Abstract: A method for controlling network resource usage of a machine type communication (MTC) device is described. A request for network resources is received from an MTC application. A notification of a status of the MTC application is sent to a core network (CN). A set of commands is received from the CN. The commands as instructed by the CN are performed.

Abstract: A method for designing a reference signal to be transmitted in a multiplexed cellular system is described. A first set of matrices that comprises a plurality of matrices is selected. An optimal partition of the first set of matrices is determined. A third matrix is formed. The third matrix represents a cross-correlation of a second matrix and each of the plurality of first matrices. A minimum corresponding to the first set of matrices is set. The second matrix is updated using the minimum corresponding to the first set of matrices. Each column of the second matrix is scaled by a first value.

Abstract: A method for assigning and coordinating uplink reference signals for cooperative communication is disclosed. Data about an assigned uplink reference signal sequence used by a wireless communication device is received at a non-serving base station. An uplink reference signal estimate is determined based on the data. The uplink reference signal estimate is used to coherently demodulate a signal received from the wireless communication device or is used to estimate an uplink channel between the non-serving base station and the wireless communication device.

Abstract: A method for transmitting control information may include providing formatting rules that define a format for transmission of the control information to a base station via a control signaling channel. The control information may include a channel quality indicator (CQI), an acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK), a pre-coding matrix indicator (PMI), and rank information. The method may also include providing combination rules as part of the formatting rules. The combination rules may define how the CQI, the ACK/NACK, the PMI, and the rank information are combined for transmission on the control signaling channel. The method may also include transmitting the control information to the base station via the control signaling channel in accordance with the defined formatting rules.

Abstract: A method for transmission of control data and user data on a Physical Uplink Channel (PUC) is disclosed. An instruction from a base station to use an uplink control channel and an uplink shared channel to transmit uplink data is received. Control data and user data on the uplink control channel and the uplink shared channel is transmitted.

Abstract: A communication device configured for transmission of Acknowledgement and Negative Acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) is described. The communication device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory. The communication device determines one or more thresholds based on a size of one or more code words and generates a compressed ACK/NACK sequence. The compressed ACK/NACK sequence identifies one or more correctly received code words and one or more incorrectly received code words if the number of incorrectly received code words is less than the threshold. If the number of incorrectly received code words is greater than the threshold, the compressed ACK/NACK sequence indicates that all of the one or more code words were incorrectly received.

Abstract: A method for using a numerical method to design reference signals for multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems is described. An input multiple input multiple output signal is determined. A nearest tight frame to one or more given structured vectors is obtained. One or more structured vectors from the nearest tight frame are obtained. Orthogonal subsets are computed for a plurality of sequences, wherein each of the subsets is replaced with a matrix that comprises a function of one or more elements in each of the plurality of sequences and an identity matrix associated with the one or more elements. The one or more structured vectors are projected onto the space of circulant matrices. One or more classes of matrices associated with reference signals are outputted.

Abstract: A method for assigning reference signal sequences for communication devices using a genetic algorithm is described. Reference signal sequences are assigned to each cell within a plurality of cells. A fitness function for each reference signal sequence is computed. The fitness function describes the effectiveness of the assignment. A first group of cells is selected to exchange their corresponding assignment information with assignment information corresponding to a second group of cells. The reference signal is assigned to a communications device within the area of one of the plurality of cells.

Abstract: A method for coding control data with user data repetition is disclosed. Bits in user data may be removed. Bits in control data may be repeated to increase a number of bits in the control data. A number of bits in the user data that is the same as the number of bits in the control data may be copied. The copied user data bits may be added to the control data. The user data and the control data may be multiplexed.

Abstract: A method for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) using a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmit diversity scheme is described. A UCI is coded with a Forward Error Correction code to obtain a coded UCI. The coded UCI is mapped to quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) symbols to obtain a mapped coded UCI. A phase shift pattern is selected. A phase shift from the phase shift pattern is applied to the mapped coded UCI based on an acknowledge/negative-acknowledge (ACK/NACK) to obtain a phase shifted mapped coded UCI. The mapped coded UCI is sent using a PUCCH resource on a first antenna. The phase shifted mapped coded UCI is sent using a PUCCH resource on a second antenna.

Abstract: A wireless communication device may autonomously transition from a multiple antenna port mode to a single antenna port mode. The wireless communication device may implicitly notify a base station about the autonomous transition from the multiple antenna port mode to the single antenna port mode. The base station may reallocate resources that were previously allocated to the wireless communication device but that are no longer being used by the wireless communication device. In some cases, the base station may configure the wireless communication device's antenna port mode via radio resource control signaling.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a transmission time interval signal in a cellular network is described. A multiplexed data signal is received. A demultiplexer is applied to the data signal. The data signal from the demultiplexer is encoded. A linear transform is applied to the data signal. A plurality of uplink transmission time interval signals, which include the data signal, are reformatted. The placement of one or more reference signals are staggered within each of the plurality of transmission time interval signals. Each of the plurality of uplink transmission time interval signals are transmitted.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to component carrier (CC) selection in a wireless communication system. A user equipment (UE) that is in idle mode may receive a reference signal (RS) from an evolved Node B (eNB), obtain signal quality measurements with respect to the RS, and switch to a new CC based on the signal quality measurements. For a UE that is in connected mode, an eNB may obtain uplink channel condition information corresponding to uplink CCs, obtain downlink channel condition information corresponding to downlink CCs, and select a CC pair for the UE to use based on the uplink channel condition information and the downlink channel condition information.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) that supports multiple antenna transmission via multiple power amplifiers may operate in a reduced power amplifier (PA) mode. When operating in the reduced PA mode, a subset of the UE's power amplifiers are used to transmit uplink signals. A UE may send a preference signal to an e-Node B to request that the UE operate in the reduced PA mode.

Abstract: A method of the present invention for designing a reference signal is a method for designing a reference signal, including: setting a first set of matrices by combining a plurality of first matrices each including a plurality of sequences; dividing the first set of matrices into a plurality of subsets each including at least one first matrix, and selecting at least one sequence from each of the plurality of subsets; and combining the selected sequences so as to generate a second matrix.

Abstract: A method of encoding that uses standard codecs such as linear encoders and decoders for encoding and decoding data with different levels of robustness to errors is described. In one configuration, multiple encoders may be utilized, and one of the encoders may use a standard encoder such as a turbo code followed by a nonlinearity that creates an unequal distribution of ones and zeros in a binary representation of the code. In another configuration, a coder may be utilized that represents message outputs as “channels” that create state transitions (or symbol errors) in a data forward error correction coder.

Abstract: A method for using a numerical method to design reference signals for multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems is described. An input multiple input multiple output signal is determined. A nearest tight frame to one or more given structured vectors is obtained. One or more structured vectors from the nearest tight frame are obtained. The one or more structured vectors are projected onto the space of circulant matrices. One or more classes of matrices associated with reference signals are outputted.

Abstract: A method for using a numerical method to design a sequence for code modulating data is described. An input multiple input multiple output signal is determined. A nearest tight frame to one or more given structured vectors is obtained. One or more structured vectors is obtained from the nearest tight frame. The one or more structured vectors is projected onto the space of circulant matrices. One or more classes of matrices that indicates the design of the sequence is outputted. Data is code modulated using the designed sequence.

Abstract: A method for optimizing a transmission format of a reference signal is disclosed. A first matrix is provided. A second matrix is computed from the first matrix. A derivative of a function of the second matrix is defined. Iterates of the function are obtained. A function of the second matrix is determined. An optimum value of the first matrix is calculated.

Abstract: A method for generating sequences that are nearest to a set of sequences with minimum average cross-correlation is described. Each element of a set of sequences is projected to a nearest constellation point. The set of sequences is converted into a time domain representation. An inverse discrete Fourier Transform (IDFT) is performed on the set of sequences. A cubic metric of each sequence of the set of sequences is evaluated. A sequence is removed from the set if the cubic metric exceeds a threshold. A minimum maximum cross-correlation is obtained for the set of sequences.