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20090154401 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INITIAL RANGING - A method is provided for allocating initial ranging opportunities in a series of frames. According to the method, a number of initial ranging opportunities are allocated in frame N that occurs after a triggering event, and k frames after frame N the number of initial ranging opportunities is selectively reduced. The triggering event is one of system startup and broadcast of an Uplink Channel Descriptor message. Also provided is a base station that includes a controller for allocating a number of initial ranging opportunities in frame N that occurs after a triggering event. The controller selectively reduces the number of initial ranging opportunities k frames after frame N. The triggering event is one of system startup, broadcast of an Uplink Channel Descriptor message, broadcast of a page message, or broadcast of a signature for an overhead configuration message. | 06-18-2009 |
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20090168803 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY CHANGING THE SIGNALING FORMAT OF MESSAGING CONTROL INFORMATION - For a packet, a communication device determines ( | 07-02-2009 |
20090168850 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING NETWORK ACCESS THROUGH MULTI-STAGE SIGNALING - Various embodiments are described for improving network access through multi-stage signaling. Logic flow diagram | 07-02-2009 |
20090233595 | DIAGNOSTIC MANAGEMENT SESSIONS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A system a method for managing diagnostic sessions in a communication network includes a first step ( | 09-17-2009 |
20090245337 | METHOD FOR REDUCING CHANNEL QUALITY INFORMATION IN OFDMA SYSTEMS - The present invention is directed to a method that includes determining | 10-01-2009 |
20090252103 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ROUTING AREA UPDATES - Various embodiments are described for potentially reducing the impact of routing area updates on wireless system capacity. Logic flow diagram | 10-08-2009 |
20090270114 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVE PAGE CANCELLING IN AN ASYNCHRONOUS ENVIRONMENT - A method includes transmitting a paging request message to a plurality of asynchronous base stations ( | 10-29-2009 |
20090274224 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING CHANNEL QUALITY FEEDBACK IN AN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing communication system wherein a frequency bandwidth is divided into multiple sub-bands, a method and a scheduler is provided for configuring channel quality feedback for a point-to-multipoint communication session involving multiple users equipment (UEs). The scheduler receives multiple channel quality measurements from the multiple UEs and, based on the multiple channel quality measurements, determines whether to implement a frequency selective channel quality feedback scheme or a non-frequency selective channel quality feedback scheme for the point-to-multipoint communication session. The scheduler then implements the determined channel quality feedback scheme. In another embodiment of the invention, the scheduler may determine whether to implement a frequency selective or non-frequency selective channel quality feedback scheme based on a number of UEs serviced by the scheduler. | 11-05-2009 |
20090307349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BASED ON AN AVAILABILITY OF A USER - The present invention provides a system and method for communication based on an availability level of a presence entity in a communication network that includes a first step ( | 12-10-2009 |
20090312031 | MANAGING EVENT GENERATED OVERLOAD OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The present invention provides a system and method for managing localized, event-generated overload of a communication network. A first step ( | 12-17-2009 |
20090318232 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LOAD IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The invention discloses a method and system for controlling load in a communication network having one or more communication devices. The method includes monitoring at least one communication resource parameters in the communication network. Further, the method includes changing difficulty level within a gaming application when one of the at least one communication resource parameters reaches a pre-determined threshold. One or more communication devices are involved in the gaming application. | 12-24-2009 |
20090323575 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTICASTING WITHIN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A number of uplink transmissions from multiple remote devices is received. The remote devices correspond to a single network node, and each of the uplink transmissions corresponds to a request for content. A subset of remote devices whose uplink transmissions correspond to requests for common content is identified and a Quality of Service (QoS) level corresponding to the number of remote devices in the identified subset is determined. The common content is transmitted to the single network node at the determined QoS level. | 12-31-2009 |
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20100049560 | RETENTION OF SUBSCRIBERS TO A COMMUNICATION SERVICE - An apparatus and method to retain subscribers to a communication service includes a first step ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100058390 | CONTENT ITEM RECOMMENDATION - A content item recommendation system comprises a recommender ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100112953 | RANGING COLLISION ELIMINATION FOR GROUP CALLS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A network entity and method for eliminating ranging collisions for a group call in a communication network includes a step | 05-06-2010 |
20100173630 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING USER EQUIPMENT TO A FEMTOCELL - The described method provides for an efficient method for user equipment ( | 07-08-2010 |
20100271990 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRIGGERING BUFFER STATUS REPORTS WITH PACKET DISCARDING - A method and apparatus are disclosed that includes a user equipment ( | 10-28-2010 |
20100317394 | FEMTO-CELL POWER CONTROL USING IDLE-MODE USER EQUIPMENT IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method for providing power control using idle-mode user equipment attached to a cell in a wireless communication system. First and second higher power level thresholds for signal transmissions of a cell are defined, wherein the first power level has a defined offset higher than a minimum required power level, and wherein the first and second power level thresholds define an operating power band therebetween. The user equipment measures a signal transmission power level. If the idle-mode user equipment determines that the signal transmission power level falls outside of the operating power band, then a message is sent to affect a change in signal transmission power level. | 12-16-2010 |
20100322086 | ENABLING BUFFER STATUS REPORTS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for enabling Buffer Status Reports in a Long Term Evolution communication system includes a step ( | 12-23-2010 |
20110199991 | INCREASING SCHEDULING REQUEST EFFCIENCY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for increasing Scheduling Request efficiency in a wireless communication system includes a step | 08-18-2011 |
20120165015 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE MEDIA OPTIMIZATION - A method and apparatus for optimizing the mobile media received by a mobile device is disclosed. The apparatus operates with a radio access network, a mobile device operating in the radio access network, and a media server providing mobile media data to the mobile device wherein the mobile device connects to the media server using the radio access network. The apparatus includes a optimization application server coupled to the radio access network. The optimization application server includes positioning indexed performance information based on the positioning information and performance of a plurality of mobile devices operating in the radio access network. The optimization application server triggers adjustments to a parameter at least one of the radio access network, the mobile device and the media server by comparing the location of the mobile device in the radio access network to the optimization application server and sending a message to the radio access network to adjust the parameter. | 06-28-2012 |
20130072193 | Condition Reporting To Enable Possible Reduction In Radio Network Inefficiencies - A method includes sending a message from a first base station to another entity in a radio network. The message includes one or more indications one or more conditions have been met. The one or more conditions include one or both of: a duration the user equipment is connected to a first cell served by the first base station, prior to handover from the first cell to a second cell served by a second base station, is less than a threshold; or the signal strength of the second cell as measured by the user equipment and reported to the first base station is better than a signal strength of the first cell for a threshold duration of time. The entity may receive the message, e.g., and use the message to determine whether to effect changes to the radio network. Apparatus, program products, and software are also disclosed. | 03-21-2013 |
20130083669 | FAULT MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC REDUCTION IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - A method includes configuring one or more network nodes in a radio access network using information to be used by the one or more network nodes to determine whether an event detected by the one or more network nodes and associated with the radio access network should be reported. Another method includes configuring a network node in a radio access network using information to be used by the network node to determine whether an event detected by the network node and associated with the radio access network should be reported. Responsive to the configuring, the network node may or may not report the event. Apparatus, computer programs, computer program products, and communication systems are also disclosed. | 04-04-2013 |
20130111052 | Signaling Enabling Status Feedback And Selection By A Network Entity Of Portions Of Video Information To Be Delivered Via Wireless Transmission To A UE | 05-02-2013 |
20130160058 | Video EPOCH Coordination And Modification - A method is disclosed that includes detecting a temporal loading imbalance in system loading. The imbalance occurs at least at a wireless infrastructure network element in a wireless network. In response to the detecting, one or both of the following are performed: a message is transmitted to a service entity indicating the temporal loading imbalance, the service entity serving one or more video streams to one or more user equipment connected to the wireless network; or one or more modifications are made associated with at least one of the one or more video streams by determining in a current epoch the one or more modifications to apply in one or more upcoming epochs for the at least one video stream, and, in response to the one or more upcoming epochs becoming current epochs, the one or more modifications are applied. Apparatus and program products are also disclosed. | 06-20-2013 |
20130295981 | Signature Enabler for Multi-Vendor SON Coordination - A method is disclosed that includes communicating an indication of a signature via one or more links in a wireless network, wherein the signature has been computed by a base station of the wireless network over a plurality of configuration parameters of the base station and identifies at least a portion of a current configuration state of the base station. Another method is disclosed that includes assigning, at a base station in a wireless network, a signature using a context of the base station, wherein the assigning is performed so that the signature identifies at least a portion of a current configuration state of the base station. The method includes sending an indication of the signature to one or more entities in the wireless network. Apparatus and computer program products are also disclosed. | 11-07-2013 |
20130324075 | Data Loading Control - Systems and techniques for managing delivery of data to a device are described. Conditions are analyzed relating to delivery of data to a wireless communication device and, based on the analysis, needed adjustments are made to data delivery, such as pre-delivering data before it is needed. The analysis may include analysis of channel conditions and estimates of user behavior, such as stopping consumption of data—as in the case of a user watching a video and abandoning the video before it is finished. | 12-05-2013 |
20140099943 | Telephony Interruption Handling - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product for handling interruptions, specifically passive interruption (or unintended interruption) for telephone communications (e.g., wireless) between users or user equipments (e.g., in LTE wireless systems). At least one monitoring electronic device can detect one or more unintended interruptions in an audio communication between at least two UEs in one or both communication directions before each of the one or more unintended interruptions occur. Upon this detection, at least one monitoring electronic device can provide an instruction to facilitate a shortened audio delay for audio data in at least one communication direction to offset the one or more unintended interruptions. The embodiments described herein may be applies to wireless/mobile communications and non-wireless/landline communications. | 04-10-2014 |
20140136705 | Managing Effective Bytes Based on Radio Frequency Conditions - A method includes requesting by a user equipment for data from an application provider through a wireless network; communicating by the application provider through the wireless network an effective rate policy for the data to the user equipment, the effective rate policy being applicable upon satisfaction by the user equipment of conditions communicated with the effective rate policy; and sending the data at the effective rate policy to the user equipment when the conditions are met by the user equipment. A related method includes receiving by a user equipment an effective rate policy for data from an application provider through a wireless network, the effective rate policy being applicable upon satisfaction by the user equipment of conditions communicated with the effective rate policy; satisfying the conditions by the user equipment; and receiving the data at the effective rate policy by the user equipment. | 05-15-2014 |
20140241174 | Generating Short Term Base Station Utilization Estimates For Wireless Networks - Monitoring within a network a history of bits throughput to a base station over each of a plurality of time intervals, monitoring within the network a physical resource block utilization level over each of the plurality of time intervals, determining a ratio of the history of bits to the utilization level for each of the plurality of time intervals, determining an updated history of bits for each of a plurality of upcoming time intervals, estimating an updated utilization level in response to the updated history of bits and the ratio, generating messaging to at least one additional network element conveying the estimated updated physical resource block utilization level, and adjusting at least one of a prefilling process or a prefetching process in response to the updated utilization level. | 08-28-2014 |