46th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
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20110280103 | SONIC/ACOUSTIC MONITORING USING OPTICAL DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING - Methods and apparatus for performing sonic well logging within a wellbore based on optical Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) are provided. A sonic well logging system based on DAS may be capable of producing the functional equivalent of tens, hundreds, or even thousands of acoustic sensors. In this manner, the emplacement of the sonic well logging system based on DAS may not be nearly as complex or expensive as emplacing a sonic well logging system based on traditional methods. Furthermore, multiplexing may be simpler, downhole electronics need not be used, and the sonic well logging system may be used in extreme, high temperature environments. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280104 | Dual top drive systems and methods for wellbore operations - Systems and methods for wellbore operations using a dual top drive system with two top drives. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280105 | Downhole Turbine Communication - In one aspect of the present invention a downhole drill string assembly includes a bore there through to receive a flow of drilling fluid, a signal generator that produces a signal in the drilling fluid by rotating within the flow, a processing unit disposed within the assembly, and a flow guide that directs drilling fluid to the signal generator. The flow guide is in communication with the processing unit so that in response to commands received from the processing unit, the signal generator produces a signal in the drilling fluid by the flow guide changing its position. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280106 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ULTRASONIC SENSOR - The ultrasonic sensor having a switchable receive filter has a first bandwidth for a near measuring range of the ultrasonic sensor, and a second bandwidth for a distant measuring range of the ultrasonic sensor, the first bandwidth being greater than the second bandwidth. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280107 | SUBMERSIBLE CHRONOGRAPH AND COUNTER - The present invention is a submersible device for keeping track of a swimmer's session transpired times. It includes a case which is pivotally adjustable in relation to a base, and which contains both a watertight and a ballast compartment to decrease the buoyancy of the device when in use in water. The device may include a lap counter and a proximity sensor activated by the proximity of a swimmer wearing a proximity transmitter. A high contrast liquid crystal display is used to improve visibility. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280108 | Electronic Device - An electronic device that can display the current time reduces the number of times that the time must be manually set. The electronic device | 2011-11-17 |
20110280109 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF A GENERATED CLOCK - A real time clock circuit is provided that has an onboard oscillator continuously providing an internal clock frequency, which is digitally synchronized to a more accurate reference clock frequency. An exemplary real time clock inhibits synchronization of the internal clock frequency when the reference clock is unavailable or if the reference clock's frequency is outside of a defined accuracy range. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280110 | Indicator timepiece having light diffusing effect - An indicator timepiece having a light diffraction function is provided. Therein a light diffusion unit is provided between a timepiece movement and a time indicating unit of the indicator timepiece for receiving a lighting device and providing at least light diffraction to a light generated from the lighting device. Thereby the light diffraction of the light diffusion unit converts the light into a sheet-like lighting presented on the time indicating unit. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280111 | INTERNAL BLOCKING DEVICE FOR PUSH BUTTONS OF A TIMEPIECE - In a watchcase of a time-piece an internal blocking device for simultaneously blocking the push-buttons ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280112 | OPTICAL INFORMATION REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL INFORMATION REPRODUCTION METHOD - In an optical information reproduction method for reproducing information using holography from a medium which records an interference pattern generated when overlapping a signal beam and a reference beam, the reference beam is radiated to the medium at a reference beam angle with a predetermined range for reproducing the information, a reproduction beam is generated by diffracting the reference beam with the interference pattern, the reproduction beam is detected by a photodetector; and the information is reproduced by processing a signal detected by the photodetector. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280113 | Optical Storage System and Method for Writing Data to an Optical Disc - The invention relates to an optical data system comprising an optical disc drive and a host. The optical disc drive is arranged to receive an optical disc and perform read and write actions with respect to the optical disc. The host is arranged to instruct the optical disc drive to perform a read or write action with respect to the optical disc. The optical disc drive may be arranged to
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20110280114 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF A DEFECT ON A STORAGE MEDIUM - A defect is detected on a storage medium of a disk drive. A location of the defect is determined, within a smallest addressable unit of data stored on the storage medium. An indication of the location is stored in a memory. A location of a sensor of the disk drive relative to the data stored on the storage medium is monitored. A response of at least one of a defect detector of the disk drive, a read channel controller of the disk drive, and a servo controller of the disk drive is changed based on the location of the sensor relative to the data stored on the storage medium and the stored indication of the location of the defect. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280115 | TILT ANGLE ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR OBJECTIVE LENS AND OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A method for adjusting a tilt angle of an objective lens with respect to one of a multilayer optical disc having a plurality of recording layers and an optical axis of an optical information recording/reproducing apparatus, wherein a use wavelength λ and a numerical aperture NA are defined by conditions: 390<λ<420 and 0.752011-11-17 | |
20110280116 | OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND OPTICAL RECORDING METHOD - An optical recording medium having a good power margin property during recording and good jitter during reading is provided. In an optical recording medium, a Ti recording layer that includes Ti as a main component and Al as an addition component and a first Si recording layer that is arranged adjacent to a cover layer side of the Ti recording layer and includes Si as a main component are stacked between a substrate and the cover layer. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280117 | BACKWARD-COMPATIBLE LONG TRAINING SEQUENCES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A network device for generating an expanded long training sequence with a minimal peak-to-average ratio. The network device includes a signal generating circuit for generating the expanded long training sequence. The network device also includes an Inverse Fourier Transform for processing the expanded long training sequence from the signal generating circuit and producing an optimal expanded long training sequence with a minimal peak-to-average ratio. The expanded long training sequence and the optimal expanded long training sequence are stored on more than 52 sub-carriers. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280118 | MANAGING WIRELESS WIDE AREA NETWORK BANDWIDTH CONSTRAINTS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A technique to manage wireless wide area network bandwidth constraints in a communication network includes; prioritizing client activities in a serving access point; detecting that wired domain access is inactive while wireless wide area domain access is active; and utilizing an available bandwidth of the wireless aide area domain access for the highest priority client activities. The lower priority client activities can be address in various different ways including transferring to other available wired access. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280119 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR AUTOMATIC, PEER NODE TRANSPARENT REHOMING OF TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXED (TDM)-BASED SIGNALING CHANNELS IN AN X USER ADAPTATION (XUA) SIGNALING GATEWAY - The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems and computer readable media for automatic, peer node transparent re-homing of time division multiplexed (TDM)-based signaling channels in an X user adaptation (XUA) signaling gateway. One exemplary method includes providing an XUA SG having a plurality of SG cards, a plurality of TDM network interface cards (NICs) and a plurality of packet NICs, and a switching matrix connecting the TDM NICs and the XUA SG cards. The method further includes configuring the switching matrix so that a first XUA SG card terminates a set of TDM-based signaling channels. The method further includes switching the set of TDM-based signaling channels from one of the TDM NICs to the first XUA SG card. The method further includes switching the set of TOM-based signaling channels, detecting failure of the first XUA SG card, and automatically reconfiguring the TDM switching matrix so that the set of TDM-based signaling channels is sent to a second XUA SG card of the plurality of XUA SG cards. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280120 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMISSION OF ALARM INDICATION SUPPRESSION MESSAGES IN CONNECTION WITH FAILURE OF NETWORK ELEMENT EQUIPMENT - According to one embodiment, a method may include detecting an occurrence of a fault for a component of a network element having a maintenance entity provisioned thereon. The method may further include transmitting alarm indication suppression messages to components for which the maintenance entity was configured to transmit alarm indication suppression messages in response to detecting the occurrence of the fault. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280121 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUMMARIZING ALARM INDICATIONS IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - An example method includes detecting a failure at a first network element, the failure is associated with a link between the first network element and a second network element. The method also includes generating a list of network elements to be notified based on the failure, the second network element is included on the list. The method further includes generating an alarm indication signal (AIS) message, the AIS message identifies a plurality of tunnels affected by the failure. The AIS message is communicated to the second network element. In more detailed embodiments, each link between the first network element and the second network element includes a globally unique link identifier, which includes an associated autonomous system number. The globally unique link identifier can represent a string to be associated with the plurality of tunnels, the globally unique link identifier includes a source address and a destination address. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280122 | SIGNALING PROCESSOR AND LINK SWITCHING METHOD - A signaling processor has a message transfer part for a Layer 2 operable to notify a message transfer part for a Layer 3 of a signal indicative of stop (release) completion of a link being connected when it receives a response to a request for a link release process after detection of a failure of the link being connected and notification of the request for the link release process to a correspondent signaling processor and a message transfer part for the Layer 3 operable to perform a retrieval process of a received signal that has not been retrieved and has been stored in the message transfer part for the Layer 2 when it receives the signal indicative of stop (release) completion of the link. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280123 | Multicast label distribution protocol node protection - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a router, a multicast label distribution protocol message comprising local node information for a protected node and one or more leaf nodes downstream of the protected node in a primary label switched path, creating one or more backup label switched paths to the one or more leaf nodes, detecting a failure at the protected node, and forwarding at the router, traffic for the one or more leaf nodes to the one or more backup label switched paths. An apparatus for multicast label distribution protocol node protection is also disclosed. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280124 | Systems and Methods for Load Balancing of Management Traffic Over a Link Aggregation Group - According to one embodiment, a method includes configuring a plurality ports as member ports of a link aggregation group. The method also includes configuring the link aggregation group to communicate management traffic originating from a plurality of maintenance entities communicatively coupled to the link aggregation group communicate carrier traffic originating from other network elements communicatively coupled to the link aggregation group. The method further includes assigning individual maintenance entities of the plurality of maintenance entities to individual physical ports of the link aggregation group in order to balance maintenance traffic among the plurality of physical ports. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280125 | Adaptive Queue-Management - In one embodiment, a method includes storing in a QoS-enabled communication system a data structure that has a multi-level hierarchy including a physical level, a logical level, and a class level; receiving a first request for M number of services provided by the QoS-enabled communication system; in response to the first request, modifying an allocation of the logical-level nodes by mapping M class-level nodes to a first one of the logical-level nodes according to a first mapping mode of the data structure; receiving a second request for P services provided by the QoS-enabled communication system, with P being greater than M; and, in response to the second request, modifying an allocation of the logical-level nodes by mapping P class-level nodes to a second one of the logical-level nodes according to a second mapping mode of the data structure. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280126 | EXTRA CAPACITY IN PATH-PROTECTED COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A method for managing traffic in a communication network which includes a protected path including a first path and a second path, including refraining from sending redundant data along the second path, and using freed up communication capacity obtained by refraining from sending redundant data along the second path for sending other data along the second path. The above-described method and further comprising measuring path integrity, in which the refraining from sending and the using freed up communication capacity depend, at least partly, on meeting a stability criterion applied to the measured path integrity. A network management unit configured to functionally connect to a communication node configured to provide path protection by sending redundant data along a first path and a second path, configured to cause the communication node to refrain from sending redundant data along the second path, and use freed up communication capacity, obtained by causing the communication node to refrain from sending redundant data along the second path, for sending other data along the second path. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280127 | Load Balancing in Relay-Enhanced Access Networks - There are provided measures for load balancing in relay-enhanced access networks with a relay device and multiple access devices, said measures exemplarily including the setting of multiple links between a backbone device of a backbone network and said multiple access devices, and a management of resource allocation of said multiple links between said backbone device and said multiple access devices in accordance with resource information of said multiple access devices indicating resource availability and resource assignment of said multiple access devices for establishing multiple connections between said backbone device and said relay device via said multiple access devices. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280128 | GROUP CONFERENCE SYSTEM, CONFERENCE SERVER, SESSION SWITCHING CONTROL METHOD AND SESSION SWITCHING CONTROL PROGRAM - In switching of a conference server in a group conference system, switching of a session of each terminal device is completed smoothly in as a short time period as possible without imposing loads on a call control server. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280129 | System of Path Computation Element Protocol Support for Large-Scale Concurrent Path Computation - A system for a global concurrent path computation in a communication network is disclosed. The system includes a path computation element communication protocol, wherein the protocol includes an indicator field indicating the global concurrent path computation, a global objective function field providing an overarching objective function, a global constraint field specifying at least one global constraint, a global concurrent vector field specifying at least one path computation request, and another indicator field indicating an outcome of a path computation request. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280130 | Systems and Methods for Network Congestion Management Using Radio Access Network Congestion Indicators - Systems and methods for managing communications network congestion are provided. In an embodiment, the system includes a radio access network (RAN) interface configured to receive RAN congestion indicators, a congestion correlator module configured to correlate RAN congestion indicators to service congestion indicators, a database comprising a set of congestion based policy rules, a policy controller module configured to apply the congestion-based policy rules to achieve a policy decision, and a policy enforcement control point interface configured to transmit network control instructions to enforce the policy decisions. In another embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for managing communications network congestion, that includes receiving one or more radio access network (RAN) congestion indicators, correlating the one or more RAN congestion indicators to one or more service congestion indicators, applying a congestion-based policy rule based on service congestion indicators to generate a policy decision, and implementing the policy decision. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280131 | High Speed Control Channel Monitoring in a Multicarrier Radio Access Network - User equipments (UEs) will monitor each frequency in a multicarrier wireless radio access network for at least one control channel that may contain downlink data allocations or other such messages from the network. This monitoring may be dynamically controlled with a physical layer indication received by the UE from a node B that designates a number of carrier frequencies of all of the carrier frequencies of the network. In response to this physical layer indication, the UE will monitor at least one control channel in the designated carrier frequency or frequencies. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280132 | Analyte Monitoring System and Methods - Methods and systems for providing data communication in medical systems are disclosed. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280133 | SCALABLE SCHEDULER ARCHITECTURE FOR CHANNEL DECODING - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method for processing wireless communications. According to one aspect, a processing unit may receive a plurality of code blocks of a transport block and schedule the plurality of code blocks to be decoded in parallel with a plurality of decoders. Each decoder decodes at least one code block as an independent tasks. The processing unit further collects the decoded information bits from the plurality of decoders and forwards the collected decoded information bits for further processing. In one aspect, the processing unit includes an output agent to temporarily store the decoded information bits while waiting for all code blocks of the transport block to be decoded. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280134 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IP SESSION KEEPALIVE MONITORING, HOME GATEWAY AND NETWORK DEVICE - A method and a system for Internet Protocol (IP) session keepalive monitoring, a home gateway and a network device are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a User Equipment (UE) or an IP edge node, a Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) message sent by a Home Gateway (HGW), in which a first discriminator field value included in the BFD message is a difference between an IP address prefix of the UE and an IP address prefix of the HGW; and monitoring, by the UE or the IP edge node, whether an IP session between the IP edge node and the UE is keepalive according to the first discriminator field value in the BFD message. “Multihop BFD” is used as a keepalive monitoring mechanism of a “Multihop IPv6 Session”, thereby realizing keepalive monitoring of the “Multiple hop IPv6 Session”. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280135 | ERROR HANDLING FOR NAMED SIGNAL EVENTS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - The present invention provides a technique for handling damaged named signal event (NSE) packets that are received in association with a voice over packet based telephony call. The received packets for a telephony call may include voice packets as well as NSE packets. Upon receipt of the packets at a physical layer, the packets are processed at a link layer to detect damaged packets having link layer errors. The incoming packets are sent to an audio application at an application layer for further processing. For damaged packets, link layer error indicia is generated at the link layer and sent to the audio processing application. The audio application will use the link layer error indicia to identify damaged packets or payloads associated with damaged packets, and determine whether the payloads corresponding to the damaged packets include NSE information defining an NSE. Damaged NSE packets are processed accordingly. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280136 | METHOD FOR ENHANCED DEDICATED CHANNEL (E-DCH) TRANSMISSION OVERLAP DETECTION FOR COMPRESSED MODE GAP SLOTS - A method and apparatus for detecting an overlap of an E-DCH transmission or retransmission in TTIs that overlap with an assigned uplink compressed mode gap is disclosed. More specifically, detecting an overlap of an E-DCH transmission or retransmission in TTIs that overlap with an uplink compressed mode gap assigned by a Node B when a WTRU is configured with a 2 ms TTI is disclosed. After detecting the overlap of the E-DCH transmission or retransmission and the uplink compressed mode gap, the E-DCH transmission or retransmission is paused. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280137 | Packet Rate Detection Apparatus and Method - There are disclosed an apparatus, a machine readable media, and methods for testing a network. The apparatus may include a statistics engine coupled to a memory. The statistics engine may extract a packet group identifier (PGID) from a packet received from the network and retrieve traffic statistics associated with the PGID from the memory. The retrieved traffic statistics may include a packets-per-interval count and a packets-per-interval threshold, the packets-per-interval count indicating a number of packets received within a time interval of a sequence of time intervals. At the start of each new time interval, the statistics engine may set a flag indicating whether or not the packets-per-interval count for the previous time interval was equal to or greater than the packets-per-interval threshold. The flag may be saved in the memory as part of the traffic statistics associated with the extracted PGID. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280138 | BI-DIRECTIONAL REPEATER WITH A QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) INDICATOR - The invention relates to a method for determining a quality of service (QoS). A received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value associated with a downlink signal, a gain of a downlink power amplifier, and an increase in the RSSI value received by the mobile device associated with the downlink signal are determined. The QoS based on at least one of the RSSI value, the gain, and the increase in RSSI value received by the mobile device is determined and displayed to the user. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280139 | PROGRESSIVE CHARTING - Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program for progressive charting of network traffic flow data. The method includes, in one example, receiving, at a network traffic analyzer, a query of network traffic flow data over a certain time period. The method further includes modifying the query to produce sub-queries each based on different segments of time within the certain time period, executing at least one of the sub-queries, and incrementally outputting results of each of said executed sub-queries as each of the sub-queries are completed. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280140 | Alternate Transmission Scheme for High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) - Transmission of certain channels between a User Equipment (UE) and a Node B (NB) in High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) of a Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) network may be scheduled during a UE's idle intervals. Scheduled transmissions during a UE's idle interval result in lost system resources because the transmissions do not occur. A NB may prevent conflicts between scheduled transmissions and a UE's idle period by prohibiting transfer of certain channels a predetermined number of radio frames before the UE's idle period. Alternatively, the NB may schedule transmission of certain channels with a predetermined delay to prevent the channels from being scheduled during the UE's idle period. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280141 | Control Channel Discontinuous Reception (DRX) Messaging for Performing Measurements to Enable Handover Between Wireless Networks - In geographical areas with incomplete coverage of Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) networks, it may be beneficial for a multimode User Equipment (UE) to handover to a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network. Before handover, a multimode UE may receive an indication from a serving TD-SCDMA cell to enter a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode and perform measurement on a nearby GSM cell. After measurement, the UE receives a grant from the serving TD-SCDMA cell allowing the UE to transmit a measurement report to the serving TD-SCDMA cell. The TD-SCDMA cell may use the measurement report to determine if the multimode UE should handover to the GSM cell. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280142 | DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOICE AND VIDEO SESSIONS - A wireless communicator, including a modular communicator, including a communicator controller, a modem coupled with the communicator controller for sending and receiving data under instruction of the communicator controller, and a connector coupled with the communicator controller for transmitting signals between the modular communicator and a jacket device under instruction of the communicator controller, and a plurality of jacket devices, each jacket device including a housing comprising a cavity into which the modular communicator is inserted, a jacket controller mounted in the housing, a connector coupled with the jacket controller for transmitting signals between the jacket device and the modular communicator under instruction of the jacket controller, a user interface mounted on the housing and coupled with the jacket controller for performing on-line communication functions via the modem, and for performing at least one off-line activity via the jacket controller, and a usage monitor mounted in the housing and coupled with the jacket controller for monitoring off-line activity usage, wherein the jacket controller notifies the communicator controller when the amount of off-line usage monitored by the usage monitor exceeds a pre-designated threshold, and wherein the communicator controller instructs the modem to transmit an off-line usage report to a remote computer. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280143 | System, Apparatus for Content Delivery for Internet Traffic and Methods Thereof - In one embodiment, a method of serving media includes receiving a delivery log of traffic use after every first time interval for an user equipment. The user equipment is part of a hot billing class of users. The traffic use comprises data usage by the user equipment during communication with a media server in a layer2 access network. A user traffic information computed from the delivery log is transmitted to a billing center. A account status information is received from the billing center. The account status information is received if the user equipment exceeds a user account metric. A session termination information based on the account status information is transmitted. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280144 | REDUCING IDLE MODE POWER CONSUMPTION FOR MONITORING NEIGHBORING BASE STATIONS - A method for reducing idle mode power consumption is disclosed. An idle mode is entered. A neighboring base station is selected. If the selected neighboring base station is assigned a high-frequency monitoring mode, a signal strength of the neighboring base station is measured. A low-frequency monitoring mode is assigned to the selected neighboring base station if the signal strength of the selected neighboring base station has been below a power threshold for longer than a time threshold. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280145 | Loop detecting device, system, method and program - A loop detecting device is provided which is capable of detecting a loop packet or a loop flow with less processing load. A sorting means | 2011-11-17 |
20110280146 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR RECEIVE POWER ESTIMATION IN A MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for estimating a received signal power of a first transmission channel at a receiving node in a communications system wherein a received signal comprises information transmitted by a transmitting node over at least two transmission channels. The received signal power of a second of the at least two transmission channels is measured, and together with an estimate of the relationship between the transmission power of the second transmission channel and the transmission power of the first transmission channel; the measurement of the received signal power is used in estimating the received signal power of the first transmission channel. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280147 | Front-End Module and Method for Testing a Front-End Module - For simpler and more rapid testing of a front-end module, additional linked operating states are provided in the switch and/or its decoder and allow a plurality of paths to be enabled in parallel, in order in this way to test these paths with a smaller number of test routines in a test set, in particular a network analyzer. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280148 | ADAPTIVE SENSITIVITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A method of accommodating aberrant behavior in wireless devices in a wireless network includes the steps of establishing communication with at least one wireless device, monitoring signals received from the at least one wireless device, determining characteristics of the at least one wireless device based on the monitored signals, comparing the determined characteristics with prescribed characteristics for wireless devices exhibiting aberrant behavior and altering settings to accommodate the at least one wireless device, when the determined characteristics match the prescribed characteristics. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280149 | PACKET CAPTURE SYSTEM, PACKET CAPTURE METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Measuring devices are connected to the same network. A sharing control processing unit controls sharing of capture of packets among the measuring devices. An aggregating unit collects the captured packets. Each measuring device notifies the sharing control processing unit of a state about its capture. The sharing control processing unit determines which measuring device is to start/stop the capture, according to a predetermined rule and the notified state. When determining that the capture is to be switched from a first measuring device to a second measuring device, the sharing control processing unit instructs the second measuring device to start the capture. After receiving a notification that the second measuring device has actually captured a packet(s), the sharing control processing unit instructs the first measuring device to stop the capture. The aggregating unit identifies a duplicate packet(s) double captured by the first and second measuring devices, and reconstructs the packets. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280150 | GLOBAL FLOW TRACKING SYSTEM - A device may obtain a flow signature, identify a destination collector to which packets bearing the flow signature are sent, obtain a list of potential source collectors that may have sent the packets bearing the flow signature to the destination collector, and identify a source collector, among the potential source collectors, that sent the packets to the destination collector. In addition, the device may output information related to a path from the source collector the destination collector. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280151 | PROVISIONING FOR ENTERPRISE SERVICES - Configuring a communication system. Configuring a Private Branch eXchange (PBX) system to respond to a configuration telephone number by routing call control for the configuration number to an Service Management Platform (SMP). Determining an enterprise extension associated with an enterprise account in the domain of the SMP. Directing a mobile communication device associated with the enterprise account to call the configuration telephone number, and to communicate the determined enterprise extension and an authentication token of the enterprise account. Receiving, at the PBX system, a call on the configuration telephone number. Routing the call to the SMP. Receiving the determined enterprise extension at the SMP. Determining the PBX system port of the call. Directing the mobile communication device to communicate the authentication token. Receiving the authentication token. Upon receipt of an authentication token equivalent to the directed authentication token, associating the enterprise account with the determined PBX system port. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280152 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided is a wireless communication device including a control unit that controls the wireless communication device to act as a group owner or a client, and a communication unit that communicates with another wireless communication device according to control by the control unit, and, when a communication group having a topology where the wireless communication device acts as a group owner and the another wireless communication device acts as a client of the wireless communication device is formed, and a new wireless communication device to enter the communication group appears, the control unit determines whether or not to change a topology of the communication group. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280153 | System, Apparatus for Content Delivery for Internet Traffic and Methods Thereof - In one embodiment, a method of serving media includes receiving a request to serve media content to an user equipment, and receiving caching information regarding the media content. The caching information includes information regarding whether the media content requested by the user equipment is cacheable. A first media server is assigned from a hierarchical set of media servers to serve the user equipment if the media content to be served is cacheable. The hierarchical set of media servers includes a plurality of first type of media servers deployed in a plurality of layer2 (L2) access networks. The user equipment is coupled to the content delivery network through a layer2 access network of the plurality of L2 access networks. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280154 | Method and Apparatus for Management of a Global Wireless Sensor Network - Methods and apparatus for global wireless sensor network architecture and protocol for remote supervision, asset control and operational management based on localized clusters of autonomous sensor/supervision/operational sensor nodes capable of ad hoc interconnection with nearby nodes and connection to gateway nodes with increased network functionality. These localized cluster nodes send data to gateway nodes either directly or through multi-hop transactions. The gateway nodes are, in turn, connected to other gateway nodes and operations control centers either through wireless or wired data communications links. Utilizing the Internet for long range interconnectivity, the network is scaleable to a global level. The resulting network is based on an ad hoc mesh topology to allow flexibility in network modification and expansion and is comprised of a tiered structure defined by increasing functionality. A current application for this technology is the remote control and supervision of lighting systems for facilities and municipalities on a local, national and/or global basis from centralized regional operations centers. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280155 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING APN SUBSCRIPTION CONFIGURATION - A method and an apparatus for updating an Access Point Name (APN) subscription configuration are disclosed. The method includes: receiving an update request message sent by a network element, where the update request message carries the first APN information, Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway (GW) information and an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI); obtaining the second APN information of the corresponding user according to the IMSI; and updating a wild card APN subscription configuration of the corresponding user according to the first APN information if the first APN information is different from the second APN information and the corresponding user subscribes to a wild card APN. The embodiments of the present invention reduce unnecessary signaling interactions between the Home Subscriber Server (HSS) and other network elements, enhance the data transmission performance of the network, and reduce the unnecessary overhead of the HSS. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280156 | Method and Apparatus for a Wireless Home Mesh Network with Network Topology Visualizer - An apparatus and method for a wireless home mesh network with a network topology visualizer is described. In one embodiment, the method may include collecting node topology information by a node of a wireless home mesh network, where the node topology information includes a list of neighbor nodes for the node. Thereafter, a communication socket is opened, and a node topology packet, including a lust of neighbor nodes, is transmitted in order to produce a global network topology map. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280157 | Communicating a Network Event - An Agent Apparatus is described including a Detecting Device for detecting the execution of an automated function within a communication network. The Agent Apparatus further includes a Type Determining Device for determining the type of the automated function and a Writing Device for writing information representing the type of the automated function in a predefined storage area of a record carrier. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280158 | IP-ADDRESS DISTRIBUTION DEVICE AND IP-ADDRESS DISTRIBUTION METHOD - A path-information obtaining unit obtains a piece of path information of a communication network by inquiring a port number of an Ethernet switch that transmits a MAC address of a request source of an IP address. An IP-address specifying unit specifies an IP address that corresponds to the piece of path information of the communication network by referring to an IP-address correspondence table, and distributes the specified IP address to the request source of an IP address. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280159 | MULTI-CARD NETWORK DEVICE APPEARING AS SINGLE ENTITY IN SPANNING TREE NETWORK - Techniques are disclosed that may allow a network device comprising multiple line cards that are each executing a spanning tree algorithm to appear as a single spanning tree protocol entity to other network devices within a bridged local area network (LAN). In one example, a method includes determining, via a first processor on a first card of a network device, a first superior local port on the first card, transmitting, from the first card to a second card of the network device, a data unit specifying the determined first superior local port, and determining, via a second processor on the second card, a superior port on the network device among the first superior local port and a second plurality of ports on the second card based on a second plurality of BPDUs received via the second plurality of ports. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280160 | VoIP Caller Reputation System - Methods and systems for collecting data from a plurality of voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) calls and determining at least one attribute for each of the plurality of calls. Relationships between the VoIP calls based on the determined attributes are identified, and a reputation score is assigned to a first entity based on the identified relationships. A call policy is associated with a caller reputation profile based on the reputation score. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280161 | Communications Systems And Methods For Exchanging Messages Between Users - A communications system exchanges messages between users. A messaging store stores the messages. A messaging server accesses and manages messages of the message store. A plurality of servers interface between the messaging server and different networks of the users. Processes employing dynamic mailboxes and for selectively retrieving messages are also provided. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280162 | Multiple Antenna Method And Apparatus For Reducing Inter-Cell Interference In Multi-User Wireless Systems - A method is provided to reduce inter-cell interference in mobile wireless systems, and particularly in TDD wireless systems. In an embodiment, a base station receives a pilot signal from at least one of the mobile terminals that it serves at a plurality of base station antennas, which include both main antennas and auxiliary antennas. In response, each of the base station antennas provides an output that is processed to obtain a set of precoding weights for a transmission from the main antennas. The processing includes nulling at least one interfering signal using the outputs from at least the auxiliary antennas. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280163 | Precoding in Telecommunication Network - It is described a method for compensating interference effects within a telecommunication network including at least a first base station and a second base station, which serve in a cooperative manner a first user equipment and a second user equipment by using time division duplex. The method is applied in an operational state, in which the first base station is in a downlink mode and the second base station is in an uplink mode. The method includes (a) determining at least one of a first channel state information between the first base station and the second base station and a second channel state information between the first user equipment and the second user equipment, (b) encoding data signals based on the first and/or the second channel state information, and (c) transmitting the encoded data signals by the first base station and/or by the second base station. It is further described a telecommunication network, a program element and a computer readable medium, which are adapted to carry out or control the described method. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280164 | DAI DESIGNS FOR FDD CARRIER AGGREGATION - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for indicating downlink assignments to a user equipment (UE). According to certain aspects, the techniques generally involve generating a downlink assignment index (DAI) indicating a number of assigned downlink transmissions for a user equipment (UE) configured to communicate using multiple component carriers and transmitting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) containing the DAI to the user equipment (UE) in a frequency division duplexing (FDD) subframe in which uplink and downlink transmissions may take place at the same time on different carrier frequencies. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280165 | Feedback Control in an FDD TDD-CDMA System - Active control feedback between a base station and user equipment in a wireless communications network is achieved by allocating a first time slot within a frame for a UE to transmit a beacon signal to the base station, where the beacon signal is separate from data signals in the frame, allocating a second time slot within the frame for the base station to transmit a control signal in response to the beacon signal, and allocating other timeslots for the base station to operate in full duplex FDD mode. The control signal provides a basis upon which the UE adjusts a transmission parameter, such as power. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280166 | Apparatuses and Methods for Coordinating Operations Between Circuit Switched (CS) and Packet Switched (PS) Services with Different Subscriber Identity Cards, and Machine-Readable Storage Medium - A wireless communications device is provided with a Baseband chip capable of coordinating operations between circuit switched (CS) and packet switched (PS) services with different subscriber identity cards. The Baseband chip is configured to receive a request for making a mobile originated (MO) call with a first subscriber identity card when performing a background PS data service with a second subscriber identity card. The Baseband chip suspends or terminates the background PS data service in response to the request, and further makes the MO call with the first subscriber identity card when the background PS data service is suspended or terminated. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280167 | WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORK COORDINATOR - Systems and methods for saving power by a personal area network (PAN) coordinator are described herein. A PAN coordinator is provided to form a wireless PAN with one or more devices. Further, the PAN coordinator enters a sleep state to save power. The wireless PAN is available when the PAN coordinator enters an active state. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280168 | METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for reducing power consumption in a wireless communication system includes: generating a descramble initial value by using at least some bits of identification information of an STA, which is known to an AP or base station and the STA; generating a first descramble sequence by using the generated descramble initial value and comparing at least some bits of the generated first descramble sequence with at least some bits of a service field of a currently-received signal; as the comparison result, when it is determined that the destination of the currently-received signal is not set to the STA, stopping the signal reception; and as the comparison result, when it is determined that the destination of the currently-received signal is set to the STA, generating a second descramble sequence by using the descramble initial value and descrambling the currently-received signal. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280169 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION POWER, AND APPARATUS FOR SAME - The present invention relates to a radio communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a signal transmission method in which a terminal transmits a signal in a radio communication system, said method comprising the steps of determining the transmission power for both a first channel and a second channel independently from one another; reducing at least the transmission power of the first channel or the transmission power of the second channel in consideration of a channel priority when the sum of the transmission power of the first channel and the transmission power of the second channel exceeds a maximum transmission power, and transmitting signals at the same time to a base station through the first channel and the second channel. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280170 | MULTIPLE DENSITY CONFIGURATIONS AND ALGORITHMS FOR INTELLIGENT POWER SAVINGS INFRASTRUCTURE IN WIRELESS LANS - Described in example embodiments herein are techniques for implementing power savings in a wireless local area network (WLAN). In accordance with an example embodiment, a centralized controller can be employed to gather data about network activity and select access points to switch to power save mode. Optionally, the controller may designate certain access points to remain active so as to monitor for clients attempting to access the WLAN. An aspect of an example embodiment is that it allows the controller to configure and manage power consumption based on demands on the overall system. In an example embodiment, techniques for implementing power savings within individual hardware components, such as access points, are disclosed. An aspect of a technique described in an example embodiment is that it provides flexibility to balance power savings and performance. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280171 | UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL TRANSIT POWER CONTROL BASED ON RECEIVED TRANSMISSION - A method and device are configured to receive, in simultaneous communication with stations via a wireless interface power control, commands from the stations. The method and device are configured to receive from a control unit further control information associated with a transmission parameter for use by the device for one or more transmissions to one of the stations other than the station that received transmissions from the device with a best quality parameter. The method and device are also configured to control one or more transmissions from the device to the one of the stations on the basis of a power control command from the station that receives transmissions from the device with the best quality parameter, and on the basis of the further control information received from the control unit. The further control information comprises a control command selected from control commands by the control unit. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280172 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MULTI UNICAST INFORMATION WITHIN BROADCASTED INFORMATION - A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting a communication frame by a base station which comprises broadcasted information intended for a plurality of subscriber stations (AMSs), wherein that information is broadcasted by using more than one Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS). The method comprises the steps of: a) receiving bandwidth requests' indications from the plurality of AMSs; b) based on these indications, identifying more than one decoding capabilities, wherein each of the identified decoding capabilities is associated with at least one of the plurality of AMSs; c) preparing a Bandwidth Request Acknowledgement Media Access Protocol Information Element (BR-ACK MAP-IE) message in response to the bandwidth requests' indications received; and d) transmitting a communication frame which comprises at least two copies of the BR-ACK MAP-IE message, wherein the number of the copies corresponds to the number of different decoding capabilities identified, and wherein each of the copies is transmitted at an MCS that corresponds to a respective decoding capability that has been identified. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280173 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST/MULTICAST SERVICE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A mobile communication system for supporting a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) is provided. More particularly, an apparatus and a method for applying a direct tunnel feature in order to reduce a transmission delay of a mobile communication system for providing an MBMS. The system includes a Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN). The GGSN omits transmission of data to a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) and transmits data to a Radio Network Controller (RNC) using the direct tunnel feature when transmitting data. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280174 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMPLICIT RELAY - Embodiments of a method and apparatus for implicit relay of communication between a base station and a subscriber station within a wireless network are described. Some embodiments may reduce co-channel interference at the subscriber station and some embodiments may allow the base station to reduce its transmission power. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280175 | WIRELESS RELAY DEVICE - A switch switches between an external connection state where a port functions as an external-network-side port, and an internal connection state where the port functions as an internal-network-side port. A transfer process section transfers, when the switch is in the external connection state, a packet between a station belonging to a wirelessly connected internal network and a modem wiredly connected to the port, and otherwise transfers, when the switch is in the internal connection state, a packet between a station wiredly connected to the port and a network device belonging to a wirelessly connected external network. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280176 | A DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING RELAY SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL ON LTE-A SYSTEM BASED ON ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION HAVING A MULTI-HOP RELAY - Provided is a relay-synchronization signal (R-SS) transmitting apparatus and method in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)-based Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) system having a multi-hop relay. The R-SS transmitting apparatus generates a R-SS having the same peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) characteristic as a synchronization signal (SS) and having a lower correlation characteristic than the SS, using the SS for synchronization with a terminal, for synchronization between a relay and a base station, for a synchronization between a relay and a subordinate relay, and for monitoring, by a relay, an adjacent base station or an adjacent relay | 2011-11-17 |
20110280177 | BASE STATION APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - A transmission method in time-division relay, using a common transmission format to transmit a control signal for each relay station apparatus; and a base station apparatus of the same. A base station apparatus maps the control signal for relay station apparatuses in the (D+1)th OFDM symbol inside a subframe, wherein D is the maximum number of OFDM symbols in which control signals for mobile station apparatuses are mapped, said control signals being transmitted from the base station apparatus to mobile station apparatuses under the control of the base station apparatus. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280178 | Method and System for Providing Emergency Communications via Satellite - Described herein is a system and method for using a satellite mesh network to provide backup for a land-based communication network. According to various embodiments, the system includes a failover device for detecting the outage of the land-based network and switching the communications from the land-based network to the satellite mesh network. In addition, the failover device provides synchronizations that are required by the communications between the land-based network routers. The system further includes a satellite-based network router and protocols for routing the communications through the satellite-based network, when the network traffic is switched onto the satellite network. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280179 | Method And Apparatus For Access Selection In A Communication Network - The invention relates to a method for selecting ( | 2011-11-17 |
20110280180 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO AUTHENTICATE REQUESTS FOR NETWORK CAPABILITIES FOR CONNECTING TO AN ACCESS NETWORK - Example methods and apparatus to authenticate requests for network capabilities for connecting to an access network are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving a request at a first access network. The request requests network connectivity information for connecting a wireless terminal to a second access network. The example method also involves encapsulating the request in an authentication frame. The authentication frame indicates the request as a white space protocol frame. The authentication frame is sent to a database addressed in the request. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280181 | CYCLIC PREFIX FOR NON-CONTIGUOUS SIGNAL TRANSMISSION - Transmitted signals are modified to facilitate the emulation of circular convolution in non-contiguous transmission environments. These modified signals may be derived from well-known signature sequences. In an exemplary method, a tail portion of a final segment of a base signal is prefixed to an initial segment of the base signal, to form a first transmit segment. One or more additional transmit segments are formed by prefixing, to each of the one or more segments of the base signal other than the initial segment, a tail portion of the immediately preceding segment of the base signal. The transmit segments so formed are transmitted in respective ones of the plurality of non-contiguous transmit-time intervals. Corresponding methods for receiving the transmitted segments and reconstructing the base signal are also described, as are corresponding transmitting and receiving apparatuses. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280182 | PACKET TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHOD AND APPARATUS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for simultaneously transmitting packets to one or more users in a wireless communication system includes: generating the packets which include length information and are to be transmitted to the one or more users; and simultaneously transmitting the generated packets to the one or more users. The length information includes information representing a unit of the length information and information representing lengths of the packets according to the unit. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280183 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING REVERSE LINK CQI REPORTING MODES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for setting Reverse Link CQI Reporting Modes in an access terminal is provided, comprising determining a value for CQIReportingMode received as a parameter in a transmitted message and setting the reverse link CQI reporting mode of the access terminal based on CQIReportingMode value. The CQIReportingMode value is indicative of a reporting mode selected from a plurality of reporting modes. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280184 | MTC SERVICE ACTIVATION - An MTC device activates an MTC service by first performing an MTC device attachment procedure to attach to a mobile communication network. After the MTC device is attached to the mobile communication network, the MTC device activates a packet data protocol context for the MTC device with the mobile communication network. After the packet data protocol context is activated, the MTC device activates an MTC service with an MTC server. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280185 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARALLEL DE-INTERLEAVING OF LTE INTERLEAVED DATA - A wireless communication signal in Long Term Evolution (LTE) may be interleaved in a manner which permits a partitioning of a received inter-column bit-reversed interleaved code block for improved de-interleaving. The code block may be divided into equal subportions which may be simultaneously de-interleaved both forward and backward, and in parallel with other subportions. An even number of subportions may be provided. Dividing a received code block in this manner may improve de-interleaving performance. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280186 | RATE MATCHING DEVICE - In rate matching and interleaving in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, use of a circular buffer following interleaving may be avoided by reading out interleaved data directly from the interleaver in a manner which matches an expected output from a circular buffer. The read out data may be rate matched according to instructions from upper layers. The order in which the data is read out is configured to match the expected rate matched output from a circular buffer. In this manner use of a circular buffer may be avoided, resulting in saved memory costs. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280187 | Provision of an end-to-end connection from a terminal unit to a network - There is provided a method for providing at least one packet-oriented end-to-end connection from a terminal unit to another network via at least one connection in a mobile telecommunications network. A set-up of the connection includes an assignment of an address for addressing data packets to the terminal unit. The method comprises transferring, via a modem that is connected to the mobile telecommunications network via an air interface, the address to the terminal unit. The method also comprises forwarding data packets of the end-to-end connection that have been received from the mobile telecommunications network to the terminal unit, the data packets being forwarded in an association with the connection. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280188 | PRE-CODING METHOD FOR SPATIAL MULTIPLEXING IN MULTIPLE INPUT AND OUTPUT SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a pre-coding method for spatial multiplexing, comprising the steps of: performing a beam search for beam forming with a receiver device equipped with multiple antennas to perform pre-coding for spatial multiplexing in a transmitter device equipped with multiple antennas; transmitting a first packet including at least one or more training sequences to the receiver device after completion of said beam search; receiving, from the receiver device, a second packet including feedback information for pre-coding, determined in the receiver device by using the training sequences; and performing pre-coding for spatial multiplexing, onto the data stream to be transmitted to the receiver device, by using the pre-coding matrix calculated on the basis of the feedback information. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280189 | BASE STATION APPARATUS, MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - To keep PAPR low even when the same physical cell ID is used in each component carrier, a base station apparatus | 2011-11-17 |
20110280190 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Broadcast data is divided into a plurality of broadcast channels. Any of the plurality of broadcast channels is placed on a predetermined subcarrier in each of a plurality of main bands such that the placed broadcast channels differ from each other in a same frame and are consecutive in a predetermined order in a frame direction. The subcarriers are converted into a transmit RF signal and the transmit RF signal is transmitted. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280191 | METHOD OF ESTABLISHING AN HRPD SIGNAL LINK | 2011-11-17 |
20110280192 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING OF PACKET DATA SERVICE - A method for controlling the charging of packet data service is disclosed, which includes: monitoring a number of event triggers; and when one of the event triggers is met, a Traffic Plane Function (TPF) requesting charging rules from a Charging Rule Function (CRF). In the preferred embodiments of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, the event triggers, which the TPF is required for request charging rules from the CRF according to are set by the CRF and then are provided to the TPF. Charging-relevant input information is provided in the request, based on which the CRF determines proper charging rules and sends the determined charging rules to the TPF. In this way, the timing that the TPF requests charging rules from the CRF becomes controllable, and redundant information caused by the unnecessary charging rule from the TPF becomes avoidable, which enables interaction between the TPF and the CRF more effective and the charging control of packet data service reasonable and perfect. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280193 | DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL-TO-RESOURCE ELEMENT MAPPING - In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention, one or more first channels and one or more second channels are stored in a linear buffer. More specifically, the one or more first channels are stored in a first primary region of the linear buffer, and the one or more second channels are stored in a second primary region of the linear buffer, where if the second primary region is not large enough to store all of the second channels, one or more excess second channels are stored in a secondary area of the linear buffer. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280194 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A WIRELESS RADIO NETWORK - A communication system includes wireless access points that are distributed along a linear, terrestrial-based communications medium that has an operative interface to the Internet. The wireless access points establish wireless connectivity between end users in residences and businesses to the Internet via the communications medium. The operating channel for each wireless access point is controlled by a spectrum management system to control use of available spectrum in an efficient manner and to minimize interference. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280195 | INCREASING THROUGHPUT BY ADAPTIVELY CHANGING PDU SIZE IN WIRELESS NETWORKS UNDER LOW SNR CONDITIONS - Feedback indicates low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) conditions for a wireless communications link between a transmitter device and a receiver device. After attempting to achieve a target packet error rate (PER) by increasing transmission power for the wireless communications link, the transmitter device receives feedback that indicates a current PER, for data transmitted using an initial automatic repeat request (ARQ) block size, is above the target PER for the receiver device, and changes, based on the feedback, the current ARQ block size to a different ARQ block size for the wireless communications link. The different ARQ block size may be adaptively selected to provide a maximum PDU size that achieves the target PER at the receiver device under the low SNR conditions. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280196 | OPTIMIZATION OF THE PRESENCE INFORMATION REFRESH FOR A WIRELESS DEVICE - Techniques for optimizing presence information update requests for wireless devices on a wireless communication network by reducing the amount of access-network resources are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, presence information updates can be optimized by a presence module that is a single point of contact on a mobile device for presence requests from presence aware applications. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280197 | MULTIPLE-USER MULTIPLE-INPUT AND MULTIPLE-OUTPUT FOR HIGH-SPEED PACKET ACCESS SYSTEMS - A method for providing multiple-user multiple-input and multiple-output in a high-speed packet access system is described. Channel quality indicators are received from a plurality of dual stream capable wireless communication devices. A preferred beam and a secondary beam are determined for each wireless communication device using the channel quality indicators. Wireless communication devices with preferred beams orthogonal to each other are paired. A wireless communication device pair is selected. Data streams for the selected wireless communication device pair are scheduled in the same transmission time interval using an orthogonal variable spreading factor code. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280198 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal includes a controller to establish a connection with a packet data network through a wireless communication unit. The controller selects one of a plurality of timer values that are respectively mapped to multiple applications for transmitting/receiving packet data through the connection based on a predetermined priority, operates a timer based on the selected timer value, and controls the connection based on the timer. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280199 | Method and Arrangement in a Telecommunication System - Pre-existing methods of accessing a radio system via a random access channel as described in 3GPP TS 44.018 “Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol” is modified to include a first additional parameter (i), which defines the spreading of the probability density function for each successive access attempt. In accordance with one embodiment the accessing user/device is configured to use a random wait time for the j-th retry to access the RACH as a function of the additional parameter (i) and the number j, where j is a positive integer. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280200 | HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATION OF UPLINK RECEIVER WITH MATCHED THROUGHPUT - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and techniques for efficiently processing uplink communications. A telecommunications receiver processor architecture is provided that may be utilized with a LTE eNodeB base station wherein the data path throughput is optimally matched for a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) receiver. According to certain aspects, the receiver may be configured to perform operations on OFDMs symbols in an interleaved order. Additionally, the receiver may instantiate multiple IDFT engines to process multiple OFDM symbols in parallel. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280201 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROL CHANNEL CONFIGURATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - In accordance with aspects of the disclosure, a method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for wireless communication. The method, apparatus, and computer program product, in an implementation, may be configured to provide separate control channels for each of downlink grant information and uplink grant information, encode the control channels with an identifier known only to receiving nodes that are configured to decode the control channels with the identifier, and convey information to the receiving nodes that the identifier is known to the receiving nodes. The method, apparatus, and computer program product, in an implementation, may be configured to determine an aggregation level of a common search space related to common control resources, wherein the aggregation level is less than four, and receive control data from one or more candidates in the common search space that include contiguous control channel elements according to the aggregation level. | 2011-11-17 |
20110280202 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INDICATING UPLINK RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and a method for indicating uplink resource allocation in a broadband wireless communication system are provided. The method includes decoding an UpLink (UL) resource allocation Information Element (IE) in a received DownLink (DL) subframe, extracting an indicator field value from the decoded UL resource allocation IE, the indicator field value indicating a Transmission Time Interval (TTI) type for a resource allocated to the terminal and a UL subframe location, and transmitting UL data through a resource allocated to the terminal based on the extracted indicator field value. | 2011-11-17 |