Abstract: Methods for a wireless communication device and network node are provided. A method is performed by a wireless communication device arranged to operate in a cellular communication system. Information about a carrier frequency to perform measurements on is acquired, and a check made whether the carrier frequency belongs to a set of frequencies on which information is kept by the wireless communication device in a searchable frequency set. If the carrier frequency belongs to the set, the wireless communication device carries on with measurements. If the carrier frequency does not belong to the set, the wireless communication device proceeds with adding the information about the carrier frequency to the set.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for use in a user equipment (UE) of transmitting wireless signals according to an ON/OFF time mask comprises: obtaining a transmission time interval (TTI) for operating a wireless signal between the UE and a cell; and determining an ON/OFF time mask from a plurality of ON/OFF time masks based on the obtained TTI. The ON/OFF time mask specifies a length and position of transient periods for power ramp up and ramp down with respect to an associated TTI. The method further comprises transmitting the wireless signal in the cell according to the determined ON/OFF time mask. For example, determining the ON/OFF time mask may comprise determining one ON/OFF time mask if a length of the obtained TTI is below a threshold, and determining a different ON/OFF time mask if the length of the obtained TTI is equal to or above the threshold.

Abstract: A method in a first radio communication node (110, 310, 710, 1010) and a first radio communication node (110, 310, 710, 1010) for scheduling a data transmission in a first time frame using one of a plurality of modulation and coding schemes are provided. The data transmission is to be transmitted between the first radio communication node (110, 310, 710, 1010) and a second radio communication node (120, 320, 720, 1020). The first radio communication node (110, 310, 710, 1010) obtains (301, 701, 1001, 1401) a first indication about channel quality for the first time frame. The first radio communication node (110, 310, 710, 1010) obtains (302, 702, 1002, 1402) second indication about a possible upcoming transmission failure. The possible upcoming transmission failure relates to a feedback information to be transmitted in a second time frame. The feedback information is associated with the data transmission in the first time frame.

Abstract: A network node (840) and method therein for shaping an output power spectrum of a signal (920) to be transmitted in a wireless communications network are disclosed. The signal (920) is transmitted within a total frequency range or bandwidth comprising a first frequency bandwidth and a second frequency bandwidth. The network node increases or boosts a power of the signal (920) in a part of a first frequency bandwidth and/or decreases/deboosts a power of the signal (920) in a part of the total bandwidth outside the first frequency bandwidth. The network node then transmits the partly increased and/or decreased signal (920) to a wireless communication device (850) operating in the wireless communications network.

Abstract: A method is performed by a wireless device. The method comprises determining a first configured maximum transmit power value (P_cmax1) for transmitting in a first radio access technology (RAT). The P_cmax1 is determined based on one or more transmissions of the first RAT. The method further comprises determining a second configured maximum transmit power value (P_cmax2) for transmitting in a second RAT. The P_cmax2 is determined based on transmissions of both the first RAT and the second RAT. The method further comprises performing a transmission in the first RAT at a power less than or equal to the P_cmax1. The method further comprises performing a transmission in the second RAT at a power less than or equal to the P_cmax2.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing flexible time masks for transmission in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a node in a wireless communication system comprises providing, to a wireless device, an indication of a position of a transient period during a time mask, where the position of the transient period is adapted to a clear channel assessment period at the wireless device or the position of the transient period is such that the transient period occurs at least partially during a clear channel assessment period. The time mask defines an OFF period during which a transmitter of the wireless device is to be off, an ON period during which the transmitter of the wireless device is to be on, and the transient period. The transient period is a period during which the transmitter of the wireless device is to ramp-up or ramp-down.

Abstract: Suitable hopping patterns designed to alleviate degradations of SRSs are provided herein. When a UE (12, 14, 200) transmits multiple SRS within the same time resource (e.g., slot), the UE is configured with an SRS hopping pattern (including an SRS bandwidth) based on at least a UE configuration bandwidth. In one exemplary embodiment, a node (12, 14, 200), e.g., a UE (14, 200) or a network node (12, 200) of a wireless network (10), controls the SRS configurations for SRS transmissions by the UE (14, 200) via one or more resource blocks. The SRS configuration comprises a hopping pattern and a first (e.g., hopping) bandwidth associated with the SRS transmissions. The node (12, 14, 200) determines the first bandwidth, and determines a second (e.g., configuration) bandwidth associated with a configuration of the UE (14, 200).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for testing mobile terminals in an OFDMA system, in which all or part of available downlink radio resources in a cell are transmitted. A processing unit in a test apparatus splits a set of contiguous resource blocks into separate contiguous portions. A first contiguous portion of the set of resource blocks is allocated to users of a first type, and a second contiguous portion of the set of resource blocks is allocated to users of a second type. A transmitter in the test apparatus transmits test signals to the users of the first type and the second type using the at least one contiguous set of resource blocks.

Abstract: An inventive UE carrier aggregation (CA) capability reporting signalling model allows UEs (30) aggregating large numbers of component carriers to transmit CA-relevant capabilities to the network more efficiently than the current (legacy) signalling model. Rather than reporting CA/MIMO/CSI/NAICS capabilities separately for each supported band combination, including fallback configurations, embodiments of the present invention either report UE Radio Frequency (RF) and Baseband (BB) related capabilities separately, or report them disassociated from CA band configurations. This approach avoids the need to signal the full UE (30) set of capabilities for each of (possibly many) supported band combinations. Furthermore, fallback capabilities are signalled implicitly, eliminating the need to transmit this data.

Abstract: A method is performed by a wireless device. The method comprises determining a first configured maximum transmit power value (P_cmax1) for transmitting in a first radio access technology (RAT). The P_cmax1 is determined based on one or more transmissions of the first RAT. The method further comprises determining a second configured maximum transmit power value (P_cmax2) for transmitting in a second RAT. The P_cmax2 is determined based on transmissions of both the first RAT and the second RAT. The method further comprises performing a transmission in the first RAT at a power less than or equal to the P_cmax1. The method further comprises performing a transmission in the second RAT at a power less than or equal to the P_cmax2.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing flexible time masks for transmission in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a node in a wireless communication system comprises providing, to a wireless device, an indication of a position of a transient period during a time mask, where the position of the transient period is adapted to a clear channel assessment period at the wireless device or the position of the transient period is such that the transient period occurs at least partially during a clear channel assessment period. The time mask defines an OFF period during which a transmitter of the wireless device is to be off, an ON period during which the transmitter of the wireless device is to be on, and the transient period. The transient period is a period during which the transmitter of the wireless device is to ramp-up or ramp-down.

Abstract: Methods of operating a network device for a user equipment, UE, in a telecommunications network is provided. Methods include generating a transmission gap at an end of a first type of uplink, UL, transmission and scheduling a second type of UL transmission that corresponds to the transmission gap. Generating the transmission gap includes sending, to the UE, a radio resource control that configures a potential sounding reference signal, SRS, transmission that generates the transmission gap.

Abstract: A network node (840) and method therein for shaping an output power spectrum of a signal (920) to be transmitted in a wireless communications network are disclosed. The signal (920) is transmitted within a total frequency range or bandwidth comprising a first frequency bandwidth and a second frequency bandwidth. The network node increases or boosts a power of the signal (920) in a part of a first frequency bandwidth and/or decreases/deboosts a power of the signal (920) in a part of the total bandwidth outside the first frequency bandwidth. The network node then transmits the partly increased and/or decreased signal (920) to a wireless communication device (850) operating in the wireless communications network.

Abstract: Systems and methods for flexible spectrum, or bandwidth, support in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a base station for a cellular communications network is configured to transmit a non-standardized bandwidth carrier and information that identifies a standardized bandwidth and additional information that, together with the information that identifies the standardized bandwidth, defines a non-standardized bandwidth of the non-standardized bandwidth carrier. In one embodiment, the additional information defines a bandwidth adjustment for the standardized bandwidth that defines the non-standardized bandwidth. In one embodiment, the bandwidth adjustment is a symmetric bandwidth restriction. In another embodiment, the bandwidth adjustment is an asymmetric bandwidth restriction. In yet another embodiment, the bandwidth adjustment is a symmetric bandwidth expansion. In yet another embodiment, the bandwidth adjustment is an asymmetric bandwidth expansion.

Abstract: This disclosure pertains to a method for operating a user equipment (10) in a radio access network, the method comprising transmitting signaling based on an emission control parameter, the emission control parameter being based on a TTI configuration and/or structure. There are also disclosed related devices and methods.

Abstract: A network node is provided. The network node includes circuitry configured to determine a Transmission Time Interval, TTI, configuration, the TTI configuration including a first TTI for operating a first signal between a first cell on a first carrier and a wireless device, and a second TTI for operating a second signal between the first cell on the first carrier and the wireless device, the TTI configuration including one of: the first TTI adjacent to the second TTI which do not overlap with each other in time; and the first TTI adjacent to the second TTI which at least partly overlap with each other in time, and configured to receive the first signal in the first TTI and the second signal in the second TTI, the first TTI and second TTI having been transmitted based on a maximum output power parameter that is based on the TTI configuration.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a set of numerologies—for performing multicarrier operation of a user equipment for operating signals on at least a first carrier in a first cell and a second carrier in a second cell are provided.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for use in a user equipment (UE) of transmitting wireless signals according to an ON/OFF time mask comprises: obtaining a transmission time interval (TTI) for operating a wireless signal between the UE and a cell; and determining an ON/OFF time mask from a plurality of ON/OFF time masks based on the obtained TTI. The ON/OFF time mask specifies a length and position of transient periods for power ramp up and ramp down with respect to an associated TTI. The method further comprises transmitting the wireless signal in the cell according to the determined ON/OFF time mask. For example, determining the ON/OFF time mask may comprise determining one ON/OFF time mask if a length of the obtained TTI is below a threshold, and determining a different ON/OFF time mask if the length of the obtained TTI is equal to or above the threshold.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for operating a terminal (10) in a wireless communication network, the terminal (10) being adapted for dual connectivity, the method comprising determining a total configured maximum output power PCMAX of the terminal (10) based on a synchronization level. There are also disclosed further related devices and methods.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing flexible time masks for transmission in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a node in a wireless communication system comprises providing, to a wireless device, an indication of a position of a transient period during a time mask, where the position of the transient period is adapted to a clear channel assessment period at the wireless device or the position of the transient period is such that the transient period occurs at least partially during a clear channel assessment period. The time mask defines an OFF period during which a transmitter of the wireless device is to be off, an ON period during which the transmitter of the wireless device is to be on, and the transient period. The transient period is a period during which the transmitter of the wireless device is to ramp-up or ramp-down.