公开(公告)号：US10951263B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US16260877

申请日：2019-01-29

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： William C. Versteeg ,  Umamaheswar A. Kakinada ,  Hossam H. Hmimy

IPC: H04B1/7163 ,  H04B1/7183 ,  H04W52/60 ,  H04W52/24 ,  H04B1/7136

Abstract: According to one configuration, a wireless communication system includes one or more wireless communication devices and gateway hardware. The gateway hardware can be configured to notify the one or more wireless communication devices of a change associated with frequency hopping settings (such as switchover from first frequency hopping settings to second frequency hopping settings). Further, the gateway hardware can include a first radio frequency interface and a second radio frequency interface. In accordance with the frequency hopping settings, the gateway hardware: i) fixedly tunes the first radio frequency interface to a first wireless channel; and ii) while the first radio frequency interface is fixedly tuned to the first wireless channel, the gateway hardware dynamically tunes the second radio frequency interface to hop amongst multiple different wireless channels. The frequency hopping settings support different wireless power levels depending on a number of pseudorandom wireless channels that are hopped.

公开(公告)号：US20200288369A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-10

申请号：US16884192

申请日：2020-05-27

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Umamaheswar A. Kakinada ,  Maulik V. Vaidya ,  Curt C. Wong ,  Pratik Das

IPC: H04W36/26 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W36/00

Abstract: User equipment receives first connection priority information. In accordance with the first connection priority information, the mobile communication device establishes a first wireless communication link between the user equipment and a first wireless network to communicate first communications. A controller/management resource provides notification of second connection priority information to be used instead of the first connection priority information. In response to detecting a trigger event in which the user equipment is operated to communicate second communications, the user equipment uses the second connection priority information as a replacement to the first connection priority information to establish a second wireless communication link connecting the user equipment to the second network instead of the first network.

公开(公告)号：US20200244306A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-30

申请号：US16260877

申请日：2019-01-29

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： William C. Versteeg ,  Umamaheswar A. Kakinada ,  Hossam H. Hmimy

IPC: H04B1/7163 ,  H04B1/7183 ,  H04W52/24 ,  H04W52/60

Abstract: According to one configuration, a wireless communication system includes one or more wireless communication devices and gateway hardware. The gateway hardware can be configured to notify the one or more wireless communication devices of a change associated with frequency hopping settings (such as switchover from first frequency hopping settings to second frequency hopping settings). Further, the gateway hardware can include a first radio frequency interface and a second radio frequency interface. In accordance with the frequency hopping settings, the gateway hardware: i) fixedly tunes the first radio frequency interface to a first wireless channel; and ii) while the first radio frequency interface is fixedly tuned to the first wireless channel, the gateway hardware dynamically tunes the second radio frequency interface to hop amongst multiple different wireless channels. The frequency hopping settings support different wireless power levels depending on a number of pseudorandom wireless channels that are hopped.

公开(公告)号：US20200187074A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-11

申请号：US16789896

申请日：2020-02-13

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Curt C. Wong ,  Maulik V. Vaidya ,  Umamaheswar A. Kakinada ,  Pratik Das

IPC: H04W36/14 ,  H04W76/16 ,  H04W76/30 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W36/00

Abstract: A base station in a first wireless network provides first wireless connectivity to user equipment operated by a subscriber. The first wireless network supports first wireless communications such as non-voice communications. A network management resource receives configuration information assigned to the subscriber operating the user equipment. The configuration information indicates that the subscriber is assigned use of a second wireless network that provides support of second wireless communications (such as voice communications). In response to detecting a trigger event (such as a voice call) indicating a need to switch to use of the second wireless network, the network management resource initiates termination of the first wireless connectivity and establishment of second wireless connectivity between the user equipment and a base station in the second wireless network.

公开(公告)号：US20200059795A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-20

申请号：US16557498

申请日：2019-08-30

Applicant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC

Inventor： Umamaheswar A. Kakinada ,  Hossam H. Hmimy

IPC: H04W16/14 ,  H04W72/04

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing quasi-licensed spectrum allocation among two or more entities within a prescribed coverage or operational area. In one embodiment, the quasi-licensed spectrum utilizes 3.5 GHz CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) spectrum allocated between two or more Federal or commercial SASs (Spectrum Access Systems), for use by various service provider entities such as a managed content delivery network that includes one or more wireless access nodes (e.g., CBSDs). In one variant, each of two or more SAS entities generate both proposed allocations for themselves and other participating SAS entities with respect to available GAA spectrum, and differences between the proposed allocations are reconciled and condensed using a dynamic, iterative process to converge on a final allocation which fits the available GAA spectrum and which equitably distributes the spectrum between the participating SAS entities.

公开(公告)号：US20190306773A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US15939575

申请日：2018-03-29

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Umamaheswar A. Kakinada ,  Maulik V. Vaidya ,  Curt C. Wong ,  Pratik Das

IPC: H04W36/26 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W36/14

Abstract: User equipment receives first connection priority information. In accordance with the first connection priority information, the mobile communication device establishes a first wireless communication link between the user equipment and a first wireless network to communicate first communications. A controller/management resource provides notification of second connection priority information to be used instead of the first connection priority information. In response to detecting a trigger event in which the user equipment is operated to communicate second communications, the user equipment uses the second connection priority information as a replacement to the first connection priority information to establish a second wireless communication link connecting the user equipment to the second network instead of the first network.

公开(公告)号：US20190223069A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-18

申请号：US15873244

申请日：2018-01-17

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Curt C. Wong ,  Maulik Vijay Vaidya ,  Umamaheswar A. Kakinada ,  Pratik Das

IPC: H04W36/14 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W76/30 ,  H04W76/16 ,  H04W36/24

Abstract: A base station in a first wireless network provides first wireless connectivity to user equipment operated by a subscriber. The first wireless network supports first wireless communications such as non-voice communications. A network management resource receives configuration information assigned to the subscriber operating the user equipment. The configuration information indicates that the subscriber is assigned use of a second wireless network that provides support of second wireless communications (such as voice communications). In response to detecting a trigger event (such as a voice call) indicating a need to switch to use of the second wireless network, the network management resource initiates termination of the first wireless connectivity and establishment of second wireless connectivity between the user equipment and a base station in the second wireless network.

公开(公告)号：US20230276328A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-31

申请号：US18143342

申请日：2023-05-04

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Curt C. Wong ,  Maulik V. Vaidya ,  Umamaheswar A. Kakinada ,  Pratik Das

IPC: H04W36/14 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W76/16 ,  H04W76/30 ,  H04W36/00

CPC classification number: H04W36/14 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W76/16 ,  H04W76/30 ,  H04W36/0022 ,  H04W36/24

Abstract: A base station in a first wireless network provides first wireless connectivity to user equipment operated by a subscriber. The first wireless network supports first wireless communications such as non-voice communications. A network management resource receives configuration information assigned to the subscriber operating the user equipment. The configuration information indicates that the subscriber is assigned use of a second wireless network that provides support of second wireless communications (such as voice communications). In response to detecting a trigger event (such as a voice call) indicating a need to switch to use of the second wireless network, the network management resource initiates termination of the first wireless connectivity and establishment of second wireless connectivity between the user equipment and a base station in the second wireless network.

公开(公告)号：US11659463B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-23

申请号：US16789896

申请日：2020-02-13

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Curt C. Wong ,  Maulik V. Vaidya ,  Umamaheswar A. Kakinada ,  Pratik Das

IPC: H04W36/14 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W76/30 ,  H04W76/16 ,  H04W36/24

CPC classification number: H04W36/14 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W36/0022 ,  H04W76/16 ,  H04W76/30 ,  H04W36/24

Abstract: A base station in a first wireless network provides first wireless connectivity to user equipment operated by a subscriber. The first wireless network supports first wireless communications such as non-voice communications. A network management resource receives configuration information assigned to the subscriber operating the user equipment. The configuration information indicates that the subscriber is assigned use of a second wireless network that provides support of second wireless communications (such as voice communications). In response to detecting a trigger event (such as a voice call) indicating a need to switch to use of the second wireless network, the network management resource initiates termination of the first wireless connectivity and establishment of second wireless connectivity between the user equipment and a base station in the second wireless network.

公开(公告)号：US20220394587A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17882977

申请日：2022-08-08

Applicant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC

Inventor： Umamaheswar A. Kakinada ,  Hossam Hmimy

IPC: H04W40/02 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W40/34 ,  H04W40/12

Abstract: Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, architectures, mechanisms and apparatus for optimizing the delivery of multicast messages to a set of targeted (receiver) devices via a low power wide area (LPWA) network such as by minimizing a number of gateway devices in a set of gateway devices needed to reach the target devices, by optimizing the use of radio communication resources to minimize costs associated with using metered backhaul network services (e.g., costs associated with using cellular network backhaul services), by maximizing the resiliency, speed, or synchronization of the set of gateway devices, by favoring operator-owned resources, or by achieving other goals consistent with operator policies, preferences and other considerations.