公开(公告)号：US09629187B1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-18

申请号：US14026952

申请日：2013-09-13

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Siddharth S. Oroskar ,  Maulik K. Shah ,  Jasinder P. Singh ,  John W. Prock

IPC: H04W76/02 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W16/10

CPC classification number: H04W76/10 ,  H04W16/10 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W72/04

Abstract: A method and system for dynamically selecting call setup procedure based on channel quality. While a wireless communication device (WCD) is being served by a first radio access network (RAN), a network node receives an indication of a communication quality of the at least one channel used by the first RAN to serve the given WCD. Then, the network node selects a call setup procedure for establishing a call to be served by a second RAN based on the received indication of the communication quality of the at least one channel, where the selected call setup procedure comprises the given WCD transitioning to be served with the call by the second RAN. Next, the network node signals to invoke setup of the call using the selected call setup procedure.

公开(公告)号：US09629034B1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-18

申请号：US14089029

申请日：2013-11-25

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Siddharth S. Oroskar ,  Maulik K. Shah ,  Jasinder P. Singh

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W76/02

CPC classification number: H04W36/0022 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W76/16

Abstract: A method and system to help avoid a failed eCSFB call setup in the presence of handover. While a WCD is being served by a base station of a first network, the base station may detect both a fallback trigger and a handover trigger. The fallback trigger may be a trigger to initiate a fallback setup procedure, where the fallback setup procedure involves execution of a sequence of steps including a particular step. The handover trigger may be a trigger to initiate a handover procedure. The base station determines that the handover trigger was detected before execution of the particular step of the fallback setup procedure. Responsive to determining that the handover trigger was detected before execution of the particular step, the base station (a) foregoes the fallback setup procedure and (b) transmits to the WCD a message directing the WCD to establish communication with the second network.

公开(公告)号：US09585099B1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-28

申请号：US15053027

申请日：2016-02-25

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Nitesh Manchanda ,  Sreekar Marupaduga ,  Vanil Parihar ,  Siddharth S. Oroskar

IPC: H04M1/00 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W36/36 ,  H04W88/02

CPC classification number: H04W52/0261 ,  H04W36/0094 ,  H04W52/0277 ,  H04W88/02 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/1262 ,  Y02D70/146

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems to help conserve battery life of a user equipment device (UE). In particular, the UE may make a determination that a remaining battery life is threshold low. In response to making the determination, the UE may engage in a scanning-limiting process that involves (i) the UE identifying on the list each carrier frequency higher than the serving carrier frequency and (ii) based on the identifying, the UE excluding each identified higher carrier frequency from the list, so that, in response to detecting a trigger to scan carrier frequencies in search of target coverage for possible handover, the UE scans each carrier frequency on the list that is lower than the serving carrier frequency but forgoes scanning each identified higher carrier frequency. Further, once the UE detects the trigger, the UE may responsively scan carrier frequencies in accordance with the scanning-limiting process.

Abstract translation: 公开了帮助节省用户设备设备（UE）的电池寿命的方法和系统。 特别地，UE可以确定剩余电池寿命是阈值低。 响应于确定，UE可以参与扫描限制过程，该过程涉及（i）UE在列表上识别高于服务载波频率的每个载波频率，以及（ii）基于识别，UE不同于每个 从列表中识别出更高的载波频率，使得响应于检测到扫描载波频率以搜索可能的切换的目标覆盖范围的触发，UE扫描列表上低于服务载波频率但是放弃扫描的每个载波频率 每个识别出更高的载波频率。 此外，一旦UE检测到触发，UE可以根据扫描限制过程响应地扫描载波频率。

公开(公告)号：US09473973B1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-18

申请号：US14281412

申请日：2014-05-19

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Siddharth S. Oroskar ,  Maulik K. Shah ,  Jasinder P. Singh

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04L1/18

CPC classification number: H04W28/0236 ,  H04L1/0001 ,  H04L1/1812 ,  H04L1/1854 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: It may be determined that a HARQ transmission schedule from a RAN to a WCD includes HARQ acknowledgment bundling. An indication of signal quality as measured by the WCD may be received by the RAN. The indicated signal quality may be associated with a first transmission rate. The RAN may determine a first set of one or more data slots of the HARQ transmission schedule for which the WCD bundles HARQ acknowledgments. In response to this determination, one or more HARQ subpackets may be transmitted to the WCD in the first set of one or more data slots. The one or more HARQ subpackets may be transmitted at a second transmission rate that is less than the first transmission rate.

Abstract translation: 可以确定从RAN到WCD的HARQ传输调度包括HARQ确认捆绑。 由WCD测量的信号质量的指示可以由RAN接收。 指示的信号质量可以与第一传输速率相关联。 RAN可以确定WCD捆绑HARQ确认的HARQ传输调度的一个或多个数据时隙的第一组。 响应于该确定，一个或多个HARQ子分组可以在一个或多个数据时隙的第一组中被发送到WCD。 一个或多个HARQ子分组可以以小于第一传输速率的第二传输速率传输。

公开(公告)号：US09451554B1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-20

申请号：US14608295

申请日：2015-01-29

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Jasinder P. Singh ,  Eshwar Narava ,  Siddharth S. Oroskar

IPC: H04B7/00 ,  H04W52/14 ,  H04W72/00 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04L5/14

CPC classification number: H04W52/146 ,  H04B17/354 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W72/005 ,  H04W72/10

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for allocating uplink air interface resources in a manner that allows particular user equipment devices (UEs) to apply less attenuation than may be specified more generally for UEs served by a base station of a wireless service provider. The base station may operate on a carrier band, serving UEs that are subscribers of the wireless service provider as well as UEs roaming in the base station's coverage area from another service provider. To avoid uplink transmission power leakage across the edges of the carrier band, the base station may broadcast a message to all the UEs notifying them to attenuate their respective transmission levels. The base station may allocate uplink air interface resources to subscribing UEs from a particular portion of the carrier band that allows them to transmit using less attenuation than roaming UEs and still avoid power leakage across the band edges.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于以允许特定用户设备设备（UE）对无线服务提供商的基站所服务的UE更一般地规定的衰减来应用更少的衰减的方式和系统，用于分配上行链路空中接口资源。 基站可以在载波频带上操作，为作为无线服务提供商的订户的UE服务，以及在基站的覆盖区域中从另一服务提供商漫游的UE。 为了避免载波频带边缘的上行链路传输功率泄漏，基站可以向所有的UE广播消息，通知它们衰减它们各自的传输电平。 基站可以分配上行链路空中接口资源以从载波频带的特定部分订阅UE，从而允许它们使用比漫游UE更少的衰减进行发送，并且仍然避免跨频带边缘的功率泄漏。

公开(公告)号：US09413435B1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-09

申请号：US14325206

申请日：2014-07-07

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Siddharth S. Oroskar ,  Maulik K. Shah ,  Jasinder P. Singh

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04B7/02

CPC classification number: H04B7/024 ,  H04B7/0689

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented by a first access node in an access network, such as by an eNodeB in an LTE network, in order to determine an uplink coordinated multipoint (CoMP) mode for one or more other access nodes with which the given access node is coordinating. An example method involves: (a) determining, by a first access node, a central processing unit (CPU) load of a second access node, (b) based at least in part on the CPU load of the second access node, the first access node selecting a coordinated multipoint (CoMP) mode from a plurality of CoMP modes, and (c) sending a CoMP-mode message from the first access node, wherein the CoMP-mode message instructs the second access node to use the selected CoMP mode.

Abstract translation: 本文公开的实施例可以由诸如由LTE网络中的eNodeB的接入网络中的第一接入节点来实现，以便确定用于给定接入的一个或多个其他接入节点的上行链路协作多点（CoMP）模式 节点正在协调。 示例性方法包括：（a）由第一接入节点确定第二接入节点的中央处理单元（CPU）负载，（b）至少部分地基于第二接入节点的CPU负载，第一接入节点 接入节点从多个CoMP模式中选择协同多点（CoMP）模式，以及（c）从所述第一接入节点发送CoMP模式消息，其中所述CoMP模式消息指示所述第二接入节点使用所选择的CoMP模式 。

公开(公告)号：US09307535B1

公开(公告)日：2016-04-05

申请号：US14146488

申请日：2014-01-02

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Jasinder P. Singh ,  Siddharth S. Oroskar ,  Maulik K. Shah

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W52/00

CPC classification number: H04W52/346 ,  H04L1/1887 ,  H04L1/1893 ,  H04L1/1896 ,  H04L2001/0093 ,  H04W52/00 ,  H04W52/0212 ,  H04W52/0219 ,  H04W52/241 ,  H04W52/327 ,  H04W52/50

Abstract: A base station that serves a plurality of wireless communication devices (WCDs) will group the WCDs into physical hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) channel (PHICH) groups based on channel quality reported by the WCDs and will then differentially allocate transmission power among the PHICH groups, so as to provide higher transmission power for transmission to PHICH groups of WCDs that reported lower channel quality, while providing lower transmission power for transmission to PHICH groups of WCDs that reported higher channel quality.

Abstract translation: 服务于多个无线通信设备（WCD）的基站将基于由WCD报告的信道质量将WCD分组为物理混合自动重传请求（HARQ）信道（PHICH）组，然后在PHICH之间差分地分配传输功率 以提供更高的传输功率，以传输到报告较低信道质量的WCD的PHICH组，同时提供较低的传输功率用于传输到报告较高信道质量的WCD的PHICH组。

公开(公告)号：US09264961B1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-16

申请号：US14517465

申请日：2014-10-17

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Maulik K. Shah ,  Siddharth S. Oroskar ,  Nitesh Manchanda

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/16 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W92/20 ,  H04W36/22

CPC classification number: H04W36/30 ,  H04W36/0055 ,  H04W36/0072 ,  H04W36/0083 ,  H04W36/22 ,  H04W92/20

Abstract: A method and system for pre-configuring a UE with timing advance for use in communication with a handover target. When a UE is being served by a source base station, the source base station transmits to a target base station a measurement request that specifies an uplink reference signal that the UE will provide, and the target base station evaluates that uplink reference signal to determine a timing advance for the UE and reports the timing advance in a response to the source base station. As the source base station then directs the UE to hand over to the target base station, the source base station then provides the UE with an indication of the timing advance provided by the target base station. The UE may then transition to be served by the target base station and to make use of the indicated timing advance.

Abstract translation: 一种用于通过定时提前预配置用于与切换目标通信的UE的方法和系统。 当UE由源基站服务时，源基站向目标基站发送指定UE将提供的上行链路参考信号的测量请求，并且目标基站评估该上行链路参考信号以确定 UE的定时提前，并在对基站的响应中报告定时提前。 当源基站然后指示UE切换到目标基站时，源基站然后向UE提供由目标基站提供的定时提前的指示。 然后，UE可以转换为由目标基站服务并利用所指示的定时提前。

公开(公告)号：US09253692B1

公开(公告)日：2016-02-02

申请号：US14258737

申请日：2014-04-22

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Maulik Shah ,  Siddharth S. Oroskar ,  Jasinder P. Singh

IPC: H04B7/212 ,  H04W36/00

CPC classification number: H04W36/0072 ,  H04W36/0077 ,  H04W74/04

Abstract: A system and method for reuse of identifiers for contention-free random access requests by wireless communication devices (WCDs) to a network are disclosed. A base station can configure two or more air-interface resources for concurrent, non-interfering transmissions by two or more different WCDs of identical random access requests to the base station. The base station may then assign an identical identifier for contention-free random access requests to two or more WCDs, while assigning the WCDs different ones of the two or more air-interface resources configured for the concurrent, non-interfering transmissions. The two or more WCDs can then concurrently transmit identical contention-free random access requests that do not interfere with one another. By way of example, the air-interface resources can be different instances of a physical random access channel, each instance corresponding to a different resource block of a common uplink subframe in a long-term evolution (LTE) system.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于通过无线通信设备（WCD）向网络重新使用无争用随机访问请求的标识符的系统和方法。 基站可以配置两个或更多个空中接口资源，用于通过对基站的相同随机接入请求的两个或更多个不同WCD的并发的非干扰传输。 然后，基站可以为两个或多个WCD分配用于无竞争随机接入请求的相同标识符，同时为并发的非干扰传输配置的两个或更多个空中接口资源的不同的WCD分配WCD。 两个或多个WCD可以同时发送不相互干扰的相同的无争用随机访问请求。 作为示例，空中接口资源可以是物理随机接入信道的不同实例，每个实例对应于长期演进（LTE）系统中的公共上行链路子帧的不同资源块。

公开(公告)号：US09237549B1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-12

申请号：US13686577

申请日：2012-11-27

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Maulik K. Shah ,  Siddharth S. Oroskar ,  Jasinder P. Singh ,  Anoop K. Goyal ,  Suryanarayanan Ramamurthy ,  Saravana Velusamy

IPC: H04W68/02

CPC classification number: H04W68/02 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing page-response intervals. When a network entity receives a paging trigger signal, the entity determines a page-response interval to use for paging the mobile station, based on one or more factors such as (i) whether the communication is to be provided to the mobile station over the same air interface and/or same air interface protocol that will carry the paging to the mobile station and/or (ii) what network, interface, or other entity the trigger signal comes from and/or what network communication module receives the trigger signal. The network entity then uses the determined page-response interval when paging the mobile station, waiting that determined period of time after each page attempt before attempting to page again or before concluding that the paging effort failed.

Abstract translation: 一种用于管理页面响应间隔的方法和装置。 当网络实体接收到寻呼触发信号时，实体基于一个或多个因素来确定用于寻呼移动台的寻呼响应间隔，例如（i）是否通过该移动台提供通信 相同的空中接口和/或将携带寻呼到移动站的相同的空中接口协议和/或（ii）触发信号来自哪些网络，接口或其他实体和/或什么网络通信模块接收触发信号。 然后，网络实体在寻呼移动台时使用所确定的寻呼响应间隔，等待在每次寻呼尝试之后确定的时间段，然后再尝试再次寻呼，或者在结束寻呼努力失败之前。