Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided wherein a request for data is received. It is determined if the request is associated with a relatively small data transmission. The requested data is transmitted in accordance with a first transmission method when it is determined that the request is associated with a relatively small data transmission.

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: The present invention provides methods, apparatuses and a program relating to a signaling framework for assistance information. The present invention includes composing, at a source base station, to which a user equipment is connected, a first signaling message including information whether a target base station, to which handover of the user equipment is to be performed, supports assistance information, and transmitting the first signaling message to the user equipment.

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 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 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 method configures a communication between a base station, a first user equipment adapted to operate with a first system bandwidth and a second user equipment adapted to operate with a second system bandwidth. The first system bandwidth is broader than the second system bandwidth. The base station, the first user equipment and the second user equipment are located within a cellular network system. The method includes providing first common channels or signals within the first system bandwidth and providing second common channels or signals within the second system bandwidth, wherein a part of the first common channels or signals and a part of the second common channels or signals are superpositioned. The method further includes configuring at least one of the common channels or signals of the part of the first common channels or signals to be used by the first user equipment and the second user equipment.

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: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for providing mobility information to the network. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include determining mobility information representative of a mobility of a user equipment during an idle state and a connected state of the user equipment (204); and sending, when in a connected mode, mobility information to a node of a wireless network (210). Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: There are provided measures for congestion control on a cellular frequency providing broadcast services. Such measures exemplarily include removing an entry of a first system information block from a list included in a second system information block to be broadcasted, said first system information block includinq information related to multimedia broadcast and multicast services, said list including information related to broadcasted system information elements; prohibiting modification of an information tag included in said second system information block to be broadcasted, said information tag being indicative of a change of system information including at least said list; and prohibiting inclusion of a modification indicator in any paging messages to be transmitted, said modification indicator being indicative of said change of said system information.

Abstract: Format of a downlink control channel for a user equipment UE is changed in conjunction with switching the UE between being enabled for cross carrier scheduling and being disabled for cross carrier scheduling. The changed format is used on at least one serving cell of the UE's configured set of component carriers CCs. In one embodiment the changed format comprises an explicit carrier indicator field CIF for the case in which the switching is from disabled to enabled; and the changed format has no explicit CIF when the switching is from enabled to disabled. In another embodiment switching from disabled to enabled comprises the UE's configured set of CCs being changed from one to multiple cells; and switching from enabled to disabled comprises the UE's configured set of CCs being changed from multiple cells to one cell. In one embodiment the changed format is implicit.

Abstract: Improved systems and techniques for controlling access to network resources. A base station broadcasts extended access barring (EAB) and access class barring (ACB) information. Upon a determination by a user equipment that the user equipment requires service from the base station, the user equipment determines its EAB category and call type. The user equipment receives the EAB and ACB information broadcast by the base station and determines if it is subject to EAB based on its EAB category. If the user equipment is not subject to EAB, the user equipment determines if its call type is subject to ACB and, if the call type is subject to ACB, applies access class barring based on its call type.

Abstract: A method includes determining that reporting of user equipment mobility information is to be performed. The method further includes reporting, responsive to the determining, the user equipment mobility information, the user equipment mobility information concerning at least a time period in one or both of an idle state or a connected state since a transition by the user equipment to a cell, or since a transition by the user equipment to or from a connected state with a cell, Apparatus, systems, computer programs, and computer program products are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: convey a radio resource reconfiguration message to a user device for carrying out secondary cell configuration for downlink data conveyance using inter-site carrier aggregation functionality, and obtain and/or convey information on completion of the secondary cell configuration and/or activate downlink data forwarding to a secondary cell node.

Abstract: A method includes transmitting a paging indicator indicating to user equipment assigned to one or more groups that the user equipment are to attempt to receive paging messages including paging information targeted to at least one of the one or more groups; and transmitting in a channel the paging information in the paging messages. Another method includes receiving a paging indicator indicating a user equipment is to attempt to receive paging messages including paging information targeted to at least one of one or more groups; and receiving from a channel the paging information in the paging messages. A method includes sending a request message to user equipment assigned to one or more groups, the request message comprising an indication to cause the user equipment to read device trigger information in a system broadcast message; and sending the device trigger information in the system broadcast message.

Abstract: Method and apparatuses for handling transition of a connected device to an unsynchronised state are disclosed. In accordance with a method a trigger for move from a synchronised state is determined where after a control channel for the synchronised state is released and a move to the unsynchronised state is performed while remaining connected based on a discontinuous reception configuration defined for the unsynchronised state. The discontinuous reception configuration can be sent to the device. Control information can be sent to the device according to the discontinuous reception configuration.

Abstract: Format of a downlink control channel for a user equipment UE is changed in conjunction with switching the UE between being enabled for cross carrier scheduling and being disabled for cross carrier scheduling. The changed format is used on at least one serving cell of the UE's configured set of component carriers CCs. In one embodiment the changed format comprises an explicit carrier indicator field CIF for the case in which the switching is from disabled to enabled; and the changed format has no explicit CIF when the switching is from enabled to disabled. In another embodiment switching from disabled to enabled comprises the UE's configured set of CCs being changed from one to multiple cells; and switching from enabled to disabled comprises the UE's configured set of CCs being changed from multiple cells to one cell. In one embodiment the changed format is implicit.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, there is provided a method comprising determining a barring class to which a user equipment belongs, and determining a value for a barring timer, wherein determining the value for a barring timer uses a value derived from a system frame number, SFN, in which the user equipment received an access barring parameter. The method may further comprise initializing the barring timer to the determined value, starting the barring timer and determining, while the barring timer is running, whether a group of user equipment to which the user equipment belongs is barred.

Abstract: A method comprising: receiving a first message at a user equipment from a first apparatus; receiving from a primary access node at least one network identifier value; comparing a user equipment registered network identifier value to the at least one network identifier value from the primary access node; and responding to the first message dependent on the user equipment registered network identifier value being equal to any primary access node network identifier value.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for security handling in, for example, cells that support multiple frequency band indication are provided. One method includes receiving, for example by a source evolved node B (eNB) configured to communicate with a user equipment, a multiple frequency band indicator (MFBI) list, the multiple frequency band indicator (MFBI) list comprising at least one frequency band number listed in the same order of priority as broadcast by a target eNB. The method may further include selecting one of the at least one frequency band number for use by the source eNB, calculating a security key (KeNB*) using the DL EARFCN belonging to the selected frequency band number with the highest priority that is also supported by the user equipment, and signaling the calculated security key to the target eNB.