Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080240019 | Methods and devices for scheduling the transmission of multicast messages in wireless local area networks - Real-time broadcast and multicast based packet transmissions/services over a wireless, local area networks (WLAN) may be improved by reducing the interference across neighboring access points (APs) while minimally impacting the performance of unicast transmissions/services. Minimal impact is assured by scheduling the transmission of multicast packet flows such that the duration of the time period required to transmit such flows is also minimized. One type of method provides a constant approximation of an optimal time period/schedule while another provides a logarithmic approximation of an optimal time period/schedule. | 10-02-2008 |
20080304422 | Methods and devices for providing robust nomadic wireless mesh networks using directional antennas - The number of directional antennas and associated radios needed to ensure a nomadic wireless mesh network (NWMN) remains operational in the event of node or link failures, while minimizing delay and other unwanted effects, may be determined using novel methods and devices. Such a determination may reduce the number of antennas and radios a service or network provider normally uses, thus reducing its costs. | 12-11-2008 |
20090213801 | Frequency planning method for wireless LANs - A method may include allocating channels of a wireless local area network (WLAN) including a plurality of access points to the plurality of access points based on a load of each access point. The load of each access point may include a user load and/or an interference load. The user load may be generated by each user of the access point. The interference load may be based on interference caused by transmissions between the remainder of the plurality of access points and users of the remainder of the plurality of access points. | 08-27-2009 |
20100080120 | PROTECTED-FAR-NODE-BASED SOLUTION FOR FAULT-RESILIENT MPLS/T-MPLS MULTICAST SERVICES - A system and method providing fault resilient multicast services using a network topology in which a source node communicates with a plurality of receiver nodes via at least two disjoint paths in which at least one receiver node is provisioned according to a 1+1 protection mechanism. | 04-01-2010 |
20100260070 | Localized construction of fault resilient high capacitywireless networks with bounded node degree - Embodiments described include methods of determining neighboring nodes with which to link a subject node in a wireless communication network. Depending on the network preferences, the links between neighbor nodes and the subject node may include high capacity links or fault resilient high capacity links. The number of neighboring nodes may be as high as ten in a fault resilient high capacity network and five or less for a high capacity network. | 10-14-2010 |
20100265945 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAULT-RESILIENT MULTICAST AND UNICAST IN TRANSPORT NETWORKS - A capability is provided for supporting fault-resilient propagation of traffic in networks using redundant multicast trees (RMTs). Fault-resilient propagation of traffic from a first node to a second node is supported using one or both of a pair of RMTs rooted at the first node and a pair of RMTs rooted at the second node. The pair of RMTs rooted at the first node includes a pair of node-disjoint paths from the first node to the second node. The pair of RMTs rooted at the second node includes a pair of node-disjoint paths from the second node to the first node. The first node propagates multicast traffic toward the second node using at least one of the RMTs in the pair of RMTs rooted at the first node. The first node propagates unicast traffic toward the second node using at least one of: at least one of the RMTs in the pair of RMTs rooted at the first node, or at least one of the RMTs in the pair of RMTs rooted at the second node. | 10-21-2010 |
20110051726 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FAULT-RESILIENT MULTICAST USING MULTIPLE SOURCES - A capability is provided for supporting fault-resilient multicast using multiple sources. A method for supporting fault-resilient propagation of multicast traffic using Redundant Multicast Trees (RMTs) includes identifying each potential Shared Risk Link Group (SRLG) conflict associated with a pair of RMTs providing node-disjoint paths to a plurality of destination nodes, identifying each potential SRLG conflict that is an actual SRLG conflict, and, for each actual SRLG conflict, determining a detour path for protecting the links of the actual SRLG conflict. The pair of RMTs includes a first RMT from a first multicast source node to each of the destination nodes and a second RMT from a second multicast source node to each of the destination nodes. Each potential SRLG conflict includes a plurality of links. A potential SRLG conflict is determined to be an actual SRLG conflict if first and second paths for one of the destination nodes over the respective first and second RMTs each traverse at least one link of the potential SRLG conflict. | 03-03-2011 |
20110061084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING CHANNEL CHANGE RESPONSE TIMES FOR IPTV - The invention includes a method and apparatus for improving a channel change response time. A method includes propagating a plurality of media streams toward at least one user terminal using a respective plurality of multicast groups and propagating a meta channel toward the at least one user terminal for conveying information adapted for use in selecting one of the media streams in a manner tending to improve the channel change response time. The media streams include an original media stream conveying media content and at least one auxiliary media stream, generated from the original media stream, where each of the at least one auxiliary media stream conveys the media content of the original media stream, where each of the at least one auxiliary media stream is offset in time with respect to the original media stream. The information conveyed by the meta channel is associated with the media streams. A user device may receive the meta channel information and select one of the media streams using the meta channel information in response to a channel change request from the user terminal, or a network device may select one of the media streams for a user terminal in response to a channel change request from the user terminal. | 03-10-2011 |
20110158128 | EFFICIENT PROTECTION SCHEME FOR MPLS MULTICAST - An efficient protection scheme for MPLS multicast is disclosed for protection of Point-to-Multi-Point LSP connections. The efficient protection scheme for MPLS multicast includes a pair of Redundant Multicast Trees for each multicast connection which connects the source of a multicast LSP to all its destinations in such a way that in the event of a single link or node failure in the network, every destination node is still connected to the root node in at least one of the two trees. Furthermore, a method is disclosed that ensures that existing Redundant Multicast Trees can adapt to changes in the set of destination nodes and/or network topology changes without significant modifications. The efficient protection scheme for MPLS multicast is particularly useful for reducing the protection bandwidth requirements over protection methods known in the art. | 06-30-2011 |
20110292797 | Dynamic delay budget allocation using single-point estimation of end-to-end delay - A computer-readable medium has tangibly embodied thereon and accessible therefrom a set of instructions interpretable by at least one data processing device. The set of instructions is configured for causing the at least one data processing device to carry out operations for estimating a delay for each one of a plurality of packets of a VOIP traffic flow and for allocating a delay budget for each one of the packets dependent upon the estimated delay thereof. Such estimating is performed at a fixed location between end locations of a path over which the packets traverse and is performed using packet timestamp information acquired from the packets only at the fixed location. | 12-01-2011 |
20120033545 | Methods and Devices For Providing Robust Nomadic Wireless Mesh Networks Using Directional Antennas - The number of directional antennas and associated radios needed to ensure a nomadic wireless mesh network (NWMN) remains operational in the event of node or link failures, while minimizing delay and other unwanted effects, may be determined using novel methods and devices. Such a determination may reduce the number of antennas and radios a service or network provider normally uses, thus reducing its costs. | 02-09-2012 |
20120082141 | Method And Apparatus For Improved Paging In Wireless Communication - Various methods and devices are provided to address the need to reduce paging latency. In one method, a wireless network determines ( | 04-05-2012 |
20120083293 | Method And Apparatus For Group Paging In Wireless Communication - Various methods and devices are provided to address the need to reduce paging latency. In one method, a wireless network determines ( | 04-05-2012 |
20120140648 | Method And Apparatus For Improved Multicast Service - Various methods and devices are provided to address the need for improved multicast operation. In one method, a station transmits ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120195228 | Method For Improved Topology Mapping In Wireless Communication Networks - A method is provided for enabling a base station to infer a compact topology graph among a set of mobile nodes in its cell, the mobile nodes having a secondary radio to enable inter-nodal communication. This methodology ensures that nodal membership information is gathered within approximately 100 ms, and additional topology information is gathered from all the mobile nodes within approximately 300 ms over Wi-Fi radios. In dense networks, this time can be reduced to within 100 ms. | 08-02-2012 |
20120213097 | Method And Apparatus For Improved Multicast Service Using Feedback Mobiles - Various methods and devices are provided to address the need for improved multicast operation. In one method, a mobile device receives a multicast packet from a station, the mobile device being one of a plurality of mobile devices that includes a group of feedback mobile devices. The mobile device transmits an indication that it is volunteering to become a member of the group of feedback mobile devices and determines whether to begin operating as a member of the group of feedback mobile devices. If the mobile device is to begin operating as a member of the group of feedback mobile devices, the mobile device transmits an indication of channel quality and/or a level of interference observed by the mobile device. | 08-23-2012 |
20130077525 | Method And Apparatus For Neighbor Discovery - Various methods and devices are provided to address the need for improved neighbor detection. In a first method, a node (e.g., a mobile node or a network transceiver node) transmits ( | 03-28-2013 |
20130077630 | ENERGY EFFICIENT CONNECTIONLESS ROUTING WITH SIMPLE LOOKUP - An energy efficient connectionless routing method with simple lookup is disclosed for reducing the number of address lookups associated with a message packet. The energy efficient connectionless routing method with simple lookup includes determining a label sequence which will allow the message packet to traverse a plurality of MPLS domains and affixing the label sequence to the header of the message packet. This allows the message packet to traverse a plurality of MPLS domains without requiring a subsequent IP address lookup at every MPLS domain boundary. The energy efficient connectionless routing method with simple lookup is particularly useful for reducing power consumption associated with TCAM operations during IP address lookups. In addition, a Label Sequencing Edge Router is disclosed for performing the method. | 03-28-2013 |
20130095862 | NETWORKS AND METHODS FOR PAGING MESSAGE CONTROL - At least one example embodiment discloses a paging message controller. The paging message controller includes a processor and an associated memory. The processor is configured to obtain an indication of a paging message for a user equipment (UE), the indication indicating that a paging message is to be forwarded to at least one destination cell of a first set of cells for paging the UE, and forward the paging message for paging the UE to at least one destination cell of a second set of cells in response to the indication. | 04-18-2013 |
20130107698 | IP FAST REROUTE SCHEME OFFERING FULL PROTECTION | 05-02-2013 |
20130294454 | POWER AWARE POINT-OF-PRESENCE DESIGN AND AUTO-CONFIGURATION - A power aware Point-Of-Presence design and auto-configuration method is disclosed for configuring which network elements within a point-of-presence are powered so as to accommodate anticipated traffic while minimizing power consumption. The IP power aware Point-Of-Presence design and auto-configuration method includes a set of activation thresholds associated with each port in the Point-of-Presence that indicates that the port should be activated when the traffic demand exceeds the threshold. The power aware Point-Of-Presence design and auto-configuration method is particularly useful for providing a configuration which accounts for both external and internal link traffic demand and has the further advantage of ordering the port activation such that only a minimum number of activation and deactivation operations to satisfy a new demand is required. This property is advantageous for limiting the routing instabilities caused by topological changes in response to varying demand. | 11-07-2013 |
20140105018 | Method And Apparatus Of Group Credit Control For Wireless Networks - Methods are provided for metering the usage, on a group of lines subject to a group user agreement, of the data processing capacity of a network. Implementations include steps of receiving usage reports from respective lines of the group at least when usage quotas granted to the lines are exhausted; maintaining a total, over the group, of usage that has been reported by the lines and of outstanding usage quotas that have been granted to the lines; and maintaining a comparison between the total outstanding group quota and a limit that depends on the total reported group usage, so as to detect violation events when said quota violates the limit. Upon occurrence of violation events, instructions for the processors serving respective lines to reallocate quota are sent selectively. | 04-17-2014 |
20140362687 | Method And Apparatus For Improved Multicast Rate Control Using Feedback Mobiles - Various methods and devices are provided to address the need for improved multicast operation. A sender transmits ( | 12-11-2014 |
20140376376 | Method And Apparatus For Improved Multicast Rate Control - Various methods and devices are provided to address the need for improved multicast operation. In one method, a sender transmits multicast transmissions at a first transmission rate to a multicast group of mobile devices that includes a group of feedback mobile devices. The sender receives, from each feedback mobile device of the group of feedback mobile devices, multicast receive quality feedback corresponding to the multicast transmissions. A new transmission rate for subsequent multicast transmissions to the multicast group of mobile devices is then determined using the multicast receive quality feedback received from each feedback mobile device, a lower multicast receive quality level threshold and a higher multicast receive quality level threshold. | 12-25-2014 |
20150009807 | FAULT-RESILIENT BROADCAST, MULTICAST, AND UNICAST SERVICES - In general, various capabilities related to fault-resilient services within communication networks are presented. The services may include broadcast services, multicast services, unicast services, or the like, as well as various combinations thereof. A capability for providing local protection to unicast traffic at a node associated with a pair of redundant trees is presented herein. A capability for providing local protection to multicast traffic at a node associated with a pair of redundant trees is presented herein. A capability for constructing a pair of redundant trees is presented herein. A capability for constructing a pair of redundant trees includes partitioning a graph into a pair of partitions based on a link coloring mechanism and constructing the pair of redundant trees based on the pair of partitions. | 01-08-2015 |