Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080225787 | Resource allocation method and system - There is provided a communication system, comprising a network infrastructure comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit signaling information to user terminals, the signaling information being related to the allocation of the plurality of sub-carriers at a common frequency band used for data transmission between the multiple user terminals and a network infrastructure; a processor configured to divide the common frequency band into two suppression bands at the edge zones of the common frequency band and to provide a safe band between the two suppression bands, the two suppression bands including sub-carriers having a predetermined amount of decreased channel estimation accuracy compared with the other sub-carriers of the common frequency band; and a processor configured to allocate signaling information, related to the allocation of at least one sub-carrier to a user terminal having an expected signal to interference-plus-noise ratio at a predetermined level, to at least one sub-carrier included in the safe band. | 09-18-2008 |
20090042578 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND RADIO NETWORK CONTROLLER - A method and system are disclosed for controlling radio communications between a terminal (MS, TE) and a communications system (CN, GRAN). A communications connection between the system and the terminal is established by an active radio network controller (RNC) and an active base station (BS). In one embodiment, data communications within the communications connection is directed to the active radio controller by a second radio network controller. | 02-12-2009 |
20100182968 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ALLOCATION OF COMMUNICATION RESOURCES - It is disclosed a method comprising generating position-related indication information indicating a positional relation between communication resource update information and communication resource information, including the generated position-related indication information into communication resource allocation information, and transmitting the communication resource information, the communication resource allocation information being a portion of the communication resource information. There is further disclosed a method comprising receiving transmitted communication resource information comprising both communication resource allocation information and position-related indication information indicating a positional relation between communication resource update information and communication resource information, retrieving the communication resource allocation information from the communication resource information based on the position-related indication information, transceiving signals based on the communication resource allocation information using an allocated communication resource, and updating the communication resource based on the communication resource update information. | 07-22-2010 |
20100268775 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING AN INDICATION OF DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION AVAILABILITY - An apparatus for providing an indication of device to device communication capability may include a processor and a memory storing executable instructions. In response to execution of the instructions by the processor, the apparatus may perform at least receiving an indication with respect to status of an application or a request by the application, determining availability of a device to device connection associated with peer communication, and providing a notification to the application indicative of the availability of the device to device connection to the peer. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided. | 10-21-2010 |
20100311450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CARRIER INDICATION AND CARRIER SENSING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - An approach is provided for carrier indication and carrier sensing. Interference information relating to radio interface with one or more neighboring nodes is generated. The interference information is transmitted over a designated channel to the one or more neighboring nodes. | 12-09-2010 |
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 |
20110317571 | Method and Apparatus for Data Offloading - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises receiving data dependent offloading parameters at a mobile device, measuring data amount usage of the mobile device, comparing the measured data amount usage to the received data dependent offloading parameters, and determining whether to attempt offloading of data from the mobile device to a complementary network based on the comparison. | 12-29-2011 |
20120087279 | Encapsulation of Higher-Layer Control Messages for Local Area Network Support into a Wide Area Network Protocol - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for integration of a wireless local area network and a wide area cellular network. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include the support node receiving, from a first node, a message including a request for information representative of a configuration of a wireless local area network accessible by the first node. The method may also include providing, in response to the received message, the information representative of the configuration of the wireless local area network. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 04-12-2012 |
20130142129 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COEXISTENCE MANAGEMENT - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to provide a wireless device with suitable operating parameters for wireless resource sharing with heterogeneous wireless networks to enable coexistence of secondary networks in a shared band environment. An example embodiment includes a method, comprising: receiving a request from a wireless network, requesting device management information for coexistence within an unassigned frequency band with zero or more neighboring wireless networks of the wireless network; and providing the requested device management information for the wireless network, based on at least location of the wireless network, the device management information including at least allowed frequency and transmission power. | 06-06-2013 |
20130203429 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING SCHEDULED TRANSMISSION - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a processor configured to determine whether a scheduled transmission is to be initiated in a frequency band in which at least one device uses contention based communication and a transmitter configured to transmit a reservation message to release a resource from the contention based communication in response to a determination that the scheduled transmission is to be initiated. | 08-08-2013 |
20130230011 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTION OF A GATEWAY OF A LOCAL AREA NETWORK - A provided apparatus is caused to direct establishment of a connection of the apparatus with a core network via a wide area radio access network (RAN), where the core network is coupled to an external network. The apparatus is also caused to select or receive selection of a local area network that is coupled to the same or different external network via one or more local gateways (L-GWs). The apparatus is caused to request selection of a L-GW of the one or more L-GWs from the core network via the wide area RAN, and in response, receive an identity of a selected L-GW. Further, the apparatus is caused to direct contact with the selected L-GW based on the identity, and establishment of a connection of the apparatus with the selected L-GW. The apparatus may thereby be connected to the external network via the local area network and selected L-GW. | 09-05-2013 |
20130258900 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING VIA A GATEWAY - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a user equipment establishes a connection to a local area network, transmits information relating to the local area network to a gateway selection function, the gateway selection function determines whether a method to configure the local area network can be obtained, and the gateway selection function configures the local area network and local route parameters in the user equipment either via the local area network or via a cellular network. | 10-03-2013 |
20130344883 | CONFIGURING CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY - A method, apparatus, and computer program for configuring a terminal device of a cellular system to propose aggregation of unlicensed frequencies for the use of the terminal device. A network element receiving the proposal processes the proposal and configures the aggregation of the unlicensed frequencies. | 12-26-2013 |
20140038552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPECTRUM USE - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for facilitating charging in cognitive radio systems. The apparatus is configured to receive a data structure comprising accounting information, to obtain price information relating to the accounting information and to derive charging information and to send the charging information to a network. In some embodiments the apparatus is further configured to derive a revenue distribution scheme. | 02-06-2014 |
20140369198 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ROUTE PACKET FLOWS OVER TWO TRANSPORT RADIOS - A method includes receiving packets of a flow at a packet data convergence protocol layer; and based on at least one criterion, routing the flow to one or both of at least one cellular transport radio and a wireless local area network transport radio. Another method includes receiving at a packet data network gateway from an S 1 interface a dynamic host configuration protocol request for a station; one of creating an internet protocol configuration for the station or generating another dynamic host configuration protocol request to a dynamic host configuration protocol server to obtain the internet protocol configuration; and delivering the internet protocol configuration to the station. Apparatus for performing the methods are also disclosed, as are computer-readable program storage devices. | 12-18-2014 |