Abstract: A user equipment is configured to operate in a wireless communications network being operated in a TDD scheme, the TDD scheme including a plurality of TDD-frames, each TDD-frame including a guard period arranged between a downlink symbol and an uplink symbol of the TDD-frame. The user equipment is configured to receive a first number of symbols during the guard period or is configured to transmit the uplink symbol and to transmit a second number of symbols previous to transmitting the uplink symbol.

Abstract: A concept for handovers in cellular networks, a concept for improved handling of tracking/paging areas for, for instance, user entities in inactive modes and a concept for enabling intelligent route selection in cellular networks are presented.

Abstract: A receiver is configured is configured to receive a data signal, the data signal having at least one data signal block, the data signal block having a predefined duration in the time domain, a number of symbols in the time domain and a bandwidth in the frequency domain, wherein the data signal block is received over a plurality of transmission intervals, wherein a length of one transmission interval is shorter than the duration of the data signal block so that a subset of the symbols of the data signal block is received over one transmission interval, and wherein the receiver includes a signal processing device configured to process the symbols of the data signal block which have been received over one transmission interval.

Abstract: An apparatus serves a plurality of user equipments in a wireless communication system. For transmitting/receiving data of a plurality of user equipments, which include at least a first user equipment and a second user equipment, on resources shared by the plurality of user equipments, the apparatus transmits/receives a first data signal of the first user equipment and second data signal of the second user equipment using a non-orthogonal multiple access, NOMA, scheme. The first data signal and the second data signal are modulated using different waveforms prior to superposition of the first and second data signals.

Abstract: A receiver is configured to receive and process a radio signal. The radio signal includes a first frequency band including a first signal, the first signal including a plurality of TDD-frames. The receiver is configured to evaluate reception of downlink data to obtain evaluation data. The receiver is further configured to transmit the evaluation data in a second frequency band outside of the first frequency band.

Abstract: In a communication system, a transmitter is configured to change a transmission characteristic used for the communication with a receiver, wherein a receiver is configured to determine a reception quality of a communication link between the transmitter and the receiver and to transmit a feedback information to the transmitter indicating whether a reception quality has changed or in which direction the reception quality has changed, or whether a transmission characteristic should be maintained, wherein the transmitter is configured to further change the transmission characteristic used for the communication with the receiver in dependence on the feedback information received from the receiver.

Abstract: A receiver receives and processes a data signal having at least one data signal block. The data signal block has a number of symbols in the time domain and a number of sub-carriers in the frequency domain. The data signal block includes a control region to provide control data to the receiver and a payload region to provide payload data to the receiver. Payload data is allocated to the control region of the data signal block.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a first transmitter and a second transmitter. For a transmission or reception of data of a first user equipment and data of a second user equipment on resources shared by the first user equipment and the second user equipment, the first transmitter is configured for a superimposed non-orthogonal multiple access, NOMA, transmission or reception of a first data signal of the first user equipment and a second data signal of the second user equipment, and the second transmitter is configured for a superimposed non-orthogonal multiple access, NOMA, transmission or reception of a third data signal of the first user equipment and a fourth data signal of the second user equipment.

Abstract: Device node of a (cellular) communication system including a base station node and a group of nodes; wherein the device node is configured to determine a field parameter to obtain a field parameter value and to transmit the respective field parameter value to the base station node using type-based multiple access resources; wherein the device node is configured to receive from the base station node information and to enable a type-based multiple access resource communication in response to the information.

Abstract: A base station for a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of logical radio access networks, wherein the base station is configured to communicate with a plurality of users to be served by the base station for accessing one or more of the logical radio access networks, and the base station is configured to selectively control the physical resources of the wireless communication network assigned to the logical radio access networks and/or to control access of the users or user groups to one or more of the logical radio access networks, wherein, during a first operation mode of the wireless communication network, the base station is configured to allow access of users or user groups of one or more of the logical radio access networks (e.g.

Abstract: A receiver is configured is configured to receive a data signal, the data signal having at least one data signal block, the data signal block having a predefined duration in the time domain, a number of symbols in the time domain and a bandwidth in the frequency domain, wherein the data signal block is received over a plurality of transmission intervals, wherein a length of one transmission interval is shorter than the duration of the data signal block so that a subset of the symbols of the data signal block is received over one transmission interval, and wherein the receiver includes a signal processing device configured to process the symbols of the data signal block which have been received over one transmission interval.

Abstract: An apparatus serves a plurality of user equipments in a wireless communication system. For transmitting/receiving data of a plurality of user equipments, which include at least a first user equipment and a second user equipment, on resources shared by the plurality of user equipments, the apparatus transmits/receives a first data signal of the first user equipment and second data signal of the second user equipment using a non-orthogonal multiple access, NOMA, scheme. The first data signal and the second data signal are modulated using different waveforms prior to superposition of the first and second data signals.

Abstract: A receiver receives and processes a data signal having at least one data signal block. The data signal block has a number of symbols in the time domain and a number of sub-carriers in the frequency domain. The data signal block includes a control region to provide control data to the receiver and a payload region to provide payload data to the receiver. Payload data is allocated to the control region of the data signal block.

Abstract: A user device, UE, and a base station, BS, for a wireless communication system is described. Each is using a transmission scheme on a radio resource, and is to determine one or more parameters of a radio channel associated with the radio resource, and to adapt the transmission scheme by selecting an additional radio resource on the basis of the determined one or more parameters. Further a wireless communication system, comprising two or more of the above devices, corresponding methods and a computer program product are described.

Abstract: The application relates to a communication device [e.g., UE] for communicating with one or more other communication devices using multiple-input-multiple-output, MIMO, communication, wherein the communication device is configured to: select [e.g., from ?] one or more preferred beams [e.g., bi]; and find one or more other beams [e.g., those such that INRk(ci)??1] which have a comparatively high spatial correlation with the one or more preferred beams or which have a comparatively high probability of interference with the one or more preferred beams [e.g., if INRk(ci)>?1], wherein the communication device is configured to provide, to a coordinating communication device [e.g., BS, gNB]: first information [e.g., Fk,1] identifying the one or more preferred beams [e.g., Fk,1 is made of columns identifying the preferred beams]; and second information [e.g., rk,i,1, rk,i,2] identifying the one or more found other beams or a region [e.g., shape] in a map of beams comprising the one or more found other beams.

Abstract: A receiver is configured to receive and process a radio signal. The radio signal includes a first frequency band including a first signal, the first signal including a plurality of TDD-frames. The receiver is configured to evaluate reception of downlink data to obtain evaluation data. The receiver is further configured to transmit the evaluation data in a second frequency band outside of the first frequency band.

Abstract: A user device UE for a wireless communication with a plurality of wireless network elements includes a plurality of antennas. The plurality of antennas are configured to form a plurality of spatial or directional beams. The user device is configured to provide simultaneously a plurality of independent wireless communication links using the plurality of spatial or directional beams, wherein the user device is configured to provide a first wireless communication link with a first wireless network element using a first spatial or directional beam and to provide a second wireless communication link with a second wireless network element using a second antenna beam.

Abstract: A base station for a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of logical radio access networks, wherein the base station is configured to communicate with a plurality of users to be served by the base station for accessing one or more of the logical radio access networks, and the base station is configured to selectively control the physical resources of the wireless communication network assigned to the logical radio access networks and/or to control access of the users or user groups to one or more of the logical radio access networks, wherein, during a first operation mode of the wireless communication network, the base station is configured to allow access of users or user groups of one or more of the logical radio access networks (e.g.

Abstract: A base station for a wireless communication network is provided. The wireless communication network includes a plurality of base stations, each base station to serve one or more users. One or more users are served by a plurality of base stations to receive a first data signal from the base station and a second data signal from at least one further base station using multi-user superposition transmission, MUST. The base station includes a backhaul interface for a communication with one or more of the plurality of base stations of the wireless communication network. For transmitting the first data signal to one or more users served by the base station and by the further base station, the base station is configured to negotiate a MUST setting with the further base station via the backhaul interface, and map data of the first data signal using a first transmit constellation set according to the negotiated MUST setting.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a novel form of communication within a cellular wireless communication network. One aspect of the invention concerns a User Equipment for a cellular network, wherein the UE inter alia includes a first interface for UE-to-Basestation communication configured to communicate with a base station of the cellular network and a second interface for UE-to-UE communication configured to communicate with one or more other UEs of a UE-Group to which the UE belongs. According to the invention the UE is configured to receive via its first interface configuration data for configuring its second interface, and to coordinate, via the second interface, a communication within the UE Group.