Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100296448 | Scalable Deployment of Network Nodes - A method for communicating between nodes in a communication system. Communicating in a first node in a radio access network and a second node in a core network using messages associated with a first set of operations connecting the first node to the core network. Communicating in the first node with other nodes of the radio access network using messages associated with a second set of operations connecting the radio access network nodes. Communicating in the first node with a third node using messages associated with a third set of operations, the third set of operations providing at least part of the operations provided by the first and second set of operations. The scalability of the core network nodes is enhanced when the number of the radio access network nodes connecting to the core network nodes increases. | 11-25-2010 |
20110045836 | Radio System Configuration - A method, in which a bandwidth of a carrier frequency is allocated to subbands and one or more of the subbands is assigned to a radio network element to be used in radio communication between the radio network element and user equipment having a radio connection with the radio network element. | 02-24-2011 |
20110098043 | 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. | 04-28-2011 |
20110111753 | Mobility Management - The present invention concerns mobility management. A method is proposed that involves obtaining mobility management properties for a plurality of terminals served by an access node, as well as grouping the plurality of terminals into groups based on correlating the obtained mobility management properties of the plurality of terminals. Decisions on the necessity for a handover are taken per group and then forwarded per group to a target access node. Also, a corresponding apparatus is proposed. | 05-12-2011 |
20110194485 | Control Signaling in System Supporting Relayed Connections - The present invention presents a solution for controlling data transmission with respect to relayed communication links in a cell of a cellular telecommunication system. A first connection is established as a relayed communication link between a first terminal device and a serving base station through a second terminal device operating as a relay terminal for the relayed communication link, and a second connection is established between the second terminal device and the serving base station. Control messages defining dynamic radio resource allocation for both first connection and second connection are used in signaling exchanged between the serving base station and the relay terminal. | 08-11-2011 |
20110194526 | Apparatuses, System, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Network Control - The invention is related to an apparatus including a receiver configured to receive communications from a control node of the macro cell in which the apparatus is located, the communications including system information about operation and maintenance support services the control node is able to provide and/or identity information of the control node; and a generator configured to generate messages including identity information of the apparatus, radio environment information, status information on connections to a core network and/or information on capabilities of the apparatus. | 08-11-2011 |
20110230198 | Apparatus and Method - An apparatus and a method are provided. The provided solution includes determining at least one sub cell specific spectrum load characteristic by an apparatus serving a sub cell; receiving neighbor cell information from an apparatus serving a cell and transmitting the at least one spectrum characteristic to the apparatus serving a cell. | 09-22-2011 |
20110237231 | Use of Off Period of DRX for Direct Peer to Peer Communication in a Cell - A method and a device for data processing in a cellular network are provided including the step of scheduling data transmission between mobile terminals utilizing a DRX mode of the mobile terminals. Furthermore, a communication system is suggested including said device. | 09-29-2011 |
20110258327 | D2D Communications Considering Different Network Operators - There is stored a database of registration information associating UEs with cells under control of different network operators. In response to a inquiry from a first network operator that a first UE desires direct communications with a second UE, the registration information is used to coordinate between the first network operator and the second network operator to facilitate establishment of a direct communication link between the first UE and the second UE. In various embodiments the facilitating is enhancing the inquiry/page by adding a cell ID of the first UE's cell and adding pre-allocated radio resources in the first UE's cell for use by the second UE in responding to the page, and determining a single network which is not highly loaded and which can allocate resources for the D2D communications and directing one or both UEs to that single network. | 10-20-2011 |
20110281590 | Establishment of New Base Station in Cellular Network - A method, apparatus, and computer program for authenticating a newly activated local area base station in a cellular network is presented. The newly activated local area base station, associated with a sub-cell located within a coverage area of a wide area base station of a cellular telecommunication system, is paired with the wide area base station on the basis of information enabling identification of the wide area base station and originating from the local area base station. Then, transfer of a radio communication identifier to the local area base station is arranged over a wired connection. | 11-17-2011 |
20120020213 | Device-to-Device Communication - There is provided a solution for improving the quality of service of end-to-end communication between at least two user terminals. The solution includes applying uplink signaling in which information related to the traffic status of a direct device-to-device communication link is transmitted. | 01-26-2012 |
20120134344 | Scheduling In Radio Telecommunication System - A method, apparatus, and computer program is provided for controlling direct device-to-device communication between a first and at least a second terminal device on a shared communication channel also used for communication with a base station. The base station schedules the utilization of the shared communication channel to terminal devices communicating with the base station and terminal devices communicating directly with one another. | 05-31-2012 |
20120142336 | Operation in Case of Radio Link Failure - Attempting recovery from an unexpected radio link failure. A backup user context is created for a terminal device served currently by a relay base station relaying a radio connection between the terminal device and fixed cellular network infrastructure including a fixed base station communicating with the relay base station, wherein the backup user context is prepared for use in case of an unexpected radio link failure. Upon detection of the radio link failure in a primary user context being used in the communication, the backup user context is applied before the terminal device enters an idle state as a result of the radio link failure. | 06-07-2012 |
20120164980 | Apparatus and Method of Providing End-to-End Call Services - An apparatus and a method are provided. The provided solution includes an apparatus including a transceiver to be in wireless connection with one or more sets of user equipment and a controller configured to connect to the Internet, set up a virtual point-to-point connection to a second apparatus, set up and provide end-to-end call services using the virtual point-to-point connection between user equipment which are connected to and served by the apparatuses. | 06-28-2012 |
20120218886 | Method and Apparatus - A system includes a base station and a plurality of relay nodes defining a group. Each of said relay nodes has a direct connection with the base station. Each of the relay nodes is connected to at least one other relay node, whereby at least one direct connection of one relay node is configured to at least one of receive and send information for another of said relays nodes. | 08-30-2012 |
20120231797 | Method and Apparatus - A system includes first and second base stations; and a plurality of relay nodes, each of said relay nodes connected to the first base station, each of said relay nodes being connected to at least one other relay node, whereby at least one relay node is configured to at least one of receive and send information for another of said relays nodes; wherein when at least one of the plurality of relay nodes is handed over to a second base station the at least one relay node is configured to receive and/or send information via another of the relay nodes connected to the first base station. | 09-13-2012 |
20120252459 | Neighbour Cell List in a Private Network - The invention is related to an apparatus including a processor and a memory including a computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least to: configure a private network; determine cells belonging to the private network to form a mobility priority group; store neighbouring cell information on at least the cells of the private network; and convey the neighbouring cell information and information on the determined mobility priority group to an authorized user device accessing the private network for providing mobility management control to a user device, the mobility management control being based on the neighbouring cell information and the information on the determined mobility priority group. | 10-04-2012 |
20120258706 | Apparatus, Method and Article of Manufacture - There is provided an apparatus including a receiver configured to receive a signal from a transmitting terminal via a direct device-to-device communication connection, and to receive a cellular reference signal from a cellular network; a processor configured to measure a time difference between the received signal and the cellular reference signal; and a transmitter configured to transmit the result of the measured time difference to the transmitting terminal for adjusting device-to-device transmission timing of the transmitting terminal. | 10-11-2012 |
20120265818 | Device-to-Device Communication - There is provided an improved solution for performing beacon broadcasting in a device-to-device communication network. The solution includes selecting, by a node capable of entering a device-to-device communication network, a channel for broadcasting wherein the selection is based on at least one of the following: the characteristics of the node and the state of the node; and causing a broadcast of information related to at least part of the properties of the node on the selected channel. | 10-18-2012 |
20120282932 | Apparatus and Method - An apparatus and a method are provided. The provided solution includes a communication control circuitry configured to detect on the basis of a predetermined criterion a need to suspend the operation of a mobile relay base station connected to the apparatus, control the mobile relay base station to suspend its operation, control the apparatus to connect to the user equipment performing a handover from the mobile relay base station to the apparatus prior the suspension of the mobile relay base station, detect on the basis of a predetermined criterion a need to resume the operation of the mobile relay base station, and control the mobile relay base station to resume its operation. | 11-08-2012 |
20120314866 | Method and Device for Data Processing in a Wireless Network - A method and a device for data processing in a wireless network are provided, wherein a direct connection between two mobile terminals is set up based on a seed information provided by the wireless network. Furthermore, a communication system is suggested including at least one such device. | 12-13-2012 |
20120315916 | Handing Over Relayed Connections in Mobile Environment - A method, apparatus, and computer program for continuing transmission during handover are presented. A communication connection is established between a source base station and a mobile relay base station comprising a distributed antenna system (DAS). The DAS includes multiple spatially distributed antenna units (DAUs), wherein at least part of the DAUs are used for forming a cluster of sub-cells within a coverage area of the mobile relay base station and at least part of the DAUs are used for communicating with a fixed cellular network infrastructure over multiple backhaul links. A first backhaul link is then handed over from the source base station to a target base station. After the handover, data transfer between the source base station and at least one backhaul link still linked to the source base station is continued, and remaining backhaul link(s) are released from the source base station according to a determined criterion. | 12-13-2012 |
20120322484 | Controlling Communication Devices - A method and control apparatus for a wireless communication system is disclosed for providing grouping of sets of paired communication devices into groups of paired communication devices at least in part based on information about other paired communication devices. The information is determined based on detection by at least one of the communication devices in a relevant set of paired communication devices. | 12-20-2012 |
20130051309 | Relaying in a Communication System - A method and apparatus for relaying communications between a mobile device and a network access node is disclosed. In the method a connection is established between a first relay node of a group of relay nodes and the network access node to serve the mobile device. The mobile device is served by the first relay node and at least one second relay node of the group in wireless connection with the mobile device such that the mobile device remains connected to the network access node via at least one of the first and second relay nodes when one of the first and second relay nodes changes. To maintain the relayed communications for the mobile device after the change in the relay nodes control information is communicated by at least one of said relay nodes on an interface between relevant relay nodes in the group. | 02-28-2013 |
20130059583 | Resource Allocation for Direct Terminal-to-Terminal Communication in a Cellular System - Resource allocation for direct terminal-to-terminal communication in a cellular system There are provided measures for resource allocation for direct terminal-to-terminal communication in a cellular system, said measures exemplarily including configuration of common resources for supporting direct communication between terminals across a predefined registration area including one or more cells of a cellular system, and control of an allocation of common resources for enabling direct communication between terminals across the predefined registration area. Said measures may exemplarily be applied for establishing terminal-to-terminal communication in LTE or LTE-Advanced cellular networks. | 03-07-2013 |
20130084795 | Connection Arrangement in Relayed Wireless Communications - The present document describes a distributed communication arrangement, wherein a radio access network of a wireless telecommunication system provides a terminal device with two logical communication connections. Both uplink and downlink of a first logical connection are routed between a base station and the terminal device through a relay node. Uplink of a second logical connection is also routed between the base station and the terminal device through the relay node. Downlink of the second logical connection is, however, transmitted directly from the base station to the terminal device. Such an arrangement is used for cooperative communication purposes. | 04-04-2013 |
20130172000 | Cooperative Relay System - The invention relates to apparatuses, methods, systems, computer programs, computer program products and computer-readable media. | 07-04-2013 |
20130250771 | DEVICE TO DEVICE ENHANCED VOICE GROUP CALL - Public safety networks, such as long term evolution (LTE) based public safety networks, can benefit from device to device enhanced voice group call. A method can include serving at least one user equipment. The method can also include controlling device-to-device cluster establishing for the at least one user equipment based on at least one reference signal. This use of device-to-cluster establishment based on at least one reference signal can be applied in various ways, including being applied to group calls. | 09-26-2013 |
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 |
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 |
20140119359 | Interference Control - Interference Control Methods and apparatuses for controlling interference are disclosed. Cooperation between at least two access nodes may be initiated in response to an indication of interference affecting wireless communications by access nodes. At least one local access node can be determined for discontinued wireless communications, where after at least a part of wireless communications of the at least one local access node is discontinued. | 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 |
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 |
20140314057 | Network Synchronisation of Devices in a D2D Cluster - The invention relates to an apparatus including 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: convey timing information parameters and information on statuses of validity timers of devices belonging to a device cluster and being in a network communication mode for network synchronization purposes to a master device of a device cluster, and obtain at least one re-source request for network synchronization from the master device of the device cluster on behalf of at least one device belonging to the device cluster and being in the network communication mode or in a network idle mode, and communicate with the master device of the device cluster for providing network synchronization. | 10-23-2014 |
20140329517 | Operating Broadband Public Safety Mobile Communication - A method includes providing a broadband public safety network PSN that includes at least a first MS | 11-06-2014 |
20150019339 | DELIVERY OF COMMERCIAL INFORMATION - The invention relates to an apparatus including 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: configure an apparatus capable to device-to-device communications to operate as a local proximity services advertising agent device, and/or configure a proximity services advertising source device to operate as a local proximity services advertising agent device or associate the proximity services advertising source device with an existing local proximity services advertising agent device, and provide commercial information to the local proximity services advertising agent device for local delivery. | 01-15-2015 |
20150031359 | 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. | 01-29-2015 |
20150065154 | DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - In a network controlled device to device service a reference radio bearer that would provide an adequate service in a cellular access mode is determined. Information of semi-static resource allocation is then determined for the reference radio bearer and signalled to at least one device for use in configuring the at least one device for device to device communications. The at least one device can use the information as guidance when configuring for device to device communications. | 03-05-2015 |
20150085784 | RADIO RESOURCE SHARING - A technique, comprising: controlling a radio transmitter or radio transceiver of a device of a first radio system to transmit to a second radio system information about use of at least one radio resource for one or more transmissions outside the control of the second radio system, wherein said at least one radio resource is also usable for transmissions controlled by the second radio system. | 03-26-2015 |