Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110158408 | SUPPLEMENTAL MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Systems and methods provide a supplemental mobile communication device that allows use of a host communication device with a network different from that associated with the host device, e.g., a network of a different service provider or that is otherwise restricted to the host device. The system may include a supplemental mobile communication device having a transmitter selectively communicating with a plurality of host devices associated with a different wireless network. The system may further include a processor configured to compare a service plan associated with the supplemental mobile communication device with a service plan associated with the host device, and selectively route communications initiated by a user interface of the host device through one of the first and second communication networks based upon at least the comparison of the first and second service plans. | 06-30-2011 |
20120023360 | MOBILITY MANAGEMENT ENTITY FAILOVER - A method, performed by a first mobility management entity (MME) device in a network, includes receiving, from a second MME device, standby database information associated with user equipment (UE) registered with the second MME device; detecting that the second MME device has failed or lost connectivity; designating that the UEs registered with the second MME device will be registered with the first MME device, in response to detecting that the second MME device has failed or lost connectivity; detecting a request to activate a particular UE registered with the second MME device; and paging the particular UE to register with the first MME device, using the standby database information and in response to detecting the request to activate the particular UE. | 01-26-2012 |
20120163369 | LOW LATENCY CALL TRANSFER - A system is configured to receive, from a user device, voice traffic to be sent to another user device; determine whether the voice traffic is local traffic based on whether an eNodeB, associated with the user device, and another eNodeB, associated with the other user device, are served by a particular network device; forward the voice traffic, as non-local traffic, to another network device, associated with a packet data network, for processing when the eNodeB or the other eNodeB are not served by the particular network device; process the voice traffic as local traffic when the eNodeB and the other eNodeB are served by the particular network device; and forward, to the other user device via the other eNodeB, the voice traffic, as local traffic, where the forwarding is performed in a manner that does not include routing the voice traffic via the other network device. | 06-28-2012 |
20120166622 | AUTOMATED SERVICE PROVIDER NETWORK SELECTION USING A WIRELESS AIR-TIME AUCTION - A system is configured to store user preferences relating to selection of a network, from a group of networks, via which to establish a connection, where the user preferences includes information for selecting the network based on rates and information for selecting the network based on signal strength or quality levels; receive, from a server device that communicates with the group of networks, a set of rates associated with use of the group of networks; detect signals transmitted by the group of networks; determine, for the group of networks, signal strength or quality levels associated with the signals transmitted by the group of networks; select a particular network, of the group of networks, based on the user preferences, the set of rates, and the signal strength or quality levels; and establish a connection via the particular network. | 06-28-2012 |
20120281559 | MAXIMUM TRANSFER UNIT (MTU) OPTIMIZATION FOR ADVANCED WIRELESS NETWORKS - A network device is configured to identify a configured maximum segment size value, for a wireless access network associated with the network device, which is calculated to prevent fragmentation over the wireless access network. The network device is configured to receive, from a first computing device, a synchronization message including an initial maximum segment size value for a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) socket connection between the first computing device and a second computing device that uses the wireless access network. When the initial maximum segment size value is larger than the configured maximum segment size value, the network device is configured to replace the initial maximum segment size value with the configured maximum segment size value to create a modified synchronization message, and send the modified synchronization message to the second computing device for establishing the TCP socket connection. | 11-08-2012 |
20120282915 | CONNECTING DEVICE VIA MULTIPLE CARRIERS - A user device establishes a first connection with a first carrier network of a first carrier. The first carrier issues a first phone number used by the user device. The user device further establishes a second connection with a second carrier network of a second carrier. The second carrier issues a second phone number used by the user device. The user device receives a notification about a call from the first carrier network while connected to the first carrier network and the second carrier network. | 11-08-2012 |
20130121145 | NETWORK SELECTION BASED ON ONE OR MORE FACTORS - A device may receive a network access request and perform at least one of signal strength measurements of a first wireless network and a second wireless network, a determination of a level of congestion of the first wireless network and a level of congestion of the second wireless network, or a determination of an access point name (APN) type associated with the network access request. The device may select one of the first wireless network or the second wireless network based on the performance of the at least one of the signal strength measurements, the determination of the level of congestion of the first wireless network and the level of congestion of the second wireless network, or the determination of the APN type associated with the network access request. The device may further connect to the selected one of the first wireless network or the second wireless network. | 05-16-2013 |
20130135990 | OPTIMIZING USE OF MOBILE GATEWAYS - A device receives first information from a first service gateway (SGW) and second information from a second SGW. The device further generates a rank of the first SGW and the second SGW based on the first information and the second information. The device also receives a request for a session from a user device, selects the first SGW or the second SGW based on the rank, and uses the selected SGW for the session. | 05-30-2013 |
20130148502 | PROCESSING NETWORK TRAFFIC AT A NETWORK EDGE - A device, provided at a network edge, receives a radio frequency signal from a user equipment, and converts the radio frequency signal into an electrical signal. The device also receives, from a network controller, at least one of control information, schedule information, or congestion management information. The device performs baseband signal processing on the electrical signal, based on at least one of the control information, the schedule information, or the congestion management information, to create a modified signal. The device provides the modified signal to the network controller. | 06-13-2013 |
20130219005 | RETRIEVING CONTENT FROM LOCAL CACHE - A network device transmits, to a cache located proximate to the network device, instructions to store content in the cache. The cache stores the content based on the instructions. The network device further receives a request for the content from a mobile communication device; determines, based on the request, that the content is stored in the local cache; and retrieves the content from the local cache. The network device also creates packets based on the retrieved content, and transmits the packets to the mobile communication device. | 08-22-2013 |
20130245939 | FOLLOW ME NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A first navigation device records first direction information as the first navigation device traverses a route from a first location to a second location, and transmits the first direction information to a second navigation device while the second navigation device is following the first navigation along the route. After recording the first direction information and while transmitting the first direction information, the first navigation device records second direction information as the first navigation device traverses the route from the second location to a third location. The first navigation device transmits the second direction information to the second navigation device. The first direction information and the second direction information include information that allows the second navigation device to follow the route traversed by the first navigation device. | 09-19-2013 |
20130301540 | PROVIDING NETWORK CONNECTIVITY BASED ON DEVICE MOBILITY - A device receives an attachment request from a user device, and determines whether the user device is a stationary device based on the attachment request. The device further establishes a connection between the user device and a network by using local components associated with the device when the user device is the stationary device. The local components perform functions performed by one or more of a remote mobility management entity (MME) device, a remote serving gateway (SGW), or a remote packet data network (PDN) gateway (PGW) associated with the device. The device also transmits data from the network to the user device via the local components associated with the device after establishing the connection between the user device and the network. | 11-14-2013 |
20130305082 | RECOVERING INFORMATION - A first memory device receives session information associated with a session between a first network device and a user device. The first memory device outputs the session information associated with the session information. A second memory device receives the session information, associated with the session, from the first memory device. The second memory device receives a communication from the first memory device that the first network device is not functioning. The second memory device sends session information to a second network device, based on receiving the communication from the first network device that the first network device is not functioning, the second network device taking over the session from the first network device. | 11-14-2013 |
20130325952 | SHARING INFORMATION - A server is configured to receive a portion of content from a first user device, where the portion of content is less than an entirety of content that is playing on the first user device; receive information identifying a second user device with which to share the portion of content; store the portion of content; send a request to the second user device to share the portion of content that is playing on the first user device; receive an acceptance of the request from the second user device; determine whether the portion of content is compatible for playing on the second user device; and send, based on the determination that the portion of content is compatible for playing on the second user device, the portion of content, playing on the first user device, to the second user device, to cause the second user device to play the portion of content. | 12-05-2013 |
20130339546 | DEVICE IDENTIFICATION - A mobile device is configured to create a network address for the mobile device, the network address allowing the mobile device to communicate across a mobile network; associate the network address with a name for the mobile device; store the network address and the name for the mobile device in a first component, the first component being a part of the mobile device; update the network address, for the mobile device, to a new network address; associate the new network address with the name for the mobile device; store the new network address in the first component; and send, using the first component, the new network address to a first server. | 12-19-2013 |
20140036677 | LOAD BALANCING FOR DEVICES WITHIN A NETWORK - A first device is configured to receive an instruction from a second device, identify network demand associated with the instruction, identify a third device associated with the instruction, send a first load query to the third device, and receive a first load response from the third device. The first load response may identify network capacity associated with the third device and may indicate that the third device is under-loaded, overloaded, or substantially overloaded. The first device is further configured to send a first portion of data, associated with the instruction from the second device, to the third device based on the network capacity indicating that the third device is under-loaded, and send a second portion of data, associated with the instruction from the second device, to a fourth device based on the network capacity indicating that the third device is under-loaded. | 02-06-2014 |
20140043135 | PREVENTING DISTRACTED DRIVING - A first device is configured to receive, from a second device, an indication of a presence of a third device inside of a vehicle, where the first device is located inside of the vehicle. The first device is further configured to receive data associated with the vehicle, determine a vehicle condition, of the vehicle, based on the data associated with the vehicle, and deactivate a function associated with the third device based on the vehicle condition. The first device may prevent the third device from performing the deactivated function when an instruction to perform the deactivated function is received by the third device via manual input. The first device may permit the third device to perform the deactivated function when the instruction to perform the deactivated function is received by the third device via a hands-free device. | 02-13-2014 |
20140064180 | DYNAMIC HEADER COMPRESSION BASED ON ATTRIBUTES OF TRAFFIC - A system may be configured to identify attributes of a bearer channel. Based on the attributes of the bearer channel, the system may identify a header compression policy associated with the bearer channel. The system may be configured to identify, based on attributes of traffic sent and/or received via the bearer channel, and further based on the header compression policy, that header compression should be performed on at least a portion of the traffic associated with the bearer channel. The system may be configured to perform header compression on the at least the portion of the traffic. | 03-06-2014 |
20140101245 | DEVICE-AGNOSTIC CLOUD AND DEVICE-BASED USER TO USER COMMUNICATION TIMELINE/MOSAIC - A device may receive a request to update a data structure with first communication information from multiple applications. The first communication information may identify communications made, by a particular user, using the applications, and the applications may be associated with different modes of communication. The device may request the first communication information from devices storing the first communication information, may receive the first communication information, and may store the first communication information in the data structure. The device may receive criteria identifying requested communications, and may search the data structure to determine second communication information. The second communication information may identify the requested communications that satisfy the criteria. The device may provide the second communication information to a user device associated with the particular user. | 04-10-2014 |
20140105035 | DATA RATE DETERMINATION BASED ON RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICE FEEDBACK - A device may receive information that identifies a radio frequency condition of a user device, where the radio frequency condition indicates a quality of a radio access network connection of the user device. The device may determine a radio frequency parameter value based on the radio frequency condition, and may set a data rate for a transmission control protocol (“TCP”) communication with the user device based on the radio frequency parameter value. | 04-17-2014 |
20140109209 | HOSTED IMS INSTANCE WITH AUTHENTICATION FRAMEWORK FOR NETWORK-BASED APPLICATIONS - A device is configured to receive an authentication credential from a user device, and is configured to authenticate the user device based on the authentication credential. The device is configured to transmit, based on authenticating the user device, a first application for establishing a tunnel that permits the user device to access a second application using an Internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) network architecture. The device is configured to establish, based on the first application, a tunnel for transferring IMS traffic to or from the user device, and is configured to transfer the IMS traffic to or from the user device, using the tunnel, where transferring the IMS traffic permits the user device to access the second application. | 04-17-2014 |
20140146682 | TIME-BASED QOS SCHEDULING OF NETWORK TRAFFIC - Quality of service may be achieved in a network using time-bases queues that are associated with different maximum latency periods. A device may receive a request to allocate resources for a packet flow, the resources being allocated at a number of network devices. The device may select, in response to the request, a set of queues that includes a queue selected at each of the network devices, the selected queue, at each of the network devices, being associated with a maximum latency period. The device may transmit one or more messages, to the network devices, indicating that the selected set of queues are to be used for buffering of the packet flow during packet scheduling. | 05-29-2014 |
20140153481 | CLOUD-BASED TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE - A cloud-based telecommunications infrastructure may include one or more cloud-based network instances that each provide telecommunications services to mobile devices. A proxy may be used to select, based on initial communications from the mobile devices, one of the cloud-based network instances to service the mobile devices. Communications to the mobile devices may then be routed to the selected cloud-based network instances. | 06-05-2014 |
20140177523 | Gateway Selection Based on Geographical Location - A system may be configured to receive information regarding a geographical location of a user device; and compare the geographical location of the user device to geographical locations of a set of gateway devices. The gateway devices may be associated with a cellular network, and the gateway devices may communicatively couple one or more network devices associated with the cellular network to an access point that is not associated with the cellular network. The system may further select a particular gateway device based on the geographical location of the user device and the geographical locations of the particular gateway device; and store or output information regarding the selected particular gateway device. | 06-26-2014 |
20140185452 | Flow Control Methods and Systems for Use with a Wireless Network - An exemplary method includes an interface device 1) detecting a request provided by a user device for a server to transmit data to the user device by way of a base station and a wireless network that connects the user device to the base station, 2) pre-fetching, in response to the request, the data from the server, 3) transmitting the pre-fetched data to the base station for forwarding by the base station to the user device by way of the wireless network, 4) dynamically receiving, as the interface system transmits the pre-fetched data to the base station, queue occupancy information from the base station, and 5) using the queue occupancy information to perform flow control with respect to the transmission of the pre-fetched data by the interface system to the base station. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185521 | INSTALLATION OF A VOICE CLIENT FOR ROAMING DEVICES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services may be provided to a roaming mobile device, even when the home network of the mobile device does not provide VoLTE service. In one implementation, one or more devices in a network may determine based on a mobile device attaching to a network as a roaming device for the network, a home network of the mobile device. The devices may further determine whether the home network, associated with the mobile device, provides VoLTE services; transmit, based on the determination that the home network does not provide VoLTE services, a VoLTE client application to the mobile device, the VoLTE client application providing functionality, for the mobile device, relating to usage of VoLTE services in the network. The devices may further communicate with the mobile device and the VoLTE client application, to provide one or more VoLTE services to the mobile device. | 07-03-2014 |
20140187210 | FILTERING AND ENHANCEMENT OF VOICE CALLS IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Voice calls may be filtered and/or modified to enhance the clarity of a speaker's voice. In one implementation, a device may receive an indication, from a caller associated with a call, that speech of the caller is to be modified to deemphasize an accent of the caller. The device may modify, based on the received indication, the speech of the caller to deemphasize the accent of the caller and transmit the modified speech to a callee associated with the call. | 07-03-2014 |
20140187236 | QUICK RECOVERY OF RF SESSIONS AFTER BACKHAUL LINK FAILURE - Communication sessions with mobile devices may be suspended, in a wireless communications network, after failure of one or more backhaul network links In one implementation, a device may detect failure of a backhaul network connecting a cell site to a core portion of a wireless network; and suspend, based on the detected failure, communication sessions with mobile devices connected to the cell site through radio interfaces, the suspending of the communication sessions including preventing loss of the communication sessions despite the failure of the backhaul network. The device may further detect cessation of the failure of the backhaul network; and resume, based on the detected cessation of the failure of the backhaul network, the communication sessions with the mobile devices. | 07-03-2014 |
20140188873 | Presenting Information Based on User Profiles - A server may be configured to receive behavior information associated with a user device. The behavior information may indicate a set of geographical locations at which the user device has been present. The server may generate a mode based on the behavior information. The mode may indicate a set of conditions based on which the mode is to be activated, and a set of information to be presented when the mode is activated. The server may output the mode to the user device. The user device may determine, after receiving the mode, that the set of conditions has been satisfied. The determining may be based on a geographical location of the user device. The user device may activate the mode, based on determining that the set of conditions has been satisfied; and may present at least a portion of the set of information, based on activating the mode. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189034 | Adapative, Personal Localized Cache Control Server - A server may be configured to receive an indication that a first user device stores a particular content item; receive, from a second user device, a request for content; and determine that the requested content is available from the first user device. The determining may include determining that the particular content item stored by the first user device corresponds to the request for content, and determining that a local peer connection is available between the first user device and the second user device. The server may further output, to the first user device, an instruction to output the requested content to the second user device via the local peer connection, and/or the server may output, to the second user device, information which may allow the second user device to request the content from the first user device via a local peer connection. | 07-03-2014 |
20140278589 | MOBILE DEVICE ESTABLISHMENT SYSTEM - A method and system and may receive an information request from a user device. An establishment list may be transmitted to the user device in response to the information request, wherein the establishment list includes at least one subscribing establishment. An establishment selection may be received and an establishment option associated with the establishment selection may then be transmitted to the user device. An option selection may then be received from the user device and an establishment record may be updated in response to the selected option, wherein the user device and the subscribing establishments have a pre-existing relationship within the establishment record. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278915 | PROVIDING PROMOTIONAL CONTENT - Systems and methods for providing promotional content are provided. Criteria defining a plurality of different activity-related modes for a user of a mobile station are stored. A message from the mobile station containing that contains information about an activity engaged in by the user is received through a mobile communication network. One of the activity-related modes for a user of a mobile station is selected upon determining that the information about the activity satisfies at least one criterion corresponding to the selected activity-related mode. Promotional content associated with the selected activity-related mode is obtained. The obtained promotional content is transmitted through the mobile communication network to the mobile station for presentation to the user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140289383 | PROVISIONING OF NETWORK COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS BASED ON DEVICE TYPE - The device type of a user computing device may be used to optimize network communication sessions. In one implementation, an indication of the device type of the user computing device may be received and a communication profile for the user computing device may be determined. The communication profile may be associated with values for a number of parameters relating to one or more communication protocols used to implement communication sessions with the user computing device. One or more network elements, that are involved in the communication sessions with the user computing device, may be provisioned, to cause the one or more network elements to implement the communication protocols, for the user computing device, using the values for the parameters relating to the one or more communication protocols. | 09-25-2014 |
20150029840 | TRANSMITTING DATA VIA A PRIVATE SUB-NETWORK OF A SERVICE PROVIDER NETWORK - A first device may receive data associated with a second device from within a first network and independently of a second network. The second device may include a sensor or an application to form or process a data record. The first device may establish a bearer between the first device and a particular user device, of multiple user devices, in accordance with a bearer policy; and provide the data towards the particular user device via a first sub-network, of multiple sub-networks, of the second network and via the bearer. The first sub-network may be independent of a second sub-network of the multiple sub-networks. The second sub-network may permit user device data to be transmitted between the multiple user devices. The first sub-network and the second sub-network may consume different levels of network resources. | 01-29-2015 |
20150031381 | PROCESSING COMMUNICATIONS VIA A SENSOR NETWORK - A first device may receive provisioning information for a second device; establish a tunnel with the second device within a first network based on receiving the provisioning information; provide the provisioning information to the second device to cause the second device to gather or process data within the first network; and receive a command instruction from a user device via a second network. The command instruction may relate to the data gathered or processed by the second device. The first network may be separate from the second network. The first device may communicate with the second device within the first network and independently of the second network to process the command instruction; form a response to the command instruction based on processing the command instruction; and provide the response to the command instruction towards the user device. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032799 | FACILITATING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A USER DEVICE AND A CLIENT DEVICE VIA A COMMON SERVICES PLATFORM - A server may receive provisioning information for a client device; provision, based on the provisioning information, the client device to prepare the client device to gather data to form a data record and communicate with a user device, via the server, to receive or transmit information relating to the data record; and receive a communication request from the user device via a first network. The communication request may include a request to transmit the information relating to the data record to or from the client device. The server may communicate with the client device via a second network, on behalf of the user device, to process the communication request based on authorizing the user device. The second network may be different from the first network. The server may provide a response to the communication request to the user device. The response may include the information relating to the data record. | 01-29-2015 |
20150039748 | NETWORK STATE SERVER FOR APPLICATION PROVIDERS - State information relating to an operational state of a network may be provided to services, such as services provided by application servers, and used to enhance the providing of the services to devices. In one implementation, the state information may be received and may include: (1) information relating to the operational state of a particular portion of a network; or (2) information relating to the operational state of the network as relevant to a particular mobile device connected to the network. A request for the state information may be received from an application server that provides services based on the state information. The request may include an identification of the particular portion of the network or an identification of the particular mobile device. The requested state information may be provided to the application server. | 02-05-2015 |
20150049661 | MOBILE DEVICE ORIGINATED MULTICAST BROADCASTING - Content originated by a mobile device may be transmitted, via multicast, to one or more other mobile devices. In one implementation, a method may include receiving, from a mobile device attached to a wireless network, a request to initiate a multicast transmission of content generated by the mobile device. The method may further include determining one or more wireless coverage areas to which the multicast transmission of the content is to be provided; receiving, from the mobile device, a unicast transmission of the content; and distributing the received content, via one or more multicast data channels that are broadcast in the one or more wireless coverage areas. | 02-19-2015 |
20150055565 | RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL DORMANCY TIMER BASED ON TRAFFIC TYPE - A device may be configured to determine a type of traffic, received by the device from a user device; identify a radio resource control (“RRC”) timeout value associated with the type; start an RRC dormancy timer based on the RRC timeout value; and modify, based on expiration of the RRC dormancy timer, an RRC channel between the device and the user device. | 02-26-2015 |
20150056942 | DETECTING AND HANDLING REGIONAL EVENTS BASED ON CALL ANALYSIS - A server device may be configured to receive information regarding calls that have been placed; detect, based on the information regarding the calls that have been placed, an occurrence of an event; determine a set of base stations that are associated with the event; and broadcast, via the set of base stations, a message regarding the event. | 02-26-2015 |
20150063186 | PRIVATE MULTICAST NETWORKS - A device is configured to receive registration information associated with a set of user devices, and to determine a group based on the registration information. The device is configured to generate a group identifier to transport a message through a network. The device is configured to determine a set of active user devices, of the set of user devices, associated with the group, and to determine a set of device identifiers associated with the set of active user devices. The device is configured to determine an association between the group identifier and the set of device identifiers, and to provide the association to a network device to cause the network device to deliver a message from a first user device, of the set of active user devices, to one or more other active user devices of the set of active user devices. | 03-05-2015 |
20150149279 | TARGETED ADVERTISING FOR BROADCASTED CONTENT - A server device may broadcast programming content; identify a received indication that a particular user device has received the programming content; determine device analytics information regarding the particular user device; identify, based on the device analytics information, targeted advertising for the particular user device; and output, to the particular user device, the identified targeted advertising. A user device may receive broadcasted programming content; present the broadcasted programming content; output an indication that the broadcasted programming content is being presented; receive targeted advertising that was generated based on the outputted indication; and present the targeted advertising in conjunction with the broadcasted programming content. | 05-28-2015 |
20150156249 | PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING THE MULTICAST OF SCHEDULED CONTENT OR POPULAR CONTENT - One or more server devices may determine a measure of popularity of multiple content items; select particular content to be provided via a multicast channel when the measure of popularity of the particular content satisfies a threshold; generate a notification regarding the availability of the particular content; and provide the notification to one or more user devices for display on the one or more user devices to notify respective users regarding the availability of the content. The notification may be received by the one or more user devices outside of a multicast control channel. The one or more servers may transmit the particular content via the multicast channel. | 06-04-2015 |
20150180922 | REDISTRIBUTING BROADCASTED CONTENT - A server device may receive content that was transmitted using a broadcast technique; track a quantity of user devices that have entered a particular area after the content has been received by the server device; determine, based on the tracking, that the quantity of user devices meets or exceeds a threshold quantity; and redistributing, by the server device and based on the determining, the content to one or more of the user devices that have entered the particular area after the content has been received by the server device. | 06-25-2015 |
20150230123 | SESSION ASSIGNMENT AND BALANCING - A server device may determine session information that identifies a quantity of sessions established between each of one or more serving gateways (SGWs) and a packet data network (PDN) gateway (PGW); and direct a mobility management entity (MME) to assign additional sessions between the one or more SGWs and the PGW based on the session information. | 08-13-2015 |
20150257112 | BEACON DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SIGNAL STRENGTHS IN TARGET LOCATIONS - A device is configured to store target location information indicating an acceptable signal strength at a target location. The device may receive a signal emitted from a base station. The signal may be received at the target location. The device may measure the signal strength of the signal at the target location. The device may transmit a signal strength message including information based on the signal strength. The signal strength message may cause the base station to adjust a power with which signals are emitted from the base station such that the signals satisfy the acceptable signal strength at the target location. | 09-10-2015 |
20150281004 | NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system may be configured to store a set of service-level agreements (“SLAs”) associated with a subscriber. The system may receive key performance indicator (“KPI”) information for traffic that traverses one or more nodes of a network; forecast, based on the SLA information and the KPI information, a violation of the particular SLA; take corrective action, based on the forecasting; and output, to the subscriber, derived information based on the KPI information. The derived information may be outputted after taking the corrective action, and may indicate that the particular SLA was not violated. The derived information may be outputted at a slower rate than a rate at which the KPI information is received by the system. | 10-01-2015 |
20150304880 | TRAFFIC AGGREGATED AT END DEVICE - A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium to store traffic aggregation settings that include hold time values that each indicate a maximum period of time to suspend a transmission of data; receive data from a resident application; determine a type of application from which the data is received; determine whether the device in an active state; select one of the hold time values in response to a determination that the device is not in the active state; suspend a transmission of the data in response to a selection of the one of the hold time values, wherein the transmission of the data is suspended for at least a portion of a maximum time period indicated by the one of the hold time values; and transmit the data subsequent to the at least the portion of the maximum time period elapsing. | 10-22-2015 |
20150312803 | CENTRALIZED CHANNEL CODING AND SHAPING FOR A MULTI-NODE RAN - A system may be configured to determine radio frequency (“RF”) transmission error types associated with a group of channels. Each channel may be associated with a particular remote radio node (“RRN”), of a group of RRNs, and a user device. The system may further modify subsequent RF communications between the RRNs and the user device, on a per-channel basis, and based on the determined transmission error types associated with each channel. | 10-29-2015 |
20150341765 | FLOOR IDENTIFICATION FOR EMERGENCY CALLS - A system may be configured to determine a floor of a building in which the user device is located at a time a call was placed. The information, indicating the determined floor, may be provided to a callee, such as a public safety answering point (“PSAP”). The floor may be determined based on, for example, comparing an altitude of the user device and/or a list of networks or devices that are visible to the user device, to a set of reference information. | 11-26-2015 |
20150350874 | MANAGING ROAMING POLICIES USING A CENTRALIZED STORAGE DEVICE - A device may receive a network identifier and roaming policy information associated with the network identifier. The roaming policy information may identify a manner in which to treat traffic associated with mobile devices that are associated with a home network identified by the network identifier. The device may store the network identifier and the roaming policy information using a global roaming policy data structure. The device may provide the network identifier and the roaming policy information to a mobility management entity device for storage using a local roaming policy data structure accessible by the mobility management entity device. The mobility management entity device may be one of multiple mobility management entity devices having access to respective local roaming policy data structures. | 12-03-2015 |
20150351027 | DYNAMIC ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION OF ACCESS POINTS - A network selection device may determine that a communication between a user device and a first network device should be transferred from the first network device to a second network device that is in an idle state; output an instruction to cause the second network device to exit the idle state and communicate with the user device; determine that the second network device is unused or underutilized; and output, based on determining that the second network device is unused or underutilized, an instruction to cause the second network device to reenter the idle state. | 12-03-2015 |
20150356633 | ADJUSTING QOS LEVELS FOR ADVERTISEMENTS BASED ON USER ANALYTICS - A device may be configured to store advertisement control information for an advertisement. The advertisement control information may indicate a target demographic for the advertisement. The device may receive the advertisement to be provided to a user device via an operator network. The device may receive user information that indicates a demographic of a user of the user device. The device may determine a quality of service level with which to provide the advertisement to the user device. The quality of service level may be determined based on the target demographic and the demographic of the user. The device may provide the advertisement to the user device, via the operator network, at the determined quality of service level. | 12-10-2015 |