Sprint Communications Comapny L.p.

T-Mobile Innovations LLC

Sprint Spectrum L.p.

Sameer Akbar Khan

Nasir Mahmood Mirza

Usman Muhammad Naim

Andrew Lee Davey

Brajendra Singh Thakur

Muralidhar Malreddy

Julio C Costa

Bhanu Prakash Voruganti

John Eric Belser

Terry Daniel Nebergall

Chidambaram Pavanasam

Lei Zhu

John M Gatewood

Joao Carlos Osorio Gouvea Teixeira De Magalhaes

Jack Branson Sippel, Ii

Daniel J Pope

Jeffrey Scott Ward

Usman Mohammed Naim

Sunny Dubey

A wireless communications system comprises wireless local area network (WLAN), WLAN controller coupled to the WLAN, a core network, a RADIUS based interface, and an interface between the WLAN controller and the PCRF. The WLAN controller is configured to transmit, via the RADIUS based interface, to the AAA, a request to authenticate a user equipment (UE) currently accessing the core network, wherein the first message comprises an identifier identifying the UE. The PCRF is configured to transmit, via the interface between the WLAN controller and the PCRF, a policy associated with the UE, wherein the policy indicates a quality of service (QoS) subscribed for by a user of the UE in the core network. The WLAN controller is further configured to manage resources within the WLAN, based on the policy, to establish a session between the UE and the WLAN.

Methods and systems to support wireless local area network (WLAN) quality of service (QoS)

A wireless network of a first type receives a request for network entry from a mobile station. A service continuity query is sent to a service node. A service continuity response is received from the service node. The service continuity response includes a network access identifier. The network access identifier is determined to be associated with an existing session on a wireless network of a second type. The existing session is using a mobile internet protocol address. On the wireless network of the first type, a session is assigned the mobile internet protocol address.

Cross-technology session continuity

Systems and methods of providing wireless communication to a wireless device are provided. An access node of a first network associated with a first radio access technology can receive a request to establish a communication link with a first wireless device. The first wireless device can be in further communication with a second network associated with a second radio access technology different from the first radio access technology. The access node can determine that a number of second wireless devices in communication with the access node meets a threshold. When the number of second wireless devices exceeds the threshold, the access node can determine a subscription parameter based on a bandwidth allocation among the number of second wireless devices in communication with the access node. When the subscription parameter meets a criteria, the communication link can be established with the first wireless device.

Network management using access point performance values

A method of operating a computer system for monitoring a service network that comprises a plurality of systems and that provides a plurality of services, the method comprising displaying a list of the plurality of services, receiving a selection of a first service from the list of the plurality of services, displaying a list of the plurality of layers associated with the first service, receiving a selection of a first layer from the list of the plurality of layers, processing the selection of the first layer to determine a first group of systems, displaying a list of a first group of systems associated with the first service, receiving a selection of a first system from the list of the first group of systems, displaying a graphical representation of the first service, displaying a graphical representation of the first system, monitoring a performance of the first system, and displaying the performance of the first system with the graphical representation of the first system.

Service layer selection and display in a service network monitoring system

A system and method for determining the cost per unit transaction for running an application on a server system is disclosed. The total transaction capacity of a system is determined as well as the total storage capacity during a time period M. The total fixed cost and the total variable cost during the time period are also determined. A total cost per unit transaction is determined from the total transaction capacity plus the total storage capacity divided by the total fixed and variable costs. The resource usage of the system by the application is tracked during the time period M. The cost billed to the application user is the resource usage of the application multiplied by the total cost per unit time for the time period M.

Application transaction based infrastructure chargeback model

A method is provided for designing a service which is made up of one or more service applications in which availability definitions are displayed on a graphical user interface in the class selection process. The method involves displaying classes and class definitions on a graphical user interface, selecting a class for each of the service applications, displaying an availability definition for each of the selected classes, and prompting a user to confirm the selection of the class based on the availability definition. If the selection of the class is confirmed, a design profile indicating the resources required for the class is generated and displayed. If the selection of the class is not confirmed, the classes are redisplayed.

Resilient application design and displaying design profile via graphical user interface

A communication system for notifying persons of an emergency telephone call is provided according to the invention. The communication system includes a communication network configured to receive a user-initiated emergency telephone call from a caller. The communication system further includes a notification system configured to receive the user-initiated emergency telephone call from the communication network, select one or more proximity communication devices based on one or more predetermined proximity criteria, and generate a notification communication to the one or more proximity communication devices. The notification communication notifies the one or more proximity communication devices of the user-initiated emergency telephone call.

Communication system and method for notifying persons of an emergency telephone call

A method of operating a service availability system to monitor the availability of a communication service having a plurality of service layers provided by a plurality of service elements comprises receiving performance data from each of the service elements indicating the performance of each of the service elements, processing the performance data to determine availability levels of each of the service layers, and displaying on a graphical user interface the availability levels of each of the service layers.

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Overland Park, KS, United States of America

Sameer Akbar Khan