Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080318580 | Method And Apparatus For Power Management In Handover Between Heterogeneous Networks - A method for power management in handover between heterogeneous networks comprising: an MIH layer obtains power information and provides it for an MIH user layer; the MIH user layer determines the handover policy according to the power information. In various embodiments of the disclosure, the MIH layer triggers an event so that the MIH user layer can obtain power information, and select a lower-layer network connection automatically according to the current power status, thus implementing handover; the MIH user layer sends a query request to the MIH layer to obtain power consumption parameters from the network, and selects a lower-layer network connection according to the power consumption and the current power status, thus implementing handover and making more accurate and effective decisions in the handover. | 12-25-2008 |
20090086678 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FEEDING BACK LINK PARAMETER CONFIGURATION RESULT - A method for feeding back a link parameter configuration result includes the following steps. After receiving a configuration request for at least one link parameter from the higher layer to the lower layer, a media independent handover layer instructs the lower layer to perform link parameter configuration, and the lower layer returns the configuration result for each link parameter to the media independent handover layer after the link parameter configuration completes; the media independent layer receives the configuration result for each link parameter, and feeds back the configuration result for each link parameter to the higher layer. The method overcomes the disadvantages in the prior art, and achieves the objective that the configuration results are fed back accurately when configuration requests to a plurality of link parameters is brought up simultaneously and the configuration of some parameters is successful, failed, or rejected, thereby enabling the higher layer to obtain the accurate configuration results for link parameters. | 04-02-2009 |
20090104891 | ACCESS METHOD OF NETWORK TERMINALS, ACCESS SYSTEM AND GATEWAY - An access method of network terminals, an access system and gateway are provided. In the access method of the present invention, providing an access proxy to the service network system for a network terminal initiating an access request but not configured with the subscriber certification information to the service network system by the use of subscriber certification information to a service network system configured on a network terminal. The access system of the present invention includes a digital gateway configured with a gateway multimedia service processing module. By sharing the subscriber certification information to the service network system configured on the network terminal connected to the digital gateway, the network terminal not configured with the subscriber certification information to the service network system can realize the access certification to the service network system. | 04-23-2009 |
20090113539 | GATEWAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING ACCESS TO VARIOUS MEDIA - A gateway system for implementing access to various media is provided in the invention, and the gateway system includes: a communication media access module, for establishing a communication link with the corresponding media access network; a Media Independent Handover Functions module, for seamless handover between accesses to various media; and a handover decision module, for selecting a target network for the seamless handover. The gateway system may also include an authentication module, for sharing the authentication information of the User Equipment. Two methods for implementing access to various media are further disclosed in the invention. By the provided gateway system and methods, the User Equipment can access various media via the gateway system, seamlessly hand over between accesses to various media and achieve the access to a service network using the shared authentication information. | 04-30-2009 |
20090259639 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUERYING PARAMETER INFORMATION, AND APPARATUS FOR RETURNING PARAMETER INFORMATION - The present invention provides a method and system for querying parameter information, and an apparatus for returning parameter information. The protocol layer that receives a query request establishes a correspondence between an acquired parameter value and a parameter name and returns the parameter value and the corresponding parameter name to the protocol layer that sends the query result. This can decrease the complexity of implementing the query mechanism. In addition, with the present invention, the MIH layer can also notify the upper layer/MIH users/NMS entity of the query result when returning the queried state information to the upper layer/MIH users/NMS entity. | 10-15-2009 |
20100005183 | Method, System and Apparatus for Converting Media Contents - A method, system and apparatus for converting media contents are disclosed. The method includes these steps: a media conversion apparatus receives a media conversion service request from a media application terminal, where the media conversion service request carries a media content ID and playing capability information of the media application terminal; the media conversion apparatus sends a media content transmission request carrying the media content ID to the content source device; and the media conversion apparatus receives a media content identified by the media content ID from the content source device, converts the received media content according to the playing capability information of the media application terminal, and sends the converted media content to the media application terminal. | 01-07-2010 |
20100052889 | METHOD OF ALERT SERVICE PROCESSING, DEVICE, AND NETWORK SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a method of notifying an alert status. The method includes using at least two binary alert status indication fields to indicate alert status information; changing a value of the alert status indication field when alert information is changed; and periodically sending the alert status information. The alert status indication field in a interworking element of a beacon frame is extended so that the status of the emergency alert is detected, the change to the emergency alert status is reflected by the value of the extended alert status indication field, and the change to the emergency alert can be detected and handled in a timely manner. | 03-04-2010 |
20100242052 | Method, System and Device for Managing Customer Premises Equipment - In a method for managing a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), an Auto-Configuration Server (ACS) designates a first designated instance number for a first instance object. A message is then sent to the CPE. The message carries the first designated instance number for the first instance object and is adapted to notify the CPE to take the first designated instance number as an instance number for the first instance object. | 09-23-2010 |
20110002302 | NETWORK HANDOVER METHOD, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, AND RELEVANT DEVICES - A network handover method, a communications system, and relevant devices are provided, so as to implement handover between a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) network and a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) network. The method specifically includes the following steps. A user terminal determines a target network access point (AP) and acquires a tunnel destination address. A signaling transmission tunnel between the user terminal and the target network AP is established through a current network according to the tunnel destination address. The user terminal executes a network access operation with the target network AP through the signaling transmission tunnel. The communications system and the relevant devices are further provided. Thus, the handover between the WiFi network and the WiMAX network can be implemented. | 01-06-2011 |
20110103233 | NOTIFICATION METHOD, ACCESS POINT, STATION, AND WIRELESS SYSTEM - A notification method, an access point (AP), a station (STA), and a wireless system are disclosed. The notification method includes checking whether a power event occurs, and notifying the power event to an STA if the power event occurs. According to the present invention, the STA can learn about the power event, which helps the STA to decide on the subsequent action according to the power event. | 05-05-2011 |
20110235561 | Method and Apparatus for Negotiating Master Station - A method and an apparatus for negotiating a master station are disclosed. The method includes receiving from a master station a management frame that carries a master identity; obtaining a maximum time interval between receiving of the management frame and receiving of a next management frame from the master station; and determining, according to a preset policy, a local station itself as a new master station if no more management frame is received after the maximum time interval. | 09-29-2011 |
20110271334 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING DEVICE ADDITION IN WI-FI DEVICE TO DEVICE NETWORK - A method, a system, and a device for implementing device addition in a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Device to Device (D2D) network are provided, which belong to the field of communication. The method includes: receiving, by a first D2D client device, a first add request message forwarded by a D2D master device, in which the first add request message carries an identifier of a new device to be added to the D2D network; receiving a first Personal Identification Number (PIN) code of the new device; and forwarding the received first PIN code to the D2D master device, in which the first PIN code of the new device is used for implementing that the D2D master device performs Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) security configuration of the new device according to the first PIN code. Therefore, in the Wi-Fi D2D network, when a new device is to be added, a PIN code of the new device inputted by a user is received by the D2D client device, and the PIN code is forwarded to the D2D master device, so that the addition of the new device through the recommendation of the D2D client device is implemented, and the work continuity of the user using the D2D master device is ensured. | 11-03-2011 |
20120057503 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS POINTS - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, an apparatus and a system for controlling access points. The method includes: receiving load information on working APs in a coverage area; judging a current overall capacity of the coverage area according to the load information; and controlling APs in the coverage area according to a judgment result. A network management server includes a first receiving module, a first judgment module, and a first control module. The system includes the network management server, working APs, and non-working APs. The embodiments of the present invention also provide another method for controlling APs, a primary working AP, and a system for controlling APs. In the embodiments of the present invention, APs in the same coverage area are automatically controlled to turn on or off according to the service traffic; resources are utilized rationally; labor costs are saved; and the work efficiency is improved. | 03-08-2012 |
20120120919 | PROCESSING METHOD SUPPORTING HANDOVER, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a processing method supporting handover, and communication apparatus, which can reduce an impact on an existing network. The method includes: A handover service function entity receives an identifier of a first AP from an MS, where the first AP is discovered in a WiFi network, and determines, according to the identifier of the first AP, an authenticator entity corresponding to the first AP corresponding to the identifier; establishes a connection with the MS; receives from the MS a probe request message for probing an AP to be associated; and returns to the MS a probe request response message that carries an identifier of an AP to be associated with the MS, so that the MS associates with the AP corresponding to the identifier of the AP to be associated, and accesses the WiFi network through the AP to be associated and the authenticator entity. | 05-17-2012 |
20120157102 | Handover Method and Handover Device - The present invention discloses a handover method and a handover device. An attachment point is handed over from a service station of a first access network to a handover server of the first access network before a UE hands over from the first access network to a second access network. The handover server of the first access network is interacted with through the tunnel to enter an idle mode of the first access network after completing network access in the second access network. Attachment to a destination station of the first access network is performed to quit the idle mode and re-access the first access network when the UE hands over back to the first access network. | 06-21-2012 |
20120163597 | METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING LOCAL ROUTING OF TRAFFIC, BASE STATION AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for implementing local routing of traffic, a base station and a system are provided, which relate to the field of communications technologies. The method for implementing local routing of traffic includes: judging whether local routing processing is performed on an uplink traffic flow of a first terminal that serves as a sending end; if it is judged as yes, updating a key of the uplink traffic flow of the first terminal and/or a key of a downlink traffic flow of a second terminal that serves as a receiving end to a public key; forwarding an encrypted data packet of the uplink traffic flow of the first terminal to the second terminal through the downlink traffic flow of the second terminal, where an encryption and decryption operation is not performed on the encrypted data packet before the forwarding or during the forwarding. | 06-28-2012 |
20120182970 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR NETWORK HANDOVER - A method, a system and a device for network handover are provided, which are applied to the field of communications technologies. The method includes the following steps that: a terminal first obtains information of a handover manner of handover from a virtual base station to a target base station, and then sends a corresponding message to the virtual base station according to the information of the handover manner, so as to perform network handover, so that in a procedure that the terminal is handed over from a non-WiMAX network to a WiMAX network, the terminal may be directly handed over according to the handover manner supported by the virtual base station. Compared with the conventional art in which handover manners require handover attempts, the adoption of the method for network handover reduces handover time and increases network handover efficiency. | 07-19-2012 |
20120230299 | Method for Reconfiguring Micro Base Station and Corresponding Micro Base Station - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for reconfiguring a micro base station and a corresponding micro base station to solve a radio frequency conflict of the micro base station, so that a radio frequency conflict can be solved, and meanwhile, service continuity on a currently served wireless terminal can be ensured. The provided method for reconfiguring a micro base station includes: obtaining a reconfiguration parameter of a radio frequency; sending an indication message to a wireless terminal that is served, where the indication message carries an identifier of the micro base station and a radio frequency parameter that is to be used after reconfiguration, or, the indication message carries an identifier of a neighboring base station of the micro base station and a radio frequency parameter that is used by the neighboring base station; and performing radio frequency reconfiguration according to the reconfiguration parameter of the radio frequency. | 09-13-2012 |
20120231759 | REDIRECTION METHOD, REDIRECTION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A redirection method, a redirection device, and a communication system in the field of communication technology are provided. The redirection method includes the following steps: A femto access point (FAP) receives a message, in which the message contains information of a service required by a terminal. After the FAP determines that it does not support the service, the FAP acquires information of base stations supporting the service. The FAP sends the information of the base stations supporting the service to the terminal, so as to enable the terminal to determine a target base station according to the information of the base stations supporting the service. Therefore, the terminal is redirected to the target base station supporting the service required by the terminal, and efficiency of implementing the required service by the terminal is increased. | 09-13-2012 |
20120276875 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR NETWORK EXIT OR DE-REGISTRATION OF FEMTO BASE STATION - The present invention discloses a method, a device, and a system for network exit or de-registration of a femto base station. The network exit method includes: performing, a de-registration procedure with an access gateway; de-authenticating the femto base station through a security gateway and an authentication server; and tearing down a tunnel between the femto base station and the security gateway. The de-registration method includes: receiving, a de-register request message from an access gateway, where the de-register request message carries a first identifier of a neighboring base station or/and a second identifier of an access gateway other than the access gateway; directing a terminal currently served by the femto base station itself to hand over to the neighboring base station corresponding to the first identifier or/and registering with the other access gateway corresponding to the second identifier; and sending a de-register response message to the access gateway. | 11-01-2012 |
20120302213 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING FEMTOCELL GATEWAY - A method for selecting a Femtocell gateway includes: selecting, according to service capability information of a Femtocell gateway in the current network, a target Femtocell gateway; and sending a message that carries identification information of the target Femtocell gateway to the Femtocell for the Femtocell to access, according to the identification information of the target Femtocell gateway, the target Femtocell gateway corresponding to the identification information of the target Femtocell gateway, or for the target Femtocell gateway to perform a pre-attachment operation for a terminal requesting for access to the network. | 11-29-2012 |
20120327907 | NETWORK HANDOVER METHOD, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, AND RELEVANT DEVICES - A network handover method, a communications system, and relevant devices are provided, so as to implement handover between a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) network and a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) network. The method specifically includes the following steps. A user terminal determines a target network access point (AP) and acquires a tunnel destination address. A signaling transmission tunnel between the user terminal and the target network AP is established through a current network according to the tunnel destination address. The user terminal executes a network access operation with the target network AP through the signaling transmission tunnel. The communications system and the relevant devices are further provided. Thus, the handover between the WiFi network and the WiMAX network can be implemented. | 12-27-2012 |
20130114488 | METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING POWER SAVING OF ACCESS POINT AND ACCESS POINT ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for implementing power saving of an access point on a wireless communication network includes: when detecting that no mobile terminal is associated, switching, by the access point, from a normal working mode to a power saving working mode; and periodically broadcasting, by the access point, a simplified beacon frame in the power saving working mode, where the simplified frame includes only a service set identity. An embodiment of the present invention further provides an access point on a wireless communication network. The access point broadcasts the simplified beacon frame in the power saving working mode. Therefore, the length of the beacon frame is shortened, thereby shortening the sending time to achieve the objective of reducing power consumption. | 05-09-2013 |
20130114540 | ANTENNA COMMUNICATION METHOD AND DEVICE - An antenna communication method and device are provided. The antenna communication method includes: establishing a communication tunnel between a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) and a mobile terminal; receiving, by the CPE, a first request message sent by the mobile terminal; receiving, by the CPE, first communication data of the mobile terminal through the communication tunnel after receiving the first request message, and sending the first communication data to the BS according to the air interface connection information in the first request message; and receiving, by the CPE, second communication data sent by the BS according to the air interface connection information in the first request message, and sending the second communication data to the mobile terminal through the communication tunnel. | 05-09-2013 |
20130294360 | System and Method for Acknowledging Multiple Frames from Multiple Communications Devices - A method for acknowledging messages includes receiving a polling message from a plurality of stations served by the access point, and attempting to decode the polling message received. The method also includes generating a block acknowledgement bitmap (BAB) including an indication of a result of the decoding attempt of the polling message, and broadcasting the BAB to the plurality of stations. | 11-07-2013 |
20130308494 | Network Discovery Method, Access Point, and Terminal Device - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a network discovery method, an access point, and a terminal device, and relate to the field of communication technologies. The method includes: generating, by an access point, a physical layer frame, and setting indication information in a frame header part of the physical layer frame, where the indication information is used for indicating that the physical layer frame carries a network discovery message; and sending, by the access point, the physical layer frame. The present invention is applicable to a scenario where the terminal device is connected to the access point by using a WiFi network. | 11-21-2013 |
20140003314 | METHOD FOR NOTIFYING CHANNEL USE TIME FOR SENDING UPLINK DATA, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SENDING UPLINK DATA | 01-02-2014 |
20140050319 | Method and Device for Setting Up Wireless Network Connection - The present invention provides a method and device for setting up a wireless network connection. The second device sets up a connection with the wireless network according to the network configuration information. With the present invention, user participation when a terminal is connected to the wireless network is reduced, and efficiency in setting up a wireless network connection is improved. | 02-20-2014 |
20140112198 | Method, Related Device, and System for Configuring Wireless Local Area Network Device - A method, related device, and system for configuring a wireless local area network device are provided. A configuration device obtains working channel information of a wireless local area network. The working channel information is used to indicate a working channel of the wireless local area network. The configuration device receives a configuration instruction sent by an access point. The configuration instruction is received through the working channel according to the working channel information. The configuration instruction is sent after the access point receives a configuration request of an application terminal, and the configuration instruction is used to instruct the configuration device to send configuration information. The configuration device sends the configuration information through the working channel information, so that the application terminal performs network configuration with the access point according to the configuration information. | 04-24-2014 |
20140112301 | Method, M2M Terminal, AP, and System for Achieving Machine to Machine Service - A method, a machine to machine (M2M) terminal, an access point (AP), and a system for achieving a machine to machine service are provided. The method includes: determining an AP that supports the M2M service; establishing a communication connection to the AP; receiving service configuration information sent by the AP; and sending a service data report message to the AP according to the service configuration information, where the service data report message includes service data corresponding to the M2M service. The M2M terminal includes a determining module, a connection module, a first receiving module, and a first sending module. The AP includes a first determining module, a connection module, a first sending module, and a first receiving module. The system includes the M2M terminal, the AP, and the M2M server according to embodiments of the present invention. | 04-24-2014 |
20140112355 | Method, Apparatus and System for Transmitting Traffic Indication Message - A method, an apparatus, and a system for transmitting a traffic indication message, which relate to a wireless fidelity (WiFi) technology and are mainly applicable to a traffic indication message processing procedure. The method includes: compressing a delivery traffic indication message, and generating a traffic indication message; and transmitting the traffic indication message, where the traffic indication message includes compression method indication information and the compressed delivery traffic indication message. | 04-24-2014 |
20140133355 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING NEIGHBOR STATION, STATION, ACCESS POINT, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for determining a neighbor station in a wireless local area network, and a station, an access point, and a communication system that adopt the method are provided. The method includes: sending, by a first station, a neighbor discovery request message to an access point; receiving, by the first station, a neighbor discovery response message from the access point, where the neighbor discovery response message includes information of one or more channel use time periods used for neighbor discovery; broadcasting, by the first station, a neighbor discovery message at preset communication power in channel use time periods; receiving, by the first station, a neighbor response message of a second station, where the neighbor response message includes station information of the second station; and determining, by the first station, a neighbor station based on the station information of the second station. | 05-15-2014 |
20140334287 | Method and Apparatus for Handling Address Conflict - A method and an apparatus for handling an address conflict. The method for handling an address conflict includes: acquiring a media access control (MAC) address of an associated first node and a first auxiliary identifier; receiving a MAC frame that carries the first auxiliary identifier; and sending an auxiliary identifier conflict report message to the first node when it is determined that the MAC frame is sent by a second node. According to the method and the apparatus for handling an address conflict in the embodiments of the present invention, the following problem can be detected and resolved. An AP auxiliary identifier conflict is caused by a MAC header compression method where an auxiliary identifier is used to replace a MAC address. | 11-13-2014 |
20140349663 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION METHOD, ACCESS POINT, AND STATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a wireless transmission method, an access point, and a station. The method includes: sending, by the access point, a first message to a first station, where the first message includes a channel service period allocated by the access point to the first station, and the first message is used to indicate that the first station sends data to a relay station of the first station in the channel service period; and receiving, by the access point, the data from the relay station of the first station. | 11-27-2014 |
20150043562 | WIRELESS NETWORK DISCOVERY METHOD AND APPARATUS - In a wireless network discovery operation, before a WiFi station sends a network probe request in a WiFi network to request for network information it needs to connect to an access point, it first listens to communications on a current channel of the WiFi network for a preset period of time. When the WiFi station receives on the current channel a network probe request message sent by another WiFi station, it further delays sending the first network probe request by a second time period, in anticipation of some signals from the access point. If during the second time period a network discovery message from the access point, such as a probe response or a beacon message, is detected and that message contains the network information needed, the WiFi station cancels the sending of its probe request. Otherwise, the WiFi station sends its probe request after the second time period expires. | 02-12-2015 |
20150055510 | Method and Device for Establishing Packet Data Network Connection - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for establishing a packet data network PDN connection. A method includes: receiving, by a trusted wireless local area network access network TWAN device, a trigger message from a user equipment; obtaining, by the TWAN device, an access point name APN from the user equipment; sending, by the TWAN device, a create session request message carrying the APN to a PDN gateway; receiving, by the TWAN device, a create session response message carrying an IP address from the PDN gateway; and sending, by the TWAN device, the IP address to the user equipment. In this way, an additional PDN connection or a non-default PDN connection is established for a user equipment to extend a network access range of the user equipment. | 02-26-2015 |
20150081823 | Terminal Search Method and Apparatus - A terminal search method and apparatus are disclosed that relate to the field of wireless communications technologies and resolve a problem in the prior art that a terminal cannot find, without relying on support from a Location Based Service (LBS) server, another terminal that runs a same application in a local scope or an adjacent area. The method includes acquiring an application identifier; broadcasting a broadcast frame that carries the application identifier to a receiving end; receiving a message that is sent by a candidate receiving end and carries a target application identifier, where the target application identifier is selected by the candidate receiving end from the application identifier; and determining a target receiving end from the candidate receiving end, so as to establish a connection of a target application with the target receiving end. Embodiments of the present invention are mainly applied to a short-distance wireless communication process. | 03-19-2015 |