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: There is provided a method comprising: transmitting, by a terminal device, a random access preamble to a network node, receiving a random access response from the network node, determining a transmission band based on the random access response, transmitting a first scheduled transmission signal on the determined transmission band using sub-carrier-wise filtering, using sub-carrier group-wise filtering or by placing at least one blank value at an edge area of at least one frame used for the transmitting, receiving a data transmission grant for a second scheduled transmission signal, and transmitting the second scheduled transmission signal based on the received data transmission grant.

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

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.

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.