公开(公告)号：US10833782B1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

申请号：US16706223

申请日：2019-12-06

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Inventor： Kyle C. Allen ,  Jay Dean Bluhm ,  Bernard Robert Kingsley ,  Lance Paul Lukens

IPC: H04B17/318 ,  H04W24/02 ,  G08B7/06 ,  H04W16/26 ,  H04W16/32

Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating placement of a small cell in a network are provided. A small cell may be positioned such that it is communicatively coupled to a macro cell to provide a relay backhaul to a wireless network. The small cell may be configured to provide feedback of some form when the small cell is moved from a suitable location, to facilitate desired placement and use of the small cell. The feedback may be in the form of a change in functionality of the one or more feedback components.

公开(公告)号：US10764172B1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US16237033

申请日：2018-12-31

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Inventor： Julio C. Costa ,  Lawrence Charles Gassman ,  Muralidhar Reddy Malreddy ,  Bhanu Prakash Voruganti ,  Kyle C. Allen

IPC: H04B7/00 ,  H04L12/733 ,  H04W12/00 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04W76/27 ,  H04W8/08

Abstract: A wireless communication network serves data content to a wireless user device. An access wireless relay wirelessly receives a user request for the data content from the wireless user device. The access wireless relay wirelessly transfers the data content to the wireless user device when it stores the data content. When the access wireless relay does not store the data content, it transfers content requests having a Time-To-Live (TTL). Serving wireless relays receive the content requests during the TTL. The serving wireless relays transfer the data content to the access wireless relay if they store the data content. The serving wireless relays forward the content requests with the TTL when they do not store the data content. Terminating wireless relays receive the content requests after the TTL. The terminating wireless relays stop forwarding the content requests.

公开(公告)号：US10009776B1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-26

申请号：US15358468

申请日：2016-11-22

Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.

Inventor： Kyle C. Allen ,  Jay Dean Bluhm ,  Bernard Robert Kingsley ,  Lance Paul Lukens

IPC: H04W16/26 ,  H04W16/32 ,  H04B17/318 ,  G08B7/06

CPC classification number: H04B17/318 ,  H04W16/32 ,  H04W24/02

Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating placement of a small cell in a network are provided. A small cell may be positioned such that it is communicatively coupled to a macro cell to provide a relay backhaul to a wireless network. The small cell may be configured to provide feedback of some form when the small cell is moved from a desired location, to facilitate desired placement and use of the small cell. The feedback may be in the form of reduced or changed operation of an associated device, such as a fan, a speaker, and/or a sign, or in the form of one or more communications over the network.