Abstract: An apparatus includes means for providing load information, said load information for sending from one of an access node and a relay node associated with said access node to the other of said relay node and access node.

Abstract: A method and apparatus can be configured to perform the steps of overlapping a first carrier band with a second carrier band. The method may further include allocating at least one time-frequency resource of the first carrier band to a first channel. The method may further include allocating at least one time-frequency resource of the second carrier band to a second channel. The first carrier band and the second carrier band share at least one time-frequency resource within the overlapping portion between the first carrier band and the second carrier band. The shared at least one time-frequency resource is allocated to at least one of the first and second channels.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory) for a timing offset/error estimate (TOE) method, e.g., for a LTE UL receiver. This may especially beneficial for the MU-MIMO and/or CoMP with MAAS applications, where the conventional methods do not work properly due to a strong interference among users (UEs) sharing the same radio resource. Two approaches (separately or in combination) may be used to improve TOE quality. First, the timing offset/error may be calculated using phase difference for pilot pairs with non-adjacent pilots/carriers having a larger separation between subcarriers than for pilot pairs with adjacent subcarriers. Second, a modified pilot sequence for timing offset estimate may be created using sliding an averaging window. This can effectively remove interference which is critical for the MU-MIMO and CoMP applications.

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: Provided is an apparatus, method, system and computer program product directed to a self-organizing network related power capacity status reporting. A threshold value is set and provided for distribution to communication terminals, wherein the threshold value is related to a relative value concerning the availability of remaining power at a communication terminal. Provision of the threshold to the communication terminals is commanded, and a power report from the communication terminals is also commanded, if the relative value concerning the availability of remaining power at a communication terminal is above the threshold value. Eventually, a measurement report of those communication terminals is commanded, which have reported a relative value concerning the availability of remaining power above the threshold value, wherein this commanding includes an instruction to conduct and report measurements related to the self organization of a communication network in which a communication terminal is connected.

Abstract: A method and a device are provided for operating at least a first radio access technology and a second radio access technology, the method including the step of: a hybrid radio frame is provided including elements of the first radio access technology and of the second radio access technology.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an interface connectable to a network, and a controller configured to control a network including UE(s). An uplink connection of the UE(s) is configured on component carrier(s), and a timing advance related instruction with respect to the component carrier(s) is sent to the UE(s), by which validity of the timing advance is changed. An apparatus includes an interface connectable to a network, wherein an uplink connection of the apparatus is configured on component carrier(s), the interface being configured to receive a timing advance related instruction. A controller is configured to change a timing advance validity with respect to the component carrier(s) in response to receiving the timing advance related instruction. Likewise, corresponding methods and computer program products are proposed.

Abstract: A method for coordinating spectrum evacuation is described which is useful for spectrum sharing, authorized/licensed shared access, secondary access, dynamic spectrum access, cognitive radio, general authorized access, etc. whereby access to a spectrum can be increased via buying usage right from a higher priority, primary or incumbent user, and/or via opportunistic access to unoccupied/unused spectrum. Enabling efficient spectrum evacuation guarantees limited impact to system performance while ensuring that the other user gets the spectrum back when needed. The method includes selecting a first subset of UEs for transitioning from a first bandwidth to a second bandwidth. During a first time period, the method includes, for each UE in the first subset, instructing the UE to transition using dedicated signaling. Later, during a second time period, the method includes instructing a second subset of UEs to transition using broadcast signaling. Apparatus and computer readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A macro wireless communication system includes a base station and a femto access point for communicating with user equipment (UE), such as handset, whereby the UE receives information regarding the network relationships between the base station and the femto access point. A home profile setting may be stored in the UE. When the UE communicates with a femto access point that is identified in the home profile, the UE adapts a neighbor listing provided by the home femto access point. Alternatively, the base station stores a list of the UE and its corresponding home femto access point, along with the neighbor list of the femto access point. When a UE is connected to the base station and that base station is in neighbor list of the UE's home femto access point, a message is sent to the UE to forward an appropriate neighbor list to simplify handovers.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from mobile-to-mobile management of cross-call content, including optimization, transfer and scheduling of the same. For example, in a mobile-to-mobile call, a first user's uplink media may be re-compressed while waiting for the media to return from a call server or a first user's uplink media may trigger an eNB/RAN element to prepare a second user RRC/grant just-in-time deliver media to the second user, upon a response from the call server. A method may comprise receiving audio/video on the uplink from a first mobile. The audio/video/media content may be extracted when it is received on the uplink from the first mobile, and may then be re-compressed/customized for delivery on the downlink to the second mobile. When the original content is received back from the server for delivery to the second mobile, the already re-compressed/customized version of the content may be transmitted down to the second mobile.

Abstract: In one aspect thereof the exemplary embodiments of this invention provide a method that includes, prior to confirmation that a network access node has correctly acquired capabilities of a user equipment, operating a user equipment with the network access node in accordance with a first rate matching mode and, only after confirmation to the user equipment that the network access node has correctly acquired capabilities of the user equipment, changing the rate matching mode to a second rate matching mode. In an embodiment the first rate matching mode comprises puncturing a downlink shared channel transmission with a set of resource elements, which may be at least one of reference symbols and muted resource elements, and the second rate matching mode comprises rate matching the downlink shared channel around those resource elements that are members of the set of resource elements. Also described are apparatus and computer readable storage medium storing program code that operate in accordance with the method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for data transmission in a data network. According to the method, a data packet is sent from a sender to a receiver. If a data packet is incorrectly received on the receiver, a repeat request is sent from the receiver to the sender. Upon receiving the repeat request on the sender, the data packet is resent from the sender to the receiver. After having received on the sender a predetermined number of repeat requests requesting the reseeding of the same data packet, a predetermined quantity of copies of the data packet is sent from the sender to the receiver, wherein the predetermined quantity includes at least two copies, or a predetermined quantity of additional information packets is sent from the sender to the receiver.

Abstract: The invention relates to a wireless telecommunication system including at least one Base Station (BS) for communicating with at least one multihop Relay Node (RN) using a wireless link of a first type and with at least one local user equipment unit (UE) located within a range of the base station (BS) using at least one wireless link of a second type, wherein the wireless link of the first type is used to transmit a combined data flow encapsulating multiple individual data flows relating to different services and/or remote user equipment (UE) units.

Abstract: An apparatus processes a first data packet header element of fixed length which identifies a bearer or a logical channel, as well as a configuration parameter indicating the length of an additional second data packet header element inclusive of a length of zero. A combination of the first data packet header element and the second data packet header element identifies a bearer or a logical channel of a user equipment. Data of different user equipments is processed in a transport block data packet by utilizing a packet header of the transport block data packet including combination of the first data packet header element and the second data packet header element for each different combination of bearer or logical channel and user equipment.

Abstract: A power amplifier architecture includes high and low power paths. The high power path may include a number of different amplifier structures. The low power path includes a switching element configured to short a signal line to ground or provide an open between the signal line and ground. The low power path and an output of the high power path are summed at a summing junction. Circuitry, responsive to one or more control signals, is configured in a high power mode to turn on amplifier(s) in the amplifier structure, route an input signal through a driver amplifier to the high power path and place the switching element in one of the open/closed positions; the circuitry is configured in a low power mode to turn off the amplifier(s), route the input signal through a driver amplifier to the low power path and place the switching element in the other position.

Abstract: A method including receiving data in at least one link layer message from a first access node at a second access node, the first access node being associated with the second node; determining if said data is to be sent to a third access node; and, sending the data in at least one internet protocol message to the third access node. The first access node may be a relay node.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from network coordination. For example, a system of the long term evolution (LTE) of the third generation partnership project (3GPP) that utilizes device-to-device communication may benefit from various methods, devices, and systems for network-coordinated device-to-device communication. For example, a method may include determining a penalty for using a subframe for device-to-device communication based on radio conditions. The method may also include applying the penalty in selecting radio resources for a user equipment for device-to-device communication.

Abstract: Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to one example, a method may include permuting, by a superordinate station in a wireless network, physical resource units to logical resource units, the physical resource units of sequential logical resource units being noncontiguous. The method may also include sending at least one allocation message allocating a block of sequential logical resource units to each of a plurality of mobile stations, each of the allocated blocks being contiguous with at least one other allocated block. The method may also include de-allocating at least a first block of sequential logical resource units from a first mobile station selected from the plurality of mobile stations and a second block of sequential logical resource units from a second mobile station selected from the plurality of mobile stations, the first block of sequential logical resource units being noncontiguous with the second block of logical resource units.

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: Embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and software for transmitting or receiving information on at least one coverage carrier and/or at least one capacity carrier of a multi-carrier cell.