Abstract: The present invention discloses an information transmission method, user equipment, and a base station. The method includes: receiving indication information sent by a base station, where the indication information is used to indicate a first downlink subframe in which a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) is transmitted; determining the first downlink subframe according to the indication information; and performing information transmission according to the first downlink subframe. According to the information transmission method, the user equipment, and the base station of embodiments of the present invention, indication information is used to indicate a downlink subframe in which a cell-specific reference signal is transmitted.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a base station configuring component carriers to user equipment (UE). The base station determines one or more component carriers to configure based on the UE carrier aggregation capability and sends a first configuration signaling to configure the UE with the component carriers in one or more component carrier sets. The base station configures each of the component carrier sets with a first common parameters and operations set and sends a second configuration signaling to configure the component carrier sets of the UE with the first common parameters and operations set. The base station then sends a third configuration signaling to configure each of the component carriers in the UE with a second parameters and operations set.

Abstract: A method includes determining a first subframe on which to transmit a first downlink control information (DCI) message and determining a second subframe on which to transmit a first information, where the first information is scheduled to be transmitted on the second subframe in accordance with scheduling information indicated in the first DCI message. The method also includes determining a delay between the first subframe and the second subframe and transmitting, by a communications controller to a user equipment (UE), the second subframe in accordance with the delay.

Abstract: An embodiment method for operating a device in receiving a transmission over a plurality of communications links includes assigning an allocatable receiver resource to each communications link in the plurality of communications links according to a measure derived from communications link characteristics of each respective communications link and combined communications link characteristics of the plurality of communications links, and receiving the transmission over the plurality of communications links with the assigned allocatable receiver resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a signal transmission method, user equipment, and a base station. The method includes: determining a feature parameter of UE; and according to the feature parameter of the UE and a preset correspondence, determining a coverage enhancement technology used to transmit a first signal, and/or determining a second signal that the UE supports transmitting, and/or determining a function, supported by the UE, of a third signal. The present invention can optimize resource utilization of a system, decrease processing complexity, and reduce power consumption.

Abstract: A method for transmitting resource allocation information to a wireless node in a communications system includes selecting a search space from one of a first search space and a second search space, the first search space associated with a first set of control channel parameters and the second search space associated with a second set of control channel parameters. The method also includes modulating the first control information, and mapping the modulated first control information onto the selected search space in a first subframe, where at least one of modulating the first control information and mapping the modulated first control information is according to a selected set of control channel parameters associated with the selected search space. The method further includes transmitting the first subframe to the wireless node, and transmitting a first parameter indicator identifying the selected set of control channel parameters to the wireless node.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an uplink control information transmission method, a base station, and user equipment. The method includes: receiving, by UE in a downlink subframe N, a downlink control channel sent by a base station; sending, by the UE, a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement corresponding to the downlink control channel to the base station in an uplink subframe N+4 by using a PUCCH, where when the uplink subframe N+4 belongs to a first uplink subframe set, the PUCCH is carried on a second serving cell of the UE, and when the uplink subframe N+4 belongs to a second uplink subframe set, the PUCCH is carried on the first serving cell, where a duplexing mode of the first serving cell is different from a duplexing mode of the second serving cell.

Abstract: A method for allocating network resources to user equipments (UEs) includes configuring a first group of component carriers with resource allocations indicated by a joint downlink control information (DCI) message, configuring a second group of component carriers with resource allocations for each component carrier indicated by a dedicated DCI message, generating the joint DCI message indicating first resource allocations for a first subset of the first group of component carriers, generating a plurality of dedicated DCI messages, wherein each dedicated DCI message indicates a second resource allocation for a component carrier in a second subset of the second group of component carriers, mapping each one of the joint DCI message and the plurality of dedicated DCI messages to a control channel, and sending the control channels to the UE.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an information acquiring method, including: acquiring initial information according to at least one preset resource set, where the at least one resource set is used to indicate a resource used to acquire the initial information. In the information acquiring method according to embodiments of the present invention, a terminal may receive the initial information by using a preset resource set without a need to detect a widest scope of resources, thereby improving receiving efficiency of the terminal, and further reducing power consumption of the terminal.

Abstract: Notifying served user equipments (UEs) of the presence or absence of cell-specific reference signal (CRS) symbols transmitted by neighboring base stations in the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) region of a subframe can be achieved through various of signaling techniques. The served UE may be notified by communicating a one or multi-bit indicator in a physical layer signaling channel of the serving cell, such as the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of the subframe. Alternatively, the served UE may be notified through higher layer signaling.

Abstract: An embodiment method for operating a base station includes instructing, by the base station, a mobile device to transmit, over grouped communications resources, a first instance of a data structure for D2D signaling. The data structure includes a first data field that indicates at least one of a D2D frame number, a D2D multiplexing configuration, a resource allocation for D2D signaling, an identifier of a D2D synchronization source, a type of a D2D synchronization source, or whether the mobile device is in coverage of a network. The data structure also includes a second data field indicating at least one of whether a D2D signaling operation is prohibited, or a type of prohibited D2D signaling operation.

Abstract: A control information transmission method, user equipment, and a base station, and belong to the field of wireless technologies. The method includes: acquiring, by user equipment, configuration information of an enhanced physical downlink control channel EPDCCH set; determining, by the user equipment according to the configuration information and from the EPDCCH set, at least one EPDCCH set in which an EPDCCH needs to be monitored; and monitoring, by the user equipment, an EPDCCH on a resource corresponding to the at least one EPDCCH set, to acquire control information sent by a base station.

Abstract: A method for transmitting resource allocation information to a wireless node in a communications system includes selecting a search space from one of a first search space and a second search space, the first search space associated with a first set of control channel parameters and the second search space associated with a second set of control channel parameters. The method also includes modulating the first control information, and mapping the modulated first control information onto the selected search space in a first subframe, where at least one of modulating the first control information and mapping the modulated first control information is according to a selected set of control channel parameters associated with the selected search space. The method further includes transmitting the first subframe to the wireless node, and transmitting a first parameter indicator identifying the selected set of control channel parameters to the wireless node.

Abstract: An embodiment of a system for operating a communications controller for a group of user equipments engaged in a DMC link in a wireless communications system is provided. The communications controller is configured to allocate a set of subframes in one periodic group of subframes to the group of UEs for the DMC link, signal the set of allocated subframes to the group of UEs, and transmit parameters related to a group of HARQ processes of the DMC link. In an embodiment, the communication controller uses HARQ processes for cellular UE transmission that are determined independently from HARQ processes of the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link, and the parameters are configured to enable the group of UEs to manage the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link.

Abstract: When the frequency resource allocation is conveyed on a bandwidth that is different from a bandwidth on which the frequency resource allocation is sent, a receiving D2D UE needs to understand the resource allocations. A resource allocation method for device-to-device resource allocation is provided according to an example. The resource allocation method includes a first D2D user equipment (UE) receiving a downlink control information (DCI) from an access point, wherein the DCI comprises a first D2D frequency allocation and the first D2D frequency allocation comprises a first resource allocation field for transmission of data; setting a second resource allocation field of a second D2D frequency allocation of a sidelink control information (SCI) format according to the first resource allocation field; transmitting the SCI format to one or more additional D2D UEs; and transmitting the data on the resource according to the second D2D resource allocation.

Abstract: When at least one of device-to-device UEs in connections of a group of D2D UEs is outside of the coverage area of mobile network of an access point, an information exchange mechanism established directly between the D2D UEs, without involving a third party, is provided. A resource allocation method for a device-to-device (D2D) communication link between two or more D2D user equipments (UEs) in a mobile communication network is provided according to an example.

Abstract: Notifying served user equipments (UEs) of the presence or absence of cell-specific reference signal (CRS) symbols transmitted by neighboring base stations in the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) region of a subframe can be achieved through various of signaling techniques. The served UE may be notified by communicating a one or multi-bit indicator in a physical layer signaling channel of the serving cell, such as the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) of the subframe. Alternatively, the served UE may be notified through higher layer signaling.

Abstract: A system and method for assigning backhaul resources is provided. A method for wireless relay network communications includes determining performance information regarding a plurality of relay nodes, allocating resource blocks in a subframe to relay nodes based on the information, and notifying relay nodes of the allocated RBs using a signaling message.

Abstract: A communications system and a method for performing communications are provided. User Equipments (UEs) are provided with UE-specific configuration information, such as CSI-RS (Channel Status Indication-Reference Signal) patterns, antenna port groupings, reference signal configurations, subframe configurations, and/or scrambling codes. The UEs process the received reference signals in accordance with the received configuration information and feedback measurement information for, e.g., PMI/CQI/RI (Precoding Matrix Indicator/Channel Quality Indicator/Rank Indicator of the precoding matrix) and/or the RLM/RRM (Radio Link Monitor/Radio Resource Management).

Abstract: The present invention provides a downlink channel decoding method, a downlink information transmission method, a user equipment, and a base station. The downlink channel decoding method includes: determining, by a user equipment, a resource unit occupied by a DMRS; and decoding a downlink channel based on the DMRS transmitted on the resource unit. The present invention can enable different DMRS patterns to concurrently exist on an NCT carrier. In a downlink transmission process, a DMRS pattern used for downlink transmission is determined according to priorities of different channels and/or signals, which can ensure optimal performance of a high-priority channel and/or signal, and can further improve downlink transmission performance.