Abstract:
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for presenting coverage bars on a mobile device based on available telecommunications signals. In particular, a mobile device is associated with a plurality of telecommunications signals. Further, the telecommunications signals associated with the mobile device are assessed based on signal strength. A determination is made as to the relative strength of one telecommunications technology over another. Additionally, identifiers of the telecommunications signals are presented on a screen of the mobile device.
Abstract:
A communication system comprises a wireless access node having a plurality of ports and a control system. The wireless access node is configured to exchange wireless communications over the ports with wireless communication devices that are individually identified by device identifiers. The control system is configured to individually allocate the wireless communication devices into categories based on the device identifiers and determine one of the categories having a majority of the wireless communication devices. The control system is configured to configure the ports of the wireless access node to utilize a MIMO 2T2R mode for exchanging the wireless communications if the one category having the majority of the wireless communication devices comprises a first data rate capability, and to configure the ports of the wireless access node to utilize a MIMO 4T4R mode for exchanging the wireless communications if the one category having the majority of the wireless communication devices comprises a second data rate capability.
Abstract:
What is disclosed is a method of operating a wireless communication device, where a wireless access node provides wireless access to communication services over a wireless link for the wireless communication device. The method includes transferring data in a series of frames to the wireless access node over a reverse link portion of the wireless link, where each frame comprises a series of subframes, and transferring a present frame at a first power level. The method also includes, during transfer of the present frame at the first power level, monitoring control information transferred by the wireless access node on a forward link portion of the wireless link, and in response to receiving a power change instruction in the control information, interrupting transfer of the subframes of a present frame at the first power level and restarting transfer of the subframes of the present frame at a second power level.
Abstract:
Exemplary methods and systems are disclosed herein that may help to dynamically adjust page-transmission power based on the amount of concatenation being applied to a page. An exemplary method involves: (i) before transmission of a page to a mobile station by an access network, the access network identifying any concatenation that is being applied to the page; (ii) based at least in part on the concatenation that is being applied to the page, the access network selecting a page-transmission power for the page; and (iii) the access network transmitting the page to the mobile station at the selected page-transmission power. In an exemplary embodiment, a base station may increase the page-transmission power as the amount of concatenation increases, which may help to improve the paging success rate (PSR) for concatenated pages, among other benefits.
Abstract:
A method and system is disclosed for adaptive rate control based on battery life. An access terminal in a wireless communication system that includes a base station will operate in a first state in which, at least, the access terminal responds to receiving reverse-noise messages from the base station by making adjustments to a data transmission rate on a reverse-link traffic channel to the base station in accordance with the received reverse-noise messages. Upon receiving a first threshold number of reverse-noise messages from the base station indicating that the reverse-link noise measured by the base station is alternating above and below the threshold level, and in response having a battery power level below a threshold power level, the access terminal will transition to operating in a second state in which, at least, the access terminal does not make the adjustments to the data transmission rate on the reverse-link traffic channel in response to receiving reverse-noise messages from the base station.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are methods and systems that may help a radio access network to more intelligently determine an initial transmit power to use for forward-link communications with a mobile station. An exemplary method involves a radio access network: (a) receiving a page response message, wherein the page response message indicates that a page to a mobile station operating in a radio access network has been received by the mobile station; (b) responsive to receiving the page response message, determining an attempt count for the mobile station, wherein the attempt count indicates how many attempts to page the mobile station have been made; (c) using the attempt count as a basis for determining an initial transmit power for forward-link communications with the mobile station; and (d) initiating forward-link communications with the mobile station at the determined initial transmit power.
Abstract:
A method and system for helping to avoid communication errors, by ensuring that when a connection identifier (such as a Walsh code or MAC Index) is being assigned to a wireless access terminal for use in a wireless coverage area having a particular coverage-area identifier (such as a particular PN offset), the same connection identifier is not currently assigned to another access terminal in another nearby coverage area that has the same coverage-area identifier.
Abstract:
Methods and devices for a radio access network (RAN) to select a wireless communication device (WCD) for handoff to a given sector are presented. In particular, the RAN may receive resource requests from a first WCD and a second WCD, both WCDs contending for a resource of the given sector. Based on the each WCD's active sets of sectors, the RAN may grant the resource to one of these WCDs. Preferably, the RAN grants the resource to the WCD that is more likely to benefit from use of the resource.
Abstract:
What is disclosed is a method of operating a wireless communication device to select an overhead time cycle of a series of repeating overhead time cycles associated with a wireless access node, where each overhead time cycle comprises a plurality of time slots, and where the wireless access node transfers overhead information during individual ones of the time slots. The method includes receiving correlation information for each of the overhead time cycles, where the correlation information associates a noise range with each of the overhead time cycles. The method also includes determining a noise level at the wireless communication device of wireless communications of the wireless access node, processing the noise level and the correlation information to select one of the overhead time cycles, monitoring the time slots of the selected one of the overhead time cycles for the overhead information from the wireless access node, and ignoring the time slots during the non-selected overhead time cycles.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are disclosed herein that may help to improve the paging success rate for hybrid mobile stations, which in turn may help to prevent dropped calls. An exemplary method for paging an access terminal involves an access network: (a) before transmission of a page to an access terminal, determining whether or not the access terminal is a hybrid access terminal; (b) if the access terminal is not a hybrid access terminal, then selecting standard page settings for the page; (c) if the access terminal is a hybrid access terminal, then selecting adjusted page settings for the page, wherein the adjusted page settings increase the probability that the access terminal will successfully receive the page; and (d) applying the selected page settings and transmitting the page. To help increase the probability that the access terminal will successfully receive the page, the adjusted page settings for the page may involve setting that reduces or disables concatenation of the page and/or an increased page-transmission power.