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20090253432 | System and Method for Generating a Blacklist for Femtocells - Provided are systems and methods for generating a blacklist for femtocells. According to an embodiment of the application, a mobile device generates and maintains a femtocell blacklist including an identification of at least one femtocell to be avoided by the mobile device. Upon detecting a femtocell, the mobile device determines whether the femtocell is identified in the femtocell blacklist. If the femtocell is identified in the femtocell blacklist, then the mobile device avoids any attempt to use the femtocell. This might allow the mobile device to conserve battery power and reduce wireless communication resources. Since the femtocell blacklist is generated and maintained by the mobile device, the network infrastructure does not need to generate and manage the femtocell blacklist. Also, there is no need for the mobile device to download a femtocell blacklist or updates thereof from the network infrastructure. | 10-08-2009 |
20130301509 | MAINTAINING MBMS CONTINUITY - Systems, apparatuses, and computer implemented methods may be directed to identifying that a UE is near a cell edge of the source base station, the UE receiving or requesting a multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS). A target base station can be identified based, at least in part, on the MBMS received at or requested by the UE. The target base station can be provided to the UE, for example, by providing an indication to the UE of a target base station from which to receive services. The target base station may be acquired through a handover procedure (RRC connected), or through a cell selection procedure (RRC idle). The target base station can be identified based on a multimedia broadcast single frequency network area identifier (MBSFN AreaID) for a synchronized MBMS continuity across network cells or by a temporary multicast group identity (TMGI) for asynchronous MBMS continuity across network cells. | 11-14-2013 |
20140036676 | Maintaining MBMS Continuity - Methods and systems for managing Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) service continuity include, with a source node in a communication system, providing an MBMS, processing an event that indicates that a User Equipment (UE) being serviced by the source node is to be transferred to one of a number of candidate nodes, receiving a congestion bit from each of the candidate nodes, and providing data to the UE that causes the UE to be serviced by a target node selected from the candidate nodes based at least in part on values of the congestion bits from each of the candidate nodes. | 02-06-2014 |
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20110176481 | Method to Support Emergency Call Through Mesh Network - A method is provided for managing an emergency call in a mesh network. The method comprises a mesh station receiving an emergency indicator indicating that a call is an emergency call. | 07-21-2011 |
20110310840 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE NETWORK CONFIGURATION CHANGES - Example methods and apparatus to reduce network configuration changes are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving network connectivity information sets for future locations of a wireless terminal. The example method also involves selecting a network connection configuration for each future location based on a quantity of connection configuration changes during transitions between the future locations. | 12-22-2011 |
20110310865 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ACCESS NETWORK CONNECTIVITY INFORMATION USING PREDICTED LOCATIONS - Example methods and apparatus to access network connectivity information based on predicted future locations of wireless terminals are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves predicting at least one future location of a wireless terminal. The example method also involves requesting at least first and second network connectivity information sets for connecting to at least one access network providing wireless communication coverage at the at least one future location. The first network connectivity information is associated with a first geographic location, and the second network connectivity information is associated with a second geographic location. | 12-22-2011 |
20110310866 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ACCESS NETWORK CONNECTIVITY INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH PREDICTED TIMES - Example methods and apparatus to access network connectivity information associated with predicted times are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving network connectivity information and an associated start time indicative of a predetermined time commencing a requirement to use the network connectivity information for connecting a wireless terminal to an access network. The example method also involves in response to a time event based on the start time, using the network connectivity information to enable a connection change between the wireless terminal and the access network. | 12-22-2011 |
20110310867 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PREDICT ROUTING TO MAINTAIN CONNECTIVITY OVER A GEOGRAPHIC AREA - Example methods and apparatus to predict routing to maintain connectivity over a geographic area are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves selecting network connection configurations for subsequent connections of a wireless terminal to access networks and generating a listing of network connection locations based on the selected network connection configurations. The example method also involves sending the listing of network connection locations to a geographic navigation program to enable selecting a geographic route based on the network connection locations. | 12-22-2011 |
20130039338 | Releasing Time Domain Measurement Restrictions - In some implementations, a method includes identifying handover from a source eNodeB (eNB) to a target eNB or reestablishment with a subsequent eNB after losing connection with an initial eNB. Time-domain measurement resource restrictions for the UE are identified. The time-domain measurement resource restriction for the UE is released in connection with identifying the handover or the reestablishment. | 02-14-2013 |
20130044668 | Efficient Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service Continuity Methods - A method is provided for a UE to receive a MBMS. The method includes, when the UE initiates a handover from a first cell that is providing the MBMS, the UE adding a TMGI associated with the MBMS service to a message sent from the UE to an access node in the first cell. The method further comprises the UE receiving information from the access node in the first cell, the information promoting the UE being handed over to a second cell capable of providing the MBMS. | 02-21-2013 |
20130095781 | Method to Support Emergency Call Through Mesh Network - A method is provided for managing an emergency call in a mesh network. The method comprises a mesh station receiving an emergency indicator indicating that a call is an emergency call. | 04-18-2013 |
20130188922 | Multimedia File Support for Media Capture Device Position and Location Timed Metadata - A method is provided for recording data. The method comprises recording, by a device, a first set of samples of at least one of video data or audio data and recording, by the device, a second set of samples of information related to at least one of a position of the device or an orientation of the device. A plurality of samples in the first set are associated with a plurality of samples in the second set. | 07-25-2013 |
20140092758 | PROCESSING FOR A CARRIER ACCORDING TO A CARRIER TYPE - A mobile device receives information relating to a first carrier of a first type, where the information is received from a network node in a wireless access network that supports carrier aggregation that includes the first carrier of the first type and at least another carrier of a second, different type. The mobile device uses the information to perform processing relating to the first carrier of the first type or a cell of the first type. | 04-03-2014 |
20140112243 | USING A CELL AS A PATHLOSS OR TIMING REFERENCE - Information is communicated indicating whether a cell on a first carrier of a first type is to be used as a reference cell, wherein the reference cell is at least one selected from among a pathloss reference cell and a timing reference cell, and wherein the first carrier of the first type is part of a carrier aggregation that further includes at least a second carrier of a second, different type. | 04-24-2014 |
20140120967 | MITIGATING INTERFERENCE FROM WIRELESS EQUIPMENT - A first wireless access network node determines whether a first wireless equipment is potentially an interferer of wireless communication of a second wireless equipment in a domain of a second wireless access network node, where the first wireless equipment is in a domain of the first wireless access node. In response to determining that the first wireless equipment is potentially the interferer of the wireless communication of the second wireless equipment, configuration information is sent to the second wireless access network node to allow the second wireless access network node or the second wireless equipment to detect an interference from the first wireless equipment and to initiate performance of an interference mitigation procedure with respect to the interference from the first wireless equipment. | 05-01-2014 |
20140126438 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for energy saving in heterogeneous wireless communication networks are provided. The small cell (e.g., pico cell, relay cell, femto cell) may adjust its transmit power based on the requirement of user equipments (UEs) in the cell's coverage. The small cell may detect a UE entering its coverage with or without assistance from the macro cell. An appropriate small cell may be selected to serve the UE based on its traffic load when the UE is located in the coverage of multiple small cells. The small cell may also transmit auxiliary synchronization signals to reduce the association time for the UE. | 05-08-2014 |
20140128078 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for energy saving in heterogeneous wireless communication networks are provided. The small cell (e.g., pico cell, relay cell, femto cell) may adjust its transmit power based on the requirement of user equipments (UEs) in the cell's coverage. The small cell may detect a UE entering its coverage with or without assistance from the macro cell. An appropriate small cell may be selected to serve the UE based on its traffic load when the UE is located in the coverage of multiple small cells. The small cell may also transmit auxiliary synchronization signals to reduce the association time for the UE. | 05-08-2014 |
20140293882 | DEACTIVATING OR MAINTAINING A PACKET DATA NETWORK CONNECTION - A packet data network (PDN) gateway receives a message associated with a user equipment (UE) having a PDN connection. The PDN gateway determines whether the UE is accessing a network node that has a predetermined association with the PDN gateway based on the message. In response to the determination, the PDN connection is maintained or deactivated. | 10-02-2014 |
20140301361 | COMMUNICATING AN INDICATION RELATING TO IN-DEVICE COEXISTENCE INTERFERENCE - A user equipment (UE) sends, to a wireless access network node, an indication for indicating whether a transmission component causing in-device coexistence (IDC) interference in the UE is active or inactive. | 10-09-2014 |
20140315593 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORKS USING COOPERATIVE SENSING - A method, network element and user equipment, where in one embodiment at a network element within a secondary cell for self-optimizing operation with a primary cell, the method transmitting using an initial transmit power from the network element; requesting feedback from sensors located near a location; receiving the feedback from the sensors; and adjusting a transmit power based on the received feedback. | 10-23-2014 |
20140328182 | CONTROLLING DATA OFFLOAD IN RESPONSE TO FEEDBACK INFORMATION - A first wireless access network node receives feedback information from a second wireless access network node that performs data offload for the first wireless access node. The feedback information relates to one or more of a radio resource usage, a buffer condition, a hardware resource usage or a link quality. In response to the feedback information, the first wireless access network node performs control of the data offload. | 11-06-2014 |
20140334350 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CELL MEASUREMENT - Methods and apparatus for cell measurement. An example method in a network device includes receiving configuration information including at least one of multimedia broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) configuration or time division duplex (TDD) configuration for an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) and transmitting the configuration information to a user equipment, wherein the network device is associated with a radio access technology different from E-UTRAN. | 11-13-2014 |
20140362750 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGY SAVING IN A WIRELESS SYSTEM - A system and method for entering and exiting energy savings power mode in a wireless network is provided. According to an aspect, a request message for requesting entry of a node into energy serving is generated at an anchor node. The request message is sent and the node that receives it enters an energy saving mode. The request can be implemented as an X2-application protocol message and can include indicators for timing of entry into energy saving mode, resources to be reserved and the state of energy saving mode to be entered into. The nodes can take the form of anchor nodes and non-anchor nodes as well as macro nodes and small nodes. Modified versions of X2-application protocol messages eNB configuration update, cell activation request and cell activation response can also be used to assist a node in entering and exiting energy savings power mode. | 12-11-2014 |