95 results about "Wireless local loop" patented technology

Bluetooth networks, also known as wireless local loop, are integrated with cellular networks, so that the two networks can inter-operate with devices enabled for both types of networks.

The present invention is related to an apparatus and method for determining the location of a communication device within a wireless network in order to provide a geolocation functionality to the communication device participating under an access protocol of a wireless local-area network (WLAN) infrastructure such as IEEE 0.802.11 or Hiperlan. The apparatus comprises at least two transponder units for communicating with the communication device when the communication device is situated in a coverage area of the wireless network and a processing unit for deriving the location of the communication device within the coverage area in dependence on information received from the transponder units.

A peer-to-peer wireless phone system with peer-to-peer units and network configuration algorithms by which a virtual circuit data path is established by minimizing the latency added at each hop starting with the external network gateway or the most loaded hop and choosing closest time slots for each next hop until a the virtual circuit is completed. Also, certain embodiments of the present invention include network configuration algorithms by which traffic around any external network gateway(s) is optimized to maximize throughput around the gateway by allocating certain of many available channels to a group of P2P units around the gateway, these units acting as an “infrastructure” through which other units route virtual circuits through the gateway. The network topology is also configured to let these units transmit at higher power levels and ranges than other P2P units in the network, and thereby help minimize the number of hops needed to reach the external network gateway. Further, other sets of units can be configured with similar larger transmit ranges (around 4 of the standard P2P hop ranges), positioned at such a range on the opposite side of from the gateway to also act as “infrastructure units”, both to pass calls forward to the group of units in the gateway's Point Coordinator group, and to also route circuits that are internal to the network around the Point Coordinator group on the gateway, thereby maximizing efficient use of the gateway capacity. Such rings or layers of infrastructure can be repeated as necessary to minimize hops as the network grows larger, making the tradeoff between minimizing hops (which maximizes transmit power and increases co-channel interference) and minimizing power (which maximizes the number of hops and produces poor latency).

A wireless local loop system manages radio data transmission capacity and network resources shared by a plurality of subscriber stations by considering the type of connections desired to be created to the subscriber stations and the radio data transmission capacity, and in some cases QoS parameters, and network resources required for those connections. The subscriber stations include data and telephony ports and can include a subscriber utilization client (SUC) to assist in the management process. The SUC in each subscriber station communicates with a network utilization manager (NUM) to request network resources from the base station. The NUM determines the requirements, in data transmission capacity and / or QoS levels, for the desired connection and considers the utilization of the network resources at the base station, or sector of the base station, in determining whether to establish the desired connection. The NUM can consider the required level and a desired level of data transmission capacity and / or QoS levels and allocate resources for the connection according to either level, or therebetween. The SUC and NUM can prioritize the establishment of connections on an appropriate basis, including the type of connection, the parties to the connection, the revenue potential of the connection and the port for the connection at the subscriber station, etc.

A novel method for coordinating the delivery of frames to and the receipt of frames from a power-saving station in a wireless local-area network (LAN) is disclosed. The illustrative embodiment establishes a wake-up schedule for a power-saving station based on a temporal period and temporal offset that reduces the frequency with which multiple stations in a network wake up simultaneously, thereby reducing traffic delays and power consumption. The illustrative embodiment is particularly well-suited to networks with traffic that has delay / jitter quality-of-service (QoS) requirements (i.e., voice calls, videophone calls, etc.).

Disclosed is a integrated wireless local loop (WLL) and wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver apparatus which connects a wireless local loop (WLL) base station and a plurality of wireless local area network (WLAN) terminals, including a WLL transceiver in communication with a WLL base station, a WLAN transceiver in communication with a plurality of WLAN terminals, and a specialized processing device which translates communications between WLL signaling protocol and WLAN signaling protocol. The apparatus allows a plurality of wireless terminals to simultaneously access the Internet without using a dedicated line or a cable line.

A communications platform for enabling the cost-effective deployment of fixed wireless local loop telephone services to residential and commercial subscribers. The platform includes at least one Independent Central Office located within a new residential or commercial development, and connected to the public switched telephone network (PSTN), at least one subscriber base station, and subscriber terminals communicating with the fixed network via a fixed wireless local loop radio path. The customer premise equipment of the telephone subscriber is connected to a switch at the Independent Central Office facility via the fixed wireless local loop radio path, and the switch at the Independent Central Office facility is connected to the incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC) switch at the LEC Central Office facility via direct inward dialing (DID) and direct outbound dialing (DOD) services provided via respective DID and DOD trunk lines. Deployment costs of the Independent Central Office fixed wireless local loop platform are absorbed by building the platform in new residential and / or commercial developments and providing the platform as part of the new communications infrastructure.

A method of restricting mobility in a Wireless Mobile System for Wireless Local Loop applications. Although this method is applicable to all wireless technologies, it provides specific improvements to mobility restriction in CDMA systems. Mobility of a subscriber is restricted to a predefined set of cell (sectors) called the Home-cell Set or Home-sector Set of the subscriber. In CDMA this set consists of PN Offsets of all sectors in which handset is allowed to have service. A subscriber can make or receive calls till the time at least one cell in its Home-cell Set can support its calls. In CDMA systems the handset is allowed to have soft handoff with as many sectors as required till the time at least one of the Home-cells is in the Active Set of pilots for the handset. This method also has an option that allows calls that are setup in a Home-cell to continue beyond the boundaries of the Home-cell Set and it also allows emergency calls to be made from within the no-service cells.

A wireless local loop system is provided that includes a wireless base station that communicates with a subscriber station via a wireless link. The wireless link can carry a voice service, such as telephone calls, or a data service, such as internet browsing. The subscriber station includes a steerable antenna. A presently preferred steerable antenna for use with the subscriber station includes a driven element mounted on a base plane that is surrounded by a plurality of parasitic elements also mounted to the base plane. The parasitic elements can be optionally grounded or floated in order to reflect the wireless link towards the driven element. The antenna can be oriented in a desired direction during the transception of a voice or data service. A method of transceiving between a wireless local loop subscriber station and a wireless local loop base station is also provided.

A method, system, and apparatus for initiating a communication between a fixed wireless device and a network entity. A wireless local loop hub or other fixed wireless device upon being reconnected to fixed-position power, will determine if fixed-position power was disconnected for a time-duration exceeding a time-threshold, and if so, responsively initiating a communication with a network entity in order to communicate information regarding the wireless local loop hub or other fixed wireless device.

A radio frequency transmission control apparatus for preventing an oscillation in a wideband wireless local loop terminal has a radio frequency transmitting unit for modulating a baseband transmitting signal to a WLL radio frequency band signal and transmitting the modulated signal via an antenna, and the radio frequency transmitting unit is divided into a radio frequency converting unit and a power amplifier unit in accordance with characteristics of each active element constituting the radio frequency transmitting unit. When a power is supplied to the radio frequency transmitting unit, the power is first supplied to the radio frequency converting unit so as to maintain the same at an operating state. After a predetermined time period has elapsed, the power is supplied to the power amplifier unit. When the radio frequency transmitting unit is cut off from a power, a cutoff of the power amplifier unit is performed prior to a cutoff of the radio frequency converting unit, to thereby prevent generation of an oscillation frequency in W-WLL terminal.

The present invention is related to an apparatus and method for determining the location of a communication device within a wireless network in order to provide a geolocation functionality to the communication device participating under an access protocol of a wireless local-area network (WLAN) infrastructure such as IEEE 0.802.11 or Hiperlan. The apparatus comprises at least two transponder units for communicating with the communication device when the communication device is situated in a coverage area of the wireless network and a processing unit for deriving the location of the communication device within the coverage area in dependence on information received from the transponder units.

A method and system for wireless admission control. The system monitors the air interface load in various wireless coverage areas, such as sectors for instance. When the load exceeds a designated level, the system begins making call admission decisions based on whether the calls involve mobile wireless devices (such as handheld cell phones) or fixed wireless devices (such as wall-mounted cell phones or wireless local loop hubs). Further, the system may additionally base its admission decisions on the type of bearer traffic carried by the calls, such as whether the calls carry voice, fax or data traffic.

The object of the invention is a method for determining channel information in a cellular system, where user information is transmitted in information frames transmitted by the base station of the current cell, and in which method neighbor cell base station information is received (25, 26, 32, 43, 44, 53, 55, 57) for the synchronizing to the neighbor cell base station. In a method according to the invention the Base Station Identity Code (BSIC) information is received and examined (53, 55, 57) only outside the TDMA frames used to transmit the information. Said code information is stored in the memory of the mobile station for the period of the TDMA frames used to transmit information. The method is also advantageously used in a Wireless Local Loop terminal utilizing HSCSD protocol for determining and storing channel information. When the method according to the invention is used a WLL terminal needs no extra frequency synthesizer for performing the neighbor cell monitoring.

A wireless local loop system manages radio data transmission capacity and network resources shared by a plurality of subscriber stations by considering the type of connections desired to be created to the subscriber stations and the radio data transmission capacity, and in some cases QoS parameters, and network resources required for those connections. The subscriber stations include data and telephony ports and can include a subscriber utilization client (SUC) to assist in the management process. The SUC in each subscriber station communicates with a network utilization manager (NUM) to request network resources from the base station. The NUM determines the requirements, in data transmission capacity and / or QoS levels, for the desired connection and considers the utilization of the network resources at the base station, or sector of the base station, in determining whether to establish the desired connection. The NUM can consider the required level and a desired level of data transmission capacity and / or QoS levels and allocate resources for the connection according to either level, or therebetween. The SUC and NUM can prioritize the establishment of connections on an appropriate basis, including the type of connection, the parties to the connection, the revenue potential of the connection and the port for the connection at the subscriber station, etc.

A method for realizing local interchange in radio local loop system includes recording and updating information of local user terminal in real time by RAC, judging whether called party is local user or not according to recorded information of user terminal when call launched by calling party is received by RAC and directly down-sending the paging message to called terminal to finalize conversation connection if it is or otherwise launching no local call through local switch.

An access network system capable of reducing loss probability in an access network which is connected on one hand to a service node of an existing network through subscriber lines, and on the other hand to multiple user terminals, and has a concentrating function. A WAC (Wireless local loop Access Controller, that is, a controller of the access network) connected with the service node (local switch) receives from a base station a notification that no idle wireless channel is present if a wireless circuit is busy when the service node makes a call request, and receives from the base station a notification that an idle wireless channel is present when the base station detects it in the wireless circuit. If the WAC receives the channel busy notification, or cannot detect an idle channel in a trunk line, the WAC reserves a call processing. If the WAC receives the notification that an idle wireless channel is present, or detects an idle channel in the trunk line, and if the current subscriber line from the service node still holds the incoming call state, the WAC releases the reservation of the call processing, and performs a repeated call processing for the call request when the call request is still present.

The invention discloses a number binding method based on wireless local loop (WLL) system and a calling method using the binding method, where the WLL system comprises call control module and user management module, and the number binding method comprises: 1) the user management module provides a binding number for a user; 2) the user binds his plural numbers with the binding number through the call control module and the user management module. And the invention provides convenient calling service of plural user numbers, saving user call fees. And it can provide more perfect service and simultaneously increase benefits of an operator.

One piece type or integrated wireless local loop (WLL) terminal has a speaker, a microphone, and a built-in or integrated USB (Universal Serial Bus) and USB driver in the terminal. The WLL terminal is capable of being used with a charger that has connectors for connecting the USB line driver and the USB of the terminal with an external device, such as a personal computer.

A method for realizing the roaming includes receiving position registration of MS roamed to itself service region by RAC, recording MS information if MS record is not existed and requesting position registration from NGN exchange, distributing a roaming telephone number to MS by NGN exchange and sending said number to SHLR, updating MS record stored by SHLR and sending distributed telephone number to RAC by NGN exchange after response message sent back from SHLR is received. The system for realizing said method is also disclosed.

The use (call origination, call reception and / or communication (handoff)) of a CDMA-WLL (Wireless Local Loop) mobile station (location-limited mobile station) outside its registered areas is functionally prohibited. The registered areas are determined with regard to each CDMA-WLL mobile station and information concerning the registered areas is stored in a CDMA-WLL controller. For example, when a CDMA-WLL mobile station originated a call, a mobile services switching center refers to the CDMA-WLL controller and thereby searches for the registered areas of the CDMA-WLL mobile station, compares the registered areas with present location areas of the CDMA-WLL mobile station, and executes a connection establishment process for the CDMA-WLL mobile station if a match occurred in the comparison. By such functional location limitation of the CDMA-WLL mobile station, the differentiation between the CDMA-WLL mobile stations and ordinary (location-unlimited) mobile stations can be made properly, and the balance between the CDMA-WLL mobile stations and fixed (wired) telephone sets can be maintained appropriately.

A wireless local loop system is provided that includes a wireless base station that communicates with a subscriber station via a wireless link. The wireless link can carry a voice service, such as telephone calls, or a data service, such as internet browsing. The subscriber station includes a steerable antenna. A presently preferred steerable antenna for use with the subscriber station includes a driven element mounted on a base plane that is surrounded by a plurality of parasitic elements also mounted to the base plane. The parasitic elements can be optionally grounded or floated in order to reflect the wireless link towards the driven element. The antenna can be oriented in a desired direction during the transception of a voice or data service. A method of transceiving between a wireless local loop subscriber station and a wireless local loop base station is also provided.

A transmission level control method in a wireless local loop system capable of suppressing occurrence of an unnecessarily high transmission level, comprises a step of generating a required reception level corresponding to a classification of data, a step of detecting the reception level of data at a receiver side transceiver apparatus, a step of finding a level difference between the detected reception level and the required reception level corresponding to the classification of the related received data, and a step of controlling a change of the transmission level at a transmitter side transceiver apparatus according to this level difference.

These and other objects of the present invention are provided by a method and system for real time display of time sensitive information. In a method of the invention, a first set of time sensitive information is received. A second set of information from the first set of time sensitive information is selected. The second set of information corresponds to a stored set of information identifiers. The second set of information is then stored. The second set of information is then displayed to a subscriber. In other embodiments of the invention, the time sensitive information includes stock quote information, news information, traffic information, or sports scores. The present invention can be implemented in a broadcast communication system such as a broadband communication system, wireless local loop or other communication system capable of broadcasting digital information.

A packet data processing apparatus of a wide-band wireless local loop (W-WLL) system includes a local area network (LAN) controller for performing an interface with a LAN and transmitting and receiving a packet data. The system further includes an high-level data link control (HDLC) controller for transmitting and receiving a packet data to and from a subscriber wireless connection unit through an HDLC channel, a dynamic random access memory having a first buffer for storing a mobile image packet data transmitted between the HDLC controller and the LAN controller and a second buffer for storing a packet data other than the mobile image, and a CPU for performing the corresponding control function of a packet data routing unit. Buffers are utilized and managed separately for transmitting mobile image data and general data from the packet data routing unit of the W-WLL system to the Internet.

The invention discloses a method based on a WLL (wireless local loop) system to realize locating services and a system thereof. The method comprises the following steps: a mobile locating service platform receiving a location request obtains terminal location information from a VLR (visitor location register) of a base-station controller to which the terminal belongs according to the number of a WLL terminal to be located; the mobile locating service platform selects a corresponding mobile locating device to interact messages with the terminal through inquiring database according to the location information returned by an information processing module so as to realize location calculation; and the mobile locating service platform sends the location result to the location request sender through the information processing module. The invention effectively integrates network elements of a locating service client device, a mobile locating service platform, a mobile locating device, and the like in the existing mobile communication system with the inherent base-station sub-system and terminal of the WLL system, thus not only realizing the service location of the WLL terminal based on the WLL system, but also leading the network structure to be simple and clear.

A procedure for setting up a call in a wireless local loop based on mobile communication technology in which terminal units are connected via a radio link to an access node and from the access node to a wired network local exchange via a standard V5 interface in which checking functions consistent with a mobile communication specification are carried out is disclosed herein. To accelerate call setup, checking functions are carried out during voice mode connection of the call.

A system and method of communicating voice and data via a local packet network (LPN) to and from a customer site. A remote digital terminal (RDT) is provided at a customer site to interface a plurality of telephone devices and / or data devices (computers or a local area network of computers) with the LPN via a local loop link, such as a Digital Subscriber Line or a wireless local loop. A host digital terminal (HDT) is provided at a control site within or connected to the LPN that coordinates the communication of voice calls between the RDT and a public switched telephone network (PSTN) switch via the LPN and that coordinates the communication of data between the RDT and a data network within or without the LPN. Multiple telephone calls with the customer site can be supported by the remote digital terminal over a single local loop link connected to the LPN. In addition, the HDT can support communication with multiple RDTs.

The invention discloses a charge method, a system, equipment and a wireless terminal in wireless local loop and pertains to communication field. The method includes: accept the business request of wireless terminal, inquire the account balance of wireless terminal and deliver the account balance information to the wireless terminal, according to the relevant information of preset voice business and data business; provide corresponding business, charge according to the charge rule of the business, deduct corresponding charges from the account according to the business charge rate every preset period and deliver the current balance information of the account to the wireless terminal. The system includes the wireless terminal and an intelligent business control point. The equipment includes: a balance inquiry and delivery module, a charge module and a current balance delivery module. The wireless terminal includes a first user identification card, a second user identification card and a charge promote module. The invention realizes the combination between calling access signaling and charge information and can realize the wireless public payphone business of intelligent network solution.

The invention discloses a method of user activation for the Wireless Local Loop Communication System, which comprises the following steps: a user terminal sends an originating message to a signaling front-end processor. The signaling front-end processor receives the originating message and records the related user information contained in the originating message. The accounting system acquires the related user information from the signaling front-end processor, searches the whole information of the related user in the pre-stored user information accordingly and synchronizes the whole information of the related user to the V5 Home Location Register. The accounting system informs the related network element of the user activation after the synchronization. The invention leads to an automatic number allocation and solves the problem of an immediate calling after the allocation.