Abstract: A method, computer program and apparatus operate when resuming data transmission/reception upon activation of a serving cell, or after a long in-device coexistence interference avoidance gap, to determine whether to report to a network access node an in-device coexistence interference indicator value and send the in-device coexistence interference indicator value to the network access node, The in-device coexistence interference indicator value is reported to the network access node for a certain period if any periodic channel quality indication resource is configured for the cell, or if an aperiodic channel quality indication for the cell is requested from the network access node.

Abstract: A method includes enabling interoperability between different types of wireless communication systems operating with different types of air interfaces to provide downlink radio resource aggregation for a user equipment. Enabling includes establishing a first connection between a medium access control (MAC) protocol layer of a first wireless communication system and a physical layer of the first wireless communication system; establishing a second connection between the MAC protocol layer of the first wireless communication system and a MAC protocol layer of a second wireless communication system; using the first connection, performing wireless communications with the user equipment via one or more component carriers over a first air interface of the first wireless communication system; and communicating data over the second connection, the data used in wireless communications via one or more component carriers over a second air interface of the second wireless communication system.

Abstract: At least one of transmissions and receptions over allocated radio resources within a first timing advance group are synchronized using a first timer; and similar for allocated radio resources within a second timing advance group that are synchronized using a second timer. In response to determining that the first timer remains synchronized while the second timer is not synchronized with a radio network which has allocated the respective radio resources, a first procedure is followed for the case in which there is a primary component carrier within the second timing advance group and a different second procedure for the case in which there is no primary component carrier within the second timing advance group. In an exemplary embodiment, a message is sent to the radio network indicating that the second timer has expired. Various distinctions between the two procedures, and how the message is sent, are detailed for different embodiments.

Abstract: In one exemplary aspect of this invention a method includes buffering data in a user equipment and, in response to an amount of buffered data exceeding a threshold value, triggering the generation of a buffer status report and the sending of the buffer status report to a network access node, where the threshold value is a function of the capacity of a currently allocated uplink data transmission resource and some certain amount of time. In another exemplary embodiment the triggering of the generation of the buffer status report and the sending of the buffer status report to a network access node occurs when an amount of buffered data in a buffer of a particular logical channel group exceeds a maximum value associated with one of a plurality of buffer status report tables that is currently in use.

Abstract: An approach is provided for efficient retransmissions by allocating a transmission resource for transmitting data and allocating a retransmission resource for retransmitting the data according to a transmission scheme that specifies relationship between the transmitted data and the retransmitted data for providing communication over a radio network.

Abstract: An approach is provided for context recovery. A radio link failure condition of a wireless link employed by a mobile unit is detected. An identifier of the mobile unit is received. A determination is whether the mobile unit can re-use connection parameters that were established prior to the failure condition. The mobile unit is instructed to re-use the connection parameters based on the determination.

Abstract: An approach is provided for efficient retransmissions by allocating a transmission resource for transmitting data and allocating a retransmission resource for retransmitting the data according to a transmission scheme that specifies relationship between the transmitted data and the retransmitted data for providing communication over a radio network.

Abstract: An approach is provided for efficient retransmissions by allocating a transmission resource for transmitting data and allocating a retransmission resource for retransmitting the data according to a transmission scheme that specifies relationship between the transmitted data and the retransmitted data for providing communication over a radio network.

Abstract: An approach is provided for signaling of scheduling information. A determination of one or more parameters for inclusion as scheduling information is made. A message containing the scheduling information in a header field is generated, wherein the one or more parameters include at least one of buffer status information, power headroom information, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: An approach is provided for context recovery. A radio link failure condition of a wireless link employed by a mobile unit is detected. An identifier of the mobile unit is received. A determination is whether the mobile unit can re-use connection parameters that were established prior to the failure condition. The mobile unit is instructed to re-use the connection parameters based on the determination.

Abstract: A Method and system for transmitting a signaling message between a base station and a mobile station over a half rate channel are shown. Traffic data is interleaved over k bursts diagonally (4 bursts diagonally in GERAN) and a signaling message is interleaved over m bursts diagonally, where m>k. The method includes transmitting the same encoded signaling message in two consecutive radio packets, where each radio packet is interleaved over k bursts diagonally (the consecutive radio packets have an interleaving depth of 6 in GERAN). By doing so the coded bits of the signaling message are effectively interleaved over two radio packets, and m>k. The receive side of the communication reads the first packet, stores the soft values for decoding, and soft combines them when the second radio packet is received. Diversity may be added by the transmit side. The re-transmission of the second radio packet is preferably mandatory at call set-up.

Abstract: A Method and system for transmitting a signaling message between a base station and a mobile station over a half rate channel are shown. Traffic data is interleaved over k bursts diagonally (4 bursts diagonally in GERAN) and a signaling message is interleaved over m bursts diagonally, where m>k. The method includes transmitting the same encoded signaling message in two consecutive radio packets, where each radio packet is interleaved over k bursts diagonally (the consecutive radio packets have an interleaving depth of 6 in GERAN). By doing so the coded bits of the signaling message are effectively interleaved over two radio packets, and m>k. The receive side of the communication reads the first packet, stores the soft values for decoding, and soft combines them when the second radio packet is received. Diversity may be added by the transmit side. The re-transmission of the second radio packet is preferably mandatory at call set-up.