公开(公告)号：US10541471B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-21

申请号：US15865677

申请日：2018-01-09

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Paul Shala Henry ,  Robert Bennett ,  Farhad Barzegar ,  Irwin Gerszberg ,  Donald J. Barnickel ,  Henry Kafka ,  Thomas M. Willis, III

IPC: H01Q3/08 ,  H01Q13/06 ,  H01P3/16 ,  H01Q13/02 ,  H01Q13/24 ,  H01Q19/06 ,  H01P1/16 ,  H04B3/00 ,  H04R3/00

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna assembly that includes a dielectric antenna having an integrated dielectric feedline and a dielectric antenna element. The integrated dielectric feedline communicates inbound guided waves and outbound guided waves that are bound to the integrated dielectric feedline. The dielectric antenna element transmits outbound free space wireless signals in response to the outbound guided waves and generates the inbound guided waves from received inbound free space wireless signals. An actuated gimbal mount controls an orientation of the dielectric antenna element based on control signals. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US10535911B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US16256181

申请日：2019-01-24

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Donald J. Barnickel ,  Robert Bennett ,  Farhad Barzegar ,  Irwin Gerszberg ,  Paul Shala Henry ,  Henry Kafka ,  Thomas M. Willis, III

IPC: H01P5/08 ,  H01P3/16 ,  H01P3/08 ,  H04B3/03 ,  H04B3/52 ,  H01P1/10 ,  H01P11/00

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a guided wave switch that selectively aligns an end of the first dielectric core of a first conductorless guided wave cable with an end of a selected one of a plurality of second dielectric cores of at least one second conductorless guided wave cable to facilitate coupling of the first guided waves from the first dielectric core to a selected one of the plurality of second dielectric cores. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20190260420A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-22

申请号：US16376572

申请日：2019-04-05

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Irwin Gerszberg ,  Robert Bennett ,  Donald J. Barnickel ,  Thomas M. Willis, III ,  Farhad Barzegar ,  Paul Shala Henry ,  Henry Kafka

IPC: H04B3/54 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04B1/40

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example a housing defining an open volume therein where the housing includes a connection structure for connecting with a utility structure, a first wireless device contained in the housing where the first wireless device is coupled with a first antenna extending outside of the housing, and a second wireless device contained in the housing where the second wireless device is coupled with a second antenna extending outside of the housing. The first and second wireless devices can be coupled to each other. Other embodiments are disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20180368037A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-20

申请号：US15623289

申请日：2017-06-14

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

Inventor： Huahui Wang ,  Tae Won Cho ,  Gopalakrishnan Meempat ,  Henry Kafka ,  Ravi Raina ,  Xiaoyu Wang ,  Laurie Bigler

IPC: H04W36/06 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W28/02

CPC classification number: H04W36/06 ,  H04L41/0816 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L43/0876 ,  H04L43/0888 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04L47/125 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W28/0205 ,  H04W28/0247 ,  H04W36/00837 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: Distribution of traffic to cells in a communication network can be controlled. A distribution management component (DMC) can determine overall device traffic throughput for cells of a sector that satisfy a defined traffic throughput criterion relating to a harmonic mean of the device traffic throughput for the cells to desirably enhance or maximize the harmonic mean of the overall device traffic throughput. Based on the overall device traffic throughput for the cells, the DMC can determine whether to adjust a characteristic associated with a cell of the cells to facilitate adjusting distribution of device traffic among the cells of the sector to achieve desirable load balancing of traffic by the sector and in the network. Load balancing can be achieved by controlling respective parameters with regard to communication devices that are in idle mode or connected mode to facilitate directing communication devices and associated traffic to desired cells.

公开(公告)号：US20180131088A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-10

申请号：US15865677

申请日：2018-01-09

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Paul Shala Henry ,  Robert Bennett ,  Farhad Barzegar ,  Irwin Gerszberg ,  Donald J. Barnickel ,  Henry Kafka ,  Thomas M. Willis, III

IPC: H01Q3/08 ,  H01Q13/24 ,  H01P3/16 ,  H01Q13/02 ,  H01Q19/06 ,  H01P1/16 ,  H04B3/00 ,  H04R3/00

CPC classification number: H01Q3/08 ,  H01P1/16 ,  H01P3/16 ,  H01Q13/02 ,  H01Q13/24 ,  H01Q19/062 ,  H04B3/00 ,  H04B3/52 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04R2420/07

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna assembly that includes a dielectric antenna having an integrated dielectric feedline and a dielectric antenna element. The integrated dielectric feedline communicates inbound guided waves and outbound guided waves that are bound to the integrated dielectric feedline. The dielectric antenna element transmits outbound free space wireless signals in response to the outbound guided waves and generates the inbound guided waves from received inbound free space wireless signals. An actuated gimbal mount controls an orientation of the dielectric antenna element based on control signals. Other embodiments are disclosed.