Abstract: Methods in a node in a wireless telecommunications network are provided. A method in a node in a wireless telecommunications network may include providing an uplink data rate offset value to a serving base station for transmission to a wireless terminal that is in a soft handover. The method may include providing a power budget for the wireless terminal to a non-serving base station of the wireless terminal. Moreover, the method may include providing a Signal-to-Interference-plus-Noise Ratio, SINR, target value to the non-serving base station. Related nodes and wireless terminals are also provided.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method performed by a communication device 3 for uplink transmission. The communication device 3 is configured with a primary carrier for uplink data transmission and a dedicated secondary carrier for uplink data transmission to a network node 5A, 5B, 7. The method comprises: transmitting 604 a scheduling information report using the primary carrier; receiving 608 a grant to use the dedicated secondary carrier; and transmitting 610 user data using a data channel on the dedicated secondary carrier upon reception of the grant for the dedicated secondary carrier, wherein the communication device 3 is configured such that it does not transmit any data on the dedicated secondary carrier unless receiving a grant for the dedicated secondary carrier. The disclosure also relates to corresponding method in network node, and to a communication device and network node.

Abstract: It is presented a power controller which is adapted to be coupled to a fixed node of a cellular network, wherein at least one user equipment is adapted to be associated with the fixed node. The power controller comprises: a signal to interference ratio, SIR, determiner arranged to determine a maximum SIR target for each of the at least one user equipment, which maximum SIR target is arranged to limit maximum transmission power of the at least one user equipment; wherein the determiner determines a maximum SIR target for each of the at least one user equipment directly or indirectly based on the number of user equipments in the cell of each respective user equipment. A corresponding method, computer program and computer program product are also presented.

Abstract: It is presented a power controller which is adapted to be coupled to a fixed node of a cellular network, wherein at least one user equipment is adapted to be associated with the fixed node. The power controller comprises: a signal to interference ratio, SIR, determiner arranged to determine a maximum SIR target for each of the at least one user equipment, which maximum SIR target is arranged to limit maximum transmission power of the at least one user equipment; wherein the determiner determines a maximum SIR target for each of the at least one user equipment directly or indirectly based on the number of user equipments in the cell of each respective user equipment. A corresponding method, computer program and computer program product are also presented.

Abstract: To facilitate, e.g., determination of access rights in a shared network context, a telecommunications network transmits, in a broadcast channel over an air interface, an access group eligibility message to a user equipment unit. The access group eligibility message enables the user equipment unit to ascertain, on a basis of access group to which the user equipment unit belongs, whether the user equipment unit is eligible to operate in a cell for which the access group eligibility message is transmitted. The telecommunications network also includes a core network node which, classifies the user equipment unit in at least one of plural access groups. Further, the core network node generates an access group classification message which advises the user equipment unit as to which of the plural access groups the user equipment unit belongs.

Abstract: Radiocommunication systems having improved soft handoff capabilities are described. During soft handoff a mobile station may have several transmission sources (active set members) supplying it with substantially the same information. Mobile stations which are not moving may not require as many sources to provide adequate received signal quality. Therefore, mobile stations which are not moving are identified using locating techniques and members of the active set are compared with a higher threshold to remove weaker branches more rapidly than when using a threshold that is applied to mobile stations that are in motion.

Abstract: A loop network hub including a hub port with a loop initialization insertion mechanism. The loop initialization insertion mechanism causes a hub port which detects a new node port connection to automatically begin generating loop initialization data. A hub port continues to generate loop initialization data until that hub port receives a loop initialization sequence. The loop initialization data propagates around the loop of the hub, halting ordinary processing. In this way, the entire loop is cleared. Upon receiving a loop initialization sequence, the hub port originating the loop initialization data inserts the new node port into the loop. At this point, loop initialization begins and each node port in the loop network obtains a unique loop network address.

Abstract: A method and system for automatically mapping areas of poor network coverage or high interference in a cellular network uses signal quality measures and mobile station location information. The system constructs a visual map that notes the locations of mobile stations when unacceptable base station-mobile station signal quality is reported. The visual map can be used for identifying areas of the network that may require remediation to ensure sufficient network coverage.

Abstract: To facilitate, e.g., determination of access rights in a shared network context, a telecommunications network transmits, in a broadcast channel over an air interface, an access group eligibility message (300-2) to a user equipment unit (30). The access group eligibility message enables the user equipment unit to ascertain, on a basis of access group to which the user equipment unit belongs, whether the user equipment unit is eligible to operate in a cell for which the access group eligibility message is transmitted. The telecommunications network also includes a core network node (18, 20) which, upon receipt of request for/from the user equipment unit, classifies the user equipment unit in at least one of plural access groups. Further, the core network node generates, for transmission to the user equipment unit through the radio access network, an access group classification message (300-1) which advises the user equipment unit as to which of the plural access groups the user equipment unit belongs.

Abstract: A system and method for improving soft hand-off in a CDMA system uses mobile station location and velocity information to maintain soft hand-off legs with those cells in which the mobile station is more likely to be located. The system and method of the present invention estimates the weighted probability of the mobile station arriving in neighboring cells and produces “bias” values for those cells that the mobile station is more likely to be entering or to be located in. These bias values are used for modifying signal quality values for those cells, and for determining whether the current cell or neighbor cells are to be placed in an active set so as to establish, or maintain, soft hand-off legs. The system and method of the present invention thus chooses those cells which are more likely to be retained as soft hand-off legs and therefore reduces the overall number of soft hand-offs.