Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080247339 | MOBILE RADIO DEVICE SYNCHRONIZATION - Method for synchronizing a plurality of mobile radio devices, mobile radio devices and a method for synchronizing a mobile radio device. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for synchronizing a plurality of mobile radio devices is provided including transmitting a downlink synchronization signal in a shared downlink synchronization channel to a plurality of mobile radio devices, and receiving a plurality of uplink synchronization signals via a plurality of dedicated uplink synchronization channels. | 10-09-2008 |
20080270866 | TRANSMISSION WITH AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST PROCESS - Method for transmitting data includes selecting an automatic repeat request process from a plurality of automatic repeat request processes, the selection being based at least on a first parameter specifying a predetermined number of automatic repeat request data re-transmissions and on a second parameter specifying a predetermined duration of an automatic repeat request transmission period, during which the predetermined number of automatic repeat request data re-transmissions may be performed. The data are transmitted using the selected automatic repeat request process. | 10-30-2008 |
20080311921 | COMMUNICATION RESOURCE SIGNALING - A method for communication resource signaling including determining whether an event has taken place which indicates that communication resources being allocated to a communication terminal for a communication service are currently not needed by the communication terminal for the communication service; and sending a signaling message, if the event has taken place, to the communication terminal indicating that the communication resources continute to be allocated to the communication terminal for the communication service or that the communication resources are no longer allocated to the communication terminal for the communication service. | 12-18-2008 |
20080311922 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA AND TRANSMITTER - A method for transmitting data includes using a plurality of time slots of a physical channel for transmission of the data, the plurality of time slots being grouped into at least a first time slot group and a second time slot group, transmitting data items of the data being associated with a first priority using time slots of the first time slot group, and transmitting data items of the data being associated with a second priority using time slots of the second time slot group. | 12-18-2008 |
20090042532 | DETERMINING A RECEIVING QUALITY IN A RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A radio communication device including a receiver configured to receive radio signals, a measurement circuit configured to measure the receiving quality of received radio signals, and a controller configured to control the measurement circuit such that a first measurement is carried out using a first frequency bandwidth, thereby determining a first receiving quality, and if the determined first receiving quality fulfills a first receiving quality criterion, a second measurement is carried out using a second frequency bandwidth, wherein the second frequency bandwidth is larger than the first frequency bandwidth, thereby determining a second receiving quality. | 02-12-2009 |
20090042559 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING A MEASUREMENT BY A COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method for performing a measurement by a communication device including selecting at least one measurement type of a plurality of measurement types, wherein each measurement type is assigned to a time slot, wherein the at least one measurement type is selected for a time interval which is pre-defined as a transmission gap of a receiver of the communication device for carrying out measurements by the receiver corresponding to the time slot; and performing a measurement of the at least one measurement type during the time interval. | 02-12-2009 |
20090170441 | RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MEASUREMENT CONTROL INFORMATION IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - In various embodiments, a communication device and a method for processing measurement control information in a communication device are provided. In an embodiment, system information and a system information identifier are stored by the communication device in a first connection state and the system information identifier is transmitted to the network communication device after changing to a second connection state. | 07-02-2009 |
20090176514 | RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - In an embodiment, a radio communication device is provided. A radio communication device may include a paging channel capacity setting circuit configured to set a paging channel capacity individually for another radio communication device. | 07-09-2009 |
20090191883 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA - A method for transmitting data including determining at least one allowable time period which is allowed to be used for data transmission via a communication channel during a time interval which is pre-defined as a transmission gap for the communication channel for carrying out measurements in a first frequency range which is different from a second frequency range used for data transmissions via the communication channel; and transmitting data during the at least one allowable time period via the communication channel. | 07-30-2009 |
20090262680 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AN UPLINK TRANSMISSION CONTROL MESSAGE, METHOD FOR RECEIVING AN UPLINK TRANSMISSION CONTROL MESSAGE - In an embodiment, a communication device is provided. The communication device may include a scheduling message generating circuit configured to generate a scheduling message such that the scheduling message includes a receiving scheduling information specifying when to receive an uplink transmission control message, the receiving scheduling information being defined depending on a configuration of an uplink transmission channel, an uplink transmission control message generating circuit configured to generate an uplink transmission control message to control an uplink transmission from another communication device via the uplink transmission channel, and a transmitter circuit configured to transmit the uplink transmission control message in accordance with the receiving scheduling information such that the uplink transmission control message is transmitted via an uplink transmission control downlink channel. | 10-22-2009 |
20090268675 | Apparatus and methods for transmission and reception of data in multi-antenna systems - Methods and apparatus adapted to address asymmetric conditions in a multi-antenna system. In one embodiment, the multi-antenna system comprises a wireless (e.g., 3G cellular) multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) system, and the methods and apparatus efficiently utilize transmitter and receiver resources based at least in part on a detected asymmetric condition. If an asymmetric condition is detected by the transmitter on any given data stream, the transmitter can decide to utilize only a subset of the available resources for that stream. Accordingly, the signal processing resources for that data stream are adapted to mirror the reduction in resources that are necessary for transmission. The transmitter signals the receiver that it will only be using a subset of the resources available, and the receiver adapts its operation according to the signaling data it receives. The multi-antenna system can therefore reduce power consumption as well as increasing spectral efficiency on the network. | 10-29-2009 |
20090296609 | Adaptive operational full-duplex and half-duplex FDD modes in wireless networks - Methods and apparatus that enable a wireless network system to dynamically change between full-duplex FDD operation and half-duplex FDD operation in order to take advantage of operational aspects of both modes. In one embodiment, an alternative duplex mode of operation is disclosed (semi-static half duplex FDD operation) that enables coordination between the client device (e.g., UMTS UE) and the base station in order to centralize control of radio resource control (RRC) to the base station. The disclosed methods and apparatus may also advantageously incorporate hybrid ARQ (HARQ) or comparable timing requirements into their operation. | 12-03-2009 |
20090296641 | Wireless femtocell setup methods and apparatus - Methods and apparatus that enable a wireless femtocell to operate in its designated frequency so as to minimize interference between the wireless femtocell and neighboring base stations (and other femtocells or nomadic cells). In one exemplary embodiment, the femtocell cell comprises a UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) femtocell which has the ability to scan the air interface in a manner similar to that associated with a UE in order to identify unallocated resources within the wireless network, and subsequently request access for the unallocated resources. Business methods useful in combination with the aforementioned methods and apparatus are also disclosed. | 12-03-2009 |
20090305671 | Network access control methods and apparatus - Methods and apparatus that provide user access control within wireless networks such as those having both fixed and portable nodes. In one embodiment, the network comprises a 3G cellular network or Interworking WLAN (iWLAN), and the portable nodes comprise Home Node B (HNB) base stations. The HNB is configured to authenticate new users, and provide network access while still maintaining user privacy. The portable nodes also may operate in a number of different operating modes which provide different functional control over user access. In one variant, an easy-to-use owner-assigned ID based access control mechanism with a reliable unambiguous user ID is utilized. Methods for providing access control across differing network architectures and protocols, such the aforementioned iWLAN, and business methods, are also described. | 12-10-2009 |
20090318142 | GROUPING OF USER TERMINAL CELL ACCESS INFORMATION IN A SYSTEM INFORMATION BLOCK - Disclosed is a method for generating and transmitting system information in a mobile radio cell. In said method, system information is grouped into several information frames, information required for a mobile user device in order to verify if said mobile user device has access to the mobile radio cell being grouped into a single information frame, and the information frames are fed to the data securing layer by the network layer and are transmitted by means of the physical layer. | 12-24-2009 |
20100040037 | RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICES, RADIO COMMUNICATION NETWORK ARRANGEMENT, METHOD FOR OPERATING A RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE - In an embodiment, a radio communication terminal device is provided. The radio communication terminal device may include a receiver configured to receive radio data signals via a first frequency carrier and a second frequency carrier, and a controller configured to control the receiver such that the receiver does not receive radio data signals via the first frequency carrier during a transmission gap, and such that the receiver receives radio data signals via the second frequency carrier during the transmission gap. | 02-18-2010 |
20100062779 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCED INTERRUPTION TIME IN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS - A method and mobile communication device that reduce communication interruption time when a base station stops operating are described. The mobile communication device is wirelessly connected to a cell operated by a base station. The method includes determining a fallback cell, obtaining parameters to quickly establish a wireless connection to the fallback cell, determining that the base station is stopping operation, and using the parameters to quickly establish a wireless connection to the fallback cell. Also described are a base station and method for the base station to reduce communication interruption time. The method includes determining that the base station is stopping operation, switching to a backup power source if the base station is stopping operation due to loss of power, and transmitting a message to the mobile communication devices connected to the base station that they should switch to a fallback cell, since the base station is stopping operation. | 03-11-2010 |
20100067496 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AN UPLINK SIGNAL TRANSMISSION POWER AND COMMUNICATION DEVICES - In an embodiment, a method for controlling an uplink signal transmission power in a communication device is provided. The method may include receiving a first message in a control channel modification time period, the first message including scheduling information about the timing of the transmission of a second message, the second message including an uplink signal transmission power related information, which will be transmitted by another communication device in the same control channel modification time period, controlling the communication device to receive the second message in accordance with the scheduling information, and controlling the uplink signal transmission power, which is used by the communication device for transmitting signals, depending on the uplink signal transmission power related information. | 03-18-2010 |
20100069119 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE TYPE OF A MOBILE RADIO BASE STATION; RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND NETWORK DEVICES; RADIO COMMUNICATION SMART CARD DEVICE - In an embodiment, a method for determining the type of a mobile radio base station is provided. The method may include receiving a synchronization message comprising a mobile radio base station identifier, and determining the type of a mobile radio base station using a previously signaled and stored piece of mobile radio base station type determining information indicating a rule as to how the type of a mobile radio base station out of a plurality of types of a mobile radio base station can be derived from a mobile radio base station identifier and the received mobile radio base station identifier. | 03-18-2010 |
20100113041 | METHOD OF SIGNALLING SYSTEM INFORMATION, METHOD OF RECEIVING SYSTEM INFORMATION, RADIO BASE STATION AND RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A method of signalling system information and a method of receiving system information are provided. The method of signalling system information includes broadcasting a piece of system information in a radio cell, the piece of system information indicating that a first portion of a frequency spectrum, the frequency spectrum being available for the radio cell, is assigned to a first radio mode, the piece of system information further indicating that a second portion of the frequency spectrum is assigned to a second radio mode, the second radio mode being different from the first radio mode. A radio base station is configured to perform the method of signalling system information. A radio communication terminal is configured to receive the broadcasted piece of system information. | 05-06-2010 |
20100113053 | METHOD OF ACCESSING A PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL, METHOD OF SIGNALLING ACCESS INFORMATION FOR ACCESSING A PHYSICAL RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL, MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND BASE STATION - A method of accessing a physical random access channel, a method of signaling access information for accessing a physical random access channel, a mobile communication terminal and a base station are provided. The method of accessing a physical random access channel comprises selecting a plurality of transmission time intervals from transmission time intervals being allowed for accessing a physical random access channel, randomly selecting one transmission time interval of the plurality of transmission time intervals, and accessing the physical random access channel in the randomly selected transmission time interval. A mobile communication terminal is configured to carry out the method. | 05-06-2010 |
20100182916 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING NETWORK WIRELESS COMMUNICATION RESOURCES - Embodiments are described that provide methods and radio networks that communicate data between a mobile communication device and a core network. The methods include using network coding to encode data, and communicating a subset of the encoded data between the mobile communication device and the core network through a dynamic relay station. | 07-22-2010 |
20100184454 | MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - In an embodiment, a mobile radio communication device is provided. The mobile radio communication device may include a mobile radio communication protocol circuit configured to provide a home base station function for a mobile radio communication with another mobile radio communication device, and a memory configured to store a home base station group data structure, wherein the home base station group data structure for each communication device associated with the home base station group comprises a home base station group member identifier to identify a mobile radio communication device as a member of the home base station group. | 07-22-2010 |
20100195586 | Multiband-operation in wireless communication systems - A method and wireless communication network that employs adapted control channel information to facilitate centralized and distributed scheduling of network resources for a network with mobile communication devices of differing bandwidth capabilities are described. The method includes transmitting control channel data of a first format over a control channel, wherein the control channel data of the first format conveys information related to data transmitted within a first frequency band and transmitting control channel data of a second format over the control channel, wherein the control channel data of the second format conveys information related to data transmitted over one or more frequency bands, the one or more frequency bands having a combined bandwidth equal or greater than the first frequency band. | 08-05-2010 |
20100240400 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING PAGING MECHANISMS AND PUBLICATION OF DYNAMIC PAGING MECHANISMS - Methods and apparatus enabling a wireless network to dynamically change or implement paging mode operation, such as optimization based on one or more network parameters. In one embodiment, the wireless network is a cellular network (e.g., 3G UMTS or LTE), and both base stations and cellular user devices dynamically configure the paging mode operation based on various desired operational attributes relating to the network parameters. Such flexible paging mechanisms may be published to the network users via several methods, and users with appropriately enabled user devices may improve their power and applications performance. Base stations may also advantageously reclaim freed-up cellular resources to support other services. Legacy subscribers are also not affected. | 09-23-2010 |
20100272059 | MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND MOBILE RADIO BASE STATION DEVICES - In various embodiments, a mobile radio communication device is provided. The mobile radio communication device may include a mobile radio communication protocol circuit configured to provide a home base station function for a mobile radio communication with a mobile radio communication terminal device, and a mobile radio resources allocation and reservation circuit configured to allocate and reserve mobile radio resources to a home base station for mobile radio user data transmission between the mobile radio communication device and the mobile radio communication terminal device. | 10-28-2010 |
20100273468 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURATION OF FEMTOCELLS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods and apparatus that enable and optimize the simultaneous operation of several wireless femtocells having overlapping coverage areas. In one embodiment of the invention, a resource allocation (e.g., time-frequency grid for an OFDM or TDMA based wireless network) governs the simultaneous operation of several femtocells with overlapping coverage areas by specifying uses for resources. A resource allocation unit (RAU) entity is disclosed for managing and modifying resource allocations for femtocells. The community of femtocells can flexibly share resources according to the time-frequency grid, thereby maximizing spectral efficiency without requiring substantial network overhead. | 10-28-2010 |
20100273472 | METHOD OF MEASUREMENT REPORTING, METHOD OF HANDLING MEASUREMENT REPORTS, CELLULAR RADIO TERMINAL AND CELLULAR RADIO NETWORK UNIT - A method of measurement reporting, a method of handling measurement reports, a cellular radio terminal and a cellular radio network unit are provided. A method of measurement reporting comprises sending a first measurement report and sending a second measurement report after the sending a first measurement report, the second measurement report comprising an indication that the first measurement report is not valid anymore. A method of handling measurement reports comprises receiving such first and second measurement reports, discarding the first measurement report and processing the second measurement report. A cellular radio terminal is configured to carry out the method of measurement reporting. A cellular radio network unit is configured to carry out the method of handling measurement reports. | 10-28-2010 |
20100329193 | PERMANENT DEDICATED RANDOM ACCESS PREAMBLES FOR FEMTOCELL - Methods and apparatuses for allocating permanent dedicated preambles for connection with a femtocell. Various embodiments include selecting one or more mobile communication devices to be a main device, assigning the permanent dedicated preambles to each of the one or more main devices, transmitting the assigned permanent dedicated preambles to the one or more main devices, storing a relation of the assigned permanent dedicated preambles in a memory of the one or more main devices, and explicitly releasing one or more of the assigned permanent dedicated preambles when a release condition is met. | 12-30-2010 |
20110002314 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZATION OF FEMTOCELL NETWORK MANAGEMENT - Methods and apparatus that reduce network management overhead required for the operation of wireless femtocells. In one aspect of the invention, a central network entity governs the simultaneous operation of several femtocells by specifying modes of operation, and operational parameters for one or more of the femtocells. In one embodiment, at least one of the specified modes of operation directs a femtocell to operate in a substantially autonomous manner within the network-defined operational parameters. The network-defined constraints are provided to the femtocell for example, responsive to a successful registration attempt. | 01-06-2011 |
20110007695 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAPPING PHYSICAL CONTROL CHANNELS - An apparatus and method that map physical control channels onto radio resource elements are described. The method may include mapping physical control channels of a first mobile radio technology onto a first set of radio resource element groups, mapping physical control channels of the second mobile radio technology onto a second set of radio resource element groups, generating mapping information specifying the mapping of physical control channels of the first mobile radio technology onto the first set of radio resource element groups, and generating mapping information specifying the mapping of physical control channels of the second mobile radio technology onto the second set of radio resource element groups. | 01-13-2011 |
20110051643 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method of transmitting data is described comprising selecting a transmission mode from at least a first and a second transmission mode, wherein according to the first transmission mode data is transmitted in at least two first time periods using first communication resources wherein the at least two first time periods are separated by a first time interval, wherein according to the second transmission mode data is transmitted in at least two second time periods using second communication resources wherein the at least two second time periods are separated by a second time interval, and wherein the first time interval is longer than the second and the first communication resources allow the transmission of a higher amount of data than the second communication resources; and transmitting data to the selected transmission mode. | 03-03-2011 |
20110075611 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ERROR CORRECTION FOR COORDINATED WIRELESS BASE STATIONS - Methods and apparatus for coordinated error correction among a set of wireless base stations in communication with one another. In one embodiment, the wireless base stations are part of a cellular network having various cellular base stations (including a serving base station, and multiple supplemental base stations), and transmit multiple redundant versions of a transport block using a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) based scheme. The aggregate of the multiple redundant versions of the transport block are soft combined and acknowledged (ACK) or not-acknowledged (NACK) by the cellular equipment. The serving base station and supplemental base station devices dynamically configure the bundled acknowledgment operation based on various desired operational attributes relating to the operational parameters of the network. | 03-31-2011 |
20110105119 | RADIO BASE STATIONS, RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES, METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO BASE STATION, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - In an embodiment, a radio base station is provided. The radio base station may include a message generator configured to generate a message including information specifying whether the radio base station is a radio base station which allows handover to another radio base station. | 05-05-2011 |
20110105136 | RADIO BASE STATIONS, RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES, METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO BASE STATION AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - In an embodiment, a radio base station is provided. The radio base station may include a transceiver configured to transmit data to a radio communication device and receive data from the radio communication device using a plurality of component carriers, each component carrier including a pre defined frequency band including a plurality of resource elements; a component carrier determiner configured to determine a subset comprising at least one component carrier of the plurality of component carriers, wherein as the at least one component carrier of the subset may be used by the radio communication device for a pre-defined communication mode; and a message generator configured to generate a message including information specifying that the at least one component carrier of the subset may be used by the radio communication device for the pre-defined communication mode. | 05-05-2011 |
20110105155 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING PAGING MECHANISMS USING DEVICE CONTEXT INFORMATION - Methods and apparatus enabling a wireless network to optimize paging channel operation, based on mobile device context information. In one embodiment, the wireless network is a cellular network (e.g., LTE-Advanced), and both base stations and cellular user devices dynamically exchange and maintain a paging agreement. The paging agreement limits the paging channel operation, thereby minimizing unnecessary scanning and usage of irrelevant radio resources. Such paging mechanisms are limited to the air interface between the base station and the mobile device, and are compatible with existing legacy devices and network entities. Networks with appropriately enabled user devices may improve their resource utilization. Base stations may advantageously reclaim freed-up cellular resources to support other services. | 05-05-2011 |
20110190011 | RADIO BASE STATIONS, RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES, METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO BASE STATION, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - In various embodiments, a radio base station may be provided. The radio base station may include a transceiver configured to communicate with a radio communication device using a plurality of component carriers; and a message generator configured to generate an idle mode message including an information item related to at least one of the component carriers of the plurality of component carriers of the radio base station. The transceiver may further be configured to transmit the generated idle mode message to the radio communication device. | 08-04-2011 |
20110211552 | COMPUTED-AIDED MAPPING OF SYSTEM INFORMATION MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL PROTOCOL MESSAGES - A method for computer-aided mapping of system information medium access control protocol messages onto a plurality of transport channels for transmission using an orthogonal frequency division multiple access method, wherein a scheduling of system information data packets information in the context of the mapping on a transport channel of the plurality of transport channels is carried out dependent on the type of the system information. | 09-01-2011 |
20110243261 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a communication device is described comprising a communication circuit configured to communicate in a first communication mode using a first frequency range and a receiver configured to receive a switching delay information message indicating a time interval by which start of communication in a second communication mode using a second frequency range should be delayed after a switch from the first communication mode to the second communication mode. The communication circuit is configured to communicate in the second communication mode when the time interval has elapsed since the start of the switching from the first communication mode to the second communication mode. | 10-06-2011 |
20110268046 | COMMUNICATION NETWORK DEVICE, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND COMMUNICATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHODS - A communication network device of a communication system is described comprising a transmitter configured to transmit data in a plurality of frames, wherein in each frame, a plurality of communication resource elements is provided to be allocated for data transmission of downlink control data, wherein a data communication resource element is defined by a frequency range and a communication time interval within the frame and a communication resource allocator configured to allocate a first set of the communication resource elements of the plurality of communication resource elements provided to be allocated for data reception of downlink control data in a frame for the transmission of the downlink control data and to allocate a second set of the communication resource elements of the plurality of communication resource elements provided to be allocated for data reception of downlink control data in the frame that have not been allocated for the transmission of downlink control data for the transmission of data of another type than the downlink control data. | 11-03-2011 |
20110312328 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR DATA COMMUNICATION, AND METHOD FOR FREQUENCY ALLOCATION - A communication terminal is described comprising a determiner configured to determine, for a frequency region, a plurality of first communication devices from which the communication terminal receives a signal via the frequency region; a selector configured to select at least one of the first communication devices based on a predetermined interference criterion; a signal generator configured to generate a signal with an identification of the at least one selected first communication device; and a transceiver configured to transmit the signal to a second communication device, to receive an indication from the second communication device specifying whether the communication terminal should use the frequency region for data communication with the second communication device, and to carry out data communication with the second communication device using the frequency region depending on the indication. | 12-22-2011 |
20120026921 | METHOD FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF DATA FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY - A method, system and computer program product for the transmission of data from a transmitter to receiver. The present invention is directed to improving data transmission. To this end, the transmission of data is accelerated, and an inband-signaling of information is carried out on an MAC-layer plane, wherein the information is particularly relevant to the base station (BS). | 02-02-2012 |
20120071190 | BASE STATIONS AND RADIO DEVICES - According to an embodiment, a base station operates a first radio cell of a mobile communication network and signals, for a mobile terminal in the first radio cell having a communication connection via the base station, to a first radio device of a plurality of radio devices located in the first radio cell, wherein each radio device operates a second radio cell, that the first radio device is to provide a communication connection for the mobile terminal. Further, the base station signals, for the mobile terminal, to at least one second radio device of the plurality of radio devices, that the at least one second radio device is to take into account the allocation of radio resources by the first radio device for the communication connection to be provided for the mobile terminal when allocating radio resources for communication within the second radio cell operated by the at least one second radio device. | 03-22-2012 |
20120071200 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTING A SERVING BASE STATION, MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK, BASE STATION, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS - According to one embodiment, a device for selecting a serving base station of a plurality of base stations of a mobile communication system is described which comprises a receiving circuit configured to receive, for each base station of the plurality of base stations, a message including information related to a possible communication between the base station and a mobile terminal and a selecting circuit configured to select, based on the determined information, a base station of the plurality of base stations that is to provide a communication connection for the mobile terminal. | 03-22-2012 |
20120082099 | RADIO BASE STATIONS, MOBILE RADIO TERMINALS, METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO BASE STATION, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A MOBILE RADIO TERMINAL - In an embodiment, a radio base station is provided. The radio base station may include: a receiver configured to receive, via a pre-determined radio resource, a Random Access Preamble from a mobile radio terminal; a load determiner configured to determine whether a load situation which fulfills a pre-determined criterion is present for at least one communication resource of the radio base station; a Random Access Response message generator configured to generate, based on the determination of the load determiner, a Random Access Response message including controlling information for controlling access to the pre-determined radio resource and recipient information indicating whether a recipient of the Random Access Response message is to apply the controlling information; and a sender configured to send the Random Access Response message in response to the received Random Access Preamble to the mobile radio terminal. | 04-05-2012 |
20120172032 | METHOD FOR DETERMINNG THE TYPE OF A MOBILE RADIO BASE STATION; RADIO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND NETWORK DEVICES; RADIO COMMUNICATION SMART CARD DEVICE - In an embodiment, a method for determining the type of a mobile radio base station is provided. The method may include receiving a synchronization message comprising a mobile radio base station identifier, and determining the type of a mobile radio base station using a previously signaled and stored piece of mobile radio base station type determining information indicating a rule as to how the type of a mobile radio base station out of a plurality of types of a mobile radio base station can be derived from a mobile radio base station identifier and the received mobile radio base station identifier. | 07-05-2012 |
20120195243 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF DATA IN MULTI-ANTENNA SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus adapted to address asymmetric conditions in a multi-antenna system. In one embodiment, the multi-antenna system comprises a wireless (e.g., 3G cellular) multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) system, and the methods and apparatus efficiently utilize transmitter and receiver resources based at least in part on a detected asymmetric condition. If an asymmetric condition is detected by the transmitter on any given data stream, the transmitter can decide to utilize only a subset of the available resources for that stream. Accordingly, the signal processing resources for that data stream are adapted to mirror the reduction in resources that are necessary for transmission. The transmitter signals the receiver that it will only be using a subset of the resources available, and the receiver adapts its operation according to the signaling data it receives. The multi-antenna system can therefore reduce power consumption as well as increasing spectral efficiency on the network. | 08-02-2012 |
20120207038 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THEREOF - According to an embodiment, a communication terminal is described comprising two radio communication modules and a controller configured to, in response to the reception of a request for starting communication using the second radio communication module, perform at least one of requesting from a communication device to perform reception quality measurements of signals received from the first radio communication module if the first radio communication module is transmitting signals to the communication device; and performing reception quality measurements of signals received from the communication device by the first radio communication module if the first radio communication module is receiving signals from the communication device. | 08-16-2012 |
20120208523 | RADIO RELAY COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR RELAYING DATA, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SENDER OF A SIGNAL - According to an embodiment, a radio relay communication device is described a radio receiver configured to receive data from a radio base station, a radio sender configured to send data received from the radio base station to at least one mobile terminal, a detector configured to detect whether a pre-determined transmission symbol sequence has been received from the radio base station, a changing circuit configured to change the transmission symbol sequence such that from the change of the transmission symbol sequence an identification of the relay communication device can be determined, and a controller configured to control the radio sender configured to send the changed transmission symbol sequence to at least one mobile terminal. | 08-16-2012 |
20120230244 | COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR NETWORK SIGNALING - A communication device is described comprising a detector configured to detect, based on the reception of radio signals from another communication device, whether the other communication device is operating as a relay communication device in a radio cell associated with the communication device and a signaling circuit configured to signal to a communication terminal that the other communication device is operating as a relay communication device if it has been detected that the other communication device is operating as a relay communication device. | 09-13-2012 |
20120238208 | MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND SERVERS - In an embodiment, a mobile radio communication device may be provided. The mobile radio communication device may include a short range wireless receiver, configured to receive data from another mobile radio communication device. The mobile radio communication device may further include a cellular wireless transmitter, configured to transmit to a mobile radio base station of a cellular mobile radio communication system information related to a set of cells of the cellular mobile radio communication system as a set of candidate cells for communication of the other mobile radio communication device with the cellular mobile radio communication system. | 09-20-2012 |
20120250601 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, METHOD FOR EXCHANGING DATA, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A COMMUNICATION CONNECTION - A communication terminal is described comprising a communication module configured to establish an NAS bearer connection between the communication terminal and a core network of a cellular mobile communication network and a controller configured to control the communication terminal to dedicatedly use the NAS bearer connection to exchange data between at least one second communication terminal communicating with the communication terminal and the core network. | 10-04-2012 |
20120252435 | Wireless femtocell setup methods and apparatus - Methods and apparatus that enable a wireless femtocell to operate in its designated frequency so as to minimize interference between the wireless femtocell and neighboring base stations (and other femtocells or nomadic cells). In one exemplary embodiment, the femtocell cell comprises a UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) femtocell which has the ability to scan the air interface in a manner similar to that associated with a UE in order to identify unallocated resources within the wireless network, and subsequently request access for the unallocated resources. Business methods useful in combination with the aforementioned methods and apparatus are also disclosed. | 10-04-2012 |
20130039393 | COMMUNICATION TERMINALS AND COMMUNICATION DEVICES - According to one embodiment, a communication terminal is provided comprising a transceiver configured to transmit data in accordance with a plurality of transmission processes wherein each transmission process may be activated or deactivated, a receiver configured to receive a message including a message field which specifies a number of transmission processes to which a request for transmission process activation or deactivation is to be applied and a controller configured to activate or deactivate the number of transmission processes in accordance with the request. | 02-14-2013 |
20130044616 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING A CHANNEL QUALITY INFORMATION - In a method for transmitting a channel quality information on the quality of a communication channel in a radio communications system the system includes a regular cycle for transmitting the channel quality information in an uplink direction from a communication unit to a network, and the method including suppressing in the communication unit the transmitting of the channel quality information based on a predefined condition. | 02-21-2013 |
20130128841 | COMPUTED-AIDED MAPPING OF SYSTEM INFORMATION MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL PROTOCOL MESSAGES - A method for computer-aided mapping of system information medium access control protocol messages onto a plurality of transport channels for transmission using an orthogonal frequency division multiple access method, wherein a scheduling of system information data packets information in the context of the mapping on a transport channel of the plurality of transport channels is carried out dependent on the type of the system information. | 05-23-2013 |
20130137469 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AN OPPORTUNISTIC NETWORK RELATED MESSAGE - In an aspect of this disclosure, a method for transmitting an opportunistic network related message is provided. The method may include generating an opportunistic network specific radio bearer carrying opportunistic network related message traffic; and transmitting the opportunistic network related message(s) via the generated opportunistic network specific radio bearer. | 05-30-2013 |
20130142145 | METHOD FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF DATA FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY - A method, system and computer program product for the transmission of data from a transmitter to receiver. The present invention is directed to improving data transmission. To this end, the transmission of data is accelerated, and an inband-signaling of information is carried out on an MAC-layer plane, wherein the information is particularly relevant to the base station (BS). | 06-06-2013 |
20130155983 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR DATA COMMUNICATION, AND METHOD FOR FREQUENCY ALLOCATION - A communication terminal is described comprising a determiner configured to determine, for a frequency region, a plurality of first communication devices from which the communication terminal receives a signal via the frequency region; a selector configured to select at least one of the first communication devices based on a predetermined interference criterion; a signal generator configured to generate a signal with an identification of the at least one selected first communication device; and a transceiver configured to transmit the signal to a second communication device, to receive an indication from the second communication device specifying whether the communication terminal should use the frequency region for data communication with the second communication device, and to carry out data communication with the second communication device using the frequency region depending on the indication. | 06-20-2013 |
20130322284 | DETERMINING A RECEIVING QUALITY IN A RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A radio communication device including a receiver configured to receive radio signals, a measurement circuit configured to measure the receiving quality of received radio signals, and a controller configured to control the measurement circuit such that a first measurement is carried out using a first frequency bandwidth, thereby determining a first receiving quality, and if the determined first receiving quality fulfills a first receiving quality criterion, a second measurement is carried out using a second frequency bandwidth, wherein the second frequency bandwidth is larger than the first frequency bandwidth, thereby determining a second receiving quality. | 12-05-2013 |
20130346649 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A method of transmitting data is described comprising selecting a transmission mode from at least a first and a second transmission mode, wherein according to the first transmission mode data is transmitted in at least two first time periods using first communication resources wherein the at least two first time periods are separated by a first time interval, wherein according to the second transmission mode data is transmitted in at least two second time periods using second communication resources wherein the at least two second time periods are separated by a second time interval, and wherein the first time interval is longer than the second and the first communication resources allow the transmission of a higher amount of data than the second communication resources; and transmitting data according to the selected transmission mode. | 12-26-2013 |
20140003262 | SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL (SRS) MECHANISM FOR INTRACELL DEVICE-TO-DEVICE (D2D) COMMUNICATION | 01-02-2014 |
20140016524 | Adaptive operational full-duplex and half-duplex FDD modes in wireless networks - Methods and apparatus that enable a wireless network system to dynamically change between full-duplex FDD operation and half-duplex FDD operation in order to take advantage of operational aspects of both modes. In one embodiment, an alternative duplex mode of operation is disclosed (semi-static half duplex FDD operation) that enables coordination between the client device (e.g., UMTS UE) and the base station in order to centralize control of radio resource control (RRC) to the base station. The disclosed methods and apparatus may also advantageously incorporate hybrid ARQ (HARQ) or comparable timing requirements into their operation. | 01-16-2014 |
20140038599 | Wireless Femtocell Setup Methods and Apparatus - Methods and apparatus that enable a wireless femtocell to operate in its designated frequency so as to minimize interference between the wireless femtocell and neighboring base stations (and other femtocells or nomadic cells). In one exemplary embodiment, the femtocell cell comprises a UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) femtocell which has the ability to scan the air interface in a manner similar to that associated with a UE in order to identify unallocated resources within the wireless network, and subsequently request access for the unallocated resources. Business methods useful in combination with the aforementioned methods and apparatus are also disclosed. | 02-06-2014 |
20140050148 | Methods and Apparatus for Error Correction for Coordinated Wireless Base Stations - Methods and apparatus for coordinated error correction among a set of wireless base stations in communication with one another. In one embodiment, the wireless base stations are part of a cellular network having various cellular base stations (including a serving base station, and multiple supplemental base stations), and transmit multiple redundant versions of a transport block using a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) based scheme. The aggregate of the multiple redundant versions of the transport block are soft combined and acknowledged (ACK) or not-acknowledged (NACK) by the cellular equipment. The serving base station and supplemental base station devices dynamically configure the bundled acknowledgment operation based on various desired operational attributes relating to the operational parameters of the network. | 02-20-2014 |
20140064067 | Method for Operating a Transceiver Circuit and Transceiver Circuit - A method for operating a transceiver circuit includes receiving an information indicating at least one of a transmission and a reception in a guard band region of a frequency band supported by a communications network and allocating at least a part of the guard band region of the supported frequency band of the communications network for at least one of a transmission and a reception of at least one physical channel. | 03-06-2014 |
20140094162 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS SIGNAL MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION - Methods, systems, and devices for configuration and reporting of proximity detection measurements are disclosed herein. User equipment (UE) is configured to receive and store a PD-RS list from an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) node B (eNB). The PD-RS list includes a radio resource configuration for at least a first proximity discovery reference signal (PD-RS). The UE is configured to measure at least the first PD-RS to determine a signal parameter for the first PD-RS. The UE reports the signal parameter for the first PD-RS to the eNB. | 04-03-2014 |
20140099965 | Methods and Apparatus for Optimizing Paging Mechanisms Using Device Context Information - Methods and apparatus enabling a wireless network to optimize paging channel operation, based on mobile device context information. In one embodiment, the wireless network is a cellular network (e.g., LTE-Advanced), and both base stations and cellular user devices dynamically exchange and maintain a paging agreement. The paging agreement limits the paging channel operation, thereby minimizing unnecessary scanning and usage of irrelevant radio resources. Such paging mechanisms are limited to the air interface between the base station and the mobile device, and are compatible with existing legacy devices and network entities. Networks with appropriately enabled user devices may improve their resource utilization. Base stations may advantageously reclaim freed-up cellular resources to support other services. | 04-10-2014 |
20140106767 | Methods and Apparatus for Optimizing Paging Mechanisms Using Device Context Information - Methods and apparatus enabling a wireless network to optimize paging channel operation, based on mobile device context information. In one embodiment, the wireless network is a cellular network (e.g., LTE-Advanced), and both base stations and cellular user devices dynamically exchange and maintain a paging agreement. The paging agreement limits the paging channel operation, thereby minimizing unnecessary scanning and usage of irrelevant radio resources. Such paging mechanisms are limited to the air interface between the base station and the mobile device, and are compatible with existing legacy devices and network entities. Networks with appropriately enabled user devices may improve their resource utilization. Base stations may advantageously reclaim freed-up cellular resources to support other services. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106791 | Methods and Apparatus for Optimizing Paging Mechanisms Using Device Context Information - Methods and apparatus enabling a wireless network to optimize paging channel operation, based on mobile device context information. In one embodiment, the wireless network is a cellular network (e.g., LTE-Advanced), and both base stations and cellular user devices dynamically exchange and maintain a paging agreement. The paging agreement limits the paging channel operation, thereby minimizing unnecessary scanning and usage of irrelevant radio resources. Such paging mechanisms are limited to the air interface between the base station and the mobile device, and are compatible with existing legacy devices and network entities. Networks with appropriately enabled user devices may improve their resource utilization. Base stations may advantageously reclaim freed-up cellular resources to support other services. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106792 | Methods and Apparatus for Optimizing Paging Mechanisms Using Device Context Information - Methods and apparatus enabling a wireless network to optimize paging channel operation, based on mobile device context information. In one embodiment, the wireless network is a cellular network (e.g., LTE-Advanced), and both base stations and cellular user devices dynamically exchange and maintain a paging agreement. The paging agreement limits the paging channel operation, thereby minimizing unnecessary scanning and usage of irrelevant radio resources. Such paging mechanisms are limited to the air interface between the base station and the mobile device, and are compatible with existing legacy devices and network entities. Networks with appropriately enabled user devices may improve their resource utilization. Base stations may advantageously reclaim freed-up cellular resources to support other services. | 04-17-2014 |
20140120919 | RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICES, NETWORK DEVICES, METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A NETWORK DEVICE - A radio communication device may be provided. The radio communication device may include a generator configured to generate a signal indicating that a radio communication network is to abort a serving cell change process. | 05-01-2014 |
20140128029 | EXTENDED ACCESS BARRING - A system and method for authorizing access to a transmission station for a mobile device is disclosed. The mobile device can receive device extended access barring (EAB) configuration information in a broadcast control channel (BCCH) from a transmission station. The mobile device can bar the mobile device configured for EAB and having characteristics identified in the EAB configuration information for barring from accessing the transmission station. Alternatively, a system and method for barring a mobile device from accessing a transmission station is disclosed. The transmission station can receive from the mobile device a radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment request. The transmission station can configure a system information block (SIB) with extended access barring (EAB) configuration information. The transmission station can broadcast the SIB with EAB configuration information to the mobile device. | 05-08-2014 |
20140148143 | Methods And Apparatus For Optimization Of Femtocell Network Management - Methods and apparatus that reduce network management overhead required for the operation of wireless femtocells. In one aspect of the invention, a central network entity governs the simultaneous operation of several femtocells by specifying modes of operation, and operational parameters for one or more of the femtocells. In one embodiment, at least one of the specified modes of operation directs a femtocell to operate in a substantially autonomous manner within the network-defined operational parameters. The network-defined constraints are provided to the femtocell for example, responsive to a successful registration attempt. | 05-29-2014 |
20140161077 | MULTIBAND-OPERATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A method and wireless communication network that employs adapted control channel information to facilitate centralized and distributed scheduling of network resources for a network with mobile communication devices of differing bandwidth capabilities are described. The method includes transmitting control channel data of a first format over a control channel, wherein the control channel data of the first format conveys information related to data transmitted within a first frequency band and transmitting control channel data of a second format over the control channel, wherein the control channel data of the second format conveys information related to data transmitted over one or more frequency bands, the one or more frequency bands having a combined bandwidth equal or greater than the first frequency band. | 06-12-2014 |
20140321272 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONGESTION CONTROL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Embodiments of wireless communication devices and method for congestion control in a wireless network are generally described herein. Some of these embodiments describe a method, performed by an evolved NodeB (eNodeB), that includes operations of determining that a congestion condition exists on the network. An example method can also include transmitting a suspension notification to a user equipment (UE), the UE being in an RRC_CONNECTED state with the eNodeB, to notify the UE that a radio bearer (RB) operating in the network will be suspended. Other methods and apparatuses are also described. | 10-30-2014 |
20140334380 | TECHNIQUES FOR CONNECTIONLESS SMALL DATA TRANSMISSION - Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for connectionless small data transmission. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit, a configuration component for execution by the processor circuit to establish a connectionless small data transmission (CSDT) mode, and a communication component for execution by the processor circuit to send a small data preamble, receive a resource allocation message identifying an assigned resource, and send a small data item in the CSDT mode using the assigned resource. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 11-13-2014 |