42nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110255438 | TECHNIQUES FOR PERFORMING EFFICIENT LINK ADAPTATION IN WIRELESS PERSONAL NETWORKS | 2011-10-20 |
20110255439 | RADIO COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND RADIO COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - To provide a radio communication control apparatus and a radio communication control method capable of controlling simultaneous transmission and reception so as not to degrade system throughput. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255440 | Measurement of Data Loss in a Communication Network - A method for measuring data loss of a data flow in a communication network is provided. The method includes, at a transmitting node: marking each data unit of the data flow for dividing the data flow in blocks so that: data units of a same block have a feature with a same value, while data units of contiguous blocks have the feature with different values; increasing a first counter when the feature has the first value, and a second counter when the feature has the second value; and transmitting the data flow to a receiving node. The method includes, at the receiving node, for each data unit: checking the feature, increasing a third counter when the feature has the first value, and increasing a second counter when the feature has the second value. The method includes calculating data loss based on detected values of first, second, third and fourth counters. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255441 | Method And Apparatus For Reconfiguring IC Architectures - A reconfigurable hardware architecture, in the form of a System-on-Chip | 2011-10-20 |
20110255442 | METHOD OF REDUCING OCCURRENCE OF MASKED NODES, A NODE AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a method of reducing occurrence of masked nodes in a communication network comprising at least three communication nodes operating in the same frequency band and wherein a first node and a second node are within a radio communication range of each other, a third node being within the radio communication range of the second node, but outside the range of the first node. First control information is exchanged between the first node and the second node for establishing a data communication link between them. Then the second node detects intention of the third node to establish a data communication link and prevents the third node from establishing the data communication link. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255443 | VIRTUAL ROUTERS FOR GMPLS NETWORKS - Virtual routers that abstract photonic sub-domains are provided for GMPLS networks. A virtual router uses a link viability matrix to keep track of the set of viable connections between inputs and outputs of a photonic sub-domain. A virtual router may receive RSVP-TE signaling messages and either allocate a working input to output link pair or, if explicitly signaled, verify that the requested link is currently viable. A virtual router also advertises, in its link state updates, the current set of possible outputs for any input link. Shortest path computations can be implemented utilizing virtual routers by modifying a topology graph in accordance with the link viability matrix of the virtual router. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255444 | POWER SAVINGS THROUGH COOPERATIVE OPERATION OF MULTIRADIO DEVICES - Proxy discovery for mobile networks having cooperative multiradio devices is provided through short range discovery and assistance from the network. In some aspects, a dedicated message is sent in response to a request from the client. The dedicated message includes a proxy list. The client uses the proxy list to discover those proxies on the list. Other aspects provide for the proxy list to be included in broadcast messages from the network. Thus, clients receive the broadcast messages and extract the proxy list for discovery purposes. Other aspects provide for the client to detect all of the wireless devices in the area and send a list to the network. The network responds with a sub-list of those proxies that are available to the client. In each such aspect, when the client discovers the available proxies, it transmits a list of the proxy ID of the discovered proxies to the network. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255445 | Self-forming ad-hoc network system - Disclosed are a self-forming ad-hoc network architecture and triplet-based radio waveform for communicating via the network architecture. The self-forming ad-hoc network preferably has a plurality of network nodes including a point-of-presence node, one or more relay nodes that aggregate data (triplet) traffic, one or more sensor nodes that send and receive data from relay nodes, and one or more handheld nodes that send and receive data to and from relay nodes and communicate data between themselves. The communication waveform is defined by orthogonal triplets having multiple time slots, multiple frequency channels, and multiple hop sequences in a channel, that is used to communicate between the network nodes. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255446 | SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL EXTENSIONS FOR CALL CONTROL AND RESOURCE STATUS MONITORING IN TURRETS AND TURRET SWITCHING SYSTEMS - Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for controlling calls and monitoring resource status for turret systems. A SIP message including at least one of a header field and an event package is received from a SIP user agent over a communication network. The header field includes a first parameter corresponding to a first call feature and the event package includes a second parameter corresponding to a second call feature. At least one of the first call feature and the second call feature is implemented by the softswitch or a SIP-enabled turret in response to the receiving. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255447 | Inbound Call Screening for Particular Accounts - A system and method for improving the handling, management, and retention of particular accounts. An allowable calling number list is generated via a suitable mechanism such as a call center. The allowable calling number list is utilized by telephone number management server to manage inbound call access to suspended accounts. Account representatives are given access to the suspended numbers. Additionally, certain emergency inbound calls may be permitted from select numbers. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255448 | GENERALIZED DIVISION FREE DUPLEXING TECHNIQUES FOR DECREASING RENDEVOUS TIME - Provided are methods and systems of using division-free duplexing (DFD) to reduce rendezvous time between two or more cognitive radio devices. The cognitive radio devices may opportunistically use available frequency spectra by communicating over available channels. To communicate, a first device may rendezvous with a second device by transmitting a beaconing signal over a frequency on which the second device is listening. DFD techniques may enable each of the devices to listen to a channel while concurrently transmitting beacon signals over the same channel. As periods of listening and periods of transmitting over the same channel need not be separated due to the transmitter cancelling approach used in DFD techniques, rendezvous time may be significantly reduced. Further, embodiments include a generalized DFD (GDFD) approach wherein devices listen to a broad band of frequencies, thus further reducing rendezvous time. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255449 | Broadband Repeater with Security for Ultrawideband Technologies - An ultrawideband radio transceiver/repeater provides a low cost infrastructure solution that merges wireless and wired network devices while providing connection to the plant, flexible repeater capabilities, network security, traffic monitoring and provisioning, and traffic flow control for wired and wireless connectivity of devices or networks. The ultrawidebande radio transceiver/repeater can be implemented in discrete, integrated, distributed or embedded forms. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255450 | MULTIPLEXING OF PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) COMMUNICATION AND WIDE AREA NETWORK (WAN) COMMUNICATION - Techniques for supporting peer-to-peer (P2P) communication and wide area network (WAN) communication are disclosed. In one aspect, P2P communication may be supported on an uplink spectrum. A user equipment (UE) may communicate (i) with a base station on both a downlink spectrum and an uplink spectrum for WAN communication and (ii) with another UE on only the uplink spectrum for P2P communication. In another aspect, P2P communication may be supported by time division multiplexing the downlink and uplink (or transmit and receive links) for two UEs. In yet another aspect, WAN communication and P2P communication may be time division multiplexed, so that both can be concurrently supported by a UE. In yet another aspect, transmission gaps may be provided between WAN transmissions and P2P transmissions in order to avoid interference between these transmissions. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255451 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA TRANSMISSION USING A DATA FRAME - A method and apparatus for transmitting data using a frame in a broadband wireless communication system are disclosed. The method for transmitting and receiving data in a broadband wireless communication system includes: setting a data frame for transmitting and receiving data through uplink and downlink; and transmitting and receiving data through the set data frame, wherein the data frame includes one or more first subframes and one or more second subframes including a different number of data symbols from that of data symbols of the first subframe. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255452 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INCREASING UPSTREAM CAPACITY IN A BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method for providing enhanced broadband services over a communications network includes the steps of: receiving from the communications network at least first signals in a first frequency band, the first signals comprising programming material that has been converted from a second frequency band and/or material originally generated in the first frequency band to be converted to the second frequency band, the first and second frequency bands being non-overlapping; translating one or more first signals from the first frequency band to the second frequency band; and combining the one or more first signals translated to the second frequency band with the first signals in the first frequency band to generate combined programming material comprising one or more signals in the first frequency band and one or more signals in the second frequency band for reception by receiving location equipment. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255453 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCRAMBLING AND TIME-HOPPING - A system and method for scrambling and time-hopping in an ultra-wideband wireless network. In one embodiment, a wireless device includes a symbol mapper and a dynamic chip scrambler. The dynamic chip scrambler is configured to scramble each of a plurality of consecutive bursts of a time-hopped packet according to a pseudo-random scrambling sequence that varies from burst to burst. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255454 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPACKAGING WIRELESS DATA - The present disclosure may include a method for repackaging data in a communications system. The method may include receiving low-power RF data at a wireless relay device from one or more low power wireless devices and translating the low-power RF data at the wireless relay device into one or more translated packets. The method may further include synchronizing the translated low-power RF data with one or more wireless links and transmitting the synchronized low-power RF data to a host device. The method may further include receiving wireless communications from a host device, translating the parsing the wireless packets, synchronizing the translated packets with one or more low-power RF connections, and transmitting the synchronized packets to one ore more low-power RF devices. The method may further include managing the network topology of the communications system via commands to the wireless relay device. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255455 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BAND SWITCHING IN WIRELESS LOCAL ACCESS NETWORK - A method and apparatus of switching a band in a wireless local access network (WLAN) is provided. The method includes transmitting a multi-band switch request message to request switching from a first frequency band to a second frequency band, and receiving a multi-band switch response message in response to the multi-band switch request message. The multi-band switch request message includes a multi-band switch schedule to operate in the second frequency band. Wider coverage can be supported by using multi-band. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255456 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for reducing power consumption in communication networks. In one exemplary embodiment, a system includes a leader node in communication with a plurality of follower nodes. The leader node causes the leader and follower nodes to transition from an awake mode to a sleep mode where they consume less power. An exemplary embodiment of a method includes the steps of configuring nodes in a communication network as follower nodes and configuring a node in the communication network as a leader node. The leader node is configured to cause the leader and follower nodes to alternate between an awake mode and a sleep mode. The leader and follower nodes consume less power when in the sleep mode than when in the awake mode. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255457 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK SYSTEM AND LOCATION REGISTRATION METHOD - The mobile communication network system having a plurality of mobile communication systems each including a base station performing wireless communications with a mobile station, comprises a storage unit storing location information of the mobile station, an acquisition unit acquiring, when receiving a location registering request from the mobile station, a communication-enabled mobile communication system in the mobile station as a sender of the location registering request, a specifying unit specifying a base station existing within the acquired communication-enabled mobile communication system and existing in the periphery of the base station receiving the location registering request, and a control unit storing the storage unit with information of the base station receiving the location registering request and information of the specified base station as location information about the sender mobile station of the location registering request. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255458 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELIABLE MULTICAST STREAMING - A method and apparatus for network transmission in a network system, e.g. WLAN is provided. In the network system, there is a media server for multicasting video stream, a QoS server for obtaining important packets from the media server and reconstructing the obtained important packets into a QoS multicast stream. Then there is an AP for receiving and sending out the multicast video stream to mobile stations directly, and for receiving the QoS multicast stream, re-encapsulating and sending out the stream in multicast-over-unicast way. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255459 | WIRELESS METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK SERVICE OVER WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK - Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, and systems for providing wireless metropolitan area network services over wireless local area networks. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255460 | TECHNIQUE FOR CONTROLLING BEARER SELECTION - The disclosure relates to a technique for transporting content data to a plurality of mobile clients in a network. Among others, a method embodiment for controlling bearer selection by the mobile client in the network having a plurality of access areas is presented. Each access area provides for a transmission of the content data at least one of a point-to-multipoint-type bearer (PTM-type bearer) and a point-to-point-type bearer (PTP-type bearer). The method comprises the step of receiving information regarding a local bearer topology (LBT). The LBT comprises at least two neighboring access areas including an access area of the mobile client. The LBT information indicates for each access area of the LBT an availability or unavailability of at least one bearer of at least one bearer type. The method further comprises the step of performing bearer selection based on the LBT information. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255461 | TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR SENDING CONTROL MESSAGES - Disclosed are transmission apparatus and a method for sending control information in which the processing time and power consumption at the reception side are reduced by improving the efficiency of reception processing at the reception side. At a base station ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110255462 | METHOD FOR SELECTING A RELAY STATION - A method for selecting a relay station includes enabling a cognitive radio system to receive status information regarding a plurality of candidate relay stations, licensed target stations, and non-licensed target stations, determining an available power threshold value in consideration of the amount of interference affecting the licensed target station and a maximum power value when data is transmitted to the non-licensed target station, and selecting a relay station to be used in transmitting the data in the available power threshold value, in consideration of the status information and the amount of interference. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255463 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A TRIPLE USE SATELLITE SYSTEM - A triple use satellite system includes a VSAT population including a VSAT, and a satellite including a broadcast beam for a broadcast service and spot beams for a broadband service, where each of the spot beams provides broadband service to VSATs in separate coverage areas in a geographic region and the broadcast beam provides a broadcast service to the VSAT population in the geographic region. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255464 | HIGH CAPACITY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A high capacity satellite communications system including a satellite with a beam for a forward downlink focused on a geographic area for which disproportionately higher capacity is desired, a hub located in a geographic area for which disproportionately lower capacity is desired, compared to the location of a VSAT, and the VSAT located in area where a beam for a forward downlink received by the VSAT from the satellite does not overlap with a beam for a return downlink received by the hub from a satellite. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255465 | WIMAX VOIP SERVICE ARCHITECTURE - A wireless communication system to support voice over internet protocol (VoIP) service is presented. In one embodiment, the system includes a connectivity service network comprising a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) gateway to enable the VoIP service. The VoIP gateway is operable to perform transcoding function to support VoIP data plane communication. The connectivity service network also includes a home agent and an authentication, authorization, and accounting server (AAA server). In one embodiment, the connectivity service network includes a VoIP service server. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255466 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATION AND QUEUING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A technique for improved throughput at an access point (AP) involves when frames are received for transmission by the AP, queuing the frames for a particular station. A system constructed according to the technique may include an aggregation and queuing layer. Station queues may be processed by the aggregation and queuing layer before being given to radio hardware for transmission. In an illustrative embodiment, when frames are received by the aggregation and queuing layer, the packet will be assigned a target delivery time (TDT) and an acceptable delivery time (ADT). The TDT is the “ideal” time to transmit a frame, based on its jitter and throughput requirements. Frames are mapped on to a time axis for transmission by TDT. In an illustrative embodiment, each frame is mapped by priority, so that there are separate maps for voice, video, best effort, and background frames. There will be gaps between frames for transmission that can be used for aggregation. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255467 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITH VARIOUS RESOLUTION LEVELS OF SIGNAL MODULATION DEPENDING ON PROPAGATION CONDITIONS - The present invention relates to communications. More especially it relates to multiple access communications over channels of diverse channel qualities, e.g. signal to noise and interference ratios. Particularly it relates to data communications over radio links with diverse propagation path losses and exploitation of diverse path losses for multiplexing and multiple access purposes. The present invention discloses multiplexing of users or channels in a communications system, particularly a multi-resolution system, where users are allocated different respective resolution levels depending on propagation conditions | 2011-10-20 |
20110255468 | ENHANCING UPLINK COVERAGE IN INTERFERENCE SCENARIOS - A method for wireless communication in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network includes transmitting a request, from a first evolved Node B (eNodeB) of the LTE network to a second eNodeB of the LTE network, for the second eNodeB to yield a bundles of non-consecutive subframes. The method also includes configuring a User Equipment (UE), which is associated with the first eNodeB and experiencing interference from the second eNodeB, for uplink transmission in the plurality of bundles of non-consecutive subframes. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255469 | MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS AND RADIO BASE STATION APPARATUS - A mobile terminal apparatus and radio base station apparatus supporting each of a plurality of mobile communication systems when the plurality of mobile communication systems coexists is disclosed, wherein the mobile terminal apparatus is a mobile terminal apparatus in a radio communication system for performing transmission and reception in uplink and downlink, each assigned to a relatively wide system band obtained by aggregating a plurality of component carriers, each of which is a relatively narrow system band, and has coding and data modulation sections that perform coding and data modulation on uplink control signals including report information of individual component carriers assigned to downlink, and mapping sections that map the control signals subjected to coding and data modulation to uplink communication channels. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255470 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA PROCESSING, RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN, DATA TRANSFER DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA TRANSFER, AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN - When the first radio unit receives CEC frame data from the PDP and recognizes that a second BDP (destination) is connected to a second radio unit and the CEC frame data does not include a Give command, the first radio unit substitutes for the second BDP to give an ACK response for reporting the reception of the CEC frame data by the second BDP, and sends the CEC frame data to the second BDP. When the first radio unit recognizes that the second BDP is connected and the CEC frame data contains a Give command, the first radio unit sends the CEC frame data to the second BDP without giving an ACK response; when the first radio unit recognizes that the second BDP has received the CEC frame data, the first radio unit gives an ACK response to the same Give command that is re-sent by the PDP and prompts the PDP to start a timer at that timing. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255471 | Assist Reordering Of Downlink Data At Serving GW Relocation - A packet data network gateway (PDN-GW) on a wireless telecommunications network having a target radio access network (RAN) and a Serving (GW) includes a process-unit which generates an end marker packet The PDN-GW includes a network interface which sends the end marker packet onto the network to assist the target RAN in reordering of downlink data. A method for a packet data network gateway (PDN-GW) on a wireless telecommunications network having a target radio access network (RAN) and a Serving (GW) includes the steps of generating an end marker packet with a processing unit. There is the step of sending the end marker packet onto the network with a network interface to assist the target RAN in reordering of downlink data. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255472 | Forwarding Data Path Optimization in a Distributed Environment for Achieving Micro-Mobility - A method and apparatus of updating a forwarding plane of a network element in response to receiving a mobility event is described. The network element receives a mobility message indicating a mobile node has coupled to a new access port associated with the network element. The message further indicates that the mobile node moved from an old access port to a new access port. The network element adds an entry in a forwarding table of the old egress engine to redirect a set of packets destined to the mobile node to a new egress engine, where the new egress engine is associated with the new access port. Furthermore, the network element redirects the set of packet from the old egress engine to the new egress engine. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255473 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND MOBILE ACCESS GATEWAY FOR LOCAL ROUTING OPTIMIZATION - A method, system, and Mobile Access Gateway (MAG) for local routing optimization are provided. After receiving a packet sent from a Mobile Node (MN) to a Correspondent Node (CN), an MAG queries for a binding update entry corresponding to the MN. When an MAG local routing flag is set in the binding update entry, the packet is sent to the CN; and when a Local Mobile Anchor (LMA) local routing flag is set in the binding update entry, the packet is sent to an MAG of the CN. With the present invention, the delay in sending the packet from an MN to a CN is shortened, the communication efficiency is increased and the user experience is improved. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255474 | PRIORITIZED COMMON SUBFRAME TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE TO THE OVERLAPPING AREAS IN A COMMUNITY - A subframe structure for wireless communication uses a master common subframe and second master common subframe method to give BSs different priorities to serve overlapping areas in common subframes. The subframe structure and corresponding method can increase overlapping cells' capacity and reduce interference. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255475 | USER EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION SPECIFIC SCRAMBLING - A base station for use in a code division multiple access communication system comprises circuitry configured to process a user equipment identification (UE ID) by ½ rate convolutionally encoding the UE ID to produce a sequence. The sequence is used by the base station for scrambling a high speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH). The base station is configured to transmit a wireless signal. The wireless signal provides the user equipment with payload data carried on a high speed physical downlink shared channel (HS-PDSCH). The HS-PDSCH is associated with the HS-SCCH. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255476 | System And Method Of Data Access For Mobile Stations - Method and apparatus for data access for a mobile terminal comprising a module for determining whether first and second modes of wireless network coverage is available, a module for selecting the first mode if available, a module for attempting access via the second mode on failure to establish access via the first mode and a module for monitoring availability of the first mode. Even when a connection is established via the second mode, availability of the first mode is monitored and access attempted, when second mode connection is idle. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255477 | RADIO RECEIVING APPARATUS - A radio receiving apparatus for receiving the variable-length RLC PDU data in an RLC layer includes the buffer memory sectioned into a plurality of areas having a predetermined maximum data length of the RLC PDU data. By referring to a sequence number SN included in each received RLC PDU data, the radio receiving apparatus stores the RLC PDU data having an identical sequence number SN into an identical area, and assembles an RLC SDU data on a basis of the RLC PDU data stored in each area. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255478 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR SENDING SCAN REPORT BASED ON MULTI-CARRIER SYSTEM - A method and terminal for sending a scan report based on a multi-carrier system are provided. The method comprises the following steps: a terminal acquiring a first configuration parameter of carrier(s) indicated by a base station and a second configuration parameter needed for the terminal to send a scan report, wherein the carrier(s) indicated by the base station is one of or a plurality of carriers of the base station and/or a neighboring base station of the base station; and the terminal scanning the carrier(s) indicated by the base station according to the first configuration parameter, generating a scan report, and sending the scan report to the base station according to the second configuration parameter. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255479 | ROUTE SELECTION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method and apparatus are described for locating a route between a source node and a destination node in an on-demand wireless network including flooding the wireless network with a route request message by the source node and receiving a route reply message responsive to the route request message from a first intermediate node having a valid route to the destination node, wherein the first intermediate node responds to the route request message based on a condition of a flag in the route request message. Also described are a method and apparatus for locating a route between a source node and a destination node in an on-demand wireless network including receiving a route request message from the source node and responding to the route request message with a route reply message by a first intermediate node having a valid route to the destination node, wherein the intermediate node responds to the route request message based on a condition of a flag in the route request message. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255480 | System and Method for Providing a Communications Framework - A system includes a queuing module coupled to a first database and a delivery module coupled to a second database and the queuing module. The queuing module is operable to receive a plurality of communications from a plurality of applications and store the plurality of communications in the first database. The delivery module is operable to receive the stored plurality of communications from the queuing module, access end-user subscription information stored in the second database, determine, based on the end-user subscription information, one or more devices to receive the plurality of communications, and deliver the plurality of communications to the determined one or more devices on behalf of the plurality of applications. The end-user subscription information indicates one or more devices to receive the plurality of communications. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255481 | METHOD FOR MANAGING DATA TRANSMISSIONS IN A SUBSCRIBER POOL - A method for managing data transmissions in a subscriber pool involves receiving a telematics unit call at a call center on a channel other than a packet data channel, and from the call and at the call center, recognizing that the packet data channel is unavailable in a predetermined coverage region. A notification is transmitted to the telematics unit and/or to a plurality of telematics units in the predetermined coverage region indicating that the packet data channel is unavailable for a predetermined time. In response to the notification, a vehicle data upload setting is reset in the telematics unit and/or each of the plurality of telematics units to an alternate channel such that primary connection attempts made by the telematics unit and/or each of the plurality of telematics units are via the alternate channel during the predetermined time. A system for managing such data transmissions is also disclosed. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255482 | Systems and Methods for Multi-Channel Medium Access Control - Systems and methods for controlling communication on a control channel and service channels of an ad hoc wireless network includes periodically switching to the control channel during a control interval, periodically switching to one of the service channels during a service interval, and variably switching to another of the service channels during the service interval. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255483 | Signaling of Precoding Granularity for LTE and LTE-A - A method for indicating a precoding granularity value. The method includes an access node performing at least one of dynamically signaling the precoding granularity value in downlink control information, semi-statically signaling the precoding granularity value through high-layer signaling, and implicitly signaling the precoding granularity value through a link with at least one parameter that the access node transmits for another purpose. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255484 | DOWNLINK ASSOCIATION SET FOR UPLINK ACK/NACK IN TIME DIVISION DUPLEX SYSTEM - In a Time Division Duplex (TDD) system, downlink and uplink communications share the same bandwidth but occupy different subframes. When the downlink has more subframes than the uplink, special treatment on user equipment (UE) ACK/NACK feedback is needed. One uplink may need to ACK multiple downlink subframes. A downlink association without unnecessary ACK/NACK resources sets accounts for subframes for which ACK feedback is not desired. Examples of such subframes include: a blank subframe; an almost blank subframe where only a cell specific Reference Signal (RS) is transmitted; a Time Division Multiplex (TDM) partition in which an evolved NodeB (eNB) only transmits a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) or a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) indicating Semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) at certain downlink subframes; a Downlink Pilot Timeslot (DwPTS) with a certain special subframe configuration where an eNB does not send the PDSCH and the UE is not in SPS active mode in the DwPTS; and a Multi-Media Broadcast over a Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframe when the UE is not in SPS active mode in the MBSFN subframe. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255485 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING RESOURCE ASSIGNMENT FOR MULTIPLE SYSTEM BANDWIDTHS - Techniques for supporting communication with user equipment (UEs) of different types on a plurality of system bandwidths are described. UEs of each type may operate on one or more available system bandwidths. Resources assigned to a UE may be conveyed by a resource allocation field of a control message sent to the UE. The resource allocation field may have different configurations (e.g., different sizes and/or interpretations) for different system bandwidths. In one design, the resource allocation field and the control message sent to the UE have different sizes for the plurality of system bandwidths. A base station may determine the size of the resource allocation field based on a system bandwidth selected for the UE. In another design, the resource allocation field may have a same size but different interpretations (e.g., different resource mappings) for the plurality of system bandwidths. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255486 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CROSS-CELL COORDINATION AND SIGNALING - Methods and apparatus for providing cross-cell signaling and/or coordination for interference mitigation in wireless communication networks are described. In one aspect, a UE associated with a serving eNB may receive control signaling from another non-serving eNB in a different cell. The control signaling may be consistent with a characteristic of the serving eNB and associated cell. In another aspect, multiple eNBs may coordinate transmission of DL resources to minimize collisions of control signaling resources. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255487 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CHANNEL SELECTION - Various methods and apparatuses for channel selection based on energy levels are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus for communication is disclosed, the apparatus comprising a processing system configured to determine, for each of one or more channels, a plurality of energy levels of a respective plurality of signals received via a respective plurality of beam directions and to select one of the channels based on the determined energy levels and a transceiver configured to communicate over the selected channel. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255488 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING TRAINING SEQUENCE IN MULTI USER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus of transmitting a long training field includes: a station number determination unit configured to determine at least one station to be transmitted using transmission data or channel status information; a transmission stream allocation unit configured to determine the number of transmission streams for each of the least one station determined by the station number determination unit; a long training field number calculation unit configured to calculate the number of long training fields required for each of the at least one station determined by the transmission stream allocation unit and determines the least common multiple of the number of calculated long training fields of each station; and a long training field allocation unit configured to allocate the long training fields for each station to subcarriers allocated to each station to correspond to the least common multiple of the determined long training fields. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255489 | HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK PARTITION IN TDD BEYOND RADIO FRAME - Maintaining uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) compatibility with extended radio frames includes partitioning subframe groups over an extended radio frame having a length of time greater than a time defined for a single radio frame. User equipment (UE) suspends PUSCH (physical uplink shared channel) retransmission in the extended radio frame, in accordance with hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing of a subframe group assigned to the UE. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255490 | BANDWIDTH RECYCLING IN NETWORKS - A method for use in a broadband wireless access protocol (such as IEEE 802.16 or Long Term Evolution (LTE)) includes scheduling by a base station a stand-by subscriber station for each subscriber station with uplink (UL) transmission opportunities, transmitting by the base station and over the network, a list of each of the stand-by subscriber stations, determining by the stand-by subscriber stations if there is unused bandwidth reserved for the corresponding subscriber station, communicating to the base station that there is the unused bandwidth, and releasing the unused bandwidth for use by the stand-by subscriber station. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255491 | METHOD AND APPRATATUS FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a wireless communication system, a base station, a resource allocation device and method, a user equipment, a resource allocation reception device and method that utilize encoding and decoding techniques for transmitting through communication systems with uplinks and downlinks, the resource allocation information used to share transmission resources in a wireless communication system. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255492 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRIGGERING OR REPORTING A SCHEDULED REQUEST IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method and device for triggering and reporting an SR are disclosed in the present invention. The present invention adds determining of UL-SCH resource scheduling grant and subsequent UL-SCH resource to the process of SR triggering and reporting; with the present invention, the current status of a UE can be accurately determined, and only a necessary SR is triggered and reported. Therefore, not only system overhead can be saved, but also it can be avoided that a base station, in order to respond to the unnecessary SR sent by the UE, allocates redundant UL-SCH resource to the UE, moreover, the system bandwidth is also saved and the system frequency spectrum efficiency is improved. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255493 | BASE STATION APPARATUS, MOBILE TERMINAL APPARATUS, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND INFORMATION RETRANSMISSION METHOD - To suppress deterioration of retransmission efficiency and retransmit a transmission signal efficiently, provided are a base station apparatus which divides, in a retransmission block dividing section, a transmission signal into retransmission blocks according to a retransmission block table with which are registered the numbers of the retransmission blocks, each of the transmission blocks is a retransmission unit of a transmission signal, the numbers of the retransmission blocks are required numbers corresponding to the number of transmission antennas and the system bandwidth in case that the maximum value of the size of the retransmission block is fixed to a certain value, and retransmits in downlink transmission signals associated with the divided retransmission blocks, and a mobile terminal apparatus which receives the transmission signals associated with the retransmission blocks from the base station apparatus, and combines the retransmission blocks to restore the transmission signal prior to division. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255494 | RADIO BASE STATION - A radio base station (eNB) according to the present invention includes: a determination unit ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110255495 | METHOD OF SENDING A DATA SIGNAL VIA A PLURALITY OF TRANSMITTER ENTITIES - A method of sending a data signal comprising a series of symbols to a receiver includes generating a plurality of OFDM signals respectively transmitted by a plurality of transmitter entities. The method includes the steps of generating a plurality of a succession of pairs of symbols, including the substeps of generating at least one pair of symbols orthogonal to a current pair of symbols of said succession of pairs of symbols, generating at least one duplicated pair of symbols by duplicating the current pair of symbols, and allocating at least one current pair of symbols, at least one orthogonal pair of symbols and at least one duplicated pair of symbols to the transmitter entities of the plurality of transmitter entities, said substeps being repeated for all the pairs of symbols of said series of symbols, and generating the plurality of OFDM signals from the plurality of a succession of pairs of symbols, the OFDM signals including a plurality of sub-carriers equal to twice the number of transmitter entities. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255496 | Method of Mapping Transport Sequences to Component Carriers in a Wireless Communication System - A method of mapping transport sequences to component carriers in a wireless communication system is disclosed. A method of mapping transport sequences to a plurality of component carriers in a transmitter of a wireless communication system that supports carrier aggregation comprises changing the order of the transport sequences in accordance with mapping information; and transmitting the transport sequences of which order has been changed, to a receiver through the plurality of component carriers. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255497 | Method and apparatus for realizing compatibility between a WCDMA system and a GSM system - The present invention provides a method for realizing compatibility between a WCDMA system and a GSM system, including: in the downlink data path of a base station, In-phase/Quadrature (IQ) data of the GSM system are mapped to the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) according to a predetermined rate before IQ data interleaving and framing the CPRI Base Frame (BF), and then the mapped data of the GSM system are de-multiplexed with IQ data of the WCDMA system; in the uplink data path of the base station, IQ data in the CPRI are de-multiplexed after de-framing and IQ data de-interleaving CPRI BFs, and then the de-multiplexed IQ data of the GSM system are de-mapped according to the predetermined rate. The present invention further provides an apparatus for realizing compatibility between a WCDMA system and a GSM system. The method and apparatus genuinely realize the compatibility between the WCDMA system and the GSM system by unifying two different radio transmission modes between the WCDMA system and the GSM system in the bottom layer. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255498 | Method for Transmission of Downlink Control Message in Mobile Communication System - A method for transmission of a downlink control message in a mobile communication system is provided. Said method comprises a step wherein user-specific control information (USCI) on a plurality of user equipment (UE) is arranged to generate a series of control message at a base station and a step wherein said control messages that have been generated are transmitted. The arrangement sequence value of a specific type of USCI within said control message is used as channel allocation information regarding the UE to which said specific USCI is transmitted. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255499 | METHOD FOR RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION AND TERMINAL DEVICE USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a method for receiving control information and a terminal device using the same. The terminal is able to receive a non-user-specific A-MAP IE of a specific sub-frame from a base station according as a broadcasting message is transmitted from the specific sub-frame, wherein the non-user-specific A-MAP IE includes an indicator showing that the non-user-specific A-MAP IE is configured in an extended form. The terminal can also obtain scheduling information based on the received indicator, wherein the scheduling information is configured by the type of the extended non-user-specific A-MAP IE. Then, the terminal is capable of decoding the broadcast message in a certain sub-frame based on the obtained scheduling information. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255500 | SELF-COEXISTENCE OF DEVICES IN A FLEXIBLE WIRELESS SYSTEM INCLUDING TWO OR MORE WIRELESS NETWORKS THAT SHARE A FREQUENCY BAND | 2011-10-20 |
20110255501 | Method and Apparatus for Transmitting Data Performed by at Least One Base Station in Wireless Communication System - A method and apparatus for transmitting data performed by at least one base station (BS) in a wireless communication system is provided. First signals are repsectively mapped to a first Orthgonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of a first BS and a second BS, and are transmitted. A second signal, having a θ shifted phase of the first signal, is mappped to a second OFDM symbol, and is transmitted by the first BS. The repective first signals and the second signal are transmitted in a same subcarrier in a frequency domain. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255502 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR REQUESTING RESOURCE - The present invention discloses a method of requesting resource from a resource allocating apparatus by a request requesting apparatus, a resource allocating apparatus, a resource requesting apparatus and a communication system. The method comprises the following steps: sending a resource request message from the resource requesting apparatus to the resource allocating apparatus; after receiving the resource request message, if resource cannot be allocated within a set time interval with respect to the resource requesting apparatus, sending an acknowledgement for the resource request message from the resource allocating apparatus to the resource requesting apparatus; and if the resource is allocated to the resource requesting apparatus within the set time interval, not sending the acknowledgement for the resource request message from the resource allocating apparatus to the resource requesting apparatus. Utilizing the method and structure of the present invention, the resource allocating apparatus sends additional acknowledgement message only if needed, therefore overhead is reduced much more. Moreover, since the solution of the present invention does not change any signaling exchanged between the resource allocating apparatus and the resource requesting apparatus, it is able to meet the requirement of backward compatibility. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255503 | RADIO TRANSMISSION DEVICE - To obtain maximum throughput in accordance with characteristics of a propagation path, a radio transmission device having a plurality of transmitting antennas ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110255504 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A communication device which can reduce amount of control information, limit interference with other traffics, and prevent an increase in current consumption. In this device, a separation unit ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110255505 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUNDLING RESOURCE BLOCKS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A base station for use in a wireless network operable to communicate with a plurality of mobile stations. The base station transmits a downlink frame to a first mobile station. The downlink frame comprises time-frequency resource elements allocated in a plurality of physical resource blocks. The base station transmits the plurality of physical resource blocks in bundles having a bundle size that is a function of the system bandwidth configuration and the base station uses the same precoder for all physical resource blocks in the same bundle. The bundle size is from one physical resource block to three physical resource blocks. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255506 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATION OF IP-BASED DATA LINK MANAGEMENT IN EXISTING AVIONICS ARCHITECTURES - Systems and methods for integration of IP-based data link management in existing avionics architectures are provided. In one embodiment, a communications management unit comprises: a legacy router providing access to a first set of air-ground data links; an internet protocol router providing access to a second set of air-ground data links; an applications and routing policy that provides criteria for selecting of a data link from one of the first set of air-ground data links or the second set of air-ground data links; and a data link manager that selects the data link from either the first set of air-ground data links and second sets of air-ground data links based on information provided by the applications and routing policy and controls the legacy router and the internet protocol router to route communication messages via the selected data link. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255507 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING QOS FLOWS WHEN MOVING BETWEEN SYSTEMS - When a mobile device moves from a first QoS-aware system to a second QoS-aware system, QoS flows may or may not be moved properly. To deal with this, the mobile device requests de-allocation of flows in the second QoS-aware system, and then initiates reservation of flows in the second QoS-aware system. After this, the mobile device will know for certain which QoS flows exist in the second QoS-aware system and can behave accordingly. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255508 | MOBILE STATION AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile station according to the present invention includes: a communication unit ( | 2011-10-20 |
20110255509 | METHOD FOR RESELECTION AMONG HOME BASE STATION CELLS - The present invention discloses a method for reselection among home base station cells, which comprises the following steps that: a user terminal camps on a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) cell (S | 2011-10-20 |
20110255510 | GRE User-Plane - The present invention relates to providing a generic control plane in a GTP mobility protocol in a core network. When a type of user plane is detected, a user plane parameter is provided in a control plane message header. The user plane message indicates the type of user plane. Functions, parameters and messages are provided according to the indicated type of user plane. Thus, e.g. easier hand over between different access networks can be provided and an optimization of the user plane implementation in an edge node. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255511 | HANDOVER METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL AND HOME AGENT UTILIZED IN SAID METHOD - A technology is disclosed that provides a handover method and the like capable of improving communication efficiency by detecting that a handover destination network is a home link at an early stage and reducing tunnel overhead between a mobile node and a home agent. The technology includes, when the mobile node performs a handover from an access router of a network before the handover to which the mobile node is currently connected, to an access router of another network that is a handover destination: a step of transmitting, by a mobile node | 2011-10-20 |
20110255512 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION OF ADAPTIVE MEDIA IN PERFORMING HANDOVER BETWEEN HETEROGENEOUS ACCESS NETWORKS - A system and method of controlling transmission of adaptive media over handover performed between heterogeneous networks are disclosed. When a mobile terminal moves, it detects the necessity of handover between the heterogeneous networks, determines a target network to which it may perform handover, and transmits handover information to an adaptive media server that controls a transmission rate of adaptive media to previously inform about the handover. Then, the adaptive media adjusts a transmission rate of the adaptive media by using the received handover information, and when the mobile terminal performs handover to the target network, it can receive the adaptive media from the adaptive media server. Accordingly, when the mobile terminal using a real time multimedia service in a wireline/wireless environment in which various accessing techniques are integrated performs handover between heterogeneous networks, a change in quality of experience (QoE) sensed by subscribers due to the handover can be reduced. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255513 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTENDED NETWORK ACCESS NOTIFICATION VIA A BROADBAND ACESS GATEWAY - A system and method supporting extended network access notification via a broadband access gateway is disclosed. A representative embodiment of the present invention may comprise a wireless interface and may be capable of exchanging multimedia communication between the wireless interface and a broadband network. The gateway may support multimedia communication via access devices that may seamlessly hand off from a wireless wide area network to a personal area network supported by the wireless interface. The hand off may be coordinated by the gateway and the wireless wide area network via the broadband network. A user of an access device may be notified when such a hand off has been automatically initiated, and a user may configure aspects of such hand offs. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255514 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF COMMUNICATION - The disclosure pertains to cell transmit parameter management of wireless communication systems. It applies to different wireless access technologies. An example embodiment of the disclosure includes reference-signal transmit-power coordination between cells over a base-station-base-station interface. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255515 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, HANDOVER CONTROLLING METHOD, RADIO NETWORK CONTROLLER, AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A radio network controller constructed to divide a plurality of base stations into a group of base stations included in an E-DCH active set and a group of base stations included in an active set for soft handovers according to a status of reception of data in each of the plurality of base stations. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255516 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTIMODE DEVICE HANDOVER - Systems and methods of operating multimode 3G/4G communications devices in an overlapping 3G/4G coverage area (e.g., WiMAX or LTE/CDMA EvDO) include determining if a number associated with temporarily-disabled sectors of an available sector set of the multimode device while the device is operational with a 3G base station is at least equal to a threshold number. If the number is at least equal to the threshold number, a scan for a sector in the 4G network to handover the operation of the multimode device from the 3G base station associated with the 3G coverage to a 4G base station associated with the 4G coverage is initiated. A scan for a fixed period of time for a new available sector in the 3G network to be added in the available sector set may be initiated; and, if a new available sector is added to the sector set, it may be redetermined if the number associated with the temporarily-disabled sectors is at least equal to the threshold number, before initiating the scan for a sector in the 4G network. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255517 | TERMINAL AND THE SCAN METHOD THEREOF - A terminal and a scan method thereof are disclosed in the present invention. The method includes that: a terminal receiving, after accessing a network, a downlink channel descriptor message, and acquiring a scan triggering period table carried in the downlink channel descriptor message; and the terminal performing periodic scan according to the scan triggering period table. According to the technical solution of the present invention, the efficiency for the terminal scanning in different scenes can be effectively improved, and therefore the performance of the system is improved. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255518 | Use of supplemental assignments to decrement resources - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate dynamically supplementing or decrementing resource assignments to mobile devices in a wireless network environment without requiring transmission of replacement assignments. Supplemental assignments can be generated based on information related to mobile device need and resource availability. Moreover, resource assignments can be persisted for a mobile device. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255519 | Signal Mapping Method and Communication Device - Ameliorate deterioration in quality of communication caused by intercell interference with respect to a multicarrier communications protocol, such as OFDM. A method of positioning an error correction-coded signal is changed with a data symbol that is transmitted simultaneously with a pilot signal and a data symbol that is not simultaneous with the pilot symbol. Else, a modulation protocol is changed with a data symbol that is transmitted simultaneously with a pilot signal and a data symbol that is not simultaneous with the pilot symbol. It would further be permissible to lower either a signal amplitude or a power level of a data symbol that is transmitted simultaneously with a pilot signal. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255520 | COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OVERLAPPING WRAN CELLS WORKING IN DIFFERENT CHANNELS - A common control channel for base station (“BS”)/consumer premise equipment (“CPE”) communication in areas of overlapping coverage by wireless regional area network (“WRAN”) cells operating on different working channels is disclosed. A common control channel is selected from among the various working channels sensed in each of a plurality of overlapping WRAN cells so as to enable BS/CPE and BS/BS communication. Once chosen, each CPE within the overlapping area communicates with the controlling BS via an enhanced coexistence beacon protocol messages. These messages include timing and other synchronization information. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255521 | METHOD FOR DIRECT MODE CHANNEL ACCESS - A method for direct mode channel access in a time division multiple access (TDMA) system includes: assigning a radio operating in the TDMA system to transmission on a first time slot of a direct mode channel; initiating a request for a direct mode transmission on the direct mode channel; determining, by the radio, whether there is communication activity present in the first time slot or a second time slot of the direct mode channel; aligning, by the radio, to a selected slot timing based on the determining step; and transmitting, by the radio, with the selected slot timing on the first time slot. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255522 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING OVERHEAD REDUCTION FOR CONTROL CHANNEL PACKETS - Various methods and systems receiving information from an access point over a wireless link in order to reduce processing and/or transmission overhead are disclosed. Such methods and systems may include the processing of a received packet using a descrambling operation on at least a portion of the packet's information based on a MAC-ID associated with an access terminal to produce at least a first processed packet, and determining whether the received packet is targeted to the access terminal based on the first processed packet. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255523 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING DISTANCES BETWEEN WIRELESS NODES - Process and system for calculating distances between wireless nodes. The process includes, in order to determine the RTT between a node to be positioned and a reference node:
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20110255524 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WIRELESS ACCESS LOCATION - A device with automatic wireless network access location includes an access table of WIFI hotspots. The device periodically acquires the longitude and latitude of the device by reading data signals travelling between base stations and the device when the device is not in a WIFI network, and verifies if the device enters a first plurality of areas centered at any entries of the access table within a predetermined radius based on the longitude and latitude acquired from the data signals or a location module of the device. Nearby WIFI hotspots are located accordingly. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255525 | Apparatus and Method to Provision Access Point Credentials into Mobile Stations - Some embodiments provide a method that sends information about a wireless communication system access point to a server. The method receives the access point information at the mobile station from the server. The method enables the mobile station to access the wireless communication system through the access point by using the access point information. In some embodiments, the access point information is sent from the server to the mobile station using a short message service (SMS) message. In some embodiments, the access point information includes the SSID and the MAC ID of the access point. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255526 | CELLULAR MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION CONTROL DEVICE, AND INTERSTATION-COOPERATED COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD - A cellular mobile communication system, in which a plurality of base stations communicate with mobile stations, provides a retrieval unit, in which each base station retrieves the information regarding the radio communication status of each base station communicating with the predetermined mobile station, a decision unit, which makes a decision as to whether or not to permit interstation-cooperated communication with each base station based on the information, and a determination unit which determines the communication method adopted in the mobile station based on the decision result. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255527 | METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING DIRECT MODE TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS (TDMA) TRANSMISSIONS - A method for synchronizing the direct mode TDMA transmission of a set of radios by following a selected radio as the leader includes: receiving, by a radio, a communication from an other radio; identifying, by the radio, a leader according to a leadership election rule using the received communication from the other radio and a current leader information; setting, by the radio, the identified leader as its leader; and synchronizing, by the radio, a time slot boundary with a time slot boundary defined by the leader. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255528 | Synchronizing wireless devices - Wireless communication may be provided between an access point and one or more wireless devices, such as wireless sensors used in avionics applications for sensing, monitoring and control systems. Synchronization of wireless devices may be required so that certain actions, such as data acquisition, are performed at precisely controlled time instances. The system described herein provides for rapid synchronization of wireless devices that does not require the use of prior timing data and that may be performed without communication directly between the wireless devices. Further, techniques are provided for addressing packet losses and packet propagation delays. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255529 | Conversion System and Method in Multioperator Environment - The invention relates to a method of performing signalling and media conversion in a multioperator environment. The invention comprises receiving a signalling from a first operator; detecting a second operator of the signalling; checking information of the second operator from a database; carrying out at least one conversion to the signalling from the first operator; and transmitting the signalling to the second operator. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255530 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENTERPRISE VOICE CALL CONTINUITY - An improved system and method are disclosed for providing voice call continuity in an enterprise network. For example, an enterprise public branch exchange (PBX) may be configured with a pilot number that is used to provide VCC services when called by a client. Digit collection via DMTF signaling or other means may be used to collect destination information from the client. The enterprise network may use the collected digits to establish a communication session with another device that corresponds to the destination information. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255531 | Setting Up A Call From A Non-IMS To An IMS Network Whereby The Gateway Interfaces The HSS - The application relates to a method for setting up a call from a non-IMS telecommunication network, comprising a Network Gateway Node (NGN), to a destination node in an IMS network. The method comprises the NGN interfaces a combined database node comprising a Home Location Register (HLR) and a Home Subscriber Server (HSS). The method further comprises routing the call to the destination node in the IMS network, of which address is determined by information received from the combined database node. The method further comprises sending, sending, in response to receiving an initial call setup request message, an information request message to the combined database node for obtaining routing information for the setup of the call, the information request message comprising an indicator indicating at least one type of response that the NGN is able to process. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255532 | Packet-Switched Telephony Call Server - A system and method for providing packet-switched telephony service. The system provides call control, signaling, and/or delivery of voice, video, and other media in substantially real time. One embodiment of the system includes a call client application on a user device, and a call server located at a packet-switched telephony service provider. The call server is preferably operable to communicate with the call client in a non-native protocol and with the gateway in a native protocol. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255533 | Remote F_Ports - Disclosed techniques allow for devices of a SAN to login to an F_port of a different switch than the switch to which the device is physically connected. These techniques allow moving some of the capability from an edge switch to another switch in the fabric, with the edge switch transporting incoming frames from the device to the other switch and thence across the SAN to the destination device, and similarly transporting outgoing frames from the more-capable switch to the edge switch for delivery to the device connected to the edge switch. In some embodiments, the edge switch may determine the other switch to which the device should login based on properties of the other switch. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255534 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RELAYING PACKETS - A system having a plurality of network devices, each including: an interface module including a plurality of physical ports to transmit and receive packets; a computing module configured to execute a computing process with a computational expression using seed information, the seed information including at least one of destination information and source information associated with a received packet; a destination search module configured to, based on the result of the computation, select a physical port for transmission of the received packet from a plurality of candidate ports among the plurality of physical ports; and a modifying module configured to modify the computational expression, wherein the plurality of network devices include preceding-stage and subsequent-stage network devices, the subsequent-stage network device being directly coupled to the preceding-stage network device with physical wiring, and wherein the subsequent-stage and preceding-stage network devices are configured to use different expressions in the computing process. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255535 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA TRANSMISSION - Methods and systems for transmitting data are presented. Data received from at least one data source is retained in at least one buffer. In one example, initial hierarchical data may be provided from the at least one buffer to a device, followed by additional hierarchical data. In one example, the data is received into the at least one buffer via a multicast connection, and the data is provided to the device via a point-to-point connection. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255536 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRANET NETWORKING OF MULTICAST VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK - A method, a system, and an apparatus for extranet networking of a multicast Virtual Private Network (VPN) are disclosed in the present invention. The method includes: establishing a multicast tunnel to a source VPN multicast instance and a multicast tunnel interface (MTI) connected to the multicast tunnel according to an added Share-Group address of a source VPN; sending an encapsulated Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) protocol message to the MTI, forwarding the encapsulated PIM protocol message in a public network, and making the source VPN multicast instance generate a public network multicast data message of a Share-Group of the source VPN according to the encapsulated PIM protocol message; and decapsulating the received public network multicast data message of the Share-Group of the source VPN, and obtaining multicast data from the source VPN multicast instance. The present invention reduces the resource occupation of a router system, and alleviates the network load. | 2011-10-20 |
20110255537 | Controlling Directional Asymmetricity in Wide Area Networks - In one embodiment a method includes detecting, at a first Wide Area Network (WAN) device deployed at an edge of a WAN, a packet passing through the first WAN device and departing a node with which the first WAN device is associated for another node connected to the WAN, identifying, by the first WAN device, a network destination address to which the packet is addressed, obtaining from memory accessible to the first WAN device an identifier of another WAN device associated with the network destination address, and marking the packet with the identifier to generate a marked packet. The marked packet is then received by a WAN device, which detects the identifier, and passes the marked packet to the identified WAN device. In an embodiment, the WAN device associated with the network destination address is a WAN device that first detects a synchronization-acknowledgement (SYN-ACK) packet. | 2011-10-20 |