Abstract: A sounding method in a cellular wireless communication system, comprising at least one mobile station and at least two base stations. One base station is a serving base station for the mobile station and the at least one further base station is a neighboring base station. The serving base station generates a schedule for measurement signals and transmits said schedule to the mobile station and to the neighboring base station. The mobile station transmits measurement signals in accordance with the schedule to the serving base station and to the neighboring base station. Furthermore, the neighboring base station calculates a mean channel state for the uplink channel from the mobile station to itself and transmits the mean channel state to at least one further base station, so that said base station can be provided with channel estimations for uplink channels between the mobile station and all base stations.

Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and server for processing geo-information including receiving, at the Geo-Information System server, a geo-view identifier; sending an indication whether a geo-view identified by the geo-view identifier is available, the geo-view comprising a schema identifier, wherein a schema identified by the schema identifier describes a data format comprising location information and one or more characteristics of the conditions in the cellular network; receiving data in a format consistent with the identified schema; and storing the received data in a data store.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for optimizing radio coverage and power consumption within a mobile communication network (1). In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, radio measurements (UE_meas1; BS_meas1; BS_meas2) carried out by subscriber devices (11) and/or radio base stations (21; 23), as well as user geographical locations (UE_pos1; UE_pos2; UE_pos3) at the time the radio measurements have been carried out, are gathered. Antenna geographical locations (ant_pos22; ant_pos23) are then derived from the radio measurements and the user geographical locations, and radio propagation models (rpm22; rpm23) from the antenna geographical locations that best fit the radio measurements at the user geographical locations. The so-derived radio propagation models from the so-derived antenna geographical locations are then supplied to a radio resource controller (41) for activation of dormant cells (C22; C23).

Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and server for processing geo-information including receiving, at the Geo-Information System server, a geo-view identifier; sending an indication whether a geo-view identified by the geo-view identifier is available, the geo-view comprising a schema identifier, wherein a schema identified by the schema identifier describes a data format comprising location information and one or more characteristics of the conditions in the cellular network; receiving data in a format consistent with the identified schema; and storing the received data in a data store.

Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and server for processing X-Maps with flexible tiles including receiving measurements of at least one characteristic of a transmission, determining two or more geographic areas of similar transmission conditions, and storing indications of the determined geographic areas and indications of at least one characteristic of at least one transmission in each area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reducing interference in the downlink direction of a cellular radio communication system comprising base stations communicating with terminals using a frame structure showing a time and frequency extension, said frame comprising a preamble portion and at least one data portion, said terminals being adapted to receive frames for which the receive power of said at least one data portion is varying in a predefined range relative to the receive preamble power of said preamble portion, According to the present invention, the method comprises the steps of: transmitting the part of said data portion destined to said terminal with a transmit power adapted to generate a first receive power (Plow) at said terminal within said range if said terminal belongs to a first group of terminals; transmitting the part of said data portion destined to said terminal with a transmit power adapted to generate a second receive power (Phigh) at said terminal within said range, said seco

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for optimizing radio coverage and power consumption within a mobile communication network (1). In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, radio measurements (UE_meas1; BS_meas1; BS_meas2) carried out by subscriber devices (11) and/or radio base stations (21; 23), as well as user geographical locations (UE_pos1; UE_pos2; UE_pos3) at the time the radio measurements have been carried out, are gathered. Antenna geographical locations (ant_pos22; ant_pos23) are then derived from the radio measurements and the user geographical locations, and radio propagation models (rpm22; rpm23) from the antenna geographical locations that best fit the radio measurements at the user geographical locations. The so-derived radio propagation models from the so-derived antenna geographical locations are then supplied to a radio resource controller (41) for activation of dormant cells (C22; C23).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for mesh-wide capacity management in a mesh network (1), in particular comprising mesh links (2a, 2b) of different link technologies/with different local properties, the method comprising: signalling from at least one link resource manager associated with a mesh link (2a, 2b) or a group (3) of mesh links of the mesh network (1) to at least one network capacity manager (5) information about a calculation model to be applied for calculating at least one flow performance characteristics, in particular a resource consumption, for establishing at least one packet-based traffic flow on the mesh link (2a, 2b) or on the group (3) of mesh links. The invention also relates to a link resource manager, to a network capacity manager (5), to a signaling system, and to a mesh network (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for mesh-wide capacity management in a mesh network (1), in particular comprising mesh links (2a, 2b) of different link technologies/with different local properties, the method comprising: signalling from at least one link resource manager associated with a mesh link (2a, 2b) or a group (3) of mesh links of the mesh network (1) to at least one network capacity manager (5) information about a calculation model to be applied for calculating at least one flow performance characteristics, in particular a resource consumption, for establishing at least one packet-based traffic flow on the mesh link (2a, 2b) or on the group (3) of mesh links. The invention also relates to a link resource manager, to a network capacity manager (5), to a signaling system, and to a mesh network (1).

Abstract: Methods useful in the regulation of myocardial contraction are disclosed. The methods are useful in the regulation of heart function. The invention reveals that sorcin overexpression enhances cardiac contractile performance and establishes the concept of sorcin as a regulator of myocardial contractility. The invention also provides screening assays that allow for the identification of agents that modulate sorcin expression. Such agents are useful, for example, for diagnosing cardiac contractile function associated disorders in subjects, and treating the subjects with the agents identified as being able to modulate sorcin expression.

Abstract: The present invention relates to measurement in radio communication systems. In particular, the present invention relates to a sounding method in a cellular wireless communication system, the communication system itself and its components like base stations and mobile stations. The radio communication system (1) comprises at least one mobile station (2) and at least two base stations (3, 4). One of said base stations is a serving base station (3) for the mobile station (2) and the at least one further base station is a neighboring base station (4) of the serving base station (3). The serving base station (3) is adapted to generate a schedule for measurement signals and to transmit said schedule to the mobile station (2) and to the neighboring base station (4). The mobile station (2) is adapted to transmit measurement signals in accordance with said schedule to the serving base station (3) and to the neighboring base station (4).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reducing interference in the downlink direction of a cellular radio communication system comprising base stations communicating with terminals using a frame structure showing a time and frequency extension, said frame comprising a preamble portion and at least one data portion, said terminals being adapted to receive frames for which the receive power of said at least one data portion is varying in a predefined range relative to the receive preamble power of said preamble portion, According to the present invention, the method comprises the steps of: transmitting the part of said data portion destined to said terminal with a transmit power adapted to generate a first receive power (Plow) at said terminal within said range if said terminal belongs to a first group of terminals; transmitting the part of said data portion destined to said terminal with a transmit power adapted to generate a second receive power(Phigh) at said terminal within said range, said secon

Abstract: Methods useful in the regulation of myocardial contraction are disclosed. The methods are useful in the regulation of heart function. The invention reveals that sorcin overexpression enhances cardiac contractile performance and establishes the concept of sorcin as a regulator of myocardial contractility. The invention also provides screening assays that allow for the identification of agents that modulate sorcin expression. Such agents are useful, for example, for diagnosing cardiac contractile function associated disorders in subjects, and treating the subjects with the agents identified as being able to modulate sorcin expression.