公开(公告)号：US20230308137A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18040872

申请日：2021-07-26

Applicant: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Inventor： David TOWNEND ,  Arman SHOJAEIFARD

IPC: H04B7/024 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04L5/00

CPC classification number: H04B7/024 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04L5/0035

Abstract: A method of operating an access point in a wireless telecommunications network, the access point configured to cooperate with other access points in the wireless telecommunications network to form a user-centric cluster, is disclosed. The method can include determining a master node suitability value for the access point representing the suitability of the access point to be a master node in a user-centric cluster; and transmitting the determined master node suitability value in a physical layer signal to a User Equipment (UE). A method of operating a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless telecommunications network, the wireless telecommunications network including a first access point configured to cooperate with other access points in the wireless telecommunications network to form a user-centric cluster, also is disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20180262965A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-13

申请号：US15762040

申请日：2016-09-26

Applicant: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company

Inventor： Richard MACKENZIE ,  Jonathan HART ,  David TOWNEND

IPC: H04W36/32 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W48/16

CPC classification number: H04W36/32 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W52/0241 ,  H04W84/045 ,  Y02D70/1262 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/164

Abstract: The disclosure provides an improved method of operating a mobile terminal or user equipment in a cellular telecommunications network to efficiently discover preferred cells, in particular a HeNB, prior to connecting. Whilst constant searching for a preferred cell can ensure it is found as soon as it is within range, this has a significant impact on resources at the UE, such as battery power, and can disrupt any existing services that might be running. The proposed method determines the probability of the UE being within range of a preferred cell based on measurements already available to the UE or by the network. Additional measurements can then be made as required, and made with increasing frequency as the probability of being within range of the preferred cell increases.

公开(公告)号：US20170118091A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US15300592

申请日：2015-03-26

Applicant: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company

Inventor： David TOWNEND ,  Francis SCAHILL ,  Simon RINGLAND

IPC: H04L12/26 ,  H04W24/04 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04B3/54

CPC classification number: H04W24/04 ,  H04B3/54 ,  H04L41/06 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/5067 ,  H04L43/02 ,  H04L43/04 ,  H04L43/062 ,  H04L43/065 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04L43/0888 ,  H04L43/0894 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04L47/2483 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W84/12

Abstract: In a system formed of user devices, a home access point routing device connected to an Internet Service Provider, performance issues such as contention and interference on the home network can be determined. The home access point is arranged to monitor IP Flow information for data sessions between user devices and remote servers over a wireless or powerline Ethernet home network and performance issues are determined by the home access point or by a management server.