc.Inventors: Xiaodong Li, Hui Liu, Kemin Li, Wenzhong Zhang
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Patent number: 8965392Abstract: Systems and methods of mobile traffic categorization and policy implementation for network use optimization are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of detecting an activity state of an application on a mobile device to which traffic is originated from or directed to, detecting a time criticality of data contained in the traffic to be sent between the mobile device and the host server, determining a timing with which to allow the traffic to pass through, based on the activity state or the time criticality and/or controlling radio use on the mobile device based on the timing with which the traffic is allowed to pass through. The method may further include selecting a network configuration in the wireless network for use in passing traffic to and from the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Seven Networks, Inc.Inventors: Ari Backholm, Michael Luna
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Patent number: 8965383Abstract: A load balancing method and device are provided by the present invention. The method includes that: for each base station, determining the number of shared mobile hosts shared by the base station with each neighbor base station of the base station and the number of fixed mobile hosts covered only by the base station; ranking all of base stations in an ascending order of the number of fixed mobile hosts; and balancing the number of fixed mobile hosts of each base station by applying a greedy algorithm on the ranked base stations. With the present invention, the load can be efficiently balanced by exploiting the global knowledge.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: China Mobile Communications CorporationInventor: Haiyun Luo
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Patent number: 8965338Abstract: Methods and apparatus that provide user access control within wireless networks such as those having both fixed and portable nodes. In one embodiment, the network comprises a 3G cellular network or Interworking WLAN (iWLAN), and the portable nodes comprise Home Node B (HNB) base stations. The HNB is configured to authenticate new users, and provide network access while still maintaining user privacy. The portable nodes also may operate in a number of different operating modes which provide different functional control over user access. In one variant, an easy-to-use owner-assigned ID based access control mechanism with a reliable unambiguous user ID is utilized. Methods for providing access control across differing network architectures and protocols, such the aforementioned iWLAN, and business methods, are also described.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2008Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Apple IncInventors: Achim Luft, Maik Bienas, Hyung-Nam Choi, Martin Hans
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Patent number: 8964536Abstract: An apparatus and method enables a dynamic change from one carrier to another in a wireless telecommunication system. In one example, user equipment receives a preconfiguration message adapted to enable the user equipment to be preconfigured for an initial carrier and a subsequent carrier. Here, the user equipment initially communicates over an air interface utilizing the initial carrier frequency. Upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, such as one of the initial carriers being heavily loaded or nearing its capacity, a Node B provides an order to the user equipment to switch from its initial carrier to the secondary carrier, which was preconfigured. In this way, relatively rapid carrier switching provides for enhanced load balancing largely controlled by the Node B.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2010Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sharad D. Sambhwani, Bibhu P. Mohanty
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Patent number: 8965390Abstract: Techniques to perform simultaneous communications over licensed and unlicensed spectrum are disclosed. A bandwidth monitor measures the amount of bandwidth available from a first communications connection over licensed spectrum, and the amount of bandwidth available from a second communications connection over unlicensed spectrum. Upon receiving a bandwidth request, an optimizer generates a recommendation on how to allocate bandwidth from the first and second communications connections. A load balancer then executes the allocation over the first and second communications requests based at least on the generated recommendation. Various optimization embodiments are further disclosed. Variations on bandwidth monitoring, including polling and notifications are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventor: Andrew R. Morrison
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Patent number: 8965331Abstract: A network device connected to a base station via a backhaul connection may be operable to determine whether the backhaul connection is congested. The determination may be based on a periodic data cap imposed on the backhaul connections. In response to a determination that the backhaul connection is congested, the network device may configure one or more cellular communication parameters of one or more of the plurality of base stations. The determination may be based on one or more of: a total amount of data consumed over the backhaul connection during a current time period, a traffic load on the backhaul connection, and an amount of time remaining in the current time period.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Siddharth Ray, Murari Srinivasan, Milo Steven Medin
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Publication number: 20150050942Abstract: A mobile device may select between multiple networks in order to offload network traffic from one network to another. Policies under which network selection happens are established by network operators. A hierarchy of policy servers are established where a central policy server with policies established by a network operator can delegate authority for network switching to a local policy server with policies established by the same or a different network operator. The central policy server can establish criteria under which network switching or network selection is delegated to a local server. Policies from the local policy server can include information about local network conditions. A mobile device can use the policies from the central server and local server to select a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Vivek G. Gupta, Necati Canpolat
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Patent number: 8958807Abstract: A method and an apparatus for providing a service to a Mobile Station (MS) by a plurality of Base Stations (BSs) operating in cooperation in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes configuring, by a master BS, a first cooperative cell including at least one slave BS, sending a resource request message for requesting resource allocation to the at least one slave BS included in the first cooperative cell, receiving, from each of the at least one slave BS, a resource request response message including resource approval control results for the resource allocation request, changing member BSs constituting the first cooperative cell based on the resource request response message, and allocating resources to an MS that is served in the first cooperative cell.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronic Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ok-Seon Lee, Rakesh Taori, Ji-Yun Seol, Young-Bin Chang, Cheol Jeong
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Patent number: 8958812Abstract: A cell load balancing method, a cell load measuring method, and devices thereof are provided. The cell load balancing method includes: acquiring information of the load of a current cell and information of the load an adjacent cell; determining a target cell in which a mobility parameter needs to be modified thereof according to the information of the load of the current cell and the information of the load of the adjacent cell; sending a parameter modification request to the determined target cell; and modifying parameters of the current cell according to content of the parameter modification request if the parameter modification response message is a parameter modification response indicating modification successful. With the above solution, a load balancing solution can be better implemented in a network, thereby improving a capacity of the network, improving a success rate of user access, and reducing access delay.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2014Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Niu Weiguo
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Patent number: 8958810Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for dynamically allocating spectrum available within a region including a plurality of base stations. The method includes obtaining a plurality of spectrum demands associated with at least a portion of the base stations, each spectrum demand requesting a portion of the available spectrum, and determining a plurality of spectrum allocations satisfying at least a portion of the spectrum demands. The spectrum allocations are determined by processing the spectrum demands using network information such as base station information associated with the base stations and region information such as terrain information associated with the region. The region information may include signal propagation information.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2006Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignees: Alcatel Lucent, Stevens Institute of TechnologyInventors: Milind M. Buddhikot, Scott C. Miller, Kevin Ryan
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Patent number: 8958802Abstract: A base station can observe downlink communications of neighboring base stations of neighboring cells to determine operational parameters of these neighboring base stations in a process called sniffing. The base station ceases downlink transmission and/or uplink reception and initiates downlink reception for a duration in time and/or over frequency to form a sniffing window to observe the downlink communications of the one or more neighboring base stations. The sniffing window represents an area in time and/or frequency where downlink communications are not transmitted. The base station determines operational parameters based upon the downlink communications of the one or more neighboring base stations that are observed during the sniffing window.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventor: Amir Appel
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Publication number: 20150045052Abstract: A method of radio bearer establishment in dual connectivity, for a first network node in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises connecting to a communication device of the wireless communication system, determines whether to establish or release at least a radio bearer for the communication device on at least a second network node, and transmitting a request message including information of the at least a radio bearers to be established or released on the at least a second network node, to the at least a second network node.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Wei-Chen Pao, Chun-Chia Chen
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Patent number: 8954010Abstract: Described is a system and method for assigning a frequency to an access point in a wireless network comprising a plurality of access points. The system and method includes accessing a rule-base to obtain a set of rules for the wireless network, accessing a license database to obtain information about relevant wireless nodes in a region, creating a list of possible primary node frequencies from a list of frequencies associated with primary wireless nodes in the license database, creating a list of possible secondary node frequencies from a list of frequencies associated with secondary wireless nodes in the license database, identifying a list of clear frequencies from a set of unused frequencies, selecting a frequency from frequencies in the lists of possible primary node frequencies, possible secondary node frequencies, and clear frequencies and registering the frequency in the license database.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.Inventor: Robert Raymond Miller, II
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Patent number: 8954084Abstract: A method and system in which a UMTS base station determines if any UE has re-acquired a common Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) resource, and responsively transmits a indicator toward an RNC that is adapted to cause the RNC to recognize the beginning of a new transmission session so that the RNC may responsively perform appropriate actions such as flushing the TSN re-ordering queue, restarting a MAC-is re-ordering algorithm and the like.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2011Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Huy Thang Pham, Vikas Dhingra, Jindong Hou, Jing Zhang
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Patent number: 8954028Abstract: A Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) providing redundant cell broadcast centers (CBC). Multiple CBCs are interfaced to any given base station controller (BSC) or radio network controller (RNC) to provide geo-redundancy and high availability so that the failure of one CBC or a cluster of CBCs at one site will not cause service interruption for the area controlled by the associated BSC or RNC or for the entire service area in the public land mobile network (PLMN) network. The BSC or RNC interfaces to multiple CBCs at multiple sites without changes to the otherwise conventionally existing BSC/RNC, 3GPP 23.041 standard architecture.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2008Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.Inventors: Mark Titus, Fei Yang
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Patent number: 8948775Abstract: A mobile communication system includes a traffic monitoring apparatus arranged between predetermined nodes in a mobile network for monitoring a traffic amount between the nodes; and a traffic control apparatus that outputs control information to the predetermined nodes based on a report from the traffic monitoring apparatus wherein the control information instructs the predetermined nodes to level the traffic amount.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Masato Ohnishi
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Patent number: 8948774Abstract: A method for radio resources management within a set of cells (C1, . . . , CN) covered by base stations (BS1, . . . , BSN), comprising:—retrieving traffic demands information including relative Quality of Service (QoS) and radio performance figures on each cell (Ci) from correspondent base station (BSi);—processing the traffic demands information so as to detect at least one periodic traffic pattern;—adjusting allocated radio resources for each cell (Ci) according to the detected at least one periodic traffic pattern; and—reviewing the adjusted allocated radio resources according to base stations (BS1, . . . BSN) feedbacks.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2010Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Veronique Capdevielle, Claire-Sabine Randriamasy
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Patent number: 8948754Abstract: Method and apparatus for establishing a connection between a device (e.g., a mobile device such as a telephone or tablet) and a communication network (e.g., a telephone/data service provider's network). The communication network may adhere to a mobile communication standard such as 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) LTE (Long Term Evolution). When the user device attempts a connection to a default access point name or APN (e.g., via an Attach Request message), and that access point is unavailable, instead of rejecting the request (e.g., with an Attach Reject message) the communication network identifies an access point that is available and returns an Attach Accept message that identifies the available access point. After the connection is established, if the default access point becomes available, the network may subsequently detach the user device from the network, but specify that the device should re-attach (to the default access point).Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Abhishek Sen, Shivesh Makharia
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Patent number: 8948744Abstract: A spatio-temporal random voting scheme is provided that incorporates location distribution, spatial randomness, and temporal randomness in the collection of information from a plurality of sensing devices within the cognitive network. The region is divided into a plurality of sectors, where each sector is a portion of the region. A subset of sectors is selected from the plurality of sectors in the region to provide spatial randomness. A device is randomly selected from each sector in the subset of sectors to provide additional spatial randomness to the information collection process. Temporal randomness may be introduced by randomly selecting a timeslot within a sensing window period in which devices are to scan a frequency spectrum band to determine if a signal energy above a threshold is detected. Sensing reports are then collected from the selected sensing devices and used to determine whether the frequency spectrum band is available or in use.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Yong Jin Kim, Lakshminath Reddy Dondeti, Stephen Jay Shellhammer, Wenyi Zhang
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Patent number: 8943577Abstract: A system and method for a distributed multi-processing security gateway establishes a host side session, selects a proxy network address for a server, uses the proxy network address to establish a server side session, receives a data packet, assigns a central processing unit core from a plurality of central processing unit cores in a multi-core processor of the security gateway to process the data packet, processes the data packet according to security policies, and sends the processed data packet. The proxy network address is selected such that a same central processing unit core is assigned to process data packets from the server side session and the host side session. By assigning central processing unit cores in this manner, higher capable security gateways are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2013Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: A10 Networks, Inc.Inventors: Lee Chen, Ronald Wai Lun Szeto