Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100011110 | Mobile terminal to media server connection apparatus, system, and method - An apparatus, system, and method for a communication network that includes base stations, mobile terminals, and media servers. A base station may receive enable a device-to-device connection between a media server and a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal and the media server may establish the enabled device-to-device connection to create an underlay network within the cellular network, the underlay network including the mobile terminal, the media server, and the device-to-device connection. In some embodiments, the mobile terminal and the media server each include a device-to-device radio that is used to establish and maintain the device-to-device connection. | 01-14-2010 |
20100040029 | Apparatus, system, and method for obtaining local connectivity settings - An apparatus, system, and method for a communication network that includes a mobile device, a target device, and a connection settings server. The mobile device is configured to transmit a request for device-to-device connection settings data to the connection settings server, the connection settings server is configured to receive the request, determine appropriate device-to-device connection settings data, and transmit the appropriate device-to-device connection settings data to the mobile device, the mobile device is further configured to receive the appropriate device-to-device connection settings data and establish a device-to-device connection with the target device, wherein the establishing of the device-to-device connection is facilitated by the device-to-device connection settings data. | 02-18-2010 |
20100093364 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INTERFERENCE MEASUREMENTS FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - An approach for providing interference measurements for device-to-device communication is disclosed. A logic generates a control signal to instruct a plurality of stations to perform measurement relating to interference or path loss by the stations. The logic then receives measurement information from the stations and determines, based on the measurement information, whether resources are to be scheduled to provide direct communication between two of the stations. | 04-15-2010 |
20110103317 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING RESOURCES FOR COORDINATED NETWORK DEPLOYMENT - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises mapping a first transmission channel to an existing channel of a network element; switching the network element to a secondary communication mode which is one of a secondary transmission mode and a secondary receiving mode; signaling at least one neighbor network element in the secondary communication mode to associate the network element with the at least one neighbor network element; and receiving a first signal on the mapped first transmission channel from the at least one associated network element. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106952 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING COORDINATION OF DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION - An apparatus for providing coordination of device to device communication may include a processor. The processor is configured to communicate a request for a resource allocation to a network communication node ( | 05-05-2011 |
20120140706 | Inter-cell Interference Coordination of Multiple Transmission Ranks - Inter-cell interference coordination of multiple transmission ranks can be accomplished by various methods and apparatuses. For example, a method can include defining indexing of resources for which a base station will restrict a maximum rank for transmission. The method can also include informing a neighboring base station of the first base station about the resources for which the base station will restrict the maximum rank of transmission. | 06-07-2012 |
20120281670 | Method and Apparatus for Interference-Resistant Wireless Communications - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is disclosed that includes a resource module configured to allocate a first resource and a second resource that are at least partially synchronized in at least one of a time domain and a frequency domain in such a way that the first resource and the second resource share at least one of an overlapping frequency band and a same time slot. The apparatus also includes a transceiver configured to transmit a first signal on the first resource and receive a second signal on the second resource, wherein at least one of the first signal and the second signal is at least partially orthogonalized with respect to a third signal that is transmitted on one of the first resource and the second resource from a neighbor network device. | 11-08-2012 |
20130163519 | REDUCED CELL ID REASSIGNMENTS IN MULTI-BAND LOCAL AREA - A method, apparatus, and computer program is provided which allows an access point that is operating in multiple bands to be able to have a conflict-free cell identity when hopping to different bands. A first message is received, at an access point, indicating that a reassignment of cell identities has been triggered in a first band. A second message is transmitted, at the access point, indicating if the access point will participate in the reassignment. | 06-27-2013 |
20130258989 | Apparatus and Method to Set a Control Channel Configuration in a Communication System - An apparatus, method and system to set a control channel configuration in a response to an indication of interference in a communication system. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor | 10-03-2013 |
20130281143 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERFERENCE-AWARE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises receiving at a controlling node an interference measurement report from a first node; determining from a transmission schedule a transmit activity by a second node during an interference measurement period associated with the interference measurement report; estimating a contributing interference from the transmit activity by the second node during the measurement period; and causing an adjustment to the contributing interference. | 10-24-2013 |
20140078934 | DELAY FEEDBACK FOR COORDINATED MULTI-POINT TRANSMISSION - In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and an apparatus to perform operations including estimating, with a user equipment, one or more delays between receipts at the user equipment of transmissions from a plurality of transmission nodes ( | 03-20-2014 |
20140313948 | FRAME STRUCTURE AND SIGNALING ARRANGEMENT FOR INTERFERENCE AWARE SCHEDULING - Frame structures and signaling arrangements for interference aware scheduling may be applicable to a local area radio system to complement existing wide area cellular systems, like GSM/UMTS/HSPA/LTE. In certain embodiments a method is provided including preparing a frame for transmission in a wireless communication system. The method can also include incorporating an interference report into the frame. The interference report is directly associated with a corresponding resource. The method can further include transmitting the interference report within the frame in the wireless communication system. | 10-23-2014 |
20140328294 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING RADIO CHANNELS - In a non-limiting and example embodiment, a method is provided for controlling usage of prioritized radio channels, comprising: detecting ( | 11-06-2014 |
20140335875 | DEVICE TO DEVICE BEACON, USER EQUIPMENT DISCOVERY, AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION - Device discovery may be important in a variety of communication systems including, for example, wireless communication systems. Thus, certain embodiments may provide a device to device beacon design that may provide for efficient interference management and resource allocation. For example, a method may include preparing a proximity communication request including information about a device to device communication state of a discovered user equipment or resource usage of the discovered user equipment. The method may also include transmitting the proximity communication request to a base station. | 11-13-2014 |
20150050927 | SIGNALING SUPPORT FOR DEVICES WITH MULTIPLE AND/OR FLEXIBLE FORM FACTORS - Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for signaling support for devices with multiple and/or flexible form factors are provided. One method includes determining, by a device having multiple forms and associated with a network, a current form or a change in the form of the device, determining new parameters according to the determined current form of the device, and reporting the new parameters to the network. | 02-19-2015 |