Abstract: A scheme to identify the uplink border between two neighbouring cells (10, 20) in an LTE-based heterogeneous network, especially one Macro cell (10) and another Small Cell (20). A trigger event is configured for a connected mode UE (1) such that the UE is triggered to send the measurement report about the neighbouring cell (20) when the condition “neighbour is offset better than Pcell on UL” is fulfilled. Such a measurement report can be used by the current serving eNB (11) to decide whether one or more neighbouring cells (20) should be activated or handed-over to, and/or whether certain information should be sent to one or more neighbouring eNBs (21) so that they can start monitoring the uplink connection quality of the UE. In particular it is possible to offload at least part of the UE's uplink traffic from the serving cell (10) to a neighbour cell (20).

Abstract: A method in a communications system in which a plurality of user equipments are transmitting data to a donor node via a relay node, the plurality of user equipments each storing the data in its own UE buffer prior to transmission to the relay node, the relay node storing the data received from the plurality of user equipments in a relay buffer prior to transmission to the donor node. The method comprises at the relay node, sending a relay buffer status report from the relay node to the donor node when a buffered data value passes a threshold value. The buffered data value representing either data stored in the UE buffers or data stored in the relay buffer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for analyzing cause of link failure, includes: receiving, by a base station where the user equipment is present when a link failure is observed by the user equipment, identification information transmitted by other base stations or the user equipment, the identification information including: identification associated with the user equipment and/or identification of the user equipment in the base station; and determining, by the base station when it determines that the identification information is stored in the base station, that the link failure is resulted from a handover preparation failure.

Abstract: A method for analyzing a cause of link failure, a method of network optimization and an apparatus. The method includes: determining, when link failure occurs, detailed triggering information causing the link failure; analyzing a cause of link failure according to the detailed triggering information causing the link failure; and transmitting the cause of link failure obtained by analysis to a network side. With the embodiments of the present invention, the UE may transmit detailed causes in detailed configuration information obtained by analysis to the network side, so that the network side determines a root cause of link failure according to the cause or according to the cause in combination with a measurement result, so as to take corresponding measures to optimize the network more accurately.

Abstract: A base station arranged to operate in a wireless communications system as a booster base station providing a cell which is operable as a booster cell providing additional capacity to a coverage cell which it at least partially overlaps, the booster cell being operable to function in a first mode and a second mode, wherein the booster cell provides more additional capacity to the coverage cell when functioning in the first mode than it does when functioning in the second mode, the booster base station comprising: a listening module configured to perform a survey of the uplink interference received at the booster base station; a storage module configured to store uplink scheduling information; a calculation module configured to calculate an adjusted uplink interference; and a switching module configured to switch the booster cell from functioning in the second mode to functioning in the first mode.

Abstract: A wireless communication method in which a user equipment receives downlink signals from at least first and second cells, said downlink signals include respective reference signals transmitted from each of the cells; and a channel jointly transmitted by the cells; the user equipment utilizing a joint amplitude and/or phase reference derived from the respective reference signals to demodulate the jointly transmitted channel.

Abstract: A power control including: determining by a macro base station a dormant cell to be activated based on a measurement report; and transmitting an activation request to the base station of the dormant cell to be activated, the activation request including a cell ID of the dormant cell to be activated and a reduction value of the power used by the dormant cell after being activated relative to the maximum power level or an initial power level, a power increasing level and time duration of power or predetermined first time. The base station of the dormant cell transmits the signal at power reduced by the reduction value with respect to the maximum power after the dormant cell is activated or transmits the signal at the power that is increased step by step.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a load compensation method, a measuring method for load estimation, a base station and user equipment. The load compensation method includes: obtaining, by a base station of compensation cell, an estimated value of a resource needed by user equipment of energy-saving cell in the compensation cell according to signal quality of the compensation cell measured by the user equipment of the energy-saving cell; determining whether to compensate for the energy-saving cell according to the estimated value of the resource needed by user equipment of the energy-saving cell in the compensation cell; and increasing power of related resources to compensate for the energy-saving cell after it is determined to compensate for the energy-saving cell. With the embodiments of the present invention, the resources of the compensation cell occupied by the user equipment of the energy-saving cell may be reflected, thereby improving accuracy of load compensation.

Abstract: A telecommunications method in a wireless communication network comprising a base station, a supplementary transmission unit and one or more user equipments, the supplementary transmission unit being initially in a dormant state in which it does not transmit; wherein based on the configuration from the base station the supplementary transmission unit measures a parameter of uplink transmission from the user equipment towards the base station; and a decision is made as to whether to activate the supplementary transmission unit in dependence upon the measured parameter.

Abstract: A communication system includes a plurality of base stations and a user equipment, wherein the communication link is established between the user equipment and a source base station of the plurality of base stations. A method includes: selecting a target cell and a re-establishment cell of at least one candidate handover base station of the plurality on the basis of a measurement report, the measurement report comprising measurements of attributes of cells of the plurality of base stations for a handover; initiating a handover preparation by transmitting a request from the source base station to the at least one candidate handover base station, wherein the request indicates the target cell and the re-establishment cell; carrying out admission control on the target cell and on the re-establishment cell; initiating the handover by transmitting a handover request acknowledgement from the at least one candidate handover base station to the source base station.

Abstract: A wireless communication method for machine type communication (MTC) where a base station defines a cell for wireless communication of the base station with devices within the cell via a downlink from the base station and via an uplink to the base station using one or more radio bearers; and a plurality of MTC devices are in wireless communication with the base station. The plurality of MTC devices share a radio bearer on at least one of the downlink by taking turns to receive data from the base station according to a predetermined schedule; or the uplink by taking turns to transmit data to the base station according to a predetermined schedule and the base station records each MTC device as a member of a group and assigns to each MTC device a first respective timing based on information which distinguishes the MTC device within the group.

Abstract: In a heterogeneous network based on LTE, the random access, RA, procedure triggered in a macrocell produces transmissions from a UE (20) on the physical random access channel, PRACH, which a picocell eNB (12) can attempt to make measurements of for interference coordination purposes over the X2 interface between the macro eNB (10) and the pico eNB (12). By reconfiguring the UE's behaviour during principally the contention-free RA procedure, its transmissions on PRACH are made different to the default such as to be suitable for heterogeneous network interference measurements. This is done by assigning new meanings to certain of the characteristic parameters provided by the macro eNB (10) to the UE (20), such as the RA preamble it uses and the C-RNTI it is assigned during the procedure.

Abstract: A wireless communication method and a wireless communication system includes a user equipment and a cooperating set of access nodes, each access node being operable to wirelessly exchange data and/or signalling information with the user equipment, the cooperating set participating directly or indirectly in the exchange with the user equipment in accordance with an exchange scheme, the cooperating set includes at least a first access node, the first access node being interconnected by an interface with a second access node.

Abstract: A method is provided in handover of a user equipment in a communications system from communicating with a donor node via a relay node, to communicating with a target node, the donor node being operable to transmit downlink data to the relay node in a series of sequentially marked donor packets, the relay node being operable to then transmit the downlink data to the user equipment in a series of sequentially marked relay packets. The method includes receiving a handover request at the donor node and, upon receipt, beginning buffering of the donor packets in a temporary buffer at the donor node, transmitting a status message from the relay node to the donor node indicating a first of the relay packets not received by the user equipment, transmitting an update message from the donor node to the relay node indicating the first donor packet buffered in the temporary buffer.

Abstract: The application relates to a transmission method in a communication system comprising a base station, a relay node and a plurality of UEs, the method comprising: when a new user data stream is established between a UE and the relay node, sending data stream characteristics including quality of service requirements, a channel identification and a UE identification for the user data stream to the base station; for transmission between the relay node and the base station, grouping the user data stream into one of a plurality of groups of multiplexed user data streams, each of which groups is defined by quality of service requirements; wherein the user data stream can be distinguished within its group on receipt using multiplexing information held within the group in conjunction with the data stream characteristics.

Abstract: A method in a communications system in which a plurality of user equipments are transmitting data to a donor node via a relay node, the plurality of user equipments each storing the data in its own UE buffer prior to transmission to the relay node, the relay node storing the data received from the plurality of user equipments in a relay buffer prior to transmission to the donor node. The method comprises at the relay node, sending a relay buffer status report from the relay node to the donor node when a buffered data value passes a threshold value. The buffered data value representing either data stored in the UE buffers or data stored in the relay buffer.