Abstract: In a method of radio link handling in a radio base station (RBS) in a telecommunication system, said radio base station (RBS) supporting a plurality of mobile user equipment (UE) and comprising a plurality of antenna arrangements each associated with a respective determined cell coverage area. Performing the steps of actively determining (20) a respective local receive active set of cells or antennas for each of at least a subset of said plurality of mobile user equipment (UE). Finally, receiving and detecting (30) signals from each mobile user equipment (UE) jointly utilizing each said determined local receive active set.

Abstract: The field of wireless communications is related, especially the technique of transmitting uplink sounding reference signal (SRS) by a mobile terminal with multiple transmission antennas is related. A method for receiving uplink sounding reference signal includes the following steps: receiving the SRS signals, which are respectively transmitted from respective radio frequency transmission modules of the mobile terminal according to the respectively allocated Transmission Comb (TC) values and Cyclic Shift (CS) values when the transmission period arrives, wherein TC values and/or CS values allocated for any two radio frequency transmission modules are different; determining the radio frequency transmission module corresponding to every received SRS signal according to the TC values and CS values respectively allocated for respective radio frequency transmission modules.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and arrangements in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation and comprising a radio base station configured to broadcast system information in at least two cells. The method for the user equipment comprises receiving configuration information for an aggregation of the at least two cells from the radio base station, identifying a first of the at least two cells based on a configuration rule stating that the first of the at least two cells has a status that is different from the status of the remaining cells, and reading the broadcasted system information only in the identified cell. The method may also comprise obeying one or more parameters obtained from the read system information.

Abstract: A multi-camp mobile communication device (100) includes a first radio modem (102) and a second radio modem (104). Each modem is designed to communicate with a respective communication system (110, 112). Upon engaging in an interconnect call (204) over the first modem with the first communication system, the multi-camp mobile communication device receives a dispatch call at the second modem (206) from the second communication system. The multi-camp mobile communication device replies to the dispatch call with a pre-recorded message (208). The dispatch calling party may respond to the pre-recorded message with a voice message that is recorded by the multi-camp mobile communication device (210, 212).

Abstract: A system and method for state synchronization between a base station and a mobile station in a mobile communication system. A count value indicative of a state change of the base station is received. The received current count value is compared with a previous count value previously received and stored. If the current count value is different from the previous count value, the mobile station performs a network entry procedure with the base station.

Abstract: A method for transmitting IDs of cells of a specific type as physical cell ID information in addition to existing cell ID information is disclosed. For transmission of the physical cell ID information, the number of cell IDs used in transmitting the existing cell ID information on a synchronization channel is increased or a part of existing cell IDs are reserved for transmitting the additional specific-cell ID information. If the number of cell IDs is to be increased, the number of cell ID groups related to a secondary synchronization channel is increased in a manner that removes ambiguity and collision, a cell ID related to a primary synchronization channel is added, which satisfies conjugate symmetry, information is transmitted based on a transmission timing relationship between a primary synchronization code and a secondary synchronization code, or a scrambling scheme is modified.

Abstract: A method for operating a mobile electronic device is disclosed. The mobile electronic device communicates through a power-line carrier communication network, if the mobile electronic device is charging at a charging cradle. The mobile electronic device communicates through a base station, if the mobile electronic device is not charging at the charging cradle.

Abstract: A mobile communication method includes the following steps: several first base stations and at least one second base station are provided. Wherein, each of the first base stations can cover a smaller area than the second base station can. A registration signal is received from a mobile communication device. If the registration signal is received through one of the first base stations, service is provided to the mobile communication device through the first base station receiving the registration signal, and a first base station list, which includes information of the first base stations, is transmitted to the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device measures signal strength of the first base stations according to the first base station list. The mobile communication device transmits another registration signal to the first base station with the strongest measured signal strength.

Abstract: A small base station and a method for controlling an operation of the small base station provides that a first control unit of the small base station may control the small base station to be switched to an idle mode if a terminal is not located in a coverage of the small cell. If the small base station is switched to the idle mode, a communication unit of the small base station may transmit a signal about a base station cognitive channel so that the terminal may recognize the small cell.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring a radio environment of a base station is provided. The method includes respectively selecting one or more frames for measuring a radio environment in a first mode in which an Over-The-Air Receiver (OTAR) of the base station is initialized and a second mode in which the OTAR is active, continuously measuring the radio environment based on the selected one or more frames in the first mode and intermittently measuring the radio environment based on the selected one or more frames in the second mode.

Abstract: The mobile communication method has a step wherein a mobile station (UE) generates first verification information using a fast key, a first parameter, and an algorithm for ‘Integrity Protection,’ a step wherein the mobile station (UE) generates second verification information by excising a specific bit in the first verification information, and a step wherein, when a wireless link obstruction is detected in an RRC connection, the mobile station (UE) performs cell selection processing and transmits an RRC-PDU for an RRC reconnection request, wherein the second verification information is set, over a shared control channel to the wireless base state that manages the selected cell.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a mobile base station apparatus connecting to a terminal apparatus and being movable, and a management server performing centralized control of the mobile base station apparatus. The mobile base station apparatus measures its position and notifies the management server of position information indicating the position. The management server transmits control information according to the position information notified from the mobile base station apparatus, to the mobile base station apparatus. The mobile base station apparatus operates using the control information received from the management server.

Abstract: An RFIC includes first and second RF sections, first and second PHY processing modules, first and second upper layer processing modules, and memory. When the RFIC is in a first receive mode, the first RF section, the first PHY processing module, and the first upper layers processing module convert a first inbound RF signal into a first inbound audio signal in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol. When the RFIC is in a second receive mode, the second RF section, the second PHY processing module, and the second upper layers processing module convert a second inbound RF signal into a second inbound audio signal in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol. The memory stores the first and second inbound audio signals. The first PHY processing module retrieves, based on the receive mode, the first or second inbound audio signal from the memory and converts the first or second inbound audio signal into a first or second inbound analog audio signal.

Abstract: A tunneling control method and apparatus for a coordinated multi-point transmission, and a method of transmitting data, are provided. The tunneling control method and the data transmission method may minimize a time delay that occurs because of the coordinated multi-point transmission between base stations.

Abstract: A data transmission method in an enhanced CELL_FACH state, a network system, and a corresponding device are provided. The method includes the following steps. A radio transceiver receives information indicating a capability category of a UE. The radio transceiver acquires the capability category of the UE according to the information indicating the capability category of the UE. The radio transceiver performs data transmission to or from the UE according to the capability category of the UE. Since the information indicating the capability category of the UE is sent to the radio transceiver during the enhanced CELL_FACH data transmission, the radio transceiver performs the data transmission based on the capability category of a target UE, instead of the lowest capability category of the UE, thereby increasing the data transmission rate in the enhanced CELL_FACH state.

Abstract: Structure of a multi-carrier flexible spectrum wireless cell is determined from received synchronization or broadcast channels of detected individual carriers. The determined structure is used to select an intended carrier for initial access or cell reselection to the flexible spectrum wireless cell. The structure may have carriers compatible with an earlier version (LTE/Release 8) of a communication standard and with a later version (LTE-A/Release 9). The received synchronization channels can inform of: relative positions of the individual carriers in a spectrum band of the multi-carrier structure; relative timing alignments of the received synchronization channels; contents of the received synchronization channels; and/or layer 1 cell-carrier identifiers. The synchronization channels may have a different structure as between the earlier and later versions, and the different structure is used to select the carrier that is compatible with the user equipment making the selection.

Abstract: A method of controlling a random access mode in a cell of a cellular communication system, said cell being operable in a first random access mode associated with a first set of random access identification sequences or in a second random access mode associated with a second set of random access identification sequences/said random access identification sequences to be used by terminals (UEI . . . UEn) performing a random access operation in said cell, where said second set of random access identification sequences is arranged for avoiding misidentifications due to sequence alterations occurring in transmissions from said terminals (UEI . . .

Abstract: A coordinated transmission method of the invention has the steps of selecting a directional pattern corresponding to an area in which a radio terminal locates, from among a plurality of directional patterns determined respectively corresponding to a plurality of resources in frequency domains where the plurality of directional patterns is configured so that a plurality of radio base stations surrounding the area transmits, to the area, directional beams of same frequency domain resources to face one another, while not transmitting the directional beams of the same frequency domain resources using the same frequency domain resources to areas adjacent to the area, and of distributing a signal to transmit to the radio terminal according to the selected directional pattern, determining a frequency domain and directions of directional beams regarding the distributed signal, and delivering the signal to each of the plurality of radio base stations that simultaneously transmits the signal to the radio terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a radio communication device which can prevent interference between SRS and PUCCH when the PUCCH transmission bandwidth fluctuates and suppress degradation of CQI estimation accuracy by the band where no SRS is transmitted. The device includes: an SRS code generation unit (201) which generates an SRS (Sounding Reference Signal) for measuring uplink line data channel quality; an SRS arrangement unit (202) which frequency-multiplexes the SRS on the SR transmission band and arranges it; and an SRS arrangement control unit (208) which controls SRS frequency multiplex so as to be uniform in frequency without modifying the bandwidth of one SRS multiplex unit in accordance with the fluctuation of the reference signal transmission bandwidth according to the SRS arrangement information transmitted from the base station and furthermore controls the transmission interval of the frequency-multiplexed SRS.

Abstract: A mobile communication device includes antennas, transmitting units, and receiving units. A baseband processing unit of the mobile communication device transmits data signals to a base station device through a receiving unit and an antenna that are selected based on an instruction received from the base station device. The baseband processing unit transmits reference signals to the base station device through the transmitting units and the antennas while preventing transmission frequencies of the reference signals from overlapping one another.

Abstract: A method for indicating discontinuous data scheduling includes receiving discontinuous reception (DRX) indication information on an Iur interface; and sending discontinuous scheduling indication information to a base station according to the DRX indication information. A communication system and a radio network control device for implementing the method are also provided.

Abstract: The large cell base station 100 calculates the small cell base station interference amount ratio which is a ratio of the RSRP (small cell base station to large cell terminal) being the amount of interference which is received from the small cell base station 300, to I (large cell terminal) regarded as the total amount of interference which is received by the radio terminal 200 being connected to the large cell base station 100. Furthermore, when the small cell base station interference amount ratio is equal to or large than the threshold ?, the large cell base station 100 then sets the transmission power adjustment coefficient so that the SINR in the radio terminal 200 would be equal to or larger than ? [dB] being a predetermined decibel value, and transmits the set transmission power adjustment coefficient to the small cell base station 300.

Abstract: A fringe-effect vault antenna includes a communications vault having a non-conductive cover disposed substantially at ground level. An antenna element is positioned in the communications vault. A metallic reflector has an edge, positioned substantially parallel to the ground, where the metallic reflector and the edge are configured to cause an edge diffraction, or “fringe-effect” upon the RF fields of the antenna to cause those RF fields to diffract in a direction toward the ground.

Abstract: A communication unit is capable of communicating in a wireless communication network. The communication unit comprises a receiver for receiving downlink timing signals from a plurality of serving wireless communication units; a frequency synchronizing circuit operably coupled to the receiver for synchronizing an operating frequency of the communication unit to a serving wireless communication unit of the plurality of serving wireless communication units. Control logic is capable of controlling the frequency synchronizing circuit to adjust the operating frequency of the communication unit. The control logic is arranged to distinguish between macro cell transmissions and femto cell transmissions and in response thereto selectively use or reject timing signals from the plurality of serving wireless communication units in adjusting the operating frequency of the wireless communication unit.

Abstract: To report feedback information regarding a wireless channel, a mobile station determines whether a predefined condition is satisfied. In response to determining that the predefined condition is satisfied, feedback information regarding an individual one of plural subbands of the wireless channel is included in a first report to be sent to a base station. In response to determining that the predefined condition is not satisfied, aggregate feedback information regarding the plural subbands is included in a second report to be sent to the base station.

Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for validating network coverage (i.e., desired functionality) of newly installed network devices. Per use of presently disclosed technology, equipment installers may confirm both one and two way communications abilities of newly installed network devices as well as receive network diagnostic related data to assist them in the equipment installation process. Validation of communications operation may be initiated by any of the newly installed equipment, a handheld device, or via mobile device communications.

Abstract: A method for efficiently transmitting and receiving control information through a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) is provided. When a User Equipment (UE) receives control information through a PDCCH, the received control information is set to be decoded in units of search spaces, each having a specific start position in the specific subframe. Here, a modulo operation according to a predetermined first constant value (D) is performed on an input value to calculate a first result value, and a modulo operation according to a predetermined first variable value (C) corresponding to the number of candidate start positions that can be used as the specific start position is performed on the calculated first result value to calculate a second result value and an index position corresponding to the second result value is used as the specific start position. Transmitting control information in this manner enables a plurality of UEs to efficiently receive PDCCHs without collisions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus and computer program products are provided for generating a shared initialization code for physical channel data scrambling in an LTE Advanced coordinated multipoint transmission network. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the disclosed subject matter. Therefore, it is to be understood that it should not be used to interpret or limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.

Abstract: A method for transmitting data in a wireless network comprises categorizing the data into at least two categories, each category being associated with a respective priority, directing the categorized data to a first base station and a second base station according to the respective priorities and respective access characteristics of each base station and transmitting the categorized data from the first base station and the second base station to a mobile station via associated bands.

Abstract: The present invention relates to multimedia broadcast and multicast services, MBMS, in a cell wherein variable transmission bandwidth is employed. In particular the invention relates to transmission of MBMS control information relating to broadcast and multicast services. According to the method and arrangement of the invention the manner in which the transmission of MBMS control information is performed and/or the content of the MBMS control information is determined based on the amount and the portion of the cell bandwidth that is used for MBMS transmission.

Abstract: A mobile telecommunications network includes a core and a radio access network having a wireless device for wireless communication with mobile terminals registered with the network, wherein the radio access network includes a controller operable to control the use of network resources by the mobile terminals. The controller may include an application programming interface (API) which provides a consistent interface to a multiplicity of applications hosted on the controller. The controller may be provided at an access node site and/or a gateway site.

Abstract: The invention refers to a method for dynamically setting the radiation pattern of an antenna of a base station connected to User Equipments in a cellular telecommunications network, comprising: obtaining data of the positions of User Equipments located under coverage of the base station during a predetermined period of time; statistically treating said data of the positions of User Equipments to obtain at least one statistical parameter of said data; changing the radiation pattern of the antenna depending on the result of comparing said at least one statistical parameter with a pre-established value. The invention also refers to a network component of a cellular telecommunications network.

Abstract: A method for shifting the position of a symbol to reduce transmission overhead is described. A frame with a plurality of symbols is provided. A determination is made whether the frame includes an indication of an event. At least one symbol of the plurality of symbols is shifted based on the determination. A counter is set to an initial value. The frame with the at least one shifted symbol is transmitted.

Abstract: There are provided a method of communication which can reliably transmit information from a base station to a wireless terminal in a system which can reduce power consumption by intermittent operation in which the wireless terminal repeats operating state and suspended state by power on and off and the base station used for the method. The method includes the steps of storing base station information such as a command or data supplied to the wireless terminal in the base station, transferring the wireless terminal from the suspended state to the operating state to transmit information from the sensor to the base station, coupling the base station information stored in the base station to a response signal to transmit it to the wireless terminal in the operating state for transmitting the sensor information, and returning the wireless terminal to the suspended state after completing the transmission of the base station information and sensor information.

Abstract: A system includes first and second wireless nodes having a clock with plural times, a wireless transceiver, and a processor cooperating with the transceiver to transmit and receive packets. The second node transceivers wirelessly communicate with the first or other second node transceivers. The second nodes include a Kalman filter with an output, plural filter gains, and an input representing the difference between: about the time of the clock when a received packet should have ideally been received, and a time when the received packet was actually received as measured by the clock. A circuit provides dynamic adjustment of the filter gains. The Kalman filter output estimates the difference between the time of the receiving node clock and a corresponding one of the times of the transmitting node clock. The second processor cooperates with the Kalman filter output to adjust the times of the receiving node clock.

Abstract: A method of receiving the uplink region allocation information is disclosed. In a broadband wireless access system, in which a mobile terminal receives uplink region allocation information, the present invention includes the steps of receiving an uplink map message from which an uplink map information element (UL-MAP IE) for a ranging region or an uplink bandwidth request region is omitted from a base station and receiving information for a region for a ranging region or uplink bandwidth request using a message periodically transmitted for a control information transmission for an uplink channel. By transmitting uplink region allocation information via a periodically transmitted message, the uplink region allocation information can be efficiently transmitted.

Abstract: There is provided a mobile station including a reception section which receives a radio signal from a base station, a communication information acquisition section which acquires, based on the radio signal received by the reception section, communication information which is information related to communication with the base station, a position information acquisition section which acquires position information indicating a position of the mobile station, and a transmission section which transmits the position information acquired by the position information acquisition section and the communication information acquired by the communication information acquisition section to the base station using a radio signal.

Abstract: In a method of acquiring broadcast information acquisition, the terminal receives partial broadcast information from a base station, and transmits an initial access message including indication for the partial broadcast information to the base station. The terminal receives an initial access response message including broadcast information other than the partial broadcast information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless access system, and more particularly, to a method of transmitting/receiving a paging message by minimizing power consumption of a mobile station. A method of performing paging for a mobile station in idle mode comprises receiving a deregistration command message including a paging cycle, a paging offset and a paging group identifier and if moving away into a different cell area, performing a location update with a target base station of the different cell area. Preferably, the location update is performed only if moving away into an initially different cell area but is not performed if moving into another different cell area.

Abstract: A method for a radio control transmit controller communicating with exactly one radio control receiver is provided. Two or more identifiers are stored in a radio control transmit controller. Each identifier is an identifier of a radio control transmit controller. The transmit controller receives a link request from a first radio control receiver. The link request includes an identifier of the first receiver. The transmit controller determines if the identifier of the first receiver is in the two or more identifiers. If the identifier of the first receiver is in the two or more identifiers, the transmit controller transmits a link response to the first receiver.

Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for providing assistance data to wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs). The assistance data includes information regarding the access point's neighboring access points. The assistance data is transmitted to WTRUs using multicast and/or broadcast type signaling and facilitates ring and handover of WTRUs from one access point to another.

Abstract: A mobile station (100) according to the present invention includes: a transmitter unit (110) configured to transmit an uplink shared signal at a first time interval based on a received first downlink control signal; and a retransmitter unit (110) configured to retransmit the uplink shared signal at a second time interval based on a second downlink control signal received at a third time interval allocated fixedly. When the third time interval overlaps a time interval for measurement by the mobile station (100), the transmitter unit (110) is configured to transmit the uplink shared signal at the first time interval and the retransmitter unit (110) is configured not to retransmit the uplink shared signal at the second time interval.

Abstract: Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of creating and using virtual service groups on HFC networks. One such embodiment is a system comprising: a headend in communication with a plurality of consumer premises devices; contiguous or non-contiguous bands of QAM carriers; the plurality of consumer premises devices organized into virtual service groups and tuned to designated bands of data corresponding to the virtual service group to which each consumer premises device is assigned.

Abstract: A method for determining temporary Base Station (BS) Identifiers (IDs) to efficiently set a multi-BS Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) transmission mode and an apparatus for implementing the same in a broadband wireless access system are disclosed. To perform a multi-BS MIMO operation, a Mobile Station (MS) receives a first broadcast message including system information about a plurality of neighbor BSs from a serving BS, receives a second broadcast message including BS set information from the serving BS, the BS set information specifying indexes of one or more neighbor BSs which can be involved in the multi-BS MIMO operation among the plurality of neighbor BSs, and determines a temporary BS ID of each BS included in the BS set information using the specified indexes.

Abstract: A system for wireless process control comprises at least a first wireless network, which is used to communicate real-time instructions and data between one or more pieces of mobile equipment to at least one other piece of mobile equipment. In one variant, a second wireless network is provided, using a different radio frequency band, to concurrently communicate the same or substantially the same real-time instructions and data as are communicated over the first wireless network.

Abstract: A communication apparatus constitutes a wireless communication system with a base station and a terminal station, and relays and transfers a signal transmitted and received between the base station and the terminal station. The communication apparatus uses a frequency different from that at a time of reception to amplify and transfer the received signal, when having received a signal transmitted from the base station or the terminal station.

Abstract: A control unit sends a plurality of request messages to the I/O units. The I/O units send a plurality of response messages to the control unit. The request messages and response messages are sent using radio-frequency signals. The I/O units expect to receive a request message within defined first time intervals, and the control unit expects to receive at least one response message within defined second time intervals. The control unit and the I/O units maintain a selected transmission frequency for as long as the request messages and response messages are received within the defined time intervals. The control unit and the I/O units change the transmission frequencies according to a defined pattern if no expected message is received within the defined time intervals.

Abstract: A base station includes a transmit path circuitry to transmit a downlink (DL) grant in a single control channel element (CCE) to a subscriber station in a subframe n-k while the subscriber station performs an orthogonal transmit diversity scheme using N transmit antennas (N-Tx ORT) with N being a positive integer greater than 1. The transmit path circuitry is further configured to transmit data streams to the subscriber station. The base station also includes a receive path circuitry to receive an acknowledgement signal from the subscriber station in response to the data streams. The acknowledgement signal is carried in at least two physical uplink control channel (POOCH) resources in a subframe n. A first resource of the PUCCH resources corresponds to the control channel element used to transmit the downlink grant, and a second resource of the PUCCH resources is assigned by a mapping function.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary station comprising means for communicating with at least one primary station, the secondary station comprising means for receiving from the primary station a subset of reference symbols selected out a set of possible reference symbols, the reference symbols of the subset being associated with a spatial channel, wherein a transmission characteristic of the subset of reference symbols depends on the spatial channel.

Abstract: Systems and methods for network entry management are provided. The system includes a base station and a mobile station. The base station broadcasts synchronization channels (SCH) on multiple carriers, where the SCH may be hierarchical synchronization channel composed of primary synchronization channel (P-SCH) and secondary synchronization channel (S-SCH) which are used for timing, frequency synchronization, cell identification, etc. The carriers include at least a first carrier including at least one P-SCH and do not include a S-SCH. The mobile station scans the first carrier, and checks whether a P-SCH is broadcasted on the first carrier. If a P-SCH is broadcasted on the first carrier, the mobile station checks whether an S-SCH is broadcasted on the first carrier. If no S-SCH is broadcasted on the first carrier, the mobile station scans for a second carrier broadcasted by the base station.