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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160128046 | Bearer Configuration in Dual Connectivity Communication - A communication device with a bearer provided by a first node is provided with a configuration for a further component carrier by a second node. It is determined that the communication device has not been provided with at least one configuration parameter for configuration of the at least one further component carrier for the bearer. In response a corresponding at least one configuration parameter received from the first node Is used for configuring for the at least one further component carrier. | 05-05-2016 |
20150139131 | Method, Apparatus And Computer Program To Map A Cyclic Shift To A Channel Index - From the network perspective, an uplink resource allocation (PDCCH) is sent that grants an uplink resource to a plurality of user equipments UEs, and the allocation has an indication of a cyclic shift CS for each of the plurality of UEs. The granted uplink resource is mapped to a downlink resource (PHICH) in dependence on the indicated CS for each of the plurality of UEs. The mapping is such that for a predetermined number of UEs being allocated a same uplink resource in a single MU-MIMO uplink resource allocation grant, each pair of said predetermined number of UEs which map to an adjacent downlink resource exhibit an optimized CS relative to one another. The network sends to each of the respective plurality of UEs on the respective mapped downlink resource an indication (ACK/NACK) about data received (on a PUSCH). Apparatus, method, and computer programs for network and UE side implementations are detailed. | 05-21-2015 |
20150119083 | METHOD TO TRIGGER DEVICES BASED ON THEIR LOCATION - Communication systems including the evolved packet system can include machine type communication. Location device triggering can be a feature related to machine type communication (MTC) and can also be applied to other areas, such as public safety networks. In this feature, the network can initiate a trigger to the device, such as MTC devices, based on area information provided to the network operator. A method can include triggering a group of devices using a triggering request. The triggering request includes at least one of geographic information or a group identifier based on geographic information. The method can also include receiving the request and determining at least one serving node based on the geographic information when the triggering request geographic information. The method can further include sending a device trigger request including at least one of a tracking area identifier, a cell identifier, or the group identifier. | 04-30-2015 |
20150071083 | ADAPTING A SYSTEM BANDWIDTH TO BE USED BY A USER EQUIPMENT FOR AN UPLINK COMMUNICATION CHANNEL - Described is a method for adapting a system bandwidth to be used by a user equipment for an uplink communication channel for an uplink communication between the user equipment and a base station within a cell of a cellular network system, wherein the cell is served by the base station, wherein the user equipment is adapted to use a predefined system bandwidth for the uplink communication. The method includes determining an actual block error rate of the uplink communication channel, comparing the actual block error rate with a predefined threshold, and adapting the predefined system bandwidth based on the result of the comparison. | 03-12-2015 |
20150066647 | Application Performance Improvements In Radio Networks - A method includes sending a request to a user indicating options to modify a quality of experience for one or more application flows between a radio network and a mobile node used by the user. The request indicates the user should select one of the following: declining an option to upgrade an existing service to a new service able to support the one or more application flows with a higher quality of experience than supported by the existing service; or accepting an option to upgrade the existing service to the new service. In response to receiving an indication the user selected the option to upgrade the existing service, performing one or more actions to upgrade the existing service to the new service. The option to upgrade the existing service can include an option of receiving advertisements for the new service or paying extra for the new service. | 03-05-2015 |
20150065108 | COORDINATED SCHEDULING WITH ADAPTIVE MUTING - Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products relating to coordinated scheduling with adaptive muting are provided. One method comprises transmitting, by a network element, calculated impact information for a cell of the network element when taking an action related to a cell of the network element and/or taking an action related to a cell of a second network element. The method may also comprise transmitting a request for taking the action related to the cell of the second network element under certain circumstances | 03-05-2015 |
20150049676 | Configuration Uncertainty - For an initial period after informing a user equipment of a change in the number of carriers configured for transmissions from a transmitting device to the user equipment from a first carrier set to a second carrier set, wherein at least one of the first and second carrier sets contains a plurality of carriers: refraining from scheduling data transmissions to said user equipment on one or more carriers other than those common to both said first and second carrier sets; and decoding feedback information received from said user equipment using a number of code basis sequences according to the number of carriers common to both said first and second carrier sets. | 02-19-2015 |
20150031355 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SINGLE-RADIO-VOICE-CALL CONTINUITY - A method and apparatus can be configured to receive, by a service-centralization-&-continuity application server, an identifier from an access-transfer-control-function entity. The method can also include transmitting a message to the access-transfer-control-function entity, wherein the message comprises the identifier, and the identifier allows the access-transfer-control-function entity to authorize the transmitted message. | 01-29-2015 |
20150029943 | Shared Access of Uplink Carrier - A method includes configuring user equipment to support use of one or more carriers for authorized shared access. The configuring is performed to emphasize use of a first set of a plurality of carriers over use of a second set of the plurality of carriers. The second set comprises the one or more carriers for authorized shared access. The method also includes communicating with the user equipment using the first and second sets of carriers. Apparatus, computer programs, and program products are also disclosed. | 01-29-2015 |
20140370894 | PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORK RESOLUTION IN A SHARED NETWORK AND A DEDICATED NETWORK - Certain embodiment relate to public land mobile network resolution in a shared and a dedicated network. The method may include receiving, at the serving base station, a handover restriction list (HRL) comprising information on serving public land mobile networks (PLMN) or equivalent public land mobile networks (EPLMN) of the user equipment. The method may also include receiving a PLMN list comprising a plurality of PLMNs that are hosted by the target base station. The method may further include selecting a target PLMN for the user equipment using the HRL and the PLMN list, wherein the selected target PLMN is on the PLMN list but is not on the HRL. The method may also include sending a handover request message indicating the selected target PLMN for the user equipment to the target base station. | 12-18-2014 |
20140362707 | Selecting Between Normal And Virtual Dual Layer ACK/NACK - An allocation of downlink resources is received, which are monitored on I layers for data. A resource-specific bit (ACK/NACK) is generated for each of those resources. From a pattern of those resources is selected an algorithm from among a first algorithm that bundles them in a first mode and a second algorithm that bundles them in a second mode. The selected algorithm is used on the generated resource-specific bits that correspond to the downlink resources, bundled according to the selected mode, to generate I reply bits which are then transmitted. At the network side a NACK reply bit is received, based on a pattern of the allocated downlink resources, a first algorithm that bundles them in a first mode or a second algorithm that bundles them in a second mode is selected. A bundling window and layer combination are determined from the selected algorithm, which gives the resource for retransmitting the NACK'd data. | 12-11-2014 |
20140348273 | OFFSET ESTIMATION USING CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REFERENCE SYMBOLS AND DEMODULATION REFERENCE SYMBOLS - A method and apparatus can be configured to receive at least one channel state information reference symbol. The method can also include determining a negative timing offset estimate and a positive timing offset estimate. The negative timing offset estimate and the positive timing offset estimate are based on the at least one channel state information reference symbol. The method can also include receiving a demodulation reference symbol. The method can also include selecting either the negative timing offset estimate or the positive timing offset estimate based on the demodulation reference symbol. | 11-27-2014 |
20140342705 | APPLICATION CONFIGURED TRIGGERS AND PUSH NOTIFICATIONS OF NETWORK INFORMATION - Various communication systems may benefit from push notifications of network information. For example, cellular optimization may be accomplished by selective use of a web technique by applications on network devices, which may further benefit from push notifications that may reduce the need for web requests. According to certain embodiments, a method can include monitoring network service viability for a user or application. The method can also include sending a push message to a user equipment when network service viability is detected for the user or the application. | 11-20-2014 |
20140335861 | Methods and Apparatus for Handover Management - Systems and techniques for handover management. A serving base station identifies one more candidate base stations as candidates to receive a handover of a user device and selects a target base station to receive the access request from the user device. The serving base station prepares the candidate base stations to receive the user device's access request and sends a connection reestablishment command to the user device, identifying the target base station by physical cell identifier and frequency. The user device synchronizes to the target base station identified by the physical cell identifier and frequency and performs a connection reestablishment request procedure with respect to the target base station. | 11-13-2014 |
20140334457 | NEW CARRIER TYPE FOR TIME DIVISION COMMUNICATION - Certain embodiments relate to wireless communication systems, such as long term evolution advanced (LTE-A), which may be part of third generation partnership project (3GPP) LTE release 12 (Rel-12). More specifically, certain embodiments may provide an arrangement related to new carrier type for time division long term evolution (TD-LTE), which may also be related to Enhanced Interference Management and Traffic Adaptation. According to certain embodiments, a method can include determining that a split configuration is to be followed, in which at least one system information block configured uplink subframe is reconfigured as a new carrier type downlink subframe, whereas at least one other system information block configured subframe is as indicated by system information block configuration. The method can also include applying the determined split configuration to communications with an access point. | 11-13-2014 |
20140323118 | PLMN OPERATION MANAGEMENT - A network management function of a public land mobile network is provided with one or more notifications of the extent of progress of an operation, from another management function of the public land mobile network, in accordance with one or more input parameters. The operation is performed remotely from the network management function | 10-30-2014 |
20140323077 | Solutions to Address "eNB Partial Failure" for a Public Warning System - A method includes detecting cell(s) for a base station have entered an operationally active state and determining whether the cell(s) correspond to tracking area(s) having an outstanding warning message for a public warning system (PWS). The method includes sending, in response to the detecting and to a determination the cell(s) correspond to the tracking area(s) having the outstanding warning message for the PWS, a message to the base station indicating the warning message should be sent at least to the cell(s). Another method includes storing at abase station alert broadcast information corresponding to a warning message for a PWS, detecting that one of a number of cells for the base station has entered an operationally active state, and sending the warning message to the user equipment for at least the cell that has entered the operationally active state. Apparatus and program products are also disclosed. | 10-30-2014 |
20140321342 | Methods And Apparatus for Communication Scheduling - Systems and techniques for discontinuous reception management for user devices communicating using carrier aggregation. Information relating to discontinuous reception for a user device is received and used to determine discontinuous reception states of the user device. The information relating to discontinuous reception may include, for example, past scheduling information, information received at one scheduler and reporting scheduling information for another scheduler, or discontinuous reception information managed at a media access control layer of a base station. The discontinuous reception information may be used for scheduling of a plurality of carriers used for carrier aggregation by a user device, with scheduling for each carrier being performed by a scheduler dedicated to that carrier. | 10-30-2014 |
20140313081 | Multiple Beam Formation for RF Chip-Based Antenna Array - A method for selectively performing beam formation using a RF chip-based antenna array is described. The method includes determining whether to use a plurality of antenna arrays in one or more common carrier substrates in either a single group or a plurality of groups. The method also includes, in response to determining to use the plurality of antenna arrays in a single group, providing a single coupling factor to all antenna arrays in the plurality of antenna arrays and, in response to determining to use the plurality of antenna arrays in a plurality of groups, providing, for each group in the plurality of groups, a group-specific coupling factor to each antenna array in the group. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described. | 10-23-2014 |
20140308959 | Methods and Apparatus for Handover Management - Systems and techniques for handover management between macro base stations and home base stations. Upon receiving a measurement report from a user device including a physical cell identity and frequency pair associated with a candidate handover home base station, a macro base station transmits a message to a home base station gateway to obtain cell global identifiers of specified home base stations, which may include home base stations associated with a list of physical cell identifiers and frequency pairs including the pair received in the measurement report. Upon receiving the cell global identifiers, the base station identifies a handover target and performs signaling to the user device to direct handover to the target. | 10-16-2014 |
20140301352 | ENHANCED PHYSICAL HARQ INDICATOR CHANNEL STRUCTURE - Various communication systems may benefit from techniques and systems for acknowledgment. For example, acknowledgements of enhanced physical downlink control channel uplink grants with enhanced physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel may benefit long term evolution communication systems. A method can include preparing an enhanced physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel for transmission, as a response to an uplink enhanced physical downlink control channel grant. The method can also include transmitting the enhanced physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel in semi-static time and frequency resources reserved for enhanced physical downlink control channel. A predetermined number of enhanced control channel elements to be distributed over a certain number of physical resource block pairs can be configured for the transmission of the enhanced physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel. | 10-09-2014 |
20140301280 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BUNDLING - An approach is provided for acknowledgement bundling. Dynamically scheduling of one or more of subframes per bundling window is performed by reusing an assignment index field (e.g., downlink assignment index (DAI) field). The assignment index field has a value greater than or equal to number of previously assigned subframes within the bundling window. The bundling window defines a group of subframes for common acknowledgement. | 10-09-2014 |
20140301188 | DELIVERY OF PROTOCOL DATA UNITS - Delivery of protocol data units or other suitable data or information units in various communication systems can be enhanced by appropriate methods and devices. For example, in-sequence delivery of protocol data units received in parallel from several lower-layer acknowledged-mode protocol entities may benefit from timers and/or forwarding status reports. A method can include observing a gap in a sequence of protocol data units received from a plurality of lower-layer protocol entities providing data transfer. The method can also include starting a timer upon the gap observation. The method can further include preventing the gap from blocking delivery of service data units to a higher layer, when the timer expires. The method can additionally include detecting a forwarding-status report. The method can also include immediately proceeding with data delivery to higher layer, containing the gaps because of the lack of forwarding at handover. | 10-09-2014 |
20140293776 | Idle Load Balancing During Random Access Procedure - A method to balance idle UEs during RA procedures is described. The method includes determining a load condition of a first cell and a load condition of at least one neighbor cell and determining a suitability of the first cell for receiving access attempts from idle mobile devices based on the load conditions of the first cell and of the at least one neighbor cell. The method includes sending an indication of the suitability (for example, in a broadcast message and/or a UE specific message). A UE receives the indication of suitability. The UE selects a target cell from a plurality of cells based at least in part on the indication (for example, in order to select a target cell that is less loaded). The method also includes sending, from the UE, an access attempt to the target cell. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described. | 10-02-2014 |
20140286221 | ACTIVATION OF MULTICAST SERVICE - Activation of multicast service may benefit various communication systems. For example, communication systems of the evolved packet system may benefit from the use of properly established bearers. A method may include establishing, by a device, a bearer with a gateway. The method may also include initiating a request for multicast services, using the bearer to initiate the request for multicast services. The gateway may be a packet data network gateway or a multimedia broadcast multicast services gateway, and the device may be a user equipment. | 09-25-2014 |
20140274053 | Methods and Apparatus For Handover Management - Systems and techniques for handover management between adjacent cells. A base station, such as a macro base station serving a macro cell identifies a user device as a candidate for handover based on specified criteria and communicates a handover request to a femto base station. The femto base station evaluates specified conditions, such as energy efficiency, for the cell it is serving and allows the handover only if the handover would improve the conditions. | 09-18-2014 |
20140269613 | Integrity protection towards one CN after handovers involving multiple services to be handled by different CNs - A method includes receiving at a UE information indicating different CN domains will be used for first and second data services after handover from a first RAT to a second RAT. Integrity protection is activated for the first and second CN domains but an element in the UE does not have an indication integrity protection is activated for the second CN domain. The UE provides a notification for the element that integrity protection has been activated for the second CN domain. Another method includes receiving at a network node a message indicating a UE has performed a handover involving first and second data services from a first to a second RAT, where the first and second data services will be handled by different core network domains. A security mode control procedure is performed to activate integrity protection towards the second core network domain. Apparatus and program products are disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140269417 | Configuring Relay Nodes - In accordance with the exemplary embodiments there is at least a method and apparatus to perform operations of: configuring a relay node group including sending to a network access node determined information associated with the relay node group. Configuration information associated with the relay node group is received from the network access node. The configuration information is determined based on the determined information associated with the relay node group. The configuration information is distributed to one or more relay nodes of the relay node group and is for configuring one or more relay nodes of the relay node group to communicate with the network access node. | 09-18-2014 |
20140269300 | Method And Apparatus For Inter-RAT Integration - A method comprises off-loading data traffic from user equipment in a coverage area of a cell from a first band to second band. The off-loading comprises building a probability distribution function of a transmit configuration for power levels of sub-bands for first bands and second bands in the cell and updating the probability distribution function being configured at an end of a selected time interval. | 09-18-2014 |
20140254715 | ROBUST PRECODING VECTOR SWITCHING FOR MULTIPLE TRANSMITTER ANTENNAS - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for robust precoding vector switching for multiple transmitter antennas are provided. One method includes defining, by a base station, a precoding vector switching (PVS) scheme for transmission of synchronization signals through multiple antennas comprising a plurality of pairs of cross-polarized antenna elements. The PVS scheme includes changing a direction pattern from co-polarized antenna elements for the first and for the second occurrence of the synchronization signals, and rotating a polarization from each of the pairs of cross-polarized antenna elements for the first and for the second occurrence of the synchronization signals. | 09-11-2014 |
20140254453 | PROVIDING STATION CONTEXT AND MOBILITY IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK HAVING A SPLIT MAC ARCHITECTURE - A wireless access node receives a first frame from a station through a first communication network such as an IEEE 802.11 network. The first frame comprises a source address identifying the station. The wireless access node applies a function to the source address to derive a destination address identifying an access controller coupled to the wireless access node through a second communication network such as an IEEE 802.3 network. The first frame is encapsulated in a second frame that comprises the destination address identifying the access controller and a source address identifying the wireless access node, respectively. The wireless access node sends the second frame to the access controller having the destination address through the second communication network. The access controller owns association and authentication state of the station, and shares the association and authentication state of the station with the wireless access node when needed to support desired service. | 09-11-2014 |
20140248874 | Methods and Apparatus for Radio Resource Control - Improved systems and techniques for controlling access to network resources. A base station broadcasts extended access barring (EAB) and access class barring (ACB) information. Upon a determination by a user equipment that the user equipment requires service from the base station, the user equipment determines its EAB category and call type. The user equipment receives the EAB and ACB information broadcast by the base station and determines if it is subject to EAB based on its EAB category. If the user equipment is not subject to EAB, the user equipment determines if its call type is subject to ACB and, if the call type is subject to ACB, applies access class barring based on its call type. | 09-04-2014 |
20140241261 | UPLINK CARRIER SELECTION FOR REDUCED BANDWIDTH MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Uplink carrier selection is performed for reduced bandwidth machine type communication devices by reserving a portion of a wideband carrier for machine type communication traffic to provide a plurality of narrowband uplink carriers in the wideband carrier, and by selecting a narrow band uplink carrier of the plurality of narrow band uplink carriers for use by a machine type communication device | 08-28-2014 |
20140241174 | Generating Short Term Base Station Utilization Estimates For Wireless Networks - Monitoring within a network a history of bits throughput to a base station over each of a plurality of time intervals, monitoring within the network a physical resource block utilization level over each of the plurality of time intervals, determining a ratio of the history of bits to the utilization level for each of the plurality of time intervals, determining an updated history of bits for each of a plurality of upcoming time intervals, estimating an updated utilization level in response to the updated history of bits and the ratio, generating messaging to at least one additional network element conveying the estimated updated physical resource block utilization level, and adjusting at least one of a prefilling process or a prefetching process in response to the updated utilization level. | 08-28-2014 |
20140235245 | Optimizing a Handover Behavior of a Mobile Radio Communication Network Based on an Extended Record Being Associated with a User Equipment - It is described a method for optimizing a handover behavior of a mobile radio communication network including at least a first base station and a second base station. The method includes (a) performing a handover of a user equipment from the first base station to the second base station, (b) adding an information element representing a property of the radio link between the user equipment and the first base station to a data record being associated with the user equipment, (c) transferring the data record from the first base station to the second base station and (d) optimizing the handover behavior of the mobile radio communication network based on the added information element. It is further described a first base station and a second base station, which in conjunction which each other, are configured for carrying out the described handover behavior optimization method. | 08-21-2014 |
20140222999 | METHOD FOR THE TESTING OF SERVICE APPLICATIONS IN A VALUE ADDED SERVER OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The invention relates to an application server and a method. The application server comprises a resolver which reserves a subscriber number prefix for test target applications. The resolver associates an address of an application server with the prefix in a memory and resolves subscriber numbers containing the prefix into the address using the memory. A network element simulator listens to a port, which has a port number which is also used in communicating with the network element being simulated. A test target application communicates with the simulator instead of the network element being simulated via a protocol stack in the application server. An application layer binding is used to route incoming messages to the test target application. | 08-07-2014 |
20140220934 | Access Control of Relay Node with Closed Subscriber Group - There are provided measures for access control of a relay node with a closed subscriber group, said measures exemplarily comprising retrieval of setting information relating to a closed subscriber group of a base station function of a relay node, said relay node requesting access to a relay-enhanced cellular system via a donor base station, acquisition of setting information relating to a closed subscriber group of the donor base station, and execution of access control of the base station function of the relay node based on the setting information relating to the closed subscriber groups of the base station function of the relay node and the donor base station. | 08-07-2014 |
20140210450 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING RETURN LOSS - Systems and techniques for return loss estimation are described. A forward power sample is taken from a power amplifier of a transmitter by sampling a feedback signal used for power control of the amplifier, and a reflected power sample at an output of the power amplifier is taken by observing the power at a circulator termination of the power amplifier. A difference determination is made for the forward power sample and the fleeted power sample in the analog domain to determine a return loss and may be digitized for further processing such as return loss measurement and comparison against thresholds. A further comparator circuit may be used to insure that measurements are made when the signal strength is adequate. | 07-31-2014 |
20140206305 | Cleanup of LAU-less Circuit Switched Fallback Emergency Call - Communication systems may benefit from various aspects of emergency call handing. For example, wireless communication systems may benefit from clean up with respect to a fast return feature applied to an emergency call using circuit switched fallback, without a location area update. A method may include identifying an emergency communication that is a circuit switched fallback communication of a user equipment. The method may also include configuring communications so that mobile terminated services work properly after completion of the emergency communication. More particularly, for example, a method may include determining in a network element that the emergency communication is a circuit switched fallback communication. The method may also include, when the emergency call is ended, avoiding invoking a fast return feature for the user equipment. | 07-24-2014 |
20140204791 | Mechanisms to Facilitate a Telecommunication System to Make Use of Bands which are Not-Licensed to the Telecommunication System - The present invention addresses a method, including configuring a remote device (UE) for measurements of at least one carrier in a first frequency band which is different from a second frequency band which is licensed used for communication by said remote device, receiving a measurement report from said remote device, and deciding on the usability of the at least one measured carrier in said first frequency band for communication by said remote device. Also, a method is proposed, including measuring at least one carrier in a first frequency band which is different from a second frequency band which is licensed used for communication by a remote device, and sending, to a network transceiver device, a measurement report of the measurements. Likewise, corresponding computer program products as well as correspondingly configured devices are addressed | 07-24-2014 |
20140204770 | Methods and Apparatus For Device Scheduling - Systems and techniques for crosstalk estimation. One or more user devices feed back preceding matrix indicator rank information to one or more base stations, which generated channel state information reference sources, at least one of which includes weightings based on the preceding matrix indicator rank information. One or more user devices estimates channel information based on active preceding matrix indicator information received by the base station from at least one user device. One or more user devices computes channel estimates for a desired transmission channel and one or more other potential transmission channels associated with other user devices and performs crosstalk estimation for the estimated channels. Crosstalk estimation information is fed back to a base station, which performs scheduling based at least in part on the crosstalk estimation from the one or more user devices. | 07-24-2014 |
20140200004 | Mobility Robustness Optimization with an Extended Key Performance Indicator Message - A method includes (a) detecting based on reporting information from UEs, HO problems which have occurred within a predefined time interval, (b) classifying the detected HO problems into three categories, (c) determining information being related to at least one of the detected HO problems, wherein the information represents a refinement of one or more of the three categories or wherein the information represents a further category, (d) counting a the numbers of HO problems which have been classified into the various categories, (e) reporting a key performance indicator message indicative for the numbers of the various categories and for the determined information, and (f) adapting, based on the reported key performance indicator message, the value a mobility related network configuration parameter of the mobile radio communication network such that the mobility robustness of the communication network is optimized. | 07-17-2014 |
20140188922 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - The invention introduces a method to inform/configure a peer-to-peer application environment such that an application can find good alternatives for peer selection and data exchange taking the network configuration conditions including caching strategies and deployment into account. In use, a mobile operator stores a tracker file that is used to provide information of likely locations of a data file sought by an end user. The mobile operator provides instructions to a mobile communication device of the end user regarding the location of a tracker file that is available for use by said mobile communication device. In this way, the mobile operator controls the peer-to-peer environment available to the end user. | 07-03-2014 |
20140187282 | Downlink Power Control Using Relative Load - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory) for a power control (e.g., at least for DL power control) in a cell using a concept of a relative load in a network such as a wireless network. The relative load may be a ratio of cell's own load relative to an average load in a cluster of neighboring cells for scaling a nominal power value (or a function of the power value). The load can be measured, for example, either as a number of UEs in the cell, a RB utilization in the cell, a DL information traffic in the cell, or any other metric that's representative of the load in the cell. The resulting computed power for a DL signaling can be either on a per cell basis or on a per UE basis. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185595 | Determination of the Timing Advance Group - A technique, including initiating an access procedure by making from a communication device an uplink transmission on one component carrier of a plurality of component carriers associated with an access node; thereafter receiving at said communication device group information specifying a group of said plurality of component carriers sharing uplink transmission timing information as a group to which said one component carrier belongs; and making from said communication device a further uplink transmission on said one component carrier using uplink transmission timing information for said group specified in said group information. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185545 | Method for Configuring a User Equipment - It is described a method for configuring a user equipment within a cell of a cellular network. The cell includes a base station, and the user equipment is served by the base station. Signals between the base station and the user equipment are transmittable using a communication channel, wherein the communication channel is divided into subframes. A part of the subframes being allocated to uplink transmission is unscheduled by the base station due to a predefined muting pattern. The method includes sending from the base station to the user equipment a signal including information about the muting pattern, and configuring the user equipment to transmit at unscheduled subframes based on the muting pattern. | 07-03-2014 |
20140185474 | QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE - The invention relates to an apparatus comprising: at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: search for packet losses; determine a type of a frame wherein at least one packet loss took place and amount of lost information; determine events affecting user experience based on the type of the frame and the amount of lost information; estimate a first quality indicating parameter for each of the events affecting user experience, wherein the first quality parameter comprises objective quality information, and estimate a second quality indicating parameter by using the first quality indicating parameter, wherein the second quality indicating parameter comprises subjective quality information. | 07-03-2014 |
20140179301 | Efficient Cache Selection for Content Delivery Networks and User Equipments - Determining that a first object associated with a first wireless link has a first caching priority; determining that a second object associated with a second wireless link has a second caching priority; and increasing the first caching priority relative to the second caching priority in response to one or more of: the first wireless link having a larger congestion than the second wireless link, the first wireless link having a weaker signal strength than the second wireless link, or the first object being associated with a higher status or priority than the second object. | 06-26-2014 |
20140169343 | Method and Apparatus for Resource Aggregation in Wireless Communications - Methods and apparatus for cell aggregation are disclosed. In accordance with one aspect information regarding a predefined maximum number of cells that can be aggregated by a communication device on a single carrier resource is sent by the communication device. Said Information is received by a network node where after control on cell aggregation can be based on the information, and the communication device can support cell aggregation on the single carrier resource up to said maximum number of cells. | 06-19-2014 |
20140169325 | CARRIER DEPLOYMENT METHOD FOR REDUCED BANDWIDTH MTC DEVICES - A method and apparatus can be configured to perform the steps of overlapping a first carrier band with a second carrier band. The method may further include allocating at least one time-frequency resource of the first carrier band to a first channel. The method may further include allocating at least one time-frequency resource of the second carrier band to a second channel. The first carrier band and the second carrier band share at least one time-frequency resource within the overlapping portion between the first carrier band and the second carrier band. The shared at least one time-frequency resource is allocated to at least one of the first and second channels. | 06-19-2014 |
20140169280 | Timing Error Estimate Of UL Synchronization - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory) for a timing offset/error estimate (TOE) method, e.g., for a LTE UL receiver. This may especially beneficial for the MU-MIMO and/or CoMP with MAAS applications, where the conventional methods do not work properly due to a strong interference among users (UEs) sharing the same radio resource. Two approaches (separately or in combination) may be used to improve TOE quality. First, the timing offset/error may be calculated using phase difference for pilot pairs with non-adjacent pilots/carriers having a larger separation between subcarriers than for pilot pairs with adjacent subcarriers. Second, a modified pilot sequence for timing offset estimate may be created using sliding an averaging window. This can effectively remove interference which is critical for the MU-MIMO and CoMP applications. | 06-19-2014 |
20140162666 | Coordinated Evacuation Of Spectrum - A method for coordinating spectrum evacuation is described which is useful for spectrum sharing, authorized/licensed shared access, secondary access, dynamic spectrum access, cognitive radio, general authorized access, etc. whereby access to a spectrum can be increased via buying usage right from a higher priority, primary or incumbent user, and/or via opportunistic access to unoccupied/unused spectrum. Enabling efficient spectrum evacuation guarantees limited impact to system performance while ensuring that the other user gets the spectrum back when needed. The method includes selecting a first subset of UEs for transitioning from a first bandwidth to a second bandwidth. During a first time period, the method includes, for each UE in the first subset, instructing the UE to transition using dedicated signaling. Later, during a second time period, the method includes instructing a second subset of UEs to transition using broadcast signaling. Apparatus and computer readable media are also disclosed. | 06-12-2014 |
20140161117 | eNB Enforced TAT Expiry/TA Validity - An apparatus includes an interface connectable to a network, and a controller configured to control a network including UE(s). An uplink connection of the UE(s) is configured on component carrier(s), and a timing advance related instruction with respect to the component carrier(s) is sent to the UE(s), by which validity of the timing advance is changed. An apparatus includes an interface connectable to a network, wherein an uplink connection of the apparatus is configured on component carrier(s), the interface being configured to receive a timing advance related instruction. A controller is configured to change a timing advance validity with respect to the component carrier(s) in response to receiving the timing advance related instruction. Likewise, corresponding methods and computer program products are proposed. | 06-12-2014 |
20140153410 | MOBILE-TO-MOBILE RADIO ACCESS NETWORK EDGE OPTIMIZER MODULE CONTENT CROSS-CALL PARALLELIZED CONTENT RE-COMPRESSION, OPTIMIZATION, TRANSFER, AND SCHEDULING - Various communication systems may benefit from mobile-to-mobile management of cross-call content, including optimization, transfer and scheduling of the same. For example, in a mobile-to-mobile call, a first user's uplink media may be re-compressed while waiting for the media to return from a call server or a first user's uplink media may trigger an eNB/RAN element to prepare a second user RRC/grant just-in-time deliver media to the second user, upon a response from the call server. A method may comprise receiving audio/video on the uplink from a first mobile. The audio/video/media content may be extracted when it is received on the uplink from the first mobile, and may then be re-compressed/customized for delivery on the downlink to the second mobile. When the original content is received back from the server for delivery to the second mobile, the already re-compressed/customized version of the content may be transmitted down to the second mobile. | 06-05-2014 |
20140148177 | Method for Network-Coordinated Device-to-Device Communication - Various communication systems may benefit from network coordination. For example, a system of the long term evolution (LTE) of the third generation partnership project (3GPP) that utilizes device-to-device communication may benefit from various methods, devices, and systems for network-coordinated device-to-device communication. For example, a method may include determining a penalty for using a subframe for device-to-device communication based on radio conditions. The method may also include applying the penalty in selecting radio resources for a user equipment for device-to-device communication. | 05-29-2014 |
20140136705 | Managing Effective Bytes Based on Radio Frequency Conditions - A method includes requesting by a user equipment for data from an application provider through a wireless network; communicating by the application provider through the wireless network an effective rate policy for the data to the user equipment, the effective rate policy being applicable upon satisfaction by the user equipment of conditions communicated with the effective rate policy; and sending the data at the effective rate policy to the user equipment when the conditions are met by the user equipment. A related method includes receiving by a user equipment an effective rate policy for data from an application provider through a wireless network, the effective rate policy being applicable upon satisfaction by the user equipment of conditions communicated with the effective rate policy; satisfying the conditions by the user equipment; and receiving the data at the effective rate policy by the user equipment. | 05-15-2014 |
20140134961 | Common Local Oscillator For Multiple Transceivers - The specification and drawings present a new apparatus and method for using a common local oscillator for multiple transceivers (e.g., in a BST unit). One or two shared local oscillators LOs/frequency sources in a wireless transceiver may be configured to generate corresponding one or more oscillator signals, so that the corresponding portions of the one or two oscillator signals generated by the one or two LOs may be provided to multiple transmitters and to multiple receivers through corresponding paths in the wireless transceiver. For example it may be a shared use of frequency sources/LOs between multiple pipes/branches of the BST (one local oscillator for all transmitters, and another local oscillator for all receivers in the multiple pipes/branches). The implementation may require proper routing, and amplification and/or frequency conversion if necessary, of the shared LO signals. | 05-15-2014 |
20140126556 | Signalling Arrangement for Inter-Site Carrier Aggregation Having Only Single Component Carrier Available in Uplink Direction - An apparatus is described which is connectable to a first network node by a first downlink component carrier and to at least a second network node by a at least second downlink component carrier, wherein the apparatus provides a single uplink connection. The uplink connection is shared among a first uplink component carrier to the first network node and at least a second up link component carrier to the at least second network node. Sharing of the uplink connection may be performed in a time divisional multiplexed manner. Furthermore, a corresponding method is described. | 05-08-2014 |
20140126481 | Block Scheduling Method For Scalable And Flexible Scheduling In A HSUPA System - A method for block scheduling of users is described. The method includes, in response to determining that a number of users in a wireless network exceed a threshold number, allotting the users into k block. The value of k is at least two. For each block, the method performs determining residual information for the block. The method also includes, for each block of the k blocks, loading into a fast-access memory user data for users in the block and scheduling the block in a scheduling period based at least in part on the user data and the residual information for k−1 other blocks. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described. | 05-08-2014 |
20140126407 | Method of Achieving Information, Access Node and Communication Device - A method of achieving information associated with sensor data in a communication network including a plurality of communication devices is provided, wherein the method includes receiving a signal at a first communication device, wherein the received signal is associated with sensor data measured by a sensor of a second communication device. | 05-08-2014 |
20140126373 | DYNAMIC TRAFFIC OFFLOADING - Data services may be enhanced by mitigating the need for unplanned core network capacity expansion or network element upgrades and reconfiguration, by offloading data to an alternative network, such as Exchange Point (IXP) or other operator network. A method can include monitoring a status of a transit network. The method can also include offloading traffic to the transit network from a transport network when a predetermined condition is met. The predetermined condition includes the status of the transit network indicating that the transit network is operational. | 05-08-2014 |
20140126358 | Mobile Backhaul Dynamic QoS Bandwidth Harmonization - An embodiment includes determining estimate(s) of bandwidth for class(es) of quality of service to be implemented in base station(s) for service(s) provided to user equipment by the base station(s), determining expiration time(s) for corresponding ones of the estimate(s) of bandwidth, and communicating indications of the same toward mobile backhaul node(s). At a backhaul node, the indications are received and, based on the received indications, downstream bandwidth is modified for user equipment of different quality of service classes, wherein the downstream bandwidth passes through the mobile backhaul node toward the base station(s). Apparatus, software, and computer program produces are also disclosed. | 05-08-2014 |
20140120930 | Method, Apparatus, Computer Program Product and System for Communicating Predictions - Various communication systems may benefit from communication of (key) performance indicators ((K)PIs). For example, a third generation partnership project (3GPP) long term evolution (LTE) operation and maintenance (O&M) system may benefit from predictive (key) performance indicator reporting between a base station, such as an evolved Node B (eNB), and the O&M system. A method may comprise generating at least one of a predicted (key) performance indicator or a (key) performance indicator trend information at a first network element. The method may also comprise sending the at least one of predicted (key) performance indicator or (key) performance indicator trend information from the first network element to the second network element. | 05-01-2014 |
20140120907 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING DEVICE-TO-DEVICE CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT - Methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for facilitating device-to-device connection establishment. A method may include directing broadcast of an indication of a device-to-device registration area identification in each of one or more cells forming a device-to-device registration area identified by the device-to-device registration area identification. The method may further include directing receipt of a device-to-device registration request originated by a first terminal apparatus in response to the broadcast indication. The first terminal apparatus may be located within the registration area. The method may additionally include registering the first terminal apparatus based at least in part upon the device-to-device registration request. Corresponding apparatuses and systems are also provided. | 05-01-2014 |
20140112424 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLOCK RECOVERY WITH ADAPTIVE LOOP GAIN CONTROL - A method for phase recovery in a system that includes a clock recovery unit and an estimation unit. The clock recovery unit of the system has a first phase detector unit. The estimation unit has a second phase detector unit and it is configured to estimate a gain of the second phase detector unit. The estimation unit and the clock recovery unit are configured to operate in parallel. | 04-24-2014 |
20140106790 | Paging Optimization in Small Cell Networks Using Gateways - A method includes receiving from a core network entity a paging message including a permanent user identity of a user for a specific user equipment, and determining, using the permanent user identity, a set of small cells to which the paging message should be sent based on a small cell last visited by the specific user equipment and small cells that are neighbors to the last-visited small cell. The paging message, without the permanent user identity, is sent to the determined set of small cells. Another method includes, responsive to determining a paging message for a specific user equipment is to be communicated toward the specific user equipment, determining whether a gateway can receive paging messages comprising a permanent user identity and a temporary user identity, and responsive thereto, sending the paging message for the specific user equipment to the gateway. Apparatus and computer program products are also disclosed. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106749 | METHOD, APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND SYSTEM FOR CELL RESELECTION - Certain embodiments relate to a multi-layer mobile communication network using traffic steering mechanisms. The multiple layers may comprise one or several frequency layers of third generation partnership project (3GPP) long term evolution (LTE), for example, 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz, and/or one or several frequency layers of 3GPP universal terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) (3G) and the like. For example, operators may want to steer certain UE groups to different layers. A method may comprise selecting a group definition for a set of cell reselection priorities. The method may also comprise sending the group definition for the set of cell reselection priorities to a user equipment. The group definition for the set of cell reselection priorities may be configured to permit the user equipment to autonomously reselect while in idle mode. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106695 | Antenna Clustering For Multi-Antenna Aperture Selection - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product for antenna clustering for multi-antenna aperture selection (MAAS), e.g., in LTE wireless systems, using multi-core DSP processing with sub-optimum selection of N out of M of antenna signals and minimizing the performance degradation due to the sub-optimal antenna/antenna signal selection. Assigning each DSP core (machine) to N/K antennas (i.e., to antenna signals) having a similar property (e.g., polarization) and a same tier, the selection of N out of M using a predefined criterion (e.g., best SINR) is reduced to selecting N/K out of M/K which reduces the computation complexity by a factor of K, where K is a number of the DSP cores. | 04-17-2014 |
20140105011 | METHODS, APPARATUS, A SYSTEM, AND A RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION OF BEARERS - Methods, apparatuses, system and computer program product for activation and/or deactivation of bearers for a group of devices are disclosed. The method comprises receiving an attach request for a device belonging to a group of devices, obtaining an identity of the group of devices, allocating a first bearer identity for the group of devices, and sending the identity of the group and the first bearer identity to a first network element, wherein the first network element is involved in transmission of user data of the group of devices. | 04-17-2014 |
20140098905 | Methods And Apparatus For Signal Filtering - Systems and techniques for signal filtering are described. A bandpass filter is defined so as to provide for a reduced rolloff region so as to avoid interference with an adjacent carrier. Definition of the bandpass filter provides for a frequency response that compensates for loss of signal components in the rolloff region. Definition of the bandpass filter may be based at least in part on characteristics of a specified legacy filter used by devices from which signals may be received or to which signals may be transmitted. | 04-10-2014 |
20140095675 | MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION AND REPORTING WITH DIVERSE TRAFFIC - A network node receiving a preference for a power optimized configuration for a user equipment (UE) can in response change the UE's minimization of drive test (MDT) configuration to conserve UE power. For example, this change can be from immediate reporting of MDT measurements to connected mode logging MDT measurements or no reporting of MDT measurements; or to a longer interval for reporting them, or to drop the reporting of available location information with MDT measurements. Other teachings have actions by the UE, autonomous of the network, to conserve power. A UE receiving a MDT configuration having an MDT measurement reporting or logging interval, and also one or both of a discontinuous reception or paging configuration having a DRX/paging interval can adapt the MDT configuration autonomously of the network to conserve its battery power. For example, the UE can change the MDT measurement reporting/logging interval to be equal to or shorter than the DRX/paging interval, or it can ignore or reject the MDT configuration. | 04-03-2014 |
20140094181 | Enhanced Metrics Exchange for a Wireless Network - Apparatus, methods, computer program products, and software for reducing interference occurring when a capacity booster cell has a coverage area within the overlapping coverage areas of more than one coverage cell are disclosed. Essentially, weights are assigned, either by individual capacity booster cells or by zone controllers with which a plurality of capacity booster cells communicate, to coverage cells. The interfering coverage cells are ranked in accordance with the assigned weights, and the metrics to be reported to each of the interfering coverage cells are adjusted in view of the assigned weights. The adjusted metrics are then reported to each of the interfering coverage cells to influence the ABS muting pattern subsequently used by each of said interfering coverage cells. The technique of taking measurements to provide a rank-ordered list may be applied to other situations, such as loading, the utilization of various data and control channels, the mobility of the users, the throughput or spectral efficiency, the amount of spectrum available at the different cells, or even the relative number of antennas available at the different cells. | 04-03-2014 |
20140092790 | RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - An exemplary embodiment discloses a multi-subframe physical uplink control channel PUCCH resource arrangement for PUCCH format 1a/1b resource allocation for enhanced physical downlink control channel EPDCCH in time division duplex TDD transmission. A definition of a semi-static offset for each EPDCCH set is extended by considering multiple downlink subframes, and a dynamic offset mechanism is enhanced to avoid resource collision between multiple DL subframes. | 04-03-2014 |
20140086285 | NON-CODEBOOK BASED CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION FEEDBACK - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product for using non-codebook based CSI feedback (e.g., in LTE wireless systems) using selection by a UE of one or more of the plurality of logical antenna ports based on a predefined procedure (e.g., SNR or SINR measurement), but without selecting any codeword (precoder) by the UE. This allows not to involve any standardization of codebooks for precoding due to reliance on an alternative CSI feedback framework which does not rely on standardized codebooks. The exemplary embodiments described herein aim at development of 3GPP LTE Release-12. | 03-27-2014 |
20140086138 | Method and Device for Processing Data in a Wireless Network - A method and a device for processing data in a wireless network are provided, wherein a relay node is served by a base station; and wherein the relay node is assigned at least one identification code such that collisions with identification codes of neighboring relay nodes or neighboring base stations are reduced, avoided or solved. Furthermore, a communication system is suggested including at least one such device. | 03-27-2014 |
20140086118 | Discontinuous Reception for Carrier Aggregation - Methods and apparatuses for carrier aggregation with discontinuous reception is disclosed. At least two different time division duplexing configurations can be communicated from serving cells to a device, the subframes of the at least two different configurations being counted for purposes of operating at least one timer function according to a predefined rule of counting. Discontinuous communications by the serving cells with the device are controlled based on the predefined rule of counting such that at least one timer function associated with discontinuous reception from the serving cells is operated based on the counting. | 03-27-2014 |
20140086049 | CAPACITY ALLOCATION IN COMMUNICATIONS - A capacity allocation method comprises receiving ( | 03-27-2014 |
20140082743 | PRIVACY OF LOCATION INFORMATION - An arrangement for providing privacy settings for determining whether location information for a subscriber can be provided to a requesting party is described. The privacy settings are at least partially based on presence information for the subscriber. A gateway mobile location centre (GMLC) selectively provides the location information regarding subscribers on request, in accordance with the privacy settings. | 03-20-2014 |
20140080531 | Extended Access Barring Mechanisms for Machine Type Communications - Methods, apparatuses and a computer program product for Extended Access Barring for machine type communications defining first access class barring parameters, a first scaling factor and a second scaling factor, and transmitting, by a base station, the first access class barring parameters, the first scaling factor and the second scaling factor to user equipment. | 03-20-2014 |
20140080468 | CELL RECONFIGURATION - There are provided measures for a cell reconfiguration, more specifically a cell reconfiguration in a relay-enhanced network environment. Such measures exemplarily include recognizing a decision on a change of a configuration of a base station, informing a user equipment served by the base station in view of a forthcoming change of the configuration before the configuration of the base station is changed, and providing the user equipment being served by the base station with a synchronization signal indicating a new configuration after the configuration of the base station is changed from an old configuration to the new configuration. | 03-20-2014 |
20140079009 | Methods and Devices for Dynamic Allocation of Identifiers in Hybrid Cell Identifier Scenarios - The present invention proposes a method, including in a communication network area constituted by a plurality of transmission points configured for coordinated transmissions to at least one target, each transmission point being identified by an individual identifier, each transmission point being configured to transmit common reference signals on common channels and dedicated reference signals on dedicated channels to said at least one target device, assigning the respective individual identifier of each transmission point to the common reference signals on the common channels of the respective transmission point, and allocating, to the dedicated reference signals on the dedicated channels of respective plural transmission points, an identifier unrelated to the individual identifiers. Also, corresponding devices are addressed. | 03-20-2014 |
20140071958 | Apparatus and Method for Allocating Resources for Coordinated Transmissions from Multiple Cells - Apparatus and method for communication are provided. The apparatus is configured to receive from an upper scheduler data for user terminals served by the apparatus, wherein a first set of terminals is connected to more than one cell and a second set of user terminals is not connected to more than one cell; receive from an upper scheduler physical layer resources to be allocated for the first set of user terminals; determine physical layer resources for the second set of user terminals and allocate the received and determined resources for the user terminals. | 03-13-2014 |
20140066058 | OPTIMIZATION ON NETWORK ASSISTED PROXIMITY SERVICES DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for network assisted ProSe discovery management are provided. One method includes establishing, by a network element, a discovery context of a user equipment, and transmitting a discovery context establishment request comprising beacon information on at least one other user that a user of the user equipment is interested in discovering. | 03-06-2014 |
20140065998 | SENDING BCCH MODIFICATION INFO/ETWS INFORMATION TO UES IN ENHANCED CELL PCH IN ONE DRX CYCLE - Communication systems, such as reliant on the third generation partnership project, may benefit from a reduced number of discontinuous reception cycles needed to receive emergency messages. More specifically, such communication systems may benefit from methods and systems for sending broadcast control channel modification info such as earthquake and tsunami warning system information to user equipment in enhanced cell paging channel in one discontinuous reception cycle. | 03-06-2014 |
20140064251 | Method and Apparatus - A method includes receiving information at a user equipment from a first apparatus, the information indicating to the user equipment is to communicate with a second apparatus. | 03-06-2014 |
20140064073 | METHOD, APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING, MANAGING AND TRACKING CONGESTION - Various communication systems may benefit from congestion management. For example, code division multiple access wireless networks may benefit from identifying and tracking of congestion. A method may include identifying a cause of actual or potential congestion. The method may also include notifying a radio access network regarding the cause of actual or potential congestion. | 03-06-2014 |
20140057618 | Configuring Power Distribution Within Cooperation Areas of Cellular Communication Networks - There is provided a method for configuring a power distribution within a cellular network system. The cellular network system includes at least one cooperation area. The at least one cooperation area is defined by at least two base stations, each including at least one antenna, wherein each base station has at least one beam. The method includes configuring the base stations to transmit at a first transmit power level for providing a first receiving power level for a user equipment at a center region of the cooperation area, and configuring the base stations to transmit at a second transmit power level for providing a second receiving power level at a border region of the cooperation area, wherein the second receiving power level is lower than the first receiving power level. | 02-27-2014 |
20140056250 | Distributed Control of Channel Selection in a Communication System - Mechanisms for enabling distributed access control are disclosed. At least one communication channel is selected for wireless communication by a device by a selection procedure where interference impact of at least one communication channel on at least one interfered node is determined, an overall interference effect is formed, and a set of feasible communication channels is selected based on comparison of the overall interference effect to communication channel capacity. At least one communication channel can be selected from the selected set of feasible communication channels based on transmission collision information, a ratio of capacity of interfered transmissions and capacity of interference-free transmissions, usage history of the feasible communication channels, and fairness of communication channel selection. Information can be communicated to at least one device from a plurality of access nodes. | 02-27-2014 |
20140055195 | High Efficiency Power Amplifier Architecture for Off-Peak Traffic Hours - A power amplifier architecture includes high and low power paths. The high power path may include a number of different amplifier structures. The low power path includes a switching element configured to short a signal line to ground or provide an open between the signal line and ground. The low power path and an output of the high power path are summed at a summing junction. Circuitry, responsive to one or more control signals, is configured in a high power mode to turn on amplifier(s) in the amplifier structure, route an input signal through a driver amplifier to the high power path and place the switching element in one of the open/closed positions; the circuitry is configured in a low power mode to turn off the amplifier(s), route the input signal through a driver amplifier to the low power path and place the switching element in the other position. | 02-27-2014 |
20140053251 | USER ACCOUNT RECOVERY - A user account recovery method is described. The method includes storing an account recovery token at both an identity management system (IDM) and a service provider. In response to an indication that a user cannot access an account, a request for the account recovery token is sent by the relevant service provider to the IDM. On confirming the identity of the user, the IDM retrieves the account recovery token and returns the token to the service provider. The service provider compares the token received from the IDM with one or more locally stored tokens to initiate an account recovery process (which process may, for example, include prompting the user to provide a new password for the account). | 02-20-2014 |
20140052833 | NETWORK ELEMENT CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT - A method and apparatus ( | 02-20-2014 |
20140051446 | Saving Energy in Multi-RAT Communication Network - There is provided amongst others an embodiment according to which an eNB detects a predetermined condition that allows for an energy saving procedure to be applied, wherein the energy saving procedure includes switching off at least one cell of a first radio access technology, performs a first handover of at least one user terminal from the first radio access technology to a second radio access technology, temporarily switches off the at least one cell of the first radio access technology after the first handover is completed, and allocates resources of the first radio access technology to at least one of the at least one user terminal which is handed back from the second radio access technology to the first radio access technology in a second handover, wherein radio access coverage for the first radio access technology is provided by the at least one cell which has not been switched off. | 02-20-2014 |
20140050185 | Scheduling Request Enhancements - There is provided an method, apparatus for performing the method and a computer program product, wherein the method includes allocating to a terminal device multiple terminal device-specific physical uplink control channel resources for a transmission of a scheduling request from the terminal device, wherein the transmission of the scheduling request comprises multiple physical uplink control channel transmissions taking place on the allocated resources. | 02-20-2014 |
20140050181 | Method and Device for Processing Uplink Control Data in a Wireless Network - A method for processing data in a wireless communication network is provided, wherein at least two resource pools for an uplink control channel are provided for mobile terminals for a geographical area, and wherein the mobile terminals in the geographical area uses at least one of the at least two resource pools for the uplink control channel. In addition, a corresponding device and system are suggested. | 02-20-2014 |
20140050113 | Method and Apparatus for Deactivating One of a Primary and Secondary Cells of a User Equipment - A method includes causing a primary cell for a user equipment to be deactivated. The said user equipment has at least one active secondary cell. | 02-20-2014 |
20140050095 | Method and Apparatus to Improve TCP Performance in Mobile Networks - The present invention provides a method, apparatus and a computer program product for improving TCP performance in mobile networks. The present invention discloses obtaining, at an intermediate network node, a quality measure of a connection between a content server and a user equipment, detecting, at the intermediate network node, whether the quality measure fulfils a predetermined condition, and, if the quality measure does not fulfill the predetermined condition, sending, by the intermediate network node, an acknowledgement message triggering a freeze mode of the connection between the content server and the user equipment. | 02-20-2014 |
20140045494 | Control Mechanism for Autonomous Mobility of Terminal Device - There is provided a mechanism for controlling an autonomous mobility procedure of a user equipment. A list of candidate communication cells usable as target cells for the autonomous mobility procedure conducted by the UE is transmitted by the network to the UE. Furthermore, when the list is sent to the communication element, preparation information is sent to the candidate communication cells contained in the list sent to the user equipment for preparing the candidate communication cells for a potential autonomous mobility procedure conducted by the user equipment. When a cell is detected, the user equipment uses the list to determine whether the detected cell is a candidate cell for the autonomous mobility procedure. When the cell receives an access request, it uses the preparation information for determining that the requesting UE is conducting an autonomous mobility procedure, and obtains configuration date for immediately providing service to the user equipment. | 02-13-2014 |
20140045491 | Dual In-Band/Out-Band Radio Access System Field - There is provided a system of interacting relay nodes, each being configured to provide an in-band cellular radio access and an out-band radio access for at least one user eguipment within the coverage area of a corresponding relay node via at least one in-band cellular radio access link and at least one out-band radio access link, respectively; to transmit user data related to the in-band cellular radio access via first cellular radio access backhaul link and user data related to the out-band radio access via a second cellular radio access backhaul link; and to communicate with the at least one other relay node in order to per-form at least radio control-related functionalities between the interconnected relay nodes. | 02-13-2014 |
20140044439 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION OF TWO MODULATED SIGNALS VIA AN OPTICAL CHANNEL - A transmitter with two optical sources generates two optical carrier signals having different frequencies. The optical carrier signals are combined and divided in a first coupler and fed to carrier signal inputs of two modulators. The mixed carrier signals are separately modulated by two modulation signals (a(t)) and (b(t)) and the modulated signals are combined in a first combiner and emitted as transmission signal. Only one demodulator is necessary to regain the modulation signals (a(t) and b(t)). | 02-13-2014 |
20140044033 | Apparatus and Method for Communication with a Number of User Equipments Using OFDMA - Apparatus and method for communication are provided. The apparatus means for communicating with a number of user equipment using Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access connections on given data regions; means for selecting one or more data regions for each connection; and means for selecting the transmission power to be used on each connection, wherein the selection of data regions and powers is performed by minimising the total transmission power used on all connections while fulfilling the performance criteria of each connection. | 02-13-2014 |
20140044003 | Small Cell Mobility Enhancement - There is provided a method, an apparatus and a computer program product, wherein the method includes applying at least one procedure for inter-frequency measurements of at least one carrier, wherein a first procedure is applied when a carrier having at least one cell deployed for providing non-continuous coverage radio access is to be measured and a second procedure is applied when a carrier having at least one cell deployed for providing continuous coverage radio access is to be measured, and performing the inter-frequency measurements according to the applied procedure, when the procedure for the inter-frequency measurements is on. | 02-13-2014 |
20140043982 | CORRELATING RADIO LINK FAILURE AND MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE TEST REPORTS - Various communication systems may benefit from appropriate correlation of failure reports. For example, communication systems of the third generation partnership project (3GPP) may benefit from correlating radio link failure and minimization of drive test reports, particularly with respect to self-organized networks mobility robustness optimization. | 02-13-2014 |
20140040450 | COORDINATION IN SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORKS - To decide, whether or not a SON function instance is allowed to execute, a priority, an impact time and an impact area for the SON function instance is determined, and priorities of other SON function instances scheduled to be run during the impact time of the requesting SON function instance and having an overlapping impact area are compared to the priority of the requesting SON function instance. | 02-06-2014 |
20140038613 | Method and Apparatus - A method including determining a user equipment which is interfering with a target base station from a reference signal transmitted by said user equipment; and causing a message to be sent to a source base station including information identifying said user equipment. | 02-06-2014 |
20140038611 | NETWORK SHARING AND REVERSE SINGLE RADIO VOICE CALL CONTINUITY - Certain networks can operate using circuit switched infrastructure, while other networks may operate using infrastructure for the long term evolution (LTE) of the third generation partnership project (3GPP). Devices can operate across the boundaries of these networks. Thus, such devices as well as the networks may benefit from network sharing in reverse single radio voice call continuity. For example, a method may include requesting handover of a user equipment from a source network to a target network. The method may also include providing a network identification corresponding to the source network while requesting the handover. Alternatively, or in addition, a method may include requesting handover of a user equipment from a source network to a target network. The method may also include determining the target network based on a network identification received previously. | 02-06-2014 |
20140038582 | Apparatus and Method for Communication - Apparatus and method for communication are provided. The solution includes controlling a relay node to provide an out-band wireless service; setting up and maintaining a first connection with a primary radio access network of a donor cellular system supporting in-band cellular access relays, setting up and maintaining a second connection with a radio access network of a donor cellular system, the second connection providing a mobile backhaul connection for the out-band wireless service, and the first connection carrying control signalling required to control and manage the first and second connection and the out-band wireless service. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036870 | Method and Apparatus - A method includes receiving information at a first access node with which a user equipment is associated, said information including timing information of a second access node. The method also includes providing access node information for said user equipment in dependence on said timing information, said access node information defining at least one time period when said user equipment is to at least one of transmit to and receive signals from said at least one of said first and second access node. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036814 | Method and Apparatus - A method includes communicating with a first cell using a first uplink and downlink configuration and a second cell using a second uplink and downlink configuration, said first cell having predetermined configuration; providing communication feedback for said first cell and the second cell on said second cell using a physical uplink shared channel; and determining a codebook size for said feedback in dependence on downlink assignment indicator information received in an uplink grant. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036813 | Control Channel Element Indexing Scheme - The present invention provides a method, a apparatus and computer program product relating to a control channel element indexing scheme. The present invention includes obtaining information regarding first partition elements related to a first partitioning of channel resource elements carrying in downlink a configurable first control channel associated with a data channel, determining a number of second partition elements related to a second partitioning of channel resource elements per first partition element, determining for at least one second partition element a second-partition element index based on information regarding the first partition elements and the determined number, determining for at least one third partition element related to a third partitioning of channel resource elements, a third-partition element index, wherein the second partitioning is related to the allocation of channel resources of the first control channel, and wherein the third partitioning is related to allocating channel resources of a second control channel. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036714 | NODEB Self-Tuning - It is provided an apparatus, including base station means to provide a base station functionality using component carriers; neighbor detecting means to detect a neighboring base station; informing means to inform a coordinating device about the neighboring base station; willingness setting means to set a willingness to perform self-tuning based on a respective long-term priority for each component carrier, wherein the long-term priorities are received from the coordinating device, and the willingness is only set if the long-term priorities are not in contradiction to an actual requirement, willingness providing means to provide an indication of the willingness to the coordinating device; and self-tuning means to perform self-tuning if an agreement statement is received from the coordinating device, wherein, as a result of the self-tuning, a usage of each component carrier by the base station means is based on the received long-term information and the actual requirement. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036706 | Interference Measurement Resource (IMR) Signaling and Use to Support Interference Coordination Between Cells - Indication(s) of a configuration of first interference measurement resources in first subframe(s) and of a configuration of second interference measurement resources in second subframe(s) are received at a first BS and from a second BS using an interface between the first and second BSs. The first BS transmits zero or low power REs that coincide with the REs belonging to the first interference measurement resources in the first subframe(s). The first BS transmits full power REs that coincide with the REs belonging to the second interference measurement resources in the second subframe(s). The first interference measurement resources in the first subframe(s) are to be used by a UE (e.g., attached to the second base station) to measure interference for zero or low power REs and the second interference measurement resources in the second subframe(s) are to be used by the UE to measure interference for full power REs. | 02-06-2014 |
20140036692 | Protocols For Multi-Hop Relay System With Centralized Scheduling - Various exemplary embodiments are disclosed herein. In an example embodiment, a method of transmitting data via a wireless transmission path that may include a user equipment as a first end point, a base station as second end point, and at least one relay station as an intermediate point(s). The method may comprise: receiving a data transmission from a prior point in the wireless transmission path. Substantially concurrently: forwarding the received data to the next point in the transmission path, and determining if the received data is corrupt. Transmitting a transmission message to the next point in the transmission path indicating whether or not the received data was corrupt. And, if the data is not corrupt, transmitting a receipt message to the prior point indicating that the data was uncorrupt when received. | 02-06-2014 |
20140031043 | Method and Apparatus - A method comprises includes receiving information indicating a user equipment is to be handed over from a source base station and scheduling transmission of a control channel for said user equipment in dependence on identity information associated with said user equipment. | 01-30-2014 |
20140031006 | Insight Based Orchestration of Network Optimization in Communication Networks - Methods, apparatus, and program products are disclosed. Network information is accessed that corresponds to network elements in one or more wireless networks. Each of the one or more networks has an ability to serve multiple user equipment. Customer data is accessed that corresponds to the multiple user equipment in the networks. One or more optimization insights are generated using the network information and the customer data. The one or more generated optimization insights are utilized as one or more inputs to one or more pre-defined business policy-based workflows for a purpose of determining one or set of optimization functions. Execution of one or more selected optimization functions is orchestrated and the optimization function(s) are supplied with one or more of the generated optimization insights. The execution of the selected optimization function(s) cause triggering of action(s) defined to influence a selected one of the networks to provide an intended result. | 01-30-2014 |
20140029572 | Compressed Mode on Per Frequency Band Basis - Network nodes, stations, and methods for a radio communications system. The disclosure relates to transmitting data in a radio communications system. In particular, methods and devices are presented for transmitting data in a radio communications system where capability information is communicated, said capability information including information on a capability for compressed mode transmissions on a per frequency band basis and where parameters to configure for compressed mode on said frequency band are signaled in case said information in said capability information indicated capability to apply compressed mode transmissions on per frequency band basis. | 01-30-2014 |
20140029558 | Uplink Control Signalling in a Carrier Aggregation System - An apparatus is described which includes a transceiver configured to be connectable to a first network node by a first uplink connection and at least a second network node by a second uplink connection. Uplink control signalling is generated independently for each network node, wherein the generated uplink control signalling for the first network node is sent via the first uplink connection, and the generated uplink control signalling for the second network node is sent via the second uplink connection. | 01-30-2014 |
20140028529 | VARIABLE ADAPTION OF ACTIVE ANTENNA SYSTEM RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL FILTERING - Antenna systems, such as an active antenna system (AAS), can include active and passive electronic components located closely together inside an antenna system. Such systems may benefit from variable adaptation of active antenna system radio frequency signal filtering. An apparatus can include an active part on a first end of a signal path within a sealed enclosure. The apparatus can also include a radiator part on a second end of the signal path within the sealed enclosure. The apparatus can further include an intermediate part, which includes at least one of an additional filter part or a customized passive part, positioned between the active part and the radiator part along the signal path between the first signal side and the second signal side. | 01-30-2014 |
20140026197 | COORDINATION BETWEEN SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORKS - A mechanism to handle conflict situations relating to a situation in which an intended SON operation at or near the domain's boundary (border area) may impact on one or more cells in a neighboring domain comprises a single-domain coordinator that assesses whether there may be an impact on the neighboring domain, and if yes, requests an inter-domain, coordinator to check and assess whether there is a conflict. | 01-23-2014 |
20140026169 | Content Optimization Based On Real Time Network Dynamics - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product for adaptive content optimization based on real time network dynamics including at least a network load (congestion) status on a cell/access point (eNB) level and a UE subscription status. A network element of a network core such as PGW of an EPC can determine a load status of at least one access point (eNB,) using one of the two approaches described herein, and/or subscription information for one or more UEs served by the eNB. The EPC can enhance the existing protocol between the EPC and MCO by providing real time serving eNB load information and/or the UE subscription status along with a mobile content (e.g., video) request from a UE wirelessly communicating with the serving eNB to the MCO. This will allow the MCO to provide the mobile content (including bandwidth) sent to the UE. | 01-23-2014 |
20140025781 | Techniques to Support Selective Mobile Content Optimization - A method performed at an apparatus includes receiving a request for media content corresponding to a user equipment; requesting and receiving some of the media content from a server; and if the requested media content should not be optimized, sending, through the network toward the user equipment, information that causes a node to direct additional requests from the user equipment for the media content through the network toward the server without passing through the apparatus. Another method includes receiving a redirect message comprising an indication corresponding to a location of media content and comprising a tag indicating the redirect message should cause a first apparatus to redirect requests from a user equipment for the media content to a server having the media content without passing through a second apparatus; and for requests received from the user equipment and corresponding to the indication, forwarding requests through the network toward the server. | 01-23-2014 |
20140024380 | Method for Calculating a Transmit Power for a User Equipment - There is provided a method of calculating a maximum allowed transmit power for a user equipment within a cellular network system. The cellular network system includes a first cell having a first base station and a second cell having a second base station. The user equipment is served by the first base station. The method includes determining, by the first base station, a maximum degree of interferences being tolerable by the first base station, wherein the interferences are caused by the user equipment following a handover of the user equipment from the first base station to the second base station, and calculating a maximum allowed transmit power for the user equipment to be used following the handover based on the determined maximum degree of interferences. | 01-23-2014 |
20140024366 | EXCLUDING ROAMING USERS FROM AREA BASED MDT DATA TRANSMISSION - It is provided an apparatus, comprising base station means adapted to provide a base station functionality of a visited mobile network; selecting means adapted to select a user equipment, which is operably connected to the base station means, to report a result of a predefined measurement to the apparatus, wherein the selecting means is adapted to select the user equipment only if a roaming information of the user equipment received from a mobility management entity by which mobility of the user equipment is controlled indicates that a user of the user equipment is subscribed to one of one or more predefined mobile networks. | 01-23-2014 |
20140023370 | PROCESSING DATA IN AN OPTICAL NETWORK ELEMENT - A method for processing data in an optical network element are provided, wherein the optical network element comprises a local oscillator operating at a first frequency; wherein an incoming data stream is received at a second frequency; wherein the incoming data steam is processed using the first frequency; wherein a first pattern is searched in the incoming data stream; wherein a second pattern is searched in the incoming data stream; and wherein the first pattern corresponds to the first frequency being in the spectrum on one side of the second frequency and the second pattern corresponds to the first frequency being in the spectrum on the other side of the second frequency. Also, a corresponding optical network element and a communication system comprising at least one such optical network element are suggested. | 01-23-2014 |
20140023015 | Functional Split for a Multi-Node Carrier Aggregation Transmission Scheme - An apparatus is described which includes a network interface configured to receive and/or send data for a user equipment from and/or to a network, a processor configured to control a split of the data for at least two component carriers, and a transceiver unit configured to perform a downlink and/or uplink transmission with a user equipment via at least a first one of the at least two component carriers, wherein the processor is configured to send and/or receive the data of at least a second one of the at least two component carriers to and/or from a slave network node | 01-23-2014 |
20140019591 | Media Prefill Performance Improvement - In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and a computer program executed by an apparatus to perform operations including determining a prefill level of a media over hypertext markup language signal being delivered to a device of a wireless communication network, where the determining the prefill level comprises determining whether the prefill level is greater than or less than a threshold, and based on the prefill level, updating at least one of a priority level or minimum guaranteed bit rate of a bearer of the media signal. | 01-16-2014 |
20140018080 | Automatic Neighbour Relations in a Communications Network - A method is provided, which includes receiving an automatic neighbour relation log at a control node, forwarding a log entry from the automatic neighbour relation log to a neighbouring control node related to a cell contained in the log, receiving the log entry at the neighbouring control node and updating a neighbour cell list of the related cell with neighbour cell parameters contained in the log entry. | 01-16-2014 |
20140018071 | Scheduling in Coordinated Multi-Point Transmission Scheme - Methods, a user equipment, a base station and a computer program product for managing assignments between user equipments and cooperation areas are provided. The present invention discloses receiving, at a base station belonging to a cooperation area, a connection request message from a user equipment to be connected to the cooperation area. The connection request message includes a parameter indicating preference information. It is determined, on the basis of the parameter, whether the user equipment is allowed to connect to the cooperation area. A connection acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement message is forwarded from the base station to the user equipment. The present invention discloses acquiring information about reachable cooperation areas, determining preference information with respect to the reachable cooperation areas, sending a connection request message including preference information to a reachable cooperation area, and selecting the cooperation area to which the connection request message was sent if a connection acknowledgement message is received. | 01-16-2014 |
20140016940 | PROCESSING DATA IN AN OPTICAL NETWORK - Processing data in an optical network A method devices for processing data in an optical network are provided, wherein a centralized component is connected to several decentralized components; wherein first data is conveyed from the centralized component to at least two decentralized components, wherein the at least two decentralized components share an optical resource; and wherein second data is conveyed from the decentralized component to the decentralized component via at least one separate optical resource. Furthermore, a communication system is suggested comprising said device. | 01-16-2014 |
20140016937 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA PROCESSING IN AN OPTICAL NETWORK - An optical communication system and a method for data processing in an optical network are provided, the optical network including a first optical transmission group for generating a first plurality of wavelengths in a downstream direction, a second optical transmission group for generating a second plurality of wavelengths in the downstream direction and a plurality of optical network units for receiving the first and second plurality of wavelengths, wherein the plurality of optical network units are configured to change between a first mode and a second mode of data transmission, the method comprising the steps of allocating the wavelengths associated with the optical network units in the first mode of data transmission in the first optical transmission group, allocating the wavelengths associated with the optical network units in the second mode of data transmission in the second optical transmission group and deactivating the second optical transmission group. | 01-16-2014 |
20140016588 | Apparatus and Corresponding Method for Allocating a Component Carrier to a Cell in a Communication System - A method including determining for a candidate component carrier for a cell if a gain obtained by said cell is better than a loss of a neighbouring cell using said candidate component carrier; and if so, allocating said candidate component carrier to said cell. | 01-16-2014 |
20140016587 | Method and Apparatus for Non-Adjacent Carrier Signalling in a Multicarrier Broadband Wireless System - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus including at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following report a maximum supported radio frequency bandwidth, report a number of supported carriers, and receive data on non-adjacent carriers. | 01-16-2014 |
20140016526 | Methods and Apparatus For Half Duplex Scheduling - Systems and techniques are described for scheduling communication by half-duplex devices. One or more half-duplex devices informs a base station that it is capable only of half-duplex operation. For each such device, the base station configures a transmit/receive pattern comprising sequences of uplink and downlink subframes and applies the pattern to the device. The half-duplex device may receive during a downlink subframe and may transmit during an uplink subframe. Uplink and downlink subframes within a pattern are separated by an offset based at least in part on a number of hybrid automatic repeat request processes. | 01-16-2014 |
20140016494 | Secondary Spectrum Use - A method including: configuring a user device group for monitoring resource usage in a specified area and allocate user-device group-specific random access channel resources for informing on the resource usage; conveying a monitoring request to at least one user device based on the user device group configuration; obtaining monitoring results from at least one of the user devices in the user device group by using the group-specifically allocated random access channel resources, and processing the monitoring results for determining resource usage status the specified area. | 01-16-2014 |
20140011509 | Use of Licensed Shared Spectrum in a Radio Access Network Where Signal Propagation is Unknown - For controlling a wireless transmission of a network element of a radio access network where signal propagation is unknown, wherein the network element is configured to inhibit use of a licensed shared access spectrum, interference levels in predefined reservation zones are determined, which are introduced by the network element when using the licensed shared access spectrum. It is checked whether or not the interference levels violate agreed interference levels in the predefined reservation zones of the licensed shared access spectrum, and the network element is configured to allow use of the licensed shared access spectrum in case the interference levels do not violate the agreed interference levels in the predefined reservation zones. | 01-09-2014 |
20140011500 | Method, Apparatus And Computer Program Product For Priority Based Cell Reselection In A Multi-RAT Environment - Systems and techniques for managing priorities are disclosed. A network sending broadcast and/or dedicated priorities to a mobile terminal may include priorities with respect to a radio access technology that does not support priority based reselection, such as for a legacy network that does not support priority based reselection. Priorities may be supplied to a mobile terminal to allow cell reselection decisions without using different cell reselection mechanisms in parallel. An indication of a plurality candidate cells with respect to cell reselection of a mobile terminal may be received and then a priority may be assigned to each candidate cells, where at least one candidate cell of the plurality of candidate cells does not support priority based cell reselection. The priorities may be provided to the mobile terminal. | 01-09-2014 |
20140010205 | Reporting in a Communication System - Methods and apparatuses for signalling and use of information regarding coexisting radios is disclosed. In the method is it determined whether there is a change in information regarding the coexisting radios because of a handover of the device, and selectively signaling information regarding the coexisting radios from the device based on the determination. A target station can selectively provide control on the device such that if the target station receives information regarding the coexisting radios from the device the control is provided based on said received information, and if the target station does not receive information regarding the coexisting radios from the device the control is provided based on information provided earlier by the device to a source station. | 01-09-2014 |
20140010146 | Methods and Apparatuses For Transmitting Downlink Control Signaling On Wireless Relay Link - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises allocating a control channel resource in a wireless relay transmission frame on a wireless relay link; generating a control signaling based on at least one of a resource allocation scheme, a status of the wireless relay link and a traffic condition of the wireless relay link; mapping the control signaling to the allocated control channel resource via at least one of a time-first mapping, a frequency-first mapping, and a multiplexing mapping; and transmitting the control signaling in the allocated control channel resource on the wireless relay link to at least one associated relay node. | 01-09-2014 |
20140010142 | Cell Selection Depending on MBMS Capability - A method of mobility management in a cellular system includes determining from a first received indication that at least one communication device intends to receive a multimedia broadcast multicast service or is receiving a multimedia broadcast multicast service. The information is sent to the at least one communication device relating to at least one multimedia broadcast multicast service capable cell. The method further includes receiving from the at least one communication device a report including measurement information of the at least one multimedia broadcast multicast service capable cell. The method finally includes initiating selecting at least one cell on at least one carrier for the at least one communication device, the at least one carrier including one or more cells capable of providing a multimedia broadcast multicast service. | 01-09-2014 |
20140004859 | SUCCESS RATE IMPROVEMENTS FOR ANR MEASUREMENTS WHILE REDUCING DATA LOSS AT A UE | 01-02-2014 |
20140003822 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD | 01-02-2014 |
20140003803 | METHOD FOR DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
20140003391 | Method and Apparatus for in Sequence Delivery of Downlink Local IP Access (LIPA) Packets | 01-02-2014 |
20140003378 | Radio Link Control | 01-02-2014 |
20140003347 | REDUCING LATENCY IN CIRCUIT SWITCHED DATA CALLS | 01-02-2014 |
20140003287 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SERVICE PROVISIONING IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK | 01-02-2014 |
20140002880 | OPTICAL NETWORK COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA IN AN OPTICAL NETWORK | 01-02-2014 |
20130344801 | Divide-and-conquer Approach to Mitigating Relay-to-Relay Interference - An apparatus and a method are described, by which interference related detection results of a plurality of relay nodes are obtained, wherein each relay node to the radio access network, wherein a connection between the relay node and its serving access node is an access node—relay node connection. The relay nodes are grouped according to the obtained detection results such that the access node—relay node connection can be configured for each group in order to mitigate interference to mitigate interference between transmissions to and from different relay nodes in each group. | 12-26-2013 |
20130343766 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for an optical communication system and an optical communication system comprising a pump source configured to generate a pump signal having rotating polarization, a polarization sensitive receiver for receiving the optical signal having a polarization tracking cut-off frequency, wherein the polarization of the pump signal is configured to rotate at a predetermined frequency of polarization rotation and the frequency of polarization rotation of the pump signal is higher than the polarization tracking cut-off frequency of the receiver. Suitable for mitigation of cross -polarization modulation (XPolM) related effects in coherent polarization multiplexed quadrature phase shift keying (CP-QPSK) systems. | 12-26-2013 |
20130343765 | OPTICAL NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for an optical network system and an optical network system comprising a first optical network unit a second optical network unit including a receiver and a transmitter, wherein the first optical network unit is coupled with the receiver and the transmitter via an asymmetric optical coupling device. | 12-26-2013 |
20130343756 | METHOD FOR DYNAMIC PACKET-OPTICAL SERVER NETWORK - A method for reconfiguration of a Label Switched Path(s) (LSP) of a first client of a packet-optical transport network, the packet-optical transport network including a first LSR-user-plane unit, a second LSR user plane unit, and a common control unit, the method comprising: transporting the LSP of the first client directly over a common link to a first network element, the first network element comprising the common control unit, connecting the common link by means of a bypass unit to the first LSR-user-plane unit, wherein the first client exchanges LSP specific control messages with the control unit, and the first client continues to exchange LSP specific control messages with the control unit after the common link with the LSP has been switched over from the first LSR-user-plane unit to the second LSR user plane unit. | 12-26-2013 |
20130343324 | Carrier Aggregation in a Communication System - The disclosure relates to use of carriers for aggregation in a wireless system. A set of carriers available for use in carrier aggregation is first determined. It is then determined if at least one carrier of the set of carriers can become unavailable for use by a communication device. An indication of a configuration type of the at least one carrier is sent to the communication device, the configuration type being indicative of different behavior during a period. The at least one carrier is maintained in the set of carriers during said period. The communication device receives the indication. If a change in the availability state of the at least one carrier is determined, the communication is operated, device in relation to the at least one carrier, according to the availability state and the received indication during said period. | 12-26-2013 |
20130343316 | Resource Allocation in a Wireless Communication System - The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for allocating resources for wireless communication. In the method orthogonal resources are allocated for signalling within a coordination area including at least two radio service areas based on a first resource pattern. Orthogonal data communication resources are allocated within a radio service area of the coordination area based on a second resource pattern. A communication device can receive signalling indicating the allocation of the orthogonal resources for signalling within the coordination area and the allocation of orthogonal data communication resources within the radio service area, and transmit signalling and data accordingly. | 12-26-2013 |
20130343315 | Signalling a Muting Pattern to a User Equipment for Time Domain Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination - A method for controlling radio resource usage in a communications system is described. The method includes defining in a network apparatus, a muting pattern regarding uplink signals that are to be temporarily muted, wherein said uplink signals include higher layer configured uplink signals that are outside the control of a dynamic scheduler of the network apparatus. The defined muting pattern or a part of it is signalled from the network apparatus to one or more user equipment in order to control the user equipment to mute the respective uplink signals according to the signalled muting pattern. | 12-26-2013 |
20130343314 | Channel Configuration - The invention relates to apparatuses, a method, computer program and computer-readable medium. The method includes: configuring physical layer numerology according to a cyclic prefix length; configuring at least one of physical layer procedures according to an extended cyclic prefix length; configuring an auxiliary reference signal block for at least one slot, and controlling the placement of at least one of: a reference signal block and the auxiliary reference signal block within a slot. | 12-26-2013 |
20130343288 | Power Control For LTE Deployment In Unlicensed Band - Methods of power control for LTE transmissions in unlicensed bands are described. One method includes determining, at a first device (such as a LTE UE or LTE eNB), a scheduled transmission window for a LTE transmission in an unlicensed band. The transmission window indicates a time for sending the transmission in the unlicensed band. Prior to the scheduled transmission window, the method also includes determining whether a WiFi transmitter is transmitting a signal in the unlicensed band. The method also includes, in response to determining that the transmitter is transmitting in the unlicensed band, determining an adjusted transmission power for the transmission and sending the transmission (such as from an LTE UE to an LTE eNB or from an LTE eNB to an LTE UE) in the transmission window at the adjusted transmission power. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described. | 12-26-2013 |
20130343218 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Transmission Power - A technique, including in a communication system involving a plurality of access nodes cooperatively detecting a transmission from a communication device, determining at said communication device a transmission power parameter relating to said communication device at least partly on the basis of a plurality of pathloss values including a first pathloss value for a first set of access nodes of said plurality of access nodes transmitting a first reference signal at substantially the same transmission power and a second pathloss value for one or more second access nodes of said plurality of access nodes transmitting a second reference signal at substantially the same transmission power. | 12-26-2013 |
20130340092 | SOFTWARE LICENCE CONTROL - A system for software license control is described that is particular useful for use in a virtualized system, such as a cloud computing system. A module can be made available for use within the virtualized network, wherein a license fee is payable for use of the module. The module includes a license file that can be located wherever it is required. In addition, a central license file is provided at an administration node. The central license file is configured such that it can only be operated from that administration node, thereby preventing the copying of that file. The license file operating in the virtual network communicates with the central license file. The central license file controls the use of the licensed module. | 12-19-2013 |
20130339531 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AN IDENTITY - The invention relates to a session control entity, method and computer program for receiving a first identity of a calling user from a subscription entity, wherein the first identity is an identity for displaying to a called user, receiving a request from the calling user, including the first identity in the request as an identity for displaying to the called user, and, transmitting the request towards the called user. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337862 | Scaling Transmit Power in Multi-Antenna Wireless Systems - There is provided a network component of a wireless communication network. The network component includes at least two output ports, each output port being associated with an antenna. The network component further includes a controller for providing a power signal set having at least two power signal components, each power signal component being associated with one of at least two output ports and being indicative of a power portion to be provided to its associated antenna for generating a transmission to a receiving network component of the wireless communication network. Further, the network component includes a power adjustment unit for scaling power signal components of the power signal set, thereby providing a scaled power signal set. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337815 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Co-Existence Interference - A method includes determining if a user equipment is to be handed over to a target radio access node and if said user equipment suffers co-existence interference, and providing a message to be sent to said target radio access node, said message including interference information indicating that said user equipment suffers co-existence interference. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337814 | LOAD BALANCING IN A NETWORK AND BETWEEN NETWORKS - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory) for load balancing in a network (e.g., LTE wireless network) and between networks based on reselection priority and/or a level of congestion. The embodiments of the invention describe different options to move the UE to another cell which may be in the same or in a different RAT, to avoid congestion and/or overloading of the network. This will help to avoid subsequent RRC connection reject messages being sent to the UE from the congested cell. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337813 | Apparatus and Method for Communication - Apparatus and method for controlling the establishment of a network connection to a mobile relay; communicating with the moving relay connected to a donor network; controlling the activation, reactivation and setup of the connection < a moving relay with donor cellular networks, the networks being controlled by more than one operator; and creating or reactivating and keeping update of the context of the mobile relay context when the mobile relay establishes a connection with a donor cellular network. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337812 | Bearer Release Before Handover - A method includes determining that handover of a communication device and from a first access node to a second access node is required. The method also includes determining whether release of a bearer has been completed within a period of time. Handover of the communication device is allowed after determining that the release of the bearer has been completed. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337811 | Relay Node Configuration in Preparation for Handover - A method of initiating configuration of at least one station includes receiving capability information of at least one second base station when the at least one station is within a cell area of a first base station. The method also includes determining some configuration information of the at least one station based on the received capability information. Configuring the at least one station according to the configuration information before the at least one station is handed over from the first base station to the at least one second base station is then initiated. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337778 | NEIGHBOUR CELL RELATION - The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for improved neighbour cell relation, in particular in multi mobile network operator environments. A network entity ( | 12-19-2013 |
20130336283 | OVERLOAD CONTROL IN MOBILITY MANAGEMENT ENTITY - Communication systems, such as wireless telecommunication systems, can benefit from enhancements related to overload situations. For example, communication systems that include a mobile management entity may benefit from methods and devices for overload control in a mobility management entity. For example, a method can include detecting a first overload condition in a mobility management entity. The method can also include determining offloading of at least one user equipment from the mobility management entity to an alternative radio access technology based, at least in part, on the first overload condition. | 12-19-2013 |
20130336271 | Apparatus and Method for Communication - Apparatus and method for communication are provided. The solution includes controlling the transmission of data in slots including reference symbols, the transmission applying hybrid automatic repeat and request; applying a data interleaving pattern in retransmissions, the pattern varying the distance of units of data from the reference symbols compared to units of data conveying the same or related information in a previous transmission. | 12-19-2013 |
20130336225 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING A NETWORK IDENTITY - The invention relates to a session control entity, method and computer program for receiving an indication indicating a network where an access network entity for a user is located, transmitting a message for establishing a session for the user, and, including the indication indicating the network in the message. | 12-19-2013 |
20130336220 | Single Carrier Cell Aggregation - It is provided an apparatus, including first receiving means adapted to receive a first signal from a first cell on a first carrier of a cellular network; second receiving means adapted to receive a second signal from a second cell on the first carrier, wherein the first cell is different from the second cell; combining means adapted to combine the first signal and the second signal to a single incoming data unit of a radio link control layer of the cellular network. | 12-19-2013 |
20130336154 | Sharing Radio Resources Between Access Nodes with Different Access Restrictions - Determining at a communication device served by a first access node whether transmissions from said first access node to said communication device are at at least a predetermined level of risk of interference by transmissions from one or more second access nodes inaccessible to said communication device; and, if so, transmitting an indication of said determination towards said first access node. | 12-19-2013 |
20130329699 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR LOCATION UPDATE IN NETWORKS - A method, system and devices are provided for location update in an e.g. WiMAX based network. An authenticator function is informed on the location of a data path function after a handover has taken place. | 12-12-2013 |
20130329681 | Method and Apparatus - A method includes determining an unscheduled period in which a user equipment is configured to utilise a radio frequency different to a wireless cellular communication and providing a message including length information indicating a length of said unscheduled period. | 12-12-2013 |
20130324144 | Apparatus and Method for Controlling Wireless Downlink and Uplink Transmission - Apparatus and method for communication are provided. The method includes controlling transmission to user equipment in downlink direction by monitoring the amount of data to be transmitted to the user equipment and monitoring the time elapsed since the previous downlink transmission of the user equipment and allowing data transmission only when either result of monitoring exceeds a predetermined threshold; and controlling transmission from user equipment in uplink direction by allowing the user equipment to start uplink transmission only when a given predetermined time interval has elapsed since the previous uplink transmission from the user equipment | 12-05-2013 |
20130324106 | REPORTING IN COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - A communication network comprises a management system, a core network element, and a radio access network element. The core network element may be a subscriber database or a mobility entity. It is capable of: receiving consent information; receiving from the management system a measurement reporting activation in a network; checking whether at least part of the activation request applies to a subscriber for whom consent information consenting to measurement reporting has been provided; and in the event that consent information consenting to measurement reporting has been provided, ensabling the activation request by communicating with the radio access network element so that measurement reporting in respect of that subscriber may take place. The measurement reporting activation may be for subscriber-based or area-based measurements to be made. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324077 | Detecting a Level of Use in a Communications Network - A level of use of a first radio resource is detected and a flag is set in system information if the level of use of the first radio resource is above a predetermined threshold. The system information is updated to the network. | 12-05-2013 |
20130322581 | Matched Filtered Data Samples Processing - The invention relates to apparatuses, methods, a system, computer programs, computer program products and computer-readable media. Matched-filtered samples are conveyed instead of antenna samples, so that data rates in the interface between a remote radio head and the BTS or base band hotel may be lower. For detecting data, the matched filtered data samples are processed by using information on the radio channel. | 12-05-2013 |
20130322322 | Relay-to-Relay Interference Coordination in a Wireless Communication Network - A method includes receiving neighbor cell measurement results at a first relay node, the results originating from mobile device(s) located in a communications coverage area of the first relay node and that are served by the first relay node. Using the received neighbor cell measurement results, an amount of interference is estimated that is experienced by the first relay node due to operation of a second relay node. An interference report is sent that includes an indication of the estimated amount of interference from the first relay node to a network access node that serves the second relay node. The interference report is sent over a wireless link between the first relay node and the network access node that serves the first relay node, and from the network access node that serves the first relay node to the network access node that serves the second relay node. | 12-05-2013 |
20130315203 | NETWORK SHARING AND REVERSE SINGLE RADIO VOICE CALL CONTINUITY - Certain networks can operate using circuit switched infrastructure, while other networks may operate using infrastructure for the long term evolution (LTE) of the third generation partnership project (3GPP). Devices can operate across the boundaries of these networks. Thus, such devices as well as the networks may benefit from network sharing in reverse single radio voice call continuity. For example, a method may include requesting handover of a user equipment from a source network to a target network. The method may also include providing a network identification corresponding to the source network while requesting the handover. Alternatively, or in addition, a method may include requesting handover of a user equipment from a source network to a target network. The method may also include determining the target network based on a network identification received previously. | 11-28-2013 |
20130315152 | Using Unique Preambles for D2D Communications in LTE - A method is disclosed that includes determining a preamble, at least a portion of which is unique to one or more user equipment for a device-to-device communication of one or more subframes on a band, and performing the device-to-device communication of the one or more subframes comprising the preamble on the band. The band could be, e.g., a lightly-licensed band, a licensed-exempt or unlicensed band, a secondary usage of a band of the licensed band, a band in TV white space, or a licensed band. Apparatus and computer program products are also disclosed. | 11-28-2013 |
20130315138 | CONFIGURABLE SERVICES IN INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP)-BASED MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS) - A method and apparatus for providing configurable services in an IMS based network based on standardized iFC is provided. The method includes creating, in an internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) based network, at least one data structure that is assigned to at least one subscriber aspect. The method further includes storing the at least one data structure in a network node of the IMS based network, and using the at least one data structure as a condition for evaluating filter criteria. | 11-28-2013 |
20130310088 | SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE MOBILE ORIGINATED/MOBILE TERMINATED WITHOUT MOBILE STATION INTERNATIONAL SUBSCRIBER DIRECTORY NUMBER (MSISDN) IN INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM (IMS) WITH INTER-PUBLIC LAND MOBILE NETWORK (PLMN) HANDLING - Methods and apparatuses for SMS delivery between user equipment without MSISDN is provided. One method includes sending a SIP message, which may include an SMS payload, to the IMS network where the destination UE is homed, and determining whether the destination UE is IMS registered. If the destination UE is not IMS registered, then the SIP message may be routed to a default gateway which will attempt to deliver the SIP message by querying the serving MSC/SGSN information from the HSS. The method may include receiving an indication that the destination UE is unavailable and receiving the IMSI or correlation ID of the destination UE. The method may further include submitting the SMS to SMSC-A with the IMSI (or correlation ID) of the destination UE. If, however, it is determined that the destination UE is IMS registered and the SIP message was delivered to the destination UE, then the method may include receiving an acknowledgement that delivery was successful. | 11-21-2013 |
20130310046 | Self-Organized Decentralized Mobility Robustness Optimization - There is provided a control apparatus for controlling a first cell of a cellular communication network, the control apparatus including a control unit configured for receiving handover related data related to a handover from the first cell to a second cell and a third cell, wherein the control unit is further configured for determining a ranking data for the second cell and the third cell, the ranking data being dependent on the handover related data, and wherein the control unit is further configured for setting at least one operating parameter of the control apparatus depending on the handover related data and the ranking data. Further, the control unit may be configured for determining ranking data for the first cell and a fourth cell, and for determining a value for at least one operating parameter of a control apparatus which controls the second cell. | 11-21-2013 |
20130310044 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING NEIGHBOUR RELATIONS - A method of managing neighbour relations between cells in a cellular communication system comprising the steps of: receiving requests ( | 11-21-2013 |
20130310019 | CELL RANGE EXTENSION FOR COOPERATIVE MULTIPOINT - A user equipment UE takes measurements of at least a first and a second transmission point. The UE applies a bias value in favor of the second transmission point to at least one of the measurements, and thereafter utilizes the measurements after the bias value is applied to select a set of transmission points to recommend for cooperative multipoint CoMP transmissions. In more specific examples: the first and second transmission points are respective macro and micro/pico cells, and the UE further measures channel state information CSI from each transmission point of the selected CoMP set and reports that without applying the bias value to any of them. The examples show this approach works even if the cells share a common physical cell ID PCID. | 11-21-2013 |
20130308565 | VIRTUAL RADIO NETWORKS - It is provided an apparatus, comprising radio side separating means for separating first uplink data of a first radio network received from a physical radio interface from second uplink data of a second radio network received from the physical radio interface; first uplink processing means configured to process, according to a higher layer uplink functionality, the first uplink data into first processed uplink data; second uplink processing means configured to process, according to the higher layer uplink functionality, the second uplink data into second processed uplink data; and aggregating means for providing the first processed uplink data to a first logical channel of a physical transport means and the second processed uplink data to a second logical channel of the physical transport means, wherein the first radio network is different from the second radio network; and the first logical channel is different from the second logical channel. | 11-21-2013 |
20130308489 | Minimizing Drive Tests Measurements Configuration for Signal Strength Reporting in Mobile Communications Environments - At least one table for mapping measured quantity values of a signal strength, which are measured by a user equipment according to a minimizing drive tests policy in a mobile communications environment, to reported values is generated by including a number n of thresholds therein which are adjustable and indicate signal strength ranges defining the reported values, wherein n is greater or equal to two. The number n and values of the thresholds are adjusted to filter the measured quantity values in the user equipment, and the minimizing drive tests policy is controlled based on the at least one table. | 11-21-2013 |
20130308484 | PERIODIC CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION SIGNALING WITH CARRIER AGGREGATION - A method, an apparatus, and a computer readable medium can be provided for periodic channel state information signaling that employs carrier aggregation. The method can include determining, in an apparatus, channel state information. The channel state information includes channel state information of a plurality of component carriers. The method can also include reporting, by the apparatus, the channel state information including a plurality of reports in an aggregated form. | 11-21-2013 |
20130303216 | Base Station Calibration - A method for calibrating a base station including a plurality of antennas is provided. First correction information is received from a system module, the correction information determined from first calibration of the base station Signals are received at a radio frequency module from at least one antenna of the base station Second correction information is determined on the basis of the received signals and the first correction information. | 11-14-2013 |
20130303180 | Multi-Channel State Information Feedback with Cell-specific Adaptive Granularity - It is described a user equipment for a cellular communication network providing a plurality of cells, the user equipment including a receiver unit for receiving a first and second transmissions via a first and a second communication channel. The first communication channel uses a first cell and the second communication channel uses a different, second cell of said plurality of cells. A feedback unit is configured for providing a first and second channel state information feedback components for the respective communication channels with a separate, cell specific granularity. Further described is a base station of the cellular communication network. | 11-14-2013 |
20130303158 | Key Performance Indicator for Operator Performance Evaluation in Communication Network Resource Sharing - In an evaluation method it is detected whether an operator k of at least a part of a communication network gets less than an agreed minimum number of resources/throughput or less than an agreed share of resources/throughput according to a sharing framework. In case it is detected that the operator k does not get less than the agreed minimum number/share of resources/throughput, it is determined that the sharing framework is not violated and this result is stored in a metric m(j). In case it is detected that the operator k gets less than the agreed minimum number/share of resources/throughput, it is detected whether the operator k has enough traffic to be served to fill the agreed minimum number/share of resources/throughput. In case it is detected that the operator k has enough traffic to be served, it is determined that the sharing framework is violated and this result is stored in the metric m(j). In case it is detected that the operator k has not enough traffic to fill its share of the resources, it is determined that the sharing framework is not violated and this result is stored in the metric m(j). | 11-14-2013 |
20130301604 | Allocation of Resources - This disclosure relates to control of communications by a communication device in a service area. Resources for simultaneous communications via a plurality of antennas in the service area are allocated and information of said allocated resources are sent via a plurality of control channels to the communication device. The communication device receives the plurality of control channels and can communicate simultaneously via the plurality of antennas based on the information. | 11-14-2013 |
20130297934 | METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method comprises certifying at least a part of offload configuration information for an application, said application for use in an offload environment. | 11-07-2013 |
20130297755 | NETWORK ELEMENT CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT - A method and apparatus for network element configuration management is disclosed. In the method the apparatus maintains configuration data on the network element. A set of configuration objects is created in the configuration data, wherein if a predetermined condition is satisfied, yet another configuration object is created in the configuration data. If said yet another configuration object satisfies said predetermined condition or another predetermined condition, one or more further configuration objects are created in the configuration data. Dependency information on the configuration objects satisfying said predetermined condition or said another predetermined condition and on the configuration objects created based on said predetermined condition or said another predetermined condition is stored in the configuration data. | 11-07-2013 |
20130297729 | METHODS AND APPARATUS - A method comprises providing to an application environment, offload configuration information for an application and application information, said application information comprising one or more of network properties and operator properties for said application. | 11-07-2013 |
20130295981 | Signature Enabler for Multi-Vendor SON Coordination - A method is disclosed that includes communicating an indication of a signature via one or more links in a wireless network, wherein the signature has been computed by a base station of the wireless network over a plurality of configuration parameters of the base station and identifies at least a portion of a current configuration state of the base station. Another method is disclosed that includes assigning, at a base station in a wireless network, a signature using a context of the base station, wherein the assigning is performed so that the signature identifies at least a portion of a current configuration state of the base station. The method includes sending an indication of the signature to one or more entities in the wireless network. Apparatus and computer program products are also disclosed. | 11-07-2013 |
20130295950 | Method and Apparatus for Reporting Channel Information - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, apparatus including a transmitter configured to output information, a processing core configured to obtain information concerning in-device multiradio interference, the processing core being configured to assign at least one priority to at least one channel of a first radio access technology in dependence of the information concerning in-device multiradio interference, and the processing core being configured to cause the transmitter to output channel information including an indication of the at least one priority for transmission to a base station of the first radio access technology. | 11-07-2013 |
20130295933 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, SYSTEM, RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR HANDOVER PROCEDURES - It is disclosed methods, apparatuses, system and related computer program for handover procedures. The method comprises a network node verifying if a location area of a handover destination belongs to a zone wherein a subscriber is allowed to access services and based on such verification either successfully handing over a call or rejecting a handover request. | 11-07-2013 |
20130295926 | Method and Device for Processing Data in Mobile Communication Network - A method and a device for processing data in a mobile communication network are provided, wherein a deployment information is distributed within a coverage area of a wide area system. Furthermore, a communication system is suggested including said device. | 11-07-2013 |
20130295915 | Network Nodes and Methods Configured for Updating Neighbor Cell Information in a Radio Communications System Comprising at Least One Radio Access Technology Network - The present invention refers to network nodes and methods being configured for updating neighbor cell information in a radio communications system including at least one Radio Access Technology network. The radio communications system includes a mobile terminal, a first network node controlling a first cell, a second network node controlling a second cell, the first network node broadcasting a first neighbor cell list, and the second network node broadcasting a second neighbor cell list. The method includes the steps of receiving, by the second network node from the mobile terminal, an indicator, with the indicator indicating a missing neighbor cell relation entry in the first neighbor cell list, the neighbor cell relation entry representing a neighbor cell relation between the first cell and the second cell; and sending, from the second network node to the first network node, a cell identifier, the cell identifier uniquely identifying the second cell, and first cell-specific information technically characterizing the second cell, the first cell-specific information permitting updating the first neighbor cell list, with the missing neighbor cell relation entry. | 11-07-2013 |
20130294418 | Switching Between Remote Radio Heads - An exemplary embodiment in accordance with this invention provides a method of managing a set of uplink reception paths and controlling the timing of uplink transmission of a UE. The method includes selecting a dominant path from a plurality of paths based at least in part on measurements of the plurality of paths. A path describes a communication route from a mobile device to an access point via a RRH. The method also includes selecting a plurality of non-dominant serving paths from the plurality of paths based at least in part on the measurements; determining a timing window based at least in part on the dominant path; determining a TA for the mobile device based at least in part on the timing window and sending the TA to the mobile device. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described. | 11-07-2013 |