| 18th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 80 |
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| 20160128003 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED SECONDARY CELL ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to enhance network notification of secondary cell activation. In a first embodiment, the method includes receiving a secondary cell activation command, activating a secondary cell, and transmitting a PHR indicating activation of the secondary cell. In a second embodiment, the method includes receiving a secondary cell activation command, activating a secondary cell, and transmitting a signal indicating an expected time period until activation of the secondary cell. In a third embodiment, the method may optimize implicit SCell deactivation by receiving a secondary cell activation command, activating a secondary cell, receiving a PDCCH order for an uplink grant or a downlink assignment, and starting a secondary cell deactivation timer associated with the secondary cell in response to receiving the PDCCH order. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128004 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS OF A USER EQUIPMENT (UE) IN A MULTI-RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY (RAT) ENVIRONMENT AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - An uplink control method includes reporting information on user equipment (UE) transmit power for a first RAT and a second RAT upon transmission of uplink data to an entity of the first RAT, receiving a message including information for deactivating an uplink of one of the first and the second RATs from the entity of the first RAT, when a sum of the UE transmit powers of the uplink data for the first RAT and the second RAT exceeds first maximum transmit power, and selectively deactivating the uplink of the one of the first and the second RATs based on the message from an entity of the first RAT. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128005 | WIRELESS DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR SIGNALING A SHORT TRAINING FIELD IN A HIGH-EFFICIENCY WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK - Apparatuses, methods, and computer readable media for signaling high efficiency short training field are disclosed. A high-efficiency wireless local-area network (HEW) station is disclosed. The HEW station may comprise circuitry configured to: receive a trigger frame comprising an allocation of a resource block for the HEW station, and transmit a high efficiency short training field (HE-STF) with a same bandwidth as a subsequent data portion, wherein the transmit is to be in accordance with orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) and wherein the transmit is within the resource block. A subcarrier allocation for the HE-STF may matche a subcarrier allocation for the subsequent data portion. The HE-STF and the subsequent data portion may be transmitted with a same power. A total power of active subcarriers of the HE-STF may be equal to or proportional to a second total of data subcarriers and pilot subcarriers of the subsequent data portion. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128006 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS HAVING A USER EQUIPMENT-CENTRIC MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL LAYER - Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication. In one method, a method of wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a synchronization signal. The synchronization signal may be common to a plurality of cells within a network. The method further includes acquiring a timing of the network based on the synchronization signal, and transmitting a pilot signal in response to acquiring the timing of the network. The pilot signal may identify the UE and be concurrently receivable by the plurality of cells within the network. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and described. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128007 | USER EQUIPMENT CONTEXT HANDLING WITH USER EQUIPMENT AUTONOMOUS MOBILITY - Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for UE context handling with UE autonomous mobility are provided. One method includes transitioning, by a user equipment associated with a network, into a user equipment controlled mobility mode based on a predefined trigger. The method may further include synchronizing with at least one network node serving the user equipment so that the at least one network node is informed of the transitioning of the user equipment into the user equipment controlled mobility mode. The evolved node B (eNB) may inform a core network node about the user equipment operational mode, and the core network node takes into account the user equipment operational mode during a following transaction with the user equipment. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128008 | SYNCHRONIZATION CHANNEL STRUCTURE FOR A SHARED CHANNEL - A method includes transmitting, at an LTE device configured to transmit data over an unlicensed band, first synchronization data over a first frequency channel of the unlicensed band during a timeframe. The method further includes transmitting, at one of the first LTE device or a second LTE device, second synchronization data over a second frequency channel of the unlicensed band during the same timeframe. The data transmissions of at least one of the first LTE device or the second LTE device are coordinated based on the synchronization data. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128009 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL FOR D2D COMMUNICATION - Exemplary embodiments provide a method and apparatus for transmitting a synchronization signal for Device-to-Device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication system. The method includes: receiving, at a first UE, a D2D synchronization signal transmitted from a second UE, the D2D synchronization signal comprising a primary D2D synchronization signal (PD2DSS) and a secondary D2D synchronization signal (SD2DSS); determining a root index based on the received PD2DSS; and determining a type of a synchronization source based on the root index. The root index corresponds to an integer value X when the type of synchronization source is associated with D2DSSue_net. The root index corresponds to an integer value Y when the type of synchronization source is associated with D2DSSue_oon. Each of the integer value X and integer value Y is not an element of a set {25, 29, 34}. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128010 | SINGLE CARRIER FREQUENCY DOMAIN EQUALIZER TIME SYNCHRONIZATION IN A BROADBAND TRANSCEIVER - A method for operating a receiver in a wireless communication system to synchronize the receiver to a received signal. The received signal is preamble correlated to identify a preamble portion of the signal. Portions of the received signal near the identified preamble portion are processed to determine signal-distorting channel characteristics, such as multipath channel delay spread, of the channel over which the received signal propagated. A digital filter is configured based on the determined channel characteristics to compensate for the signal-distorting channel characteristics, and the received signal is filtered with the configured digital filter. The filtered received signal is second preamble correlated with a second preamble that is different than the first preamble to produce a second preamble correlation. The second preamble correlation is processed to identify delay in the filtered received signal. Portions of the filtered received signal are identified and processed based on the identified delay. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128011 | SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR COVERAGE IMPROVEMENT AND APPARATUS FOR SAME - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In detail, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for acquiring system information by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring time and frequency synchronization from a synchronization channel; performing PBCH detection in a wireless frame on the basis of the time and frequency synchronization; and acquiring the system information from the PBCH, wherein, when the terminal is a non-MTC terminal, the PBCH detection is performed by a singular sub frame in the wireless frame, and when the terminal is an MTC terminal, the PBCH detection is performed by a plurality of sub frames in the wireless frame. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128012 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD, TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND RECEPTION DEVICE - A counter ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128013 | DIRECT COMMUNICATION NETWORK SYSTEM AND SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD THEREOF - A direct communication network system and a signal synchronization method thereof are provided. The direct communication network system includes a first direct communication apparatus and a second direct communication apparatus. The first direct communication apparatus synchronizes with a base station within communication coverage of the base station. The second direct communication apparatus synchronizes with the first direct communication apparatus outside the communication coverage of the base station according to at least one first synchronization signal of the first direct communication apparatus. The first direct communication apparatus determines an abnormal synchronization status with the base station, and adjusts a transmitting status of the at least one first synchronization signal. The second direct communication apparatus switches synchronization to a third direct communication apparatus according to the transmitting status of the at least one first synchronization signal and synchronizes with the third direct communication apparatus via at least one second synchronization signal. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128014 | FREQUENCY CORRECTION IN A MULTI-CARRIER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and systems for correction of frequency errors in multi-carrier communication systems. The composite frequency error associated with the downlink signals are used to infer or derive the composite frequency error associated with the uplink signals, which are used to pre-compensate the uplink signals. Special signal components are transmitted by multiple base stations to facilitate frequency-error estimation and other system control functionalities at a mobile device. The mobile device carries out temporal, spatial, or spatial-temporal processing of the composite frequency errors associated with one or more base stations to determine the clock frequency error and the Doppler shift with respect to its serving base station. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128015 | Wireless Local Area Network Hotspot Registration Using Near Field Communications - A first device that includes a processor configured to transmit/receive a trigger message to/from a second device based on wireless short-range communication. The trigger message initiates a registration process within a wireless local area network (WLAN). | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128016 | AUTOMATIC CONNECTED VEHICLE SUBSEQUENT OWNER ENROLLMENT PROCESS - The present invention is directed toward an automatic connected vehicle subsequent owner method and system for automatically wiping personal data from the vehicle, transitioning remote services access to a subsequent owner, and delinking the vehicle from their smartphone or other interactive communication link. In one more embodiments, a computer implemented method provides for delinking customers and deregistering vehicles from original owners where those vehicles have been subsequently sold, discontinued, or otherwise transferred for the customer's ownership. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128017 | LOCATION TRUST SCORE - A gateway can be configured to receive measurement data that can characterizes measurements taken at a mobile device. The measurement data can include location information for the mobile device. The gateway can also be configured to calculate a location trust score for the mobile device. The location trust score can characterize the likelihood that the location information is at least one of accurate and trustworthy. The gateway can be further configured to generate trusted location information that characterizes a location of the mobile device based on the location trust score. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128018 | WIFI DEVICE ZONING USING MICRO-LOCATION DATA - Methods, systems and computer readable media for wireless device zoning using micro-location data are described. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128019 | METHOD AND MOBILE MANAGEMENT NODE FOR PAGING USER EQUIPMENTS - The embodiments disclose a method and mobility management node for paging UEs in a radio communication network. The method may comprise: acquiring history migration information indicating migration of one or more UEs from one or more original physical locations to one or more target physical locations; aggregating the history migration information to obtain statistical information on the history migration from each one of the one or more original physical locations to the one or more target physical locations; and determining a paging area based on the statistical information so as to be used for paging a specific UE. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128020 | Tracking Area Planning - A method is disclosed for improved tracking area planning and handling, comprising: assigning a single tracking area code to a plurality of eNodeBs at a messaging concentrator gateway, the messaging concentrator gateway situated in a network between the plurality of eNodeBs and the core network; storing, at the messaging concentrator gateway, at least one indicator of a last known location of a user equipment (UE) other than the single tracking area code; receiving a paging message from the core network at the messaging concentrator gateway for a UE; and performing a paging sequence using the at least one indicator to identify a set of eNodeBs to page the UE, thereby allowing larger tracking area list sizes to be used without increasing signaling traffic between the radio access network and the core network. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128021 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVEYING INFORMATION USING BROADCAST FRAMES - The present disclosure discloses a system and a method for conveying information using broadcast frames. Specifically, a network device detects a first wireless signal comprising a beacon frame transmitted by an access point in a network. The network device then identifies a radio Frequency (RF) channel indicated in the beacon frame. Responsive to identifying the RF channel in the beacon frame, the network device selects the RF channel to convey information to one or more network elements using a broadcast frame. Moreover, the network device transmits the broadcast frame to the one or more network elements. Note that, the broadcast frame includes information corresponding to a detected second wireless signal. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128022 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING CONTROL INFORMATION FOR REMOVING INTERFERENCE OF ADJACENT CELL IN WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - A method for receiving control information for removing interference of an adjacent cell in a wireless access system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving, from a serving cell, indication information expressing whether the number of resource blocks in the serving cell and in the adjacent cell match, and whether the number of antennas in the serving cell and in the adjacent cell are match; receiving a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) of the adjacent cell when the number of resource blocks and/or the number of antennas do not match; and determining the number of resource blocks and/or the number of antennas of the adjacent cell from the physical broadcast channel in the adjacent cell that has been received. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128023 | Architecture and method in a wireless communication network - Radio network node comprises a plurality of antenna sub arrays, forming a multiple antenna array which is configured for beamforming, spatial multiplexing and Multiple Input Multiple Output, MIMO, transmission/reception, and further comprising an antenna base band processing unit and a central base band processing unit. The radio network node further comprises a plurality of antenna active modules, wherein each active antenna module is connected to one of the antenna sub arrays, comprised in the multiple antenna array, and wherein each active antenna module is configured for pre-processing of signals over the respective antenna sub array, before any forwarding of signals is made to the central base band processing unit. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128024 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE USER UPLINK ACCESS - Methods and apparatus for multiple user uplink are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, at a wireless device, a trigger message allocating one or more wireless transmission resources, each resource allocated to a plurality of stations. The method further includes determining whether to transmit over the allocated resources based on a contention procedure. The method further includes selectively transmitting over the allocated resources based on said determining. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128025 | INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION AND SUPPRESSION FOR MULTI-USER MULTIPLE-IN/MULTIPLE OUT (MIMO) COMMUNICATION - A first user equipment accesses, based on first information in a first downlink control information (DCI) message addressed to the first user equipment, one or more of a plurality of sets of information indicating pairings for multiuser MIMO from a table stored in the first user equipment. The first user equipment performs interference suppression or cancellation for one or more second user equipment based on information in the one of the plurality of sets. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128026 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING SIGNAL IN HIGH-SPEED MOBILE NETWORK - A method and an apparatus for receiving a signal in a high-speed mobile network are provided. In the case of receiving, by a moving terminal in a high-speed mobile network environment, signals transmitted from a plurality of base stations, a signal received through one antenna is decoded to generate a first symbol corresponding to a first signal transmitted from a first base station. The first symbol is subtracted from the received signal to acquire a modified received signal, and the modified received signal is decoded to generate a second symbol corresponding to a second signal transmitted from a second base station. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128027 | ADJACENT CHANNEL CO-EXISTENCE FOR D2D - A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus determines to communicate through D2D communication on a first radio-frequency channel. Additionally, the apparatus detects a transmission of a base station transmitting on downlink on a second radio-frequency channel. Additionally, the apparatus determines D2D transmission parameters based on the detected transmission of the base station. Further, the apparatus communicates through D2D using the determined D2D transmission parameters. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128028 | TWO-STAGE PDCCH WITH DCI FLAG AND DCI FORMAT SIZE INDICATOR - Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication employing two-stage control channel messaging. Systems, methods, and apparatuses for two stage two-stage physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with a downlink control information (DCI) flag and DCI format size indicator are described. For instance, the present disclosure presents an example method of wireless communication at a wireless device, which may include receiving, at a first bandwidth and during a transmission time interval (TTI), a first control channel message. In addition, the example method may include determining, based on a flag in the first control channel message, whether a second control channel message is present in the TTI. Furthermore, the example method may include receiving, at a second bandwidth, the second control channel message where the flag indicates that the second control channel message is present for the TTI. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128029 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL FOR IMPROVING COVERAGE AND APPARATUS FOR SAME - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In particular, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for receiving data, by a terminal, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a PDCCH; receiving a PDSCH corresponding to the PDCCH in a subframe including CSI-RS resource available in a cell; and demodulating the PDSCH. If a predetermined condition is satisfied, demodulation of the PDSCH is performed on the assumption that the PDSCH is not transmitted in the CSI-RS resource available in the cell, and if the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the demodulation of the PDSCH is performed on the assumption that the PDSCH can be transmitted in the CSI-RS resources available in the cell. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128030 | NEW CARRIER TYPE ALLOCATION IN UPLINK/DOWNLINK SUBFRAME CONFIGURATION FOR TIME DIVISION COMMUNICATION - Certain embodiments relate to wireless communication systems, such as long term evolution advanced (LTE-A), which may be part of third generation partnership project (3GPP) LTE release 12 (Rel-12). More specifically, certain embodiments may provide an arrangement related to new carrier type for time division long term evolution (TD-LTE), which may also be related to Enhanced Interference Management and Traffic Adaptation. According to certain embodiments, a method can include determining that a split configuration is to be followed, in which at least one system information block configured up-link subframe is reconfigured as a new carrier type downlink subframe, whereas at least one other system information block configured subframe is as indicated by system information block configuration. The method can also include applying the determined split configuration to communications with an access point. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128031 | METHODS AND USER EQUIPMENTS FOR DATA DEMODULATION - Methods and user equipment (UE) for data demodulation. A UE comprises a receiver (Rx), a transmitter (Tx), a demodulator, a decoder, a processor, and a memory. An order message can be received by the receiver from a radio network node. The order message orders the UE to utilize both additional pilots and common pilots. In response to the receiver receiving the order message, the transmitter may return an ACK message to the radio network node. The receiver may also be configured to receive data from the radio network node. The memory stores computer program code which, when run in the processor, causes the demodulator to demodulate received data utilizing additional pilots in addition to common pilots. Furthermore, the memory and the computer program code are configured to, together with the processor, cause the demodulator to demodulate received data utilizing only common pilots when the decoder is unsuccessful in decoding received data demodulated by utilizing additional pilots in addition to common pilots. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128032 | METHOD AND BS FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL INFORMATION TO UE, AND METHOD AND UE FOR HANDLING CONTROL INFORMATION - The present disclosure relates to a method used in a BS for transmitting control information to a UE, and an associated BS. The method includes: generating a first indication indicating whether data, which are downlink data transmitted from the BS to the UE or uplink data transmitted from the UE to the BS, are in an initial transmission or a retransmission, the first indication being comprised in the control information; if the data are in the initial transmission, generating a second indication for determining modulation mode and Transport Block, TB, size of the data, the second indication being comprised in the control information; and transmitting the control information to the UE. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128033 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HANDLING DIFFERENT DCI MESSAGES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK NODE OF A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM PROVIDING MULTIPLE BANDWIDTHS - The disclosure relates to a method of transmitting downlink control signalling in a wireless network node of a cellular communication system, when the node provides more than one transmission bandwidth. In particular it relates to a method in a wireless network node of a cellular communication system for transmitting downlink control signalling to at least one wireless device. The wireless network node operates over at least two different transmission bandwidths. The method comprises transmitting information about at least one of the transmission bandwidths to wireless devices in the cellular communication system, configuring properties of at least one downlink control message, to represent one of the at least two different transmission bandwidths and transmitting the at least one downlink control message to the at least one wireless device in the cellular communication system. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128034 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL CHANNEL IN INTRA-CELL CARRIER AGGREGATION SYSTEM - A technique for converging 5 | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128035 | BASE STATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, TERMINAL APPARATUS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Provided are a radio terminal device, a radio base station device, and a channel signal forming method which can prevent quality degradation of the downlink resource allocation information by reducing the frequency of the zero information addition process to the downlink resource allocation information when executing communication using an uplink unit band and multiple downlink unit bands correlated to the uplink unit band. A base station includes: a PDCCH generation unit which includes the uplink allocation information relating to the uplink unit band only in some of the channel signals formed for each of the downlink unit bands; and a padding unit which adds zero information to the downlink allocation information only in the selected some channel signals having the bandwidth of the corresponding downlink unit band smaller than that of the uplink unit band until the downlink allocation information size becomes equal to the uplink allocation information size. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128036 | SIGNALING PROCESSING METHOD, BASE STATION, AND USER EQUIPMENT - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a signaling processing method. The method includes: in a downlink subframe set, generating a downlink assignment index (DAI) respectively for a downlink subframe that has a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to be sent, where a value of the DAI is generated according to a preset rule and a sequence of carrier first and then subframe; and sending the PDCCH to the user equipment, where the PDCCH carries the DAI. According to the embodiments of the present invention, a transmission delay is shortened and transmission efficiency is improved. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128037 | DOWNLINK SIGNAL TRANSCEIVING METHOD AND DEVICE, IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ANTENNA PORT RELATIONSHIP - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a downlink signal transmission and reception method and device taking into account antenna port relationship. A method for the reception of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) signal by a terminal in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, can comprise: a step for determining a start symbol index for the PDSCH in a downlink subframe; and a step for receiving the PDSCH signal on the basis of the start symbol index. The PDSCH start symbol index (k) when the downlink subframe belongs to a specific subframe set is determined according to k=min(KThreshold, K), KThreshold being a prescribed threshold, K being the PDSCH start symbol index when the downlink subframe does not belong to the specific subframe set, and min(KThreshold, K) being the minimum value among KThreshold and K. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128038 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system is presented in which a base station is provided for communicating with a plurality of mobile communication devices in a cellular communication system. The base station operates one of more communication cells and communicates subframes, with each of the plurality of communication devices within the cell(s), each comprising the communication resources of a control region for communicating a control channel and the communication resources of a data region for communicating a respective data channel. The base station communicates a control channel having a first DMRS sequence in a control region of some subframes and a control channel having a second DMRS sequence in a control region of other subframes. The second control channel may be transmitted in a radio beam focussed spatially in a direction of a communication device. The first control channel may be transmitted omnidirectionally throughout the cell(s). | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128039 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A transmitting apparatus in a mobile communication system determines a size of a Transmission Time Interval (TTI) that allocates a transmitting symbol in a minimum unit according to a quantity of data to transmit to each receiving apparatus and a latency time, allocates a control channel and a data channel in a frequency domain of a subframe including a plurality of transmitting symbols, and transmits respective control information and data to corresponding receiving apparatuses through the control channel and the data channel at the determined TTI in a radio frame including a plurality of subframes. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128040 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTERFACING IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Interfacing according to a common public radio interface in a base station in a mobile communication system is described. The interfacing comprises a conversion process for rate-converting legacy data samples. First a predetermined number of the legacy data samples is converted to frequency samples in a frequency domain, then the frequency samples are zero padded to extend the frequency range according to a related sample rate of a 4G data format and then converted into a number of data samples of the related sample rate. The related sample rate is a multiplication of S/K times a basic frame rate of the 4G data format, S samples being allocated to K frames, K and S being integers and K being 8 or less. Advantageously large buffers for allocating a large number of legacy samples to 4G frames are avoided. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128041 | CONTROLLER FOR ALLOCATING RADIO RESOURCE BLOCKS TO USER DEVICES LOCATED IN CELLS OF A CELLULAR NETWORK - A controller for allocating a radio resource block to a user device in a cell of a cellular network, includes a device for identifying a plurality of edge user devices within range of a first base station, a device for identifying, from the plurality of edge user devices, a first edge user device with which the first base station intends to communicate and a second edge user device presently communicating with a second base station in a neighbouring cell, and a device for allocating a communication channel to the first edge user device by assigning a resource block for communications between the first edge user device and first base station. The resource block is one that will provide the highest transmission rate for the first edge user device, whilst differing from any resource blocks already allocated for communication between the second edge user device and the second base station. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128042 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY TRANSMITTING DATA - A method and apparatus for simultaneously transmitting data to a plurality of terminals are provided. The method includes: selecting a plurality of simultaneous transmitting terminals based on a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the plurality of terminals; allocating a power rate of the plurality of simultaneous transmitting terminals to each of the plurality of simultaneous transmitting terminals; modulating each of the data according to a modulation method that is determined based on the power rate; and transmitting the modulated data according to the power rate. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128043 | DYNAMIC MOBILE AD HOC INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) GATEWAY - The disclosure generally relates to a dynamic ad hoc gateway that can be configured to provide inter-network communication among different Internet of Things (IoT) networks (or subnetworks). For example, in various embodiments, connectivity and capability information may be advertised via a personal IoT network from a first potential gateway to a first device and other potential gateways and connectivity and capability information advertised from the other potential gateways may be similarly received at the first potential gateway via the personal IoT network. The connectivity and capability information advertised from the first potential gateway and the other potential gateways may then be evaluated to determine whether the first potential gateway is an elected gateway and a secure private network and an external interface from the secure private network may be established for one or more devices coupled to the elected gateway. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128044 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING INFORMATION IN WIRELESS DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM - When a transmitter transmits a first Timing Offset Indication iDentifier (TOID) of a plurality of TOIDs representing timing offset of a frame, the transmitter determines a first codeword corresponding to the first TOID of a plurality of codewords representing a subcarrier. The transmitter allocates a busy tone to a first subcarrier that the first codeword represents. The transmitter transmits the busy tone. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128045 | RELIABLE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION ON CONTROL CHANNELS - One or more aspects of the present disclosure provide for the reliable transmission of control information utilizing a plurality of physical communication links or channels. In some aspects, multi-link diversity may be utilized, wherein control information is jointly encoded and transmitted across a plurality of physical links. In other aspects, selection diversity may be utilized, wherein control information is transmitted across one or more selected links based on a determination that the selected link or links have the best quality, and therefore reliability. Associated data information may be handled in the same way or in a different manner in various aspects of the disclosure. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128046 | Bearer Configuration in Dual Connectivity Communication - A communication device with a bearer provided by a first node is provided with a configuration for a further component carrier by a second node. It is determined that the communication device has not been provided with at least one configuration parameter for configuration of the at least one further component carrier for the bearer. In response a corresponding at least one configuration parameter received from the first node Is used for configuring for the at least one further component carrier. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128047 | Sub-frame configuration instruction method and system in D2D communication - Disclosed are a method and system for indicating sub-frame configuration in D2D communication. The method includes that a configured D2D transmitting sub-frame and/or D2D receiving sub-frame and/or D2D special sub-frame are indicated through high layer signalling and/or physical layer signalling, wherein the D2D transmitting sub-frame is for carrying and transmitting D2D communication data, the D2D receiving sub-frame is for receiving D2D communication data and the D2D special sub-frame is for carrying, transmitting and receiving D2D communication data; and the D2D transmitting sub-frame, receiving sub-frame and special sub-frame are system uplink sub-frames. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128048 | CONTROL CHANNEL ON PLCP SERVICE DATA UNIT (PSDU) TONES - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for communicating control information in a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) service data unit (PSDU) on one or more tones of the PSDU that are not used for transmitting data (or pilot signals). One example method for wireless communications generally includes generating a packet comprising a PSDU having control information conveyed in one or more tones of the PSDU that are not used for transmitting data, processing the packet to generate a signal, and transmitting the signal. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128049 | BEACON ADDRESSING - The present disclosure describes how a master beacon having a known UUID can be used to capture beacons within its range and superimpose a systematic address scheme on those beacons. The superimposed address scheme can then be used as a proxy for the individual beacons when developing applications that make use of the beacons. A master beacon automatically detects each beacon in a plurality of beacons and, for a set of beacons in the plurality of beacons, automatically changes either the first profile identifier or the second profile identifier for each beacon in the set of beacons. The change is such that the first profile identifier or the second profile identifier is identical for each beacon in the set of beacons and is also associated with the master beacon. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128050 | LICENSED ASSISTED ACCESS NETWORK SYSTEM AND INTERFERENCE AVOIDANCE METHOD THEREOF - A licensed assisted access network system and an interference avoidance method thereof are provided. The licensed assisted access network system includes a data transmitting network device and a data receiving network device. The data transmitting network device transmits a control message to the data receiving network device in a licensed band. The data receiving network device determines that an unlicensed band is not in use during a receiving end stand-by period according to the control message, and continuously transmits a receiving end channel reservation signal in the unlicensed band. The data transmitting network device receives the receiving end channel reservation signal in the unlicensed band, and transmits network data in the unlicensed band according to the receiving end channel reservation signal. The data receiving network device receives the network data and continuously transmits the receiving end channel reservation signal in the unlicensed band at the same time. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128051 | 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. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128052 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION APPARATUS, MOBILE STATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication system comprises at least a base station device and a terminal device. The terminal device transmits a demodulation reference signal associated with a physical channel, receives a configuration of comb of the demodulation reference signal, and transmits the demodulation reference signal mapped based on the configuration of comb. The base station device transmits a configuration of comb of a demodulation reference signal related to a physical channel. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128053 | USER EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A USER EQUIPMENT - A user equipment ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128054 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION - The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling carrier aggregation. In the method, a terminal performs carrier aggregation from a first base station so that a Pcell, which is one carrier from among carriers controlled by the first base station, is used for setting another carrier to be an Scell. The terminal performs carrier aggregation from a second base station so that one carrier having the function of the Pcell from among carriers controlled by the second base station, is used for setting another carrier to be an Scell. The terminal transceiver a downlink channel and an uplink channels with the first base station and the second base station, according to settings of the Pcell and the S cell of each of the first base station and the second base station. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ADDRESS RESOURCE COLLISION FOR ASYMMETRIC REGION ALLOCATION - Embodiments described herein relate generally to a communication between a user equipment (UE) and an evolved Node B (eNB). An eNB may allocated uplink and downlink regions associated with machine-type communication (MTC) to a UE. The allocation of uplink and downlink regions may be asymmetric. The eNB may identify parameters based on this asymmetric region allocation to avoid resource collision during communication of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK) or negative acknowledgement (NACK) feedback between the eNB and the UE. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128056 | UNIFIED FRAME STRUCTURE - A unified frame structure design includes multiple structures to support multiple access requirements. In some aspects, different access requirements may relate to different access terminal categories and/or different applications. In some aspects, different access terminal categories may relate to different performance requirements of different access terminals. In some aspects, the disclosed unified frame structure design could support, for example, and without limitation, at least one of: a low latency mode, a low overhead mode, a low power mode (e.g., for micro-sleep and/or dynamic bandwidth switching), an access terminal with narrowband capability operating in wideband, or ultra-low-latency and nominal multiplexing. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128057 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING RESPONSE FRAME BASED ON TYPE IN A HIGH EFFICIENCY WIRELESS LAN - The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting a response frame based on a type in a High Efficiency Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) (HEW). According to an aspect, a method for transmitting an uplink frame by a station (STA) to an access point (AP) in a WLAN may be provided. The method may include receiving, from the AP, a downlink frame including information related to a type of the uplink frame, the type of the uplink frame including a single-user (SU) type and a multiple-user (MU) type; and transmitting, to the AP, the uplink frame having a type determined based on the information related to the type of the uplink frame, wherein, when the type of the uplink frame corresponds to the MU type, the uplink frame is simultaneously transmitted by a plurality of STAs including the STA and at least one other STA. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128058 | COMPRESSED MODE INTRA/INTER CELL INTERFERENCE MITIGATION - This application pertains to systems, apparatus and methods for decreasing interference in wireless networks caused by User Equipments (UEs) entering compressed mode. Under certain generally accepted communication protocols, a UE can transmit at a higher power relative to normal transmissions when it enters compressed mode. These high power transmissions can cause interference both for UEs within the same cell (e.g., small cells or macrocells) as well as for UEs in neighboring cells. This interference can be minimized by using the presently disclosed systems, apparatus and methods to schedule time slots for UEs to go into compressed mode such that the distance in time between any two UEs going into compressed mode across one or more neighboring cells is maximized. By spreading out the interference effect of UEs going into compressed mode over time, overall interference in the wireless network can be decreased. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128059 | Methods And Systems For Communication Management - Methods and systems for communication management are disclosed. Services and/or clients in a system can specify or determine timeout parameters in communication requests. A timeout parameter can be a time allocated to process a request and/or fulfill a task associated with a request. Tasks can be delegated to other devices or services, and the tasks can be sent with additional timeout parameters based on the first timeout parameter. A notification can be sent when a time to process a request or fulfill a task is predicted to exceed one or more of the timeout parameters. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128060 | HIGH RELIABILITY LOW LATENCY MISSION CRITICAL COMMUNICATION - Systems and methods for communicating mission-critical (MiCri) data in a network including a base station and user equipment (UE) are provided. The methods may include receiving a request message requesting MiCri data, and transmitting the MiCri data during a transmission time interval (TTI) of a first carrier component or during a transmission time interval (TTI) of a second carrier component. In various aspects, the TTI of the first carrier component may be staggered in time with respect to the TTI of the second carrier component. In another aspect, the UE may pre-report interference pattern information for a nominal TTI for use in communication of MiCri data. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128061 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication system includes an access point and at least one station, wherein when the access point operates in a setup mode, both the access point and station confirm a specific time slot for transmitting a packet from the station to the access point; and when the access point operates in a data mode following the setup mode, the station directly uses the specific time slot determined in the setup mode to transmit the packet to the access point. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128062 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication system includes an access point and at least one station, wherein when the access point operates in a setup mode, both the access point and station confirm a specific time slot for transmitting a packet from the station to the access point; and when the access point operates in a data mode following the setup mode, the station directly uses the specific time slot determined in the setup mode to transmit the packet to the access point. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128063 | SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS MESH NETWORK COMMUNICATION - A general wireless mesh network of communication devices with packet message transmission, especially for telemetry and automation, includes at least a single control communication device and a set of slave communication devices. The control communication device searches in the network and assigns a virtual routing number to each slave communication device. The virtual routing number reflects a distance of the slave communication device from the control communication device, expressed by the number of routings, and is stored in the slave communication device. The slave communication device, for further routing of packets in the mesh network, uses time slots assigned according to the difference between said virtual routing number and the virtual routing number of the sender of a received packet. Packet routing is based on successive flooding of the virtual routing structure and time division multiplexing. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128064 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RELATED APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The disclosure is directed to a method and apparatus for D2D communication in a wireless communication system and related apparatuses using the same. In one of the exemplary embodiments, a proposed method may include determining whether to performing a D2D transmission and a cellular transmission simultaneously in a resource block allocated in a cellular uplink time slot; if a cellular uplink transmission rate in addition to a D2D transmission rate is greater than or equal to a maximum cellular UL transmission rate: performing the D2D transmission and the cellular transmission simultaneously; and adjusting a power of the D2D transmission and a power of the cellular transmission to maximize an overall transmission rate which is the cellular UL transmission rate in addition to the D2D transmission rate. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128065 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES FROM COMPONENT CARRIERS TO A PUBLIC-SAFETY MOBILE RADIO - Disclosed herein are methods and systems for allocating resources from component carriers to a public-safety mobile radio. An embodiment takes the form of a process that is carried out by carried out by a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Evolved Node B (eNodeB). The eNodeB makes a first determination to allocate resources to a given mobile radio. The eNodeB makes a second determination that the given mobile radio is a public-safety mobile radio. In response to making the first and second determinations, the eNodeB selects, based on one or more public-safety-communication criteria, a component carrier from among a plurality of component carriers managed by the eNodeB. The eNodeB allocates resources on the selected eNodeB component carrier to the given mobile radio. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128066 | METHOD OF ALLOCATING RESOURCE TO D2D LINK, AND TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA THROUGH D2D LINK - Disclosed are a method for allocating a resource to a D2D link of a base station, including determining a D2D link resource to be allocated to the D2D link among cellular resources of the base station, and transmitting uplink control information including information on the D2D link resource to at least two terminals which are connected by the D2D link among a plurality of cellular terminals connected to the base station, and a method for transmitting/receiving data to and from a terminal, including: searching for a white space of cellular resources; transmitting a search result for the white space to a base station of coverage to which the terminal belongs; receiving resource information determined depending on the search result; and transmitting/receiving data to and from the adjacent terminals through the D2D link based on the resource information. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128067 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING A POSITIONING SIGNAL USING MULTIPLE CARRIER CHANNELS - Transmitting positioning signals from transmitters in a positioning system. In certain implementations, one or more positioning signals are generated at a transmitter and transmitted using two or more carrier channels at the same time. In one implementation, only one positioning signal is generated and transmitted on each of the two or more carrier channels at the same time. In another implementation, two or more positioning signals are generated, and each of those positioning signals is transmitted on a different carrier channel at the same time. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128068 | System And Method For Assigning Frequency Resources In A Three-Hop Repeater - A system and method for allocating frequency resources in a three-hop repeater are disclosed. Bandwidth can be allocated asymmetrically, and in non-contiguous blocks for the required bandwidth for a transmission operation. Bandwidth is dynamically allocated on an as-needed basis. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128069 | DE-SENSE CHARACTERIZATION WITH ACCURATE ESTIMATION OF TX BACKOFF BASED ON DYNAMIC CHANNEL CONDITIONS - A method for determining transmission power backoff includes: for each combination of a plurality of predetermined receive (RX) signal power levels and transmit (TX) signal power levels: setting the RX signal power level for a first radio access technology (RAT) to one of the predetermined power levels; setting the TX signal power level for a second RAT to one of the predetermined power levels; subtracting a predetermined TX power backoff amount from the predetermined TX signal power level and transmitting the TX signal; measuring the RX signal frame error rate (FER); and increasing the TX power backoff amount by a predetermined amount until the FER is not greater than a predetermined threshold value at the predetermined RX signal power level. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128070 | CONFIGURABLE CLEAR CHANNEL ASSESSMENT - An example method of assessing one more communication channels includes receiving an indication to initiate channel assessment, receiving a user-selected first set of assessment parameters, and determining whether or not the first communication channel is busy based on the first set of assessment parameters. The method also includes replacing the first set of assessment parameters with a user-selected second set of assessment parameters, and determining whether or not the second communication channel is busy based on the second set of assessment parameters. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128071 | Radio Frequency Coexistence Management For Concurrent Data Traffic Service In Multi-Subscriber-Identity-Module (SIM) Devices - Various embodiments provide methods, devices, and non-transitory processor-readable storage media for avoiding coexistence interference between radio access technologies (RATs) operating on a multi-active communication device. Various embodiments provide methods, devices, and non-transitory processor-readable storage media to leverage an ability of a multi-active communication device to manage two RATs and/or subscriptions to protect on-demand traffic service performance, such as Multimedia Messaging Service (“MMS”) service performance, when inter-RAT coexistence interference is occurring, or is likely to occur, between an on-demand traffic service, such as a MMS service, and a data service. In some embodiments, an on-demand traffic service may be a bursty on-demand traffic service. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128072 | METHODS AND APPARATUS USING INTERLEAVED GUARD OFDM IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A user equipment, apparatus, and method are provided for wireless communication using an IG-OFDM structure. An apparatus is configured to transmit a known reference signal. The apparatus is configured to receive, in response to the reference signal and from at least one user equipment (UE), capability information that includes at least one of the sub-band bandwidth or number of independently decodable sub-bands that can be dynamically turned on or off by the at least one UE. The apparatus is configured to define an interleaved guard OFDM (IG-OFDM) structure according to the received capability information, the IG-OFDM structure including guard tones distributed within an OFDM symbol where there is no signal transmission on these guard tones. The apparatus is configured to communicate with the at least one UE using a transmitted waveform that is shaped according to the IG-OFDM structure. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128073 | RADIO BASE STATION, RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - The present invention is designed to reduce the impact of inter-cell interference by interference control using signaling between radio base stations. In the radio communication system of the present invention, a radio base station carries out radio communication with a user terminal by using a UL/DL configuration, which represent the configuration of uplink subframes and downlink subframes in a radio frame. Also, the radio base station determines the interference control information to use in interference control in the fixed subframe and the flexible subframe in the above UL/DL configuration. Also, the radio base station transmits the above interference control information to the neighboring radio base stations via an inter-radio-base-station interface. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128074 | APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR SPATIAL REUSE IN A HIGH EFFICIENCY WIRELESS LOCAL-AREA NETWORK - Apparatus, computer readable medium, and method for generating and receiving signal fields in a high efficiency wireless local-area network (WLAN) are disclosed. A high-efficiency wireless local-area network (HEW) device including circuitry is disclosed. The circuitry may be configured to: receive a physical (PHY) header or media access control (MAC) header from a second HEW station, wherein the PHY header or MAC header comprises an indication of a spatial reuse opportunity and a defer duration; adjust one or more parameters to determine whether or not the wireless medium is in use; and determine whether to transmit within the spatial reuse opportunity based on the adjusted one or more parameters. The circuitry may be configured to adjust one or more parameters to determine whether or not the wireless medium is in use in where the parameters are signal detect (SD) threshold, a mid-packet detection (MPD) threshold, and an energy detection (ED) threshold. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128075 | COOPERATIVE SPECTRUM SENSING METHOD AND IN-VEHICLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Efficient spectrum sensing is implemented taking into account the fading caused by multipath fading and shadow fading in a mobile environment. A cooperative spectrum sensing method performed by a plurality of in-vehicle wireless communication devices, includes: a decorrelation time acquisition step for acquiring a first decorrelation time, which is a time interval in which channel fluctuations resulting from multipath fading are decorrelated, and a second decorrelation time, which is a time interval in which channel fluctuations resulting from shadow fading are decorrelated; a sensing step for repeatedly performing sensing at a time interval equal to or longer than the first decorrelation time; a notification step for wireless transmitting a plurality of most recent sensing results at a time interval equal to or longer than the second decorrelation time; and a determination step for determining a state of a channel on the basis of the plurality of sensing results transmitted from the plurality of in-vehicle wireless communication devices. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128076 | Triggering of Transmission Time Interval Bundling Based on Frequency Selective Channel Quality Information in a Radio Communication System - There is provided a method and corresponding network node for handling TTI bundling in a radio communication system. The method comprises the steps of obtaining (S | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128077 | PACKET DROP BASED DYNAMIC RECEIVE PRIORITY FOR NETWORK DEVICES - A hypervisor executed by a processing device retrieves a plurality of packets from a network device and forwards the packets to one or more virtual machines. The hypervisor determines a number of the plurality of packets successfully received by the one or more virtual machines, and when a function of the number is below a first threshold, decreases a priority for the network device associated with handling incoming packets. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128078 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTUITIVE PACKET BUFFERING AND ADAPTIVE PAGING - The solution introduces a flexible mechanism to avoid paging a delay-tolerant UE prematurely by buffering its high frequency, low priority data for a time duration set according to the UE's current and historic activity data, thereby increasing radio resource and network efficiency, and reducing UE batter drainage. A method of managing frequent low priority downlink data transmissions comprises receiving a downlink data packet intended for a UE, buffering the received downlink data packet in response to a determination that the received downlink data packet is low priority, and the UE is delay-tolerant, starting a timer, the timer being set in response in response to the UE currently being in an idle state, the timer being set according to a next anticipated activity time for the UE, and transmitting the downlink data packet to the UE upon the expiration of the timer. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128079 | MAPPING DATA TRAFFIC THROUGHOUT PROTOCOL LAYERS BASED ON PRIORITY INFORMATION - Various aspects of the present disclosure provide for an apparatus configured for determining priority information associated with data traffic at an upper layer, mapping the data traffic to a queue at an intermediate layer based on the priority information determined at the upper layer, and mapping an endpoint associated with the queue to an access category (AC) at a lower layer based on the priority information determined at the upper layer. The priority information of the data traffic may be associated with a classification or type of data in the data traffic. The upper layer may be an application layer. The intermediate layer may be a protocol adaptation layer (PAL). The lower layer may be a media access control (MAC) layer. Various apparatuses, methods, computer-readable medium including similar features are also provided herein. Additional and alternative aspects, embodiments, and features are also provided herein. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128080 | LAA-LTE COMMUNICATION IN AN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM - A method includes transmitting, at an access point configured to transmit data over an unlicensed band, a single message prior to transmitting data over a channel of the unlicensed band. The method further includes receiving, at the access point, a plurality of responses from a plurality of user equipment acknowledging the single message in response to the single message. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128081 | Method and Network Node for Assisting Handling of Interference at a Receiver Device - It is presented a method for assisting handling of interference at a receiver device. The method is performed in a network node and comprises the steps of: determining a parameter indicating a maximum number of interfering streams for which interference suppression is likely to be successful at the receiver device; determining that a number of potentially interfering streams at the receiver device exceeds the maximum number of interfering streams indicated by the parameter; and scheduling transmissions to avoid that the number of concurrent interfering streams at the receiver device exceeds the maximum number of interfering streams indicated by the parameter. A corresponding network node is also presented. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128082 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING MULTIPLE D2D (DEVICE TO DEVICE) GRANTS IN A SA (SCHEDULING ASSIGNMENT) PERIOD IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus are disclosed for handling multiple D2D grants for multiple sidelinks in decreasing order of priority. In one embodiment, the method includes a first UE participates in a first sidelink and a second sidelink, wherein a priority of the first sidelink is higher than a priority of the second sidelink. The method also includes the first UE receiving a first D2D grant and a second D2D grant from a base station in a first SA period. The method further includes the first UE serving the first sidelink with the first D2D grant and afterward, the first UE cannot serve the first sidelink with another D2D grant for the same SA period as the first D2D grant. In addition, the method includes the first UE serving the second sidelink with the second D2D grant and afterward, the first UE cannot serve the second sidelink with another D2D grant for the same SA period as the second D2D grant. Furthermore, the method includes the first UE using the first D2D grant for transmitting available data of the first sidelink and using the second D2D grant for transmitting available data of the second sidelink in a second SA period, wherein the second SA period and the first SA period are different SA periods. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128083 | NETWORKED RESOURCE PROVISIONING SYSTEM - In response to requests for their use of the resources by the applications, resources are first allocated to “inelastic” requests specified for performance at a specific time slot. A baseline allocation of resources is then determined which is the minimum amount of capacity that has to be used for efficient operation of the resources required to meet the requests. This baseline will include some additional capacity as the minimum efficient capacity is less than the maximum capacity. “Elastic” requests, specified for performance within a predetermined time range comprising two or more of the set of time slots, are then allocated so as to prioritise the use of this spare capacity, bringing actual usage up to at least the baseline allocation of resources. If further capacity is required to meet all the inelastic requests, further capacity is allocated and the baseline redefined to include it. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128084 | METHODS FOR EFFICIENT OPERATION OF LTE CELLS ON UNLICENSED SPECTRUM - A method for efficient data transmission in a wireless communication system includes dynamically configuring at least one period cycle (P-CYCLE) pattern comprising a period-on (P-ON) duration and a period-off (P-OFF) duration that are adjusted in accordance with a number of transmissions from user equipments (UEs) operating in a shared band spectrum, wherein the number of transmissions comprises a number of successful transmissions or a number of unsuccessful transmissions received from the UEs. The method further includes transmitting the P-CYCLE pattern including the P-ON duration and the P-OFF duration to the UEs using a downlink channel over the shared spectrum band, wherein the downlink channel comprises a higher layer signal or a physical layer signal. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128085 | Channel Mapping for an Aggregated Touchless Wireless Fronthaul - A method implemented by a wireless fronthaul unit, the method comprises aggregating a plurality of first wireless channel signals to produce a first aggregated signal via digital frequency-domain mapping (FDM), wherein the first wireless channel signals are positioned in the first aggregated signal in non-overlapping first frequency bands, each non-overlapping first frequency band having a first bandwidth and a center frequency, wherein each respective center frequency is an odd integer multiple of a lowest center frequency, converting the first aggregated signal into a first modulated signal, and transmitting the first modulated signal to a wireless fronthaul link. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128086 | Radio Resources Configuration Signaling in a Wireless Network - Aspects described herein relate to configuring radio resources of a control channel for use by base stations and wireless devices. According to some embodiments, one or more control messages may be transmitted by a base station and/or received by a wireless device. The control messages may comprise configuration parameters for the radio resources of the control channel. Exemplary configuration parameters may include an indication of one or more subframes in a frame on a carrier, an indication of a starting symbol corresponding to the control channel in the one or more subframes, and one or more frequency resource parameters for non-overlapping sets of resource blocks in the one or more subframes. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128087 | METHOD FOR ASSISTING SCHEDULING OF A USER EQUIPMENT IN A HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK - A method in a first base station for assisting a third base station in scheduling a user equipment. The first base station obtains a first parameter associated to a first cell, or an indication of the first parameter, and identifier of the first cell. The first parameter comprises a first protected subframe pattern. The first base station obtains a second parameter associated to a second cell, or indication of the second parameter, and an identifier of the second cell. The second parameter comprises a second protected subframe pattern. The first base station assists the third base station in scheduling of the user equipment in a third cell by sending to the third base station the first parameter, or the indication of the first parameter, and the identifier of the first cell, together with the second parameter, or the indication of the second parameter, and the identifier of the second cell. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128088 | CONTROL SIGNALING IN MULTIPLE ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Control signaling in multiple access communication systems, including apparatus and methods, is disclosed. Multiple access to a wireless communication link is based on power modulation division. Modulation information, capacity information, resource scheduling information, and resource assignment information is determined by a base station. Information is transmitted to user equipment devices in a common control channel in accordance with the determined modulation information, capacity information and resource scheduling information. Information is also transmitted to supporting user equipment, which supports the power modulation division multiple access, in a user equipment-specific control channel in accordance with the determined resource assignment information. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128089 | Communication Method for Terminal in Wireless Communication System and Terminal Using Same - A communication method for a terminal in a wireless communication system and a terminal using the method are provided. The method comprises: a first downlink subframe receiving a downlink grant; and a plurality of downlink subframes receiving a plurality of data channels that are scheduled by the downlink grant, wherein the plurality of downlink subframes belong to a predetermined downlink subframe group. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128090 | HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT/REQUEST (HARQ) RELIABILITY IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Various aspects described herein relate to hybrid automatic repeat/request (HARQ) communications in a wireless network. A first instance of a HARQ communication is transmitted or received over a first set of one or more links. Based on the transmitting or receiving the first instance of the HARQ communication, a scheduling grant can be received for a second instance of the HARQ communication over a second set of one or more links different from the first set of one or more links. The second instance of the HARQ communication can accordingly be transmitted or received over the second set of one or more links based at least in part on the scheduling grant. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128091 | COMMUNICATING HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT/REQUEST (HARQ) FEEDBACK IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Various aspects described herein relate to transmitting hybrid automatic repeat/request (HARQ) feedback. A HARQ communication can be received over a set of one or more links based on a first scheduling grant. One or more interference parameters related to receiving the HARQ communication can be determined as well as one or more predicted interference parameters for a next HARQ communication. HARQ feedback can be transmitted for the HARQ communication including the one or more interference parameters and the one or more predicted interference parameters. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128092 | HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT/REQUEST (HARQ) SCHEDULING - Various aspects described herein relate to communicating hybrid automatic repeat/request (HARQ) feedback. HARQ feedback related to a HARQ communication over one or more links can be received from a user equipment (UE), wherein the HARQ feedback includes at least one or more interference parameters and/or one or more predicted interference parameters. A rate control loop for each of one or more interference patterns corresponding to each of the one or more links can be maintained based at least in part on the one or more interference parameters. A scheduling grant can be generated for the UE for another instance of the HARQ communication based at least in part on the rate control loop and the one or more predicted interference parameters. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128093 | METHOD FOR AVOIDING TRANSMITTING MAC PDU HAVING PADDING ONLY IN A D2D COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for avoiding padding only MAC PDU in a D2D communication system, the method comprising: receiving a sidelink grant from a base station (BS) when the TX UE communicates with a receiving UE (RX UE) directly; checking size of the received sidelink grant; and transmitting a Medium Access Control Protocol Data Unit (MAC PDU) including at least one byte of Radio Link Control Service Data Unit (RLC SDU) if the size of received sidelink grant is larger than a minimum size of MAC PDU including only MAC header and Radio Link Control (RLC) header for Sidelink Traffic Channel (STCH). | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128094 | METHOD FOR CANCELING SCHEDULING REQUESTS TRIGGERED BY A SIDELINK BUFFER STATUS REPORT IN A D2D COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for canceling scheduling requests triggered by a sidelink buffer status report in a D2D communication system, the method comprising: receiving an uplink grant while one or more Scheduling Requests (SRs) are pending, wherein all of the one or more SRs are triggered by sidelink Buffer Status Report (BSR); generating a MAC (Medium Access Control) PDU (Protocol Data Unit); and canceling the all of the one or more pending SRs if the MAC PDU includes a sidelink BSR MAC CE (Medium Access Control Control Element). | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128095 | VARIABLE LENGTH TRANSMISSION TIME INTERVALS (TTI) - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for enabling and utilizing variable length transmission time intervals (TTI) are described. Latency for communications between base stations and user equipment (UEs) may be reduced by flexibly and dynamically adapting to data traffic needs. TTI for a given UE may be dynamically adjusted according to UE or system requirements and the configuration of uplink and downlink TTI. A base station may utilize dynamic grants to schedule resources within a system. A UE may receive a grant in a first portion of a variable TTI. The UE may determine a duration of the variable TTI based on the grant, and the UE may communicate accordingly. The UE may receive a subsequent grant in the variable TTI—either in the first portion or another portion—and may respond or alter its operation accordingly. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128096 | FEEDBACK SIGNAL MANAGEMENT FOR LOW LATENCY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Apparatus and methods, in one or more aspect, provide feedback with respect to downlink grant feedback communications received by a user equipment (UE). The apparatus and methods monitor for signals from a network entity on one or more channels, and determine, based on the monitoring, whether one or more grants are received and whether UE data is received on the one or more channels. Further, the apparatus and methods generate a feedback indication having a feedback value determined according to a feedback rule and based on whether the one or more grants and the UE data are received. Additionally, the apparatus and methods transmit the feedback indication to the network entity on a resource determined according to the feedback rule and based on whether the one or more grants and the UE data are received. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128097 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING SCHEDULING PERIODS BASED ON INFORMATION ABOUT THE MODE OF OPERATION - According to an example implementation, a method includes: receiving, at an apparatus, information from a node, said information defining a mode of operation for communicating scheduling information; and configuring transmission and reception periods of scheduling information at said apparatus in dependence on the mode of operation. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128098 | USER TERMINAL, CELLULAR BASE STATION, AND PROCESSOR | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128099 | Wide Bandwidth Favored Channel Access Methods in Wireless Local Area Networks - A method to improve channel access opportunity for wide bandwidth transmission in wireless local area networks is proposed. The method allows different clear channel assessment (CCA) thresholds for different transmission channel bandwidth. During a primary channel CCA process, a low CCA threshold level is applied for an intended narrow transmission channel bandwidth, while a high CCA threshold level is applied for an indented wide transmission channel bandwidth. In addition to the “all bandwidth transmission branch” that is based on the low CCA level, the “wide bandwidth transmission branch” is based on the high CCA level, which increases the opportunity for channel access by raising the CCA levels based on intended transmission channel bandwidths. As a result, the likelihood of wide channel transmission is increased. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128100 | System and Method for Detecting Active Resource Units - Disclosed herein are an active resource unit detector and a method of use thereof. An embodiment method of detecting active resource units among a plurality of potential resource units includes receiving an aggregate signal containing active pilots transmitted over the active resource units via random access transmissions. The active pilots are then detected and respectively associated with the active resource units according to a pilot-to-resource unit mapping. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128101 | CHANNEL ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - Disclosed are a channel access method and an apparatus therefor. A channel access method in a wireless LAN includes the steps of determining whether an STA (station) changes a first access category for a probe request frame; and if a first access category is changed to a second access category, performing a back-off process for enabling the STA to transmit the probe request frame based on the second access category, wherein the second access category may have a lower priority than the first access category. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128102 | Contention Based Uplink Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) - A method of performing contention-based uplink OFDMA transmission is proposed in accordance with one novel aspect. A wireless communications station (an AP) reserves both dedicated resource and contention resource for uplink OFDMA operation for a list of communications devices (STAs). For contention-based random access, the AP does not need to collect traffic requests from the STAs. The AP only needs to make simple resource arrangement. The AP only needs to specify the allocated resource for random access and the uplink OFDMA operation duration and timing for each uplink OFDMA packet. Each STA having traffic request will contend the resource based on a random access probability scheme. | 2016-05-05 |
