Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120243453 | Apparatus and Method for Configuring a Transmission Capability of a Mobile Communication System onto Unused Radio Bands/Channels - An apparatus, method and computer program product determine channels of a television radio-band which are free of signal transmission and channels with active signal transmission, select a group of channels immediately adjacent in the frequency domain among the channels which are free of signal transmission, allocate a downlink bandwidth to channels of the selected channel group which are not immediately adjacent in the frequency domain to a channel with active signal transmission, and allocate an uplink bandwidth to all channels of the selected channel group. | 09-27-2012 |
20120264468 | SENSING CONFIGURATION IN CARRIER AGGREGATION SCENARIOS - The present invention proposes methods, devices and computer program products in relation to a communication module configured for communication in a carrier aggregation mode aggregating a primary and at least one secondary carrier. Scheduling information is carried in a control channel of one of the carriers, the scheduling information being associated to a respective one of said aggregated carriers and designating search spaces for payload in a payload channel of said respective aggregated carrier. Sensing is performed responsive to a sensing command added to the scheduling information associated to said at least one secondary carrier, which sensing command commands sensing to be performed on said at least one secondary carrier. | 10-18-2012 |
20120307870 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION - Apparatus and method for communication are provided. The solution comprises controlling a transmitter to map common and dedicated control channels on two frequency blocks and controlling the transmitter to transmit the frequency blocks utilising pair-wise frequency hopping on a shared spectrum. | 12-06-2012 |
20120322479 | COMMUNICATION LINK MONITORING AND FAILURE HANDLING IN A NETWORK CONTROLLED DEVICE-TO-DEVICE CONNECTION - A method and apparatus are provided to facilitate the selection of a monitoring device for a communication link in device-to-device communications, such as non-cellular communications or cellular communications in a licensed exempt band. A method and apparatus determine the reception resources available for use by a first telecommunications device, and ascertain the reception resources available for use by a second telecommunications device. The method and apparatus then select either the first telecommunications device or the second telecommunications device as a monitoring device to monitor the communications link. The method and apparatus may also change the monitoring device to the other telecommunications device based upon a change in the balance of reception resources of the first telecommunications device or the second telecommunications device. | 12-20-2012 |
20120327834 | Multicast Grouping For Shared Band Use - A coexistence central entity CCE receives deployment messages from each n | 12-27-2012 |
20130023202 | Wireless Network Operation On License-Exempt Band - An apparatus receives from a first device a first broadcast message/beacon which comprises an identifier for an enabling station, then uses the identifier to associate with the enabling station to obtain from it a list of at least one license-exempt channel (e.g., TV whitespaces). In one embodiment the apparatus can then join an ad hoc network (IBSS) with the first device and transmit a second beacon which comprises the identifier for the enabling station. If the apparatus hears multiple beacons advertising different IBSSs, it can select to join the first device's ad hoc network over the other(s) based on a service offered or the first device's network being trusted. Various examples are detailed for where in the beacon frame the identifier (e.g., SSID) might be placed. In one example the apparatus and first device are Mode I devices and the enabling station is a Mode II device under (draft) IEEE802.11af. | 01-24-2013 |
20130034051 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTER-CELL INTERFERENCE COORDINATION PAGING OF A MOBILE TERMINAL IN AN IDLE STATE - A method and apparatus are provided for reliably paging a mobile terminal in the idle mode, even in an instance in which the mobile terminal is subjected to interference from a CSG cell. In this regard, a method is provided that includes causing an indication of an inter-cell interference coordination (ICIC) paging period to be provided to the mobile terminal. The indication of the ICIC paging period includes an ICIC paging period T | 02-07-2013 |
20130109301 | D2D Discovery Process | 05-02-2013 |
20130148640 | Mechanism for Controlling Data Transmission in Fragmentation Transmission Mode - There is provided a mechanism for controlling a transmission of data in a fragmentation transmission mode. When fragments are transmitted in a fragmentation transmission mode, it is determined whether the fragment frame is received successfully or whether an acknowledgment message for confirming a successful transmission of the fragment frame is received. In case the acknowledgment for the successful transmission of the one fragment frame is not received, or the fragment is frame is not successfully received, the fragmentation transmission mode is maintained and a retransmission of the fragment frame is initiated. | 06-13-2013 |
20130157656 | Device-To-Device Discovery and Operation - The specification and drawings present a method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory) for improving device discovery and D2D operation, e.g., in LTE wireless systems, by using control signaling provided by a wireless network (e.g., by an eNB). The discovery channel/channels which conveys discovery signal/signals are configured by a network (e.g., by the eNB) and are mapped to control channel/channels (e.g., one-to-one). After sending/receiving the discovery signal/signals, the D2D devices are monitoring control channel/channels to get current information for establishing the D2D communication among these D2D devices, the current information may include a resource allocation for the D2D communication and a device list of candidates for establishing the D2D communication. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159522 | To Wireless Communication Systems and Methods - Embodiments of the invention provide methods, devices and computer programs arranged to facilitate access to device-to-device (D2D) communication services in a communication network. One embodiment includes an apparatus for use in controlling access to a D2D communication service in a communication network, the apparatus including a processing system arranged to cause the apparatus to: receive a D2D discovery signal including data indicative of said D2D communication service; determine a verification state for the D2D communication service as one of a first verification state and a second, different, verification state, on the basis of said received D2D discovery signal, the first verification state being one in which said D2D communication service can be verified by the apparatus; and in the event that said D2D communication service is determined to be in the second verification state, transmit data indicative of said D2D communication service for verification by the communication network. | 06-20-2013 |
20130160101 | Wireless Communication Systems and Methods - Embodiments of the invention provide methods, devices and computer programs arranged to control provisioning of device-to-device (D2D) communication services in a communication network. One embodiment includes an apparatus including a processing system arranged to cause the apparatus to: assign a credential of a first type to a first D2D device; store an association between a validity condition and the credential of the first type, wherein the validity condition is dependent on a characteristic of a D2D communication service; transmit data indicative of the credential of the first type for reception by the first D2D device, said credential being for use in verification of said D2D communication service to be provided by the first D2D device to a second, different, D2D device; and maintain an operative state for the D2D communication in dependence on said association. | 06-20-2013 |
20130176950 | Mechanism for Controlling Transmission of Control Signal to Communication Device - There is provided a mechanism for controlling a transmission of a dedicated control signal or control information to a communication network element. Free resources of a PHICH which are linked to an UL transmission but not occupied by ACK/NACK information are determined and selected for transmitting a D2D specific control signal to a D2D device. | 07-11-2013 |
20130182610 | FAIRNESS PROVISION VIA CONTROLLING A TRANSMISSION OPPORTUNITY WINDOW IN A WIRELESS MESH NETWORK - The invention allows fairness provision in wireless mesh networks with respect to the data rate that stations communicate. A fairness metric is obtained during a mesh profile negotiation performed in order for a wireless station to join a wireless mesh network. Predetermined mesh transmission parameters of the wireless station are sent to previously joined wireless stations in a predetermined neighborhood of the wireless station. From the previously joined wireless stations their respective predetermined mesh transmission parameters are received. In response to a first predetermined event, a transmission opportunity window is determined for the wireless station based on the obtained fairness metric, the predetermined mesh transmission parameters of the wireless station, and the predetermined mesh transmission parameters of the previously joined wireless stations. | 07-18-2013 |
20140106757 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - There is provided a method, comprising: acquiring, by a user terminal capable of performing proximity services with at least one other user terminal, an indication that a handover from a source cell to a target cell is to be performed; and acquiring a capability indication on whether or not a target node of the target cell is capable to support the proximity services. | 04-17-2014 |
20140177517 | Methods and Apparatuses for Facilitating Communications - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for scheduling or assigning a transmission opportunity. A method and apparatus may assign a relay transmission opportunity to at least one intermediate node designating a resource, among a plurality of resources, of a scheduled transmission opportunity of a signal. The intermediate node is assigned to communicate with at least one designated station during the designated time period. The method and apparatus may broadcast information of the signal to enable the designated station to detect data of the signal indicating that the station is assigned to communicate with the intermediate node during the designated resource of the scheduled transmission opportunity. | 06-26-2014 |
20140198735 | Apparatus and Method for a Communication System - Apparatus and method for communication are provided. The solution includes controlling the communication of a transceiver on shared data channels using a data channel slot including a sensing period and a data period and controlling a transceiver to communicate on common and dedicated control channels on a shared spectrum using control channel slots, each control channel slot including a downlink part and an uplink part, wherein the uplink part occurs at the same time as the sensing period of a data channel slot. | 07-17-2014 |
20140199999 | Discovery - Methods, apparatuses and a computer program product for small cell and user equipment discovery. The present invention includes obtaining information regarding small cell discovery on macro layer, obtaining information regarding user equipment discovery, determining whether the information regarding user equipment discovery depends on the information regarding small cell discovery, if it is determined that the information regarding user equipment discovery depends on the information regarding small cell discovery, building parameters for user equipment discovery based on parameters for small cell discovery included in the information regarding small cell discovery, and starting small cell discovery and user equipment discovery based on the parameters. | 07-17-2014 |