Abstract: A system and method for transmitting a reference signal in a cell that uses an unlicensed frequency band. The method includes determining a candidate resource set that is used when a first reference signal is transmitted in the cell that uses the unlicensed frequency band, where the candidate resource set includes a preset resource and at least one flexible candidate resource, determining a first candidate resource that is used when the first reference signal is transmitted in the cell that uses the unlicensed frequency band, where a channel on the unlicensed frequency band corresponding to the first candidate resource is in an idle state, and the first candidate resource is the preset resource or a flexible candidate resource in the candidate resource set, and sending the first reference signal on the first candidate resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for detecting a signal on an unlicensed spectrum channel, user equipment, and a base station. The method includes: receiving, by user equipment, instruction information sent by a base station; and starting, by the user equipment according to the instruction information, to detect a signal on an unlicensed spectrum channel. According to the present invention, only when receiving the instruction information sent by the base station, the user equipment detects the signal on the unlicensed spectrum channel according to the instruction information. This reduces power consumption of the user equipment.

Abstract: A wireless communication system and method, the method being performed by a base station, and including receiving a system message on a downlink carrier, where the system message includes uplink carrier configuration information and preamble transmission configuration information, the uplink carrier configuration information indicates a plurality of uplink carriers, and the preamble transmission configuration information indicates a transmission configuration of a radio access preamble, sending, based on the transmission configuration of the radio access preamble, the radio access preamble on an uplink carrier of the plurality of the uplink carriers, and detecting, based on identification information of the uplink carrier, control information of a radio access response message on the downlink carrier.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a channel-state information process processing method, a network device, and a user equipment, where the channel-state information process processing method includes: after receiving a first channel-state information CSI request sent by a first network device, if CSI corresponding to multiple aperiodic CSI processes has not been reported by a user equipment, dropping CSI corresponding to a part of aperiodic CSI processes among the multiple aperiodic CSI processes, where each CSI process is associated with a channel measurement resource and an interference measurement resource. A problem existing after a CoMP technology is introduced can be solved that the UE cannot implement processing of multiple CSI processes.

Abstract: A method for operating a communications controller includes defining a positive integer quantity of resource element groups from a resource block with a positive integer number N resource elements in each resource element group, the resource block having a total number of resource elements, the total number of resource elements consisting of available resource elements and reserved resource elements. The method also includes assigning a plurality of available resource elements to fill in each of the positive integer quantity of resource element groups with N available resource elements in each resource element group, and blocking any unassigned available resource elements from being used in a resource element group. The method further includes interleaving a plurality of control messages onto the positive integer quantity of resource element groups, and transmitting the positive integer quantity of resource element groups.

Abstract: The embodiments of present invention relates to a signal transmission method and an apparatus. The signal transmission method includes: performing, by a base station, rate matching of a unicast signal according to a multicast/broadcast single frequency network MBSFN reference signal MBSFN RS; and sending, by the base station, the unicast signal to user equipment UE. By means of the signal transmission method and the apparatus, resource usage can be increased, and continuity and effectiveness of performing broadcast multicast related measurement by UE are ensured.

Abstract: A method for preparing alkali metal bicarbonate particles by crystallization from an alkali metal carbonate and/or bicarbonate solution with an additive present in the solution, chosen from among sulfates, sulfonates, polysulfonates, amines, hydroysultaines, polycarboxylates, polysaccharides, polyethers and ether-phenols, alkali metal hexametaphosphate, phosphates, sulfosuccinates, amidosulfonates, amine sulfonates, preferably chosen from among polysaccharides, and such that the additive is present in the solution at a concentration of at least 1 ppm and preferably at most 200 ppm.

Abstract: Method for producing sodium bicarbonate particles by spray-drying of an aqueous solution comprising 1 to 10% by weight of sodium bicarbonate and an additive selected from the group consisting of: magnesium salt, sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate and soybean lecithin. Sodium bicarbonate particles obtainable by such process and comprising at least 20 mg of the additive per kg of sodium bicarbonate particles.

Abstract: A carrier configuration method is disclosed. According to various embodiments, the method includes configuring a new carrier type NCT subframe and/or a backward compatible subframe on a first carrier, determining subframe configuration information of the first carrier according to the configuration of the NCT subframe and/or the configuration of the backward compatible subframe on the first carrier and sending the subframe configuration information of the first carrier to first user equipment (UE) by using dynamic signaling, where the subframe configuration information of the first carrier is used by the first UE to determine a subframe type of a subframe on the first carrier according to the subframe configuration information of the first carrier. The method further includes using, according to the subframe type of the subframe on the first carrier, the first carrier to perform communication.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a carrier switching method, a base station, and user equipment, where the method includes: determining, according to carrier switching capability information of user equipment UE, a carrier switching policy according to which the UE performs carrier switching; and sending carrier switching indication information to the UE, where the carrier switching indication information is used for indicating the carrier switching policy, so that the UE performs carrier switching according to the carrier switching policy. In the carrier switching method, the base station and the user equipment according to embodiments of the present invention, the UE having no carrier aggregation capability is enabled to dynamically perform switching between at least two carriers, so that quality of service of a service of the UE can be improved, user experience can be improved, and system performance can be improved.

Abstract: A method for preparing alkali metal bicarbonate particles by crystallization from an alkali metal carbonate and/or bicarbonate solution with an additive present in the solution, chosen from among sulfates, sulfonates, polysulfonates, amines, hydroxysultaines, polycarboxylates, polysaccharides, polyethers and ether-phenols, alkali metal hexametaphosphate, phosphates, sulfosuccinates, amidosulfonates, amine sulfonates, preferably chosen from among polysaccharides, and such that the additive is present in the solution at a concentration of at least 1 ppm and preferably at most 200 ppm.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for treating a gas stream containing hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, a fluorinated compound and halogenated organic compounds, wherein the gas stream is subjected to: (a) a step of washing with an acid solution to obtain a washed gas stream; (b) a step of adiabatic absorption in an aqueous solution of the hydrochloric acid contained in said washed gas stream, to collect a solution of hydrochloric acid; (c) a step of adsorption on activated carbon of the impurities present in said hydrochloric acid solution, to obtain a purified hydrochloric acid solution and a gas stream containing said fluorinated compound; and (d) a step of bringing said purified hydrochloric acid solution into contact with a silica gel. Also disclosed is a plant for the implementation of this process, and also a process for preparing a fluorinated compound comprising the catalytic pyrolysis of an organofluorine compound.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a channel-state information process processing method, a network device, and a user equipment, where the channel-state information process processing method includes: after receiving a first channel-state information CSI request sent by a first network device, if CSI corresponding to multiple aperiodic CSI processes has not been reported by a user equipment, dropping CSI corresponding to a part of aperiodic CSI processes among the multiple aperiodic CSI processes, where each CSI process is associated with a channel measurement resource and an interference measurement resource. A problem existing after a CoMP technology is introduced can be solved that the UE cannot implement processing of multiple CSI processes.

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: The present invention provides a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement transmission method, a user equipment, and a base station. The transmission method includes: receiving, by a user equipment, on a first serving cell and in a downlink subframe n?k, PDSCH transmission or a downlink control channel that indicates downlink SPS release, where a duplex mode of the first serving cell is FDD, or all subframes on the first serving cell are downlink subframes, or one radio frame on the first serving cell includes nine downlink subframes and one special subframe; and transmitting, in an uplink subframe n, an HARQ-ACK response corresponding to the first serving cell and the downlink subframe n?k; where n is an integer, k is a positive integer, k belongs to a set K, and the set K is determined according to first HARQ-ACK timing.

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 present invention discloses a carrier switching method, a base station, and user equipment, where the method includes: determining, according to carrier switching capability information of user equipment UE, a carrier switching policy according to which the UE performs carrier switching; and sending carrier switching indication information to the UE, where the carrier switching indication information is used for indicating the carrier switching policy, so that the UE performs carrier switching according to the carrier switching policy. In the carrier switching method, the base station and the user equipment according to embodiments of the present invention, the UE having no carrier aggregation capability is enabled to dynamically perform switching between at least two carriers, so that quality of service of a service of the UE can be improved, user experience can be improved, and system performance can be improved.

Abstract: A system and method for transmitting a reference signal in a cell that uses an unlicensed frequency band. The method includes determining a candidate resource set that is used when a first reference signal is transmitted in the cell that uses the unlicensed frequency band, where the candidate resource set includes a preset resource and at least one flexible candidate resource, determining a first candidate resource that is used when the first reference signal is transmitted in the cell that uses the unlicensed frequency band, where a channel on the unlicensed frequency band corresponding to the first candidate resource is in an idle state, and the first candidate resource is the preset resource or a flexible candidate resource in the candidate resource set, and sending the first reference signal on the first candidate resource.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method includes: determining, by a base station, MBSFN subframe configuration signaling according to a configuration of a cell, where the MBSFN subframe configuration signaling includes CRS transmission configuration information used to indicate a region for transmitting a CRS in a time domain; sending, the MBSFN subframe configuration signaling to the user equipment; and transmitting a signal. Another method includes: determining configuration signaling according to a configuration of a cell, where the configuration signaling includes configuration information of the cell, transmitted by using a SIB 2 and used to indicate, to user equipment, configuration information of a subframe using an extended CP, or second configuration information of a CP length, used to indicate configuration information of a frequency band using an extended CP and/or a frequency band using a normal CP in at least one subframe; sending the configuration signaling to the user equipment.

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.