Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080232301 | Slow Adaptation of Modulation and Coding for Packet Transmission - Systems and methods for performing MCS adaptation are provided. In some cases, the network performs MCS adaptation based on received NACKs. In other cases, the mobile station determines an MCS based on channel quality measurements, and feeds back the MCS adaptation decision to the network. In either case, NACK-only feedback may be implemented to reduce interference. | 09-25-2008 |
20080267168 | Slow Adaptation of Modulation and Coding for Packet Transmission - Systems and methods for performing MCS adaptation are provided. In some cases, the network performs MCS adaptation based on received ACKs. | 10-30-2008 |
20080268845 | Method and System for Efficient DRX Operation During Handover in LTE - A method and system for efficient DRX operation during handover in LTE in which a user equipment expects handover to occur, the method having the steps of: checking whether a no handover initiation decision is received within a predetermined time period; if no, performing the steps of: ensuring the user equipment is not in a DRX sleep period during reception of a handover grant; checking whether a handover grant is received, and if yes, performing a handover procedure; and if no, resuming a DRX sleep interval; and if yes, ending the process. | 10-30-2008 |
20080285509 | Method and System for Discontinuous Reception De-Synchronization Detection - A method and apparatus for discontinuous reception desynchronization detection between an enhanced Node B and a user equipment, the method having the steps of: waiting for a predefined event to occur; and upon the predefined event occurring, sending a message from one of the enhanced Node B and the user equipment to the other of the enhanced Node B and user equipment, wherein the message contains one of a request for discontinuous reception period information or discontinuous reception period information, the discontinuous reception period information or discontinuous reception period information being utilized to detect desynchronization. | 11-20-2008 |
20080287091 | Method and System for Discontinuous Reception De-Synchronization Detection and Recovery - A method and apparatus for recovery from discontinuous reception desynchronization, the method having the steps of: determining a most recent time that an explicit message indicating a change from an old discontinuous reception period to a new discontinuous reception period was sent; adding to the most recent time that the explicit message was sent the old discontinuous reception period multiplied by an integer, where the integer is selected to ensure the results of the adding step occur after a present time; and sending a continuous reception command at the time found in the adding step. | 11-20-2008 |
20080287149 | Method and System for Discontinuous Reception De-Synchronization Detection - A method and apparatus for detecting loss of discontinuous reception synchronization, the method comprising the steps of: finding the shorter of a new discontinuous reception period and an old discontinuous reception period; and sending a message at a multiple of the shorter of the new discontinuous reception period and the old discontinuous reception period, wherein the message is utilized for detecting loss of discontinuous reception synchronization. | 11-20-2008 |
20080310356 | System and Method for Large Packet Delivery During Semi-Persistently Allocated Session - Systems and methods of delivering large IP packets during a semi-persistently allocated resource session. An additional resource allocation is dynamically made and signalled to a mobile device to indicate a resource to be used to deliver the large IP packet. The packet is then transmitted using the resource thus allocated. | 12-18-2008 |
20090046655 | Mobility Mechanism for Service Continuity - A system comprising an inter-RAT/inter-network redundancy controller (IRC) is provided. The IRC is configured to communicate with a source gateway in communication with a source radio access network (RAN) using a first radio access technology (RAT). The IRC is further configured to communicate with a target gateway in communication with a target RAN using a second RAT. The IRC is further configured to promote a handover of a user equipment from the source RAN connected to the source gateway to the target RAN connected to the target gateway when the source gateway fails. | 02-19-2009 |
20090088159 | Measurement Control for Handover From One Radio Access Technology to Another - A method is provided for measuring at least one radio condition of each of a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs). The method includes specifying a sequence of the RATs, and measuring at least one radio condition of a first RAT in the sequence before measuring at least one radio condition of a second RAT in the sequence. | 04-02-2009 |
20090092107 | System and Method for Inter-Radio Access Technology Signal Measurement - A multi-mode user equipment is provided. The multi-mode user equipment includes a processor configured to promote measurement of a signal strength of a microtechnology-based network during a portion of a macrotechnology-based communication from a network component to the multi-mode user equipment. The signal strength of the microtechnology-based network is measured during a portion of the macrotechnology-based communication when no user data is being transmitted. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093234 | Proximity of User Equipment to a Home Local Network - A system is provided that includes a user equipment configured to attempt a quality measure of a signal from a home local network only when the user equipment is within range of the home local network. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093251 | Inter-Radio Access Technology Measurement System and Method - A macrotechnology-based system is provided. The system includes a processor configured to promote macrotechnology-based transmission to a multi-mode user equipment of a signal including a plurality of data portions and a plurality of gaps between one or more of the plurality of data portions, at least one of the gaps used by the multi-mode user equipment for measurement of a signal strength of a microtechnology-based network. | 04-09-2009 |
20090116440 | Long Term Evolution User Equipment Multi-Packet Data Network Parameter Based Connectivity Control - A system is provided for concurrently connecting a user equipment to a plurality of packet data network gateways via a radio access network and a serving gateway. The system includes a processor configured to evaluate an operational parameter related to a set of network components to which the user equipment, the radio network, the serving gateway and the packet data network gateways belong. The operational parameter is used to control a user equipment to multiple packet data networks, subject to resource limitation, and QoS and PCC rules. | 05-07-2009 |
20090154417 | System and Method for Resource Scheduling - A component in a telecommunications system is provided. The component includes one or more processors configured to promote semi-persistent scheduling of a resource and to send a release message. The release message informing the user equipment to cease attempting to process data from the downlink portion. Also provided is user equipment comprising one or more processors configured to promote providing an indication that a request for an uplink resource is related to a voice over Internet Protocol call. | 06-18-2009 |
20090161575 | Long Term Evolution User Equipment Multi-Packet Data Network Connectivity Control - A system is provided for controlling user equipment connectivity to packet data networks. The system includes a profile maintaining information related to connectivity of the user equipment to one or more packet data networks. The system also includes one or more processors programmed to accept a user selection of one or more of the packet data networks maintained by the profile and to promote connection to the selected packet data networks. | 06-25-2009 |
20090238207 | Dynamic Aggregated Maximum Bit Rate for Evolved Packet System Non-Guaranteed Bit Rate Quality of Service Enforcement and Network Bandwidth Utilization - A system is provided for specifying a dynamic aggregated maximum bit rate (AMBR). The system includes a processor configured to determine whether a change in the AMBR currently applicable to a first network component should be requested. If a change in the AMBR is requested, the processor is configured to promote the first network component recommending to a second network component an adjusted AMBR. | 09-24-2009 |
20090239526 | Evolved Packet System Quality of Service Enforcement Deactivation Handling to Prevent Unexpected User Equipment Detach - A system of a telecommunications network is provided. The system includes a processor configured to promote preventing a detachment of a user equipment (UE) from the network by preventing deactivation of at least one default bearer between the UE and the network when at least one bearer between the UE and the network is to be deactivated based on a quality of service parameter. | 09-24-2009 |
20090245108 | Proactive Uplink Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate Enforcement - A system and method for enforcing uplink aggregate maximum bit rate (AMBR) at a network gateway is provided. In one embodiment, a network gateway may inform one or more network access nodes that are sending data to the network gateway that a total data flow rate on a plurality of bearers from the one or more network access nodes to the network gateway exceeds a first threshold. Responsive to being informed that the total data flow rate exceeds the first threshold, the one or more network access nodes take an action to decrease the data flow rate from a plurality of user equipment that are sending data to the one or more network access nodes. | 10-01-2009 |
20090262736 | User Equipment Detach With Multiple Packet Data Network Connectivity - A system is provided that includes a component configured to promote detachment of a user equipment (UE) from a plurality of packet data network (PDN) gateways by sending a message to each of the plurality of PDN gateways to which the UE has at least one active bearer. The message requests that at least one of the plurality of PDN gateways delete the at least one active bearer. | 10-22-2009 |
20110205960 | CLIENT ROUTING IN A PEER-TO-PEER OVERLAY NETWORK - A method of client routing in a peer-to-peer (“P2P”) overlay network is provided. In one embodiment, the method of client routing in a P2P overlay network comprises requesting communication with a client by a first peer using the P2P overlay network, wherein said first peer is directed to a second peer to which said client is registered in the P2P overlay network; determining that said client is not attached to said second peer in the P2P overlay network and said client has access to another network; providing said second peer with said client's location in the P2P overlay network using said other network, wherein said client's location is associated with a third peer to which said client is attached and not registered in the P2P overlay network; forwarding said client's location from said second peer to said first peer using the P2P overlay network, and using said client's location to communicate with said client by said first peer using the P2P overlay network. | 08-25-2011 |
20110238794 | PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK CONNECTIVITY STATUS - The embodiments disclosed herein provide a system, apparatus, and method for managing requests in a peer-to-peer network. A processor determines whether to reduce an amount of checks for connectivity for the device in the peer-to-peer network in response to a device being in the peer-to-peer network. The processor configures the device to send a message indicating a status of the device to a number of other devices in the peer-to-peer network without receiving a request for the status of the device in response to a determination to reduce the amount of checks for connectivity for the device in the peer-to-peer network. | 09-29-2011 |
20110307617 | Method And Apparatus For Handling Peers With Dynamic IP Connectivity Status In Peer-To-Peer Networks - Method and apparatus for communication in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network are provided. The method comprises a first peer in the P2P network selecting a primary Internet Protocol (IP) address from a plurality of IP addresses associated with the first peer. The method further comprises the first peer providing the primary IP address to a second peer as an address the second peer is to use in initiating communication with the first peer. The apparatus comprises a user equipment (UE) that includes a processor configured such that the UE selects a primary IP address from plurality of IP addresses associated with the UE and registers the primary IP address in the P2P network. | 12-15-2011 |
20120009928 | Method and System for Efficient DRX Operation During Handover in LTE - A method and system for efficient DRX operation during handover in LTE in which a user equipment expects handover to occur, the method having the steps of: checking whether a no handover initiation decision is received within a predetermined time period; if no, performing the steps of: ensuring the user equipment is not in a DRX sleep period during reception of a handover grant; checking whether a handover grant is received, and if yes, performing a handover procedure; and if no, resuming a DRX sleep interval; and if yes, ending the process. | 01-12-2012 |
20120034879 | Inter-Radio Access Technology Measurement System and Method - A network access device is provided with one or more processors configured for macrotechnology-based transmission to a multi-mode user equipment of a signal including a plurality of data portions and a plurality of gaps between one or more of the plurality of data portions, wherein at least one of the gaps is used by the multi-mode user equipment for measurement of a first signal strength of a microtechnology-based network. | 02-09-2012 |
20120034880 | System and Method for Inter-Radio Access Technology Signal Measurement - A multi-mode user equipment is provided. The multi-mode user equipment includes a processor configured to promote measurement of a signal strength of a microtechnology based communication during a portion of a macrotechnology based communication, wherein the portion is assigned by a macrotechnology based network component. | 02-09-2012 |
20120113979 | Slow Adaptation of Modulation and Coding for Packet Transmission - Systems and methods for performing MCS adaptation are provided. In some cases, the network performs MCS adaptation based on received NACKs. In other cases, the mobile station determines an MCS based on channel quality measurements, and feeds back the MCS adaptation decision to the network. In either case, NACK-only feedback may be implemented to reduce interference. | 05-10-2012 |
20120263076 | Long Term Evolution User Equipment Multi-Packet Data Network Parameter Based Connectivity Control - A system is provided for concurrently connecting a plurality of packet data network gateways to a serving gateway. The system includes a processor configured to evaluate an operational parameter related to a set of network components to which the serving gateway and the packet data network gateways belong. The operational parameter limits a quantity of packet data network gateways to which the serving gateway concurrently connects. | 10-18-2012 |
20130010730 | System and Method for Resource Scheduling - A component in a telecommunications system is provided. The component includes one or more processors configured to promote semi-persistent scheduling of a resource and to send a release message. The release message informing the user equipment to cease attempting to process data from the downlink portion. Also provided is user equipment comprising one or more processors configured to promote providing an indication that a request for an uplink resource is related to a voice over Internet Protocol call. | 01-10-2013 |
20130012137 | Inter-Radio Access Technology Measurement System and Method - A network access device is provided with one or more processors configured for macrotechnology-based transmission to a multi-mode user equipment of a signal including a plurality of data portions and a plurality of gaps between one or more of the plurality of data portions, wherein at least one of the gaps is used by the multi-mode user equipment for measurement of a first signal strength of a microtechnology-based network. | 01-10-2013 |
20140082159 | PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK CONNECTIVITY STATUS - The embodiments disclosed herein provide a system, apparatus, and method for managing requests in a peer-to-peer network. A processor determines whether to reduce an amount of checks for connectivity for the device in the peer-to-peer network in response to a device being in the peer-to-peer network. The processor configures the device to send a message indicating a status of the device to a number of other devices in the peer-to-peer network without receiving a request for the status of the device in response to a determination to reduce the amount of checks for connectivity for the device in the peer-to-peer network. | 03-20-2014 |