Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for signal block mapping are provided. One method includes configuring, by a network node (e.g., base station or eNB), a group of discovery signaling blocks. The method may then include mapping the discovery signaling blocks of the group onto a subframe structure, including the group information into each of the discovery signaling blocks, and transmitting the discovery signaling blocks in the subframe structure.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product modifying the usage of control resources for data transmission by focusing on reducing overhead of the control channel in order to maximize the spectral efficiency by configuring physical resources into two parts for an allocation into control information for the first part, and data for both the first part and the second part or data for only the second part. Data allocation in the first part based is derived based on the data allocation in the second part and the control information allocation in the first part. The number of control symbols within a subframe or transmission time interval is minimized on the downlink control signaling, used mainly for downlink and uplink grant signaling, and for the uplink HARQ ACK/NACK feedback. Where overhead is not the only problem, usage of two symbols is proposed due to the limitations of radio frequency beamforming.

Abstract: A technique may include sending, by a base station to at least one user device, a signal indicating a configuration of at least one guard period, wherein the at least one guard period is provided between subframe portions of a same link direction. According to an example implementation, the at least one guard period may include one or more of: at least one first guard period provided between subframe portions of a same link direction within a subframe, and at least one second guard period provided between subframe portions of a same link direction of different subframes.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for signal block mapping are provided. One method includes configuring, by a network node (e.g., base station or eNB), a group of discovery signaling blocks. The method may then include mapping the discovery signaling blocks of the group onto a subframe structure, including the group information into each of the discovery signaling blocks, and transmitting the discovery signaling blocks in the subframe structure.

Abstract: In a first subframe, data is sent by a network node in a DL shared channel and a timing indicator is sent in a PDCCH to UE, the timing indicator indicating an offset relative to the first subframe the UE should use in order to determine a second subframe to use to send, in a PUCCH, acknowledgement information for the data received in the DL shared channel of the first subframe. The acknowledgement information is received by the network node from the UE in the PUCCH of the second subframe. The UE receives the data and timing indicator and determines the second subframe using at least the timing indicator. The UE transmits the acknowledgement information in the PUCCH of the second subframe. Apparatus, computer programs and products, and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Coexistence of OFDM transmissions with different sampling rates, subcarrier spacing, symbol duration, bandwidths, but a constant FFT size, all with the same integer ratio (downclocking or upclocking) N=2, 4, 8 . . . Now called different numerology. Problem of Time alignment due to the presence of alternating long CP and short CPs in a slot. At the slot level the transmissions are aligned, but not at the symbol level. The application proposes to send after the first symbol for N=1 a so-called Time Alignment Period of same duration for each transmission in order allegedly to allow the network nodes to synchronize their timings or clocks without interfering with the transmission or reception of any symbols or CPs of other transmissions.

Abstract: A frame or a subframe including control information and data is transmitted using orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA). At least one different OFDMA parameter and/or format is applied to said control information than to said data. At a receiver the frame or subframe is processed by taking into account the application of the at least one different OFDMA parameter and/or format.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for signal block mapping are provided. One method includes configuring, by a network node (e.g., base station or eNB), a group of discovery signaling blocks. The method may then include mapping the discovery signaling blocks of the group onto a subframe structure, including the group information into each of the discovery signaling blocks, and transmitting the discovery signaling blocks in the subframe structure.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for configuring sub-frames in a cellular communication system.

Abstract: Coexistence of OFDM transmissions with different sampling rates, subcarrier spacing, symbol duration, bandwidths, but a constant FFT size, all with the same integer ratio (downclocking or upclocking) N=2, 4, 8 . . . Now called different numerology. Problem of Time alignment due to the presence of alternating long CP and short CPs in a slot. At the slot level the transmissions are aligned, but not at the symbol level. The application proposes to send after the first symbol for N=1 a so-called Time Alignment Period of same duration for each transmission in order allegedly to allow the network nodes to synchronize their timings or clocks without interfering with the transmission or reception of any symbols or CPs of other transmissions.

Abstract: There is provided a method comprising providing, in dependence on a first subcarrier spacing of a first subframe structure, a second subcarrier spacing of a second subframe structure, wherein the first subframe structure has a first subframe length and at least one first cyclic prefix length and providing a second subframe length of the second subframe structure, the second subframe length comprising m symbols, wherein each symbol contains a second cyclic prefix, the second cyclic prefix length modified by a length variant.

Abstract: A technique may include sending, by a base station to at least one user device, a signal indicating a configuration of at least one guard period, wherein the at least one guard period is provided between subframe portions of a same link direction. According to an example implementation, the at least one guard period may include one or more of: at least one first guard period provided between subframe portions of a same link direction within a subframe, and at least one second guard period provided between subframe portions of a same link direction of different subframes.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for configuring sub-frames in a cellular communication system.

Abstract: According to an example implementation, a method includes: receiving, at an apparatus, information from a node, the information defining a mode of operation for communicating scheduling information; and configuring transmission and reception periods of scheduling information at the apparatus in dependence on the mode of operation.

Abstract: A technique including: making at a communication device a provisional decision about one or more transmission parameters for a transmission from the communication device to an access network or another communication device via radio resources managed by an access network; communicating the provisional decision to the network or the another communication device; and receiving from the access network or the another communication device an indication of a final decision about the transmission parameters for the transmission from the communication device to the access network or another communication device.

Abstract: According to an example implementation, a wireless communication in which user devices belonging to a service group use a first half-duplex time domain resource for sending and receiving messages in the service group and a second time domain resource is used for relaying collided messages.

Abstract: It is described a method for controlling a modulation and coding scheme for a transmission between a base station and a user equipment, wherein the modulation and coding scheme is selectable based on a first modulation and coding scheme table including entries corresponding to a plurality of modulation and coding schemes with a first maximum modulation order or based on a second modulation and coding scheme table including entries corresponding to a plurality of modulation and coding schemes with a second maximum modulation order. The method comprises selecting, by the base station, the first modulation and coding scheme table or the second modulation and coding scheme table, and controlling, by the base station, the modulation and coding scheme for the transmission between the base station and the user equipment based on the selected modulation and coding scheme table.

Abstract: There is provided a method, comprising: applying, by a first node operating under a time division duplex communication scheme, a frame structure comprising an extended transmission part, wherein the extended transmission part at least partially overlaps in time domain with a reception part of a frame structure applied by at least one second node operating at least partially under the same transmission/reception pattern as the first node; and causing specific signaling to the at least one second node in the extended transmission part.

Abstract: A method for hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ signalling in a communications system is disclosed. The method includes defining, in a communications apparatus, a link-independent HARQ entity for one link direction, wherein the defined entity includes a resource allocation for one or more of forward link and reverse link data, the resource allocation including at least one HARQ process having a process identification, each HARQ process having a unique HARQ identification, a data allocation having a predetermined timing offset with respect to the resource allocation, and a HARQ acknowledgement allocation having a predetermined timing offset with respect to the data allocation, wherein the timing offset of the HARQ acknowledgement with respect to the data allocation is determined in terms of time division duplexing TDD frames and independently of a forward link-reverse link ratio.

Abstract: There is provided a mechanism for controlling a procedure for requesting resources for a communication in a communication network by a terminal device or UE. When the UE has selected a target cell from a plurality of communication cells, a message such as a resource request. A controller of a cell, such as an eNB, scans the reserved resources for receiving a message such as the resource request from a UE. The message is decoded by using identification information of the own cell and identification information of UEs being valid in the own cell. Then, it is determined whether the received message indicates as the target cell the own cell, and whether the UE is a known UE allocated to the own cell. Based on this determination, the message such as the resource request is processed or another cell is informed thereabout.