Abstract: Methods and apparatus for cell aggregation are disclosed. In accordance with one aspect information regarding a predefined maximum number of cells that can be aggregated by a communication device on a single carrier resource is sent by the communication device. Said Information is received by a network node where after control on cell aggregation can be based on the information, and the communication device can support cell aggregation on the single carrier resource up to said maximum number of cells.

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Abstract: Methods and apparatus for cell aggregation are disclosed. In accordance with one aspect information regarding a predefined maximum number of cells that can be aggregated by a communication device on a single carrier resource is sent by the communication device. Said Information is received by a network node where after control on cell aggregation can be based on the information, and the communication device can support cell aggregation on the single carrier resource up to said maximum number of cells.

Abstract: There are provided measures for configuration of carrier-related reference signal transmission. Such measures exemplarily include setting of a transmission mode for reference signal transmission on a carrier out of at least a long-cycle discontinuous transmission mode and a short-cycle discontinuous transmission mode, said long-cycle discontinuous transmission mode having a longer transmission discontinuity period than the short-cycle discontinuous transmission mode, and configuration of a transmission of at least one reference signal on the carrier according to the set transmission mode. The transmission mode setting may for example be based on at least one of an activation state of the carrier as serving cell and/or secondary cell and/or measurement object cell and a period of radio resource management measurement on the carrier.

Abstract: There is provided a mechanism for conducting a communication between at least one communication network control element such as an eNB and at least one communication element such as a UE wherein a DM RS based communication mode is used. DMRS (scrambling) sequences are generated wherein each DMRS sequence includes a set of calculation parameters being specific for the respective DMRS sequence, wherein the set of calculation parameters is configurable by the eNB during communication. For initializing each of the at least one scrambling sequence before receiving the configuration information, i.e. in an initial phase of the communication, a predetermined default value based on e.g. an UE_ID and being selectable from a set of predetermined default values is used for the set of calculation parameters in each DMRS sequence.

Abstract: It is provided an apparatus, including synchronizing means adapted to synchronize with a cell of a cellular communication system based on a synchronization signal and to obtain a cell identification of the cell; receiving means adapted to receive a symbol only on one or more subcarriers and subframes which carry at least one symbol of a physical broadcast channel; first obtaining means adapted to obtain a common demodulation reference symbol based on the cell identification and the received symbol; demodulating means adapted to demodulate a signal received on the physical broadcast channel based on the common demodulation reference symbol; user equipment means adapted to provide a user equipment functionality of the communication system.

Abstract: An apparatus including at least one processing circuitry, and at least one memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processing circuitry, wherein the at least one memory and the instructions are configured to, with the at least one processing circuitry, cause the apparatus at least: to obtain, over a series of times, information related to at least one of spatial properties and frequency properties of a channel used in a directional communication between a communication network control element or function and a communication element, to quantify the information related to at least one of spatial properties and frequency properties into a metric, to track whether the metric is smaller than a first threshold or greater than a second threshold during a predetermined period of time, and to decide to use a first transmission mode or a second transmission mode on the basis of a result of the tracking.

Abstract: The present invention proposes methods and apparatuses and computer program products for dynamic transmission set indication in scenarios in which a terminal is enabled for single cell transmission SiC as well as for coordinated multipoint transmission CoMP. To this extent, appropriate information is being fed back from the terminal to the base station via feedback signaling channels. The decision on which transmission mode defined by respective transmission set definitions is used can be taken by the terminal or, in a modified scenario, by the base station, based on the information fed back.

Abstract: Definition of a combined bandwidth is disclosed. Bandwidths for components of a combined bandwidth can be defined by selecting configurations for the bandwidths from a group of available bandwidth configurations. The bandwidths are combined to define a contiguously combined bandwidth in a resource block unit. At least one set of coefficients corresponding to the available bandwidth configurations are used. The contiguously combined bandwidth shall not exceeds a predefined maximum bandwidth. A transmission bandwidth can be defined. A channel bandwidth can be defined based on the defined transmission bandwidth.

Abstract: Communications of a time division duplex radio frame provided with at least one special subframe including at least one pilot period is provided such that at least one special subframe is used for signalling of critical control information. Other subframes of the radio frame than the at least one special subframe are flexibly allocated for use as downlink and uplink subframes of the radio frame.

Abstract: There are provided measures for common control deactivation in carrier aggregation, said measures exemplarily including a configuration of a secondary carrier for carrier aggregation with a primary carrier of a terminal, including a deactivation of a common control for the secondary carrier, an indication of the deactivation of the common control for the secondary carrier via the primary carrier, and a signaling of control information, substituting control information of the deactivated common control, for facilitating selection of or operation on the secondary carrier without the deactivated common control via the primary carrier from a base station to the terminal. Said measures may exemplarily be applied for common control deactivation in carrier aggregation in heterogeneous network environments based on LTE, LTE-Advanced, HSPA and/or UMTS radio access systems.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for feedback messaging in a communication system. A station can include into a scheduling information entity an indication of aperiodic feedback messaging on a physical uplink control channel and dynamically send the scheduling information entity with the indication to a communication device configured for periodic feedback messaging to trigger aperiodic feedback messaging by the communication device on the physical uplink control channel. Upon receiving the scheduling information entity the device can determine that it includes the indication and in response to the determining send at least one aperiodic feedback message on the physical uplink control channel.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for ACK/NAK bit bundling in carrier aggregation scenarios. Such measures exemplarily comprise generating a set of acknowledgement bits confirming receipt of payload data of a radio frame in a carrier aggregation mode aggregating a primary and at least one secondary carrier, said radio frame being divided into a plurality of downlink subframes and uplink subframes, each of said downlink subframes comprising at least one codeword per carrier, each of said acknowledgement bits is allocated to one of said codewords of one of said downlink subframes, and applying spatial domain bundling and/or time domain bundling on said set of acknowledgement bits distinctive for each of said primary and said at least one secondary carrier, wherein said spatial domain bundling is an AND operation of all acknowledgement bits allocated to each codeword of one carrier of said primary and said at least one secondary carrier and one downlink subframe.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments of the invention provide at least a method and apparatus to perform operations including transmitting an indication of a default configuration for a sub-frame having a downlink transmission portion and an uplink transmission portion; transmitting an indication of a preferred configuration for said sub-frame; and scheduling at least one of transmissions to and transmissions from a communication device according to said preferred sub-frame configuration.

Abstract: A method of configuring a component carrier includes determining how timings of receiving and/or sending data for at least two aggregated component carriers in at least one time period are related; and setting the timing of receiving and/or sending data for the at least two aggregated component carriers based on the determining.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method, apparatus and a program relating to an enhanced TDD UL HARQ timeline for UL-DL coexistence scenario. The present invention includes transmitting data in a first transmission, receiving acknowledgement information for Hybrid Automatic Repeat-Request pursuant to uplink-downlink configurations 0 or 6 in Time-Division-Duplex mode for LTE, determining the timing of a second transmission associated with a process for HARQ and transmitting data in a second transmission in the subframe according to the determined timing, wherein a second transmission associated with a process for Hybrid Automatic Repeat-Request is performed in a protected subframe if the first transmission associated with said process is performed in a protected subframe.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs for managing mobile device applications are described. In some aspects, a mobile device application is prevented from accessing resources of a wireless network. For example, a wireless network operator system can determine that one or more mobile device applications are disapproved for use in the wireless network. In some implementations, the wireless network operator denies the disapproved mobile device applications access to the wireless network resources. In some implementations, mobile devices disable access to the wireless network by the disapproved mobile device applications.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to selection of transmission points in a communication system. Information of potential reference signals is sent from a network element to a mobile device to configure the mobile device for measurement of at least one received signal characteristic of the indicated potential reference signals. The mobile device then performs measurement on the indicated potential reference signals and sends to the network element information of at least one port selected by the mobile device based on the measurement.

Abstract: Synchronization in a communication system A method and apparatus for a communication system is disclosed. In the system communications occur via a multiple of nodes each providing a stratum for synchronization. It is determined that the stratum of a node is not included in a predefined set of stratums. In response to said determination synchronizing with the node is provided differently from nodes with stratums without taking the order of the stratum into account. Information about the status can be communicated between nodes.

Abstract: There is provided a control entity for a communication network, a base station including such a control entity and a user equipment for communication with such a base station. The control entity includes a controller for providing a downlink control signal (e.g. a downlink assignment) scheduling a downlink data resource in a first time slot wherein the controller is configured for providing the downlink control signal over a downlink control resource in an earlier time slot which is chronologically earlier than the first time slot.