Abstract: Embodiments of methods for providing timing advance change detection are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for determining a validity of a timing advance configuration of the wireless device for an idle mode transmission comprises obtaining, while the wireless device is operating in a connected mode, a timing advance value for the wireless device. The method further comprises transitioning from the connected mode to an idle mode, and performing a measurement on one or more serving cells of the wireless device while the wireless device is in the idle mode. The method also comprises determining whether the timing advance is valid for an idle mode transmission based on the measurement. In some embodiments, the measurement may be a signal strength measurement such as, e.g., a Reference Signal Received Power measurement and/or a signal quality measurement such as, e.g., a Reference Signal Received Quality measurement.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method for use in a network node comprises broadcasting system information to wireless devices. The system information indicates a set of configured random access carriers. The method further comprises selecting, from the set of configured random access carriers, a random access carrier to be used by a wireless device when performing random access transmissions, and indicating the selected random access carrier to the wireless device.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for use in a user equipment (UE) comprises receiving a plurality of weights for assigning paging physical resource blocks (PRBs) to a plurality of UEs. Each weight is associated with a respective paging PRB. The method further comprises determining a paging PRB for the UE using at least one weight of the plurality of weights, and receiving paging on the determined paging PRB. In particular embodiments, determining the paging PRB for the UE comprises assigning the UE to an artificial paging PRB of a set of artificial paging PRBs, and mapping the artificial paging PRB to an actual paging PRB of a set of actual paging PRBs using at least one weight of the plurality of weights. The set of actual paging PRBs includes a smaller number of paging PRBs than the set of artificial paging PRBs.

Abstract: A wireless terminal device operates in different modes, including a first mode in which the wireless terminal device is able to receive paging messages from the wireless communications network, and a second mode in which the wireless terminal device is unable to receive paging messages from the wireless communications network. A method of operation by a wireless device includes receiving a signal from a network node in a wireless communications network, and operating in the second mode, in dependence on the signal, wherein the signal indicates information related to paging occasions.

Abstract: A network node, a wireless device and methods therein, for decoding of contention based uplink transmissions of data in a cell served by the network node. The network node registers the wireless device for contention based uplink transmissions of data on a radio resource reserved for contention based uplink transmissions of data. e.g. when receiving a registration request sent from the wireless device, such that the wireless device is included in a set of wireless devices being registered for contention based uplink transmissions of data on the radio resource in the cell. The network node then performs blind decoding of uplink signals transmitted on the radio resource by considering the wireless devices in the set. In this way, the decoding is made more efficient by disregarding any other wireless devices in the cell which are not registered for contention based uplink transmissions of data on the radio resource in the cell.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a method is disclosed for use in a network node. The method comprises receiving a random access preamble from a wireless device, scheduling a grant of a first uplink transmission opportunity and a second uplink transmission opportunity, and sending a random access response to the wireless device. The random access response indicates information associated with the grant of the first uplink transmission opportunity and the second uplink transmission opportunity. The method further comprises receiving data from the wireless device via the first uplink transmission opportunity or the second uplink transmission opportunity.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method in a network node comprises broadcasting configuration information comprising: an absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) identifying a frequency position of a first carrier, and an index identifying a frequency position of a second carrier relative to the ARFCN of the first carrier. The method further comprises paging a wireless device using the second carrier. A method in a wireless device comprises: receiving the broadcasted configuration information; determining the frequency position of the second carrier using the frequency position of the first carrier and the index of the second carrier; and monitoring the second carrier for paging information. The wireless device may comprise a narrowband Internet-of-Things (NB-IoT) device, the first carrier may comprise a NB-IoT anchor carrier, and the second carrier may comprise a NB-IoT non-anchor carrier.

Abstract: A radio device (110) and/or network node (105) support multiple HARQ processes. In particular, responsive to the radio device (110) receiving a resource grant for a first HARQ process, the radio device (110) starts or restarts a timer that configures the radio device (110) to monitor for a resource grant of a second HARQ process. Additionally or alternatively, the network node (105) transmits a resource grant for a first HARQ process and a resource grant for a second HARQ process to the same radio device (110).

Abstract: A method is performed by a wireless device for early data transmission. The method comprises receiving a broadcast from a network node. The broadcast indicates a maximum transport block size for early data transmission and a number of transport block size candidates. The method further comprises selecting a transport block size for early data transmission. The transport block size is selected based on a table entry that corresponds to the maximum transport block size and the number of transport block size candidates. The method further comprises transmitting uplink data in one or more transport blocks. Each transport block has the selected transport block size.

Abstract: There is provided a method of operating a network node in a communication network, the method comprising transmitting information required by a mobile device for reliable communications with the communication network to mobile devices in a single information block. Also provided is a method of operating a mobile device in a communication network, the method comprising receiving information required by the mobile device for reliable communications with the communication network in a single information block from the communication network. A network node and mobile device are also provided that are configured to perform the respective methods.

Abstract: The invention refers to a method performed by a wireless device, UE, for configuring a semi-persistent scheduling, SPS, the UE being configured to monitor a first search space of a physical downlink control channel for downlink control information, DCI, dedicated to the UE, comprising receiving from the communication network SPS configuration data to configure a second search space be monitored by the UE for DCI to activate or de-activate the SPS, wherein the second search space is smaller than the first search space, and monitoring the second search space for detecting the DCI to activate or de-activate the SPS; the invention further refers to a corresponding method performed by a network node, a corresponding UE, and a corresponding network node.

Abstract: A technique for transmitting system information for a time-division duplex, TDD, communication in a radio access network, RAN, is described. As to a method aspect of the technique, a master information block, MIB, is transmitted on an anchor carrier (602 1) of the TDD communication in the RAN. The MIB is indicative of a spectral resource (602-1; 602-2) allocated to a system information block, SIB, of the TDD communication in the RAN. The SIB is transmitted on the spectral resource (602-1; 602-2) indicated in the MIB.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless device (230) is described herein. The method is for handling grant use. The wireless device (230) operates in a wireless communication network (200). The wireless device (230) receives (401), from a network node (210) operating in the wireless communication network (200), a first message granting the wireless device (230) at least two uplink transmissions. The wireless device (230) indicates (402), to the network node (210), on time-frequency resources indicated in a first granted uplink transmission of the at least two uplink transmissions, whether or not a second granted uplink transmission of the at least two uplink transmissions is to be used by the wireless device (230).

Abstract: A network node is arranged to operate in a cell of a cellular communication system. The network node includes an interface towards the cellular communication system where the interface is arranged to receive paging information for an idle user equipment, UE, a paging handler arranged to determine a mode of power saving for the UE, and to determine timing for a wake-up signal based on the determined mode and the received paging information, and a transmitter arranged to transmit the wake-up signal at the determined timing. A method of the network node includes receiving paging information for an idle user equipment, UE, from the cellular communication system, determining a mode of power saving for the UE, determining timing for a wake-up signal based on the determined mode and the received paging information, and transmitting the wake-up signal at the determined timing.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate e.g. a method performed by a radio network node (12) for handling system information of a wireless communication network (1). The radio network node (12) transmits an indication to a UE (10), the indication associated with an update of system information of the wireless communication network (1), wherein the indication indicates a type of system information. The indication may indicate whether the update regards critical system information being a first type of system information, or less critical system information being a second type of system information.

Abstract: A network node transmits a scheduling configuration, over a Single Cell Multicast Control Channel, that indicates whether a single transport block or multiple transport blocks of a Single Cell Multicast Traffic Channel are scheduled. The network node may then transmit a transport block in accordance with the scheduling configuration. Correspondingly, a user equipment receives the scheduling configuration. The UE may then receive a transport block in accordance with the scheduling configuration.

Abstract: A user equipment (14, 102, 1000, 1100) may receive a configuration (16) that configures the user equipment (14, 102, 1000, 1100) with a resource that is to repeat in time according to an interval (18). The user equipment (14, 102, 1000, 1100) may further receive control signalling (22) indicating a parameter N. This parameter N indicates a number of repetitions of the resource that are to occur before the configuration (16) is to be deactivated. The user equipment (14, 102, 1000, 1100) may also transmit or receive data on one or more repetitions of the resource according to the configuration (16). The user equipment (14, 102, 1000, 1100) may then deactivate the configuration (16) upon occurrence of the number of repetitions of the resource indicated by the parameter N.

Abstract: The invention proposes a user equipment, UE, configuring a paging carrier, wherein the UE performs the steps of monitoring a first paging carrier for paging messages, receiving a message from a network node, the message comprising paging carrier information indicating a second paging carrier selected by the network node or a further network node, wherein the second paging carrier is different from the first paging carrier, and in response to receiving the message, monitoring the second paging carrier for paging messages; further the invention proposes corresponding network nodes; further the invention proposes corresponding methods for the UE and the network nodes.

Abstract: Configuration of Additional System Information Block RepetitionsEmbodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatus for determining which 5 of a plurality of subframes are repetition subframes, wherein repetition subframes are subframes scheduled for use by abase station to transmit a repetition of a system information block. A method comprises receiving a first mapping comprising information designating a subset of the plurality of subframes as invalid subframes; and determining, based on the first mapping and a second mapping, which of the 0 subframes designated as invalid subframes are repetition subframes, wherein the second mapping comprises information designating at least one of the subset of the plurality of subframes as a repetition subframe.

Abstract: A wireless device is configured to perform a random access procedure for random access by the wireless device to a wireless communication system. The random access procedure includes multiple messages in sequence. The wireless device is configured to determine a carrier on which a downlink message in the random access procedure is to be received by the wireless device, from amongst multiple different carriers which are configurable as said carrier, based on configuration information received from a radio network node indicating said carrier. The downlink message occurs in the random access procedure subsequent to an initial message in the sequence. The wireless device is also configured to receive the downlink message on the determined carrier.