Abstract:
Methods and apparatus enabling a mobile device to receive paging notifications from multiple networks. In one embodiment of the present invention, a first device connected to a first network momentarily ignores the first network, to monitor a second network instead. The first device identifies and prioritizes a list of applications of the first network; the prioritized listing allows the first device to preempt one of its lower priority tasks to monitor the second network for paging messages instead. The described methods and apparatus enable e.g., GSM paging for Class B cellular devices which are connected to GPRS NMO-2 type networks. The Class B cellular device can ignore certain GPRS data (which is tolerant to error), to decode GSM paging channels, which would otherwise be missed.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for fast cell selection by a mobile wireless device. The mobile wireless device detects when a first wireless cell fails a set of stored suitability criteria and searches for and locates a set of candidate wireless cells to associate with. The mobile wireless device measures at least one received signal metric for each candidate wireless cell in the set of candidate wireless cells. When a candidate cell in the set of candidate wireless cells is identically the first wireless cell, the mobile wireless device evaluates the suitability of the candidate wireless cell using the stored set of suitability criteria for the first wireless cell and the measured at least one received signal metric for the candidate wireless cell. The mobile wireless communication device associates with the candidate wireless cell when the candidate wireless cell meets the stored set of suitability criteria.
Abstract:
Se describe un método y aparato que permite que un dispositivo móvil reciba notificaciones de llamadas de múltiples redes. En una modalidad de la presente invención, un primer dispositivo conectado con una primera red ignora, de manera momentánea, la primera red, para monitorear en su lugar una segunda red. El primer dispositivo identifica y da prioridad a una lista de aplicaciones de la primera red; el listado de prioridad permite que el primer dispositivo asegure una de sus tareas de prioridad más baja para monitorear en su lugar la segunda red para los mensajes de llamada. El método y aparato descritos permiten, por ejemplo, la notificación de llamada GSM para dispositivos celulares de Clase B que son conectados con redes de tipo GPRS NMO-2. El dispositivo celular de Clase 3 puede ignorar ciertos datos GPRS (que son tolerantes al error), para decodificar los canales de notificación GSM, que de otro modo serían perdidos.
Abstract:
Se describe un método y aparato para mejorar la robustez de un enlace de comunicación inalámbrica entre una estación base y un dispositivo de comunicación móvil. El método aumenta selectivamente la energía en porciones de una señal de comunicaciones de enlace ascendente transmitida del dispositivo de comunicación móvil a la estación base. El método monitoriza un valor métrico de calidad en el dispositivo de comunicación móvil y determina el nivel de la energía de trasmisión de la primera porción de una señal de comunicaciones de enlace ascendente al primer nivel de energía, si el valor métrico de calidad monitorizado está en un primer intervalo de valores de calidad o determina el nivel de la energía de trasmisión de la primera porción de la señal de comunicaciones de enlace ascendente a un segundo nivel de energía, si el valor métrico de calidad monitorizado está en un segundo intervalo de valores de calidad. La primera porción de la señal de comunicaciones de enlace ascendente incluye señales de control usadas por una estación base para mantener la conexión del enlace de comunicación inalámbrica.
Abstract:
A station that generates data packets to be transmitted such that the data packets spend a minimum amount of time in a buffer prior to transmission. The method includes receiving a specification for a connected discontinuous reception (C-DRX) cycle that indicates when a plurality of on Durations of the C-DRX cycle occurs, the on Durations having a predetermined interval therebetween, receiving data at a known time relative to the C-DRX cycle, determining a modification to a conversion process that converts the data to data packets such that the data packets are stored in a buffer at a subframe immediately preceding one of the on Durations subsequent to the known time, performing the conversion process based upon the modification and storing the data packets at the subframe immediately preceding the one of the on Durations. In one embodiment, the data is raw audio data and the data packets are audio packets.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus enabling a mobile device to receive paging notifications from multiple networks. In one embodiment of the present invention, a first device connected to a first network momentarily ignores the first network, to monitor a second network instead. The first device identifies and prioritizes a list of applications of the first network; the prioritized listing allows the first device to preempt one of its lower priority tasks to monitor the second network for paging messages instead. The described methods and apparatus enable e.g., GSM paging for Class B cellular devices which are connected to GPRS NMO-2 type networks. The Class B cellular device can ignore certain GPRS data (which is tolerant to error), to decode GSM paging channels, which would otherwise be missed.
Abstract:
A method for reducing power consumption in connected mode discontinuous reception is disclosed. The method can include a wireless communication device sending a transmission for a pending HARQ retransmission process and receiving an ACK for the transmission. The method can further include the wireless communication device determining a subset of remaining uplink transmission opportunities in the pending HARQ retransmission process to monitor for an uplink grant in response to receiving the ACK and monitoring the subset of remaining uplink transmission opportunities for an uplink grant. The method can additionally include the wireless communication device entering a sleep state for any uplink transmission opportunities remaining in the pending HARQ retransmission process after monitoring the subset of remaining uplink transmission opportunities in an instance in which an uplink grant for the pending HARQ retransmission process is not received for any of the subset of remaining uplink transmission opportunities.