Ericsson Gmbh

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (publ)

Ericssoninc

Eric Lee Valentine

Vladimir Alperovich

Lee Davidson

David Boltz

Heino Hameleers

Erkki Joensuu

Michael Coyne

Walter Lee Davidson

Frank Hundscheidt

Walt Evanyk

James L Mills

Ari Peltonen

Mahesh V Patel

Ranjit Bhatia

Inayat Syed

Josephus Kuster

Stephen Terill

Helena Odling

Bo Sundstedt

Andreea Timberlake

Pam Ewing

Subhankar Ray

Kenneth Rains

Theodore Havinis

Lee Davison

Steve Beeson

Jim Mills

A network node communicates with a radio access node that communicates application traffic on behalf of machine-to-machine (M2M) devices via a satellite link. The network node comprises a database and a control unit. The database stores a plurality of recovery modes. Each recovery mode indicates one or more types of application traffic that M2M devices are or are not allowed to transmit when operating according to that recovery mode. The control unit detects a loss of communication across, or congestion on, the satellite link, selects one of the recovery modes, and requests the radio access node to broadcast the selected recovery mode over a 3GPP-based broadcast channel in order to instruct the M2M devices to transmit only application traffic allowed in accordance with the selected recovery mode.

Maritime machine-to-machine (M2M) application priority management

A firmware control management device and a method implemented by the firmware control management device are described herein which are configured to determine whether or not to push a firmware update to a machine-to-machine (M2M) device.

Cost optimization for firmware updates for globally mobile machine-to-machine devices

Systems and methods according to the exemplary embodiments enable non-cognitive radio devices to operate as if they were cognitive radio devices. A pilot radio device analyzes a local radio environment and broadcasts a spectrum map message which indicates, for example, available radio resources in the local radio environment. A non-cognitive radio device receives the spectrum map message and uses the information in the spectrum map message to select a radio resource for its own transmissions and/or receptions.

Systems and methods for enabling non-cognitive radio devices to function as cognitive radios

A system, method, and client registration and verification device for handling personal identification information. The client device collects from an individual, a sufficient amount of biometric information to uniquely identify the individual, as well as historical mobility information providing a history of locations where the individual has lived. A caching manager stores the collected biometric information at a selected cache node in a hierarchical database having a plurality of cache nodes at multiple levels of the database. The caching manager selects the cache node based on the historical mobility information collected from the individual. The client device sends subsequent requests to verify the identity of the individual to a local cache node where newly input biometric information is compared with the cached information. When the individual's biometric information is not stored in the local cache node, the request is forwarded upward in the database until the cached information is found and compared.

System and method for handling personal identification information

An interworking module and method are described herein which allows information to be exchanged between a user terminal (e.g., mobile phone) and a communication bus which is installed within a vehicle. The communication bus is connected to different components (e.g., engine sensors, on-board diagnostic systems, video-audio equipment, heating-cooling equipment, stereo system, and seats) which are installed within the vehicle.

Interworking among automobile buses, portable user equipment and mobile networks

A method and system of disabling a remote improvised explosive device (IED) that is triggered by a cell phone. A portable wideband network system, installed in a vehicle, is used to determine operator frequency or frequencies active on a route along which the vehicle will travel. The vehicle includes a wideband transmitter for raising a radio frequency noise floor across all of the active cellular frequencies in a limited area surrounding the portable wideband network system during passage along the route. A notch filter is used by the system for filtering a particular frequency from the noise floor. The power level of the portable wideband network system is increased so that the strongest signal at the particular frequency in the limited area is provided by the portable system's base station. All mobile terminals in the limited area around the vehicle are connected to the portable system and the portable system prevents call completion of any of the connected mobile terminals.

System and method for covertly disabling improvised explosive devices

A system () and method for routing an emergency request message from an Internet user () to an emergency-call-answering center () consisting of Public Service Access Points (PSAPs). An emergency request message is transmitted to an IP network () which is received by an emergency call handling function (). The emergency call handling function () queries a database () and returns the physical location information associated with the IP address of the user (). The call is formatted into a format compatible with the emergency call answering center () and transmitted via the PSTN () to the PSAP () serving the correct emergency service zone for the user ().

Methods and system for routing emergency calls through the internet

A method, system and apparatus in a wireless communications system selectively utilizes the Internet for the transmission of information. In a first embodiment, a subscriber can activate an Internet call forwarding (ICF) supplementary service (SS). From the subscriber's Mobile Station, an ICF message is transmitted to and stored in the subscriber's Home Location Register (HLR). The ICF message may optionally designate an Internet protocol (IP) address destination and may optionally activate other features pursuant to the data type received. For example, the ICF message may request that only fax/data calls or only calls that would otherwise incur a long distance charge be forwarded over/through the Internet. In operation, an incoming call to a Gateway Mobile Services Switching Center (GMSC) causes the GMSC to interrogate the called party's HLR. The information in the incoming call is then forwarded either over/through the Internet or over the PSTN based on the features activated by the ICF message. In another embodiment, conventional telecommunication signaling commands such as the Initial Address Message may be transmitted to the target telecommunications node over the Internet.

Method, system and apparatus in a telecommunications network for selectively transmitting information utilizing the internet

A method and protocol for providing direct, per-call address information exchange () between two distinct IP media gateways, including establishment of a first termination point () in an originating media gateway (), transferring address information for the first termination point () to a receiving media gateway (), establishing () of a second termination point () in the receiving media gateway, and using the address information to establish direct communication between the first and second termination points.

System for media gateway to media gateway address information exchange

Communication network and a corresponding method are disclosed for operating the communication network that has a packet switched protocol based cellular telephone network comprising a first layer for transferring signalling information assigned to a telephone call being processed by the communication network, a second layer for transferring payload information assigned to the telephone call and an interface for coupling the cellular telephone network to a further network, the interface comprising a signalling information exchange function between the cellular telephone network and the further network and a payload information exchange function between the cellular telephone network and the further network, the first layer and the second layer of the cellular telephone network being coupled to the interface, wherein the second layer of the cellular telephone network transfers the payload information of the telephone call to and from the interface on a direct route assigned to the telephone call within the second layer.

Basic architecture for packet switched protocol based GSM networks

The present invention relates to a method for processing a call within a communication network having a packet switched protocol based cellular telephone network comprising a first layer for transferring signalling information assigned to a telephone call being processed by the communication network, a second layer for transferring payload information assigned to the telephone call and interface means for coupling the cellular telephone network to a further network the interface means comprising payload information exchange function between the cellular telephone network and the further network, wherein the second layer of the cellular telephone network transfers the payload information of the telephone call to and from the interface means on a direct route assigned to the telephone call within the second layer

Processing of calls terminating in a packet switched protocol based cellular communication network

A packet-based telecommunication system ( ) is disclosed, comprising a first media gateway ( ) having a first CODEC structure ( ), a second media gateway ( ) having a dual function CODEC structure ( ), wherein the dual function CODEC structure is adapted to provide tandem free operation between itself and the first CODEC structure, and wherein the dual function CODEC comprises a first element ( ) adapted to negotiate tandem free operation, and a second element ( ) communicatively coupled to the first element and adapted to selectively convert data coding responsive to the first element.

System for tandem free operation in packet based communication

A method is disclosed for processing a mobile originating telephone call in a packet switched protocol based communication network comprising a packet switched protocol based cellular telephone network having a first layer for transferring signaling information assigned to the telephone call being processed by the communication network, a second layer for transferring payload information assigned to the telephone call, and an interface for coupling the cellular telephone network to a further network.

Processing of mobile originated calls in packet switched protocol based communication networks

A system and method for a terrestrial IP network for efficient transmissions within a satellite-terrestrial network. The terrestrial network of a satellite-terrestrial telecommunications system provides for IP signaling between satellite access nodes without the use of dedicated, circuit switched trunks therebetween. The terrestrial network configuration provides for mobile services switching center redundancy and load sharing, as well as direct packet routing between satellite access nodes. Alternatively, a signaling gateway may be interposed on dedicated satellite access node links for converting inter-satellite access node traffic into an IP signaling format for efficient utilization of the direct links.

Internet protocol network architecture for a global satellite system

A versatile network architecture ( ) utilizing functional distribution of location registers to provide subscriber roaming without requiring local profile copies is disclosed; comprising a core network ( ) having a mobility server ( ) communicatively interfaced ( ) with one or more external networks ( ) and a profile server ( ) storing subscriber records and communicatively interfaced ( ) with one or more external networks ( ), an access network ( ) having a plurality of access service infrastructures ( ) communicatively interfaced ( ) with the mobility server and each providing communication access within a particular area, and one or more subscriber units ( ) communicatively interfaced ( ) with the profile server and operating within one of the particular areas.

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Eric Lee Valentine