30th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 27 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130188438 | METHOD FOR SIMULATING MULTIPHASE FLOW OF PLASTIC MATERIAL AND GAS - A computerized method for simulating a fluidized state of a plastic material in a chamber, comprises steps of: generating a chamber model which is a finite volume model of the chamber; defining a material model of the plastic material; defining a gas-phase model of gas; and making a flow calculation of the material model and the gas-phase model which are in the chamber model, wherein the material model is provided with viscosity of the plastic material, and the gas-phase model is provided with viscosity which is more than the actual viscosity of the gas. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188439 | ELECTRICAL CORD ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY FOR A HAND MIXER - A hand mixer includes an outer casing and a mixing element coupled to an electric motor. The hand mixer includes a cord guide that is configured to pivot about a pivot axis, an electrical cord extending through the cord guide, and a retaining clip that engages the cord guide to couple the cord guide to the outer casing. The hand mixer also includes a locking mechanism operable to retain the cord guide in a first position about the pivot axis. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188440 | GAS MIXING ARRANGEMENT - A gas mixing arrangement for mixing a process gas (MF) of a process plant, which arrangement comprises a gas duct ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188441 | MIXER ASSEMBLY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A mixing apparatus and system includes a hub, a plurality of blades, and a respective hinge for each blade to pivotally secure each blade to the hub. Each hinge including a lock having a tab and a detent to secure the respective blade in an operating conformation. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188442 | Method and an apparatus/universal combine for agitation of liquids - A method of mixing together liquids or liquid/solid combinations, and mixing apparatus/universal combine utilizing a vertical spinning container or vessel having a rib, or a cross rib in its bottom wall. The container is spun about a vertical axis with no wobbling component to the motion. Meshed elements are used for high shear mixing. Start/stop routines, and variable acceleration/speed values are used, to facilitate complete mixing. Use of ‘impeller’ blade stirrers is completely eliminated. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188443 | Reversible Blender Jug - The reversible blender jug is one embodiment of a blender jug, comprising a vessel with dual and opposing openings, a plurality of lids (some having attached agitators), and a means for securing said lids to said vessel. The reversible blender jug can be operated in an upright or inverted position. Inverting the blender jug imparts vertical movement to the contents, creating more frequent contact between the agitators and the contents. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188444 | Method For Mixing An Exhaust Gas Flow - A mixer for mixing an exhaust flow with a fluid injected into an exhaust pipe includes a first mixing element including a base interconnecting first and second sidewalls and a deflection element positioned to be impacted by the injected fluid as well as a mixing fin positioned downstream of the deflection element. A second mixing element includes first and second spaced apart mounting flanges fixed to inner surfaces of the first and second sidewalls. Alternately, the mixer includes first and second mixing elements positioned within circumferentially spaced apart slots axially extending from an open end of a tubular housing. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188445 | IMPELLER ASSEMBLY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A mixing apparatus and system includes a hub, a plurality of blades, and a respective hinge for each blade to pivotally secure each blade to the hub. Each hinge including a lock having a tab and a detent to secure the respective blade in an operating conformation. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188446 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - An ultrasound probe is provided that includes piezoelectric bodies, each of which is provided with electrodes on the front surface on the side from which ultrasound is emitted and a rear surface opposing the front surface. At least a part of the ultrasound probes is disposed in a curved manner. A flexible printed circuit board comprises a first part that is provided in parallel with the curved surface of the piezoelectric bodies in a circular direction on the rear surface side of the piezoelectric bodies, and a second part that extends from the first part near the end part of the arranged piezoelectric bodies and further extends to the electronic circuit, the electric circuit, or the interface. Furthermore, the flexible printed circuit board is provided with a wiring pattern that conducts between at least one electrode of the piezoelectric body and the electronic circuit, the electric circuit, or the interface. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188447 | ANALOG IN POWER SUPPLY MODULE - The present disclosure relates methods and apparatus conducting a seismic survey. The apparatus includes an analog interface and power supply both disposed in a housing. The analog interface is configured to receive analog seismic data from a seismic sensor. The apparatus includes one or more of: (i) an isolation transformer disposed between the power supply and the analog interface and (ii) a analog interface clock configured to synchronized with a power supply clock. The method may include reducing power transmission losses and/or the effect of power supply noise on the seismic signals. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188448 | MULTI-VESSEL SEISMIC ACQUISITION WITH UNDULATING NAVIGATION LINES - Method for determining a seismic survey configuration of a multi-vessel acquisition system. The method includes a step of receiving number that corresponds to vessels to be used in the multi-vessel acquisition system; a step of receiving a cross-line distance between first and last straight line paths corresponding to first and last vessels, respectively, of the multi-vessel acquisition system; a step of receiving an inline distance between the first and last vessels; a step of selecting shapes of undulating paths for the vessels of the multi-vessel acquisition system; a step of receiving a desired azimuth and/or offset distribution of receivers towed by one or more streamer vessels of the multi-vessel acquisition system relative to source vessels of the multi-vessel acquisition system; and a step of calculating amplitudes (A | 2013-07-25 |
20130188449 | BUOY BASED MARINE SEISMIC SURVEY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A seismic survey system for recording seismic data underwater in the presence of underwater currents. The system includes first plural buoys configured to descend in water at a predetermined depth (H | 2013-07-25 |
20130188450 | ACTIVELY CONTROLLED BUOY BASED MARINE SEISMIC SURVEY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A buoy for recording seismic signals while underwater. The buoy includes a body; a buoyancy system configured to control a buoyancy of the body to descend to a predetermined depth (H | 2013-07-25 |
20130188451 | BUOY BASED MARINE SEISMIC SURVEY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A seismic survey system for recording seismic data underwater. The system includes first plural buoys configured to descend to a first predetermined depth (H | 2013-07-25 |
20130188452 | ASSESSING STRESS STRAIN AND FLUID PRESSURE IN STRATA SURROUNDING A BOREHOLE BASED ON BOREHOLE CASING RESONANCE - A method of determining a physical property of subsurface strata surrounding a borehole. The physical property includes any one or more of stress, strain of fluid pressure of the subsurface strata. The borehole includes a borehole liner having an interior wall. A pair of sensor modules separated by a known distance are clamped to the interior wall of the borehole liner. The clamping induces an acoustic discontinuity in the borehole liner such that a P-wave propagating longitudinally within the borehole liner is at least partially reflected. A respective sensor of each sensor module detecting P-waves propagating in the liner and generating a corresponding sensor output signal indicative of the detected P-waves. A respective sensor output signal from each sensor module is analyzed to detect a resonance in a section of the borehole liner between the sensors. A fundamental frequency of the detected resonance is determined and analyzed to determine the physical property. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188453 | CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION OVER FIBER - The present disclosure relates methods and apparatus for conducting a seismic survey using a fiber optic network. The method may include synchronizing a plurality of seismic devices over a fiber optic network where at least one of the seismic devices is separated from a master clock by at least one other seismic device. The method may also include encoding the master clock signal, transmitting the encoded master clock signal, and recovering the master clock signal. The apparatus may include a fiber optic network with seismic devices. The seismic devices may be arranged in a linear or tree topology. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188454 | MULTI-PAIR POWER DISTRIBUTION - The present disclosure relates methods and apparatus conducting a seismic survey while supplying power and data over multiple conductor pairs. In aspects, the disclosure also relates to maintaining power distribution during a failure of at least one conductor pair. The method includes superimposing data and power on each of a plurality of conductor pairs. The apparatus may include a power supply with power supplied by the plurality of conductor pairs carrying power and data. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188455 | Million channel-class digital seismometer based on computer network - A million channel-class digital seismometer based on a computer network, the hardware thereof consisting of seven major units: a central control operating system (CCOS), a root unit (RU), a network unit (NU), a power unit (PU), an acquisition link (AS), a fiber line (FL), and a network line (NL); wherein the CCOS is a control center and a data retrieving center for the entire instrument, the RU is a connection interface between the COOS and a field device; a plurality of NUs are serially connected via the FL to form a network unit link NUS, and the RU is connected to one or more NUS; the PU and the AS are randomly and serially connected to form an acquisition line (AL), and any PU on the AL is connected to the NU via a 100-Mbit/s NL. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188456 | LOCALIZATION USING MODULATED AMBIENT SOUNDS - Systems and methods for determining the location of a microphone by using sounds played from loudspeakers at known locations. Systems and methods may thereby require a minimal level of infrastructure, using sounds that would naturally be played in the environment. Systems and methods may thereby allow devices such as smart-phones, tablets, laptops or portable microphones to determine their location in indoor settings, where Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) systems may not work reliably. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188457 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ULTRASOUND CONTROL WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL TRANSISTOR - In at least some embodiments, an ultrasound system includes an ultrasound transducer and a bi-directional transistor coupled to the ultrasound transducer. The ultrasound system also includes an ultrasound receiver coupled to the bi-directional transistor. The bi-directional transistor operates to selectively connect the ultrasound transducer to ground and to selectively connect the ultrasound transducer to the ultrasound receiver. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188458 | MUT Circuit with an Electrically Controllable Membrane - A micromachined ultrasonic transducer (MUT) circuit, which has a MUT with a MUT membrane that can vibrate back and forth to transmit an ultrasonic wave, electrically controls the movement of the MUT membrane by controllably transferring energy to the MUT membrane, thereby allowing the MUT membrane to transmit substantially any desired ultrasonic wave. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188459 | DOWNHOLE HETERODYNED ECCENTRIC VIBRATOR - The invention relates to delivering seismic energy with rotating eccentrics where the eccentrics are driven at relatively high, but different rotational rates create a heterodyned frequency of seismic energy into the earth from a downhole location. The rotating eccentrics may be rotated in opposite directions to deliver pressure waves or in the same direction to create a shear component to the seismic impulses. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188460 | ELECTRONIC TIMEPIECE - An electronic timepiece of the invention is configured to compare a no-illuminance no-operation period (a period in which no light is incident on a solar panel and a state in which no operation is performed in an operating unit continues), with a predetermined first transfer period (for example, 2 hours) when the time measurement action is not in execution in the chronograph mode or the timer mode, and compare the no-illuminance no-operation period with a predetermined second transfer period (for example, 72 hours) longer then the first transfer period when the time measurement action is in execution in a chronograph mode or the timer mode. The electronic timepiece is transferred to the power save mode when the no-illuminance no-operation period reaches the transfer period and stops a display action on a display unit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188461 | BALANCE WITH INERTIA ADJUSTMENT USING AN INSERT - A balance set for a timepiece, with inertia adjustment for adjusting inertia and/or balancing and/or oscillation frequency of the balance, with a balance including an insert inserted into a recess of a felloe connected to a hub by a joining surface. The balance includes on the felloe thereof an elastic holding mechanism including two antagonistic elastic lips which, when stressed, allow insertion of the insert into the recess and which, when released, prevent removal of the insert from the recess. A sprung balance or a timepiece can incorporate such a balance. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188462 | TIMEPIECE ANTI-SHOCK SYSTEM - A shock absorber bearing for an arbour of a timepiece wheel set. The arbour includes a pivot-shank extended by a pivot. The bearing includes a support including a recess for receiving a pivot system into which the pivot-shank is inserted. The pivot system is arranged to absorb, at least in part, shocks experienced by the timepiece wheel set and is formed of a single piece made of an at least partially amorphous metal alloy. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188463 | Bi-Directional Pattern Dependent Noise Prediction - A method performed by a disk drive, comprising: receiving a plurality of signal samples over a channel in the disk drive; executing a forward pattern-dependent noise prediction (PDNP) operation on the plurality of the signal samples; generating, based on execution of the forward PDNP operation, a first detection of recorded data bits in the plurality of received signal samples; executing a backward PDNP operation on the plurality of the received signal samples; generating, based on execution of the backward PDNP operation, a second detection of recorded data bits in the plurality of received signal samples; comparing the first detection to the second detection; identifying, based on comparing, one or more erasures in the received plurality of signal samples; and generating one or more sequences of bits that promote correction of the one or more erasures. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188464 | RECORD/ACCESS DEVICE AND RECORD/ACCESS METHOD - A recording/reproduction device according to the present invention includes a recording/reproduction section for recording or reproducing data on or from an information recording medium; a verification section for checking whether or not the data recorded on the information recording medium can be reproduced normally; a management information recording section for recording, on the information recording medium by use of the recording/reproduction section, only management information which needs to be changed among a plurality of types of management information for managing the data recorded on the information recording medium; and a management information checking section for checking, by use of the verification section, whether or not latest management information including management information which does not need to be changed and is to be reused can be reproduced normally. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188465 | OPTICAL READ/WRITE APPARATUS - In an embodiment, an optical read/write apparatus performs both the operation of writing data on an optical disc and the operation of reading data written on the disc. The apparatus includes: a motor which drives the disc; a first optical pickup which irradiates the disc with a first light beam, thereby writing data on the disc; a second optical pickup which irradiates the disc with a second light beam and detects the second light beam reflected from the disc, thereby reading the data written by the first pickup on the disc; an evaluation section which obtains a distortion evaluation value of a signal waveform representing the reflected light detected by the second pickup while the disc is being driven by the motor; and a control section which controls, based on the distortion evaluation value, the power of the first light beam emitted from the first pickup. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188466 | OPTICAL PICKUP APPARATUS - An optical-pickup apparatus includes: a laser-light-source unit to emit a laser beam having a first or second wavelength selectively; an objective lens; a photodetector; a light-splitting unit to split first and second laser beams respectively emitted from the laser-light-source unit and an optical-recording medium according to a wavelength and polarization direction, and guide the first and second laser beams to the lens and photodetector, respectively; and a quarter-wave plate arranged between the light-splitting unit and lens to convert the laser beams having the first and second wavelengths incident thereon through the light-splitting unit, from linearly-polarized light to circularly-polarized light and from linearly-polarized light to elliptically-polarized light, respectively, the laser beam having the second wavelength being incident, as first linearly-polarized light, on the light-splitting unit, and the light-splitting unit performing phase shift for the laser beam having the second wavelength incident thereon through the quarter-wave plate to reduce a first-linearly-polarized-light component. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188467 | OPTICAL PICKUP - An optical pickup which excels in assembly workability and which can increase the drive force generated in a focusing coil is provided. The optical pickup has an objective lens, a lens holder holding the objective lens, and a first and a second focusing coil wound around the lens holder. The first focusing coil includes an upper part wound about a central axis extending in parallel with an optical axis of the objective lens and a lower part connected to the upper part. The second focusing coil includes an upper part wound, in a wiring system separate from the first focusing coil, about a central axis extending in parallel with the optical axis of the objective lens and a lower part connected to the upper part. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188468 | Legally Safe Recordable Information Storage Medium - A recordable information consists of a flat polycarbonate disk having two main faces and a light sensitive film covering one main face and on which information may be recorded. The film is multi-layered with at least two elementary superposed layer respectively containing one element A and one element B, one of the layers containing an element chosen in the Group IIIa, while the other layer contains an element chosen in Groups Va or VIa; or one of layers contains an element from Groups IIa or IIb while the other layer contains an element from Group VI. The thickness of each layer is nearly identical and the overall thickness of the light-sensitive film being at least equal to 35 nm. A burning process for safely and durably recording information on such a medium is also disclosed. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188469 | RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording medium is provided with: a guide layer on which a guide track or tracks are formed; and a plurality of recording layers, wherein a same mark group is formed in a same rotational phase position of each of a plurality of guide tracks which are included in a beam spot of guide laser light, the mark group including a pair of record marks which are shifted by a predetermined distance toward a right side and a left side, respectively, from a track center. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188470 | Ordered Reduced Set Successive Detector for Low Complexity, Quasi-ML MIMO Detection - An Ordered Reduced Set Successive Detector (RSSD) for the V-BLAST spatial multiplexing scheme that uses a general two-dimensional non-uniform set partitioning for different symbols. The detector provides improved diversity and SNR gains at reduced complexity compared to a uniform set partitioning based detector. The detector can be used to reduce the complexity, with a small tradeoff in performance. Further, it is possible to obtain a quasi-ML performance using the disclosed detector at a reduced, yet fixed, complexity. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188471 | RELIABLE PACKET DELIVERY WITH OVERLAY NETWORK (RPDON) - In one embodiment, a device in a computer network establishes a reliable map that defines a set of packet criteria for which reliability is desired over an unreliable link to a peer device. In response to receiving a first packet from the peer device over the unreliable link, the device acknowledges the first packet to the peer device when the first packet matches the packet criteria of the reliable map. Also, in response to receiving a second packet destined via the peer device over the unreliable link, the device buffers the second packet when the second packet matches the packet criteria of the reliable map and retransmits the buffered second packet over the unreliable link to the peer device until acknowledged by the peer device. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188472 | METHOD FOR MANAGING A SWITCH CHIP PORT, MAIN CONTROL BOARD, SWITCH BOARD, AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for managing a switch chip port. The method is applied in a distributed communications system and includes: detecting whether each of multiple service boards is in position; when it is detected that a service board is not in position, controlling disabling of a port corresponding to the detected not-in-position service board on a first switch chip of the main control board; and/or sending an in-position message including information about the not-in-position service board to the switch board, so that the switch board controls, according to the information about the not-in-position service board, disabling of a port corresponding to the not-in-position service board on a second switch chip of the switch board. Energy saving of a switch chip port can be efficiently implemented by adopting the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, thereby efficiently reducing power consumption of the system. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188473 | Random Access Failure in Wireless Device Multiple Timing Advance Groups - A wireless device receives a control command to transmit a random access preamble on a first secondary cell. The wireless device repeatedly transmits the random access preamble until a random access response corresponding to the random access preamble is received or a predetermined number of transmissions is reached. If the predetermined number of transmissions is reached without receiving the random access response, the wireless device stops transmission of the random access preamble and keeps a connection with the base station active. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188474 | PAGING PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM, SERVING GATEWAY - The embodiments of the present invention provide a paging processing method and system and also a serving gateway. The paging processing method includes: detecting, by a serving gateway, a fault of a mobility management element, determining a type of the fault, and reselecting a mobility management element according to the type of the fault; and sending, by the serving gateway, a downlink data notification message to the reselected mobility management element, whereupon the reselected mobility management element sends a paging message to a user equipment UE that is served by the faulty mobility management element before the fault occurs. With the method, system and serving gateway provided in the embodiments of the present invention, user experience is improved effectively. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188475 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING ROUTING PATH IN MULTI-HOP NETWORK - The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for establishing a routing path in a multi-hop network. The methods comprises (a) transmitting a notification message associated with communication problem to neighboring nodes, (b) deriving approaching characteristics of a communication problem-causing element from the notification message, and (c) establishing a routing path based on the approaching characteristics of the communication problem-causing element. With the methods and apparatuses, it is possible to determine a path that is expected to experience a communication problem based on the approaching characteristics of a communication problem-causing element and to adaptively establish a reliable routing path. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188476 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING PROTECTED CONNECTION BETWEEN L2 COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A method and system are provided for connecting at least three provider peer elements PEs located in two L2 network sites, via a provider network, wherein at least in one of the L2 sites and two of the provider peer elements PEs are connected to a customer equipment CE forming together a dual homing structure. The method and system are characterized in that they rely on the use of only a single PW in the provider network that extends between PEs of the two L2 network sites while ensuring traffic protection for the PW in the provider network, and ensuring that in case of a failure of one of the PEs or its connection to the customer equipment at one of the sites, the other L2 network site remains unaware of the failure, so that once established, traffic communication over the PW is maintained like no failure has happened. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188477 | DISTRIBUTED CONTROL OF A FAIL-TO-WIRE SWITCH FOR A NETWORK COMMUNICATION LINK - A fail-to-wire (FTW) module preserves a primary data path connection from an upstream computer to a downstream computer if there is any kind of failure in a breakout data path to a breakout system. The FTW module provides switches between the incoming data network data and the breakout system such that when the breakout system encounters a failure, the switches are de-activated to bypass the breakout system. The switches in the FTW module are activated by a system health signal controlled by a health monitor in the breakout system. The health monitor provides intelligent switch control based on alerts from a variety of control points. These control points include firmware, hardware, thermal sensors, subsystem operating systems, subsystem software applications, and appliance tamper logic in order to determine if the FTW module switches should be in an active or inactive state. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188478 | Method and a System for Providing a Flexible Secondary Data Path - A method and an apparatus for providing a flexible secondary data path control, said method comprising the steps of: detecting (S | 2013-07-25 |
20130188479 | METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A BACK-OFF VALUE - One embodiment of the invention provides a method for determining a back-off window value for accessing a transmission channel. The method comprises receiving, at a first wireless node, a first set of time-varying parameters for at least one second wireless node; and using, by the first wireless node, the received first set of time-varying parameters at least partially and a second set of time-varying parameters of the first wireless node in determining a back-off window value for the first wireless node for accessing the transmission channel. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188480 | SUBSCRIBER HANDLING IN RADIO TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A method for radio network subscriber handling is provided comprising storing a list of gateway addresses in a radio network node, and performing radio network subscriber handling actions based on information stored in said list of gateway addresses. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188481 | NETWORK SYSTEM, OFFLOAD DEVICE, AND OFFLOAD TRAFFIC CONTROL METHOD - A network system includes: a plurality of base stations, each with which a mobile station communicates; a core network to include the plurality of base stations; and a plurality of offload devices, each being arranged between the base station and a node device included in the core network, each to serve as the node device of an anchor point at which traffic to be offloaded is transmitted/received to/from an offload network, and each to serve as the node device of a relay point at which the traffic to be offloaded is relayed between the anchor point and one of the plurality of base stations with which the mobile station is communicating. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188482 | ADAPTIVE BUFFER CONTROL - A method, device, computer readable medium, and system are disclosed that in one aspect may calculate a data rate and a latency of a packet flowing through a buffer, compare the data rate to a provisioned data rate, compare the latency to a threshold, and adapt a size of the buffer in response to results of the comparisons. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188483 | Resource Threshold Overload Protection - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method of protecting against resource overload. The method may include: setting a resource critical threshold level of usage for a monitored resource; setting an overload rejection level for a plurality of operations; measuring a level of usage; determining an overload usage state based on the level of usage; shedding an operation if the overload usage state equals or exceeds the overload rejection level for the operation; determining whether the level of usage exceeds the resource critical threshold level; and if the level of usage exceeds the resource critical threshold level: changing the overload usage state to a resource critical overload usage state, and shedding an operation unless the overload rejection level indicates that the operation should never be shed. Various exemplary embodiments relate to a network element including: a monitored resource; a rejection level mapping; a status monitor; and an overload manager. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188484 | OPTIMIZING CAPACITY DURING NETWORK CONGESTION - A device receives, from mobile devices, scheduling requests for voice packets, and assigns grants to the scheduling requests. The device further determines whether there is network congestion in a network associated with the device. The device also selects a grant, from the grants, when there is network congestion, and drops a voice packets associated with the selected grant. The device assigns physical resource blocks (PRBs) to one or more of the grants that are associated with one or more of the voice packets that are not dropped. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188485 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR THROTTLING TRANSMITTED DATA - A communication device and method for throttling transmitted data is provided. Token parameters of an aggregate token bucket, associated with a communication application, are distributed, at a processing unit, to respective application token buckets associated with at least two further applications. The communication application is enabled to receive respective data from the at least two further applications for transmission to a network via a communication interfaces. The respective data received from the at least two further applications is throttled via the respective application token buckets. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188486 | DATA CENTER NETWORK USING CIRCUIT SWITCHING - A circuit-based digital communications network is provided for a large data center environment that utilizes circuit switching in lieu of packet switching in order to lower the cost of the network and to gain performance efficiencies. A method for transmitting data in such a network comprises sending a setup request for a path for transmitting the data to a destination node and then speculatively sending the data to the destination node before the setup request is completed. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188487 | Method and Apparatus for Reducing Flood Traffic in Switches - An imporved method and apparatus for making forwarding decisions in a switching device. The invention reduces the flooding of frames to particular network segments connected to the switch. To insure a device sees a frame addressed to it, if a switch does not know what segment a device address is connected to for a unicast frame, the switch typically floods the frame to all segments in the broadcast domain. This invention allows segments to be identified as having a predefined maximum number of device addresses that will be associated with it. When that number of addresses is already in the forwarding table the switch will not flood unicast frames to that segment since no more devices should be connected to that segment. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188488 | USING ROUTING INFORMATION AND INTER-LAYER RELATIONSHIPS TO DETERMINE UTILIZATION IN A TRANSPORT NETWORK - Embodiments provide systems, methods, and computer program products for mapping higher-layer circuits, links, flows, and services to lower layer circuit and connection elements to determine utilization of the lower layer circuit elements based on the high-layer traffic. Higher layer configuration data and lower layer configuration data are imported to populate a model. An inter-layer relationship is either directly or indirectly mapped from the higher layers to the lower layer. Once the inter-layer relationship is established, the higher-layer circuits, links, flows, and services are inspected using the lower layer circuit and connection elements. Circuit and packet-based utilization is determined for the lower layer elements based on the higher-layer traffic flows. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188489 | NETWORK SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION TRAFFIC CONTROLLING METHOD - When a traffic storm has occurred in an open flow network, a frame of a cause is dropped in a flow unit without carrying out the indiscriminate drop of the frame and the down of the port. Specifically, a controller detects increase of the traffic in a short time from the statistic data regularly acquired from each of the switches under the control of it. The controller starts a storm detection mode upon the detection. In the storm detection mode, packets are extracted randomly from the switch for a predetermined time period, as a sample packet. The controller determines which of a broadcast storm, a multicast storm and a unicast storms has occurred, based on the sample packets. The controller determines that the traffic storm has occurred, when any of them has occurred. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188490 | Method and device for processing data in a communication network - A method and a device for processing data in a communication network, wherein a first node is served by a second node and communicates with a third node. The first node informs a fourth node to process data destined for the third node. The second node, the first node and the fourth node are connected via a transport network that is capable of a point-to-multipoint connection. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188491 | Uplink Traffic Separation in an Edge Node of a Communication Network - For separating data traffic in an uplink (UL) edge node ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188492 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING DATA PACKET TRANSMISSIONS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - For load balancing in a large-scale wireless mesh network, a device, a system and a method are provided for controlling data packet transmissions in the wireless mesh network, wherein a time slot is randomly selected within a determined answer interval for transmitting an answer responding to a received data packet. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188493 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, PACKET FORWARDING PATH CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A communication system includes: a plurality of data forwarding nodes each including a packet processing unit processing an incoming packet in accordance with a packet handling operation in which a process to be applied to a packet and a matching rule for specifying a packet to which the process is applied are associated with each other; and a control apparatus capable of using at least two logical network topologies each obtained by applying a different path calculation policy to a physical network topology formed by the plurality of data forwarding nodes, selecting a logical network topology determined per data traffic and determining a packet forwarding path, and setting a packet handling operation realizing the packet forwarding path in data forwarding nodes on the packet forwarding path. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188494 | DYNAMIC LOAD BALANCING WITHOUT PACKET REORDERING - Flows of packets are dynamically mapped to resource queues. Flows of packets are received at a network device to be routed from the network device in a network. Each flow comprises packets to be sent from a source to a connection. Data is stored for a queue allocation table that maintains a plurality of buckets to which received packets for a flow are assigned and indicating which of a plurality of resource queues are allocated for respective buckets. For each packet in a flow, a hash function is computed from values in a header of the packet and the packet is assigned to one of the plurality of buckets based on the computed hash function. One of a plurality of resource queues is allocated for each bucket to which packets are assigned based on the computed hash function. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188495 | Apparatus and Method for Communication - Apparatus and method for communication are provided. The solution includes executing one or more applications, which generate data traffic with the system; obtaining traffic profiles of the one or more applications and controlling the transmission of information related to the traffic profiles to the communication system. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188496 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to the Assessment of Mobile Communications Network Infrastructure Latency Through High-Speed Channels - A network monitoring apparatus in a mobile communications network monitors, for a predetermined time, TCP packets in the network that tend to comprise end-user traffic using the high-speed data path but not the low-speed data path to provide monitored packet information. The network monitoring apparatus uses this monitored packet information to identify the fastest end user-experienced communication exchanges within the mobile communications network. By one approach, the network monitoring apparatus effectively filters out most or all of the end-user traffic that uses the low-speed data path when providing that monitored packet information. This can comprise, for example, tending to utilize data pertaining to TCP packets that correspond to higher traffic volume (and hence that are likely being conveyed via a high-speed data path) while also tending to discard data that pertains to TCP packets to that correspond to low traffic volume (and hence that are likely being conveyed via a low-speed data path). | 2013-07-25 |
20130188497 | METHOD AND SYSTEM HAVING AN APPLICATION FOR A RUN TIME IPV6 ONLY NETWORK - A system, method, and computer readable medium are disclosed that facilitates an IP network environment. The system includes a computer device having a software module running on an operating system of the computer device, the software module (a) establishes an IP network criteria for incoming and outgoing packets for the computer device; (b) retrieves the incoming and outgoing packets to determine if an IP address for the incoming and outgoing packets meet the IP network criteria; (c) if the IP address for the incoming and outgoing packets meets the IP network criteria, forwards the incoming packets having the IP address to a network layer, which is under or part of the operating system of the computer device and forwards outgoing packets to a network connection; and (d) if the IP address for the incoming and outgoing packets does not meet the IP network criteria, drops the incoming and outgoing packets. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188498 | Equipment in a Data Network and Methods for Monitoring, Configuring and/or Managing the Equipment - There is provided a multicast router comprising a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent and an SNMP database and a method of monitoring the router. In some embodiments the method comprises the multicast router receiving, via a downstream network interface, multicast data requests made by one or more hosts; the multicast router reading data contained in the multicast data request; the multicast router storing first data in the SNMP database for a downstream network interface, a multicast group address and a first host that requests multicast data, wherein the first data comprises information of the multicast groups and multicast channels requested by the first host; and the SNMP agent of the multicast router transmitting to an SNMP control station, using a version of the SNMP protocol, at least a part of the first data stored in the SNMP database. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188499 | PERFORMING IDLE MODE MOBILITY MEASUREMENTS IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for performing idle mode mobility measurements in a mobile network are disclosed. An example method in a user equipment (UE) disclosed herein comprises receiving, from the mobile network, a system information block (SIB) message specifying idle mode mobility measurement is to be performed. If the measurement parameter threshold is not configured in the SIB message or if the SIB message includes an indication to not use a configured measurement parameter threshold in the SIB message, the UE sets a measurement parameter threshold for idle mode mobility measurement. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188500 | AUTOMATIC UPLINK-DOWNLINK RATIO RECONFIGURATION SETTING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - At least one neighbor cell is identified by a base station by detecting a synchronization signal of the at least one neighbor cell. A received signal power, such as a Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) or a Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), or a combination thereof, is also measured from the at least one neighbor cell. Identifying information and the received signal power of the at least one neighbor cell is then communicated to a network entity of the wireless network. Information is received from the network entity indicating whether the base station can enable a reconfiguration of the allocation of uplink and downlink subframes used in the cell of the base station. Based on the information received from the network entity, the base station enables a reconfiguration of the allocation of uplink and downlink subframes used in the cell. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188501 | Techniques for Coordinated Uplink Power Control - Examples are disclosed for determining, at a base station, a target received power parameter for a wireless device in communication with the base station. In some examples, the target received power parameter may be determined based on one or more uplink status signals received from the wireless device at the base station and/or one or more other base stations. For these examples, the wireless device may adjust one or more transmit power levels responsive to receiving the target received power parameter from the base station. Other examples are described and claimed. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188502 | Techniques for Uplink Coverage Analysis - Examples are disclosed for analyzing uplink interference or pathloss associated with uplink coverage provided by one or more base stations for a wireless network based on logged uplink signal quality or interference information at least temporarily maintained at a wireless device. In some examples, a base station may request the logged uplink signal quality or interference information from the wireless device. The wireless devices may have been configured to measure uplink signal quality or interference characteristics for one or more communication links between the wireless device and one or more base stations of the wireless network. The logged uplink signal quality or interference information may be based on the measured uplink signal quality or interference characteristics. Other examples are described and claimed. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188503 | Low Mobility States And Procedures - Mobility states are defined in order to prevent excess signaling overhead and to conserve power on a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in a wireless network. The WTRU may determine that is operating in a low mobility state based on triggers related to the frequency of movement of the WTRU between network cells. The WTRU may change cells less frequently in a low or no mobility state than in a normal mobility state. Upon determining that the WTRU is in the low or no mobility state, the WTRU may configure mobility procedures associated with the low or no mobility state in order to conserve power and other network resources. The WTRU may coordinate its mobility state with the network. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188504 | TEST FIXTURE AND METHOD FOR SECURING AND TESTING NETWORK DEVICES - A system and method for testing multiple residential gateways. One of the multiple residential gateways is engaged in a testing platform of a test fixture. The testing platform includes an adapter for interfacing the set-top box with the test fixture. The multiple residential gateways are automatically tested in parallel. Test results for each of the multiple residential gateways are measured. The test results for each of the multiple residential gateways are displayed to a user. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188505 | Control and Data Signaling in Heterogeneous Wireless Communication Networks - A method in a wireless communication device including receiving control signaling from a base station in a control region of a downlink carrier spanning a first bandwidth, receiving a signaling message from the base station indicating a second bandwidth, receiving a first control message within the control region using a first Downlink Control Information (DCI) format size, the first DCI format size based on the first bandwidth, and receiving a second control message within the control region using a second DCI format size, the second DCI format size based on the second bandwidth, wherein the second bandwidth is distinct from the first bandwidth and the first and second control messages indicate downlink resource assignments for the downlink carrier. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188506 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING CHANNEL IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A channel allocation apparatus in a communication system includes: a measuring unit configured to measure clear channel assessments (CCA) of a plurality of stations (STAs) included in the communication system; a checking unit configured to compare the measured CCAs to preset reference CCA, and check fairness and unfairness in the STAs; and an allocating unit configured to change and allocate channels allocated to STAs corresponding to unfairness, according to the measured CCA and the reference CCA. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188507 | DATA TRANSMISSION AND POWER CONTROL IN A MULTIHOP RELAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Techniques for transmitting data with distributed and centralized scheduling in a multihop relay communication system are described. For distributed scheduling, a relay station may generate and send first channel quality information (CQI) to a base station and receive second CQI from a subscriber station. The relay station may receive data sent by the base station based on the first CQI and may resend the data to the subscriber station based on the second CQI. For centralized scheduling, the relay station may generate first CQI for the base station, receive second CQI from the subscriber station, and send both CQIs to the base station. The relay station may receive data sent by the base station based on the first CQI and may resend the data to the subscriber station based on a scheduling decision determined based on the second CQI. Techniques for distributed and centralized power control are also described. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188508 | POSITIONING DEVICE OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING WIRELESS LAN INFORMATION OF DEVICE, POSITIONING SERVER OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SERVER - Embodiments of the disclosure concern a mobile terminal positioning apparatus, method for establishing wireless LAN information of the apparatus, mobile terminal positioning server, and method for operating the server wherein mobility of access point is determined by using positioning information provided at the request of mobile terminal positioning, updating wireless LAN information in wireless LAN server based on stationary access point to make it available to providing mobile terminal positioning service. Exemplary positioning apparatus includes access point for performing local wireless communications; node information-based server for managing wireless environment information of a node in charge of the mobile terminal communications; wireless LAN server; positioning server for calculating distance between the access point and node or between access point and mobile terminal, and if a certain distance is exceeded, determining the access point to be transportable and deletable, and providing the positioning result on stationary access point basis. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188509 | MEASURING UNIT AND A METHOD FOR MEASURING TRANSMISSION PARAMETERS OF A DEVICE UNDER TEST - A measuring unit for measuring transmission parameters of a device under test, comprising a control unit, a transmitter and receiver unit and an evaluation unit. The transmitter and receiver unit is connected via a first connection to the control unit and via at least one transmission channel to the device under test. The device under test is connected via a second connection to the evaluation unit, wherein, for the measurement of the transmission parameters of the device under test, control-data packets and test-data packets are transmitted separately between the control unit and the evaluation unit, and wherein a transmission channel for the test-data packets can be disturbed in a targeted manner. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188510 | Methods and Nodes for Handling Measurements - The embodiments herein relate to a method in a positioning node ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188511 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION RATE OF DATAGRAMS IN A PACKET-SWITCHED NETWORK - A method and system are provided for maximizing reception rate of datagrams transmitted in a packet-switched network, by minimizing their transmission rate. The method comprises: forwarding datagram groups from a first location towards a second location, wherein each of the datagram groups includes a plurality of datagrams each comprising a first indication for identifying the group to which it belongs, wherein each group is forwarded at a different time than others, and wherein all datagrams that belong to a certain group are forwarded at substantially the same rate; at the second location, determining an arrival rate of datagrams which belong to a first group; based on the determined arrival rate, determining whether a change should be affected at the forwarding rate of a second group of datagrams; and if so, forwarding the second group of datagrams at the new rate. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188512 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MULTI-TENANT DATACENTER WITH LAYER 2 CLOUD INTERCONNECTION - Provided is a system and method for a multi-tenant datacenter with layer | 2013-07-25 |
20130188513 | FAST-TRACKING APPROACH FOR BUILDING ROUTING TOPOLOGIES IN FAST-MOVING NETWORKS - In one embodiment, a local node in a communication network determines a set of its neighbor nodes, and determines a respective occurrence frequency at which each particular neighbor node is to be probed based on a rate of change in distance between the local node and the particular neighbor node. The local node may then probe each particular neighbor node according to the respective occurrence frequency to determine the rate of change in distance between the local node and each particular neighbor node, and one or more routing metrics for reaching each particular neighbor node. As such, the local node may select, based on the probing, a suitable preferred next-hop node of the set of neighbor nodes for a corresponding routing topology. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188514 | MANAGING A CLUSTER OF SWITCHES USING MULTIPLE CONTROLLERS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a computing system. The computing system includes a discovery module, a high-availability management module, and a controlling module. The discovery module determines local switch-specific information associated with a switch based on a discovery response packet. The high-availability management module determines remote switch-specific information about the same switch with respect to a remote computing system. The controlling module determines whether the computing system is to manage the switch based on a metric derived from the local and remote switch-specific information. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188515 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MACHINE-TO-MACHINE COMMUNICATIONS - Method and apparatus for supporting machine-to-machine (M2M) communications in a hierarchical network architecture including an M2M gateway are disclosed. An M2M entity, (such as M2M device, M2M gateway, or M2M network entity), may perform a service capability discovery procedure to discover an M2M service capability entity that may provide an M2M service capability, and register with the discovered M2M service capability entity. The address or identity of the service capability entity may be pre-configured or obtained from the dispatcher server. The M2M entity may indicate a support M2M service identifier and receive an identity or address of the M2M service capability entity mapping the service identifier. The gateway may advertise M2M service identifiers supported by the gateway so that the M2M device may access the gateway if there is a match. The address of M2M service capability entities may be obtained from the core network. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188516 | DYNAMIC UPLINK AND DOWNLINK CONFIGURATION USING FLEXIBLE SUBFRAMES - An apparatus and method for dynamically changing an uplink and downlink ratio configuration is disclosed herein. An evolved Node B (eNodeB) operating in a wireless communications network transmits a System Information Block Type 1 (SIB1) including first uplink and downlink ratio configuration information. The eNodeB also transmits in at least one downlink sub frame of a radio frame configured in the first uplink and downlink ratio configuration second uplink and downlink ratio configuration information. The second uplink and downlink ratio configuration information is included in a downlink control information (DCI) message. The DCI message is included in the at least one downlink subframe of the radio frame. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188517 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a communication controller for determining, based on an influence of a second communication device on a communication network connected to one or more first communication devices, whether joining of the second communication device in the communication network is accepted. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188518 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING NETWORK AUTO-SWITCHING FUNCTIONS AND NETWORK AUTO-SWITCHING METHOD UTILIZED IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure provides an electronic device having network auto-switching functions and a network auto-switching method utilized in an electronic device. The electronic device comprises: a first network connecting unit having a first network transmission specification; and a second network connecting unit having a second network transmission specification different from the first network transmission specification. The network auto-switching method comprises: utilizing a detecting unit for detecting network connecting statuses of the first network connecting unit and the second network connecting unit to generate a detecting result; utilizing a network access unit for determining to select the first network connecting unit or the second network connecting unit to perform a network connecting operation or to not perform the network connecting operation at least according to the detecting result. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188519 | COMMUNICATIONS METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATIONS OF NETWORK ACCESSING EQUIPMENT - A method for communication link for an access network device. The access network device comprises: a node server, an access switch, and a terminal. The method comprises: the node server requesting for a protocol packet on the basis of a service initiated by the source terminal; acquiring a piece of communication link information of the current service, and the communication link information comprises a piece of communication port information for the node server and the access switch involved in the current service; on the basis of the communication port information for the node server, the node server setting up within an internal data packet address table the port directed by the data packet of the current service; on the basis of the communication port information for the access switch, transmitting to the corresponding accessing switch a port configuration command; on the basis of the port configuration command, the accessing switch setting up the port directed by the data packet of the current service within an internal data packet address table. By means of the present invention, the stability of a transmission channel is ensured, thereby avoiding delays for multimedia services. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188520 | DEVICE TOPOLOGY AND CAPABILITY DISCOVERY AND REPORTING TECHNIQUES - Techniques for the discovery of a topology of varying complexity and discovery of the capability of the devices of the topology include querying a plurality of node devices for node data. At least an initial portion of node data of one or more node devices is received in response to the query. In addition, previously determined node data is retrieved from a cache. The initial portion of node data is correlated to the previously determined node data to deduce node data for one or more node devices within a predetermined period of time. It is to be appreciated that the deduced node data may include node data beyond the initial portion of node data and/or node data for other node devices beyond the initially responding node devices. The deduced node data may then be reported to an operating system. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188521 | MANAGING A LARGE NETWORK USING A SINGLE POINT OF CONFIGURATION - One embodiment of the present invention provides a computing system. The switch includes a discovery module, a device management module, and a logical group management module. The discovery module constructs a multicast query message for a first multicast group to which the computing system is registered. The device management module extracts information about a remote switch from a query response message from the remote switch and constructs a client database, wherein a first entry in the client database contains the information extracted from the query response message. The logical group management module associates the remote switch with a second multicast group. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188522 | HIGH THROUGHPUT FEATURES IN 11S MESH NETWORKS - The addition of high throughput capability elements to beacon frames and peer link action frames in wireless mesh networks enable the utilization of desirable features without further modifications to the network. Rules can be established for high throughput mesh point protection in a mesh network, Space-time Block Code (STBC) operations and 20/40 MHz operation selections. However, features such as PSMP (power save multi-poll) and PCO (phased coexistence operations) are barred from implementation to prevent collisions. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188523 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a unit configured to operate as a providing apparatus for providing a communication parameter to another communication apparatus, a unit configured to operate as a reception apparatus for receiving a communication parameter provided from another communication apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine a role to perform based on predetermined processing for determining whether the communication apparatus operates as the providing apparatus or the reception apparatus by communication with another communication apparatus, and an execution unit configured to execute the predetermined processing again in a case where communication for sharing the communication parameter with another communication apparatus is not started after the determination unit determines that the communication apparatus operates as either the providing apparatus or the reception apparatus. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188524 | Mechanism for Automatic Network Formation and Medium Access Coordination - The invention provides a set of mechanisms by which a wireless mobile mesh node equipped with a directional antenna may self form and self adapt its steady-state communications schedule. A link establishment handshake is carried out over an ongoing subtemplate-based discovery scan. During time not reserved for steady-state communications with previously discovered neighbors, nodes continue to search for an establish links with new neighbors. Initial and subsequent bandwidth allocation protocols may be utilized to allow peer nodes to coordinate communication opportunities between the peer nodes without impacting or having knowledge about reservations for communications with other peers. The link establishment and initial bandwidth allocation protocols may be piggy-backed for readily establishing an initial steady-state schedule with a peer upon link establishment without impact on previous steady state reservations by other nodes or on ongoing link establishment attempts elsewhere. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188525 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BANDWIDTH BASED ON A TIME OF DAY - A method for managing bandwidth to a customer in response to a time of day. A current time of day is determined. A time of day profile selected by the customer from multiple time of day profiles is determined. The bandwidth allocated to the customer is adjusted in response to the current time of day and the time of day profile. The customer is charged in response to charges associated with the selected time of day profile. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188526 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SERVICES - Systems and methods for providing a user with access to emergency services are described. A cable modem/multimedia terminal adapter employing voice over internet protocol (VoIP) can be configured to provide access to emergency services during periods of unavailability of a connection to a network due to software upgrades of the cable modem/multimedia terminal adapter or a VoIP handset, a power outage or a malfunction of the cable modem/multi-media terminal adapter or the VoIP handset. Access to emergency services can be provided through the use of a dedicated button on the cable modem/multimedia terminal adapter and the use of dedicated hardware in the cable modem/multimedia terminal adapter that is configured to initiate operation when a connection to the network is unavailable. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188527 | Authorization of a Communication Node to Determine a Bit Rate - The present solution relates to a method in a first communication node ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188528 | FREQUENCY AGILE FILTER USING A DIGITAL FILTER AND BANDSTOP FILTERING - A method of providing frequency dependent signal attenuation. An RF input signal is split into a first signal portion and a second signal portion. The first signal portion is discrete time filtered and bandstop filtered to provide a filtered signal portion. The second signal portion is applied to a component and a component output signal portion is received from the component. The component output signal portion is combined with the filtered signal portion to provide an RF output signal having frequency dependent attenuation. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188529 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATIONAL MODES FOR A TRANSCEIVER - A transceiver circuit is configured to operate in a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation such that a receive signal propagates from an antenna through a first filter to a low noise amplifier while simultaneously a transmit signal propagates from a power amplifier through a second filter to the antenna when operating in the first mode. The receive signal propagates from the antenna to the low noise amplifier without being filtered while alternating with the transmit signal propagating from the power amplifier to the antenna without being filtered when operating in the second mode. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188530 | Full-Duplex Deployment In Wireless Communications - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory) for configuring/implementing by a network/network element a partial full-duplex in time dependent operational mode for wireless communications between UEs and the network/network element, e.g., in LTE systems. The time dependent partial full-duplex may further include bandwidth allocations for the full-duplex and half-duplex time intervals. In the half-duplex time periods, undesirable interference and self-interference effects during signal detection by the UEs and/or eNBs may be reduced to an advantage. The network may configure a time dependence of the partial full-duplex operational mode for wireless communications between UEs and the network, wherein during at least one time interval the network configures a full-duplex operational mode and during at least one other time interval the network configures a half-duplex operational mode for the wireless communications between the UEs and the network. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188531 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK ENERGY SAVINGS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for network energy savings in a wireless communication system, such as the 3GPP LTE system. Particularly, one such method reduces power consumption in a base station by selectively muting or disabling downlink transmissions of certain control signal symbols in one or more subframes or frames. The disclosed methods and apparatus can apply independently or in combination in both FDD and TDD systems. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188532 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING PHYSICAL UPLINK SHARED CHANNEL SIGNAL IN CELLULAR RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SUPPORTING CARRIER AGGREGATION SCHEME - An apparatus and a method for transmitting/receiving a Physical Uplink Shared CHannel (PUSCH) signal in a cellular radio communication system supporting a Carrier Aggregation (CA) scheme are provided. In the PUSCH transmission method, a User Equipment (UE) transmits a PUSCH signal to a Base Station (BS) based on an UpLink (UL)/DownLink (DL) Configuration, wherein, for a Time Division Duplexing (TDD) scheme, if the UE is configured with more than one serving cell, UL/DL Configurations of at least two serving cells are different, and a serving cell is one of a primary cell and a secondary cell, a UL/DL Configuration for the serving cell is set as a UL-reference UL/DL Configuration based on a pair formed by a UL/DL Configuration for another serving cell and the UL/DL Configuration for the serving cell. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188533 | Dynamic Direction Changing in Time Division Duplex Radios - In accordance with some embodiments, in a time division duplex system, the transmission direction may be changed dynamically, for example in response to instantaneous traffic conditions. Particularly in some embodiments an eNodeB or base station may, in response to instantaneous traffic conditions, change the direction of transmission in certain subframes. In some embodiments this can be done in a way which is backwards compatible with prior generations of Long-Term Evolution (LTE) radio systems. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188534 | Methods and Devices for Communicating on a Radio Channel Based on Jointly Encoding a Preamble Format with Random Access Configuration - The invention relates to devices and methods for transmitting data on a radio channel comprising to jointly encode a preamble format with a first random access configuration, forming an extended random access configuration. The extended random access configuration is then transmitted on the radio channel. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188535 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING RECEPTION CONFIRMATION IN WIRELESS SYSTEM - Provided are a method and an apparatus for transmitting a reception confirmation in a wireless system. A terminal determines at least one downlink sub-frame for ACK/NACK feedback from each of a plurality of serving cells and determines the number of ACK/NACK bits for the plurality of serving cells. The terminal generates bundled ACK/NACK bits by arraying the ACK/NACK bits in the ascending order of the cell index of the plurality of serving cells, and transmits the bundled ACK/NACK bits. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188536 | Full-Duplex Bandwidth Deployment - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory) for configuring/implementing full-duplex communications between UEs and a network on a partial frequency domain in wireless communications, e.g., in LTE systems. This may allow UEs with different transmission capabilities to operate on the same deployment bandwidth and to use time dependence of an operational mode. According to an embodiment, a network element, such as eNB, may configure a deployment bandwidth in a frequency domain for wireless communications between UEs and the network, wherein one or more full-duplex regions of the deployment bandwidth are allocated for full-duplex communications and one or more half-duplex regions of the deployment bandwidth are allocated for half-duplex communications. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188537 | Method for Scheduling Frequency Channels - The invention concerns a method for scheduling frequency channels implemented in a device for a narrowband radiocommunication system sharing with a broadband radiocommunication system, each comprising a narrowband base station and a broadband base station, and the same frequency band, the frequency band being in part divided into a given number of frequency blocks, each comprising a given number of carrier frequencies to optionally be allocated to the narrowband base stations. The device comprises a means for associating carrier frequencies with the narrowband base stations and a means for distributing over the frequency band the carrier frequencies associated with the narrowband base stations such that each frequency block comprises at least two distinct groups of carrier frequencies, each associated with a different base station, the two groups of carrier frequencies being selected according to a distribution rule such that interference relating to the emission of the base stations associated with groups of carrier frequencies distributed in the same frequency block have a minimum interfered surface area. | 2013-07-25 |