Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090327917 | SHARING OF INFORMATION OVER A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method of sharing information associated with a selected application is provided. The method comprises identifying a media type associated with the information, and capturing the information based on the media type. The method further comprises identifying a content type associated with the information, the content type being related to the media type, encoding the information based on the content type, and providing access to the encoded information over a communication network. | 12-31-2009 |
20090327918 | FORMATTING INFORMATION FOR TRANSMISSION OVER A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method of formatting information for transmission over a peer-to-peer communication network is provided. The method comprises identifying a graphical nature of the information, and capturing the information based on the graphical nature. The method further comprises identifying a graphical content type associated with the information, and encoding the information based on the graphical content type. | 12-31-2009 |
20100304737 | TECHNIQUES FOR INTERWORKING BETWEEN HETEROGENEOUS RADIOS - Techniques for interworking between heterogeneous radios are described. An apparatus may comprise a first radio module operative to establish a first wireless link over a first wireless network with a first network device, a second radio module operative to establish a second wireless link over a second wireless network with a second network device, and a radio control module communicatively coupled to the first and second radio modules. The radio control module may be operative to send preregistration information for a mobile device to the second wireless network when connected to the first wireless network, determine whether to connect to the second wireless network, and establish the second wireless link over the second wireless network with the second network device using the preregistration information. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-02-2010 |
20110255459 | WIRELESS METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK SERVICE OVER WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK - Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, and systems for providing wireless metropolitan area network services over wireless local area networks. | 10-20-2011 |
20120149310 | Collaborative Radio Resources Allocations to Applications of Mobile Units - Collecting state information about the resources of radio access networks (RANs) and the Access Point Names (APNs) enables this information to be provided to mobile stations which employ this information to determine which radio access technology (RAT) to employ for connecting to the wireless access network, and to determine which APN to use. This decision is made relative to each application that the mobile station is executing, and these decisions are, optionally, revisited periodically, or as significant changes in the state information are recognized. | 06-14-2012 |
20130007853 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CONNECTIVITY, DATA OFFLOADING AND ROAMING BETWEEN NETWORKS - Embodiments of a mobile device and methods automatically connecting to a Wi-Fi Hotspot 2.0 are generally described herein. In some embodiments, subscription information for one or more service providers (SP) that operate Wi-Fi networks is stored in a subscription data object of the mobile device. The subscription information includes home service provider information, policy information and pre-provisioned credentials. The mobile device may be configured to determine, without user interaction, if the subscription information is applicable to an available Wi-Fi network and perform without user interaction, an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) based authentication using the pre-provisioned credentials with the available Wi-Fi network to establish a Wi-Fi connection with the available Wi-Fi network. This automatic connectivity may allow a mobile device to roam across Wi-Fi hotspots of Wi-Fi networks and offload traffic to Wi-Fi networks. | 01-03-2013 |
20130024921 | SECURE ON-LINE SIGN-UP AND PROVISIONING FOR WI-FI HOTSPOTS USING A DEVICE-MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL - Embodiments of a mobile device and method for secure on-line sign-up and provisioning of credentials for Wi-Fi hotspots are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the mobile device may be configured to establish a transport-layer security (TLS) session with a sign-up server through a Wi-Fi Hotspot to receive a certificate of the sign-up server. When the certificate is validated, the mobile device may be configured to exchange device management messages with the sign-up server to sign-up for a Wi-Fi subscription and provisioning of credentials, and retrieve a subscription management object (MO) that includes a reference to the provisioned credentials for storage in a device management tree. The credentials are transferred/provisioned securely to the mobile device. In some embodiments, an OMA-DM protocol may be used. The provisioned credentials may include certificates in the case of certificate-based credentials, machine-generated credentials such as username/password credentials, or SIM-type credentials. | 01-24-2013 |
20130034082 | OPPORTUNISTIC DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - Embodiments of computer-implemented methods, systems, computing devices, and computer-readable media are described herein for opportunistically transitioning service flows of mobile devices between being direct and indirect. In various embodiments, a proximity between first and second mobile devices that are in wireless communication with each other may be monitored. In various embodiments, a selective transition of a service flow between the first and second mobile devices from being indirect through the radio network access node using a first radio access technology (“RAT”) to being direct using a second RAT may be facilitated, e.g., responsive to a determination that a first criterion has been met. In various embodiments, a selective transition of the service flow from being direct using the second RAT to being indirect using the first RAT may be facilitated, e.g., responsive to a determination that a second criterion has been met. | 02-07-2013 |
20130083661 | Multi-RAT Carrier Aggregation for Integrated WWAN-WLAN Operation - Systems and methods for Multi-Radio Access Technology (RAT) Carrier Aggregation (MRCA) wireless wide area network (WWAN) assisted wireless local area network (WLAN) flow mapping and flow routing are disclosed. One system comprises a dynamic flow mapping module that is configured to form a flow-mapping table to dynamically map service flows between the WWAN radio and the WLAN radio in the wireless device. A flow routing module is configured to route data packets to one of the WWAN radio and the WLAN radio in the wireless device based on the flow-mapping table to transmit and receive the data packets via the wireless device. | 04-04-2013 |
20130083783 | Multi-RAT Carrier Aggregation for Integrated WWAN-WLAN Operation - Systems and methods for Multi-Radio Access Technology (RAT) Carrier Aggregation (MRCA) wireless wide area network (WWAN) assisted wireless local area network (WLAN) discovery, association, and flow switching are disclosed. One system comprises a control signaling module in a wireless device that includes a WWAN radio integrated with a WLAN radio. The control signaling module is configured to communicate WWAN control signaling and WLAN control signaling via a WWAN radio connection of the wireless device. A dynamic flow mapping module is configured to form a flow-mapping table to dynamically map service flows between the WWAN radio and the WLAN radio in the wireless device. A flow routing module is configured to route data packets to one of the WWAN radio and the WLAN radio in the wireless device based on the flow-mapping table to transmit and receive the data packets via the wireless device. | 04-04-2013 |
20130086653 | MOBILE NETWORK OPERATOR AND DATA SERVICE PROVIDER INTEROPERATION - Embodiments of computer-implemented methods, systems, computing devices, and computer-readable media are described herein for allowing a mobile network operator to perform services on behalf of a non-internet protocol multimedia subsystem (non-IMS) data provider. In various embodiments, an application server (“AS”) front end of the data provider is communicatively connected to a user data repository (“UDR”) and a home subscription server (“HSS”). The HSS is also connected to the UDR. Neither the non-IMS AS nor the HSS store user data, but instead communicate with the UDR across various reference points. The communication across the reference points facilitates the HSS performing various user services on behalf of the non-IMS AS. Other embodiments include user access and authentication procedures in such a network architecture, as well as corresponding policy and charging architecture. | 04-04-2013 |
20130201823 | HANDLING WAIT TIME IN A CONGESTED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Embodiments of the present disclosure describe techniques and configurations for handling a wait time in a wireless communication network when the network is determined to be congested. An apparatus may include computer-readable media having instructions and one or more processors coupled with the computer-readable media and configured to execute the instructions to send a radio resource control request message to a wireless network controller, receive a response message including an extended wait time value, determine upon receipt of the response message whether a back-off timer associated with the apparatus is running, and determine whether to start the backoff timer with the received extended wait time value based at least in part on the determination of whether the back-off timer is running and the received wait time value is integrity protected. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201870 | HANDLING DUAL PRIORITY APPLICATIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Embodiments of the present disclosure describe techniques in which a device may transmit, to a network controller of an evolved packet system (EPS), a first non-access stratum (NAS) message including a device properties information element (IE) with a low-priority indicator set to indicate a mobile station (MS) is configured for NAS signaling low priority; transmit a second NAS message to establish a packet data network (PDN) connection, the second NAS message including a low-priority indicator set to indicate the MS is not configured for NAS signaling low priority; and perform an EPS session management (ESM) procedure related to the PDN connection or an EPS mobility management procedure related to the PDN. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 08-08-2013 |
20130203399 | HANDLING DUAL PRIORITY APPLICATIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Embodiments of the present disclosure describe techniques for handling dual priority for a machine-to-machine device in a wireless communication network. The device may include computer-readable media having instructions and one or more processors coupled with the computer-readable media and configured to execute the instructions to configure, as a default configuration, the device with a first priority level for machine-type communications, receive a notification from an application associated with the device, the notification indicating that the application generated a communication to a network controller, the communication being associated with a second priority level that is higher than the first priority level, and in response to the notification, configure, as an override configuration, the device with the second priority level for machine-type communications. If a backoff timer is running for low priority application, and a current communication is not for a low priority, the communication is allowed to proceed. | 08-08-2013 |
20130232561 | COMMON DATA MODEL AND METHOD FOR SECURE ONLINE SIGNUP FOR HOTSPOT NETWORKS - Embodiments of a subscription server and method for secure online signup with a common data model for Hotspot networks are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the subscription server is configured to generate and store a subscription management object (MO) that includes a plurality of nodes that define a subscription that has been provisioned for service by a wireless service provider. The subscription MO may include a home operator node that specifies home-operation information for an associated subscription and a credentials node that includes credentials for the associated subscription. The subscription MO may optionally include a policy node that identifies operator policy for the associated subscription and a subscription management node that identifies subscription management parameters for the associated subscription. | 09-05-2013 |
20130258984 | COLLABORATIVE RADIO RESOURCES ALLOCATIONS TO APPLICATIONS OF MOBILE UNITS - Collecting state information about the resources of radio access networks (RANs) and the Access Point Names (APNs) enables this information to be provided to mobile stations which employ this information to determine which radio access technology (RAT) to employ for connecting to the wireless access network, and to determine which APN to use. This decision is made relative to each application that the mobile station is executing, and these decisions are, optionally, revisited periodically, or as significant changes in the state information are recognized. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262850 | SECURE AND AUTOMATIC CONNECTION TO WIRELESS NETWORK - Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for automatically establishing secure connections to wireless networks using a wireless local area network access point which calls for acceptance of terms and conditions of use. During an initial connection, the user is prompted to review and accept terms and conditions associated with use of that wireless network. Once accepted, future connections at that or other access points, which use those same terms and conditions, occur free from user intervention. | 10-03-2013 |
20130265938 | ENHANCEMENTS TO WIRELESS NETWORKS TO SUPPORT SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) COMMUNICATION IN THE PACKET SWITCHED DOMAIN - Technology for communicating a short message service (SMS) communication in a packet switched (PS) domain of a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node SGSN in a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN). One method comprises receiving, at the SGSN, a request message from a user equipment (UE) indicating that the UE supports PS based SMS and performs a circuit switched (CS) registration only to receive SMS service via a CS domain; and sending, from the CN control node, an accept message to the UE indicating that SMS over a non-access stratum (NAS) is supported by the SGSN. | 10-10-2013 |
20130268604 | SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS IN THE PACKET SWITCHED DOMAIN - Technology for communicating a short message service (SMS) communication in a packet switched (PS) domain of an evolved packet system (EPS) network. One method comprises receiving, at a core network (CN) control node, a request message from a user equipment (UE) indicating that the UE supports PS based SMS and performs a circuit switched (CS) registration only to receive SMS service via a CS domain; and sending, from the CN control node, an accept message to the UE indicating that SMS over a non-access stratum (NAS) is supported by the CN control node. | 10-10-2013 |
20130272124 | HANDLING WAIT TIME IN A CONGESTED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Embodiments of the present disclosure describe techniques and configurations for handling a wait time in a wireless communication network when the network is determined to be congested. An apparatus may include computer-readable media having instructions and one or more processors coupled with the computer-readable media and configured to execute the instructions to send a radio resource control request message to a wireless network controller, receive a response message including an extended wait time value, determine upon receipt of the response message whether a back-off timer associated with the apparatus is running, and determine whether to start the backoff timer with the received extended wait time value based at least in part on the determination of whether the back-off timer is running and the received wait time value is integrity protected. | 10-17-2013 |
20130276076 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SECURE ON-LINE SIGN-UP AND PROVISIONING FOR WI-FI HOTSPOTS USING SOAP-XML TECHNIQUES - Embodiments of a mobile device and method for secure on-line sign-up and provisioning of credential for Wi-Fi hotspots using SOAP-XML techniques are generally described herein. Techniques for subscription remediation using SOAP-XML techniques are also generally described herein. In some embodiments, the mobile device may be configured to establish a transport-layer security (TLS) session with a sign-up server through a Wi-Fi Hotspot to receive a certificate of the sign-up server. When the certificate is validated, the mobile device may be configured to exchange device management messages with the sign-up server to sign-up for a Wi-Fi subscription and provisioning of credentials, and retrieve a subscription management object (MO) that includes a reference to the provisioned credentials for storage in a device management tree. | 10-17-2013 |
20130301547 | PACKET DATA NETWORK CONNECTIONS FOR MULTI PRIORITY WIRELESS DEVICES - A device and method for forming a packet data network (PDN) connection at a dual access priority mode configured user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The method comprises sending, from the UE to a mobility management entity (MME), a PDN connectivity request message that includes a NAS signaling priority override indicator to indicate that the PDN connection has a different NAS signaling priority mode than an existing PDN connection. The existing PDN connection is operating in a first signaling priority mode. The existing PDN connection is deactivated at the UE. A new PDN connection, operating in a second NAS signaling priority mode, is established at the UE. | 11-14-2013 |
20130336218 | HANDLING DUAL PRIORITY CONFIGURATIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Embodiments of the present disclosure describe techniques in which a device may transmit, to a network controller of an evolved packet system (EPS), a first non-access stratum (NAS) message including a device properties information element (IE) with a low-priority indicator set to indicate a mobile station (MS) is configured for NAS signaling low priority; transmit a second NAS message to establish a packet data network (PDN) connection, the second NAS message including a low-priority indicator set to indicate the MS is not configured for NAS signaling low priority; and perform an EPS session management (ESM) procedure related to the PDN connection or an EPS mobility management procedure related to the PDN. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 12-19-2013 |
20140023059 | MECHANISMS FOR ROAMING BETWEEN 3GPP OPERATORS AND WLAN SERVICE PROVIDERS - Embodiments describe methods, apparatuses and logic for a user equipment (UE) to connect to an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) based on credentials from a UE's home third generation partnership project (3GPP) network. In some embodiments, the UE may receive selection policy parameters from the WLAN including a network access identifier (NAI) realm. The UE may also receive selection policy parameters from the 3GPP network. The UE may compare the selection policy parameters of the WLAN with the selection policy parameters of the 3GPP network and discover roaming relationships between service providers and the relative priorities of different networks, and create a network list based on the comparison. The UE may then associate with an AP of the WLAN based on the prioritized network list. | 01-23-2014 |
20140043979 | OPPORTUNISTIC CARRIER AGGREGATION FOR DYNAMIC FLOW SWITCHING BETWEEN RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES - Systems and methods for opportunistic cross radio access technology (RAT) bandwidth allocation are disclosed. The system comprises wireless wide area network (WWAN) radio configured to be used as a primary cell (PCell) to communicate with a dual mode mobile wireless device on a licensed band and a wireless local area network (WLAN) radio integrated with the WWAN radio and configured to be used as a secondary cell (SCell) to provide additional wireless connectivity to the dual mode mobile wireless device in an unlicensed band that is controlled by the PCell. The PCell provides network access and mobility control for the dual mode mobile wireless device and also supports an opportunistic cross carrier bandwidth allocation through a cross RAT coordination module in the downlink and uplink of the SCell in the unlicensed band. | 02-13-2014 |
20140080450 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CONNECTIVITY, DATA OFFLOADING AND ROAMING BETWEEN NETWORKS - Embodiments of a mobile device and methods automatically connecting to a Wi-Fi Hotspot 2.0 are generally described herein. In some embodiments, subscription information for one or more service providers (SP) that operate Wi-Fi networks is stored in a subscription data object of the mobile device. The subscription information includes home service provider information, policy information and pre-provisioned credentials. The mobile device may be configured to determine, without user interaction, if the subscription information is applicable to an available Wi-Fi network and perform without user interaction, an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) based authentication using the pre-provisioned credentials with the available Wi-Fi network to establish a Wi-Fi connection with the available Wi-Fi network. This automatic connectivity may allow a mobile device to roam across Wi-Fi hotspots of Wi-Fi networks and offload traffic to Wi-Fi networks. | 03-20-2014 |
20140092731 | ANDSF PARAMETERS FOR WLAN NETWORK SELECTION - Embodiments describe systems, methods, and apparatuses for identifying, based at least in part on an access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) quality of service (QoS) policy, a preferred access point (AP) of a wireless local area network (WLAN). In some embodiments, the ANDSF QoS policy may be compared to one or more of an air-interface congestion parameter of the AP, and/or a backhaul congestion parameter of the AP. | 04-03-2014 |
20140092886 | ANDSF POLICIES FOR WLAN AND PLMN SELECTION - In embodiments, a user equipment (UE) may be able to identify one or more access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) policies which the UE can use to select a wireless local area network (WLAN) and/or a WLAN access point (AP) to which the UE should connect. The UE may then be able to use the identified ANDSF policy or policies to select the WLAN and/or WLAN AP prior to selection, by the UE, of a WLAN public land mobile network (PLMN) to which the UE should connect. | 04-03-2014 |
20140201329 | DISTRIBUTION OF LAYERED MULTI-MEDIA STREAMS OVER MULTIPLE RADIO LINKS - Embodiments of apparatus, computer-implemented methods, systems, devices, and computer-readable media are described herein for encoding and transmitting layered multi-media streams over multiple radio links. In various embodiments, a first layer of a multi-media stream may be received at a multi-radio computing device through a first radio link. In various embodiments, a second layer of the multi-media stream may be received at the multi-radio computing device through a second radio link. In various embodiments, feedback about the first and second radio links may be transmitted, by the multi-radio computing device through the first or second radio link, to a remote computing device configured to distribute layers of the multi-media stream among the first and second radio links. | 07-17-2014 |
20140235283 | ENHANCEMENTS TO WIRELESS NETWORKS TO SUPPORT SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) COMMUNICATION IN THE PACKET SWITCHED DOMAIN - Technology for communicating a short message service (SMS) communication in a packet switched (PS) domain of a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node SGSN in a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN). In one embodiment, a PS support module is configured to receive a request message from a mobile station (MS), the request message including an Additional Update Type information element (IE), the Additional Update Type IE including information to indicate that the MS is to support a PS based short messaging service (SMS). | 08-21-2014 |
20140328287 | OPPORTUNISTIC DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - Embodiments of computer-implemented methods, systems, computing devices, and computer-readable media are described herein for opportunistically transitioning service flows of mobile devices between being direct and indirect. In various embodiments, a proximity between first and second mobile devices that are in wireless communication with each other may be monitored. In various embodiments, a selective transition of a service flow between the first and second mobile devices from being indirect through the radio network access node using a first radio access technology (“RAT”) to being direct using a second RAT may be facilitated, e.g., responsive to a determination that a first criterion has been met. In various embodiments, a selective transition of the service flow from being direct using the second RAT to being indirect using the first RAT may be facilitated, e.g., responsive to a determination that a second criterion has been met. | 11-06-2014 |
20140349643 | MECHANISMS FOR ROAMING BETWEEN 3GPP OPERATORS AND WLAN SERVICE PROVIDERS - Embodiments describe methods, apparatuses and logic for a user equipment (UE) to connect to an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) based on credentials from a UE's home third generation partnership project (3GPP) network. In some embodiments, the UE may receive selection policy parameters from the WLAN including a network access identifier (NAI) realm. The UE may also receive selection policy parameters from the 3GPP network. The UE may compare the selection policy parameters of the WLAN with the selection policy parameters of the 3GPP network and discover roaming relationships between service providers and the relative priorities of different networks, and create a network list based on the comparison. The UE may then associate with an AP of the WLAN based on the prioritized network list. | 11-27-2014 |
20140369201 | MULTI-RAT CARRIER AGGREGATION FOR INTEGRATED WWAN-WLAN OPERATION - Systems and methods for Multi-Radio Access Technology (RAT) Carrier Aggregation (MRCA) wireless wide area network (WWAN) assisted wireless local area network (WLAN) flow mapping and flow routing are disclosed. One system comprises a dynamic flow mapping module that is configured to form a flow-mapping table to dynamically map service flows between the WWAN radio and the WLAN radio in the wireless device. A flow routing module is configured to route data packets to one of the WWAN radio and the WLAN radio in the wireless device based on the flow-mapping table to transmit and receive the data packets via the wireless device. | 12-18-2014 |
20150009975 | INTERNET PROTOCOL INTERFACE SELECTION FOR ROUTING DATA TRAFFIC - A technology for a user equipment (UE) that is operable to select an internet protocol (IP) interface in a communications network is disclosed. Local policy information and access network selection information can be received from an Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) operating on a server in an evolved packet core (EPC). At least one IP interface on which to route an IP flow using inter access point name routing policies (IARP) can be determined prior to implementing other routing policies. The IP flow from the UE on at least one IP interface selected can be routed using the IARP. | 01-08-2015 |
20150071251 | L2 TUNNELING BASED LOW LATENCY SINGLE RADIO HANDOFFS - An example of this invention provides low latency handovers between Mobile WiMAX and 2G/3G/LTE networks with only a single radio transmitting at any given point in time, by establishing L2 tunnel between 3GPP MME and WiMAX ASN for control plane signaling to perform pre-registration, pre-authentication and context transfer to the target network, while UE maintains its connection to the source network, and by setting up bearer path for packet forwarding between Servicing Gateway and WiMAX ASN. An example of this invention uses a virtual eNB to facilitate low latency L2 handoffs to legacy 2G/3G networks with minimum impact to SGSN and MME. | 03-12-2015 |
20150111569 | METRICS FOR TRAFFIC STEERING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Metrics may be used by user equipment (UE) to steer traffic through different access networks or to provide access network mobility decisions. For example, in one implementation, a UE may determine metrics relating to network conditions associated with at least a non-cellular access network. The metrics may include a first metric calculated based on a percentage signal strength determined based on a received signal strength of the non-cellular access network relative to a reference signal strength associated with the non-cellular access network, and a metric relating to a mobility of the UE with respect to network coverage of the non-cellular access network. The UE may route traffic to the non-cellular access network based on the first traffic steering metric and the second traffic steering metric. | 04-23-2015 |
20150117425 | WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) CONNECTIVITY OPTION DISCOVERY - In embodiments, apparatuses, methods, and storage media may be described for identifying a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point (AP) with which a third generation partnership project (3GPP) user equipment (UE) should connect. Specifically, the UE may receive an indication of one or more supported connectivity options of the WLAN AP. The UE may also receive an indication of one or more public land mobile networks that the WLAN AP is able to communicate with. The UE may then select whether the UE should connect to the WLAN AP based on the received indication(s) and a selection preference rule. Other embodiments may be claimed. | 04-30-2015 |
20150195713 | Secure and Automatic Connection to Wireless Network - Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for automatically establishing secure connections to wireless networks using a wireless local area network access point which calls for acceptance of terms and conditions of use. During an initial connection, the user is prompted to review and accept terms and conditions associated with use of that wireless network. Once accepted, future connections at that or other access points, which use those same terms and conditions, occur free from user intervention. | 07-09-2015 |
20150195743 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING OFFLOADABILITY INFORMATION TO A USER-EQUIPMENT (UE) - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and methods of providing offloadability information to a User Equipment (UE). For example, a core network (CN) may provide to the UE Packet Data Network (PDN) offloadability information corresponding to one or more PDN connections of the UE, the PDN offloadability information indicating which PDN connection of the one or more PDN connections is able to be offloaded to a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). | 07-09-2015 |
20150195759 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACCESS NETWORK DISCOVERY AND SELECTION FUNCTION (ANDSF) FOR TRAFFIC OFFLOADING - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and methods of Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) for traffic offloading. For example, an ANDSF Management Object (MO) may include one or more ANDSF policies, at least one ANDSF policy including ANDSF selection criteria to offload traffic between a cellular network and a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN); and a preference indicator to indicate a preference between the ANDSF selection criteria and Radio Access Network (RAN) selection criteria from the cellular network. | 07-09-2015 |
20150200939 | SECURE AND AUTOMATIC CONNECTION TO WIRELESS NETWORK - Described herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for automatically establishing secure connections to wireless networks using a wireless local area network access point which calls for acceptance of terms and conditions of use. During an initial connection, the user is prompted to review and accept terms and conditions associated with use of that wireless network. Once accepted, future connections at that or other access points, which use those same terms and conditions, occur free from user intervention. | 07-16-2015 |
20150223059 | TECHNIQUES FOR ESTABLISHING ACCESS TO A LOCAL WIRELESS NETWORK - An apparatus includes a memory to store subscription data for access to a network, the subscription data including at least terms and conditions information for the network; circuitry linked to the memory; and a connection component for execution on the circuitry to identify an access point connected to the network and automatically forward at least a portion of the subscription data to the identified access point in an association message. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 08-06-2015 |
20150271708 | USE OF AN OMA MANAGEMENT OBJECT TO SUPPORT APPLICATION-SPECIFIC CONGESTION CONTROL IN MOBILE NETWORKS - Technology for using an open mobile alliance (OMA) management object (MO) for congestion control in mobile networks is described. A novel type of OMA MO for application specific access control (ASAC) can include internet protocol (IP) flow descriptions that can be used to characterize applications with fine granularity. Priorities can be assigned to IP flows based on the IP flow descriptions. A user equipment (UE) can receive such an OMA MO and also receive application-barring information regarding a congestion level in a mobile network with which an application at the UE wishes to connect. The UE can have a connectivity manager (CM) that determines whether to allow the application to establish a connection with the mobile network based on the priority level of the application's associated IP flow and the application-barring information. | 09-24-2015 |
20150282026 | PACKET DATA CONNECTIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK - Connection control circuitry is provided for a User Equipment (UE) configurable to offload communication of packet data from a cellular radio-access network comprising a Trusted Wireless Local Access Network (TWLAN) and a Trusted Wireless Access Gateway (TWAG) with IP Address preservation. The connection control circuitry has a connection requesting module configured to send a distinguishable-connection establishment message to the TWAG, requesting setup of a TWAG-routed data connection comprising at least one of a Packet Data Network (PDN) connection and a Non-Seamless Wireless Offload (NSWO) connection. A unique virtual gateway interface address is used to identify a point-to-point link between the UE and the TWAG. This allows the TWAG to distinguish between multiple substantially simultaneous point-to-point links which support multiple substantially simultaneous packet data connections. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 10-01-2015 |
20150282032 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MULTIBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of multiband wireless communication. For example, a multiband wireless communication device may include a receiver to receive a first message from a mobile device, the first message including multiband capability information indicating a plurality of supported wireless communication bands of the mobile device; a controller to select a selected wireless communication band from the plurality of supported wireless communication bands; and a transmitter to transmit a second message to the mobile device, the second message including an indication of the selected wireless communication band. | 10-01-2015 |
20150312747 | MECHANISMS FOR ROAMING BETWEEN 3GPP OPERATORS AND WLAN SERVICE PROVIDERS - Embodiments describe methods, apparatuses and logic for a user equipment (UE) to connect to an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) based on credentials from a UE's home third generation partnership project (3GPP) network. In some embodiments, the UE may receive selection policy parameters from the WLAN including a network access identifier (NAI) realm. The UE may also receive selection policy parameters from the 3GPP network. The UE may compare the selection policy parameters of the WLAN with the selection policy parameters of the 3GPP network and discover roaming relationships between service providers and the relative priorities of different networks, and create a network list based on the comparison. The UE may then associate with an AP of the WLAN based on the prioritized network list. | 10-29-2015 |
20150327114 | UPDATES TO SUPPORT NETWORK BASED INTERNET PROTOCOL FLOW MOBILITY - Various embodiments may be generally directed to techniques for UE initiated and network initiated IP flow mobility. Various embodiments provide techniques for sharing IP flow routing rules and/or filters between a UE and various network infrastructure components using existing network based protocols or extensions thereto. Various embodiments provide techniques for provisioning network based IP flow mobility triggers and for ensuring UE connections to a 3GPP network are maintained in the absence of any 3GPP network IP flows. | 11-12-2015 |
20150350871 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CONNECTIVITY, DATA OFFLOADING AND ROAMING BETWEEN NETWORKS - Embodiments of a mobile device and methods automatically connecting to a Wi-Fi Hotspot 2.0 are generally described herein. In some embodiments, subscription information for one or more service providers (SP) that operate Wi-Fi networks is stored in a subscription data object of the mobile device. The subscription information includes home service provider information, policy information and pre-provisioned credentials. The mobile device may be configured to determine, without user interaction, if the subscription information is applicable to an available Wi-Fi network and perform without user interaction, an extensible authentication protocol (EAP) based authentication using the pre-provisioned credentials with the available Wi-Fi network to establish a Wi-Fi connection with the available Wi-Fi network. This automatic connectivity may allow a mobile device to roam across Wi-Fi hotspots of Wi-Fi networks and offload traffic to Wi-Fi networks. | 12-03-2015 |
20160050619 | WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) SELECTION RULES - In embodiments, apparatuses, methods, and storage media may be described for identifying a wireless local area network (WLAN) selection preference rule for use by a user equipment (UE) during a re-association procedure of the UE. The UE may use the WLAN selection preference rule to identify a WLAN with which the UE should associate. | 02-18-2016 |
20160050656 | COLLABORATIVE RADIO RESOURCES ALLOCATIONS TO APPLICATIONS OF MOBILE UNITS - Collecting state information about the resources of radio access networks (RANs) and the Access Point Names (APNs) enables this information to be provided to mobile stations which employ this information to determine which radio access technology (RAT) to employ for connecting to the wireless access network, and to determine which APN to use. This decision is made relative to each application that the mobile station is executing, and these decisions are, optionally, revisited periodically, or as significant changes in the state information are recognized. | 02-18-2016 |
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20090323672 | Techniques to enable emergency services in an unauthenticated state on wireless networks - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of enabling emergency services in an unauthenticated state on wireless networks, comprising attempting Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication with a public user account by a client whose identity indicates the need to place an emergency call, authenticating the client by a Subscription Service Provider Network's (SSPN's) authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) server and providing keying material to an authenticator and supplicant, thereby securing wireless link, providing by the SSPN's AAA server a virtual local area network identification (VLAN ID) back to an access point (AP), performing by the AP or a distribution system (DS) infrastructure a per-user policing for the VLAN ID ensuring upper-limit on resource usage commensurate with an emergency call, and routing the emergency call to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) by the SSPN's call manager. | 12-31-2009 |
20100054207 | L2 Tunneling-based Low Latency Single Radio Handoffs - An example of this invention provides low latency handovers between Mobile WiMAX and 2G/3G/LTE networks with only a single radio transmitting at any given point in time, by establishing L2 tunnel between 3GPP MME and WiMAX ASN for control plane signaling to perform pre-registration, pre-authentication and context transfer to the target network, while UE maintains its connection to the source network, and by setting up bearer path for packet forwarding between Servicing Gateway and WiMAX ASN. An example of this invention uses a virtual eNB to facilitate low latency L2 handoffs to legacy 2G/3G networks with minimum impact to SGSN and MME. | 03-04-2010 |
20140153555 | Techniques for Roaming Between Heterogeneous Wireless Networks - Examples are disclosed for roaming between heterogeneous wireless networks. In some examples, an authorization request for user equipment (UE) to access a visited wireless local area network (WLAN) may be received via a first protocol. The authorization request may be interworked by an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) interworking function (AIF) to enable the UE to be authenticated and authorized for access to the visited WLAN via information exchanged between a visited AAA server and a home AAA server. The visited home AAA server may be associated with different types of wireless networks to include wireless wide area networks (WWANs) or with a different WLAN. Interworking by the AIF may include translating the authentication request received via the first protocol to a second protocol to allow for the exchange of information between the visited AAA server and the home AAA server. Other examples are described and claimed. | 06-05-2014 |
20140199968 | TECHNIQUES FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS WITH A LOCAL WIRELESS NETWORK - An apparatus includes a memory to store one or more identifiers for respective one or more home service providers, circuitry coupled to the memory, and a network access component for execution on the circuitry to automatically identify a set of access points that can provide wireless service to a device based upon the one or more identifiers, and select an access point from the identified set of access points to establish a wireless connection. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 07-17-2014 |
20140269653 | Techniques for Roaming between Wireless Local Area Networks Belonging to a Social Network - Examples are disclosed for roaming between wireless local area networks (WLANs) belonging to a social network. In some examples, configuration information for a WLAN may be received for setting up the WLAN for a social network. The social network may have one or more roaming members. Information about the roaming members and one or more policies for the roaming members to connect to the WLAN may also be received. For these examples, the configuration information, roaming member information and the one or more policies may be maintained at a server for a service provider related to the WLAN. Other examples are described and claimed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140269654 | Techniques for Selecting an Access Point for Wireless Network Discovery - Examples are disclosed for selecting an access point for network discovery by a mobile device. In some examples, a mobile device may scan access points belonging to one or more extended service sets (ESSs) belonging to one or more networks. The one or more networks may have advertisement servers capable of providing a generic advertising service (GAS) to the mobile device. The mobile device may select a single access point from among each of the ESSs to relay messages to advertisement servers of the one or more networks for the advertisement servers to provide the GAS to the mobile device. Other examples are described and claimed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140293982 | TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS NETWORK DISCOVERY AND SELECTION SUPPORT - Techniques for wireless network discovery and selection support are described. In one embodiment, for example, an evolved packet core (EPC) node may comprise a processor circuit to implement an access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) according to a management object that includes a branch comprising one or more policies to select a wireless local area network (WLAN), the processing circuitry to receive capabilities information and location information for a user equipment (UE) and determine access network information for the UE based on the capabilities information and the location information. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-02-2014 |
20140295913 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WLAN NETWORK SELECTION - Methods, systems, and devices for network selection are disclosed herein. User equipment (UE) includes a communication component, a roles component, and a network selection component. The communication component may be configured to communicate over a 3GPP network and a non-cellular network. The rules component may be configured to store an access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) management object (MO) that includes wireless local area network (WLAN) selection policies for network selection on the UE. The WLAN selection policies may include interworking WLAN (I-WLAN) policies and Hotspot 2.0 (HS2.0) parameters. The network selection component is configured to select an available WLAN based on the ANDSF MO. | 10-02-2014 |
20150105076 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESS NETWORK SELECTION AND TRAFFIC ROUTING - Methods, systems, and devices for network selection and traffic routing are disclosed herein. User equipment (UE) is configured to store an access network selection and detection function (ANDSF) management object (MO). The ANDSF MO may include network selection rules indicating relative priority based on a specific radio access technology (RAT) types of different access networks. The UE is configured to identify one or more available access networks. The UE is configured to establish a connection with an access network of the one or more available access networks. The UE establishes the connection with an access network having, a RAT with a highest relative priority of the one or more available access networks based on the network selection rules. | 04-16-2015 |
20160081013 | TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS NETWORK DISCOVERY AND SELECTION SUPPORT - Techniques for wireless network discovery and selection support are described. In one embodiment, for example, an evolved packet core (EPC) node may comprise a processor circuit to implement an access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) according to a management object that includes a branch comprising one or more policies to select a wireless local area network (WLAN), the processing circuitry to receive capabilities information and location information for a user equipment (UE) and determine access network information for the UE based on the capabilities information and the location information. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-17-2016 |