Abstract: M2M devices and communication methods thereof are provided. The communication method is adopted by a M2M device, including: establishing a traffic channel with a base station; transmitting M2M data via the traffic channel; determining that the M2M device is going to be powered down; and transmitting power-down registration information via the traffic channel.

Abstract: A method for reducing signaling overhead in user equipment (UE) connected to a base station is provided. The method includes: when the UE sends Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer messages to the base station, the UE compresses RRC layer messages and sends the compressed RRC layer messages to the base station; and when the UE receives the compressed RRC layer messages from the base station, the UE decompresses the compressed RRC layer messages received from the base station.

Abstract: Communication transmission system and method are provided. The communication transmission system includes a base station and user equipment. The base station is configured to control a page response for terminated services. The user equipment is configured to receive the page response from the base station. In addition, the user equipment obtains priorities of the different terminated services according to the page response from the base station.

Abstract: A wireless apparatus including a machine-to-machine (M2M) device. The M2M device has an applications processing element, RF transceive elements, and a deep sleep controller. The applications processing element executes one or more functions corresponding to an M2M processing environment, and directs the transmission and reception of radio frequency (RF) messages. The RF transceive elements are operationally coupled to the applications processing elements and transmit and receive the RF messages over the one or more wireless communications links. The deep sleep controller is coupled to the applications processing element and the RF transceive elements, and directs the applications processing element to request a sleep time from a corresponding base station, and causes the M2M device to enter a deep sleep mode upon acceptance of the sleep time by the corresponding base station, where the deep sleep mode is entered by removing power from the RF transceive elements.

Abstract: A mobile communication device including a wireless module and a controller module is provided, and the mobile communication device is coupled to a cellular access station. The wireless module performs wireless transmissions and receptions to and from the cellular access station. The controller module determines whether a GAPM has been received from the cellular access station via the wireless module and whether the mobile communication device supports an EACH, and if so, performs Tx operations on the EACH using a random access procedure with a message duration, and otherwise, if not, performs the Tx operations on an ACH using the random access procedure. Particularly, the GAPM includes a maximum message duration and a minimum message duration over the EACH, and the message duration is not greater than the maximum message duration and not less than the minimum message duration over the EACH.

Abstract: Communication transmission methods and systems are provided. Firstly, a base station is configured to set an indicator for determining whether a first wireless communication technology and a second communication technology are allowed simultaneously for transmissions by the base station. Then, a user equipment, is configured to receive a voice call by a user equipment from the base station and determine whether to answer the voice call using the first wireless communication technology or the second communication technology, when the first wireless communication technology and the second communication technology are not allowed simultaneously shown by the indicator.

Abstract: A method for mobile station accessing to a base station in a wireless communication system that uses selective acknowledgement mechanism, comprising: transmitting, an access probe from the mobile station to the base station; receiving, a message from the base station, wherein the message indicates parts of the plurality of data frames are not decoded by the base station; passing, an instruction from a MAC layer to a PHY layer of the mobile station, wherein the instruction is used to send a selective acknowledgement header; sending, the parts of data frames that are not decoded by the base station from the MAC layer to the PHY layer according to the message; and retransmitting the parts of the plurality of data frames.

Abstract: Communication system and method of data communication are provided. The method of data communication for a MAC layer includes initiating an access attempt; transmitting, by a mobile station, a probe to a base station (BS), wherein the probe includes header information and data frames; decoding the header information and the data frames; generating, by the BS, a SACK message; and transmitting the SACK message to the MS.

Abstract: A mobile communication device including a wireless module and a controller module is provided, and the mobile communication device is coupled to a cellular access station. The wireless module performs wireless transmissions and receptions to and from the cellular access station. The controller module determines whether a GAPM has been received from the cellular access station via the wireless module and whether the mobile communication device supports an EACH, and if so, performs Tx operations on the EACH using a random access procedure with a message duration, and otherwise, if not, performs the Tx operations on an ACH using the random access procedure. Particularly, the GAPM includes a maximum message duration and a minimum message duration over the EACH, and the message duration is not greater than the maximum message duration and not less than the minimum message duration over the EACH.

Abstract: A call control method is provided. The call control method includes broadcasting a message with a base station, wherein the message includes a plurality of check values respectively corresponding to different types of applications; receiving the message with a terminal device; selecting, with the terminal device, the check value corresponding to a specific application initiated with the terminal device; performing, with the terminal device, a persistence test to initiate a call to the base station for the specific application according to the selected check value; and requesting a MAC layer of the terminal device to initiate an access procedure of the call when the persistence test is passed.

Abstract: A mobile communication device configured for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications is provided. In the mobile communication device, a wireless module performs wireless transmissions and receptions to and from a service network, and a controller module receives a message with an extension registration period only for the M2M communications from the service network via the wireless module and periodically performs a registration procedure according to the extension registration period only for the M2M communications.

Abstract: A mobile device and information transmission method are provided. The information transmission method is applied to the mobile device in M2M communication and includes the steps of determining whether a base station and the mobile device support transmission of capability information of the mobile device by a General Extension Message; and determining whether the capability information of the mobile device is changed when the base station and the mobile device support transmission of the capability information by the General Extension Message, wherein when the capability information of the mobile device is changed, the changed capability information is tied up with a Registration Message and transmitted to the base station by the General Extension Message.

Abstract: A mobile device and information transmission method are provided. The information transmission method is applied to the mobile device in M2M communication and includes the steps of determining whether a base station and the mobile device support transmission of capability information of the mobile device by a General Extension Message and determining whether the mobile device has transmitted the capability information to the base station when the base station and the mobile device support transmission of the capability information by the General Extension Message, wherein when the mobile device has transmitted the capability information to the base station, the capability information is not transmitted by the General Extension Message again.

Abstract: A wireless apparatus including a machine-to-machine (M2M) device. The M2M device has an applications processing element, RF transceive elements, and a deep sleep controller. The applications processing element executes one or more functions corresponding to an M2M processing environment, and directs the transmission and reception of radio frequency (RF) messages. The RF transceive elements are operationally coupled to the applications processing elements and transmit and receive the RF messages over the one or more wireless communications links. The deep sleep controller is coupled to the applications processing element and the RF transceive elements, and directs the applications processing element to request a sleep time from a corresponding base station, and causes the M2M device to enter a deep sleep mode upon acceptance of the sleep time by the corresponding base station, where the deep sleep mode is entered by removing power from the RF transceive elements.

Abstract: A service network for access procedure enhancement includes a radio access network performing wireless transmissions and receptions to and from a mobile communication device. The service network also includes a control node receiving an access probe from the mobile communication device via the radio access network, determining whether the access probe indicates that a length of message data is less than a threshold, and transmitting a pre-acknowledgement of the access probe to the mobile communication device via the radio access network in response to the length of the message data being less than the threshold.

Abstract: Mobile communication devices and integrated circuits thereof are provided. The mobile communication device, communicating with a packet switched network and a second network, includes a transceiver, a first PLL circuit and a controller. When exchanging an ongoing data transmission with the packet switched network, the transceiver transmits a first message to the packet switched network, which indicates the mobile communication device will be tuned away from the packet switched network, and performs a subsequent procedure for the second network. The first PLL circuit provides a first clock to the transceiver. When the ongoing data transmission with the packet switched network is not completed, the controller controls the first PLL circuit to switch the first clock from a first clock frequency to a second clock frequency after the transceiver transmits the first indication message.

Abstract: A mobile communication device configured for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications is provided. In the mobile communication device, a wireless module performs wireless transmissions and receptions to and from a service network, and a controller module receives a message with a Slot Cycle Index (SCI) only for the M2M communications from the service network via the wireless module and instructs the wireless module to monitor a paging channel according to the SCI only for the M2M communications.

Abstract: A mobile communication device for access procedure enhancement is provided. In the mobile communication device, a wireless module performs wireless transmissions and receptions to and from a service network. Also, a controller module transmits an access probe to the service network via the wireless module, and retransmits the access probe in response to not receiving an acknowledgement of the access probe from the service network via the wireless module in a waiting period of time. The waiting period of time is determined according to a coherence-time related offset. The controller module further repeats the retransmission of the access probe until the acknowledgement of the access probe is received from the service network via the wireless module.

Abstract: Communication transmission methods and systems are provided. Firstly, a base station broadcasts a message to a user equipment, wherein the message includes a priority threshold value. Then, the user equipment compares a priority value of the user equipment with the priority threshold value. Then, an initiation of an access procedure of the user equipment is disabled when the priority value of the user equipment is below the priority threshold value.

Abstract: M2M devices and communication methods thereof are provided. The communication method is adopted by a M2M device, including: establishing a traffic channel with a base station; transmitting M2M data via the traffic channel; determining that the M2M device is going to be powered down; and transmitting power-down registration information via the traffic channel.