Abstract: It is disclosed a network node, a communication device and methods therein, for scheduling of uplink resources in multiple time instances and transmitting in accordance with the scheduled UL resources. By including an indicator in an UL grant comprising an UL resource allocation, the indicator indicates that, for at least one UL time instance of the multiple time instances, at least one UL resource is excluded from, or added to, the UL resource allocation of the UL grant.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a network node (110) in a wireless communications network (100) for handling Automatic Repeat reQuest, ARQ, feedback information from a wireless device (121) relating to downlink transmissions from the network node (110). The network node (110) obtains an indication of a downlink processing delay for the ARQ feedback information from the wireless device (121). Then, the network node (110) considers the ARQ feedback information relating to a downlink transmission from the wireless device (121) to be invalid when, according to the obtained indication of a downlink processing delay, the downlink transmission has not been processed by the wireless device (121). Embodiments of the network node (110) are also described.

Abstract: A method performed by a user equipment for requesting a radio connection with a network node in a radio communications network is provided. The user equipment is configured to be in the radio communications network. The user equipment configures a request message for setting up a radio connection to a network node to comprise an indication indicating whether the user equipment has one or more differing user equipment radio capabilities in relation to another user equipment configured to be in the radio communications network and send the configured request message to the network node. A user equipment for requesting a radio connection with a network node in a radio communications network is also provided. A network node for enabling a radio connection with a user equipment in a radio communications network and a method performed therein are also provided.

Abstract: A method for requesting a connection setup of a connection between a terminal (302) and a node (304) of a radio access network (300) is described. The radio access network (300) supports a first access and a second access of the terminal (302) to the radio access network (300) for the connection. The method is executed by the terminal (302). The method comprises determining (314) whether to at least partially accept a network defined condition of the radio access network (300) associated with the first access, selecting (316), from the first access and the second access, the first access based on a result of the step (314) of determining, and requesting (320a, b), from the node (304), the selected first access for the connection. The method may enable an improved management of a quality of service by the radio access network in association with a connection between a terminal and the radio access network.

Abstract: The invention discloses a piston for a process column, said piston comprising a top side and a bed contact side, wherein said top side comprises a drainage trench.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method for selecting beam-reference signals for channel-state information reference-signal transmission by a wireless device is provided. The method includes receiving, from a network node, a plurality of beam-reference signals. The wireless device performs measurements on the plurality of beam-reference signals. Based on the performed measurements, a preferred beam-reference signal is selected from the plurality of beam-reference signals. A subset of the plurality of beam-reference signals that have a relationship with the preferred beam-reference signal is identified. Information identifying the subset of the plurality of beam-reference signals is transmitted to the network node.

Abstract: The proposed technology relates to accessing wireless networks and in particular it relates to utilizing a second wireless network for enabling a wireless device, being unable to access a first wireless network, to access a first wireless network. One aspect of the proposed technology relates to a method performed in a wireless device being unable to access a first wireless network. The method comprises accessing a second wireless network and sending information indicating an inability to access the first wireless network to the second wireless network, for further distribution to the first wireless network. Thereby, the proposed method enables the first wireless network to reconfigure at least one access procedure parameter in the first wireless network in order to improve the conditions for the wireless device when accessing the first wireless network. The method further comprises accessing the first wireless network utilizing at least one reconfigured access procedure.

Abstract: A machine type device for deployment in a wireless network includes a processing circuit operable to generate an application layer message and a request including information identifying the machine type device as capable of using a particular protocol stack. After radio resources are setup between the machine type device and the base station controller, the processing circuit is further operable to transmit the application layer message and a local wireless network alias to a base station controller, the local wireless network alias indicating the machine type device is capable of using the particular protocol stack.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed whereby a signal is transmitted from a wireless network to a wireless device, requesting automatic repeat-request, ARQ, feedback for certain indicated ARQ processes. This asynchronous approach addresses a problem with irregular ARQ feedback for dynamic time-division-duplexing, and also allows for relaxed processing-time constraints in the wireless device. An example method, in a wireless device, comprises receiving (610) from a wireless communication network, in a first transmission-time interval, a request for ARQ feedback, the request indicating one or more ARQ processes. The example method further comprises transmitting (620) to the wireless communication network, in a second transmission-time interval, ARQ feedback information for each of the one or more indicated ARQ processes.

Abstract: Techniques according to which HARQ feedback transmitted from a wireless device to a base station includes not only the ACK/NACK status for the corresponding hybrid automatic-repeat-request, HARQ, process, but also certain information that was provided by the network in the last received downlink assignment. An example method, as implemented in a wireless device operating in a wireless communication network, comprises receiving (610) from the wireless communication network, in a first transmission-time interval, a resource-assignment message indicating resources allocated for a data transmission to the wireless device. The example method further comprises transmitting (620) to the wireless communication network, in a second transmission-time interval, feedback information that includes an indication of whether the data transmission was correctly received by the wireless device and further includes one or more mirrored information fields copied from the resource-assignment message.

Abstract: The invention relates to network nodes, a wireless communication device, WCD, and methods therein for handover. The method in the WCD comprises obtaining, from a source network node, information comprising at least part of a WCD Context related to the WCD. The method further comprises connecting to a target network node, and forwarding the obtained information to the target network node, enabling the target network node to derive the WCD Context based on the information.

Abstract: A system and method of Random-Access Response, RAR, messaging when a base station employs narrow beamforming. Multiple RAR messages are successively transmitted from the base station to a User Equipment, UE, before any response to a RAR message is received from the UE. Thus, despite any calibration mismatch between Uplink, UL, and Downlink, DL, beams in the beamformed system, a RAR message is not only received by the UE, but is received over the most-suitable DL beam for that UE. Each RAR message may contain a message-specific scheduling-delay indicator in the UL grant carried in the RAR message to provide an adjustable time delay for the UE's uplink transmission scheduled by the UL grant. Multiple RAR transmissions can schedule a single UL transmission at a specific time instance or different UL transmissions at different time intervals. The UE may report to the base station the best DL RAR transmission detected by the UE.

Abstract: There is provided load sharing performed by a first processing unit device and a second processing unit device. The load sharing is achieved by the first processing unit device determining a distinct subset of user equipment, UE, from a set of UEs, where the UEs of the distinct subset of UEs are candidates for load sharing. Information identifying the UEs in the distinct subset and information of load of a first cell in which the distinct subset of UEs are served and information of load of a second cell being a candidate cell for serving the distinct subset of UEs is transmitted to the second processing unit device. Based on evaluating the information received from the first processing unit device the second processing unit device determines a load sharing action for use by the first processing unit device.

Abstract: There is provided a method for determining radio resource usage. The method is performed by a network node. The method comprises associating a bearer of a terminal device with a target bitrate. The method comprises estimating a spectral efficiency of the bearer. The method comprises acquiring a maximum radio resource usage. The method comprises determining radio resource usage of the bearer based on the target bitrate, the maximum radio resource usage, and the estimated spectral efficiency. A corresponding network node and a corresponding computer program are also provided.

Abstract: Embodiments herein include a network node and a mobile station in a wireless communication system. Embodiments also include a method in the mobile station and a method in the network node. With particular regard to the method in the network node, the method schedules wireless transmissions between the network node and the mobile station. The method comprises obtaining a multi-slot class of the mobile station and determining a downlink Temporary Block Flow configuration. Further, the method comprises assigning uplink timeslots to the mobile station and associating each assigned uplink timeslot with a priority value, based on the downlink Temporary Block Flow configuration and the multi-slot class of the mobile station.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed in a network node (10) of a cellular radio communication system (1) for facilitating load sharing between a serving cell (2) and a neighbouring cell (3) of the cellular radio communication system. The serving cell serves a plurality of radio devices (4). The method comprises defining a first group of radio devices, which first group is a sub-group of the plurality of radio devices served by the serving cell. The method also comprises associating the first group of radio devices with a load sharing boundary (5) to a load sharing zone (6) between the serving cell and the neighbouring cell, beyond which load sharing boundary any of the radio devices in the first group is regarded as being able to be handed over to the neighbouring cell. The method also comprises gathering statistics relating to connection failures experienced by the radio devices in the first group. The method also comprises adjusting the load sharing boundary based on the gathered statistics.

Abstract: A mobile station (110) for use in a Radio Access Network, RAN (102), connected to a core network (101) in which there is one or more Public Land Mobile Networks, PLMNs (103, 104, 105). The mobile station (110) is arranged to select one of said PLMNs (103, 104, 105), and is arranged to communicate with its RAN (102) by means of Radio Link Control, RLC, data blocks. The mobile station is arranged to include the identity, ID, of its selected PLMN in an RLC data block, and to inform the RAN (102) of the presence of the ID of the chosen PLMN in the RLC data block by means of including a reserved or pre-defined value in the length indication field of the RLC data block.

Abstract: In a GSM network, mobile stations monitor the paging channel of their respective paging group. Specifically, when a mobile station registers with the GSM network, the GSM network classifies the mobile station as belonging to one of two categories, a first category and a second category. Mobile stations belonging to the first category monitor the paging channel of their paging group at an interval defined by the GSM parameter BS-PA-MFRMS. Mobile stations belonging to the second category monitor the paging channel of their paging group at a second interval which is longer than that defined by the GSM parameter BS-PA-MFRMS.

Abstract: A Mobile Station, MS (115), for a cellular communications network (100), arranged to be camped on one of a plurality of k available Common Control Channels, CCCHs, in a cell (105) in the cellular communications network (100), the MS (115) also being arranged to make successive attempts at uplink CCCH access until the MS (115) gains CCCH access. The MS (115) is arranged to make CCCH access attempt number i on CCCH number x, where x is in the range of 1 . . . k, with x determined by a function in the MS (115). Also, a network node, (110), for a cellular communications network, arranged to transmit System Information messages, to the MSs (115) in a cell, and arranged to insert an Information Element, an IE, in an SI message, which IE defines which CCCHs in the cell that an MS (115) may use for uplink CCCH access attempts.

Abstract: When a wireless terminal attaches to the network, the wireless terminal is assigned a temporary identifier. Different sets of access restrictions are associated with different blocks of temporary identifiers. When a message and a corresponding temporary identifier is received by the network from a requesting wireless terminal, an access controller identifies the block to which the assigned temporary identifier belongs and determines the access restrictions associated with that block.