Abstract: Transmission of at least one first wake-up signal to a communication device (103) is triggered on a direct link (181) between a network (100) and the communication device (103). Transmission of at least one second wake-up signal to the communication device (103) is triggered on a relaying link (182) between the network (100) and the communication device (103).

Abstract: A method, in a first subset of a sequence of transmission intervals, including communicating, on a radio link of a cellular network and according to a resource mapping, pilot signals having a non-zero first transmit power. The method includes, in a second subset of the sequence of transmission intervals, communicating, on the radio link and according to the resource mapping, the pilot signals having a non-zero second transmit power which is larger than the first transmit power.

Abstract: A base station for transmitting system related information in a mobile telecommunications network. The base station is configured to transmit system information for the cell provided by the base station and to broadcast a version synchronisation signal, wherein the version synchronisation signal provides version information regarding the current version of the system information for the cell.

Abstract: Method for providing a count indication of radio devices to a radio network, particularly in idle or in-active mode, comprising transmitting a presence message to a first base station of the radio network based on a reporting rule, which presence message indicates presence of a radio device within a dedicated coverage area of the radio network. The reporting rule may include a probability rule, wherein said presence message is transmitted from the radio device responsive to an outcome of a probability check, based on the probability rule, indicating that the radio device shall transmit the presence message. The reporting rule may also be transmitted responsive to the radio device making a cell reselection to the first cell. After receiving an acknowledgement presence message from the base station, connection setup to the network is terminated.

Abstract: A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the terminal device configured to attempt to receive or to transmit a first signal during one or more of a plurality of predetermined time periods in response to determining that one or more second signals indicating, respectively, that the one or more of the plurality of predetermined time periods should be used for the attempted reception or transmission of a first signal have been received by the transceiver; determine a characteristic associated with the one or more second signals; and to control the transceiver to receive a third signal from the infrastructure equipment or to transmit a third signal to the infrastructure equipment, the third signal comprising information on the basis of which it is determinable whether or not a predetermined condition associated with the characteristic associated with the one or more second signals has been met.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device capable of coverage enhancement in a wireless telecommunication system including receiving a signal from a base station within the wireless telecommunication system, measuring the received signal strength of the received signal, comparing the measured signal strength with at least one threshold value, and selecting a mode of operation of coverage enhancement based on a result of the comparison.

Abstract: Positioning reference signals are transmitted in a downlink direction from base stations (200) of a wireless communication network to a wireless communication device (100) or in an uplink direction from the wireless communication device (100) to base stations (200) of the wireless communication network. According to a frequency hop pattern, a radio interface of the wire-less communication device is switched between multiple different frequency ranges. In this way, the wireless communication device (100) can receive the downlink positioning reference signals on multiple different frequencies defined by the frequency hop pattern or send the uplink positioning reference signals on multiple different frequencies defined by the frequency hop pattern.

Abstract: A method of operating a network access node in a wireless telecommunications system comprising the network access node and a terminal device, wherein the method comprises: establishing that a downlink message, e.g. a paging message, for the terminal device to decode is going to be transmitted by the network access node; and transmitting wake-up signalling to the terminal device in advance of transmitting the downlink message to provide the terminal device with an indication the downlink message for the terminal device is going to be transmitted, wherein the wake-up signalling comprises an indication of an amount of synchronisation signalling for use by the terminal device to achieve radio synchronisation with the network access node, wherein the amount of synchronisation signalling depends on an amount of time elapsed since the terminal device was previously radio synchronised to the network access node.

Abstract: A wireless communication device identifies a set of multiple different subcarrier spacings which are supported for transmission of synchronization signals. From the set of different subcarrier spacings, the wireless communication device selects a subset of one or more subcarrier spacings. Further, the wireless communication device receives signals from the wireless communication network. On the basis of the subcarrier spacings of the subset, the wireless communication device monitors the received signals for synchronization signals.

Abstract: A method for beam sweeping in a wireless communication system is described. Beam sweeping includes performing a reduced beam sweep corresponding to a reduced set of beams that are a subset of a full set of beams available for transmitting and/or receiving from an antenna module, without sweeping beams that are not members of the reduced set of beams. The method includes selecting a beam out of the reduced set of beams for transmitting and/or receiving from the antenna module based on the reduced beam sweep without sweeping beams that are not members of the reduced set of beams. Related devices are disclosed.

Abstract: A method, comprises communicating, between a base station (112) and a terminal (130, 130-1-130-4), a downlink control message (4001) indicative of a sequence design of a wake-up signal (4003); and communicating, between the base station (112) and the terminal (130, 130-1-130-4), the wake-up signal (4003) in accordance with the sequence design; and in response to said communicating of the wake-up signal (4003): communicating, between the base station (112) and the terminal (130, 130-1-130-4), at least one further signal (4004, 4005).

Abstract: Method carried out in a radio communications network for communicating with a user equipment, comprising transmitting resource allocation information addressed to the user equipment, wherein said resource allocation information comprises an indication of frequency domain repetition, and wherein said frequency domain repetition is associated with a predetermined mapping of repetitions.

Abstract: A method comprises communicating, between a base station (112) of a network and a terminal (130), at least one downlink control message (4001) indicative of a plurality of reoccurring resources (202) allocated to a wake-up signal (4003). The method further comprises communicating, between the base station (112) and the terminal (130), the wake-up signal (4003) in at least one resource of the plurality of reoccurring resources (202). The method further comprises in response to said communicating of the wake-up signal (4003), communicating, between the base station (112) and the terminal (130), at least one further signal (4004, 4005).

Abstract: Beam sweep configuration (4001, 4002) of at least one beam sweep (391-394) is exchanged between nodes (101, 102) of a network. The beam sweep configuration may be indicative of a time-duplex configuration of a plurality of beams of the at least one beam sweep (391-394).

Abstract: A first message is received, wherein the first message comprises information indicative of a spatial propagation characteristic of the first message. A beam configuration is determined based on the information. Then, a directed, beam-formed second message is transmitted using the beam configuration.

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal device capable of coverage enhancement in a wireless telecommunication system including receiving a signal from a base station within the wireless telecommunication system, measuring the received signal strength of the received signal, comparing the measured signal strength with at least one threshold value, and selecting a mode of operation of coverage enhancement based on a result of the comparison.

Abstract: At least one information block is received from a base station of a network, the at least one information block indicating one or more first resources (511) and one or more second resources (512) for a random-access procedure, the second resources (512) being offset from the first resources (511) by a time gap (550). A preamble (2011) of the random-access procedure is transmitted to the base station using the one or more first resources (511) and data (2012) is transmitted to the base station using the one or more second resources (512).

Abstract: A method and a corresponding first device for computing estimation output data. The method includes obtaining first sensor data; computing a first estimation score based on said first sensor data, using a first estimation model; transmitting said first sensor data or a computation request to a second device; receiving a second estimation score based on said first sensor data or second sensor data obtained from a second sensor, computed using a second estimation model in the second device; and dependent on the first estimation score and the received second estimation score, determining estimation output data.

Abstract: First reoccurring resources on a radio link of a cellular network are allocated to the first relaying channel. Second reoccurring resources on the radio link are allocated to a second relaying channel. The first reoccurring resources are shared between communication devices assigned to a first set; the second reoccurring resources are shared between communication devices assigned to a second set. The first reoccurring resources, in some embodiments, may be orthogonal to the second reoccurring resources.

Abstract: A system is disclosed that includes a base station having a plurality of antennas a control unit which analyses pilot signals received from the terminal device at the plurality of antennas to obtain information about a wireless channel property of the wireless channel between the terminal device and the plurality of antennas. According to a method, a plurality of pilot signals is transmitted from the terminal device to the base station, and information about the wireless channel property of the wireless channel between the terminal device and the plurality of antennas of the base station is determined based on a predefined number of last recently transmitted pilot signals of the plurality of pilot signals from the terminal device. Based on the information about the wireless channel property, at least one parameter of the plurality of antennas is configured by the base station.