Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatus to detect the presence of interferers in a wideband digital VSWR measurement signal. Interferers cause power differences over different intervals of time and frequency, and may be detected by comparing the measured signals in both time and frequency domains with the original signal. Frequency components in the measured signals may be discarded if the interference is deemed too large. The remaining frequency components can then be used to compute the VSWR.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for device-to-device (D2D) communication are provided. In an method, configuration messages including configuration information with respect to a control channel for the D2D communication is generated (S201) and the configuration messages are transmitted (S202) to user equipments that support D2D communication. With the methods and apparatuses, resources used for D2D control channel are reasonably allocated to explore diversity gain or reduce interference.

Abstract: A method in a relay device for forwarding messages in a mesh based network comprises receiving a message to be forwarded (step 201), and determining whether the message is to be forwarded using a routing profile associated with the message (step 203). If so, the message is routed according to a routing profile (step 205). If not, the message is outed using a flood procedure (step 207).

Abstract: A minimum value or range for a transmit power gain factor is determined that controls the transmit power level over an enhanced uplink data channel relative so as to ensure delivery of a minimum data service requirement over the enhanced uplink data channel. The minimum value or range for the enhanced uplink data channel power gain factor may be determined based on a selected enhanced uplink transmission format and/or a maximum number of allowable transmission attempts over the enhanced uplink data channel for a communications session so that the required Quality of Service (QoS) for the communications session can be fulfilled and an expected uplink coverage gain can be reached. The minimum value or range for the enhanced uplink data channel power gain factor is also compatible with other techniques to increase enhanced uplink coverage such as autonomous retransmission and improved L2 techniques.

Abstract: An upgraded edge node (e.g., enhanced PBB edge node, enhanced IP/MPLS edge node) and a method are described herein for providing a VLAN service for a customer in a metro network. In addition, a metro network is described herein which includes the upgraded edge nodes, traditional PB edge nodes, and a PB domain that has PB core nodes located therein.

Abstract: A supporting radio base station (100) comprises an IQ sample provider (110) for extracting, in a selected subset of the available frequency band (A) and/or from a selected subset of the available antennas (B), so-called complementary IQ samples based on received radio signals including a radio signal originating from an uplink transmission of at least one UE served by a serving radio base station (200). The supporting radio base station (100) comprises an IQ sample transmitter (120) for transmitting the complementary IQ samples to the serving radio base station (200) to enable the serving radio base station to decode user data of the uplink transmission based on the complementary IQ samples together with own IQ samples provided by the serving radio base station (200). This will provide significant savings of bit rate for the exchange of IQ samples between the radio base stations.

Abstract: a method of differentiated handling of data traffic, the data traffic is related to a network resource (80) and is preceded by a lookup procedure for obtaining a network address of the network resource (80). A message (203) of the lookup procedure is processed for adapting the lookup procedure. Due to the adaptation, the lookup procedure returns a network address of a replacement network resource (60). The replacement network resource (60) is capable of replacing the network resource (80) in communication of data packets of the data traffic. On the basis of the network address of the replacement network resource (60), differentiated handling of the data packets in said communication with the replacement network resource (60) is accomplished.

Abstract: The invention refers to a method and a system for enhancing the measuring accuracy in an antenna array (1), where the method comprises the steps of; a) receiving analog signals on all antenna elements (2) at a first time t1; producing first values for a first radiation diagram from the values in the signals from the first time (t1), and; finding the maximum point (8) for the first values, b)—reducing the signal from one interadjacent antenna element (2) at a second time (t2); receiving analog signals on all antenna elements (2) except from the one switched off or reduced antenna element, and; producing second values for a second radiation diagram from the values in the signals from the second time (t2); c) rejecting all values outside a first range (9) calculated from the first values, and; finding the maximum point (8) for the second values.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a communication system (SYS) for setting up connections from a first terminal (TE) of a first communication network (TCP/IP) to a second terminal (MS) of a second communication network (PLMN). A specific access server (AS) is selected on the basis of the location (LA) of the second terminal (MS) and/or on the basis of call processing related features (CPC) necessary for handling the call in the first and/or second communication network (TCP/IP, PLMN). Thus, always the optimal access server (AS), e.g. nearest to the second terminal (MS) can be selected, together with the appropriate functionalities needed for supporting the call in the networks.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are described for controlling base station transmit power (downlink) to a mobile station during soft diversity handover. The present invention adjusts downlink power of the ratio between downlink transmit powers of all of the involved base stations is equal to the received signal strengths from the mobile stations at each of the involved base stations.