(57) ABSTRACT A radio access network (RAN) may base the number of wireless coverage
areas that it uses for Substantially simulta neous communication with a wireless …

The present invention relates to wireless communications, and, more particularly, to
managing base-station transmission power in wireless networks. 2. Description of Related …

6,907,245 B2 6/2005 Ohlsson et al. 6,922,561 B2 7/2005 Chen et a1. 6,963,750 B1 11/2005
Cheng et al. 7,065,361 B1 6/2006 Fortuna 7,099,689 B2 8/2006 Bahlet al. 7,177,658 B2 …

(57) ABSTRACT A radio access network (RAN) may limit the number of channel assignment
messages that it transmits to a wireless communication device (WCD) when the quality of …

Each of the base stations 2 to 4 which constitutes one or a plurality of cells 5 to 7, makes
communication with the mobile station being positioned in the above cell.the gateway …

The present invention includes systems and methods for estimating interference levels on
idle channels in an unsyn chronized TDMA or GSM wireless network. Each of s time slots is …

Establishment of a forward link traffic channel between one or more candidate base stations
and a mobile station considers forward link quality such that the initial transmit power is set …

KS (US) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of
this EP 2244 SO2 10, 2010 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 OTHER …

Mobile station positioning is implemented using various methods and devices. According to
one example embodiment of the present invention, an azimuth angle estimation of the …

(57) ABSTRACT A determination may be made that a region of the RAN is serving more
than a threshold extent of WCDs configured for machine-to-machine communication. The …