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20100075627 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING MESSAGES - A method, a device, and a system for sending and receiving messages are provided. The method for sending messages includes: receiving, by a Mobility Management Entity (MME), an Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) message; setting an information change identifier if the received ETWS message is different from the ETWS message stored by the MME; and sending the received ETWS message and the information change identifier. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the MME decides whether to send the ETWS message to the eNB. Therefore, the eNB needs only to transmit the received message to the UE transparently, and does not need to judge the content of the ETWS message, thus simplifying the process of the eNB sending the ETWS message and reducing the load of the access network device. | 03-25-2010 |
20100113033 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NETWORK HANDOVER PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A communication system, a network handover processing method and a network handover processing apparatus are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: receiving, by a target evolution NodeB (T-eNB), identity information sent from a user equipment (UE), the identity information being allocated to the UE by a source evolution NodeB (S-eNB); and sending, by the T-eNB, parameters to the UE if identity information, matching the received identity information sent from the UE, is available in the T-eNB, wherein the parameters are allocated to the UE. The apparatus includes a receiving module and a sending module. The communication system, network handover processing method and network handover processing apparatus can reduce the state change times of the UE in the network handover process and save the system resources. | 05-06-2010 |
20100202618 | Method and apparatus for updating key in an active state - A method for updating a key in an active state is disclosed according to the embodiments of the present invention. The method includes steps of: initiating a key update by a user equipment in the active state or a network side when a pre-defined condition is met; updating the key by the network side and the user equipment, and negotiating an activation time of the new keys. An apparatus for updating a key in an active state is also disclosed according to the present invention. With the present invention, the user equipment in an active state and the network side may actively initiate the key update procedure in different cases, thereby solving the problem concerning the key update for a session in an active state. | 08-12-2010 |
20110034169 | METHOD, TERMINAL, AND SYSTEM FOR CELL RESELECTION - A method, terminal, and system for cell reselection are disclosed. The method includes: a terminal obtains a dedicated priority list from a first system; and performs cell reselection according to the dedicated priority list when the terminal camps on a cell of a second system. The corresponding terminal and system are also provided in other embodiments of the invention. According to an embodiment of the invention, the terminal performs cell reselection by using the dedicated priority list obtained from the first system so as to free the second system from establishing the dedicated priority list. Problems in the prior arts that establishment of the dedicated priority list causes too much increased signaling and too high costs for network upgrade are solved. | 02-10-2011 |
20110044455 | Method, Apparatus and System for Key Derivation - A method, an apparatus and a system for key derivation are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: a target base station) receives multiple keys derived by a source base station, where the keys correspond to cells under control of the target base station; the target base station selects a key corresponding to the target cell after knowing a target cell that a user equipment (UE) wants to access. An apparatus for key derivation and a communications system are also provided. | 02-24-2011 |
20110065434 | METHOD, TERMINAL, AND SYSTEM FOR CELL RESELECTION - A method, terminal, and system for cell reselection are disclosed. The method includes: a terminal obtains a dedicated priority list from a first system; and performs cell reselection according to the dedicated priority list when the terminal camps on a cell of a second system. The corresponding terminal and system are also provided in other embodiments of the invention. According to an embodiment of the invention, the terminal performs cell reselection by using the dedicated priority list obtained from the first system so as to free the second system from establishing the dedicated priority list. Problems in the prior arts that establishment of the dedicated priority list causes too much increased signaling and too high costs for network upgrade are solved. | 03-17-2011 |
20110080875 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING A KEY IN AN ACTIVE STATE - A method for updating a key in an active state is disclosed according to the embodiments of the present invention. The method includes steps of: initiating a key update by a user equipment in the active state or a network side when a pre-defined condition is met; updating the key by the network side and the user equipment, and negotiating an activation time of the new keys. An apparatus for updating a key in an active state is also disclosed according to the present invention. With the present invention, the user equipment in an active state and the network side may actively initiate the key update procedure in different cases, thereby solving the problem concerning the key update for a session in an active state. | 04-07-2011 |
20110165870 | Method, Apparatus and System for Key Derivation - A method, an apparatus and a system for key derivation are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: a target base station) receives multiple keys derived by a source base station, where the keys correspond to cells under control of the target base station; the target base station selects a key corresponding to the target cell after knowing a target cell that a user equipment (UE) wants to access. An apparatus for key derivation and a communications system are also provided. | 07-07-2011 |
20110287773 | Method, Apparatus and System for Key Derivation - A method, an apparatus and a system for key derivation are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: a target base station) receives multiple keys derived by a source base station, where the keys correspond to cells under control of the target base station; the target base station selects a key corresponding to the target cell after knowing a target cell that a user equipment (UE) wants to access. An apparatus for key derivation and a communications system are also provided. | 11-24-2011 |
20120021749 | Communication System, Network Handover Processing Method and Apparatus - A communication system, a network handover processing method and a network handover processing apparatus are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: receiving, by a target evolved NodeB (T-eNB), identity information sent from a user equipment (UE), the identity information being allocated to the UE by a source evolved NodeB (S-eNB); and sending, by the T-eNB, parameters to the UE if identity information, matching the received identity information sent from the UE, is available in the T-eNB, wherein the parameters are allocated to the UE. The apparatus includes a receiving module and a sending module. The communication system, network handover processing method and network handover processing apparatus can reduce the state change times of the UE in the network handover process and save the system resources. | 01-26-2012 |
20130065593 | METHOD, TERMINAL, AND SYSTEM FOR CELL RESELECTION - A method, terminal and system for cell reselection are disclosed. When in a cell of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, the terminal receives a message from the LTE system. The message includes a dedicated priority list for the cell reselection. When the terminal camps on a cell of a non-LTE system, the terminal performs inter-system cell reselection in accordance with the dedicated priority list before a valid time of the dedicated priority list expires. With the discloses method, terminal and system, the problems of establishing a dedicated priority list causes too much increased signaling and too high costs for network update in the prior art when perform inter-system cell (re)selection are effectively resolved. | 03-14-2013 |
20130079014 | Method, Apparatus and System for Key Derivation - A method, an apparatus and a system for key derivation are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: a target base station) receives multiple keys derived by a source base station, where the keys correspond to cells under control of the target base station; the target base station selects a key corresponding to the target cell after knowing a target cell that a user equipment (UE) wants to access. An apparatus for key derivation and a communications system are also provided. | 03-28-2013 |
20140300612 | METHODS FOR AVATAR CONFIGURATION AND REALIZATION, CLIENT TERMINAL, SERVER, AND SYSTEM - It is provided a method for avatar configuration, a method for avatar realization, a client terminal, a server, and a system for avatar management. The method for avatar configuration may include: outputting, at a client terminal, an avatar model for the user to configure when the client terminal receives a request from the user to configure an avatar; obtaining, at the client terminal, configuration data of the avatar model, the configuration data comprising bone movement data and decoration data; and performing, at the client terminal, an encoding process on the configuration data, and forming avatar data of the user. The way of configuring an avatar can be extended, and the avatar can be customized. Therefore, the representation of the avatar can meet actual requirements of the user to exactly represent the image that the user wants to show. | 10-09-2014 |
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20090303896 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RANDOM ACCESS WINDOW CONFIGURATION - An approach is provided for providing random access window configuration by estimating a processing time margin for processing random access preambles received in one or more random access channels. The estimated processing time margin is then used to offset the respective random access window configuration. | 12-10-2009 |
20100037114 | Discontinuous reception retransmission timer and method - A method includes, in response to a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle being configured, and in response to a hybrid automatic repeat request round trip time (HARQ RTT) timer for an associated one of n hybrid automatic repeat request processes expiring in a current subframe when data in a corresponding hybrid automatic repeat request buffer is not successfully decoded, determining if a single discontinuous reception retransmission timer has been started. The single discontinuous reception retransmission timer is associated with all n of the hybrid automatic repeat request processes, where n is an integer equal to one or more than one. The method further includes, if the single discontinuous reception retransmission timer has not been started, starting the single discontinuous reception retransmission timer and setting an associated expiry value to a basic value. The method further includes, if the single discontinuous reception retransmission timer has been started, updating the expiry value by adding an increment value. | 02-11-2010 |
20100113051 | Random Access Preamble Transmission Design With Multiple Available Random Access Channel Resources - A method for use of a RA preamble with multiple available RACH resources is described. The method includes allocating resources including a plurality of RACH resources for a UE. Information that indicates a dedicated preamble and the allocated resources is sent to the UE. The UE receives the information. A response including the dedicated preamble is generated at the UE. The method also includes the UE sending the response over at least two of the allocated resources. In response to receiving at least one response, a message is transmitted to the UE. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described | 05-06-2010 |
20110134862 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE USING SOFT DEDICATED PREAMBLES - An approach for performing a random access procedure using soft-dedicated preambles is disclosed. A module designates one of a plurality of preambles, associated with one or more random access channels, as a soft-dedicated preamble. The soft-dedicated preamble is used by a user equipment that is either contention-based or non-contention-based. | 06-09-2011 |
20110150114 | LIMITED CHANNEL INFORMATION FEEDBACK ERROR-FREE CHANNEL VECTOR QUANIZATION SCHEME FOR PRECODING MU-MIMO - A multiuser downlink multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system with limited channel information feedback includes an error-free channel vector quantization scheme. Each user has multiple antennas, and the base station includes a matching number of antennas. Each MIMO channel is measured at the terminus end of a corresponding user, and used to obtain the channel state information at the receiver (CSIR). A few data bits of CSIR information are feed back to the base station through the limited feedback channels. The base station collects all these CSIR feedback data bits into a CSI at the transmitter (CSIT). The CSIT is used to determine which users are served, and how to configure a corresponding multi-user precoder. The user data channels will later all be transmitted through such precoder. A codebook of channel quantization vectors is pre-defined and distributed amongst the base station and all the users. | 06-23-2011 |
20110267957 | Discontinuous Reception in Carrier Aggregation Wireless Communication Systems - A communication system is presented, which is capable of sending a transmission over an interface having at least two aggregated component carriers including a primary component carrier and at least one secondary component carrier, wherein the primary component carrier has a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) associated therewith and wherein the PDCCH is capable of signaling allocations for the primary component carrier and the at least one secondary component carrier. A method of operating a network element including sending to a user equipment a transmission indication indicative of the transmission in the PDCCH of the primary component carrier. A method of operating a user equipment includes monitoring downlink control signaling for a transmission indication indicative of a transmission to the user equipment only on the PDCCH of the primary component carrier. | 11-03-2011 |
20110317777 | Controlling Transmissions on Composite Carriers - Transmissions on a composite carrier including at least two component carriers can be controlled by means of a message by the provider of the carrier. The provider may receive a message from a device attempting to transmit on the composite carrier, and include in a response thereof an indication of at least one component carrier to be used by the device for a subsequent transmission. The device then received the message from the provider, and can determine based thereon at least one component carrier to be used by the device for at least one subsequent transmission, and transmit on the determined at least one component carrier. | 12-29-2011 |
20120087276 | Method And Apparatus For Transmitting Load Information Among Nodes In A Radio System - An apparatus includes means for providing load information, said load information for sending from one of an access node and a relay node associated with said access node to the other of said relay node and access node. | 04-12-2012 |
20120093071 | Network Element for Changing the Timeslot Type According to the received Information - It is described a mobile network, in particular an LTE network, including a relay node and a base station. The relay node is adapted for receiving signals from the base station during timeslots of a first type and for transmitting signals to a connected user equipment during timeslots of a second type differing from the first type of timeslots. The base station is adapted for transmitting signals to the relay node during timeslots of the first type and for sending information to the relay node indicating a change of the timeslot type. The relay node is further adapted for changing the timeslot type according to the received information. | 04-19-2012 |
20120220214 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVISION OF PAGING MESSAGES IN RELAY NETWORK - Provided are a method and apparatus for the provision of paging messages in a wireless network which includes relays. The method comprises that a base station receives a paging message and transmits the paging message to at least one relay node with or without processing, and the at least one relay node transmits the paging message to a user equipment with or without modification. | 08-30-2012 |
20120250605 | Reporting Buffering Information - A buffer information report can be sent to a system station from a node for relaying communications between at least one user station and the system station. The report is generated based on a report format used for uplink reporting by a user station. An indication is also sent to the system station that the node for relaying has different buffering capabilities than the user station. At the system station the buffering capabilities of the node for relaying can be determined based on the buffer information report and the indication. Communications between the system station and the node for relaying can then be controlled accordingly. | 10-04-2012 |
20120287790 | Method and Apparatus - A method including determining traffic adjustment information for traffic from a base station to a relay node in dependence on a quantity of data intended for each user equipment at a first quality of service level on a first radio bearer; and causing said traffic adjustment information to be sent to a network element. | 11-15-2012 |
20130143574 | Enhanced admission control in relay-enhanced access networks - There are provided measures for enhanced admission control in relay-enhanced access networks, said measures exemplarily including receipt of a bearer admission request of at least one bearer in a relay-enhanced access network, said at least one bearer consisting of a bearer on an access link between a user equipment and a relay node and a bearer on a backhaul link between said relay node and a base station, and execution of a combined bearer admission control of said at least one bearer at one of said relay node and said base station, including a bearer admission control on the access link and a bearer admission control on the backhaul link. Said measures may exemplarily be applied for enhancing admission control in relay-enhanced LTE and LTE-Advanced access networks. | 06-06-2013 |
20130194989 | Method and Apparatus for Dynamic and Adjustable Energy Savings in a Communication Network - In one aspect, the present invention comprises an apparatus and method for improving energy saving procedures in a wireless communication network, wherein one or more cells in the network are selectively inactivated for energy savings and reactivated as needed. More particularly, the present invention provides improved control for transitioning a cell to or from a power savings mode, including dynamic, adjustable power control and handover parameter control, based on the involved cells exchanging status and/or control information. The dynamic control results in gradual rather than abrupt changes to cell coverage area, as a cell is transitioned to or from the power savings mode. | 08-01-2013 |
20140269570 | Random Access Preamble Transmission Design With Multiple Available Random Access Channel Resources - A method for use of a RA preamble with multiple available RACH resources is described. The method includes allocating resources including a plurality of RACH resources for a UE. Information that indicates a dedicated preamble and the allocated resources is sent to the UE. The UE receives the information. A response including the dedicated preamble is generated at the UE. The method also includes the UE sending the response over at least two of the allocated resources. In response to receiving at least one response, a message is transmitted to the UE. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described. | 09-18-2014 |
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20100027713 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING PRE-CODING VECTORS - To optimize the selection of pre-coding vectors in a multi-user MIMO system, the present invention provides a method for selecting pre-coding vectors in a base station, comprising the steps of: transmitting a plurality of pilot signals without being precoded to the plurality of terminals; receiving a plurality of feedback signals from the plurality of terminals, wherein at least one feedback signal includes a plurality of recommended pre-coding vector information and a plurality of channel status information, and each of the channel status information corresponds to a recommended pre-coding vector information; generate a pre-coding codebook based on the plurality feedback signals, wherein at least one pre-coding vector in the pre-coding codebook is determined based on a correlation coefficient between at least two recommended pre-coding vectors; and performing a transmission operation using the pre-coding codebook. Through considering the correlation among pre-coding vectors and different channel status information corresponding to different pre-coding vectors, be used to extend the selection range of pre-coding vectors and improve the total transmission rate of the whole system and system capacity. | 02-04-2010 |
20110310849 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING A KEY IN AN ACTIVE STATE - A method for updating a key in an active state is disclosed according to the embodiments of the present invention. The method includes steps of: initiating a key update by a user equipment in the active state or a network side when a pre-defined condition is met; updating the key by the network side and the user equipment, and negotiating an activation time of the new keys. An apparatus for updating a key in an active state is also disclosed according to the present invention. With the present invention, the user equipment in an active state and the network side may actively initiate the key update procedure in different cases, thereby solving the problem concerning the key update for a session in an active state. | 12-22-2011 |
20120034948 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR REGULATING POWER CONSUMPTION - A method, device and system for regulating power consumption are provided in the embodiments of the present invention. A method for regulating power consumption includes: obtaining, by a base station, an application point and a configuration parameter; sending, by the base station, an indication message to a terminal according to the application point and configuration parameter; regulating, by the base station, the power consumption of the base station by using the configuration parameter at the application point; the configuration parameter comprises cell antenna information or system bandwidth information; the indication message instructs the terminal to use the configuration parameter at the application point. Under the condition that user's normal communication is remained, the number of cell antennas or the cell bandwidth is dynamically changed so that the number of a downstream reference signal is dynamically adjusted. This reduces the power consumption of the network device. | 02-09-2012 |
20120083276 | METHOD, TERMINAL, AND SYSTEM FOR CELL RESELECTION - A terminal and system are disclosed. The terminal includes an obtaining unit and a processing unit. The obtaining unit is configured to obtain a dedicated priority list and a valid time of the dedicated priority list from a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system. When the terminal camps on a cell of a non-LTE system, the processing unit is configured to perform cell reselection according to the dedicated priority list before the valid time expires, and perform cell reselection according to a public priority list after the valid time expires, where the public priority list is obtained from one of the LTE system and the non-LTE system. According to an embodiment of the invention, the terminal performs cell reselection by using the dedicated priority list obtained from the LTE system so as to free the non-LTE system from establishing the dedicated priority list. | 04-05-2012 |
20120307803 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING A KEY IN AN ACTIVE STATE - A method for updating a key in an active state is disclosed according to the embodiments of the present invention. The method includes steps of: initiating a key update by a user equipment in the active state or a network side when a pre-defined condition is met; updating the key by the network side and the user equipment, and negotiating an activation time of the new keys. An apparatus for updating a key in an active state is also disclosed according to the present invention. With the present invention, the user equipment in an active state and the network side may actively initiate the key update procedure in different cases, thereby solving the problem concerning the key update for a session in an active state. | 12-06-2012 |
20130287004 | Communication System, Network Handover Processing Method and Apparatus - A communication system, a network handover processing method and a network handover processing apparatus are disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a target evolution NodeB (T-eNB), identity information sent from a user equipment (UE), the identity information being allocated to the UE by a source evolution NodeB (S-eNB); and sending, by the T-eNB, parameters to the UE if identity information, matching the received identity information sent from the UE, is available in the T-eNB, wherein the parameters are allocated to the UE. The apparatus includes a receiving module and a sending module. | 10-31-2013 |
20140079007 | DATA STREAM TRANSMISSION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of communications technologies, and disclose a data stream transmission method, and a related device and system. The data stream transmission method includes: a user equipment establishes a first network link over a first network and a second network link over a second network with a network side, where the first network is different from the second network; the user equipment associates the first network link with the second network link; and the user equipment distributes, according a scheduling algorithm, a data stream to the first network link and to the second network link for transmission. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, hybrid transmission of a data stream may be implemented in different networks. Compared with an existing solution, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, distribution may be performed more flexibly, and a quality of service assurance may be improved. | 03-20-2014 |
20140106754 | METHOD, TERMINAL, AND SYSTEM FOR CELL RESELECTION - A method, terminal, system and computer readable medium for cell reselection are disclosed. When in a cell of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, the terminal receives a message from the LTE system. The message includes a dedicated priority list for the cell reselection. When the terminal camps on a cell of a non-LTE system, the terminal performs inter-system cell reselection in accordance with the dedicated priority list before a valid time of the dedicated priority list expires. With the discloses method, terminal and system, the problems of establishing a dedicated priority list causes too much increased signaling and too high costs for network update in the prior art when perform inter-system cell (re)selection are effectively resolved. | 04-17-2014 |
20140112135 | Communications Method and Equipment - The present invention discloses a communications method and equipment and relates to the field of wireless communications, which are used to solve a problem that data offloading communications cannot be initiated because data offloading information of a network transmission peer end in a process of data offloading cannot be acquired in the prior art. A first network element queries data offloading capability information of a second network element from a server, where the first network element has a capability of data offloading. The first network element receives a message that carries the data offloading capability information of the second network element and is sent by the server. The first network element offloadingly transmit data which is to be sent when the message indicates that the second network element has a capability of data offloading. | 04-24-2014 |
20140171012 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING MESSAGES - A method, a device, and a system for sending and receiving messages are provided. The method for sending messages includes: receiving, by a Mobility Management Entity (MME), an Earthquake and Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) message; setting an information change identifier if the received ETWS message is different from the ETWS message stored by the MME; and sending the received ETWS message and the information change identifier. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the MME decides whether to send the ETWS message to the eNB. Therefore, the eNB needs only to transmit the received message to the UE transparently, and does not need to judge the content of the ETWS message, thus simplifying the process of the eNB sending the ETWS message and reducing the load of the access network device. | 06-19-2014 |
20140302891 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR REGULATING POWER CONSUMPTION - A method, device and system for regulating power consumption are provided in the embodiments of the present invention. A method for regulating power consumption includes: obtaining, by a base station, an application point and a configuration parameter; sending, by the base station, an indication message to a terminal according to the application point and configuration parameter; regulating, by the base station, the power consumption of the base station by using the configuration parameter at the application point; the configuration parameter comprises cell antenna information or system bandwidth information; the indication message instructs the terminal to use the configuration parameter at the application point. Under the condition that user's normal communication is remained, the number of cell antennas or the cell bandwidth is dynamically changed. This reduces the power consumption of the network device. | 10-09-2014 |
20140369192 | ACCESS METHOD AND SYSTEM, USER EQUIPMENT, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention provide an access method and system, a user equipment, and a network side device. The method includes: receiving, by a user equipment, a first message that carries an identifier of a second network access point, where the second network access point can perform air interface offloading on a first network in which a user equipment is currently located; and when the first message carries identifiers of a plurality of second network access points, selecting, by the user equipment, one second network access point from the plurality of second network access points according to first auxiliary information, and accessing the selected second network access point. By adopting the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, an access delay can be effectively shortened, and access efficiency can improved, thereby effectively implementing offloading. | 12-18-2014 |
20140378143 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTIMODE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, CONTROL SERVER AND TERMINAL - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for controlling a multimode radio communications system, a control server, and a terminal. The method includes: establishing, by the control server, a basic link between the terminal and any one communications system in the multimode radio communications system according to first settings; selecting, by the control server according to second settings, a communications system from the multimode radio communications system as a service communications system for transmission of each service of the terminal; and sending, by the control server, control information to the terminal on the basic link, where the control information is used to indicate the service communications system for transmission of each service of the terminal. The embodiments of the present invention improve a utilization rate of radio resources and user experience in a multimode radio communications environment. | 12-25-2014 |