| 09th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 84 |
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| 20160066228 | METHOD AND UE FOR PERFORMING RANDOM ACCESS TO BASE STATION, AND METHOD AND BASE STATION FOR ESTABLISHING CONNECTION WITH UE - The present disclosure relates to a method used in a UE for performing a random access to a second base station and an associated UE. The UE has been in communications with a first base station. The method includes: obtaining from the first base station a subframe configuration for the UE, which indicates a first set of subframes assigned to communications between the UE and the first base station and a second set of subframes assigned to communications between the UE and the second base station; and performing the random access to the second base station based on the subframe configuration. The present disclosure also relates to a method used in a second base station for establishing a connection with a UE and an associated second base station. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066229 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING NEIGHBOR CELLS IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A neighbor cell search method and apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) is provided for performing the cell search procedure with the utilization of a Physical Cell Identity (PCI) list of PCIs used by evolved Node Bs (eNBs) for a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) which is from an eNB in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system. The cell search method includes selecting a cell of a base station, receiving system information including a Physical Cell Identity (PCI) list used by neighbor Closed Subscribed Group (CSG) cells of the base station, determining whether the terminal is in an any cell selection state for selecting any cell, and searching, when the terminal is in the any cell selection state, neighbor cells without application of the PCI list. The cell search method and apparatus are capable of performing the cell search procedure to appropriate eNBs, resulting in improvement of network attachment efficiency. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066230 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING USER EQUIPMENT IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and system for transferring user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system are disclosed. According to the method, a source core (CN) network determines to transfer a UE that it serves and sends a transfer instruction carrying UE transfer restriction information to the UE; an access network receives a transfer request that is sent by the UE according to the restriction information carried in the transfer instruction; the access network selects a target CN entity that is different from the source CN entity for the UE; and the UE is transferred to the target CN entity. The method and system provided by the disclosure are applicable to user transferring between CN entities in any communication network. The transferring is initiated by a network side entity, and a more preferable CN entity is selected for the UE to provide a better service. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066231 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS - A core network includes a plurality of nodes that serve as nodes managing mobility of a terminal and that are different with regards to service functions that nodes provide to the terminal. Based on subscriber information and terminal information, a node to be connected to the terminal is selected on the core network side, depending on a service characteristic utilized by the terminal or on a type of the terminal and the terminal is connected to the selected node. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066232 | Methods for Connection Handling of Auxiliary RAT - Methods for performing WLAN connection handling when a terminal is in IDLE state in 3GPP are disclosed. An example method for handling connections to two radio access technologies, according to some of the embodiments disclosed herein, is implemented by a mobile terminal and comprises determining ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066233 | Method And Apparatus For Improved Dual Connectivity - Various methods and devices are provided to address the need for improved dual connectivity. For example, a network node ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066234 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING DATA TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method for and apparatus for performing data transmission in a wireless communication system is provided. A wireless device acquires information including a threshold on an action, which is configured for a secondary radio access technologies (RAT) system, checks a condition to be triggered by the threshold and a measurement result of the secondary RAT system, performs a corresponding action according to the condition. The secondary RAT system is used for a User-Plane (U-plane) data, the threshold is changeable by at least one of a network preference including a primary RAT system or the secondary RAT system, a quality of service (QoS) information, and bearer information, the action includes whether an association/disassociation/data transition direction for the secondary RAT system is configured. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066235 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING QUICK RECOVERY OF SERVICES FROM A FORBIDDEN PLMN - Methods and apparatuses are provided for providing service recovery at a user equipment (UE) of a mobile communication network. The UE establishes a call in a first public land mobile network (PLMN). A handover zone of the first PLMN and a second PLMN is entered. The second PLMN is in a forbidden PLMN list of the UE. The UE receives a dedicated message with an indication of the second PLMN. The second PLMN is removed from the forbidden PLMN list. The UE performs registration with the second PLMN so that services of the second PLMN are available to the UE. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066236 | DYNAMIC RADIO COVERAGE AREA TRANSITION MANAGEMENT - In a cellular communication system, a coverage transition Is performed where a compensation service area is expanded to cover an energy saving service area and the energy saving service area is deactivated The coverage transition is managed by transferring user equipment devices (UE devices) from an energy saving service area to a transition service area that at least partially overlaps with the energy saving service area. The UE devices may be transferred using a handover procedure between communication stations where each UE device is assigned communication frequencies for communication with the transition communication station that are not used by the energy saving communication station or the compensation service area, thereby avoiding, or at least minimizing, interference. After all UE devices are transferred from the energy saving service area, the communication stations are configured to deactivate the energy saving service area and to expand the compensation service area to cover the energy saving service area. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066237 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - There is provided a radio communication system in which a first base station device and a second base station device communicate with a terminal device. The terminal device transmits report information corresponding to data transmission of each of the base station devices, to the first base station device and the second base station device. The terminal device transmits report information corresponding to data transmission of the second base station device to the first base station device in a case where occurrence of a problem is detected in a radio link between the second base station device and the terminal device. The first base station device detects occurrence of a problem in the radio link between the second base station device and the terminal device in a case where the report information corresponding to the second base station device is received from the terminal device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066238 | Radio Network Information Management Method and Network Device - Embodiments disclose a radio network information management method and a network device. A radio network information management method is disclosed, where the method includes determining that a user equipment UE exists in a first mobility management unit, and determining radio network information of the first mobility management unit according to measurement statistic information of the UE in the first mobility management unit. It is therefore implemented that a granularity of acquiring and managing radio network information in a cell is per mobility management unit, and for a complex cell coverage environment, difference a neighboring cells between different areas of the cell and difference about interference between different areas of the cell are specified. The embodiments further disclose a network device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066239 | A NODE ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD THEREIN - In a method of enabling radio access network control of selection of radio access technology and traffic steering of radio bearers for user equipment in a heterogeneous wireless communication network, the network comprising at least one ANDSF policy server node with at least one associated user equipment and at least one radio access network node, performing the steps of exchanging at least core network information between the ANDSF policy server node and the at least one radio access network node over a provided communication interface, and controlling the selection of radio access technology and traffic steering of radio bearers for the at least one associated user equipment based on at least the exchanged core network information. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066240 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - Provided is a communication system capable of handover processing, based on a processing priority according to handover classification. The communication system according to the embodiment of the present invention has a base station and a terminal; the terminal transmits handover requests to the base station; and the base station performs handover processing on the basis of the processing priority according to handover classification. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066241 | PDCP Operation for Dual Connection - An apparatus of a communication network detects that a modification of a radio resource control connection for a user equipment is required. The apparatus decides, based on the detected modification requirement, if a re-establishment of a packet data convergence protocol is required for a first radio bearer and/or a second radio bearer, and indicates, in a radio resource control reconfiguration message, the first radio bearer and/or the second radio bearer for which re-establishment of the packet data convergence protocol is required. The user equipment detects, from the radio resource control reconfiguration message, that a modification of a radio resource control connection between the user equipment and the communication network is required, and re-establishes the packet data convergence protocol for the first radio bearer and/or the second radio bearer in accordance with the indication set in the radio resource control reconfiguration message. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066242 | User Equipment Triggered Handover with Long Connected-Discontinuous-Reception Cycle in Connected Mode - While operating in connected discontinuous reception (C-DRX) mode, a wireless communication device may initiate handover operations when a neighboring base station is determined by the wireless communication device to be a better serving cell than a base station operating as the current serving cell for the wireless communication device. Instead of transmitting a measurement report to the current serving cell, the wireless communication device may select one of the neighboring base stations as the new serving cell, responsive to measurements of the current serving cell and the neighboring cells performed by the wireless communication device during the on-duration of the C-DRX cycle. This enables a longer C-DRX cycle, which leads to the wireless communication device saving more power during non-real-time sensitive background data transmissions, while also avoiding higher handover failure rates and extra Radio Resource Control signaling that may need to be performed as a result of radio link failure. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066243 | USER EQUIPMENT AND METHODS FOR HANDOVER ENHANCEMENT USING SCALED TIME-TO-TRIGGER AND TIME-OF-STAY - Embodiments of user equipment (UE) and method for handover enhancement using a scaled time-to-trigger (TTT) and a time-of-stay are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the TTT is scaled based on at least one of a measured reference signal received quality (RSRQ) value of a serving cell and a time-of-stay in the serving cell. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066244 | NETWORK HANDOVER OPTIMIZATION - The invention is directed to systems, methods and computer program products for managing handover of a terminal on a network. An exemplary method comprises: receiving sensor data associated with the terminal; receiving time data associated with the terminal; predicting a journey of the terminal based on at least one of the sensor data and the time data; generating a mobility map based on the predicted journey; and transmitting the mobility map to the network. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066245 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a method performed by a user equipment for controlling radio access network selection and traffic steering for the user equipment in a heterogeneous communication network, said communication network comprising at least said user equipment, at least one radio access network controller node and at least one ANDSF policy server node with which the user equipment is associated, wherein the method includes the steps of adaptively at least partly suspending or activating provided ANDSF policies to enable switching between radio access network control or ANDSF policy control of radio access network selection and traffic steering for the user equipment. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066246 | ENHANCED REAL-TIME MESSAGING - A system includes a gateway that is configured to receive a message from a source for transmission to a destination and multiple communication channels on which to transmit the message to the destination, where the communication channels include different types of communication channels. The system includes a decision engine that is operably coupled to the gateway and the communication channels. The decision engine is configured to select a first communication channel from the communication channels to route the message for transmission to the destination. The decision engine is configured to select a second communication channel from the communication channels to route the message for transmission to the destination in response to a period of time expiring without receiving an acknowledgement from the destination via the first communication channel, where the second communication channel is a different type of communication channel than the first communication channel. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066247 | Roaming for Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Direct Devices - Methods and apparatuses for Wi-Fi network and Wi-Fi Direct operation are disclosed. In one example, audio data is exchanged between a wireless Wi-Fi/WFD device and a Wi-Fi/WFD base over a private network using a Wi-Fi Direct communications link. A Wi-Fi communications link between the wireless Wi-Fi/WFD device and a Wi-Fi Access Point is formed over a non-private network. Audio data is exchanged between the wireless Wi-Fi/WFD device and the Wi-Fi/WFD base over a non-private network using the Wi-Fi communications link. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066248 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus comprises a communication unit configured to communicate with a first other apparatus connectable to a second other apparatus; an obtaining unit configured to obtain status information which indicates that a relay function of the first other apparatus is valid or not using the communication unit; and a request unit configured to request, using the communication unit based on the status information, the first other apparatus to start the relay function. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066249 | DYNAMIC ROUTING IN A MESH NETWORK - Technologies are described herein for dynamically determining and assigning parent nodes and routes for nodes in a mesh network. A host sends a command message to one or more nodes of the mesh network. The command message is configured to cause the nodes to collect communication parameters regarding neighboring nodes and to upload neighbor lists containing the communication parameters regarding the neighboring nodes to the host. The host then calculates a link score for the pairs of neighboring nodes in the mesh network based on the communication parameters in the uploaded neighbor lists and assigns one or more parent nodes to at least one of the nodes based on the calculated link scores. The host then sends a command message to the node causing the node to reconfigure based on the command message and begin communicating through the newly assigned one or more parent nodes. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066250 | WEB SERVER AND NETWORK CONNECTION METHOD THEREOF - A web server and a network connection method for local network log-in are provided. The method includes receiving a first calling signal from a mobile communication device through a mobile phone network, identifying a phone number of the mobile communication device according to the first calling signal from the mobile communication device, and permitting the mobile communication device to access an operating interface by using a class C network uniform resource locator through a local area network, and the phone number is contained in the class C network uniform resource locator. Accordingly, users can connect to the local network easily and safely through the provided web server. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066251 | ACCESS NETWORK DISCOVERY AND SELECTION - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards devices and methods for identifying preferred access networks based at least in part on access network information including access network assistance information, steering policies, or access commands. In some embodiments, conflicts between access network information and access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) policies may be rectified in identifying a preferred access network. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066252 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WIRELESS SCANNING - Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of controlling wireless scanning. For example, an apparatus may include a radio to communicate with a wireless network; and a scan controller to control a wireless scan by the radio according to a scan pattern, the scan controller to determine a mobility state of the mobile device, the mobility state representing a combination of a velocity of the mobile device and an environment of the mobile device, and to determine the scan pattern based on the mobility state. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066253 | Systems and Methods of Controlling Communication with Multiple Subscriptions and Radio Protocol Stacks - Embodiments include systems and methods of controlling access to radio access protocol stacks within a communication device using a single parameter command. A processor of a communication device may send to a modem an attention (AT) parameter command that includes a parameter identifying two or more protocol stacks from among a plurality of protocol stacks of the communication device. The modem may use the included parameter to identify the protocol stacks from which modem information is to be obtained, and access the information indicated in the AT parameter command. The processor may receive from the modem information related to each of the two or more protocol stacks identified in the parameter included in the AT parameter command. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066254 | Method and system for smart door directionality detection - Disclosed herein are directionality detection techniques for smart door locks. According to various such techniques, a smart door lock may be configured to transmit an inside chirp on a private side of a door and an outside chirp on a public side of the door. The inside and outside chirps may comprise wireless signals of a type that typically does not penetrate walls, doors, and/or other barriers. In some embodiments, such directionality detection techniques may be utilized in combination with device discovery procedures performed according to a low-power wireless discovery protocol such as Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) or Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN). | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066255 | Cell Detection, Identification, and Measurements for Small Cell Deployments - Cell detection information, such as cell identity, frequency, dormant/active mode, etc. may be determined. This cell detection information may be reported based on properties of a received Auxiliary Synchronization Signal (AuSS) or discovery signal. The received signal may be processed as a function of its timing, for example, with respect to timing of a serving cell. A WTRU may obtain cell detection information for a neighbor cell. A cell may also be detected by surrounding WTRUs. A WTRU may determine timing of cell reactivation from a detected property of the AuSS or discovery signal. A WTRU may trigger an RRC procedure upon selecting a dormant but temporarily reactivated cell. An eNB may transmit AuSS for a dormant cell based on detection of signals received from neighbor cells. Quasi-colocation (QCL) demodulation may be performed based on the detected signal. The on/off state of a cell may be indicated. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066256 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A communication device includes a reception unit, first and second determination units, and a transmission unit. The reception unit receives a search request signal transmitted from another communication device. The first determination unit determines whether the communication device executes a specific protocol. The second determination unit determines whether information indicating the specific protocol is added to the received request signal. The transmission unit does not transmit a response to the received search request signal, when the communication device executes the specific protocol and the information is not added, or when the communication device does not execute the specific protocol and the information is added, and transmits the response when the communication device executes the specific protocol and the information is added or when the communication device does not execute the specific protocol and the information is not added, based on the determinations made by the first and second determination units. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066257 | Prioritized Channel Access Schemes with Spatial Reuse Consideration - A spatial reuse prioritized channel access scheme is proposed to enhance the average throughput per station in a wireless network by optimizing spatial reuse. Spatial reuse capability (SRC) is defined as a monotonically decreasing function of co-channel interference signal strength from OBSSs. Higher spatial reuse capability can be transformed into higher data rate or less usage of airtime by using higher MCS or less interferences to OBSSs by reducing TX power. By allowing the stations that have larger spatial reuse capability to have higher probability to win channel access contention, the overall network throughput is enhanced. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066258 | DEVICE NETWORK TECHNOLOGY SELECTION AND DISPLAY IN MULTI-TECHNOLOGY WIRELESS ENVIRONMENTS - Radio network technology and display thereof can be managed when multiple services and radio network technologies are available to a multi-technology mobile device. Management relies at least in part on a subscriber profile that comprises a network selection profile constructed through market policy, subscriber policy, and application policy for radio technology utilization. Network preference(s) profile is generated on per subscriber, or per subscriber type, basis and is conveyed to a subscriber station over the air. Initial subscriber profile can be delivered at a time of provisioning a multi-technology mobile device, and updated based at least upon subscriber demand, a schedule established by a network operator or service provider, or an event related to coverage area relocation or contracted services. Radio technology preferences and display of associated technologies available to a multi-technology mobile device can be controlled dynamically on a per-call and/or per-application basis. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066259 | Access Control Method and Device - An access control method includes: obtaining, by a protocol-stack upper layer of a terminal, an override identifier; starting, by the protocol-stack upper layer of the terminal, an application specific congestion control for data connectivity ACDC check according to a service initiated by the terminal; and, if the protocol-stack upper layer of the terminal confirms that the service initiated by the terminal can pass the ACDC check and determines that the override identifier corresponding to an application identifier of the service passing the ACDC check is overriding an access class barring ACB check, sending, by the protocol-stack upper layer of the terminal, an RRC establishment request message to an access layer of the terminal, where the request message carries an indication of not performing an ACB check. Therefore, even if the terminal cannot pass the ACB check, the terminal can still perform services of some particular applications. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066260 | GENERATING DOWNLINK FRAME AND SEARCHING FOR CELL - The present application relates to a method of generating a downlink frame. The method of generating the downlink frame includes: generating a first short sequence and a second short sequence indicating cell group information; generating a first scrambling sequence and a second scrambling sequence determined by the primary synchronization signal; generating a third scrambling sequence determined by the first short sequence and a fourth scrambling sequence determined by the second short sequence; scrambling the short sequences with the respective scrambling sequences; and mapping the secondary synchronization signal that includes the first short sequence scrambled with the first scrambling sequence, the second short sequence scrambled with the second scrambling sequence and the third scrambling sequence, the second short sequence scrambled with the first scrambling sequence and the first short sequence scrambled by the second scrambling sequence and the fourth scrambling sequence to a frequency domain. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066261 | CONNECTIVITY MANAGEMENT BASED ON COST INFORMATION - Provided is a method operable at a wireless communication device or user device for cost signaling. The user device may receive a first indication of an identity of a network. A second indication of whether a cost information is available may also received by the user device. The cost information may also be associated with the network and indicative of a cost of communicating data via the network. In addition, the user device may query the network for the cost information if the second indication indicates that the cost information is available. The cost information associated with the network may be received by the user device. The user device may select the network based on the received cost information. Communication via the selected network may then be performed by the user device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066262 | METHOD FOR ENABLING COEXISTENCE OF MULTIPLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODES IN MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL THEREOF - A method for enabling coexistence of multiple communication modes in mobile terminal and a mobile terminal thereof are provided. The method includes: when the mobile terminal is currently working in a first communication mode, if the mobile terminal receives a first signal of a second communication mode in a first frequency band, determining whether to continue working in the first communication mode or to shift to work in first frequency band of the second communication mode based on a preset priority rank. Accordingly, interferences between multiple wireless communication modes in a mobile terminal can be reduced. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066263 | Systems and Methods of Power Efficient Wi-Fi - In example embodiments disclosed herein, a primary wireless device infrequently sends a ping to a secondary device to determine if there are any communications from an access point intended for the primary wireless device. The secondary device, ideally connected to wall power, is wirelessly connected to the access point, acting as a connected proxy so that the primary wireless device, typically battery powered, does not always have to be connected. In a situation in which an incoming communication is intended for the primary device, the secondary device receives the notification and buffers whatever is sent from the access point intended for the primary wireless device and acknowledges the receipt. Then, when the primary wireless device pings the secondary device, the secondary device sends the buffered communication to the primary wireless device. As far as the access point is concerned, it thinks it is communicating directly with primary wireless device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066264 | Access Node Dormancy - A technique including determining that a first access node serving a communication device is currently in a dormant, first state in which said first access node is not receiving radio transmissions; and controlling a radio transmitter or radio transceiver at said communication device to transmit a radio signal that triggers at least one second access node to alert said first access node of a request for said first access node to switch from said first state to a second state in which said first access node receives radio transmissions. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066265 | Method and Telecommunications Infrastructure for Activating an Inactive Cell - The invention relates to a method for activating at least one inactive cell in a wireless telecommunications infrastructure. The telecommunications infrastructure comprises an active cell containing a plurality of terminals. A presence signal is transmitted in the at least one inactive cell. The plurality of terminals in the active cell detect the presence signal(s) of the one or more inactive cells to gather information from the inactive cell. The information is reported to and received at the telecommunications infrastructure. The information received from the plurality of terminals is processed in a processing system of the telecommunications infrastructure to provide a processing result. The inactive cell is activated when the processing result fulfils at least one activation condition such that at least one of the plurality of terminals is within a coverage area of the activated cell. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066266 | COLD TEMPERATURE POWER THROTTLING AT A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - The subject matter of the disclosure relates to low temperature power throttling at a mobile device to reduce the likelihood of an unexpected power down event in cold weather environments. A mobile device employing a power management solution may be configured to determine that a monitored temperature at the mobile device (at the battery of the mobile device) is below a first threshold level, and whether a hardware component (such as a camera) is active or inactive. Then, based on these determinations, the mobile device can select a throttle setting from a first set of throttle settings when the hardware component is active, and a second set of throttle settings when the hardware component is inactive. Subsequently the mobile device can throttle power consumption for one or more components of the mobile device according to the selected throttle setting. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066267 | POWER ADAPTATION DURING COMMUNICATION FOR IMPROVED MARGIN - In order to improve communication with another electronic device, during an advertising mode an electronic device (such as a smartphone) may transmit a packet with advertising information using a default transmit power level. Then, based on feedback about a performance metric associated with the communication from the other electronic device, the electronic device may selectively increase the transmit power level for a subsequent packet. Because this selective increase in the transmit power level may increase the overall power consumption, the change in the transmit power level may depend on a battery power level of the electronic device. However, the selective increase in the transmit power level may decrease the overall power consumption by reducing or eliminating retries. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066268 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Packet Transmission Time Using Power Gain Due to Packet Transmission Delay - A method of determining a transmission time of a packet in a mobile device according to the present disclosure may include: if a request for the transmission of a present packet from at least one operated application is detected, identifying whether it is possible to delay a transmission time of the present packet; when it is possible to delay the transmission time of the present packet, calculating a power gain generated as the transmission time of the present packet is delayed; and determining whether the transmission time of the present packet will be delayed according to the calculated power gain. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066269 | Systems And Methods For Reducing Power Consumption In Wireless Devices - A first device including a controller and a transmitter. The controller generates a communication schedule based on a profile. The communication schedule specifies a first duration to transfer data between the first device and a second device using a wireless protocol. The profile indicates (i) a start time, (ii) a duration, and (iii) a periodicity of communication between the first device and the second device using the wireless protocol. The transmitter transmits the communication schedule via a message from the first device to the second device using the wireless protocol. The message is a pre-defined message specified by the wireless protocol. The pre-defined message is dedicated to communicate information about interference present in an operating environment of the first device and the second device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066270 | MULTI-MODAL WIRELESS CONNECTION MANAGEMENT - A wireless device configured as a group owner determines whether all client devices paired with the group owner are currently associated with the group owner. If all paired client devices are currently associated with the group owner, the group owner enters a first mode in which the group owner is in an active mode (powered up to communicate) during a first portion of a beacon interval and is in a low power mode (in which no communication occurs) during a second portion of the beacon interval. If not all paired client devices are currently associated with the group owner, the group owner enters a second mode in which the group owner is in the active state during the first portion and at least part of the second portion of the beacon interval. The group owner and client devices are configured to operate as master and slave. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066271 | Apparatus and Method for Controlling TCP Connections in a Wireless Communication System - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connection close to improve a battery life time of a client such as a smart phone in a wireless communication system are provided. A method of operating a client in a wireless communication system includes determining a data transfer inactivity time of at least one of TCP connections, and closing the at least one of TCP connections at the data transfer inactivity time. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066272 | METHOD FOR MONITORING ON DURATIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND A DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for monitoring On Durations in the wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving DRX information and indicator for selecting On Durations to be used for the UE; calculating one or more first On Durations in a DRX cycle based on the DRX information; and monitoring one or more second On Durations among the one or more first On Durations based on the indicator, wherein each On Duration comprises one or more subframes. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066273 | COMMUNICATION OF PROCESSOR STATE INFORMATION - A first device and a second device, having established a communications link with each other, can manage intra-device communication and inter-device communication using hardware and/or software state information (e.g. on/off) of the devices. The first device can record a change in state of a first processor of the first device. The first device can use the stored state information to determine whether to perform operations that involve processing by the first processor, e.g., delivering a message from the second device to the first processor. The first device can also send the change in the state of the first processor to the second device. The second device can record the change in the state of the first processor. The second device can use the stored state information to determine whether to perform operations that involve processing by the first processor, e.g., sending a message over the communications link. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066274 | POWER MANAGEMENT FOR WLAN CLIENT DEVICES USING LOW ENERGY SIGNALING - Methods, systems, and devices are described for using low energy (LE) signaling to indicate to a wireless station (STA), prior to transmission of a beacon, whether the beacon will further indicate that an access point (AP) has data to transmit to the STA. In one aspect, a method may include receiving, using a first radio of a wireless STA using a LE communication protocol, a first signal comprising an indication of a traffic indication map (TIM) of a wireless local area network (WLAN) beacon, and selectively powering up a second radio of the wireless STA to receive the WLAN beacon in response to the indication. In one aspect, the wireless STA may power up the first radio at a predetermined interval prior to a target beacon transmission time (TBTT) of the WLAN beacon. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066275 | Communication Apparatus - One communication apparatus may include a first wireless interface and a controller. The controller is configured to perform: changing the operating state of the first wireless interface from a first state to a second state when the controller is to start a predetermined process during a first period in which the controller is not performing a predetermines process; performing the predetermined process during a second period in which the operating state of the first wireless interface is the second state, the second period being a period after the operating state of the first wireless interface has been changed to the second state; and changing the operating state of the first wireless interface from the second state to the first state in response to the predetermined process being completed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066276 | User Equipment Transmit Duty Cycle Control - In some embodiments, a user equipment device (UE) implements improved communication methods which include radio resource time multiplexing, dynamic sub-frame allocation, and UE transmit duty cycle control. In some embodiments, the UE may communicate with base stations using radio frames that include multiple sub-frames, transmit information regarding allocation of a portion of the sub-frames of a respective radio frame for each of a plurality of the radio frames, and transmit and receive data using allocated sub-frames and not using unallocated sub-frames. In some embodiments, the UE may operate according to a sub-frame allocation based on its current power state. The UE may transmit information to the base station and receive the sub-frame allocation based on at least the information. In some embodiments, the UE may switch transmit duty cycles based on an occurrence of a condition at the UE. The UE may inform the network of the switch. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066277 | PHONE USER INTERFACE - An electronic device having a user interface for accessing phone features. The user interface accounts for whether the electronic device is connected to a companion cellular phone. The user interface accounts for a headset is available for use to carry on a call. The user interface permits transition between using one or more of cellular phone, headset, and/or the electronic device to be used for carrying on incoming or outgoing calls. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066278 | BATTERY CONSUMPTION MONITORING - In one embodiment, a method for battery monitoring on a computing device includes: estimating a battery consumption estimate for an event scheduled on the computing device, checking a battery charge level prior to said scheduled event, determining according to a set of battery notification rules whether or not to provide a battery warning notification on the computing device, where the determining is based at least on the battery consumption estimate and the checking, and providing the battery warning notification if required in accordance with the determining. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066279 | Method and Apparatus for Adjusting Beam Width in Wireless Communication System - The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066280 | POWER MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD, MOBILE DEVICE AND CLOCK ADJUSTING METHOD - A power management approach for a mobile device includes comparing a battery provided power supply voltage to a reference voltage in order to generate an alarm signal. In response to the alarm signal the frequency of an operating clock applied to a system-on-chip is changed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066281 | TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - In a communication system in which a base station device ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066282 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - In a terminal apparatus communication with a base station apparatus, transmit power for a PUSCH transmission is set based on a beta offset in a case where a delta MCS is enabled. In regard to control data sent via the PUSCH without the UL-SCH data in subframes belonging to a first subframe set, a value of the beta offset is based on third information. In regard to the control data sent via the PUSCH without the UL-SCH data in subframes belonging to a second subframe set, the value of the beta offset is based on fourth information. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066283 | ADJUSTMENT OF TRANSMIT POWER PARAMETER - Adjustment of a downlink transmit power parameter, such as a ceiling level, is disclosed. Signal-to-noise type information and committed power information can be employed to determine the ceiling level adjustment. A ceiling level can be a predetermined cap on transmission power for downlink channels between a user equipment and a base station. Where there is sufficient headroom in total transmission power and a power level greater than the predetermined ceiling can be effective, the ceiling can be adjusted to greater values than the predetermined value. Where total transmission power is more committed, ceiling adjustment can be prevented. Further, where there is no adequate benefit from increasing the ceiling, the adjustment of the ceiling can be prevented. While some instances can result in optimized transmission levels below the ceiling, instances can also be accommodated where the ceiling is to be increased. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066284 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING POWER HEADROOM REPORT BY TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting a power headroom report (PHR) by a terminal which is set to be dually connected to at least two heterogeneous base stations through uplink wireless connection. A method for transmitting a power headroom report (PHR) by a user equipment performing wireless communication based on dual connectivity. The method may include triggering the PHR based on at least one of a path loss change and a periodic timer; and transmitting at least one PHR to at least one base station according to the dual connectivity. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066285 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING AN OPTIMUM BASE STATION WHOSE TRANSMISSION POWER IS TO BE CHANGED - An apparatus stores first identification information in association with each of a plurality of base stations, where the first identification information identifies locations included in a wireless area that is formed according to transmission power control by each of the plurality of base stations. The apparatus controls, based on parameters indicating wireless communication capability at a target location that is included in a first wireless area formed by a first base station and identified by the first identification information, transmission power of a second base station which forms a second wireless area including the target location. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066286 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A wireless communication apparatus including a first sensor and a second sensor, the apparatus includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, configured to: input a detection value of the first sensor and a detection value of the second sensor; determine whether or not an object that is located at the wireless communication apparatus exists, based on the detection value of the first sensor; determine a gradient of the wireless communication apparatus, based on the detection value of the second sensor; and regulate transmit power of a radio wave, based on the determination by the first sensor. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066287 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS - A wireless telecommunication system includes base stations for communicating with terminal devices. One or more base stations support a power boost operating mode in which a base station's available transmission power is concentrated in a subset of its available transmission resources to provide enhanced transmission powers as compared to transmission powers on these transmission resources when the base station is not operating in the power boost mode. A base station establishes an extent to which one or more base stations in the wireless telecommunications system support the power boost operating mode conveys an indication of this to a terminal device. The terminal device receives the indication and uses the corresponding information to control its acquisition of a base station of the wireless telecommunication system, for example by taking account of which base stations support power boosting and/or when power boosting is supported during a cell attach procedure. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066288 | SIGNALING OF ENHANCED POWER CONTROL FOR eIMTA INTERFERENCE MITIGATION - Methods, systems, and-devices are described for interference mitigation in a time-division duplex(TDD)wireless communication system. First and second subframe types may be identified for TDD subframes to be transmitted using the system. Different power control parameters associated with each subframe type may be identified based on transmission directions in neighboring cells for the particular subframes. One or more TDD subframes to be transmitted may be identified as a first or second subframe type, and power control may be applied to the transmitted subframes according the power control parameter associated with the subframe type. The identification of subframes and power control parameters to be applied to each type of subframe may be transmitted, for example, to a user equipment(UE). The information may be transmitted to a UE, for example, via radio resource control(RRC)signaling or via a physical layer control channel. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066289 | HYPERFRAME NUMBER DESYNCHRONIZATION RECOVERY MECHANISM - The disclosure provides for recovering from radio link desynchronization. A network node may determining a first validity rate of a first plurality of protocol data units (PDUs) including a length indicator transmitted over the radio link using ciphering based on a hyperframe number and determining a second validity rate of a second plurality of PDUs without a length indicator transmitted over the radio link using ciphering based on the hyperframe number. The network node may detect desynchronization of the hyperframe number based on the first validity rate and the second validity rate. The network node may initiate a reset procedure to set a new hyperframe number for the radio link. The network node may detect desynchronization when the first validity rate is less than a first threshold, and the second validity rate is greater than or equal to a second threshold. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066290 | Cell Timing Synchronization Via Network Listening - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for performing timing synchronization via network listening. The system and method can be implemented in a non-synchronized base station to receive Cell-Specific Reference Signals (CRSs) of a synchronized base station during guard periods of special subframes. To allow the non-synchronized base station to receive the CRSs, the non-synchronized base station can configure one or more of its special subframes to have a shorter downlink part than corresponding special subframes of the synchronized base station. The system and method of the present disclosure can use the received CRSs to synchronize the timing of the non-synchronized base station to the timing of the synchronized base station. To prevent a substantial loss in downlink throughput due to the non-synchronized base station using a shorter DwPTS part, tracking can be performed on a once per multiple radio frame basis. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066291 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Communication apparatus is disclosed which is suitable for communicating with a mobile communication device in a communication system which uses a plurality of radio frames wherein each radio frame is subdivided in the time domain into a plurality of subframes, each subframe is subdivided in the time domain into a plurality of slots, and each slot is subdivided in the time domain into a plurality of symbols. The communication apparatus operates a communication cell, generates discovery signals, for use in a cell search procedure, each discovery signal comprising a pair of synchronisation signals and a further signal, and transmits each synchronisation signal and the further signal in a respective symbol of a radio frame. The symbol in which the further signal is transmitted separated, in the time domain, by no more than half a radio frame from at least one of said pair of synchronisation signals. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066292 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPLINK TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION - A system and method are disclosed for providing uplink timing synchronization during DRX operation in a wireless communication system. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066293 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REFERENCE TIME ACQUISITION FOR POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNALS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The present invention provides a muting configuration for reference signal (RS) transmission as a pattern defined by at least the combination of a muting sequence and a reference point. Muting occasions for a given wireless communication network cell ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066294 | RE-SYNCHRONIZATION MANAGEMENT IN LTE/LTE-A WITH UNLICENSED SPECTRUM - Management of re-synchronization procedures for long term evolution (LTE)/LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems with unlicensed spectrum is disclosed. In managing re-synchronization procedures, a base station selects and sends out an enablement indication of the uplink and/or downlink re-synchronization procedure selected. The base station may select the re-synchronization procedures by itself or in coordination with neighboring base stations. Once the indication for the uplink re-synchronization procedure is received at a user equipment (UE), the UE performs its extended clear channel assessment (ECCA) check, but, when the ECCA check is successful, the UE will delay data transmission until the next re-synchronization boundary defined by the selected uplink re-synchronization procedure. With the delayed transmission, the UE performs a clear channel assessment (CCA) check prior to the re-synchronization boundary in order to determine whether the channel is still clear for transmission after the idle period. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066295 | PROCESSING METHOD OF A COMMUNICATION FUNCTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - An electronic device may include a communication interface for receiving a communication event and a processor that is configured to check a connected state or a mounted state of a body-mounted device and to differentially output at least one output interface related to the communication event corresponding to at least one of the connected state and the mounted state. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066296 | Paging Mechanisms for Link-Budget-Limited User Devices - Various mechanisms for paging link-budget-limited (LBL) devices are disclosed, including: (1) transmitting paging message with non-conventional paging identifier; (2) transmitting paging message(s) with increased power; (3) repeating transmission of paging message to support combining at receiver. Various mechanisms for UE device to signal LBL status are disclosed, including, transmitting status flag or special value of DRX cycle to network node as part of tracking area update and/or attach request. The network node informs a base station of the device's LBL status as part of a paging message. (The network node may, e.g., assign an S-RNTI to the LBL device from a reserved subset of S-RNTI space.) The base station invokes a paging enhancement mechanism when paging an LBL device. Alternatively, the base station may page UE devices without knowledge of LBL status, e.g., by counting paging attempts for a given UE, and boosting power after the N | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066297 | MOBILE VIBRATORY ALERT DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for providing vibration alerts to a user of a communication device uses a vibration alert application executing on the communication device that analyzes messages received by the communication device to select a corresponding vibration pattern to be used in alerting the user. An indication of the vibration pattern is transmitted to a vibration alert accessory that is associated with the communication device. The vibration alert accessory controls a vibration motor to perform the indicated vibration pattern. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066298 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING NOTIFICATION BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method and electronic device are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a display and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to implement the method, including receiving a first notification for a first application, generating, by at least one processor, a first notification page including at least a part of the first notification, generating an abstract page including a first object related to the first notification and displaying the abstract page on a display, and switching from displaying the abstract page to displaying the first notification page in response to detecting an input signal selecting the first object, wherein the abstract page and the first notification page are generated and displayed based on a same application or home application. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066299 | METHOD AND APPARATUS THAT USES MULTIPLE NETWORK-SIGNALING VALUES - A method and apparatus can be configured to transmit broadcast system information to a user equipment. The broadcast system information can comprise a frequency band indicator that is used for a plurality of instances. Each instance of the plurality of instances can correspond to a separate network-signaling value. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066300 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING DEVICE PERFORMANCE BY MAINTAINING DEVICE WITHIN TEMPERATURE LIMITS - One aspect of an apparatus for controlling temperature of a communications device includes one or more processors configured to monitor the temperature of the communications device, determine if the monitored temperature exceeds a first threshold, determine if the monitored temperature exceeds a second threshold when it is determined that the monitored temperature does not exceed the first threshold, and adjust a rate of data transfer of the communications device when it is determined that the monitored temperature exceeds the second threshold. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066301 | Method and Radio Network Node for Enabling Switch of Transmission Mode for a User Equipment - A method and a radio network node ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066302 | PHYSICAL UPLINK CONTROL CHANNEL (PUCCH) RESOURCE ALLOCATION (RA) FOR A HYBRID AUTOMATIC RETRANSMISSION RE-QUEST-ACKNOWLEDGE (HARQ-ACK) TRANSMISSION - A user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The UE can identify a downlink control channel. The UE can determine when the downlink control channel is an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH). The UE can select an enhanced physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource allocation for a hybrid automatic retransmission re-quest-acknowledge (HARQ-ACK) transmission when the downlink control channel is the EPDCCH. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066303 | DOWNLINK INFORMATION SENDING METHOD AND RECEIVING METHOD, BASE STATION, AND USER DEVICE - The present invention relates to a downlink information sending method, the sending method includes: allocating a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) and an extension identifier to first user device user device, where a combination of the extension identifier and the C-RNTI is used to identify the first user device; notifying the first user device of the C-RNTI and the extension identifier; scrambling downlink control information (DCI) of the first user device by using the C-RNTI; and sending the scrambled DCI, where the scrambled DCI carries the C-RNTI and the extension identifier, so that the first user device communicates with a network according to the DCI when determining that the notified C-RNTI and the C-RNTI in the scrambled DCI are the same and the notified extension identifier and the extension identifier carried in the DCI are the same. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066304 | DYNAMIC TDD DATA CHANNEL TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method by a terminal, a method by a base station, a terminal, and a base station are provided. The method by the terminal includes receiving system information including first time division duplex (TDD) configuration information; receiving control information via a higher layer signaling; monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a first subframe identified based on the control information; and identifying second TDD configuration information based on the monitoring result. The method by the base station includes transmitting system information including first time division duplex (TDD) configuration information; transmitting control information via a higher layer signaling; transmitting downlink control information on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a first subframe identified based on the control information, wherein the downlink control information is used to identify second TDD configuration information. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066305 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA TRANSMISSION OF DEVICE-TO-DEVICE USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for transmitting Device-to-Device (D2D) data by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: determining a bitmap to be applied to a subframe pool for data transmission from a subframe indicator bitmap; determining a set of subframes to transmit D2D data by using the bitmap to the subframe pool for data transmission; and transmitting D2D data in a subframe included in the determined subframe set, wherein a set of values available as k being the number of 1s in the subframe indicator bitmap are changed according to a change in a transmission mode under unchanged UL/DL configuration. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066306 | INTERFACE FOR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION IN UNLICENSED FREQUENCY BANDS - Nodes in a wireless communication system can mitigate interference in unlicensed frequency bands by coordinating downlink transmissions. The nodes may negotiate, based on messages exchanged over an interface between a first node and at least one second node, time intervals for downlink transmissions by the first node and the at least one second node over a channel of an unlicensed frequency band in response to the at least one second node transmitting over the channel of the unlicensed frequency band. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066307 | MIMO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A MIMO communication method and a MIMO system are provided. The method includes: a base band unit sending a control signal to a first RFFE unit or a second RFFE unit; based on the control signal, the first RFFE unit or the second RFFE unit implementing a processing to a RF signal transmitted from the RF transceiver unit; and a first antenna coupled to the first RFFE unit or a second antenna coupled to the second RFFE unit transmitting the RF signal which has been subjected to the processing. One RF transceiver unit is used to transmit signals in two communication modes, such that the number of the RF transceiver units in the MIMO system can be reduced, which means less system resource will be occupied. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066308 | HANDLING THE AMBIGUITY OF THE SENDING OF HS-SCCH ORDER IN NODE B - A method in a network node is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, from a radio network controller (RNC), a request to send a high speed signaling control channel (HS-SCCH) order to a user equipment (UE) according to one of a first or second fast Transmission Time Interval (TTI) switching mode, the HS-SCCH order indicating that the UE should perform TTI switching. The method further comprises communicating, to the RNC in response to receiving the request to send the HS-SCCH order to the UE, feedback indicating a fast TTI switching mode supported by the network node. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066309 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA - Provided is a technology related to a sensor network, machine to machine (M2M), machine type communication (MTC), and the Internet of things (IoT). Transmitting data between transceivers including transmitting data segments of source data and parity data segments including restoration information for a transceiver to restore the source data. The method is applicable to intelligent services based on the technology (e.g., smart home services, smart building services, smart city services, smart or connected car services, health care services, digital education services, retail business services, security and safety-related services, etc.). | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066310 | BASE STATION DEVICE, RADIO TERMINAL DEVICE, NETWORK APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A base station device includes: a first controller that connects a first network and a first radio section corresponding to a first communication system each other; and a second controller that connects a second network and a second radio section corresponding to a second communication system each other. When a given condition is met, the second controller transfers a signal received from a radio terminal device via the second radio section to the first network via the first controller. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066311 | CELL UPDATE PROCEDURE ENHANCEMENTS - Methods and apparatuses for enhanced cell update procedures are presented. In an aspect, an example method may include determining that a first cell update trigger has occurred and generating a first cell update message based on determining that the first cell update trigger has occurred. In an additional aspect, the example method may include determining that a second cell update trigger has occurred subsequent to the first cell update trigger and generating a second cell update message based on determining that the second cell update trigger has occurred. Furthermore, the example method may include determining that at least a portion of the first cell update message is pending transmission at a time that the second cell update message is generated, discarding the first cell update message, and transmitting the second cell update message to a network entity. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066312 | METHODS RECEIVING RADIATION PATTERN INFORMATION AND RELATED NETWORK NODES AND BASE STATIONS - Methods may be provided to operate a first node in a radio access network including a plurality of base stations. For example, radiation pattern information for a radio access network transmission may be received from a second node. Moreover, the radiation pattern information may include an indication of power and an indication of direction associated with the indication of power for the radio access network transmission. Related network nodes and base stations are also discussed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066313 | System and Method for Cumulative Beacons - A method for operating a first access point of a first plurality of access points comprising access points participating in cumulative beacon operations includes generating a cumulative beacon including basic service set identifiers (BSSIDs) and service set identifiers (SSIDs) of each access point in the first plurality of access points, and sending the cumulative beacon. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066314 | REMOTE UNIT FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF RADIO-FREQUENCY SIGNALS AND RELATED METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The remote unit for the distribution of radio-frequency signals comprises: a plurality of electronic devices or modules operatively connected to each other for the processing of a radio-frequency signal to distribute within a coverage area, characterized in that it comprises: a first section having at least one of the electronic devices or modules; a second section having at least one of the electronic devices or modules; a connection element having a first portion associated integral with the first section and a second portion, substantially opposite to the first portion and associated integral with the second section; wherein the first section and the second section are arranged substantially aligned to each other along a longitudinal axis. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066315 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED RESOURCE IN A HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK - A method for a victim base station to manage almost blank subframe (ABS) resources in a heterogeneous network deployment is disclosed and the method comprises categorizing each of one or more protected ABS resources as one of a primary protected ABS resource and a secondary protected ABS resource, the one or more protected ABS resources allocated by a target aggressor base station and one or more neighbor aggressor base stations; classifying each of one or more associated UEs as a fully interfered UE or a partially interfered UE; and scheduling the one or more ABS resources for the one or more associated UEs based on the category of each categorized ABS resource and classified status of each associated UE. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066316 | LOW-LATENCY, LOW-BANDWIDTH AND LOW DUTY CYCLE OPERATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing allocations and signaling for different types of communications within a wireless communication system. An eNB and/or a UE may be configured to operate within the wireless communication system using two or more different types of communications. The different types of communications may differ, for example, based on round trip time (RTT) between transmission and acknowledgment of receipt of the transmission, a transmission time interval (TTI) for wireless transmissions, and/or duty cycle timing of wireless transmissions. Reserved resources within a system bandwidth may be identified for a first type of communications, and all or a portion of remaining resources within the system bandwidth may be allocated for other communications that may differ from the first type of communications based on, for example, RTT, TTI, and/or duty cycle timing. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066317 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA TRANSMISSION OF DEVICE-TO-DEVICE USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for transmitting Device-to-Device (D2D) data by a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: determining a bitmap to be applied to a subframe pool for data transmission from a subframe indicator bitmap; determining a set of subframes to transmit D2D data by using the bitmap to the subframe pool for data transmission; and transmitting D2D data in a subframe included in the determined subframe set, wherein a set of values available as k being the number of 1s in the subframe indicator bitmap are changed according to a Uplink/Downlink (UL/DL) configuration set to which a UL/DL configuration configured for the UE belongs. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066318 | Mechanisms for single user (SU) and multiple user (MU) transmission and association via polling within wireless communications - A wireless communication device (alternatively, device) includes a processor configured to support communications with other wireless communication device(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. In some examples, the device includes a communication interface and a processor, among other possible circuitries, components, elements, etc. to support communications with other device(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. A device generates and transmits a resource and association poll frame (ra-poll frame) to other device(s). The contents of ra-poll frame direct which of the other device(s) is authorized to respond to the device (e.g., authorized device(s)) and the manner in which they are authorized to respond. Authorized device(s) transmit responses that may include association request(s) and/or a resource request(s), among other types of communications. The device then generates and transmits acknowledgement(s) (ACK(s)) indicates successful receipt of any responses from the authorized device(s). | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066319 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND SLOT ASSIGNMENT METHOD - A wireless communication apparatus according to an embodiment includes a transceiver and a transmission slot determiner. The transceiver transmits/receives information. The transmission slot determiner determines a transmission slot in which the transceiver transmits information, from a frame time-divided into a plurality of slots, based on the rank value of self node corresponding to the number of hops to a root node. A plurality of slot groups including a plurality of continuous slots is set in the frame. The slot groups are assigned different rank values. The transmission slot determiner selects a slot group to which the rank value of self node is assigned, and determines a transmission slot from among the slots included in the selected slot group. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066320 | DEDICATED SINGLE STREAM PILOTS FOR UPLINK MULTI-USER MIMO - A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus allocates dedicated sets of pilot tones within symbols to a plurality of stations to enable per station phase drift tracking from symbol to symbol. Each station of the plurality of stations is allocated a dedicated set of pilot tones for transmitting dedicated single stream pilots to enable the apparatus to perform per station phase drift tracking from symbol to symbol. The apparatus transmits a frame to the plurality of stations. The frame includes information indicating the allocated and dedicated sets of pilot tones used for transmitting dedicated single stream pilots to enable per station phase drift tracking from symbol to symbol. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066321 | FRAME TRANSMITTING METHOD AND FRAME RECEIVING METHOD - A method of transmitting a frame by a device in a wireless communication network is provided. The device generates a first symbol having a first subcarrier spacing where a symbol duration of the first symbol, excluding a guard interval, has a first length. The device generates a second symbol having a second subcarrier spacing narrower than the first subcarrier spacing wherein a symbol duration of the second symbol, excluding a guard interval, has a second length that is twice the first length. The device transmits a frame including the first symbol and the second symbol. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066322 | TD LTE Secondary Component Carrier in Unlicensed Bands - A method is provided for communication in a wireless telecommunication system. The method comprises adaptively designating, by a network element following a frame-based communication protocol, for use as a secondary component carrier in a carrier aggregation scheme, at least a portion of radio resources on an unlicensed band. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066323 | QUALIFYING AVAILABLE REVERSE LINK CODING RATES FROM ACCESS CHANNEL POWER SETTING - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed regarding a field unit, which may receive a plurality of forward link assignment messages for a plurality of time slots for a plurality of forward link transmissions, each message including an indication of a modulation and a code rate associated with a respective forward link transmission. The unit may receive at least one of the forward link transmissions in at least two of the time slots at the respective indicated modulation and code rate. The unit may receive a plurality of reverse link assignment messages for a plurality of time slots for a plurality of reverse link transmissions, each message including an indication of a modulation and a code rate associated with a respective reverse link transmission. The unit may transmit at least one of the reverse link transmissions in at least two of the time slots at the respective indicated modulation and code rate. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066324 | Wireless Communication via Combined Channel Training and Physical Layer Header Signaling - Embodiments herein relate to wireless communication using combined channel training and physical layer header (SIG) signaling. Devices that comply with the 802.11 ax or High Efficiency WLAN (HEW) standard may generate and transmit packets that include such combined information. The combined information may be beamformed to a receiver device via an OFDM signal, which may be decoded by the receiver device to obtain subsequent data included in the signal. For example, initial training symbols associated with channel training subcarriers in the signal may be detected and used to perform a rough estimate of the channel. The rough estimate may thereafter be refined using data symbols detected from adjacent data subcarriers using the channel training symbols. In this way, data subcarriers may also be used to determine a channel response along with channel training subcarriers. Channel training information may be transmitted with data, such as user-specific information, in a single symbol. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066325 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING USING UNLICENSED BANDS IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5 | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066326 | COMMUNICATION CHANNEL MANAGEMENT METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - An electronic device and a communication channel management method are provided. The electronic device includes a communication interface including a plurality of communication modules or configured to support a plurality of channel bands in one communication module, and a processor configured to establish a second communication channel based on another frequency band that an access point supports according to a specified condition if another frequency band connection of the same access point is available when establishing a first communication channel with the access point based on a specified frequency band. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160066327 | METHOD OF ALLOCATING RADIO RESOURCES IN MULTI-CARRIER SYSTEM - A method of allocating radio resources in a multi-carrier system is disclosed, by which a signaling message can be efficiently transmitted according to necessity of a user equipment. In a user equipment of a mobile communication system transceiving data using a plurality of subcarriers, the present invention includes the steps of if the signaling message to be transmitted is generated in the user equipment, generating a preamble sequence according to a user equipment identifier to identify the user equipment, transmitting a preamble signal including the preamble sequence and the signaling message to a base station, and receiving an acknowledgement signal for the preamble signal generated according to the user equipment identifier. | 2016-03-03 |
