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20100159960 | PAGING PROCESS IN A HOME CELLULAR NETWORK - Disclosed embodiments include a method of paging one of a plurality of mobile subscribers in a wireless communication network. The method includes receiving, at a base station, an idle mode request from the one mobile subscriber and sending an idle mode notification to a control device, after receiving the idle mode request from the one mobile subscriber. The method also includes receiving a paging request from the control device and sending a paging advertisement intended for the one mobile subscriber, after receiving the paging request from the control device. | 06-24-2010 |
20100222062 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR INTERFERENCE AVOIDANCE IN A FEMTOCELL NETWORK - A method of providing interference avoidance in a femtocell network may include receiving, at a femtocell base station defining a femtocell coverage area, an allocation of reserved resources for control signaling and data transmission in which the allocation is received from a macro cell base station defining a macro cell coverage area. The femtocell base station may be located and the femtocell includes a portion of the macro cell coverage area. The method may further include enabling usage of the reserved resources by the femtocell base station responsive to receipt of the allocation to provide interference avoidance with respect to femtocell and macro cell communications. The method may further include disabling usage of the reserved resources by the macro cell base station responsive to the allocation of the reserved resources. | 09-02-2010 |
20100261467 | FEMTOCELL SELF ORGANIZATION AND CONFIGURATION PROCESS - A base station includes an interface for providing communication with at least one other base station and communication with a network server in a communication system, a processor coupled to the interface, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores program instructions executable by the processor to connect to the network server using the interface, send information to the network server regarding femtocell capability, configure operating parameters of the base station based on the information, including to configure transmission power of the base station, and operate the base station based on the operating parameters. | 10-14-2010 |
20100271175 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING A PAGING PROCESS FOR MULTICARRIER - A method of providing a paging process for Multicarrier may include providing, from a communication node, multiple carriers over which a paging notification may be transmitted. The method may further include configuring the multiple carriers to provide support for paging of mobile devices based on a set of paging groups with which the communication node is associated. The configuring may include configuration of at least one carrier to provide support for less than all of the set of paging groups. | 10-28-2010 |
20110070907 | COOPERATIVE TRANSMISSION WITHIN HETEROGENEOUS STATIONS - A method for transmitting data in a wireless network comprises categorizing the data into at least two categories, each category being associated with a respective priority, directing the categorized data to a first base station and a second base station according to the respective priorities and respective access characteristics of each base station and transmitting the categorized data from the first base station and the second base station to a mobile station via associated bands. | 03-24-2011 |
20110237239 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY MUTING A CONTROL CHANNEL FOR A FEMTOCELL FOR INTERFERENCE AVOIDANCE - A method of providing a framework for efficient scanning and session establishment may include receiving vocabulary independent property information indicative of a property request and corresponding setting information of an application associated with a device capable of communication with a network communication environment, determining capabilities of the network communication environment relative to the received property information, and enabling generation of a selected scan function having selected scan parameters based at least in part on the determined capabilities and the property information. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 09-29-2011 |
20110319066 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RELAYING CONTENT BETWEEN A MACROCELL AND A FEMTOCELL - An apparatus is provided for relaying content between a macro base station and a femto base station of a femtocell whose geographic area of coverage is at least partially overlapped by a macrocell including the macro base station. As a user equipment, the apparatus may receive information, including a random access code, which has been coordinated between the macro base station and femto base station. The apparatus may prepare the random access code for transmission on a random access channel to the macro/femto base station in an instance in which the other of the macro/femto base station is serving the apparatus. The code serves to notify the macro/femto base station that the apparatus has been selected to relay content between the macro base station and femto base station. And consequently, the apparatus may also relay content between the macro base station and femto base station. | 12-29-2011 |
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20090117891 | EFFICIENT HANDOVER MEASUREMENTS FOR WIRELESS MULTI-RAT SYSTEMS - A method for scheduling one or more handover measurements to be performed by a user terminal in a communications system using a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs), wherein the user terminal is in communication with a serving network interface device and is in the neighborhood of one or more neighboring network interface devices. The method includes gathering timing information of the one or more neighboring network interface devices, and determining at least one scanning interval using the timing information of the one or more neighboring network interface devices, the at least one scanning interval being a time period during which the user terminal performs the one or more handover measurements by measuring signals of the one or more neighboring network interface devices. | 05-07-2009 |
20090274120 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTICARRIER UPLINK CONTROL - An uplink control method for use in a communication system based on multiple carriers. The method includes allocating different types of random access channels for different types of uplink operations. | 11-05-2009 |
20090325569 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE-ASSISTED MEASUREMENT OF NEIGHBORING WIRELESS ENVIRONMENT - A method for a serving wireless network to collect information regarding a neighboring wireless network. The method includes requesting a device to collect information regarding the neighboring wireless network; and receiving the collected information from the device. | 12-31-2009 |
20100111042 | MOBILITY MECHANISMS FOR HOME CELLULAR NETWORK - A communication system comprises a communication network including a computer processor operating a network management system and a femtocell network management system. The communication system further comprises a broadband base station providing a first service signal and creating a mapping table configured to include at least one unique identifier of a mobile client device and a base station providing a second service signal and receiving the mapping table from the broadband base station. A computer processor in the communication system is configured to determine a link quality of a mobile client device service signal received by the broadband base station, the contents of the mapping table, and the unique identifier of the mobile client device to determine whether the broadband base station will provide the first service signal to the mobile client device or whether the base station will provide the second service signal to the mobile client device. | 05-06-2010 |
20120026958 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTICARRIER UPLINK CONTROL - An uplink control method for use in a communication system based on multiple carriers. The method includes allocating different types of random access channels for different types of uplink operations. | 02-02-2012 |
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20120076085 | GROUP PAGING METHOD AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND BASE STATION AND PAGING CONTROLLER USING THE SAME - Group paging methods and wireless communication devices and base stations using the same methods are proposed. In some embodiments, group identifiers are partitioned into different pools and assigned to wireless communication devices based on their mobility. When a base station intends to perform group paging, specific devices, not responded to the previous group paging, will be paged, or the group paging is repeated, and the other devices which responded to the previous group paging ignore the repeated group paging in a period of time. In other embodiments, a device responds to the group paging at the opportunity of random access process based on the indicator given in its idle information or the indicator given in paging message with some pre-determined mathematical operation or the pre-determined mathematical calculations on its device identity. | 03-29-2012 |
20120082103 | RANDOM ACCESS METHOD, PARAMETER ASSIGNMENT METHOD, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND BASE STATION USING THE SAME - A random access method, a parameter assignment method, a wireless communication device, and a base station using the same are provided. The random access method is adapted for the wireless communication device to perform a random access process with the base station, and includes following steps. The wireless communication device transmits a preamble code to the base station, obtains an indicator in a packet transmitted from the base station, and determines whether to obtain a first random access response and a second random access response according to the indicator. When the transmission of the preamble code by the wireless communication device encounters a collision and the indicator is set the wireless communication device performs a random access process by using the command in the first random access response. Otherwise, the wireless communication device performs the conventional process. | 04-05-2012 |
20130021993 | Method of Handling Random Access Response - A method of handling random access response for a network in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a first random access preamble from a first mobile device of the wireless communication system at a first component carrier of a plurality of component carriers, receiving a second random access preamble from a second mobile device of the wireless communication system at a second component carrier of the plurality of component carriers, wherein the second random access preamble is identical to the first random access preamble and is assigned by the network, and responding to the assigned second random access preamble with a random access response including a timing advance command associated to the second mobile device, at the first component carrier. | 01-24-2013 |
20130039295 | METHOD FOR DATA TRANSMISSION AND BASE STATION AND USER EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME - A method for data transmission, a base station using the same and a user equipment (UE) using the same are proposed. The exemplary embodiments in accordance with the present disclosure implicitly allocate resources with overbooking by configuring M UEs to transmit or receive N protocol data units (PDU) where M>N. The overbooking is accomplished by using a base station to configure Small Data Sub-frame (SDS) for a plurality of UEs and request to process the SDS by sending a radio control message. The UEs would receive from the base station a sub-frame of data with multiple PDUs and perform processing on the PDUs to obtain a belonging data packet according to a candidate packet set and a search order previously embedded in the control message. | 02-14-2013 |
20130201851 | Method and Apparatus for Collecting and Providing Diverse Traffic Information in Cellular Networks - A method of collecting and providing traffic statistics in a cellular network in accordance is proposed. A UE establishes an RRC connection with a base station. The UE starts to collect traffic statistics that comprises a CDF curve or a PDF diagram for packet inter-arrival time. The UE may receive a measurement configuration from the base station for the traffic statistics collection. The UE then reports a representation of the traffic statistics to the base station for RRC reconfiguration. The UE may also receive a reporting request from the base station that specifies a representation format. The representation format includes one or more probability values at corresponding inter-arrival time points, at least one slope of the CDF, one or more steep events in the CDF, or a PDF range. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201852 | Method and Apparatus for Triggering and Reporting Diverse Traffic Information in Cellular Networks - A method of triggering and reporting traffic statistics in a cellular network is proposed. A UE establishes an RRC connection with a base station. The UE collects traffic statistics upon detecting a trigger event. The traffic statistics comprises packet inter-arrival time. The trigger event may be detected by the UE or by the base station. The UE then determines a representation of the traffic statistics and report the result to the base station. The report may be triggered by the UE or by the base station based on another trigger event. Upon receiving the traffic statistics, the base station determines RRC reconfiguration parameters. In one example, DRX timer values are determined based on intra-burst packet inter-arrival time. In another example, RRC release timer is determined based on inter-burst packet inter-arrival time. | 08-08-2013 |
20130250828 | Method and Apparatus of Allocating Scheduling Request Resources In Mobile Communication Networks - Various schemes are provided to improve SR resource utilization by adapting SR resource allocation to traffic pattern. In a first Scheme, SR resource allocation is configured more accurately. In one example, UE provides assistant information for eNB to determine or adjust SR configuration based on the received assistant information. In a second Scheme, multiple SR periods are configured and adapted to traffic pattern. In one example, eNB configures a set of SR resources with multiple SR periods, and UE applies different SR periods based on predefined events. Unused SR resources could be recycled by eNB for PUSCH data transmission. In a third Scheme, multiple SR allocations are configured and adapted to concerned applications. In one example, eNB configures multiple sets of SR resources adapted to predefined applications, and UE applies SR configurations based on corresponding applications. The additional SR configurations could be activated and/or deactivated. | 09-26-2013 |
20140044029 | UE Preference Indication and Assistance Information in Mobile Communication Networks - A method and apparatus for UE to report preference indication and other UE assistance information to the network is proposed. In a first embodiment, the UE transmits a power preference indication to the network with a prohibition mechanism for optimal DRX configuration. A first level of prohibition is applied if the UE indicates preferring power-saving mode, and a second level of prohibition is applied if the UE indicates preferring normal mode. In a second embodiment, the UE transmits two-level speed information to the network. The two-level speed information is mapped from MSE mobility states based on a mapping rule. In a third example, the UE transmits RRC release assistance information to the network. The assistance information is based on both cell change count and RRC state transition count so that RRC inactivity time can be determined to reduce signaling overhead. | 02-13-2014 |
20150163810 | Method and Apparatus for Collecting and Providing Diverse Traffic Information in Cellular Networks - A method of collecting and providing traffic statistics in a cellular network in accordance is proposed. A UE establishes an RRC connection with a base station. The UE starts to collect traffic statistics that comprises a CDF curve or a PDF diagram for packet inter-arrival time. The UE may receive a measurement configuration from the base station for the traffic statistics collection. The UE then reports a representation of the traffic statistics to the base station for RRC reconfiguration. The UE may also receive a reporting request from the base station that specifies a representation format. The representation format includes one or more probability values at corresponding inter-arrival time points, at least one slope of the CDF, one or more steep events in the CDF, or a PDF range. | 06-11-2015 |
20150257088 | Smart Congestion Control for RRC Idle Mode in LTE Systems - A UE initiates an MMTEL service in RRC Idle mode in a mobile communication network. The UE acquires access control information from a base station. The access control information comprises SSAC configuration information, ACB parameters information, and ACB bypass information. The ACB bypass information indicates whether ACB is applicable to MMTEL service type. The UE then performs SSAC check for the MMTEL service based on the access control information. The UE also performs ACB check for the MMTEL service if ACB is applicable to the MMTEL service. Otherwise, the UE bypasses the ACB check for the MMTEL service. The selective ACB mechanism can prioritize or deprioritize services based on operator's requirement. | 09-10-2015 |
20150257161 | Smart Congestion Control for RRC Connected Mode in LTE Systems - A UE establishes an RRC connection with a base station for an application in a mobile communication network. The UE acquires a barring indication that indicates whether scheduling request (SR) barring is applicable for the application. The UE then acquires prioritized barring parameters for SR barring if applicable. The prioritized barring parameters is associated with a priority of the application. Finally, the UE determines whether to send a scheduling request for an arrived packet based on the prioritized barring parameters. In one embodiment, the application is associated with a quality of service (QoS) class indicator (QCI), and the priority of the application is based on the QCI. The prioritized SR barring mechanism based on QCI can be applied for RRC Connected mode with finer granularity. | 09-10-2015 |
20150373678 | Method and Apparatus of Allocating Scheduling Request Resources in Mobile Communication Networks - Various schemes are provided to improve SR resource utilization by adapting SR resource allocation to traffic pattern. In a first Scheme, SR resource allocation is configured more accurately. In one example, UE provides assistant information for eNB to determine or adjust SR configuration based on the received assistant information. In a second Scheme, multiple SR periods are configured and adapted to traffic pattern. In one example, eNB configures a set of SR resources with multiple SR periods, and UE applies different SR periods based on predefined events. Unused SR resources could be recycled by eNB for PUSCH data transmission. In a third Scheme, multiple SR allocations are configured and adapted to concerned applications. In one example, eNB configures multiple sets of SR resources adapted to predefined applications, and UE applies SR configurations based on corresponding applications. The additional SR configurations could be activated and/or deactivated. | 12-24-2015 |
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20140101312 | ACCESS ALLOCATION IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS - Radio resource management and access allocation is provided in heterogeneous networks. Sequential access allocation in heterogeneous networks is facilitated based on multiple scheduling priorities. In addition, clustering and grouping during access allocation is allowed for heterogeneous networks. | 04-10-2014 |
20140212129 | REMOTE RADIO HEADER SELECTION - Techniques for optimizing data transmission efficiency and accuracy in cellular network environments using remote radio headers are presented. In an aspect, a mobile device includes a collection component configured to collect fiber loss data from a plurality of remote radio devices in a cellular network. The fiber loss data can include data representative of data transmission loss over fibers respectively connecting the plurality of remote radio devices to a base station device. The mobile device further includes a selection component configured to select a remote radio device from the plurality of remote radio devices with which to access based in part on the fiber loss data. | 07-31-2014 |
20150049681 | SMALL CELL DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULING - Data transmissions between a user equipment (UE) and a serving cell of a heterogeneous network (HetNet) are efficiently scheduled based on speed data associated with the UE. In one aspect, the UE can report its speed to a serving access point. Alternatively, the serving access point can estimate the UE's speed based on information received from core network devices. In addition, to extend the battery life of the UE, the UE can report power consumption constraint data to the serving cell, which in turn can utilize the consumption constraint data to facilitate the scheduling. Moreover, based on an analysis of the speed data and the power consumption constraint data, the serving access point can determine whether dual connectivity is to be implemented and/or whether communication data is to be transmitted via an Almost Blank Sub-frame (ABS) or a non-ABS. | 02-19-2015 |
20150105114 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, METHODS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FACILITATING MULTIPLE DEVICE COORDINATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Multiple device coordination (MDC) in a wireless communication system is described. For example, a method includes identifying, by a coordinating device associated with an entity, one or more non-coordinating devices of a network and associated with the same entity. The method also includes coordinating a single, shared radio connection to which the coordinating device and the one or more non-coordinating devices are communicatively coupled. In some instances, coordination is performed via initializing, management and/or transmission stages. For example, from a set of candidate devices, a coordinating device and the non-coordinating devices are determined during the initialization stage. The coordinating device can be selected based on any number of different factors including, but not limited to, proximity to base station, transceiver power, resources, screen size and/or based on a selection made by the entity. | 04-16-2015 |