Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed that comprises signaling by a user equipment (UE) to indicate a support for at least a second frequency band mode in addition to a first frequency band mode, wherein the first frequency band mode and the second frequency band mode have at least one overlapping frequency channel; and receiving from a base station at least one resource allocation message to allocate at least one of a downlink channel and an uplink channel that complies to at least one of a plurality of radio frequency (RF) restrictions of the second frequency band mode.

Abstract: A first method (and related first apparatus) includes transmitting, in a handover request message, an indication of a first protocol version; a second method (and related second apparatus) includes receiving, in the handover request message, the indication, deciding, based on the received indication and a second protocol version, on a value of an information element included in a handover request acknowledgement message to be transmitted, the information element indicating usage of a first or second signaling scheme, and transmitting the handover request acknowledgement message including the information element; and in the first method receiving the handover request acknowledgement message including the information element; and a third method (and related third apparatus) including receiving the handover command message including the information element, and configuring according to one of the first and second signaling schemes indicated by the information element.

Abstract: A first method (and related first apparatus) includes transmitting, in a handover request message, an indication of a first protocol version; a second method (and related second apparatus) includes receiving, in the handover request message, the indication, deciding, based on the received indication and a second protocol version, on a value of an information element included in a handover request acknowledgement message to be transmitted, the information element indicating usage of a first or second signaling schemes, and transmitting the handover request acknowledgement message including the information element; and in the first method receiving the handover request acknowledgement message including the information element; and a third method (and related third apparatus) including receiving the handover command message including the information element, and configuring according to one of the first and second signaling schemes indicated by the information element.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for modem coordination. A method may include establishing a coordinated communication session with a base station on a first communication channel. The method may further include causing transmission, to the base station, of an indication of an occurrence of an irregular transmission of data on a second communication channel. The second communication channel may be with a station logically separated from the base station. The base station maybe configured to respond to the indication of the occurrence of the irregular transmission by modifying transmission on the first communication channel to avoid interfering with the irregular transmission. The method may additionally include causing transmission, to the base station, of an indication of completion of the irregular transmission to allow the base station to resume normal transmission on the first communication channel. Corresponding apparatuses and systems are also provided.

Abstract: A method of controlling the mode of a user equipment includes forwarding a message from the network element to the network indicating a request to move to a power saving mode/state; and moving the user equipment to a power saving state/mode. The method may including deciding at the network which state the network element is to move to; and indicating this and/or further data pertaining to said state/mode, to the network element. The mode may be an IDLE or Connected mode of LTE and includes an extended DRX cycle.

Abstract: A first method (and related first ap aratus) includes transmitting, in a handover request message, an indication of a first protocol version; a second method (and related second apparatus) includes receiving, in the handover request message, the indication, deciding, based on the received indication and a second protocol version, on a value of an information element included in a handover request acknowledgement message to be transmitted, the information element indicating usage of a first or second signaling schemes, and transmitting the handover request acknowledgement message including the information element; and in the first method receiving the handover request acknowledgement message including the information element; and a third method (and related third apparatus) including receiving the handover command message including the information element, and configuring according to one of the first and second signaling schemes indicated by the information element.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed that comprises signaling by a user equipment (UE) to indicate a support for at least a second frequency band mode in addition to a first frequency band mode, wherein the first frequency band mode and the second frequency band mode have at least one overlapping frequency channel; and receiving from a base station at least one resource allocation message to allocate at least one of a downlink channel and an uplink channel that complies to at least one of a plurality of radio frequency (RF) restrictions of the second frequency band mode.

Abstract: Method, system and node for providing time synchronisation between local clocks located in nodes within a network and a central clock. The central clock and the nodes exchange messages. The messages transmitted contain a time stamp indicating the time of transmission. When messages are received, the time of reception is also determined. Based upon the calculation of the elapsed time taken by messages to be transmitted and received, a time difference can be estimated which indicates how much the clock on a node lags behind the central clock. Once this lag is known, the clock on the node can be updated. The proposed invention allows for a more precise time synchronisation to take place between nodes and a central clock without having to perform modifications on the transport circuitry of the system. The invention also allows for any changes in the network topology to be detected via any changes in the Round Trip Time, and a management centre to be notified in turn.

Abstract: The invention provides an improved method for repairing opaque defects on a photomask, in which an opaque chrome repair is carried out by means of an ion beam with gallium ions, and then the gallium ions are removed from the quartz blank by thermal desorption by means of an incineration process.