52nd week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 81 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180376319 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, SYSTEM, RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND DATA STRUCTURES FOR SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION DELIVERY - A method and corresponding apparatus are configured to transmit, during terminal attachment to an evolved packet system and in at least a portion of a diameter command, centralized service-related subscription information. The method and apparatus are also configured to transmit, in an initial message of a call continuity procedure, received centralized service-related subscription information. The method and apparatus are configured to operate according to the received centralized service-related subscription information in the initial message of the call continuity procedure. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376320 | COMMUNICATION ACCESS SERVICES FOR MOBILE PHONES - A communication access server may provide a client service for communication access services. The communication access server may authenticate a user having an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and registering user credentials. The communication access server may activate a communication interception service at a communication service provider (CSP) system for the IMSI. The communication access server may receive an intercepted communication from the CSP system and send the intercepted communication to the client service for access by a user. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376321 | Location Area Management Method and Device - A location area management method and a device, the location area management method including receiving, by a single radio controller, a first request message, where the first request message is used by user equipment UE to request a location update, generating, by the single radio controller, a paging area list of the UE according to the first request message, where the paging area list includes a location area identity of a location area of at least one network standard, adding, by the single radio controller, the paging area list of the UE to a first response message, and sending the first response message to the UE. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376322 | Initiating Signaling in Mobile Management Entity Pools Using Workflows - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for initiating signaling in mobile management entity pools using workflows. A processor can execute an orchestrator application. The processor can receive location data that indicates a geographic location at which a virtual mobility management entity has been instantiated and registered. The processor can obtain a mobility management entity topology that defines boundaries of two or more mobile management entity pools and identify, based on the location data, one of the mobility management entity pools in which the virtual mobility management entity is located. The processor can identify pool elements included in the mobility management entity pool, obtain a workflow for establishing and configuring the pool elements, and request establishment of signaling between the virtual mobile management entity and the pool elements. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376323 | System and method for controlling mobile services using sensor information - A system includes a database of image data associated with a vehicle; and control logic configured to cause a user device to capture one or more images and compare data associated with the one or more images with the image data to determine if a user is present in a vehicle and disable a text messaging function at least in part responsive to the determination using the image data. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376324 | Dynamic Communication - The disclosed embodiments relate to provisioning of a service, such as a financial service, to a device, such as a mobile device operative to access the service wirelessly or otherwise, in a manner which efficiently provides a consistent user experience which meets a user's expectations as to the functionality and quality of the service, including the user interface therefore and service delivery, which leverages the available capacities of the devices through which the service is provided so as to maximize the functionality and quality of the provided service without diminishing the experience, i.e. without substantially reducing the quality or functionality. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376325 | Internet Of Things Services Architecture - According to at least one example embodiment, the present disclosure may be implemented in the form of a method or system for performing data traffic inspections and selecting an IMSI according to a switching logic. The example embodiment may include a data inspection module configured to inspect data requests from a mobile device assigned a first IMSI. The data inspection module may be further configured to determine data usage information of the mobile device from the inspected data requests. The example embodiment further includes a switching logic module communicatively coupled to the data inspection module. The switching logic module is configure to select a second IMSI associated with a second mobile network to assign to the mobile device, the selection of the second IMSI being at least partially based on the data service being requested by the mobile device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376326 | RELIABLE WRITE COMMAND PROTOCOL FOR BLUETOOTH LE - In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided for using reliable write command protocol. The apparatus may be configured to receive a predetermined number of segments from a first wireless device during a first connection interval. The apparatus may be configured to transmit one or more notifications to the first wireless device during the first connection interval based on an order that that the segments were received. The apparatus may be configured to receive a subsequent segment(s) from the first wireless device during a second connection interval. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376327 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A communication system is disclosed comprising a gateway, a number of base stations, and a mobile device. The gateway holds information mapping address data for each base station to information identifying a respective cell operated by that base station. A base station obtains information identifying a cell operated by a neighbour base station and provides this information to the gateway. The gateway obtains from the information held address data for the neighbour base station based on the information identifying the cell operated by the neighbour base station. The gateway generates and sends a message including address data to the base station. The base station receives the message and establishes a connection with the neighbour base station using the address data. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376328 | Passive wireless electronics detection system - A passive wireless electronics detection system is disclosed having one or more radio antenna assemblies able to receive digital data from a wireless electronic device located within a predetermined range, and storage associated with the radio antenna assemblies for storing at least some of the digital data received. The storage is through connection to the internet, or can be local to the antenna assemblies. The digital data includes wireless device meta-data such as the device name, MAC address, BSSID, previous Wi-Fi networks connected to, etc. A device listing is complied through frequency of detection or user input, and an alert may be triggered when an unexpected device is detected, which can then be sent to one or more digital devices. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376329 | ENCRYPTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A key management tool comprises a memory, an interface, a compatibility engine, a validation engine, a distribution engine, and a verification engine. The compatibility engine is configured to determine that the first device is compatible with the key management tool, the validation engine is configured to validate the first device, and the distribution engine is configured to communicate a first temporary key to the first device. The verification engine is configured to perform a first set of one or more checks on the first device after the first temporary key is communicated to the first device, the distribution engine is further configured to communicate a first permanent key to the first device if the first device passes the first set of one or more checks, and, subsequent to the communication of the first permanent key, the interface is configured to receive a request for a second permanent key. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376330 | Method and Apparatus for Handling Security Keys for Individual Bearers - A method and apparatus for handling security keys for individual bearers of the user equipment include dividing between a plurality of different sub-groups, a plurality of individual bearers, each sub-group having a different base value from which the security keys for the associated bearers are derived. When the security keys associated with the individual bearers of one particular sub-group are refreshed, the security keys of the individual bearers, which are not a part of the particular sub-group do not need to be refreshed. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376331 | Method and Apparatus for Refreshing the Security Keys of a Subset of Configured Radio Bearers - A method and apparatus for refreshing the security keys of a subset of configured radio bearers including less than all of the currently configured radio bearers is provided. An indication is received from a network entity to release one or more radio bearers from the subset of configured radio bearers for which the refresh of security keys is desired. A new radio bearer is added for each of the one or more radio bearers being released. Each of the new radio bearers is added with new security keys. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376332 | Method and Apparatus for Implementing Bearer Specific Changes as Part of a Connection Reconfiguration that Impacts the Security Keys being Used - A method and apparatus provides a communication connection between a user equipment and a network entity including a plurality of radio bearers having security keys. A connection reconfiguration message is received, which identifies bearer specific changes to be made to a subset of radio bearers including less than all of the plurality of radio bearers, that impact the security keys being used by the subset of radio bearers, where the connection reconfiguration message includes a bearer identification field that identifies the radio bearers included in the subset and a chaining counter. The requested changes are applied to the subset of radio bearers associated with the bearer identification field without resetting the communication connection with the communication network. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376333 | ADAPTER FOR PROVIDING UNIFIED TRANSACTION INTERFACE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to enabling access transaction systems to accept different communication protocols. In some embodiment, an access device receives, from a portable device, an indication that a transaction is to be performed by exchanging transaction information between the portable device and a remote computer, wherein the remote computer is configured to communicate using a first communication protocol. Next, the access device determines that the portable device is configured to communicate using a second communication protocol. The access device then converts communications between the portable device and the remote computer from the second communication protocol to the first communication protocol to assist the portable device and the remote computer in exchanging the transaction information. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376334 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A MOBILE UNIT COUPLED TO A SMARTPHONE AND A SERVER - A method for protected communication between a mobile unit coupled to a smartphone and a server, wherein it is possible to access a service of the server via the smartphone by registration data. Processes are provided for the first-time input of a PIN number in association with the registration data; definition of a secret of the mobile unit; storage of the registration data; the PIN number and the secret in a secure memory in the smartphone; input of the PIN number on the mobile unit; transmission of the PIN number and the secret from the mobile unit to the secure memory; reading of at least a portion of the registration data from the secure memory if the transmitted PIN number and the transmitted secret match the stored PIN number and the stored secret; and transmission of at least the portion of the registration data from the smartphone to the server. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376335 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REALIZING WIRELESS ACCESS POINT CONNECTION AUTHENTICATION - The application provides methods and devices for implementing wireless access point connection authentication. The method includes acquiring a connection authentication request of a user device generated during a connection with a target wireless access point; and executing an authentication module corresponding to the access point type information to complete the connection authentication of the target wireless access point on the basis of access point type information corresponding to the target wireless access point. Compared with the prior art, the method and device meet the diversified demand on the connection authentication when the users connect to the wireless access points in practice and meet the needs of connection authentication of various types of wireless access points. Meanwhile, the authentication module can implement automatic connection authentication and reduces the manual operation of the users, thereby meeting demand on facilitating connection authentication when the users connect to the wireless access points. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376336 | RF CLIENT FOR IMPLEMENTING A HYPER DISTRIBUTION COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL AND MAINTAINING A DECENTRALIZED, DISTRIBUTED DATABASE AMONG RADIO NODES - A system is provided which includes a plurality of RF devices, wherein each RF device contains a tangible, non-transient memory device; and a software client, an instance of which is recorded in the memory device of each of the plurality of RF devices. The software client contains suitable programming instructions which, when implemented by at least one processor of at least one computational device, implements a hyper distribution communications protocol among the RF devices and maintains a decentralized and distributed database of transactions between the RF devices. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376337 | DIGITAL CAPACITY CENTRIC DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is an architecture for a Digital Capacity Centric Distributed Antenna System (DCC-DAS) that dynamically manages and distributes resources in different locations where there is demand for capacity. The DCC-DAS also allows for the routing of resources to other applications such as location finding devices, jamming devices, repeaters, etc. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376338 | SDR-BASED MASSIVE MIMO WITH V-RAN CLOUD ARCHITECTURE AND SDN-BASED NETWORK SLICING - A telecommunications network comprises at least one core network interface for providing interconnection to a core network. At least one base station provides communications to at least one user device. At least one server defines a configurable network interconnecting at least one core network interface and the base station. The at least one server defines logically independent network slicing for the configurable network that selects a first network slice responsive to use of the configurable network by a first application and selects a second network slice responsive to use of the configurable network by a second application. The at least one server further provides a data center based cloud architecture to support the first network slice when the first application is selected and the second network slice when the second application is selected. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376339 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - An electronic equipment in a wireless communication system, and a wireless communication method. The wireless communication system includes at least one first cell and at least one second cell, and at least one of the second cells is operating in an unlicensed band. The electronic equipment includes one or more processing circuits configured to perform: configuring for a user equipment at least one second cell operating in an unlicensed band to perform carrier aggregation communication; and generating, dynamically or semi-statically, energy detection threshold information for each second cell operating in the unlicensed band so that the user equipment can perform energy detection on the unlicensed band according to the energy detection threshold information. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376340 | SPECTRUM ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS UTILIZING SAME - A spectrum access method and an apparatus utilizing same. A spectrum management apparatus includes at least one processor configured to: determine location information and antenna angle information of each of at least one secondary apparatus; in response to a request for accessing an idle spectrum of a primary apparatus, determine, according to the location information and the antenna angle information of each of the at least one secondary apparatus, a secondary apparatus to grant access to the idle spectrum; and provide, to a serving base station of each of the secondary apparatuses having the access granted, the location information and the antenna angle information of all of the secondary apparatuses having the access granted, to enable the serving base station to perform interference alignment preceding. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376341 | CHANNEL MAPPING IN SHARED SPECTRUM IN THE PRESENCE OF HIGHER TIER USERS - Techniques and apparatus for channel mapping in shared spectrum in the presence of higher tier users are provided. One technique includes evaluating, for different channel locations of orthogonal channel(s) within available spectrum, an amount of transmission limitation imposed to a group of devices due to incumbent protection, an amount of available bandwidth, and/or a maximum contiguous channel size. A channel location is assigned to each orthogonal channel, based on the evaluation. Another technique includes determining first channel location(s) in order to assign at least a first orthogonal channel within available spectrum. Each first orthogonal channel is associated with a group of devices sharing bandwidth within one or more networks. An exchange is participated in with a network entity to share a first set of information associated with the first channel locations. A determination is made whether to modify portion(s) of the first set of information, based on the exchange. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376342 | SPECTRUM ACCESS OPTIMIZATION FOR SELF ORGANIZING NETWORKS - Improved techniques are provided for managing and optimizing network resources and spectrum access in a Self-Organizing Network (SON). A Spectrum Access System (SAS) collects network-related information from a plurality of network sources, such as base stations and user equipments (UEs), to perform optimization and organization across different networks, network operators, and network technologies. In some embodiments, the SAS may use the network information and a Radio Environment Map to optimize TDD synchronization in the SON. In other embodiments, the SAS may use the network information to populate a global Neighbor Relation Table. The SAS also may use the network information to optimize one or more network parameters, such as Physical Cell Identities or Root Sequence Indexes, antenna parameters, transmit power levels, handover thresholds, channel assignments, and so on, for use in the SON. Advantageously, the SAS's optimized network parameters may be used to improve network performance, reduce signal interference, and adjust to network failures in the SON. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376343 | USER TERMINAL, RADIO BASE STATION AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - The present invention is designed so that it is possible to improve the characteristics of communication in cells where listening is executed before transmission (for example, unlicensed band cells). According to one aspect of the present invention, a user terminal, in a cell in which listening is performed before transmission, has a transmission section that transmits channel state information (CSI), and a measurement section that measures the CSI in a measurement subframe by using a measurement reference signal. The measurement subframe is defined as a subframe in which the CSI can be measured and is at least one of a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframe, a partial subframe consisting of part of symbols, and a transmission subframe of a detection signal, other than subframe index # | 2018-12-27 |
20180376344 | DYNAMIC FREQUENCY PLANNING IN SHARED SPECTRUM - Dynamic frequency planning of shared spectrum is contemplated. The sharing may facilitate use of unlicensed or non-exclusively licensed spectrum within a geographical area serviced by two or more spectrum access sharing systems (SASs) or otherwise subjected to control of independently operating entities. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376345 | SPECTRUM SHARING BETWEEN PRIMARY USERS AND CO-EXISTENCE GROUPS OF SECONDARY USERS - Embodiments assign shared spectrum resources to access points. Embodiments group the access points into coexistence groups of access points, and generate a vertex graph including vertices that each represent one of the coexistence groups, where an edge connecting a pair of vertices in the vertex graph represents an overlap between coverage contours of a pair of coexistence groups represented by the pair of vertices, and the edge is assigned a weight that is proportional to the overlap as compared to other overlaps between coverage contours of other pairs of coexistence groups. Embodiments generate at least one vertex-colored graph by assigning a color to each vertex in the vertex graph, group the coexistence groups into groups of coexistence groups based on their corresponding assigned colors in the at least one vertex-colored graph, and map shared spectrum transmit frequencies to the groups of coexistence groups. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376346 | Operator Formed Network Consortiums - Networking systems and methods here include utilizing an exchange service in communication with a network service, the network service being in communication with a first network and a second network, the exchange service configured to, receive a formation request to form a consortium of networks among the first network and second network, send provision information to a first AP in the first network regarding the second network and a second AP in the second network regarding the first network. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376347 | WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE ACCESS POINT LAYERS - A multiple overlapping layer wireless network system for providing coverage in a multiple-office or business environment with multiple APs, and an improved method of designing and installing these multiple layers of wireless networks. Multiple overlapping wireless networks (i.e., multiple layers) are superimposed in the same area, and offset from each other according to their geometry. This results in a multiple wireless network installation with sufficient signal coverage in all areas for all networks with minimal inter-AP interference, segregated traffic, and multiple connections for each wireless network to one or more wired networks, thereby reducing the possibility of a single point of failure. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376348 | DEVICE THROUGHPUT DETERMINATION - In one example, a system for device throughput determination includes a monitor engine to monitor an average packet size at a node of a cellular network designated for a device and a channel quality between the device and the node of the cellular network, a classification engine to classify the device based on the monitored average packet size at the node designated for the device and the channel quality, a prediction engine to predict a throughput for the device over a quantity of future transmission time intervals (TTI) based on the classification of the device and a number of resources requested by the device over a period of time. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376349 | DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM - A distributed antenna system includes a plurality of first antenna groups and a plurality of second antenna groups. The first antenna groups include a plurality of first antennas which forms beams in a first direction along a mobile station track and transmits identical signals at identical frequencies. The second antenna groups include a plurality of second antennas which forms beams in a second direction and transmits identical signals at identical frequencies. The first antennas and the second antennas are installed to face each other across the mobile station track. Each of the first antenna groups uses a frequency different from a frequency used in another first antenna group adjacent thereto, each of the second antenna groups uses a frequency different from a frequency used in another second antenna group adjacent thereto, and two frequencies are used by the first antenna groups and the second antenna groups in total. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376350 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND BASE STATION DEVICE - A radio communication system realizing flexible QoS control is provided. A radio communication system according to an aspect of the present invention includes multiple base station devices, each of the multiple base station devices including a reception unit configured to exert a carrier sense function. The multiple base station devices include first base station devices and second base station devices. Each of the first base station devices includes a control unit configured to acquire a first radio parameter common to the first base station devices. Each of the second base station devices includes a control unit configured to acquire a second radio parameter common to the second base station devices. First communication quality provided by the first radio parameter is different from second communication quality provided by the second radio parameter. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376351 | RECEIVER BEAMFORMING FOR SERVING AND NEIGHBOR CELL MEASUREMENTS - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to receiver beamforming for serving and neighbor cell measurements. An exemplary method generally includes communicating with one or more base stations using a first beam type, initiating a transition to communicating with at least one of the one or more base stations using a second beam type in response to an indication of a trigger event, and communicating with the at least one of the one or more base stations using the second beam type. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376352 | CONTROL APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND WIRELESS BASE STATION - A control apparatus for wireless communication system includes: a communication unit to obtain, from a base station, information indicating reception quality, at a terminal device, of a signal transmitted on a directional beam from the base station; and a processing unit to determine whether to remove a spot on the basis of the information obtained by the communication unit, the spot being an area irradiated with a directional beam from the base station. If the processing unit determines that the spot is to be removed, the communication unit sends an instruction to remove the spot to the base station or to a master base station of the base station. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376353 | SCHEDULING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPATIAL REUSE - A scheduling method of giving a chance for transmission to a plurality of terminals in the same time period, and a device therefor are provided. The scheduling method includes: transmitting first scheduling information to terminals in a network, the first scheduling information defining transmitting/receiving terminals and a transmission time period; receiving channel measurement information including inter-terminal interference information from the terminals in the network; and generating second scheduling information defining transmission time periods and a plurality of transmitting/receiving terminals that do not interfere with each other by using the channel measurement information. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376354 | .System And Measurement Method For An Inter-Vehicle Wireless Communication System - Systems and methods of characterizing an inter-vehicle wireless (IVW) communication system of a vehicle under test (VUT) that includes a communication device are described. The VUT and an instrumentation antenna are positioned at first and second locations, respectively. An azimuth angle is varied between the communication device and the instrumentation antenna by performing rotation of (a) the VUT at the first location while leaving the instrumentation antenna fixed in the second location or (b) the instrumentation antenna in a circular path about the first location while leaving the VUT fixed in the first location. For each of specified azimuth angles, receive performance of the IVW communication system is tested by transmitting packets through the instrumentation antenna to the IVW communication system, receiving packets at the IVW communication system and estimating and recording an error rate indicating a level of success of packets being received by the IVW communication system. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376355 | SERVICE OPTIMIZATION PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a service optimization processing method, a device, and a system. Sensor information of UE is reported to a network device, the network device predicts a status of the UE based on the sensor information of the UE, and optimizes a service of the UE based on the status, or the network device performs service adjustment based on the sensor information of the UE. In this way, power consumption of the UE can be effectively reduced, and user experience is improved. In addition, network signaling and resource usage can be optimized, and channel resource utilization is improved. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376356 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING A FINE TIMING MEASUREMENT (FTM) PROCEDURE - Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of performing a Time of Flight (ToF) measurement. For example, a first wireless device may include a radio to communicate a discovery frame with a second wireless device, the discovery frame including an initiator indication to indicate whether a sender of the discovery frame is to be an initiator or a responder of a Time of Flight (ToF) measurement procedure, and availability information to indicate a wireless channel and one or more time intervals; and a controller to perform the ToF measurement procedure with the second wireless device over the wireless channel during the one or more time intervals, the controller be either the initiator or responder of the ToF measurement according to the initiator indication. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376357 | SELF-ORGANIZED FLEETS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES TO OPTIMIZE FUTURE MOBILITY AND CITY SERVICES - Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide autonomous vehicle network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable network of autonomous vehicles comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes. In particular, systems and methods for operating self-organized fleets of autonomous vehicles. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376358 | REMOTE MANAGEMENT OF BASE STATIONS AND/OR THE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED THEREBY - Embodiments described herein are directed to a control device that is configured to monitor parameter(s) associated with device(s) located at a site. The control device performs action(s) based on the monitored parameter(s). The control device sends command(s) to the device(s) that cause the device(s) to perform a certain function or operation based on the monitored parameter(s). The control device may also provide the parameters and/or other information provided by the device(s) to a centralized server for further monitoring and/or processing. The centralized server receives information from a plurality of control devices located at a plurality of different sites and provide commands to the control devices based on the received information. In addition, the control device determines whether a user device is connected to a base station or a wireless access point located at the site and provide/receive data in accordance with a data policy enforceable by the control device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376359 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPORTING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of reporting channel state information (CSI) on a terminal in which a plurality of CSI processes are configured in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: measuring a channel based on a CSI reference signal (RS) resource related to one of the CSI processes; measuring interference based on a CSI-interference measurement (IM) resource related to the CSI process; determining CSI based on the measured channel and the measured interference; and reporting the CSI through an uplink channel, wherein a codebook for reporting the CSI, which is used for determining the CSI, is one of two or more codebooks that correspond independently to each of the CSI processes. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376360 | NETWORK PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORK FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS - Methods and systems are provided for the determination of the channel capacity of access points in a wireless communication network. Methods and systems are also provided for the management of radio resources in a wireless communication network based at least in part on the determined channel capacity of the access points and/or on at least one network performance statistic derived therefrom. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376361 | BANDWIDTH INFORMATION DETERMINATION FOR FLEXIBLE BANDWIDTH CARRIERS - Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are provided for mobility management for wireless communications systems that utilize a flexible bandwidth carrier. Some embodiments include approaches for determining bandwidth information, such as one or more bandwidth scaling factors N and/or flexible bandwidths, at a user equipment (UE), where the bandwidth information may not be signaled to the UE. Embodiments for determining bandwidth information include: random ordered bandwidth scaling factor approaches, delay ordered bandwidth scaling factor approaches, storing bandwidth scaling factor value in UE Neighbor Record approaches, spectrum measurement approaches, spectrum calculation approaches, and/or a priori approaches. Flexible bandwidth carrier systems may utilize spectrum portions that may not be big enough to fit a normal waveform. Flexible bandwidth carrier systems may be generated through dilating, or scaling down, time, frame lengths, bandwidth, or the chip rate of the flexible bandwidth carrier systems with respect to a normal bandwidth carrier system. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376362 | Video Optimization Method, User Equipment, And Network Device - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a video optimization method, user equipment, and a network device. One example method includes: sending, by a network device, first indication information to user equipment (UE), where the first indication information instructs the UE to send a video mean opinion score (MOS) of the UE to the network device, and the video MOS represents a current video quality level; and receiving, by the network device, the video MOS sent by the UE. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376363 | CONGESTION/OVERLOAD CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a congestion/overload control method and apparatus. The method includes: learning, by a gateway device, information about network access time of a User Equipment (UE) or UE group; and rejecting or discarding, by the gateway device, session management request messages of the UE or UEs in the UE group beyond the network access time of the UE or UE group; or discarding, by the gateway device, data of the UE or the UEs in the UE group beyond the network access time of the UE or UE group. Embodiments of the present invention can perform congestion/overload control differentially on the UE or UEs in the group, implement congestion/overload control on the gateway device, avoid congestion/overload caused by a large number of UEs on the gateway device, and improve the efficiency of congestion/overload control. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376364 | NETWORK NODE, RADIO NETWORK NODE AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREIN - A method performed by a network node for enabling communication with a wireless device via a radio network node in a communication network, which network node supports a first set of functionalities out of a total set of functionalities in a core network of the communication network. The first set of functionalities belongs to a first network slice of the core network, and is separated from another set of functionalities out of the total set of functionalities in the core network. The network node initiates a transmission of an indication, during a connection setup for the wireless device, to the radio network node, which indication indicates the supported first set of functionalities. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376365 | FRONT-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATION SERVICE CONTINUITY IN A WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (WDS) NETWORK - Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a front-haul communications system for enabling communication service continuity in a wireless distribution system (WDS) network. A WDS network includes a front-haul communications system and a plurality of remote WDSs. In this regard, a front-haul link control circuit is provided in the front-haul communications system to detect failed front-haul communication link(s). In response to detecting the failed front-haul communication link(s), the front-haul link control circuit reroutes a disrupted communication service(s) to operational front-haul communication link(s) based on bandwidth capacity requirements of the disrupted communication service(s) and unused bandwidth capacity of the operational front-haul communication link(s). By detecting the failed front-haul communication link(s) and rerouting the disrupted communication service(s) communicated on the failed front-haul communication link(s), it is possible to enable communication service continuity in the WDS network, thus enhancing efficiency and performance of the WDS network. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376366 | MULTI-USER BASED SPLITTING FOR MULTI-RAT AGGREGATION - Apparatus, systems, and methods to identify victims and aggressors of interference in full duplex communication systems are described. In one example, apparatus of an eNB capable to manage a bearer in a network comprising multiple heterogeneous radio access technology network access points, the eNB comprising processing circuitry to determine a first portion of the bearer to be allocated to a first network access point and a second portion of the bearer to be allocated to a second network access point in the network and allocate the first portion of the bearer to the first network access point and the second portion of the bearer to the second network access point. Other examples are also disclosed and claimed. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376367 | PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION FOR AVIONIC WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS - A data aggregator includes a traffic characterization module, a rate estimator, a data regulator, and a sensor data transmission interface. The traffic characterization module is operable to generate a predicted quality of service for a plurality of sensors having one or more data rates and a plurality of priorities. The rate estimator is operable to generate a plurality of required data rates to maintain a target quality of service for one or more data consumers of an avionic communication network based on the predicted quality of service. The data regulator is operable to hold and release a plurality of sensor data from the sensors in one or more queues at the required data rates as a regulated data flow. The sensor data transmission interface is operable transmit the regulated data flow to the one or more data consumers. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376368 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - In a communication device and a communication method, multiple pieces of QoS control information are stored in a routing information base, each piece of QoS control information, with a terminal wired to the communication device itself as a transmission source, defining a bandwidth control value and a priority degree that correspond to communication data specified by a combination of the transmission source and a destination. When communication data is inputted, a control unit selects QoS control information that matches a combination of the transmission source and the destination of the inputted communication data from among the stored multiple pieces of QoS control information and indicates a bandwidth to a bandwidth control unit on the basis of the selected QoS control information, indicates a priority degree to a DSCP marking unit, and performs wireless transmission. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376369 | Measurement Denoising - A method includes sampling a common signal over a plurality of iterations, concatenating the sampled iterations, summing samples of the concatenated iterations within a window of a predetermined sample width, at each of a plurality of window positions along the concatenated iterations, and estimating noise of the common signal from the summed sample values at the window positions. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376370 | WAKEUP PACKET PREAMBLE - A method of operation of an electronic device includes receiving a preamble portion of a packet from an access point using a wakeup receiver of the electronic device and receiving a data portion of the packet from the access point using the wakeup receiver. The preamble portion includes a preamble bit having a preamble bit duration, and the data portion includes a data bit having a data bit duration that is longer than the preamble bit duration. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376371 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. Particularly, the present invention relates to a method for performing communication by a terminal in a TDD-based wireless communication system, and an apparatus therefor. The method comprises the steps of: configuring a PCell and an SCell, wherein the PCell and the SCell have different UL-DL configurations from each other; receiving information indicating a reference UL-DL configuration; and performing a signal processing operation according to a transmission direction indicated by the reference UL-DL configuration, in only a cell having the same transmission direction as the transmission direction indicated by the reference UL-DL configuration from among the PCell and the SCell, as for subframe #k1 in which transmission directions of the PCell and the SCell are different from each other. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376372 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PDU FORMATTING ACCORDING TO SDU SEGMENTATION - There is provided a method comprising determining, for a service data unit to be included in a protocol data unit, whether a segment of the service data unit is to be included in the protocol data unit and, if so, determining the position of the segment relative to the service data unit, the protocol data unit comprising a header part and a data field part, determining whether to include information in the header part in dependence of the first determining, and, if so, determining the content of the information in dependence on the first determining and providing the protocol data unit to a receiver entity. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376373 | MOBILE-TERMINATED PACKET TRANSMISSION - Methods, apparatus circuitry, and storage media are described for mobile-terminated packet transmissions. In one embodiment, an apparatus of a control plane device configured to operate within an evolved packet network core identifies a first service flow event trigger associated with a first packet data unit (PDU) session and processes a path reselection for a first PDU session in response to the first service flow event trigger, wherein the path reselection determines a new gateway for the first PDU session resulting from the path reselection. Transmission of a change notification to an application server controller associated with the first PDU session is initiated in response to the path reselection. Transmission of a routing update to the new gateway in response to the path reselection is also initiated. In various embodiments, the trigger may be a mobility event, a load balancing event, or operations in association with an application server controller. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376374 | MULTIBAND DATA DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD - In a communication device and communication method, channel quality information for first and the second communication protocols is calculated. Further, allocation information can be generated for the first and the second communication protocols based on the corresponding channel quality information. Sequence numbers of corresponding data frames to be transmitted by the communication device can be generated. Further, the data frames and corresponding sequence numbers can be allocated to the first and the second communication protocols based on the allocation information. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376375 | USE OF WAIT PERIOD TO OBTAIN ON-DEMAND SYSTEM INFORMATION FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS - According to an example implementation, a method may include transmitting, by a user device to a base station in a wireless network, a system information request for on-demand system information during a random access procedure, where the system information request is a request for one or more parameters that enable the user device to communicate in the wireless network, receiving, by the user device from the base station, an indication of a wait period in which the user device waits before obtaining the on-demand system information, waiting, by the user device, a time duration during the wait period, and monitoring, by the user device after expiration of the wait period, a system information window in which a system information message having the on-demand system information is broadcasted by the base station. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376376 | COMBINING BANDWIDTH FROM MULTIPLE CELLULAR CONNECTIONS INTO A SINGLE WLAN NETWORK - A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving an instruction to aggregate cellular bandwidth of a user device with the cellular bandwidth of one or more participating user devices; appending a shared character string to a network name of the user device based on receiving the instruction; scanning for wireless local area networks (WLANs) after appending the shared character string; identifying one or more WLAN networks with the network names having the shared character string, where the one or more WLAN networks are hosted by the one or more participating user devices; connecting to a particular WLAN network, of the one or more WLAN networks via a WLAN interface of the user device; combining bandwidth from the cellular interface of the user device with the bandwidth from the WLAN interface of the user device; and hosting a WLAN network providing a sum of the bandwidth from the WLAN interface and the cellular interface. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376377 | ACCESS CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SERVICE IN BROADBAND CLUSTER SYSTEM, AND CLUSTER TERMINAL - A service access control method, a service access control apparatus and a cluster terminal for a broadband cluster system are provided. The method includes: determining a service type of a to-be-accessed service, the service type including a service with a low delay requirement, determining whether a current subframe meets a preset access condition for a service with a low delay requirement when it is determined that the to-be-accessed service is the service with the low delay requirement, and completing access of the to-be-accessed service if the current subframe meets the preset access condition for the service with the low delay requirement. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376378 | DYNAMIC UTILIZATION OF ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES BASED ON TOKEN ASSOCIATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for dynamic utilization of alternative resources based on token association. The system is typically configured for receiving a request from a user to generate a generic token for a digital wallet located on a mobile device of the user, generating the generic token and associating one or more resource credentials of the user with the generic token, transmitting the generic token to the mobile device of the user and storing the generic token in the digital wallet, receiving an interaction request from an authorization network to route an interaction, and routing the interaction to complete the interaction by selecting at least one resource credential from the one or more resource credentials associated with the generic token and transmitting the at least one resource credential to the authorization network. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376379 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system is described in which a handover procedure is provided to allow a mobile device to transfer from a home base station connected to a core network via a home base station gateway to another base station not coupled via the home base station gateway. A novel extension to the handover procedure is provided in which the home base station gateway is informed of the transfer of the mobile device, allowing context and resources assigned to the mobile device at the base station gateway to be released. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376380 | EXPOSURE OF CAPABILITIES OF CENTRAL UNITS AND DISTRIBUTED UNITS IN BASE STATION ENTITIES FOR ADMISSION CONTROL - Methods for configuring a radio transceiver comprising a CU coupled to DU comprise the DU receiving a connection request from a UE, forwarding it to the CU, providing the CU with information so that the CU can determine whether the DU will support the request, the CU determining whether it will support the request and if both are so prepared, cooperating to couple the UE with the DU and CU. The DU can decide whether it will support the request and communicate it to the CU and if not, can transmit the request to another DU and so advise the CU. Alternatively the DU can expose its capabilities to the CU and allow the CU to decide whether the DU will support the request and communicate it to the DU. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376381 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDOVER MANAGEMENT FOR WIRELESS DEVICE - A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide to establish a radio connection with an end device; obtain context information pertaining to the end device; analyze the context information; determine whether to not provide handover to the end device in response to the analysis of the context information; and transmit, to the end device, multiple thresholds that indicate when a partial handover is to be invoked and when a completive handover is to be invoked, in response to a determination that handover is to be provided to the end device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376382 | DRIVELESS METHOD TO CAPTURE CSFB EXPERIENCE - The present disclosure relates to a method of obtaining at least one Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for a communication session ( | 2018-12-27 |
20180376383 | Lossless Split Data Bearer for Inter-RAT Dual Connectivity Wireless Device - Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to manage an uplink bearer that utilizes concurrent inter-RAT dual uplink connectivity to avoid packet loss during bearer switch, handover, and/or radio link failure occasions. The wireless device may establish a first wireless link according to a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second wireless link according to a second RAT. A data bearer may be established that utilizes both the first wireless link and the second wireless link. Uplink data packets of the data bearer that are provided to a protocol stack for the second RAT may be stored in a buffer. The second wireless link may be lost. The stored uplink data packets that were provided to the protocol stack for the second RAT may be provided to a protocol stack for the first RAT based at least in part on the second wireless link being lost. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376384 | METHOD FOR INTERWORKING BETWEEN NETWORKS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOF - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an interworking method between networks of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, including: performing a first interworking procedure for changing a network of the UE from a 5-generation core network (5GC) network to an evolved packet core (EPC) network, wherein, when an interface between the 5GC and the EPC networks does not exist, the performing of the first interworking procedure includes: receiving a first indication from an access and mobility management function (AMF) of the 5GC network; and performing a handover attach procedure in the EPC network based on the first indication. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376385 | SELECTIVELY DEAUTHENTICATING A CLIENT DEVICE MANAGED BY A CONTROLLER ASSOCIATED WITH MULTI-ZONES - Example method includes: establishing, by an access point, a first connection to a first controller associated with a first zone; establishing, by the access point, a second connection to a second and different controller associated with a second and different zone; determining, by the access point, that the first zone is preferred over the second zone; receiving, by the access point, an association request from a new client device managed by the first controller; in response to a number of client devices managed by the second controller and associated with the access point exceeding a predefined number, selectively de-authenticating at least one client device managed by the second controller associated with multi-zones; and transmitting, by the access point, an association response to the new client device managed by the first controller to allow the new client device connect to the access point. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376386 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING A CELL CHANGE PROCEDURE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND A DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for performing a cell change procedure in the wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving configuration information indicating an identifier of a radio bearer to which a cell change procedure be performed; and performing the cell change procedure in RLC (Radio Link Control) and PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) entities of the radio bearer indicated in the configuration information, wherein the cell change procedure comprises a re-establishment of the RLC and PDCP entities. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376387 | DUAL NETWORK GEOGRAPHICAL RADIO CONFIGURATION - Systems, methods, and computer readable mediums for configuring a radio system to provide network service access based on a location of the radio system. The radio system can identify the location and send a location signal indicating its location over a first network. The radio system can receive, over the first network, first configuration data for communicating over a second network based on its location. The radio system can configure itself to communicate over the second network using the first configuration data and subsequently provide network service access over the second network according to the first configuration data. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376388 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATING METHOD AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A wireless communicating method includes: transmitting a querying signal to at least one access point (AP) to request at least one key cache stored in the at least one AP, wherein one of the at least one APs has established a connection with a station; and receiving said at least one key cache from the at least one AP. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376389 | VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle may include a mobile communication device, a traffic information receiver and a controller, wherein the mobile communication device communicates with a first communication infrastructure among a plurality of communication infrastructures, wherein the traffic information receiver communicates with a traffic infrastructure, and wherein the controller is configured to receive information related to communication states of the plurality of communication infrastructures from the traffic infrastructure through the traffic information receiver, and performs a handover from the first communication infrastructure to a second communication infrastructure according to a first communication state information related to the first communication infrastructure and a second communication state information related to the second communication infrastructure. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376390 | MOBILITY MANAGEMENT FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Mobility management for wireless communication networks is provided. A method can include determining, by a device comprising a processor, expected utilities respectively for a group of network actions on behalf of a user equipment in a communication network based on an observed state of network devices of the communication network, selecting, by the device, a network action from the group of network actions having at least a threshold expected utility, resulting in a selected network action, determining, by the device, an adjustment parameter for the selected network action based on a conformity of the selected network action to a network policy applicable to the communication network, and based on the adjustment parameter, adjusting, by the device, an expected utility of the expected utilities corresponding to the selected network action to account for the observed state of the network devices of the communication network. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376391 | SELECTING RELAY FREQUENCIES IN A REPEATER - A system includes a repeater and a data processor. The repeater is for relaying data between a base station and a handset. The repeater is configured to receive data from a plurality of cells in a network and relay at least a portion of the received data to a handset on a first channel. The data processor is coupled to the repeater. The data processor is configured to extract, from the received data, network criteria characterizing a priority of different channels in the network. The data processor is configured to determine, based on the extracted network criteria, a second channel based on the priority of different channels and cause the repeater to reconfigure to relay data signals between a second base station and the handset using the second channel. The second channel includes a frequency band. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376392 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLEXING HYBRID SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS - A method and apparatus for operating a satellite system including different satellites that may belong to different types of satellite constellations. In some implementations, the satellite system may include a LEO satellite constellation and one or more non-LEO satellite constellations that can be used to increase the forward link capacity of the LEO satellite constellation, for example, by allowing an LEO satellite to offload at least some of its forward link traffic to one of the non-LEO satellites. The user terminals can dynamically switch forward link communications between a LEO satellite and a non-LEO satellite while maintaining a return link connection with the LEO satellite. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376393 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLEXING HYBRID SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS - A method and apparatus for operating a satellite system including different satellites that may belong to different types of satellite constellations. In some implementations, the satellite system may include a LEO satellite constellation and one or more non-LEO satellite constellations that can be used to increase the forward link capacity of the LEO satellite constellation, for example, by allowing an LEO satellite to offload at least some of its forward link traffic to one of the non-LEO satellites. The user terminals can dynamically switch forward link communications between a LEO satellite and a non-LEO satellite while maintaining a return link connection with the LEO satellite. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376394 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and device for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system. According to the present invention, provided is a method comprising a step of receiving, from a network node, a request message requesting an E-UTRAN radio access bearer (E-RAB) configuration for data transmission and reception of a mission critical service (MCS), wherein the request message includes indication information for permitting transmission and reception of the data in at least one first measurement gap, when data of the MCS is generated in the at least one first measurement gap, transmitting, to the terminal, at least one of measurement gap information related to the at least one first measurement gap in which the indication information or the data is transmitted, and transmitting, to the terminal, the data in the at least one measurement gap. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376395 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDING OVER USER EQUIPMENT AMONG WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS - The present application provides a method, network station and user device to switch wireless connection between WAPs. The network station obtains a target WAP for the user device to connect later, determines the access information corresponding to the target WAP. and sends the access information to the user device via current wireless connection between the user device and a currently connected WAP. The user device correspondingly receives the access information corresponding to a target WAP, and establishes wireless connection between the user device and the target WAP according to the access information. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376396 | Device, System, and Process for Changing Networks for Wireless Devices - A process for changing networks for a plurality of wireless devices includes storing in a database current wireless network distribution information for the plurality of wireless devices and storing in the database charge rates for the current wireless network distribution information for the plurality of wireless devices. The process further includes analyzing with the processor the current wireless network distribution information for the plurality of wireless devices and the charge rates for the current wireless network distribution information for the plurality of wireless devices to determine a change in distribution of wireless networks for one or more of the plurality of wireless devices and sending with the processor a command to modify wireless network settings for the one or more of the plurality of wireless devices. A system is disclosed as well. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376397 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - Provided are a wireless communication apparatus, a system and a method that are suitable for establishing steady communication by using a redundant configuration. The wireless communication apparatus includes a plurality of devices that transmit and receive data through a wireless network. The devices each include a control section and a decision section. The decision section in one of the devices designates a first device from among the devices as a first valid device, and designates a second device as a second valid device. The control section in the first device copies to the second device the data and coupling information for transmitting and receiving the data. When the second device is determined to valid, the control section in the second device transmits the copied data from the second device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376398 | MOBILE CELLULAR NETWORKS - Multiple mobile cellular network (MCN) communication systems can be networked together to form a network of MCN communication systems (NOM). Each MCN communication system within the NOM can operate as an independent cellular network to provide communications between user equipment within a covered area. When a UE in one MCN of the NOM moves into a different MCN of the NOM, the corresponding MCN communication systems can handover the UE. The UE can also be handed over between MCN communication systems when the MCN communication systems move. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376399 | FAST MOVING SCENARIO ACCESS POINT SWITCHING - Embodiments of a system and method for switching access points in a fast moving scenario in a wireless network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus of a communication station (STA) includes transceiver circuitry to: send a request to a first access point (AP) to associate with the first AP to access a network, and receive a service set identifier (SSID), a channel number, an ordered listing of APs for association when traveling in a fast moving scenario, and a plurality of basic service set identifications (BSSIDs) corresponding to the ordered listing of APs. The apparatus includes processing circuitry to determine whether a signal strength of a second AP exceeds a signal strength of the first AP in the fast moving scenario fast moving scenario access point switching | 2018-12-27 |
20180376400 | A DEVICE WITHIN A WIRELESS PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD - A device includes an upper layer that performs routing at least one packet and a Peer to Peer (P2P) unit that provides information about formation of a wireless P2P network to the upper layer which is higher than a data link layer. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376401 | Routing Communications in Dual-band Devices - Routing data transmissions in dual-band devices is described. In an example, a system can determine, based at least in part on capabilities information associated with a device, two or more networks that are available to the device. The two or more networks can include at least a fourth generation (4G) network and a fifth generation (5G) network. The device can be anchored in a first network of the two or more networks. The system can determine first characteristic(s) associated with the first network and second characteristic(s) associated with a second network of the two or more networks. Based at least in part on the first characteristic(s) and the second characteristic(s), the device can determine to transmit data via the second network instead of the first network and can transmit the data via the second network. The system can be associated with a service provider or the device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376402 | Connectivity using a Geographic Phone Number - Techniques for connectivity using a geographic phone number are described. According to various implementations, techniques described herein enable various policies pertaining to the use of telephone numbers at different locations to be enforced. For instance, techniques described herein enable a client device that is outside of a permitted geographic area for a geographic phone number to use a non-geographic phone number to connect a call, while the call can be routed using the geographic phone number. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376403 | Systems And Methods For Routing Data - Methods and systems for routing data are disclosed. In one aspect, service management can be implemented on one or more computing devices located between at least one router and one or more nodes. The one or more computing devices can be a default gateway for a plurality of user devices. In another aspect, the disclosed methods and systems can use a tag in routing a data block (e.g., service data) via a predefined route. For example, a device can transmit a request for a tag to a network node for routing a data block via a predefined route. Upon receiving the request, the network node can allocate a tag and create an interface. The interface can be associated with the tag and communications between the network node and the device for routing the data block. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376404 | RESTRICTION CONTROL APPARATUS, RESTRICTION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND RESTRICTION CONTROL METHOD - A restriction control apparatus configured to perform restriction control of communication of a user apparatus in a mobile communication system includes an information obtaining unit configured to obtain, from a user information management apparatus in the mobile communication system, group identification information indicating a group to which the user apparatus belongs, and a restriction determination unit configured, when receiving a communication request from the user apparatus, to determine whether the group to which the user apparatus belongs is a control target or not based on the group identification information and group identification information of a control target determined by the restriction control apparatus. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376405 | NB-IOT SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNALS WITH OFFSET INFORMATION - Narrowband Internet of Things synchronization signals are described that carry offset information. In one example an evolved NodeB (eNB) to performs operations to transmit synchronization signals for time and frequency synchronization between the eNB and user equipments (UEs) for narrowband Internet of things (NB-Iot). The operations include concatenating a plurality of short ZadoffChu (ZC) sequences each having a different root index, the ZC sequences being ordered to indicate an offset for use by a UE, generating an NB-Iot Primary Synchronization Signal (NB-PSS) using the concatenation of short ZadoffChu (ZC) sequences, and transmitting the resulting NB-PSS by the eNB in a periodic manner to the UE, wherein, the offset is identified by the order of the ZC sequences. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376406 | Transmission of BSS Load Element in Wireless Local Area Network System - A method and system for providing utilization information for a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network system, performed by an access point, including generating and transmitting a BSS load element including a capable STA count field, a plurality of frequency and/or spatial stream underutilization fields, and a plurality of delta observable secondary channel utilization fields. The capable STA count field indicates a total number of STAs currently associated with the BSS. Each of the frequency and/or spatial stream underutilization fields indicates underutilized frequency and/or spatial stream domain resources on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access resource units for each channel, and each of the frequency and/or spatial stream underutilization fields is calculated based on RU size. Each of the delta observable secondary channel utilization fields indicates a utilization for a subband within a secondary channel calculated based on observable utilization on the corresponding secondary channel. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376407 | Access Control In A Network Comprising Network Slices - A method to enable network slice aware access control in a wireless communication system. In some embodiments, the method includes adding network slice configuration information (NSCI) to the system information (SI) (e.g., System Information Block (SIB)) that is broadcast over the air interface (e.g. the LTE/NX air interface). | 2018-12-27 |
20180376408 | USER EQUIPMENT AND COMMUNICATION METHOD OF USER EQUIPMENT - Disclosed is a user equipment that supports device-to-device communication. A user equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a communication unit for broadcasting a discovery message for informing another user equipment of the user equipment itself, and receiving a discovery message broadcasted from another user equipment; and a control unit for, when at least one discovery message is received, extracting an ID of at least one other user equipment from the at least one received discovery message, selecting at least one ID out of the extracted ID on the basis of status information indicating an importance of the at least one other user equipment, and broadcasting a discovery message including the selected ID. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376409 | BASE STATION, MOBILE STATION, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A base station includes a controller configured to set a first cell supporting non-orthogonal multiple access wireless transmission for a plurality of mobile stations and generate a broadcast signal indicating that the non-orthogonal multiple access wireless transmission is supported in the first cell, the broadcast signal including a condition related to wireless quality between the base station and a mobile station, for performing the non-orthogonal multiple access wireless transmission in the first cell; and a transmitter configured to transmit the broadcast signal. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376410 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A communication method of an electronic device may comprise: a step of wirelessly outputting an advertisement signal at predetermined time intervals when power is supplied; a step of acquiring access information of an access repeater from an external device while outputting the advertisement signal; a step of stopping the output of the advertisement signal and accessing the access repeater on the basis of the access information of the access repeater when the access information of the access repeater is acquired; and a step of stopping the output of the advertisement signal if an elapsed time after the power is supplied is greater than a predetermined reference time. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376411 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Accessing a Local Area Scoped Network Having Non-Access-Stratum Procedures - The present invention addresses a method, apparatus and computer program product for accessing a local area scoped network having non-access-stratum procedures, such as a MuLTEfire network, which implement identifying an available access point of the local area scoped network having non-access-stratum procedures, transmitting a message to the access point, indicating a request for retrieving network information, wherein the information are queried from the network before authorization and actually connecting to the network, selecting a service provider of the network based on received network information for binding the network identity to the selected service provider for accessing, and conveying a Non-Access Stratum service request to the network to cause authentication of the user equipment for connecting to the network. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376412 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A ROAMING CONNECTION - A method to establish a roaming connection of a communication terminal of a foreign communication network in a visited communication network includes receiving a roaming connection request from the communication terminal of the foreign communication network by a first identification entity of a first sub-network of the visited communication network, the roaming connection request having an identifier of the communication terminal. The method further includes identifying the communication terminal based on the identifier of the communication terminal, receiving a foreign sub-network identifier by the first identification entity of the visited communication network; verifying, on a basis of the foreign sub-network identifier, whether a respective sub-network of the visited communication network corresponds to the foreign sub-network; and sending a configuration request for a configuration of the foreign sub-network. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376413 | System and Method for Wireless Network Selection - In one embodiment, a method for wireless network selection includes obtaining, by a user equipment (UE) from a visitor access network discovery and selection function (V-ANDSF) server, a visitor policy and creating a wireless local area network (WLAN) priority list in accordance with the visitor policy, a home policy, and a priority indicator. The method also includes selecting a WLAN from the priority list as a selected network. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376414 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE - A communication method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, sub-network information of a RAN sent by a network side device, where the sub-network information is used to indicate at least one RAN sub-network included in the RAN; accessing, by the terminal device, a target RAN sub-network among the at least one RAN sub-network based on a service requirement of the terminal device; and communicating, by the terminal device, with the network side device by using the target RAN sub-network. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376415 | POWER SAVING HOST-MODEM INTERACTION IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device may include a host and a modem interconnected by an interface. The host includes a host processor configured to control components of the communication device and to communicate with the modem via the interface. The modem includes a modem processor configured to control components of the modem and to communicate with the host via the interface, and a transceiver configured to communicate with the modem processor and to transmit data to, and receive data from, a communications network. The modem processor is configured to identify a reduced activity state of the modem and to communicate information on the reduced activity state to the host processor. The host processor is configured to reduce, in response to the information on the reduced activity state of the modem, an operation of at least one component of the communication device. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376416 | GENERATING ADAPTIVE MODELS FOR IOT NETWORKS - A hub device of a network receives topology data for the network that indicates changes in a topology or performance of the network. The hub device determines modifications to processing functions for edge devices of the network based on the topology data. The hub device deploys the modifications to respective edge devices of the network. An edge device may collect data and use a processing function to perform operations on the data, generate processed data, and send the processed data to the hub device for further processing. In some cases, a remote provider network receives topology data for the network and generates modifications to processing functions for edge devices of the network based on the topology data. The remote provider network then transmits the modifications to the network. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376417 | CONNECTION MANAGEMENT FOR INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICES - A network device identifies Internet of Things (IoT) devices present on a Long Term Evolution, category M1 (LTE Cat-M1) network in a service area with connectivity to a wireless station; determines a reporting configuration currently associated with each of the IoT devices, wherein each of the reporting configurations are based on a reporting requirement for an initiation of reporting instances via the LTE Cat-M1 network; performs an analysis of the reporting configurations to identify a potential signal loading reduction over the LTE Cat-M1 network and/or a potential power consumption reduction related to the reporting configuration associated with at least one of the IoT devices; modifies, based on the analysis, the reporting configuration of the at least one IoT device to enable the potential signal loading reduction and/or the potential power consumption reduction; and transmits, to the at least one IoT device, a message identifying the modified reporting configuration. | 2018-12-27 |
20180376418 | METHOD, ACCESS POINT, AND STATION FOR DATA TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the communications field, and in particular, to a method, an access point, and a station for data transmission in a wireless local area network, so as to reduce energy consumption in a data transmission process. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the STA may not listen to a trigger frame after receiving the first indication information, and wakes up at the first target wakeup moment. In addition, after waking up, the STA does not miss time for listening to the target trigger frame. This reduces energy consumption in a data transmission process. | 2018-12-27 |