Abstract: Wireless base stations and operating methods therefor are disclosed, where the wireless base station is configured for wireless communication with a plurality of terminals and comprises an antenna array to generate a plural beams. A scheduler allocates wireless resources comprising the plural beams and plural resource block groups. The wireless resource allocation for a given timeslot comprises an initial and an iterative stage, the initial stage comprising: selecting a first beam for allocation to a first terminal and determining a first selected subset of RBGs that satisfy a channel quality threshold. The iterative stage comprises selecting a further beam for allocation to a further terminal and determining a candidate subset of RBGs that each do not have expected interference above an interference tolerance threshold for any already-allocated resource. From this subset an allocation is made to satisfy a channel quality threshold. The iterative stage is repeated as required.

Abstract: In brief overall summary there is provided an apparatus and a method of operating an apparatus, the apparatus is comprising: communication circuitry configured to receive information indicative of a quality of a wireless uplink connection; and scheduling circuitry configured to determine an uplink transmission configuration defining a subset of uplink resource blocks allocated to the wireless uplink connection, the subset of uplink resource blocks determined based on a simultaneous consideration of both of the quality of the wireless uplink connection and a power spectrum distribution of a total power budget across the uplink resource blocks, wherein the power spectrum distribution is non-uniform across the uplink resource blocks.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus that includes communication circuitry for receiving information indicative of quality of a wireless downlink connection. Scheduling circuitry determines a subset of downlink resource blocks allocated to the wireless downlink connection based on the quality of the wireless downlink connection and a spectrum distribution of power across the downlink resource blocks. Power control circuitry allocates a budget of the power to the subset of downlink resource blocks according to the spectrum distribution of the power. The spectrum distribution of the power is non-uniform across the downlink resource blocks.

Abstract: A base station for wireless communication with a plurality of terminals and a method of operating a base station are described. The base station comprises downlink scheduling circuitry to perform a downlink scheduling process and uplink scheduling circuitry to perform a corresponding uplink scheduling process, the uplink scheduling process being constrained based on results of the downlink scheduling process. In addition, the uplink scheduling circuitry is configured to provide, to the downlink scheduling circuitry, a control signal to influence the downlink scheduling process.

Abstract: A base station for wireless communication is provided. The base station including communication circuitry configured to, during transmission time slots, transmit downlink data for reception by terminals, and configured to, during reception time slots, receive uplink data transmitted by the terminals. Downlink scheduling circuitry determines, for each transmission time slot, downlink data allocations, each identifying a terminal to which downlink data is to be transmitted, and wireless communication resources to be used by the wireless communication circuitry to transmit the downlink data to the identified terminal. Uplink scheduling circuitry determines a candidate list of uplink data allocations identifying, for reception time slots, terminals to be allocated to transmit uplink data within the reception time slots and, for each identified terminal, the wireless communication resources to be used.

Abstract: There is provided a node for use in a network, the node comprising: communication circuitry to communicate with a management server. Bootstrap circuitry initially identifies an intermediate node from at least one available node in the network in response to the communication circuitry being unable to communicate with the management server directly. The communication circuitry is arranged to communicate with the management server indirectly via the intermediate node when unable to communicate with the management server directly. Role assignment circuitry assigns a role to be performed by the node in the network based on whether the communication circuitry communicates with the management server directly, or indirectly via an intermediate node.

Abstract: There is provided a node for use in a network, the node comprising: communication circuitry to communicate with a management server. Bootstrap circuitry initially identifies an intermediate node from at least one available node in the network in response to the communication circuitry being unable to communicate with the management server directly. The communication circuitry is arranged to communicate with the management server indirectly via the intermediate node when unable to communicate with the management server directly. Role assignment circuitry assigns a role to be performed by the node in the network based on whether the communication circuitry communicates with the management server directly, or indirectly via an intermediate node.