Abstract: A method and a user equipment (UE) are described for controlling timers in a wireless communication system including a first type network communicating based on a number of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols and a second type network which is different from the first type network. An update message is received that activates an idle mode signaling reduction (ISR) function of the UE. If the ISR function is activated in the UE, a periodic tracking area updating (P-TAU) timer is started, which is used to periodically notify availability of the UE. If the P-TAU timer expires and a mobility management backoff (MM-BO) timer is running, a deactivate ISR timer corresponding to the first type of network is started. The MM-BO timer is configured to start when a MM-BO time value is received at the UE.

Abstract: In various embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for determining precoding matrixes for a communication of a first base station and a second base station with a first mobile station and a second mobile station. Precoding matrixes for a plurality of signal channels between the base stations and the mobile stations are determined based on a signal to noise ratio (SNR) consideration. Accordingly, the method can include determining a first set of precoding matrixes based on a predetermined consideration of SNR between the first base station and the second base station and the first mobile station and the second mobile station and generating a second set of precoding matrixes based on the first set of precoding matrixes. A corresponding system for carrying out a determination of precoding matrixes is provided.

Abstract: A method for handling at least one encapsulated synchronization message by a tunnel node including a transparent clock, includes generating a signature from the encapsulated synchronization message and generating, or updating if it has already been generated, a tunnel follow-up message. The tunnel follow-up message includes the encapsulated synchronization message signature. The method further includes measuring the encapsulated synchronization message residence time across the tunnel node, and updating the correction field of the tunnel follow-up message with the measured residence time.

Abstract: A mobile communications system comprises a first group of one or more base stations which are arranged to communicate signals with mobile units via a wireless access interface by transmitting and/or receiving radio signals within a first frequency band; a second group of one or more base stations which are arranged to communicate signals with mobile units via a wireless access interface by transmitting and/or receiving radio signals within a second frequency band; and a controller.

Abstract: A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) receives a downlink transmission from an eNodeB including a plurality of spatial layers transmitted to a plurality of WTRUs paired for multi-user MIMO. The WTRU decodes the downlink transmission based on a corresponding WTRU-specific reference signal. WTRU-specific reference signals are multiplexed using a frequency and code division multiplexing. WTRU-specific reference signals for different sub-group of antenna ports are multiplexed onto different subcarriers in a frequency domain and the WTRU-specific reference signals of the same sub-group of antennas ports are multiplied by an orthogonal cover code. The resource elements used for the WTRU-specific reference signals on antenna ports in one sub-group may be muted on antenna ports in another sub-group. A WTRU may transmit the uplink demodulation reference signal without precoding.

Abstract: A bearer path can be optimized following a mobile relay node (MRN) handover in order to directly re-route the bearer path from a user equipment (UE) core network to a target donor base station (DeNB). Bearer path optimization signaling includes a packet data network gateway (PGW) relocation information element (IE) indicating that a PGW of an MRN is being relocated from an initial DeNB to a target DeNB. The PGW relocation IE may be carried in a path switch request message. Bearer path optimization signaling also includes an non-access stratum (NAS) activate default enhanced packet switch (EPS) bearer context request/accept messages for activating the optimized bearer path. The NAS activate default EPS bearer request/accept messages may be communicated between the mobile relay node mobility management entity (MME) and the MRN via the target DeNB.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for a terminal to transmit control information in a wireless communication system. The method includes encoding a plurality of pieces of control information and transmitting the plurality of encoded control information and data information through a data channel. During the encoding of the plurality of control information, a channel quality indicator (CQI) and a precoding matrix index (PMI) for an entire frequency band are encoded jointly or separately, and each piece of the plurality of pieces of encoded control information and the data information is mapped into a resource block of the data channel, and is then transmitted.

Abstract: Device, comprising a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRM, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for identifying carrier-aggregation band combinations that may be supported by a mobile terminal with limited performance. According to one example method, a mobile terminal sends (710) a band capability information element to the network (e.g., to a 3GPP eNB). The band capability information element contains data indicating which band combinations the mobile terminal supports for carrier aggregation. In addition, the mobile terminal sends (720) additional information (e.g., one or more new parameters) associated with at least one specific band combination. In some cases, this new information indicates that a specific band combination has limited support. In these or in other embodiments, the new information contains information about an amount or type of limitation. This latter information may be present on its own, or in combination with the information that more generally indicates that the mobile terminal is capable of only limited support for a specific band combination.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and computer program products facilitate establishing timing synchronization between two network entities. The timing information is exchanged between a slave device and a master device at the discretion of the slave device. The exchange of timing information can, therefore, be conducted adaptively based on the needs of the salve device. The timing information is also exchanged using fewer messages, thereby reducing network traffic, reducing overhead and facilitating synchronization acquisition.

Abstract: The invention includes methods of using IMS Centralized Services, ICS, in the selection of a service domain relating to a call involving a User Equipment, UE, being served by a CS access network. In one aspect a method includes receiving a request from a routing node, such as a Mobile Switching Center, MSC, or a Gateway Mobile Switching Center, GMSC, for a service domain selection at a Service Control Point, SCPin the UE's IMS network (801). The SCP has a Service Domain Selection, SDS, function, which retrieves data relating to the UE from a Domain Selection function (802). Based on the retrieved data, the SDS selects either the IMS service domain or the CS service domain as the service domain for routing the call (803), and sends an indication of the selected service domain to the routing node (805). Other aspects include methods for domain selection at the originating and terminating sides of the call, and network entities configured to carry out the methods.

Abstract: A method to support an asymmetric time-division duplex (TDD) configuration at a macro node in a heterogeneous network (HetNet) is disclosed. The method at the macro node comprises transmitting a half blank subframe (HBS) of a downlink subframe during an uplink subframe of a low power node in the HetNet. An effective transmission range of the macro node can overlap with an effective transmission range of the low power node. The downlink subframe and the uplink subframe can occur on a substantially same carrier frequency. The HBS can have a reduced transmission power during an uplink control channel or a random access channel of the uplink subframe of a mobile device transmission to the low power node.

Abstract: In systems and methods of allocating carriers in a wireless communication network, a plurality of wireless devices in communication with an access node is ranked in a first ranking according to a required data rate of each wireless device. A carrier metric is determined for each of a plurality of carriers of the access node according to an actual data rate of each of the carriers and the required data rate of each wireless device, and each of the carriers is ranked in a second ranking for each of the plurality of wireless devices according to the determined carrier metric of each of the plurality of carriers. A first wireless device is selected from the first ranking, and a carrier from the second ranking is allocated to the selected first wireless device when the carrier provides the required data rate of the selected first wireless device.

Abstract: A smart RAN for wireless distributed cloud computing with a UE, the RAN in communication with a Wi-Fi network, an LTE network and a 3G network. The RAN includes a network interface unit that communicates with the Wi-Fi, LTE in 3G networks. The RAN includes a processing unit which chooses which of the Wi-Fi, LTE and 3G networks to use to send and receive data at a given time based on loading condition of each radio access network technology, user's application/service requirements and user's policy. A method for sending and receiving data of a smart RAN for wireless distributed cloud computing with an UE and the RAN that is simultaneously in communication with a Wi-Fi network, an LTE network and a 3G network.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the processing by a packet switching device of a received network-to-link-layer address resolution request message (e.g., Address Resolution Protocol [ARP] Request message, Neighbor Discovery Protocol [NDP] Neighbor Solicitation message) is dependent upon whether or not its target IP address corresponds to a network gateway packet switching device. When the target IP address of a received ARP Request/NDP Neighbor Solicitation message corresponds to a network gateway, then the packet switching device responds effectively on behalf of the network gateway, rather than forwarding the message to the network gateway. When the target IP address of a received ARP Request/NDP Neighbor Solicitation message does not correspond to a network gateway and the Media Access Control (MAC) address corresponding to the target IP address is known, then the packet switching device transforms then sends the broadcast or multicast frame into a unicast frame.

Abstract: Embodiments contemplate methods, systems, and apparatuses for interference measurement in a wireless communication network, including wireless communication networks the employ MIMO in uplink and/or downlink communication. Embodiments contemplate identifying one or more interference measurement resource elements that may be received from one or more transmission points. Embodiments also contemplate performing interference measurement estimation based at least in part on the identified one or more interference measurement resource elements. Channel state information (CSI) perhaps in the form of reports may be generated based at least in part on the one or more interference measurement estimation. Embodiments also contemplate that the CSI report may be transmitted to one or more nodes. In some embodiments, the one or more interference measurement resource elements may be received as part of a set of resource elements.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a service provider management device provides a plurality of redundant fabric motifs, each indicating a subgraph pattern of logical connections for network segments of a virtual data center, and receives virtual data center tenant selection of one or more of the redundant fabric motifs for particular pairs of data center segments of the virtual data center. After determining available physical data center resources that correspond to the tenant selection of one or more of the redundant fabric motifs for particular pairs of data center segments, logical connections may then be established between particular network segments for the virtual data center according to the available physical data center resources corresponding to the tenant selection of one or more of the redundant fabric motifs for particular pairs of data center segments.

Abstract: An invention relates to methods for transmitting a buffer status report (BSR) in a mobile communication system, more particularly to the definition of rules for triggering, generating and transmitting BSRs. The invention also relates to a data transmission method utilizing new rules to decide data of which radio bearers is transmitted within a given transmission time interval. Moreover, the invention relates to scheduling method for radio resources that is taking into account additional scheduling-relevant information from the buffer status reporting and/or data transmission method. To avoid unnecessary grants from the network and to suggest an advanced handling of data transmissions the invention suggests a buffer status reporting and data transmission schemes that take into account the scheduling mode of data of radio bearers pending for transmission to decide whether to report on it in a buffer status report, respectively, whether to multiplex the data to a transport block for transmission.

Abstract: A method and device for transmitting a sequence of messages from a handheld telecommunications device to a telecommunications network is described, the sequence of messages comprising a plurality of messages to be transmitted at specified times. The method comprises transmitting a message of the sequence of messages and turning off at least one of the transmitter and receiver of the device after transmission of at least one of the messages in the sequence of messages. The method has particular application to messages that terminate a radio connection, such as RRC Connection Release Complete messages in a UMTS system.

Abstract: A method of handling non-access stratum (NAS) mobility management (MM) messages for a user equipment in a wireless communication system when the user equipment is configured for dual priority includes sending a first NAS MM request message containing a first priority level to a network in the wireless communication system, and storing a priority indicator indicating the first priority level in a non-volatile memory if the user equipment receives a NAS MM reject message with a mobility management back-off (MMBK) timer from the network.