Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for distributing identical data to mobile units. The method includes providing a plurality of first messages including information indicative of a pseudo-address and a corresponding one of a plurality of mobile unit addresses. The method also includes providing at least one second message including the pseudo-address and a portion of a payload of a packet destined for a plurality of mobile units indicated by the plurality of mobile unit addresses.
Abstract:
A method is provided of determining priorities of radio bearer channels in a wireless telecommunications network that offers various predetermined levels of quality of service. The method involves determining a numerical value representing a priority rating to be applied to a radio bearer channel. This is done by assigning each of at least two quality of service attributes of the bearer channel with a respective numerical value, then processing the values to provide the priority rating for the bearer channel.
Abstract:
An overload or congestion condition on an access medium (24) of a communication network (22) is indicated by at least one condition that indicates an amount of access attempts on the access medium (24) corresponds to congestion or overload of a capacity of the access medium (24). Example conditions in disclosed embodiments include an occupancy level of the access medium, an average number of access probes associated with successful access attempts, a relationship between received power and interference, an emergency condition and network configuration • or maintenance procedures. In a disclosed example, when congestion or overload occurs, at least one technique is implemented to reduce the congestion or overload for stabilizing the access medium. Disclosed example techniques for this include throttling the number of access attempt by reducing the number of users making access attempts or the frequency of user access attempts. Another example technique includes adjusting at least one access medium parameter that will reduce the access attempt traffic.
Abstract:
A wireless communication system is disclosed where a hub base station has an associated scheduler. Remotely located subscriber stations such as customer premises equipment devices each have their own associated scheduler in the vicinity of each device. The hub base station scheduler is responsible for scheduling communications in a first direction between the hub base station and the subscriber stations. Each subscriber station scheduler is responsible for scheduling communications in a second, opposite direction between the corresponding subscriber station and the hub base station. In one example, the schedulers associated with the subscriber stations are responsible for scheduling all backhaul or uplink communications from the subscriber station to the base station. A disclosed example is useful for WiMax communications.
Abstract:
Optical modulator devices exhibiting improved response characteristics are constructed from a ring resonator having a tunable loss element positioned within the ring resonator structure and one or more phase shifters. By tuning and/or controlling the loss within the resonator, desired modulator response characteristics are obtained.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and method for supervising a plurality of oscillators in a network, in particular a telecommunications network. The invention can preferably be applied to the supervision of wireless base station oscillators. A system for supervising a plurality of oscillators in a network comprises a reference clock for generating a reference clock signal; clock distribution means for distributing the reference clock signal in the network; measuring means for measuring the oscillator offsets by determining the difference between the oscillator frequencies and the frequency of the reference clock signal; and a control unit for correlating the frequency offsets of the oscillators to determine whether an oscillators operates with a frequency which is different from a nominal frequency.
Abstract:
Location-based services are provided in a communication system comprising at least a portion of at least one wireless network. In one aspect of the invention, users associated with respective mobile user devices are separated into at least a first group of users of a first benefit class of a location-based service and a second group of users of a second benefit class of the location-based service. Location information is obtained for the mobile user devices, with the location information being obtained more frequently for the mobile user devices of users in the first group than for the mobile user devices of users in the second group. At least one message is controllably delivered to a given one of the mobile user devices based on the location information.
Abstract:
Techniques and systems are disclosed for context-aware migration of a communication network session. A system for migrating a communication session established between a first entity (216/218) and a second entity (210) in accordance with an application module includes the following elements: A context monitor module (122) supports the application module and is operative to obtain context information associated with at least one of the first entity (216/218) and the second entity (210). A migration server module supports the application module and is operative to effectuate a transfer of the communication session from one communication device (216) associated with the first entity to another communication device (218) associated with the first entity. The context monitor module (122) and the migration server module (126) operate in cooperation with the application module to transfer the communication session.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a system and method for transmitting a data packet from a source to a destination via a network path having a number of hops. The sum of a playback delay associated with the data packet and the number of hops are stored in a header of the data packet. The data packet is transmitted from the source to the destination via the network path.