Abstract: According to one embodiment, an integrated circuit receives first packet scrambled with a first scrambling seed and second packet scrambled with a second scrambling seed, generates inversion data, generate third likelihood information by inverting signs of the first likelihood information or the second likelihood information based on the inversion data, and generates fourth likelihood information based on the third likelihood information and the second or first likelihood information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an access method and an apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a converged mobility management network element, an access request of user equipment UE, where the access request is used to request to access a first network; obtaining, by the converged mobility management network element according to the access request, subscription data of the first network corresponding to the user equipment; when failing to obtain the subscription data, updating, by the converged mobility management network element, a continuous cumulative quantity of times; and when the continuous cumulative quantity of times meets a preset condition, sending, by the converged mobility management network element, first indication information to a base station device of a second network.

Abstract: Transfer of Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Services (MBMS) over a Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) service and idle mode unicast service for a mobile entity from a source base station to a target base station may be managed by a base station or mobile entity of a cellular wireless communications system (WCS). Operations related to the transfer may include obtaining an MBMS status of the mobile entity, and/or obtaining MBMS support information for the base station. A network entity may facilitate MBMS discovery by a mobile entity, by transmitting a data element to the mobile entity including service identifiers mapped to corresponding cell identifiers to indicate respective MBMS services to be broadcast in an WCS area on adjacent cells identified by respective ones of the cell identifiers. The MBMS services may be broadcast within the WCS area using the adjacent cells previously indicated in the data element.

Abstract: A wireless communication device may detect, within a specified time duration, at least a specified number of occurrences of a sequence of events, which includes the wireless communication device transitioning from a second cellular network operating according to a second radio access technology (RAT) to a first cellular network operating according to a first RAT, the wireless communication device failing to remain on the first cellular network for more than a specified time duration, and the wireless communication device returning from the first cellular network to the second cellular network. At least in response to this detection, the wireless communication device may determine whether to attempt future transition to the first cellular network while operating in the second network, based on one or more conditions, and/or may adjust one or more parameters used by the wireless communication device to determine when to redirect from the second cellular network to the first cellular network.

Abstract: A communication device and a method for connecting to a closed subscriber group (CSG) in a by storing received CSG information in a database in order to expedite CSG selections. The communication device is configured to store the CSG scan results, including supported radio access technologies (RATs) for each CSG cell, in a database and query the database for the CSG scan results upon manual selection of a CSG cell. After detecting a CSG cell, the communication device may further be configured to trigger a switch to the CSG cell after determining that the CSG cell is the highest ranked cell on its frequency, retrieving the CSG information from the database stored from a prior selection to the CSG cell, and performing a criteria check to ensure that the CSG cell is suitable for cell selection.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for establishing a bearer are provided. The method includes: after a core network node initiates a bearer setup request, receiving, by a gateway node, a first identifier and a third identifier that are sent by a macro access network node, where the first identifier is used to enable the core network node to identify uplink user data forwarded by the gateway node, and the third identifier is used to enable a first small access network node to identify downlink user data forwarded by the gateway node; and sending, by the gateway node, a second identifier and a fourth identifier to the macro access network node.

Abstract: Provided is a method of sending and receiving signals for a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system. The method may include: receiving a service reject message from a Mobility Management Entity (MME) under congestion; sending a message containing at least one piece of information determined based on the service reject message to a Mobile Switching Center (MSC); receiving a message containing camping cell information from a base station (eNB); and camping on a cell indicated by the camping cell information. In one embodiment, when an MM back-off timer is applied to the UE utilizing CSFB (or SMS over SGs) at the time of network congestion, the MSC or 2G/3G RAN node is notified that the MM back-off timer is running in the UE, so that the UE may camp not on an LTE cell but on a 2G/3G cell after CS service reception. Hence, it is possible to prevent call drops for MT services that may be caused by UE location registration failure due to the MM back-off timer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for uplink transmission by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a first assignment for one or more beacon signals. The first assignment includes a first resource assignment and a first interlace assignment. The UE may determine that a size of a payload of an uplink transmission is less than a threshold. The UE may transmit the one or more beacon signals according to the first assignment in response to the determination. The one or more beacon signals increase bandwidth occupancy by the UE over a contention-based spectrum. Additionally, the UE may receive a second assignment for the payload of the uplink transmission. The second assignment includes a second resource assignment and a second interlace assignment. The UE may transmit the payload of the uplink transmission according to the second resource assignment on the second interlace assignment.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for UE to report preference indication and other UE assistance information to the network is proposed. In a first embodiment, the UE transmits a power preference indication to the network with a prohibition mechanism for optimal DRX configuration. A first level of prohibition is applied if the UE indicates preferring power-saving mode, and a second level of prohibition is applied if the UE indicates preferring normal mode. In a second embodiment, the UE transmits two-level speed information to the network. The two-level speed information is mapped from MSE mobility states based on a mapping rule. In a third example, the UE transmits RRC release assistance information to the network. The assistance information is based on both cell change count and RRC state transition count so that RRC inactivity time can be determined to reduce signaling overhead.

Abstract: A mobile phone initially probes while in an open-loop mode with an estimated power level based on the received power level from a base station. If a response is not received, power is incremented, and a subsequent probe is sent. The process is repeated until a response is received or when maximum power is reached. If a response is still not received, the mobile phone tests for changing its location state. When BTS probes are unsuccessful and maximum power is reached, available sensors are sampled and tested for a change of state, e.g., by way of an inclinometer, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a GPS, standard 802.11, or employing a Bluetooth, and the like. If no state change is detected, a delay block is entered, reducing the probing rate and the power consumption rate. If a state change is detected, the delay block is bypassed and probing resumes immediately.

Abstract: A mobile communication device is provided. The mobile communication device includes a housing and an input device operable with the housing. Actuating the input device enables a user to at least one of change and verify an operational status of the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device also includes an indicator coupled in communication with said input device and configured to provide feedback to the user based on the operational status of the mobile communication device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a beam precoding manner reporting method, a scheduling method, and a device. The reporting method includes: determining, by UE, a used beam precoding manner, where the beam precoding manner is used to indicate a first beam combination usage result, and the first beam combination usage result includes usage manners, which are determined by the UE when the UE uses beams in combination, of the beams, where a beam combination usage manner includes one or two or three of beam selection, beam multiplexing, and beam cooperation according to different total quantities of the beams; and sending, by the UE, the beam precoding manner to a base station, so that the base station schedules the UE based on the beam precoding manner. Technical solutions of the present invention can reduce inter-cell interference in an active antenna system during vertical cell splitting, and increase a system throughput.

Abstract: A method of managing cell reselection for a User Equipment (UE) in an idle mode connected to a wireless network system is provided. The method includes determining system information of available cells on a given frequency, determining the system information from a plurality of cells and frequencies to determine which of the plurality of cells support a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS), determining a MBMS Control CHannel (MCCH) of the plurality of cells that support the MBMS, generating a list of cells by prioritizing the plurality of cells that support the MBMS over other frequencies or cells in a ranking order, and reselecting a cell or a frequency supporting the MBMS before starting a MBMS session from among the generated list to be a cell where the MBMS session is provided.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for causing active hand-in of a device from a macrocell base station to a femto node, which can be an inter-frequency hand-in. The femto node can broadcast a beacon over an operating frequency of the macrocell base station, and the macrocell base station, and/or one or more network components, can identify the femto node based on one or more parameters reported by the device from receiving the beacon. The beacon can be transmitted at varying powers to ensure active hand-in triggering, mitigate interference and/or can be powered on and off for such purposes. In addition, a macrocell base station can regulate compressed mode periods during which a device can measure the femto node based on receiving information regarding device proximity to the femto node, or a device can generate proximity indication messages base on measuring the beacon signals, etc.

Abstract: A communication device acquires information relating to a first access point from a captured first image, and acquires information relating to a second access point from a captured second image. The communication device then starts communication parameter share processing of sharing a communication parameter, required for establishing a wireless network, with respect to the first access point or the second access point. The communication device starts the communication parameter share processing with respect to the second access point in response to reception of a completion notification indicative of completion of the communication parameter share processing with respect to the first access point, from the first access point.

Abstract: A method and a related radio network node for configuring neighboring cell relations of a cell. The method is performed in a radio network node of a wireless communication system serving wireless devices in the cell. The method comprises monitoring a rate of wireless device accesses in the cell, and configuring neighboring cell relations of the cell based on the monitored rate of wireless device accesses in the cell.

Abstract: A method for detecting the proximity of a signal source using wireless systems is contemplated in which a wireless mobile device wirelessly receives packets from a signal source and determines a received signal strength for each packet. The wireless mobile device may store information based upon the received signal strength for each packet, and calculate from the information stored for all the packets, a current path loss value corresponding to a current distance from the wireless mobile device to the signal source. The wireless mobile device may then determine whether the current distance is sufficient to be an enabling condition such as tap, for example, for a data transfer or a transaction between the wireless mobile device and the signal source.

Abstract: A method for communicating between a user equipment (UE) and a network in a wireless communication system, the method includes receiving, by the UE, a first multimedia broadcast multimedia service (MBMS) service from a first cell on a first frequency while the UE is in an idle mode; receiving, by the UE, a first system information block (SIB) from the first cell on the first frequency, the first SIB including information on an MBMS service area (SA) provided at a second frequency; receiving, by the UE, a second SIB from a second cell on the second frequency, the second SIB including information on a multimedia broadcast multicast single frequency network (MBSFN) area; and receiving, by the UE, a second MBMS service from the second cell on the second frequency, based on the received information on the MBSFN area.

Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides apparatus and methods for improved handover with ping pong avoidance in wireless heterogeneous networks. The UE device may include a handover (HO) module configured to determine a reference signal received power (RSRP) difference between a serving cell and a neighbor cell and to select a TimeToTrigger (TTT) related to an HO measurement report based, at least in part, on the RSRP difference.

Abstract: Described are, among other things, methods and devices for cell selection or cell reselection in a UE, where the UE can connect to multiple radio access networks. The UE can receive a message indicating the priority of the Public Land Mobile Network that the UE belong to and performing cell selection/cell reselection based on the message.

Abstract: Network hardware devices organized in a Wireless mesh network (WMN) in which the network hardware devices cooperate in distribution of content files to client consumption devices in an environment of limited connectivity to broadband Internet infrastructure are described. One mesh network device includes a micro controller, RF radios, and antenna switching circuitry. The antenna switching circuitry, in response to the control signals from a micro controller, selectively couples individual ones of a first set of antennas to individual channels of the set of RF radios to communicate content data with client consumption devices and selectively couples individual ones of a second set of antennas to other individual channels of the set of RF radios to communicate content data with other mesh network devices in a WMN.

Abstract: An embodiment for user equipment that receives a plurality of measurement gap repetition patterns from a network. Each measurement gap repetition pattern may be assigned to a different frequency of the network. The plurality of measurement gap repetition patterns may include skipping measurement patterns. Further embodiments may include the user equipment receiving a repetition period in a measurement object frame or receiving a plurality of measurement gap repetition patterns in which the measurement gaps are non-colliding with measurement gaps of other repetition patterns assigned to the user equipment.

Abstract: AP's associated with a communication network and any wireless devices desiring contact, operated according to a protocol in which each wireless device selects AP's with which to communicate. A system coordinator causes the AP's to operate so as to guide each wireless device to an AP selected by the system coordinator. This has the effect that, notwithstanding that the protocol involves having the wireless device make the selection of AP, functionally, the AP's make the selection for it. In a 1st technique, multiple AP's share an identifier, with the system coordinator directing one particular AP to respond to the wireless device, thus appearing to wireless devices as a “personal cell”. In a 2nd technique, AP's each maintain identifiers substantially unique to each wireless device, with the system coordinator directing only one particular AP to maintain any particular wireless device's identifier, thus appearing to wireless devices as a “personal AP”.

Abstract: The present invention disclosed a resource configuration method for uplink control channel, The method comprises: network side equipment determines downlink carrier that exists cell specific linkage in uplink carrier set and downlink carrier set of User Equipment UE; said network side equipment configures uplink control channel resource for downlink carrier which doesn't exist cell specific linkage according to said determinate result. The method of the present invention is simple and easy to implement, it could use the method in FDD and TDD system to advance system capability of Long Term Evolution multi-carrier update system, and advancing compatibility with the present LTE system primely.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention provide a method for cell reselection, comprising: receiving, at a user equipment, system information from a network node that is shared by two or more operator networks, wherein the system information comprises first information associated with at least one operator network related to one or more neighboring cells for the user equipment; determining whether there is an operator network accessible to the user equipment in the at least one operator network, based at least in part on the first information; and performing a cell reselection procedure only when one or more accessible operator networks are determined.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for measuring at least one neighboring cell by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system. The method includes identifying a serving cell quality threshold and measurement configuration information used for setting up measurement gap patterns; performing measurement of the at least one neighboring cell based on a serving cell quality measured by the UE, the serving cell quality threshold, and the measurement configuration information; and transmitting a measurement report based on the measurement. The measurement is performed in accordance with a plurality of measurement types, and the measurement gap patterns correspond to the plurality of measurement types.

Abstract: Provided is a method for exchanging messages only between the users in a predetermined range around the current position, without intentionally grouping the users. A message server stores a message table where a message is associated with each set of addresses of a plurality of access points. A portable terminal searches for access points near the portable terminal and receives annunciation signal including the address of the access point from each access point. The portable terminal transmits, to a message server, a message acquisition request including, as a query, the set of the addresses included in the annunciation signals. The message server compares the set of the addresses as the query with a plurality of sets of addresses recorded in the message table, extracts messages corresponding to the sets of the addresses ranking high arranged in descending order of similarity, and transmits the messages to the portable terminal.

Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer program product for mobility estimation are provided. One method may include estimating a mobility state of a user equipment, and scaling the estimate of the mobility state according to certain factors. The factors may include, for example, a DRX cycle applied during the period of estimation of the mobility state and the number of cell changes of the user equipment.

Abstract: A mobile communication device including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a service network. The controller determines, during an ongoing Non-Access Stratum (NAS) procedure, whether a SECURITY MODE COMMAND message received from the service network via the wireless transceiver fails an integrity protection check and no RRC CONNECTION RELEASE message has been received from the service network via the wireless transceiver, or whether transmission of a SECURITY MODE COMPLETE message to the service network via the wireless transceiver has failed. Also, the controller locally releases a connection to the service network when the SECURITY MODE COMMAND message fails the integrity protection check and no RRC CONNECTION RELEASE message has been received, or when the transmission of the SECURITY MODE COMPLETE message has failed.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is described. The UE includes a receiver, a processor and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) counting request message through a first cell of a network. The processor is configured to determine whether or not to transmit a MBMS counting response message in response to the MBMS counting request message. The transmitter is configured to transmit the MBMS counting response message if it is determined to transmit the MBMS counting response message. The processor is further configured to determine to transmit the MBMS counting response message if a registered-public land mobile network (R-PLMN) identity is included in system information broadcast by the network.

Abstract: There is provided a method for determining frequency correction and time slot boundary detection for synchronization in a wireless device. A plurality of cell broadcast frequencies is acquired. A subgroup of cell broadcast frequencies is determined from the received plurality of cell broadcast frequencies. Frequency and time slot information in the subgroup is recovered by tuning a local oscillator to a center frequency of the subgroup. Individual frequencies are extracted from the recovered frequency information. The individual frequencies are provided to a frequency correction detector. A corresponding wireless device, computer program and computer program product are also provided.

Abstract: A communication device acquires information relating to a first access point from a captured first image, and acquires information relating to a second access point from a captured second image. The communication device then starts communication parameter share processing of sharing a communication parameter, required for establishing a wireless network, with respect to the first access point or the second access point. The communication device starts the communication parameter share processing with respect to the second access point in response to reception of a completion notification indicative of completion of the communication parameter share processing with respect to the first access point, from the first access point.

Abstract: A method for detecting the proximity of a signal source using wireless systems is contemplated in which a wireless mobile device wirelessly receives packets from a signal source and determines a received signal strength for each packet. The wireless mobile device may store information based upon the received signal strength for each packet, and calculate from the information stored for all the packets, a current path loss value corresponding to a current distance from the wireless mobile device to the signal source. The wireless mobile device may then determine whether the current distance is sufficient to be an enabling condition such as tap, for example, for a data transfer or a transaction between the wireless mobile device and the signal source.

Abstract: In any cellular communication the network transmits broadcast information with some periodicity which is defined by the network parameters. The client terminal must acquire this system information in order to access the services from the network. The time required by the client terminal to acquire all the necessary system information to initiate network access may depend on the scheduling of the system information broadcast by the network. In some cases the scheduling information about the system information may be described in another system information message whose schedule may be fixed or known a priori. Conventional method of decoding the complete system information may involve decoding attempt for all the possible instances of transmission of the system information. A method and apparatus are disclosed that enables acquisition of the system information based on stored known instances of system information transmission. This results in reduced power consumption at the client terminal.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for wireless link (radio link) control in a wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity is disclosed. The present invention includes: detecting radio link failure (RLF) of a secondary serving cell provided from a secondary base station, separately from detecting RLF of a primary serving cell provided from a master base station; generating a RLF specifier specifying an occurrence of RLF of the secondary serving cell when RLF of the secondary serving cell is detected; and transmitting the RLF specifier to an RRC connected master base station. A wireless link between a terminal and a master base station and a wireless link between a terminal and a secondary base station can be managed individually when a terminal is dually connected to both the master base station and the secondary base station in a network.

Abstract: The disclosed allocation apparatus appropriately selects a mobile station for which uplink scheduling is needed. An allocation apparatus (12) according to a present embodiment includes a selection unit (13) that selects, from a plurality of mobile stations (111 to 11M), a target mobile station that serves as a target for which uplink scheduling is to be performed. The selection unit (13) selects a target mobile station based on an elapsed time from a timing at which uplink scheduling is previously performed for at least one mobile station of the plurality of mobile stations (111 to 11M).

Abstract: A method of performing a Radio Resource Control, RRC, connection establishment in accordance with a cell selection process, wherein a first timer is used to controlling that the cell selection process is performed within a first time, and a second timer is used to controlling that a cell is treated as barred for a second time if certain system information associated to that cell is missing or cannot be acquired, and controlling the first timer and the second timer such that the second timer expires in a time period after the first timer has been started and before the first timer has expired. The invention further refers to a User Equipment (UE) that performs the method and a computer program loadable into the UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a base station, a network system, and a communication method. The base station includes: a control module, configured to connect to a control module of at least one other base station by using a first logical interface, and perform control plane interaction during inter-base station coordination; and a data processing module, connected to the control module, and configured to connect to a data processing module of the at least one other base station by using a second logical interface, and perform user plane interaction during the inter-base station coordination. The base station in this embodiment of the present invention is provided with the first logical interface and the second logical interface to respectively implement the control plane interaction and the user plane interaction between base stations, so that the inter-base station coordination can be implemented.

Abstract: A user equipment having a first mechanism to obtain a control region size of a sub-frame of a cell, the user equipment having a processor; and a communications subsystem, wherein the processor and communications subsystem are configured to cooperate to: determine having a first mechanism to obtain a control region size of a sub-frame of the first cell, second cell, or both, whether the user equipment is within an area of the second cell; and utilize, a second mechanism to obtain a control region size of a sub-frame of the second cell while the user equipment is within the area of the second cell.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method includes scanning for wireless networks, where scanning includes collecting network information indicating properties of the wireless networks. The method can include analyzing the network information to determine signal data indicating signal qualities for the wireless networks. The method can include characterizing, based on the signal data, one or more wireless networks as being suitable for connection by the mobile device, where the characterizing includes determining, based on the signal data, movement of the mobile relative to one or more access points of the wireless networks. The method can include determining that one or more signals of the wireless networks are above a dwell threshold level for reliable wireless connectivity. The method can include determining that one or more signals has been dropped, and connecting to the mobile device to one of the one or more wireless networks that are suitable for connection.

Abstract: The invention refers to providing a service associated to a service request (S1) received from a mobile user equipment—UE—(10), the communications network comprising a plurality of service nodes (21a-21h), a service control node (23) and an application server (24), wherein the service control node (23), in response to the service request, sends a request (S4) to the application server (24) to get selection assistance information with respect to the UE, receives a response (S1 1) from the application server (24) comprising selection assistance information, and selects or initiates selecting a service node (21) from the plurality of service nodes (21a-21h) in dependency of the selection assistance information. The invention further refers to a control node, an application server and to corresponding programs.

Abstract: An implantable medical device has a broadband RF receiver operating within an RF band and having stored information of a characteristic receiver frequency representing the RF within the RF band at which the broadband RF receiver has sufficient receiver sensitivity. The stored information is retrieved in response to a message from an external communication device and is included in a response generated by the implantable medical device and transmitted to the communication device. The information enables the communication device to select its transmission frequency at a subsequent transmission instance to the relevant implantable medical device. The chances of successful reception at the subsequent transmission instance are thereby increased.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for sending control channel information based on multi-sector cell networking. The method includes: obtaining, according to an uplink signal sent by a user equipment, uplink signal strength information corresponding to each sector, where each sector uses a same cell identification, and the uplink signal strength information is used to indicate a level corresponding uplink signal strength; selecting a working sector for the user equipment from the sectors according to the uplink signal strength information corresponding to each sector; and sending control channel information to the user equipment through the working sector, and not skipping sending control channel information to the user equipment through the sectors except the working sector.

Abstract: There is provided a method for triggering mobility measurements for a wireless device. The method is performed by a radio access network node (RANN). The RANN is configurable to transmit using a set of transmission beams. The method comprises receiving signalling from a wireless device (WD). The user traffic signalling is indicative of a current position of the WD and a performance quality metric of the WD. The method comprises, only in a case the performance quality metric fulfills a location dependent performance quality criterion, activating transmission of mobility pilot signals to the WD in at least one transmission beam in the set of transmission beams. The method comprises, thereafter, instructing the WD to perform measurements on the at least one transmission beam.

Abstract: A user terminal capable of using an Evolved-UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) and a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), includes: a storage configured to store a Radio Access Network (RAN) rule for selecting a network, among the E-UTRAN and the WLAN, to be used in a unit of an Access Point Name (APN); a receiver configured to receive an Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) rule for selecting a network, among the E-UTRAN and the WLAN, to be used; and a controller configured to select a selection rule, from among the ANDSF rule and the RAN rule, to be applied to change the network, wherein the controller selects the RAN rule in a case where the user terminal has both the ANDSF rule and the RAN rule and an Inter System Routing Policy (ISRP) is not configured. The ISRP is a function, in the ANDSF rule, for selecting a network, among the E-UTRAN and the WLAN, to be used in a unit of an Internet Protocol (IP) flow.

Abstract: An apparatus for distance-based network resource discovery includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The machine-readable code includes a determination module determining a distance between an information handling device and a network resource capable of communication with the information handling device. The machine readable code also includes a policy module following a discovery policy according to the distance. The discovery policy is associated with discovery of the network resource.

Abstract: A user equipment performs a method for evaluating a need for handover between cells in a cellular network. The method includes estimating the risk of making an ineffective handover, and, when said estimated risk is above a threshold, changing the value of at least one handover trigger parameter so as to reduce the future risk of ineffective handover.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product for wireless position determination. According to an example embodiment, location determination of a mobile device may be performed by network elements using RSSI and/or RCPI of a mobile device measured beacon from each of a plurality of access point devices. Location determination of a mobile device may be performed by network elements using WiFi Timing Measurement Action Frames to enable receiving the location of the mobile device, derived from flight times of respective signals over a plurality of the signal paths for a plurality of access point devices connected in a common network. Location determination may be performed by a mobile device using WiFi Timing Measurement Request Frames to enable receiving the location of the mobile device, derived from flight times of signal paths for a plurality of access point devices that are not connected in a common network.

Abstract: Techniques for improved allocation of network resources using geolocation and handover management are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a system for optimizing a mobile communications network. The system may comprise one or more processors communicatively coupled to a mobile communications network. The one or more processors may be configured identify a neighbors table comprising a handover priority list of target base stations prioritized based on relative signal strength or quality of service of the target base stations apparent to mobile devices in a footprint of a source base station. The one or more processors may also be configured to determine a non-obvious handover plan based on at least one of geolocation data of a mobile device, user information associated with the mobile device, and network resources data.

Abstract: Provided is a method for user equipment reselecting a cell in a wireless communication system. The method comprises: obtaining a public land mobile network (PLMN) list from a serving cell, wherein the PLMN list lists a plurality of PLMNs according to businesses sharing the serving cell; obtaining cell reselection information from the serving cell, wherein the reselection information includes a plurality of cell reselection information sets related to the plurality of PLMNs; and reselecting the cell based on the PLMN list and the cell reselection list.