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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120127865 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL A terminal (10) includes: a wireless transmission and reception unit (11) that transmits or receives a signal using a frequency channel selected by switching between a plurality of frequency channels; an interference detection unit (12) that determi... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120106349 | HOME NODE IDENTIFICATION, INTERFERENCE REDUCTION, AND ENERGY SAVINGS Systems and methods for reducing interference and saving power for home Node Bs are disclosed. Home Node Bs can be configured to remain in sleep mode until needed based on various criteria, periodically operating transmit and receive components in order to detect mobile... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106350 | BRIDGE ROUTING MODULE A bridge routing module can be incorporated into a closed network fabric, such as a vehicular network. The bridge routing module includes an interface circuit to be coupled to other elements of the closed network fabric, for example other bridge routing modules or switc... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106348 | Dynamic QOS Tagging for RTP Packets Improved handling of RTP streams in digital networks. A switching device in a digital network such as a controller, bridge, or access point examines streams flowing through the device. The device monitors the initial UDP packets of a stream until a predetermined number ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106354 | SUPERSET PACKET FORWARDING FOR OVERLAPPING FILTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Systems and methods are disclosed that allow for improved management and control of packet forwarding in network systems. Network devices and tool optimizers and a related systems and methods are disclosed for improved packet forwarding between input ports and output po... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106355 | Performance Monitoring in a Communication Network In a mobile communication network, the data traffic is mapped to a number of bearers (52, 54) between a terminal (10) and a gateway (26). Upon a triggering event, data packets of a specific type, which are to be monitored, are assigned to a monitori... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106351 | Determining a Logic State of a Device A system includes a driver device configured to transmit a first signal through a communication line to a device that is external to the system; wherein the communication line is configured to (i) receive signals from the system and to transmit signals to the system, an... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106352 | METHOD TO PERFORM A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN A DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM A method for performing wireless communication in a data-collection system includes a) listening whether a channel is free or busy and if the channel is free, transmitting; b) if the channel is busy, generating a random number and associating therewith a first interval ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106353 | Method and Apparatus for Supporting Packet Data Services in Service Area Boundary Regions A method of providing packet data service is based on selectively switching packet data traffic for a mobile station operating in a boundary region between two service areas from a shared packet data channel to a dedicated packet data channel, or vice versa. For example... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120082050 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIRELESS FEEDER NETWORK An apparatus and method are provided for controlling a wireless feeder network used to couple access base stations of an access network with a communications network. The wireless feeder network connects base stations coupled to the communications network and feeder ter... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082036 | WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS A method of allocating resources in a wireless sensor network, the network having functions including medical monitoring of a patient using multiple network devices having sensors, the method including steps of: sensing, by a network device in the network, a life parame... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082037 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAGING GROUP HANDLING A method and apparatus for paging group handling includes grouping wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) into a paging group. The paging group is assigned a paging occasion, and an existence of a page is indicated to the WTRUs.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120051225 | INTEGRITY CHECK IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM A method of communication between a first node and a second node for a system where a plurality of different channels is provided between said first and second node. The method comprises the step of calculating an integrity output. The integrity output is calculated fro... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051226 | System and Method for Discontinuous Reception Control Start Time Methods of combining semi-persistent resource allocation and dynamic resource allocation are provided. Packets, such as VoIP packets, are transmitted on the uplink and downlink using respective semi-persistent resources. For each mobile device, awake periods and sleep p... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051254 | VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL DIAGNOSTICS Embodiments disclose a method that may be used for diagnosing, for example, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) sessions. The method may include establishing a first streaming session between a first telephone and a server using session control messages and establishing... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051224 | Method for Testing Wireless Devices Using Predefined Test Segments Initiated by Over-The-Air Signal Characteristics A method for testing a packet data signal transceiver via its packet data signal interface. The packet data signal interface is used to convey test packet data signals from the test equipment to the DUT, and response packet data signals responsive to such test packet da... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051223 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA TRANSMISSION DURING POTENTIAL DATA BLOCK LOSS IN DYNAMIC TIMESLOT REDUCTION A method for operating a mobile station in communication with an associated network is presented. The method includes receiving an assignment of a number of timeslots from the network, monitoring a first set of timeslots in accordance with the assignment, and reducing a... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120044812 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGE OF PRIMARY CELL DURING CARRIER AGGREGATION Methods for performing change of primary cell during carrier aggregation operation are described. A mobile station (MS) receives a message to change a primary cell and to perform a random access communication with a new primary cell. Upon receiving a random access respo... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120039181 | TELECOMMUNICATION METHOD The invention relates to methods of using a trainable software module used in the handover procedure employing the location based information for the self optimization of wireless communication networks, in particular for the self optimization of cellular mobile network... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120039177 | Method for Monitoring Network Nodes A method for mutual monitoring of mobile network nodes of a network, wherein each network node continuously monitors the presence of neighboring network nodes of a certain group of network nodes, the particular network node checks whether it receives beacon data packets... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120039178 | WIRELESS MESH NETWORK NODE TEST ARRAY A wireless mesh network test system comprises a plurality of mesh network nodes, each comprising an antenna connection. An antenna network couples the antenna connections of the plurality of nodes, and a plurality of attenuators are distributed in the antenna network su... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120039180 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CONTROL CHANNEL IN MULTI-CARRIER SYSTEM A method and an apparatus for monitoring a control channel in a multi-carrier system are provided. A terminal sets a common downlink carrier for monitoring a plurality of candidate control channels for receiving common control information among multiples carriers, and m... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120039179 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE CARRIERS A method and apparatus supporting multiple carriers is provided. A user equipment receives a self-control format indicator (CFI) indicating a size of a control region of a first carrier by using the first carrier. The user equipment receives downlink control information... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120039182 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING UPLINK SIGNAL, BASE STATION, AND USER EQUIPMENT A method for processing an uplink signal, a BS, and a UE are provided. The method includes: receiving an uplink signal that is generated according to CP configuration information and is sent by a UE, where the CP configuration information is used to identify a mapping r... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120033557 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD A communication control apparatus transfers received data from an external unit to a first memory unit, and at the same time transferring a header portion of the received data to a second memory unit, and performs addition operations the received data transferred to the... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120033558 | SWITCH THAT MONITORS FOR FINGERPRINTED PACKETS A switch comprises a switching module coupled to a plurality of ports. The switching module receives and forwards a plurality of packets through the ports. The switch also comprises a management unit comprising a processor and an agent executable by the processor. The a... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120033556 | COMMUNICATION NETWORK MONITORING Techniques described herein generally include methods, devices and systems related to monitoring a flow of data packets in a communication network. Some example devices may include one or more of a stream capture unit, and/or an analyzer. The stream capture unit can be ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120033559 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION TIMING OF BASE STATION ANTENNA FOR TDD WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND BASE STATION ANTENNA USING THE SAME A method for controlling a transmission/reception timing of a BS antenna for TDD wireless communications is provided, in which a control signal and an RF signal are separated from a modulated signal received from a BTS, a TDD synchronization signal is monitored from the... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120033560 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CHARGING OF PACKET DATA SERVICE A method for controlling the charging of packet data service is disclosed, which includes: monitoring a number of event triggers; and when one of the event triggers is met, a TPF requesting charging rules from a CRF. In this way, the timing that the TPF requests chargin... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120026888 | Radiative focal area antenna transmission coupling arrangement The present invention comprises a docking system for connecting a portable communication device to a further signal transmission line. The docking system may be arranged within a workstation such as a desk or a tray. The system may also envelope a room in a building or ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120026889 | PROVIDING NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS USING VIRTUALIZATION BASED ON PROTOCOL INFORMATION IN PACKET A method of providing network communications includes receiving, at a second device via a virtual network connection that virtualizes network capabilities of the second device, a packet transmitted by a first device, the packet including protocol information; determinin... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120026887 | Detecting Rogue Access Points Detecting rogues in a controller-based wireless network impersonating the BSSIDs of known valid access points (APs). Access points (APs) and Air Monitors (AMs, receive-only devices) periodically build RF-neighbor lists by collecting the BSSIDS of all the access points t... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120020213 | Device-to-Device Communication There is provided a solution for improving the quality of service of end-to-end communication between at least two user terminals. The solution includes applying uplink signaling in which information related to the traffic status of a direct device-to-device communicati... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120020234 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN PEER TO PEER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND/OR SYSTEMS RELATING TO RATE SCHEDULING, TRAFFIC SCHEDULING, RATE CONTROL, AND/OR POWER CONTROL Methods and apparatus related to peer to peer communication networks are described. Embodiments directed to methods and apparatus for establishing traffic data transmission rates and/or transmission power levels between wireless terminals is described. Embodiments direc... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120014259 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM A communication system includes a transmission device configured to transmit a packet and a reception device configured to receive the packet. The reception device is equipped with a behavior information acquisition unit, a model specification information acquisition un... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120014258 | EFFECTIVE TIMING MEASUREMENTS BY A MULTI-MODE DEVICE Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a technique for effective measurement in a second Radio Access Technology (e.g., TD-SCDMA) while receiving service in a first Radio Access Technology (e.g., GSM).... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120014247 | INTERFACE MONITORING FOR LINK AGGREGATION The present invention provides network interface monitoring and management that may be employed with link aggregation technologies. Multiple network interfaces may be aggregated into a single bond and data may be transferred to and from a backbone network via this aggre... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120014256 | Locating Signatures in Packets A system and method for locating signatures in packets is disclosed. The method may include receiving a packet over the network and searching the packet for a signature at locations specified in a location cache. When the signature is found at a stored location specifie... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120014257 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM A mobile communications system is proposed in which mobile communications devices are arranged to transmit signals to and to receive signals from a base station using one or a subset of available sub-bands, with the base station being configured to move the mobile commu... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120008504 | TELECOMMUNICATION PORT TESTING APPARATUS A telecommunication port testing apparatus includes a first power interface, two first telecommunication ports, a first impedance stabilization network (ISN), a first impedance matching network, and a second impedance matching network. The first ISN includes an input, a... | 01/12/2012 |
