Abstract: A base station for transmitting system related information in a mobile telecommunications network. The base station is configured to transmit system information for the cell provided by the base station and to broadcast a version synchronisation signal, wherein the version synchronisation signal provides version information regarding the current version of the system information for the cell.

Abstract: A communication device includes a receiver, a transmitter and a control circuit. The receiver is configured to receive, from an infrastructure equipment of a mobile communications network, downlink signals on a downlink via a wireless access interface of the mobile communications network. The transmitter is configured to transmit, to the infrastructure equipment, uplink signals on an uplink via the wireless access interface. The control circuit is configured to control the receiver to receive the downlink signals and control the transmitter to transmit the uplink signals. The control circuit is further configured to delay a reception period for the receiver to receive the downlink signals after a transmission period in which the transmitter transmits the uplink signals when a duration of the transmission period exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A communications device transmits data in preconfigured resources of an uplink of a wireless communications network by performing a procedure to determine whether the communications device can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources of the uplink, and if the communications device determines that it can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources, transmitting signals representing the data in the preconfigured resources. The procedure to determine whether the communications device can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources of the uplink includes a transmission parameter confirmation procedure which confirms that a value of one or more transmission parameters to be used for transmitting the signals representing the data can be used for the signals representing the data to be detected by an infrastructure equipment of the wireless communications network.

Abstract: A method for operating a network node in a wireless communication network comprises determining whether a positioning process for positioning of a first communication device operated in the wireless communication network fulfils at least one predefined criterion; and, upon determining that the positioning process fulfils the at least one predefined criterion: triggering at least one second communication device operated in the wireless communication network and located within radio range of the first communication device to transmit a PRS associated with the positioning process, to thereby increase a positioning accuracy of the positioning of the first communication device provided by the positioning process.

Abstract: A position reference signal (PRS) to support observed time difference of arrival (OTDOA) position determination in an electronic device is generated and transmitted by a network node that has a unique identifier. Generating the PRS includes generating a first PRS sequence and generating a second PRS sequence by modifying the first PRS sequence with a modification function to generate the second PRS sequence. A sum of the first PRS sequence and the second PRS sequence is zero.

Abstract: A method of operating a location server node (85) to obtain positioning data (4030) from a wireless communication device (80), the positioning data (4030) being for determining a position estimate of the wireless communication device (80), the method comprising: providing a request (4015) to the wireless communication device (80) to provide the positioning data (4030) to be based on multiple positioning measurements, the request (4015) being indicative of the multiple positioning measurements to be executed within a predetermined time window, and obtaining the positioning data (4030) from the wireless communication device (80).

Abstract: A count of one or more subcarriers (811-818) of a carrier (370) is determined depending on a setting of an adaptive modulation numerology of the carrier (370). A wake-up signal (4003) is transmitted to a wireless communication device (101) on the one or more subcarriers (811-818).

Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed in a radio network node, for power management in a wireless communications network. The radio network node is transmitting reference signals to WDs in conjunction with a first set of paging resources that the WDs are monitoring for paging. The method comprises: upon determining that a radio network node power save mode is to be activated, transmitting, to the WDs, an indication instructing the WDs to monitor paging in a second set of paging resources associated with the radio network node power save mode. The method further comprises transmitting, to the WDs, synchronization signals associated with the second set of paging resources that the WDs are instructed to monitor for paging.

Abstract: A method includes determining a parameter of a coverage enhancement policy employed by a communication system. The method also includes setting a timing configuration (371-373, 391-393, 605, 606) of a discontinuous reception cycle (370-2, 370-3) employed by a terminal (101) of the communication system depending on the parameter. The method also includes communicating a paging signal in accordance with the timing configuration (371-373, 391-393, 605, 606) of the discontinuous reception cycle (370-2, 370-3) and the coverage enhancement policy.

Abstract: A method, performed in a wireless device, for obtaining position information of user equipment, UE, in a wireless communication system is described. The method includes transmitting, to a network, an indication comprising beam information defining beams that are suitable to be used for transmitting Positioning Reference Signals, PRS, to the wireless device, receiving, from the network, control signaling comprising PRS scheduling information for upcoming transmission of the PRS in beams, performing measurements on the PRS based on the PRS scheduling information that was received, and providing the measurements to the network.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a memory circuitry, a processor circuitry, a wireless interface, and one or more sensors. The processor circuitry is configured to obtain sensor data from the one or more sensors. The processor circuitry is configured to determine mobility data based on the sensor data. The processor circuitry is configured to control, based on the sensor data, transmission of a positioning message including the mobility data, via the wireless interface, to a location server device.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed by a network node in a wireless communications network, for supporting positioning of a wireless device. The wireless communications network comprises a first set of radio network nodes having a first positioning reference signal configuration and a second set of radio network nodes having a second positioning reference signal configuration. The first positioning reference signal configuration provides a different positioning requirement than the second reference signal configuration. The method comprises signaling, to the wireless device, a first positioning request comprising a first indication of a positioning requirement of a first positioning measurement. The method comprises obtaining a first estimated position of the wireless device, based on a first positioning measurement for the wireless device. The first positioning measurement is associated with the first set of radio network nodes.

Abstract: A base station for transmitting system related information in a mobile telecommunications network. The base station is configured to transmit system information for the cell provided by the base station and to broadcast a version synchronisation signal, wherein the version synchronisation signal provides version information regarding the current version of the system information for the cell.

Abstract: A communications device transmits data in preconfigured resources of an uplink of a wireless communications network by performing a procedure to determine whether the communications device can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources of the uplink, and if the communications device determines that it can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources, transmitting signals representing the data in the preconfigured resources. The procedure to determine whether the communications device can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources of the uplink includes a transmission parameter confirmation procedure which confirms that a value of one or more transmission parameters to be used for transmitting the signals representing the data can be used for the signals representing the data to be detected by an infrastructure equipment of the wireless communications network.

Abstract: A first terminal receives, on a radio link of a cellular network, at least one uplink pilot signal transmitted by at least one second terminal. The first terminal transmits, on the radio link and to an access node of the cellular network, an uplink report message indicative of at least one property of the received at least one uplink pilot signal.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device to communicate with a network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications system using radio resources comprising a narrowband carrier supported within a wider system frequency bandwidth of the wireless telecommunications system, wherein the method comprises: establishing initial frequencies for radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier; receiving configuration signalling from the network infrastructure equipment providing an indication of a frequency shift to apply to the initial frequencies for the radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier; establishing shifted frequencies for the radio resources comprising the narrowband carrier by applying the indicated frequency shift to the initial frequencies; and communicating with the network infrastructure equipment using the radio resources for the narrowband carrier with the shifted frequencies

Abstract: Method carried out in a User Equipment (1), UE, for controlling uplink transmission of data to a base station (110) of a wireless network (100), comprising: transmitting (806), to the base station, a buffer status report (85), BSR, indicative of a buffer data level value; transmitting (806), to the base station, information (86) indicative of packet arrival rate of data entering the transmit buffer; receiving (811) uplink resource information (87) from the base station, in response to the BSR and said information; and transmitting (812) data (88) from the buffer using the received resource information.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device (101) includes obtaining configuration information indicative of a timing and a frequency of an on-demand transmission (450) of a reference signal (901, 4001) for use in a disconnected mode (302-303) of the wireless communication device (101). The method also includes, when operating in the disconnected mode (302, 303) using a discontinuous reception cycle (390) and in accordance with the timing and frequency: monitoring for the reference signal (901, 4001) of the on-demand transmission (450) transmitted by a communications network (100). The method furthermore includes, based on a receive property of the reference signal (901, 4001), attempting to demodulate a further transmission (980, 4002, 4011, 4012) from the communications network (100).

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device (101) includes, when operating in a connected mode (301), prior to a transition (309) to a disconnected mode (302, 303): receiving, from a communications network (100), at least one downlink message (4021, 4011) comprising configuration information indicative of at least one configuration of a sporadically-on transmission (900) of a reference signal (901, 4001). The method also includes, when operating in the disconnected mode (302, 303) in accordance with a discontinuous reception cycle (390): monitoring for the reference signal (901, 4001) sporadically transmitted by the communications network (100) in accordance with the at least one configuration. The reference signal (901, 4001) is suitable for maintaining synchronization in a further communication with the communications network (100) during an on-period (396) of the discontinuous reception cycle.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed by a first wireless node, such as a wireless device, for enabling positioning of the wireless device. The method comprises providing, to a network node, a measurement report comprising a positioning measurement based on one or more reference signals transmitted from one or more second wireless nodes, such as base stations. The measurement report comprises an indication as to whether the positioning measurement is performed on a Line of Sight, LoS, component of the one or more reference signals.