Abstract: A base station transmits, to another base station, a paging request that requests the another base station to page a user equipment, and receives, from the another base station, a message indicating that the paging has failed in the another base station for the user equipment. The another base station receives the paging request requesting the another base station to page a user equipment, and pages the user equipment based on the paging request received from the base station, and transmits to the base station a message indicating that the paging has failed in the another base station for the user equipment.

Abstract: A communication device according to one embodiment comprise a transmitter configured to directly transmit a radio signal to another communication device. The transmitter is configured to transmit, when first location information indicating a geographical location of the communication device is acquired, the radio signal, based on a first radio resource associated with a location indicated by the first location information. The transmitter is configured to transmit, when the communication device cannot acquire the first location information, the radio signal, based on a second radio resource. The second radio resource is decided based on a method different from a method of deciding the first radio resource by using the first location information.

Abstract: A communication device according to one embodiment includes a controller and a transmitter. The controller is configured to identify a zone that is a geographical section where the communication device is located, and select a predetermined transmission resource region from a plurality of transmission resource regions included in one transmission resource pool associated with the identified zone. The transmitter is configured to transmit a direct radio signal to another communication device by using a resource in the predetermined transmission resource region.

Abstract: In a communication method according to an embodiment, in a procedure where a connection between a radio terminal and a network is temporarily suspended, a resumption identifier associated with context information of the radio terminal is transmitted from a first base station to the radio terminal. A part of the resumption identifier is information for identifying the first base station.

Abstract: A user equipment, method used in user equipment, and apparatus for controlling a user equipment operate to receiving a connected mode DRX parameter configured by a base station, and transmit to the base station a message including information indicating a connected mode DRX parameter preferred by the user equipment. The connected mode DRX parameter preferred by the user equipment includes at least one of DRX-InactivityTimer, DRX-ShortCycle, and DRX-ShortCycleTimer.

Abstract: User equipment, apparatus and method perform dual connectivity with a first base station acting as a master base station and a second base station acting as a secondary base station, transmit to the master base station capability information indicating that the user equipment supports a function of skipping a random access procedure, and receive from the master base station, a message instructing to change the secondary base station from the second base station to a third base station. The message includes information indicating that random access procedure for the third base station is skipped and an including an uplink grant indicating radio resources allocated by the third base station and a timing advance (TA) value to be applied to an uplink transmission to the third base station. The user equipment transmits the uplink transmission to the third base station by using the uplink radio resources indicated by the uplink grant.

Abstract: A communication control method, user equipment and apparatus thereof include transmitting, to a base station by a user equipment, first information on a priority of a data pack to be transmitted from the user equipment via direct communication in which the data packet is transmitted to another user equipment without passing through the base station. The first information assists the base station in scheduling transmission resources for the direct communication. The method, user equipment and apparatus also include transmitting a request for requesting transmission resources for the direct communication to the base station by the user equipment, and receiving by the user equipment from the base station second information indicating transmission resources for the direct communication scheduled by the base station.

Abstract: A radio terminal according to one embodiment comprises a controller configured to perform radio communication in a time division duplex system, with a base station. The controller is configured to receive a downlink radio signal from the base station; and transmit to the base station, response information indicating whether reception of the downlink radio signal is successful, wherein the response information is transmitted by using an uplink radio resource different from an uplink control channel resource even if the uplink radio resource is not allocated for data transmission from the base station.

Abstract: A base station transmits, to another base station, a paging request that requests the another base station to page a user equipment, and receives, from the another base station, a message indicating that the paging has failed in the another base station for the user equipment. The another base station receives the paging request requesting the another base station to page a user equipment, and pages the user equipment based on the paging request received from the base station, and transmits to the base station a message indicating that the paging has failed in the another base station for the user equipment.

Abstract: A base station according to one embodiment comprises a controller configured to perform a downlink transmission process using a subframe. The subframe comprises a main PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) region located at a head portion of the subframe, and a data region other than the main PDCCH region. The data region comprises a short TTI region to which a short TTI (Transmission Time Interval) having a shorter time length than the subframe is applied. The short TTI region comprises a sub-PDCCH region. The controller is configured to arrange information indicating the sub-PDCCH region in the main PDCCH region.

Abstract: A communication method according to an embodiment comprises: notifying, by a base station, a radio terminal of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle; notifying, by a Mobility Management Entity (MME), the radio terminal of an extended DRX cycle longer than the DRX cycle; determining, by the radio terminal, whether or not the base station supports an extend DRX; using, by the radio terminal, the extended DRX cycle to execute an extended DRX operation in an idle mode, in response to determining that the base station supports the extend DRX; and using, by the radio terminal, the DRX cycle to execute a DRX operation without using the extended DRX cycle, in response to determining that the base station does not support the extend DRX.

Abstract: A UE (100) receives a handover command from a source cell to perform a handover to a target cell in response to the handover command. The handover command includes a notification indicating omitting a random access procedure during the handover. The UE (100) omits, in response to the notification, the random access procedure during the handover.

Abstract: A radio terminal according to an embodiment includes a controller configured to control a random access procedure. The random access procedure includes first processing of transmitting a random access preamble to a base station, second processing of receiving a random access response from the base station, and third processing of performing uplink transmission to the base station based on the random access response. The controller is configured to notify, in the first processing or the third processing, the base station of an amount of uplink data in a transmission buffer of the radio terminal.

Abstract: A base station and method thereof includes transmitting from the base station to a user equipment, parameters for an offload from the cellular RAN to a wireless local area network (LAN). The parameters are used by the user equipment to perform an access network selection between the cellular RAN and the wireless LAN, and include a first threshold for comparison with a cellular signal strength of the cellular RAN, a second threshold for comparison with a wireless LAN signal strength of the wireless LAN, and a third threshold for comparison with a load of the wireless LAN. When performing access network selection, the parameters may cause the user equipment to perform the offload, in response to the cellular signal strength being lower than the first threshold, the wireless LAN signal strength being higher than the second threshold, and the load of the wireless LAN being lower than the third threshold.

Abstract: A user equipment, apparatus, and method receives from a base station, for each bandwidth part of a plurality of bandwidth parts provided in a bandwidth of one carrier, information indicating a frequency location of the bandwidth part and information indicating a subcarrier spacing applied to the corresponding bandwidth part, and receives, from the base station, broadcast information including information on a special bandwidth part which the user equipment should use initially. A base station transmits to a user equipment, for each bandwidth part of a plurality of bandwidth parts provided in a bandwidth of one carrier, information indicating a frequency location of the bandwidth part and information indicating a subcarrier spacing applied to the corresponding bandwidth part, and transmits to the user equipment, broadcast information including information on a special bandwidth part which the user equipment should use initially.

Abstract: A network apparatus according to one embodiment is provided in a radio access network of a mobile communication system. The network apparatus comprises: a storage configured to store content data delivered from a server outside the radio access network; and a controller configured to recognize content data requested by a radio terminal, and to determine whether or not the requested content data is stored in the storage. The controller is configured to, when the requested content data is stored in the storage, deliver the requested content data to the radio terminal on behalf of the server.

Abstract: A base station according to an embodiment is a base station included in a RAN of a mobile communication system. The base station includes a receiver configured to receive, from a radio terminal in a specific state, a message indicating that the radio terminal has left a RAN paging area, and a transmitter configured to transmit, to a mobility management entity, paging area information related to update of the RAN paging area in response to the reception of the message. The specific state is a state in which an anchor base station in the RAN paging area maintains an S1 connection for the radio terminal and the RAN paging area is configured to the radio terminal.

Abstract: A radio terminal according to one embodiment comprises a controller configured to be capable of relaying traffic between another radio terminal and a network by a proximity service. The controller performs a control for transmitting first information and second information, in a sidelink. The first information is used for identifying a location of a radio resource in which the second information is arranged.

Abstract: A user equipment, method, and chipset receive system information block (SIB) broadcasted from a base station, and while the user equipment is in a radio resource control (RRC) idle mode in which no RRC connection is established between the use equipment and the base station, the SIB is used to control the D2D communication. Data is transmitted to other user equipment by the D2D communication based on the SIB while the user equipment is in the RRC idle mode. The SIB includes resource information indicating usable radio resources for the D2D communication and power information used for controlling transmission power in the D2D communication. The transmitting comprises determinations of radio resources used to transmit the data based on the resource information and transmission power used in transmitting the data based on the power information, and transmitting the data using the determined radio resources and the determined transmission power.

Abstract: A relay node according to one embodiment comprises a controller configured to establish a connection with a radio terminal and to establish a connection with a base station; a receiver configured to receive information of the radio terminal from the base station; and a transmitter configured to transmit the information to the radio terminal. The receiver receives delivery acknowledgement information from the radio terminal before the information is transmitted. The delivery acknowledgement information indicates that the radio terminal has received the information. The transmitter stops transmitting the information to the radio terminal in response to reception of the delivery acknowledgement information.