29th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110176435 | ASYNCHRONOUS TIME DIVISION DUPLEX OPERATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Techniques for supporting communication in an asynchronous TDD wireless network are described. In an aspect, downlink transmissions and uplink transmissions may be sent on different carriers in an asynchronous TDD wireless network to mitigate interference. In one design, a station (e.g., a base station or a UE) may send a first transmission on a first carrier in a first time period and may receive a second transmission on a second carrier in a second time period. The station may only transmit, or only receive, or neither in each time period. In one design, allocation of carriers for the downlink and uplink may be performed when strong interference is detected, e.g., by a base station or a UE. When strong interference is not detected, the first and second carriers may each be used for both the downlink and uplink. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176436 | METHOD AND APPARATUS THAT FACILITATES REDIRECTING WIRELESS TERMINALS BETWEEN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Aspects are described for redirecting wireless terminals between wireless networks. In a first embodiment, a coverage quality of user equipment within a first wireless network is monitored. Multiple candidate frequencies are then ascertained in response to the coverage quality to facilitate a communication between the user equipment and a second wireless network. The candidate frequencies are then communicated to the user equipment. In another embodiment, an indication of a plurality of candidate frequencies is received, and a failure in performing a handover from a first wireless network to a second wireless network is detected. For this embodiment, the handover is attempted via a primary frequency. An alternative frequency is then selected from the plurality of candidate frequencies in response to the failure, and a communication with the second wireless network is established via the alternative frequency. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176437 | TRAFFIC VOLUME MONITORING SYSTEM - A traffic monitoring system includes a communication apparatus for communicating with each terminal apparatus via a plurality of communication lines; and a monitor apparatus for monitoring a traffic of each terminal apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus establishes sessions with the terminal apparatuses by logical lines for each communication line; and the monitor apparatus monitors a traffic of each terminal apparatus for each flow type in each logical line. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176438 | Communication Network - A method for determining routing for data which is to be transmitted over a multilayer network, the network comprising a first layer of nodes, and a second layer of nodes, and the method comprising determining routing by taking account of available signal transmission/processing resource associated with the first layer and available signal transmission/processing resource associated with the second layer. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176439 | CLOSED-LOOP FEEDBACK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for providing channel feedback is provided herein. During operation a covariance matrix at time t (R) is calculated as a function of a received downlink signal. In order to reduce overhead, R is normalized and quantized. The base unit then uses the covariance matrix estimate to determine appropriate channel beamforming weights, and instructs transmit beamforming circuitry to use the appropriate weights. In an embodiment, circuitry performs a method of calculating a first precoding matrix index I from a codebook using a received signal, calculating a second codebook index J* using the first precoding matrix index I to approximate a covariance matrix and calculating a quantized coefficient α* to approximate the covariance matrix wherein the quantized coefficient α* is determined using the first precoding matrix index I. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176440 | RESTRICTIONS ON AUTONOMOUS MUTING TO ENABLE TIME DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL MEASUREMENTS - A mobile terminal receives a transmission from a base station including a group of Nprs consecutive subframes, where Nprs is a number of subframes constituting the group, and each subframe is capable of transmitting a positioning reference signal (PRS). The group of Nprs consecutive subframes is configured such that a transition between a subframe that does, or does not, include a PRS transmission to a subsequent subframe that does not, or does, include a PRS transmission can occur only after an even number of subframes 2*k, where k=0, 1, 2 . . . . The mobile terminal determines an estimated time of arrival of the transmission from the base station based on a portion of the transmission that includes a PRS transmission. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176441 | COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING TEST ENVIRONMENT CREATION PROGRAM, TEST ENVIRONMENT CREATION METHOD, AND TEST DEVICE - A test device includes a virtual machine. The device has a virtual bridge which, when receiving a packet transmitted from the virtual machine to a computer connected via a network, transmits the packet to the computer via a physical interface of the test device. The device has a load generating unit for generating a first packet that provides a communication load and transmitting the generated first packet to the virtual bridge. The device has a return unit for receiving the generated first packet from the virtual bridge, not transmitting the generated first packet to the computer, returning the first packet to the second virtual machine by changing a destination address, and terminating the transmission. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176442 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA IN MULTIPLE ANTENNA SYSTEM - A method of transmitting data in a multiple antenna system, including: transmitting a channel estimation signal including a first pilot for channel estimation of a first UE supporting multiple antennas and a second pilot for channel estimation of a second UE supporting a larger number of multiple antennas than that of the first UE; and receiving feedback data in response to the channel estimation signal. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176443 | Method and Arrangement in a Communication System - Method and arrangement in a terminal for receiving data packets from a base station and providing feedback to the base station. The feedback concerns the reception status of the received data packets and may comprise an ACK/NAK. The method comprises receiving and decoding data packets from the base station in a sub-frame. It is further established whether any data packet within the received subframe is not correctly received and detected whether any subframe, expected to be received, has been missed. Further, acknowledgement information ACK/NAK is generated, a scrambling code selected with which the ACK/NAK is scrambled. The scrambled ACK/NAK is then sent to the base station, concerning the reception status of the data packets within the received subframes. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176444 | COMMUNICATION UNIT, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION PROGRAM - A transmission-time measurement section ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110176445 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING A SUBCHANNEL - A method, an apparatus and a system for sharing a subchannel are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining downlink state information and uplink state information of a subchannel; and scheduling the subchannel according to the downlink state information and uplink state information of the subchannel, and allocating the subchannel to an uplink Mobile Station (MS) and/or a downlink MS. The method improves efficiency and flexibility of sharing subchannels, and therefore improves overall traffic significantly. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176446 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PACKET DELINEATION - An error management system and process can be used to identify an erroneous data packet in a data stream. In response to identifying the erroneous data packet, a subsequent valid data packet is located in the data stream. In one embodiment, a plurality of candidate locations of header checksum windows are searched and checked for a valid checksum. Multiple integrity checks of multiple header checksums can be used to reduce the probability of a false positive integrity check. In another embodiment, one or more information data fields can used for determining packet integrity by determining if the fields contain valid information bits. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176447 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HOLISTIC ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN ETHERNET NETWORKS - Aspects of a method and system for holistic energy management in Ethernet networks are provided. In this regard, based on activity in one or more nodes in a network, power consumption in the network may be controlled via computational capabilities of node(s) in the network and/or via a data communication rate between nodes in the network. Activity in a network node may be determined based on deep packet inspection of traffic transmitted/received by the node, inspection of data exchanged between subsystems in the node, a state of an operating system running in the node, data processed or waiting to be processed in the node, information exchanged between an energy management entity in the node and an energy management entity in one or more other nodes, computing tasks delegated to the node, and/or instructions transmitted along with a computing task delegated to the node. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176448 | PILOT GROUPING AND SET MANAGEMENT IN MULTI-CARRIER COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for grouping pilot signals and using such grouping for pilot strength reporting and set management in multi-carrier communication systems. In one embodiment, an access network may assign a group identifier (or “group ID”) to each of the pilot signals associated with the sector, e.g., based on the coverage areas of the pilot signals, and transmit the pilot signals with the corresponding group IDs. PN offset may be used as the group ID. An access terminal may group the pilot signals received into one or more pilot groups in accordance with their group IDs, and select a representative pilot signals from each pilot group for pilot strength reporting. The access terminal may also use the pilot grouping to perform effective set management. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176449 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TELEMETRY, VERIFICATION AND/OR OTHER ACCESS IN A SIP-BASED NETWORK - A method and system of an embodiment of the present invention may involve receiving an invite message at a network port of a device to initiate a communication session with the device; identifying an address associated with the invite message; when the address corresponds to a first address, performing a first session initiation process to establish first communications via an audio port of the device; and when the address corresponds to a second address, performing a second session initiation process to establish second communications via the audio port of the device; wherein the second session initiation process differs from the first session initiation process. In addition, access to the audio port may involve determining a priority of the invite message; rejecting the invite message when the priority of the invite message is inferior relative to a priority of a current dialog; and accepting the invite message when the priority of the invite request is superior to the priority of the current dialog. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176450 | RADIO BASE STATION, SCHEDULING SYSTEM, ALLOCATION CONTROL METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A radio base station that can communicate with a management device for controlling a mobile terminal and that accommodates the mobile terminal, includes: reception means for receiving an adjustment value in conformity with the amount of data which the mobile terminal has transmitted/received within a predetermined period, form the management device; and allocation means for controlling radio resources to be allocated to the mobile terminal, based on the adjustment value received by the reception means when the predetermined operational conditions are satisfied. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176451 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXECUTED FUNCTION MANAGEMENT AND PROGRAM FOR MOBILE TERMINAL - An executed function management system of a mobile terminal, includes a mobile phone terminal configured to store an execution history when an execution history target function, whose execution history should be stored, as one of functions is executed; and a server unit configured to acquire said execution history from the mobile phone terminal to store for every the mobile phone terminal. The mobile phone terminal notifies the execution history to the server unit at said preset timing or when a notice of said execution history is requested from said server unit. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176452 | NETWORK CONTROLLERS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AND BEARER TYPE DETERMINATION METHOD - Terminal management means stores information with respect to a terminal that joins a delivery service provided in each cell in a context that serves to manage the information with respect to the terminal. Terminal counting means counts the number of terminals that joins the delivery service in the each cell on the basis of each service using the context stored in the terminal management means. Bearer determination means determines whether to use a point-to-point bearer or a point-to-multipoint bearer for the delivery service in the each cell based on the number of terminals counted by the terminal counting means. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176453 | Method of configuring interfaces between a plurality of communication nodes - One embodiment includes monitoring, for each communication node, at least one factor of interest and a plurality of potential influencing factors associated with the factor of interest. The factor of interest characterizes an operating condition of the communication node, and the plurality of potential influencing factors each have a potential influence on the operating condition. For each factor of interest for each communication node, a predictor coefficient for one or more of the potential influencing factors associated with the factor of interest is determined. The predictor coefficient indicates a predicted level of influence the potential influencing factor has on the factor of interest. For each communication node, interfaces are configured between the communication node and other communication nodes based on the determined predictor coefficients. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176454 | System and Methods for Designing Network Surveillance Systems - Systems and methods for efficiently configuring network surveillance systems are disclosed. A network surveillance system is designed by selecting a first component for the network surveillance system. The surveillance performance index for the first component is determined. A second component for the network surveillance system is then selected based on the surveillance performance index of the first component. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176455 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN MOBILE TERMINAL PROGRAM, MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - A location information provision system | 2011-07-21 |
20110176456 | CONNECTION SETTING APPARATUS, CONNECTION SETTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A connection setting apparatus of configuring settings for connection with an external network is provided. The connection setting apparatus has a connector arranged and adapted to be connectable with a USB connector provided on a data communication card that is used to establish communication with the external network. In the connection setting apparatus, a storage is arranged and adapted to store identification information for identifying a carrier and a mobile communication network corresponding to the data communication card, in correlation with a connection setting provided for the carrier and the mobile communication network. The connection setting apparatus also has an acquirer arranged and adapted to obtain the identification information of the data communication card from the data communication card connected to the connector. The connection setting apparatus further has a setter arranged and adapted to specify a connection setting in correlation with the obtained identification information and actually configure connection settings based on the specified connection setting. This arrangement assures easy configuration of the network connection settings according to a simple algorithm. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176457 | ESTABLISHMENT OF AD-HOC NETWORKS BETWEEN MULTIPLE DEVICES - A method of configuring an ad-hoc wireless network between an authenticator and a plurality of wireless devices seeking authentication includes assigning a wireless device as the authenticator and receiving a first setup message transmitted from a first device seeking authentication to the authenticator and initiating a first handshake process between the authenticator and the first device seeking authentication. The method also includes receiving a second setup message transmitted from a second device seeking authentication to the authenticator. The second setup message is received by the authenticator prior to completion of the first handshake process. The method further includes initiating a second handshake process between the authenticator and the second device seeking authentication. The second handshake process is initiated prior to completion of the first handshake process. Moreover, the method includes completing the first handshake process and completing the second handshake process. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176458 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COMPUTING PATHS TO ASSURE THE INTER-DOMAIN TRANSPORT OF QoS SENSITIVE INFORMATION - Information can be transported over domains operated by different service providers at required Quality-of-Service (QoS) levels without disclosing inter- and/or intra-domain information to ensure that the topology of a given service provider's domain (e.g., network) is not disclosed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176459 | METHOD FOR SCHEDULING TRANSMISSIONS OF GLOBAL BEACONS IN BODY AREA NETWORKS | 2011-07-21 |
20110176460 | Lawful Interception for Targets in a Proxy Mobile Internet Protocol Network - A method for providing Law Enforcement Agencies in a telecommunications network with interception and/or retention data related to a target mobile node in a Proxy Mobile Internet Protocol domain connected to the telecommunications network through a Mobile Access Gateway, comprises the steps of configuring at least one of said Mobile Access Gateway and a Local Mobility Anchor to operate as Intercepting Control Elements or Data Retention sources. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176461 | DETERMINING CONFIGURATION OF SUBFRAMES IN A RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - The technology disclosed provides the ability for a subframe to be configured as a “flexible” subframe. As a result, at least three different types of subframes in a TDD system may be configured: a downlink (“DL”) subframe, an uplink (“UL”) subframe, and a “flexible” subframe. The use of flexible subframes is determined based on a primary TDD configuration, and in a preferred example, on the existing primary TDD configuration in the network. If there is secondary TDD configuration, flexible subframes may be determined based on both the primary and secondary configurations, e.g., using specific rules. Also, the HARQ feedback timing for downlink (DL) transmissions may be determined based on the secondary TDD configuration. Preferred examples ensure that uplink (UL) feedback does not collide with a flexible subframe used for DL transmission. The technology preferably is compatible with legacy UEs. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176462 | BASE STATION ANTENNA IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A Base Station (BS) antenna in a mobile communication system is provided, in which a reflective plate has a frontal surface onto which radiation elements are attached, and at least one protector is attached onto the reflective plate, surrounding at least part of the reflective plate. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176463 | MANAGING POWER STATES IN NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS - Controlling a power state of a communications device includes: receiving over a network at a communications device in a low-power mode from a scheduling device an assignment of a power state schedule indicating one or more intervals to enter an active state period and one or more intervals to enter a sleep state period; and during an active state period at the communications device, receiving over the network from a second communications device aware of the power state schedule a request that the communications device exit the low-power mode. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176464 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOW COST, LONG RANGE, POWER EFFICIENT, WIRELESS SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED FUNCTIONALITY - The present invention provides a method and system for establishing a highly mobile, long range secure wireless network with dynamic topologies and near full connectivity with acceptable latency using low cost, low power, compact and lightweight devices. One aspect of the system deals with a highly mobile network with dynamic network topologies and a time varying wireless medium that has neither absolute nor readily observable boundaries outside of which radio nodes are known to be unable to receive network frames, although the desirable open field boundary is 1 mile in radius from a base station node. A synchronous frequency hopping technique is used with mobile nodes that can become slave base station nodes to a master base station node to increase the effective range of the master base station without increasing the transmit power. Furthermore, the use of adjustable sleep times for the mobile nodes, as well as a novel clock calibration method, provides a substantial range increase with acceptable battery size and system latency. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176465 | ASYNCHRONOUS LOW-POWER MULTI-CHANNEL MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL - A method for wirelessly transferring data between nodes may include periodically waking a receiving node from a sleep mode to a receive mode and returning the receiving node to the sleep mode, where, in the receive mode, the receiving node samples a plurality of wake-up channels; transmitting at least one wake-up preamble packet by a transmitting node on at least one of the plurality of wake-up channels; receiving, by the receiving node while in the receive mode, the wake-up preamble packet; transmitting, by the receiving node and responsive to receiving the wake-up preamble packet, an acknowledgement; transmitting, by the transmitting node and responsive to receiving the acknowledgement, a data frame on at least one data channel; and/or receiving, by the receiving node, the data frame. Some methods may include estimating a wake-up time of the receiving node and/or performing a clear channel assessment prior to transmitting the wake-up preamble packet. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176466 | Micro-Sleep Techniques in LTE Receivers - According to various embodiments of the methods and apparatus disclosed herein, a “micro-sleep” functionality is selectively enabled in a wireless receiver, based on an evaluation of channel conditions, traffic characteristics, or both. When micro-sleep operation is appropriate, such as when an estimated signal-to-interference ratio is higher than a pre-determined threshold, one or more receiver circuits in a mobile station can be de-activated for a portion of a sub-frame (or other transmission-time interval) that generally carries traffic data but is not currently carrying data targeted to the mobile station. In this manner, significant power savings can be achieved, independently of or in addition to any power savings provided by existing discontinuous-receive (DRX) technologies. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176467 | Communication Method, System and Network Nodes in a Low Power Communication Network - The present invention provides a communication method in a low power communication network, a corresponding low power communication network system and a network node, which enables low power consumption by the data transmission node in the low power communication network while ensuring the communication efficiency of the low power communication network. In this case, the network comprises a first network node and a second network node; the first network node transmits a beacon frame, said beacon frame is used to indicate the time for data transmission by the first network node; the second network node detects said beacon frame to synchronize its data transmission with the first network node. Furthermore, the first network node transmits a dummy beacon frame before it transmits the beacon frame, said dummy beacon frame is used to indicate the time for transmitting the beacon frame; the second network node detects the dummy beacon frame before it detects the beacon frame to acquire the time for transmitting the beacon frame, and carries out data transmission with the first network node synchronously after it has detected the beacon frame. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176468 | METHOD OF SELECTING BIT RATE AND TRANSMIT POWER FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT TRANSMISSION - A time-of-propagation distance-determining method involves sending a probe request from a handset to an AP and receiving a return ACK. The time it takes for the probe request to propagate to the AP, the turnaround time, and the time it takes the ACK to propagate back to the handset is measured on the handset. The turnaround time is subtracted from the measured time, and the result is used to make a distance determination. In order to reduce power consumption, the “lowest overall transmit energy” setting that will give acceptable reception of a probe request sent by the handset to the AP station is determined. The lowest overall transmit energy setting involves a bit rate setting and a transmit power setting. The lowest overall transmit energy setting is used to send probe requests when probe requests are sent from the handset in carrying out a time-of-propagation distance-determining transaction. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176469 | LoWMob and DLoWMob SYSTEM - A LoWMob (LoWPAN Mobility: Low power Wireless Personal Area Network) system comprises a mobile node, at least one sensor node, a border node and a gateway. The mobile node configured transmits at least one data packet within an MST (Maximum Sleep Time). The mobile node corresponds to an FFD (Full Function Device) or an RFD (Reduced Function Device). The at least one sensor node is configured to be densely to a degree that a transmission range overlaps and configured to be able to measure a moving direction of the mobile node. The boarder node is configured to be arranged at a periphery of the PAN and configured to turn off a transceiver in a quasi-sleep state. The gateway is directly connected with a first least part of the at least one sensor node. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176470 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND BASE STATION AND MOBILE STATION TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE SAME - In the communication system performing transmission with generating the vacant period in the slotted mode during data transmission in order to perform various process, such as different frequency carrier quality measurement or so forth, the control signal for maintaining a communication quality is inserted even in the vacant period. Therefor, a link quality may not be degraded even if the vacant period is long. Namely, when the pilot signal is used as the control signal, even in the vacant period, measurement of the link quality of the forward link with the pilot signal is performed in the mobile station to report the result of measurement to the base station. Therefore, transmission power control of the forward link can be performed according to the report in the base station. Therefore, degradation of the forward link can be eliminated. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176471 | DISCARD ACTION FOR MULTI-BROADCAST MULTICAST SERVICE DATA IN A MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL LAYER - A method of handling by a UE a Dynamic Scheduling information (DSI) Medium Control Access MAC control element containing a Stop MTCH field having a reserved value includes ignoring the Stop MTCH field, treating the Stop MTCH field having the reserved value to mean that the corresponding MTCH is not scheduled, or receiving all Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframes corresponding to the DSI MAC control element during a scheduling period associated with the DSI MAC control element until the MTCH is completely received. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176472 | Multi-user uplink communications within multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communication systems - Multi-user uplink communications within multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communication systems. Within such communication systems, uplink communications from various receiving wireless communication devices (e.g., STAs) to a transmitting wireless communication device (e.g., AP) may occur in any of a number of various dimensions or combinations thereof including MU-MIMO dimension and frequency dimension (asynchronous FDM or synchronous FDM). In accordance with such uplink communications, various considerations such as time synchronization, frequency synchronization, and/or power control (including wireless communication device grouping). When performing uplink asynchronous FDM signaling, power control as grouping is used. When performing uplink synchronous FDM signaling, time synchronization, frequency synchronization, and power control (such as including wireless communication device grouping) is performed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176473 | Method of Transmitting ETWS Notification Messages in a Gerancellular Radio System - In a Base Station Subsystem adapted to provide an earthquake and Tsunami Warning System notification message to a User Equipment accessing a cellular radio system using a GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network, GERAN, means are provided for receiving an earthquake and tsunami warning system notification from an emergency centre. In addition means are provided for transmitting the earthquake and tsunami warning system notification to the User Equipment located in affected areas of the message over the Fast Associated Control Channel, FACCH, if the User Equipment is in GERAN dedicated mode and over the Packet Associated Control Channel, PACCH, if the User Equipment is in GERAN packet transfer mode. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176474 | WIRELESS RELAY STATION APPARATUS - A wireless relay station apparatus for enabling a mobile station and a base station to reliably receive network coding data and to provide sufficient reception performance is provided. (1) A repeater divides data X received from a mobile station into important data and non-important data and divides data Y received from eNB into important data and non-important data. Next, (2) the repeater places the data so that important data Sx for the mobile station and important data Sy for the eNB do not overlap, XORs (exclusive ORs) them, and generates network coding data X (X) Y. (3) The repeater applies downlink propagation inverse characteristic H | 2011-07-21 |
20110176475 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING INFORMATION RELATED TO RELAY STATION - A method of transmitting and receiving information related to a relay station is disclosed. The present invention includes the steps of periodically receiving hop information indicating whether a hop number from the relay station to a base station is odd via a superframe header and determining a timing point for the mobile station to switch to a receive mode according to the hop information. Accordingly, a mobile station is informed of a hop number between a base station and a multi-hop relay station, whereby a waste of power of the mobile station is minimized. And, resources can be efficiently usable. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176476 | RELAY DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A terminal device directly communicates with a base station by using a WiMAX™ connection. If the user moves the terminal device and switches from the direct wireless connection established with the base station to a relayed connection established with the base station via a relay device, the terminal device sends a connection request to the relay device. When a connection request is received from the terminal device, the relay device switches the connection between the terminal device and the base station to a WiMAX connection, established via the relay device. Once the relayed connection is established between the terminal device and the base station, the relay device relays data between the terminal device and the base station, using a Wi-Fi connection between the relay device and the terminal device, and using the WiMAX connection between the relay device and the base station. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176477 | COOPERATIVE COMMUNICATION METHOD AND BASE STATION THEREOF - A cooperative communication method for cooperative communication with a user equipment by using a plurality of cells and a base station used for the cooperative communication are disclosed. The method for performing a cooperative communication for a user equipment by using a plurality of cells includes: comparing channel state information for a radio signal with a predetermined threshold value to thereby produce a comparison result; determining whether to perform the cooperative communication for the user equipment based on the comparison result; and transmitting a control message for cooperative communication to a cooperating cell which is to perform the cooperative communication. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176478 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, RELAY STATION, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A communication system having a plurality of communication stations, and the plurality of communication stations includes a relay station for relaying data, the relay station comprises: a reception means for receiving, from another communication station, a reception response with respect to data to be relayed; a selection means for selecting a relay destination communication station for received data based on the reception response received by the reception means; a setting means for setting redundancy of data when data is relayed to the relay destination communication station based on reception quality of data from the relay station at the relay destination communication station selected by the selection means; and a transmission means for relaying data to the relay destination communication station in accordance with the redundancy of data set by the setting means. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176479 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DOPPLER AND LOCAL OSCILLATOR COMPENSATION IN A TDMA SYSTEM - System and method for determining an optimal transmission center frequency for a traffic station ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110176480 | Channel Sounding Using Multiple Sounding Configurations - More than one set of sounding signal configuration parameters are determined for the same mobile terminal. The mobile terminal uses the sets of configuration parameters to generate different sounding reference signals which can be used for different purposes such as estimating timing and channel quality. In one embodiment, a method of configuring uplink sounding transmissions by mobile terminals in a wireless communication network is characterized by determining different sets of configuration parameters for sounding signal transmissions for a given mobile terminal ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110176481 | Method to Support Emergency Call Through Mesh Network - A method is provided for managing an emergency call in a mesh network. The method comprises a mesh station receiving an emergency indicator indicating that a call is an emergency call. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176482 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method of controlling data transfer between a mobile device and a data telecommunications network includes: receiving a service request requiring a data transfer; determining at least one parameter requirement relating to the service request from a predefined profile; determining a network/user condition relating to one or more of the at least one parameters; comparing the one or more parameter requirements with the relevant network/user condition; and using the comparison to determine whether or not to proceed with the service request. Data transfer to and/or from a mobile device may be managed so that the network conditions, such as available signal strength and bearer type, are taken into consideration before proceeding with the data transfer. Accordingly, if the network conditions are not suitable for the service request requiring a data transfer, it is possible to not proceed with the request, such as by delaying it until network conditions become suitable. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176483 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF DEVICES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Techniques for synchronizing devices in a wireless network are described. In an aspect, a device determines a receive time for a base station, obtains a time offset for the base station from a network entity, and sets its transmit time based on the receive time and the time offset for the base station. The time offset compensates for the degree by which the base station is asynchronous with respect to a reference time, e.g., UTC time. In another aspect, a device determines and sends time difference information (e.g., a time offset or a TDOA measurement) for at least one base station to support synchronization of other devices. In yet another aspect, a network entity supports synchronization of devices, receives time difference information for at least one base station, and determines at least one time offset for the at least one base station based on the time difference information. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176484 | Channel Quality Indicator Design for Multiple-User Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output in High-Speed Packet Access Systems - A method for providing multiple-user multiple-input and multiple-output in a high-speed packet access system is described. A channel quality indicator is received from a dual-stream-capable wireless communication device requesting a single-stream transmission at a first data rate. The first data rate is adjusted by an adaptive outer loop margin to obtain a second data rate. A data stream is transmitted to the wireless communication device using the second data rate. A positive-acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) is received from the wireless communication device. The adaptive outer loop margin is adjusted according to the received ACK/NACK. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176485 | CIRCUIT SWITCHED FALLBACK - A method for performing Circuit Switched Fallback of a radio access terminal in a multi-RAT network environment comprised of a packet switched network and one or more circuit switched networks, each of said networks including a plurality of cells and the radio access terminal camping on a serving cell in the packet switched cellular network, the method comprising; receiving a service indication for a circuit switched service; transmitting to the radio access terminal a message to release the radio connection in the packed switched network; wherein the message to release the radio connection from the packet switched network comprises: data identifying one or more carrier frequencies associated with one or more of the circuit switched cellular networks; and system information data of a plurality of cells associated with one or more of the circuit switched cellular networks to the radio access terminal; releasing the radio access terminal from the packet switched cellular network; and in the radio access terminal, using the one or more carrier frequencies and the system information data of a plurality of cells to access a cell of the one or more circuit switched networks. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176486 | System and Method for Reporting Trusted Access Network Information - A system and method for reporting trusted access network information are provided. A method for network entity operations includes setting up a session with a communications device, subscribing to location reports for the communications device, and receiving a location report for the communications device. The subscribing includes sending an indication of the subscription in a message passed during the setting up of the session or at network registration. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176487 | METHOD FOR DISCOVERING PATHS WITH SUFFICIENT MEDIUM TIME IN WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS | 2011-07-21 |
20110176488 | METHOD FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for facilitating communication in a mobile communication system in which address-delegating entities are involved, wherein mobile nodes attaching to the communication system get assigned an address or address prefix, wherein the address or address prefix assignment is delegated from an entity being associated with mobility management—mobility entity—to some other configuration component ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110176489 | Apparatus and method of block acknowledgements with reduced recipient state information - An apparatus and method for block acknowledgements with reduced recipient state information are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises the storing of a receive state for a block of frames received during a transmission opportunity (TXOP) with an on-chip state memory. Once stored, an immediate block acknowledgement, including the receive state information, may be transmitted to an originator according to a block acknowledgement request (BAR) received during the TXOP. In the embodiments described, the BAR is received during the TXOP in which the block of data frames were transmitted to a recipient. In one embodiment, the recipient is free to discard the receive state information to free space within the on-chip system memory by requiring the originator to maintain the receive state information of blocks of data frames transmitted during TXOPs. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176490 | IDENTIFICATION OF DEVICES IN A MEDICAL DEVICE NETWORK AND WIRELESS DATA COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES UTILIZING DEVICE IDENTIFIERS - A fluid infusion system as described herein includes a number of local “body network” devices, such as an infusion pump, a handheld monitor or controller, a physiological sensor, and a bedside or hospital monitor. The body network devices can be configured to support communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between one another. In addition, the body network devices can be configured to support networked communication of status data, physiological information, alerts, control signals, and other information between the body network devices and “external” devices, systems, or communication networks. The networked medical devices are configured to support a variety of wireless data communication protocols for efficient communication of data within the medical device network. In addition, the wireless medical devices may be configured to support a number of dynamically adjustable wireless data communication modes to react to current operating conditions, application-specific data content, or other criteria. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176491 | OPTIMIZING STATIC DICTIONARY USAGE FOR SIGNAL COMPRESSION AND FOR HYPERTEXT TRANSFER PROTOCOL COMPRESSION IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method includes receiving a registration request including a first dictionary definition. The registration request is associated with user equipment. The method includes transmitting to the user equipment a response including a second dictionary definition. The method includes transmitting subsequent messages to the user equipment if the first and second dictionary definitions agree, the subsequent messages being compressed using the first static dictionary. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176492 | METHOD FOR PDU REORDERING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a protocol data unit (PDU) reordering method in a wireless communication system. The terminal maintains the number of bytes of PDUs stored in the buffer for reordering PDUs received in a sequence that is changed due to HARQ error correction to thereby prevent overflow of the reordering buffer. When the HARQ function unit transmits a PDU received at the radio access control RAS (S | 2011-07-21 |
20110176493 | Method and Apparatuses for Processing a Message Comprising a Parameter for More Than One Connection - A method and a device for data processing are provided, wherein an IPCS message is processed including at least one parameter for more than one connection. Furthermore, a communication system is suggested including the device. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176494 | Location Filtering Using Mobile Country Code - Methods, program products, and systems for location filtering using mobile country code (MCC) is described. A mobile device can determine its geographic location using locations of access points of a wireless communications network to which the mobile device is connected. The mobile device can wirelessly receive identifiers of one or more access points of the wireless communications network and a current MCC through a cellular network. The mobile device can identify a polygon that is a bounding box of a geographic area that corresponds to the current MCC. The mobile device can select a set of access point locations from a location database using the received identifiers, where the access point locations are inside the identified polygon. The mobile device can determine a current location of the mobile device based on an average location of the selected set of access point locations. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176495 | VIDEO DISTRIBUTION NETWORK AND METHODS THEREFOR - Methods and systems configured for on-the-fly detection of available wireless bandwidth and for on-the-fly adapting quality of videos to the available wireless bandwidth are disclosed. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176496 | ON-THE-FLY VIDEO QUALITY SWITCHING FOR VIDEO DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS AND METHODS THEREFOR - Methods and systems configured for on-the-fly detection of available wireless bandwidth and for on-the-fly adapting quality of videos to the available wireless bandwidth are disclosed. Techniques are also disclosed to facilitate the transition of video quality to minimize visual artifacts. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176497 | INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE COORDINATION AND POWER CONTROL SCHEME FOR DOWNLINK TRANSMISSIONS - The present invention provides a method involving a first base station serving a first cell. The first base station neighbors one or more second base stations that serve one or more second cells. The method includes boosting power transmitted by the first base station in a first sub-band of a frequency band available for transmission and reducing power transmitted by the first base station in a second sub-band of the frequency band available for transmission. The first and second sub-bands are different. The method also includes scheduling resources, using a scheduler in the first base station, for transmission at the boosted power in the first sub-band and the reduced power in the second sub-band based on signal-to-interference-plus-noise (SINR) ratios associated with the first and second sub-bands. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176498 | UPLINK CONTROL AND DATA TRANSMISSION IN A MIXED SINGLE AND MULTIPLE CARRIER NETWORK - Providing for mixed single carrier and multi-carrier uplink transmission in a wireless communication environment is described herein. By way of example, a network is provided that can identify uplink capabilities or restrictions of respective devices of a mixed population of mobile devices, and schedule single carrier or multi-carrier transmissions accordingly. In some aspects, different subsets of multi-carrier transmission can be given priority over other subsets. Based on the priority, the network can schedule/modify relative transmit powers for respective subsets, accommodate power constraints of higher level networking protocols, and optionally give priority to one or more of the distinct transmissions. In addition, priority can be given to respective subsets of the multi-carrier transmission, to ensure high quality or reliability for important transmissions. Thus, provided is an integrated network that accommodates a powerful mix of single carrier and multi-carrier services for a mixed population of mobile devices. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176499 | Methods and Apparatus for Improved Reference Signal Correlation Characteristics - The auto-correlation properties of a reference signal or pilot pattern, such as a position reference signal (PRS) in a Long Term Evolution communication system, is improved by modifying the currently specified PRS patterns, and/or by PRS pattern shaping. Pattern shaping can result in creation of virtual PRS patterns, for example, by controlling the PRS transmitted or received power used by the correlator. PRS power shaping can be implemented differently according to the location where the PRS power is calculated, e.g., in a network node or in a user equipment. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176500 | Method and Apparatus for Contention-Based Granting in a Wireless Communication Network - In one aspect of the disclosed teachings, associating a plurality of contention-based uplink grants with a range of uplink resource blocks allows one contention-based uplink grant message to signal the entire plurality of grants. As an example in the LTE context, the signaling load on the PDCCH is reduced by using a single contention-based uplink grant message to signal a plurality of contention-based uplink grants. The message indicates an allocated set of uplink resource blocks and the number of separate uplink resource grants represented by the set is known or signaled, such that user terminals recognize that separate subsets of uplink resource blocks within the set each correspond to a separate contention-based uplink grant. Information included in the contention-based uplink grant message, or otherwise signaled can be used to control the probability at which the user terminals attempt contention-based uplink transmissions and/or to control the MCS used for such transmissions. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176501 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING MULTI-USER COLLABORATIVE SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus operate multi-user Collaborative Spatial Multiplexing (CSM) in a wireless communication system. A Base Station (BS), performs uplink transmission scheduling on multiple Mobile Stations (MSs). Resources units, which have been allocated to multiple layers spatially discriminated by the uplink transmission scheduling, are permutated by applying different permutation schemes according to layers. Uplink data is received from the scheduled MSs through the permutated resource units. Each MS uses permutation schemes according to the layers allocated in a manner corresponding to the BS. Therefore, when the multi-user CSM is used, self-interferences or interferences between layers are averaged, thereby reducing variable widths of parameters of various kinds and improving the prediction property of a received SINR. As a result, a Packet Error Ratio (PER) performance is improved when data is actually transmitted. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176502 | METHOD FOR ALLOCATING PHICH AND GENERATING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN SYSTEM USING SINGLE-USER MIMO BASED ON MULTIPLE CODEWORDS WHEN TRANSMITTING UPLINK - The present invention relates to a method for generating an uplink reference signal in a system supporting plural uplink-access transmission modes. The method comprises: a step for transmitting the reference signal configuration information about the configuration of a reference signal from a base station to a user device through an uplink grant PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), and a step for receiving from the user device a sub-frame including the reference signal that is generated based on the reference signal configuration information. The reference signal configuration information is prepared for plural uplink access transmission modes and includes a cyclic shift value for the sequence of the reference signal. The reference signal is supposed to be transmitted to an uplink, and the user device is set up to be operated in the uplink-access transmission mode that corresponding to the reference signal configuration information. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176503 | TECHNIQUES FOR DYNAMICALLY SWITCHING BETWEEN SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS OPERATION MODES IN BODY AREA NETWORKS - Techniques for dynamically switching between synchronous and asynchronous operation modes in body area networks (BANs). One embodiment includes a method ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110176504 | ENABLING ADAPTIVE FREQUENCY AGILITY BY A BODY AREA NETWORK MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL PROTOCOL - Adaptive frequency agility in a body area network (BAN) is enabled by a medium access control protocol by adaptively snooping channels of a frequency band utilized in the BAN. The method includes selecting an anchor channel to be scanned from a rank order list of channels (S | 2011-07-21 |
20110176505 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND NETWORK ELEMENT FOR ACCESS CONTROL - A method, a system, and a Network Element (NE) for access control are disclosed. The access control method includes: receiving an access request sent by a User Equipment (UE), wherein the access request carries a temporary identifier allocated by a network node to the UE, and the temporary identifier comprises a user's service policy information; and performing access control over the UE according to the service policy information in the temporary identifier. The temporary identifier allocated by the network node to the UE carries the user's service policy information. Therefore, when the UE sends an access request, the UE lets the access request carry the user's service policy information, the access control NE can exercise access control over the UE according to the service policy information, and the access control is exercised over the user when the user sends the access request. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176506 | RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL PROTOCOL - The present invention provides an improved random access channel protocol, wherein different user elements may be associated with different priority levels. Based on relative priority, the user elements may have different probabilities for deciding when to retransmit a previously transmitted packet upon receiving information from an access point indicating that the packet needs to be retransmitted. A buffer is provided for storing a packet to transmit, and the buffer is associated with a stack counter, which is incremented or decremented to or from a nominal value to determine when to transmit or retransmit the packet stored in the buffer. Based on the relative priority, feedback information from the access point may cause the stack counter for a packet needing to be retransmitted to stay at the nominal value, wherein retransmission will occur at the next available time slot, or it may increase the stack counter by one or more levels. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176507 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING CONTROL CHANNEL IN A MULTI-CARRIER COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a multi-carrier communications system. The data transmission/receiving method uses multiple carriers including a primary carrier that is capable of transmitting and receiving data traffic and PHY/MAC control information between a terminal and a base station and at least one secondary carrier that transmits and receives down-link data traffic between the terminal and the base station. The method comprises: generating an MPDU (MAC Protocol Data Unit) to be sent to a PHY (Physical) layer in an MAC (Medium Access Control) layer; performing channel-coding and modulation on the MPDU to generate a modulated symbol sequence in the PHY layer; segmenting the modulated symbol sequence into multiple symbol sequences; and allocating the multiple segmented symbol sequences to multiple carriers, respectively, to perform IFFT (Inverse Fast Fourier Transform) and transmit to a terminal, wherein control information on the multiple carriers is allocated to a control channel region of the primary carrier and transmitted via the primary carrier. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176508 | Frequency Band Coordination Method and Radio Communication Apparatus in Cognitive Radio System - There is provided a technique of establishing a communication between a transmitting node and a receiving node by selecting a suitable frequency band for communication without using a predetermined control channel. Firstly, a frequency band to be used as a control channel is selected from among low frequency bands, and information on frequencies and information on application's quality requirements are exchanged between the transmitting node and the receiving node using the control channel. Then, a frequency band to be used as a data channel is determined, and a communication is started. During the communication, frequency use statuses around the transmitting node and the receiving node are notified through the control channel, and when the control channel or data channel being used becomes unusable, the channel is dynamically changed. Since a low frequency band having a long propagation distance is used as the control channel, exchange of information through the control channel can be performed before communication through a data channel in a high frequency band becomes possible, the data channel that meets the quality requirements can be determined quickly. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176509 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INFORMING SERVING CELL OF TARGET CELL HANDOVER CAPABILITY - Systems and methods of informing a serving cell of a target cell handover capability are provided. In some cases, a mobile station determines whether inbound handover is possible and communicates this to the serving cell. The mobile station may make this determination based on broadcast information from the target cell. Alternatively, the mobile station may make this determination based on a message generated by a target cell controller that is sent to the mobile station through the serving cell. In another example, the mobile station construes the absence of a response to a cell change notification as an indication that inbound handover to the target cell is not possible. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176510 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDOVER AND DOMAIN TRANSFER IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method and a system for a packet switched handover and a domain switch for a wireless communications network comprising a user equipment (UE), a packet switched domain ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110176511 | REDUCING RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS FOR INTER-TECHNOLOGY HANDOVER BETWEEN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Disclosed is a method for reducing resource allocations for inter-technology handover between heterogeneous wireless communication networks. The method includes a first step of completing network entry and new session registration procedures for a mobile station with a handover target technology network. A next step includes defining an activity mode of the new session. A next step includes waiting for the expiration of a resource timer at the target network. A next step includes assigning the resources for the new session upon the expiration of the timer. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176512 | 1X MESSAGE BUNDLING - A method includes receiving, at a network entity, a circuit switched paging request, wherein the paging request is for a UE that is attached to a packet data network and is registered to a circuit switched network. The method also includes obtaining a calling party number from the circuit switched network, the calling party number being information corresponding to a call from a party calling the UE, and generating a circuit service notification application message comprising more than one message of the circuit switch technology, such that one of message comprises the calling party number. Another operation relates to transmitting, from the network entity to the UE, the circuit service notification application message, the transmitting occurring while the UE is attached to the packet data network and while the UE is operating in an active state for receiving and/or transmitting packet data or signaling messages. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176513 | METHOD FOR PREPARING RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURES AND TERMINAL THEREOF - A random access procedure between a mobile terminal and a network is performed based upon the characteristics of a RACH preamble. If the RACH preamble was explicitly signaled by the network, a downlink channel is monitored until a new transmission is indicated according to radio resource allocation information received from the network. If the RACH preamble was not explicitly signaled by the network, a contention resolution timer is started and the downlink channel is monitored until the contention resolution timer expires. Such monitoring of downlink channels in a more efficient manner, results in effective reduction in power consumption. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176514 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAST NETWORK REENTRY IN A BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for fast network re-entry in a broadband wireless access communication system. A mobile station transmits a first message requiring fast network re-entry to a base station and performs the fast network re-entry together with the base station when receiving a second message approving the fast network re-entry from the base station. The base station receives the first message, authenticates the first message using final session information of the mobile station that is previously stored in the base station, transmits the second message to the mobile station when succeeding in authentication of the first message, and performs the fast network re-entry together with the mobile station. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176515 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING HANDOVER IN A BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a system and a method for controlling a handover of a mobile subscriber station in a broadband wireless access communication system. When serving base station determines to perform a handover of the mobile subscriber station, neighbor base stations to which the mobile subscriber station can be handed over, from among neighbor base stations of the mobile subscriber station, are determined based on a service quality level of service being currently provided to the mobile subscriber station. A handover request signal containing information related to the determined neighbor base station to which the mobile subscriber station can be handed over is transmitted to the mobile subscriber station. The serving base station receives from the mobile subscriber station in response to the request of the handover information about one neighbor base station to which the mobile subscriber station will be handed over, and informs the neighbor base station that the mobile subscriber station will be handed over to the neighbor base station. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176516 | Systems and Methods for Bandwidth Allocation - Systems and methods for allocating uplink bandwidth are provided. A base station transmits an identification of a plurality of codes and an associated service flow type for each of the plurality of codes to a wireless station. The base station receives a bandwidth request message from the wireless station. The bandwidth request message is one of the plurality of codes. The base station transmits a bandwidth allocation message allocating bandwidth based on a service flow type associated with the received code. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176517 | Antenna Port Mapping for Demodulation Reference Signals - The present invention provides a unified, rank independent mapping between antenna ports and group/code pairs. Each antenna port is uniquely associated with one code division multiplexing (CDM) group and one orthogonal cover code (OCC). The mapping between antenna ports and group/code pairs is chosen such that, for a given antenna port, the CDM group and OCC will be the same for every transmission rank. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176518 | Estimation of Signal to Interference Ratio | 2011-07-21 |
20110176519 | Signalling of Multiple-User Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output Transmissions in High-Speed Packet Access Systems - A method for signaling multiple-user multiple-input and multiple-output in a high speed packet access system is described. A multiple-user multiple-input and multiple-output parameter is determined. A message that includes the multiple-user multiple-input and multiple-output parameter is determined. The message is sent to a wireless device. The method may be performed by a user equipment, a Node B or a radio network controller. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176520 | TECHNIQUES FOR EFFICIENT DATA TRANSFERS IN A BODY AREA NETWORK - A method for transferring data among devices in a body area network (BAN). The method comprises dividing an access time to a wireless medium of the BAN into at least a contention-based period ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110176521 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING PACKET OF NODE IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK - Provided is an apparatus and method of transmitting a packet of a node in a wireless sensor network. The apparatus includes a plurality of priority queues, wherein packets to be transmitted to neighboring nodes are stored in each of the priority queues according to transmission priority, and the packets are transmitted according to the priority of each priority queue. Accordingly, a delay of a packet that requires real-time transmission is minimized by using priority queues in a node. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176522 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and system for managing communication in a Multi-User Reusing One time Slot (MUROS) based communication network is provided. The method includes selecting a first communication device from a plurality of communication devices in the communication network, determining a Timing Advance (TA) associated with the first communication device and identifying a type of the first communication device, identifying a second communication device from the plurality of communication devices based on a TA associated with the second communication device, a type of the second communication device, the TA of the first communication device, and the type of the first communication device, and pairing the first communication device and the second communication device in a first time slot for establishing communication with the plurality of communication devices. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176523 | MANAGING A LOCATION DATABASE FOR NETWORK-BASED POSITIONING SYSTEM - Methods, program products, and systems for managing a location database are described. A server computer can receive location information from location-aware mobile devices (e.g., GPS-enabled devices) located within a communication range of access points of a wireless communications network. The server computer can calculate average geographic locations using the received locations for each access point. Based on the average geographic locations, the server computer can assign the access points to cells of a geographic grid. The server computer can filter the access points in each cell based on popularity, stability, longevity, and freshness of the access point and the received data. When a second mobile device connects to an access point in a cell, the server computer can transmit locations of the access points in the cell and in neighboring cells to the second mobile device such that a location of the second mobile device can be estimated. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176524 | SERVICE DELIVERY TO A CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION UNIT FOR ACCESS AND SERVICE CONTROL - The present invention relates to a method for providing connectivity information, regarding a consumer electronic device that is connected to a local network, to an Internet server. The method includes a step of a mobile communication unit retrieving the connectivity information of the consumer electronic device from the local network and then transmitting the connectivity information of the consumer electronic device to the Internet Server via an access network independent from the local network. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176525 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING WHETHER CELL COVERAGE IS DOWNSCALED IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A wireless communication system includes an apparatus capable of detecting whether a cell coverage is downscaled. The wireless communication system receives information used for communication between an evolved NodeB (eNodeB) and a User Equipment (UE) from the eNodeB. The UE performs at least one of pilot signal power checking for checking if a pilot signal power falls within a first reference range, DownLink (DL) Signal-to-Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) checking for checking if an SINR of a DL traffic channel falls within a second reference range, and UpLink (UL) SINR checking for checking if an SINR of an UL traffic channel falls within a third reference range using the received information. The UE also detects whether a cell coverage of a cell to which the eNodeB and the UE belongs is downscaled based on a checking result. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176526 | ADAPTATION OF PORTABLE BASE STATIONS INTO CELLULAR NETWORKS - A method includes modifying at least one communications protocol packet being passed between at least one of a plurality of portable base stations and a core network, such that the core network considers the plurality of portable base stations as a single base station. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176527 | SHARED ANTENNA CONTROL - A scheme for sharing antenna control pins in a wireless communications device implemented on a single CMOS integrated circuit is described. By providing a routing circuit for coupling the antenna control signal to the appropriate transceiver circuitry in a multi-transceiver system, antenna control signals may be efficiently processed using a minimum of pins on the wireless communication device. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176528 | OPEN WIRELESS ARCHITECTURE (OWA) MOBILE CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE AND METHOD - A future mobile terminal converging multiple wireless transmission technologies by utilizing a cost-effective and spectrum-efficient mobile cloud solution by introducing the Virtual Mobile Server (VMS) and Virtual Register and Call Switch (VR/CS) systems and methods based on the innovative open wireless architecture (OWA) technology platform. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176529 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUNDANT CONNECTIVITY AND MULTI-CHANNEL OPERATION OF WIRELESS DEVICES - A wireless network includes leaf nodes (such as wireless sensors or other wireless devices) and infrastructure nodes (such as access points). The leaf nodes communicate data messages to the infrastructure nodes. The infrastructure nodes communicate the data messages to gateway infrastructure nodes, which transmit the data messages over a wired network. The leaf nodes may communicate data messages to multiple infrastructure nodes in various ways. For example, the leaf nodes may transmit multiple messages, one at a time, to multiple infrastructure nodes. The leaf nodes may also broadcast a single message to multiple infrastructure nodes. In addition, the leaf nodes may communicate a single message containing a group identifier (such as a multi-cast group address) associated with multiple infrastructure nodes. In this way, communications from the leaf nodes may be more reliable. This may be particularly useful, for example, in networks such as 802.11-based networks. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176530 | CORE NETWORK NODE SELECTION IN RADIOCOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS HAVING HOME GATEWAYS - Systems and methods according to these exemplary embodiments provide for improving communications systems which use home gateways or the like. This can be obtained by avoiding potentially frequent inter-MME (intra-MME pool) context transfers. This can then reduce unnecessary or redundant signalling. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176531 | Handling of Local Breakout Traffic in a Home Base Station - The present invention relates to methods and devices that allow for efficient transportation of traffic in conjunction with a home base station ( | 2011-07-21 |
20110176532 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DIGITAL SIGNALS, CORRESPONDING TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, SIGNAL AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREFOR - Digital signals are transmitted over a communication channel having a given bandwidth, by simultaneously transmitting: one or more Spread Spectrum signals, such as, Code Division Multiple Access signals, wherein the spectrum of the Spread Spectrum signals exhibits roll-off transition bands at the boundaries of the spectrum, and one or more multi-carrier transmission signals, such as, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing signals, which are transmitted over the transition bands of the Spread Spectrum signals | 2011-07-21 |
20110176533 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, AND BASE STATION AND MOBILE STATION TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE SAME - In the communication system performing transmission with generating the vacant period in the slotted mode during data transmission in order to perform various process, such as different frequency carrier quality measurement or so forth, the control signal for maintaining a communication quality is inserted even in the vacant period. Therefor, a link quality may not be degraded even if the vacant period is long. Namely, when the pilot signal is used as the control signal, even in the vacant period, measurement of the link quality of the forward link with the pilot signal is performed in the mobile station to report the result of measurement to the base station. Therefore, transmission power control of the forward link can be performed according to the report in the base station. Therefore, degradation of the forward link can be eliminated. | 2011-07-21 |
20110176534 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONISATION - A communication device is provided, the communication device comprising a receiving circuit configured to receive a message from another communication device; a time base circuit providing a time base signal that specifies a plurality of time periods; a determining circuit configured to determine, based on an expected reception time of the message and a reception time of the message, a parameter value characterizing a time base offset between the communication device and the other communication device; an offset generating circuit configured to generate a time period offset value specifying a time offset from a point in time, the time period offset value corresponding to a number of time periods from the plurality of time periods, wherein the number of time periods is determined according to the parameter value. | 2011-07-21 |