Abstract: Methods and apparatuses pertaining to uplink power consumption reduction for a Narrow Band-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) apparatus. The NB-IoT apparatus may transmit uplink data to a network apparatus via an uplink channel. The network apparatus may decode the uplink data. The network apparatus may further transmit an acknowledgement (ACK) indicator to the NB-IoT apparatus before receiving all the uplink data if the uplink data is decoded successfully. The NB-IoT apparatus may monitor whether an ACK indicator is received from the network apparatus during a transmission gap of the uplink channel. The NB-IoT apparatus may further terminate uplink data transmission if the ACK indicator is received.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for decoding DL PHY channels in a narrow band wireless system. In one novel aspect, the UE performs a cell search and determines a first location of a resource block carrying system signals, obtains a second location of a second resource block based on the first resource block, wherein the second resource block includes a format indicator, determines a DL transmission format based on the format indicator, and receives and decodes a first DL physical channel based on the DL transmission format. In one embodiment, the UE operates in either a standalone mode, an in-band mode, or a guard-band mode. The DL transmission format comprises an offset index from a middle/central frequency of the first resource block in the in-band mode or the guard-band mode. In another embodiment, the UE further decodes a second DL physical channel carrying the format indicator.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses pertaining to uplink power consumption reduction for a Narrow Band-Internet of Things (NB-IoT) apparatus. The NB-IoT apparatus may transmit uplink data to a network apparatus via an uplink channel. The network apparatus may decode the uplink data. The network apparatus may further transmit an acknowledgement (ACK) indicator to the NB-IoT apparatus before receiving all the uplink data if the uplink data is decoded successfully. The NB-IoT apparatus may monitor whether an ACK indicator is received from the network apparatus during a transmission gap of the uplink channel. The NB-IoT apparatus may further terminate uplink data transmission if the ACK indicator is received.

Abstract: A handheld device, a base station and transmission control methods thereof are provided. The handheld device transmits an uplink signal to the base station. The uplink signal comprises an uplink dedicated physical data channel (UL DPDCH) carrying data information in the first half of the non-transmission gap (non-TG) data slots and a corresponding uplink dedicated physical control channel (UL DPCCH) carrying control information according to a transmission mode.

Abstract: A handheld device, a base station and transmission control methods thereof are provided. The handheld device transmits an uplink signal to the base station with an uplink dedicated physical control channel (UL DPCCH) carrying both transport format combination indicator (TFCI) code word and acknowledgement (ACK) information. The base station terminates a downlink signal transmission to the handheld device in response to the ACK information.

Abstract: A user equipment, a base station, and an early decoding method for the user equipment are provided. The user equipment executes an early decoding method by disabling some specific frame early termination chances in a blind transport format detection decoding trials so as to reduce decoding complexity. The base station retrieves acknowledgement information transmitted from the UE to terminate transmitting a remaining part of a downlink data once the ACK information indicates an ACK response.

Abstract: Power control methods are provided. The power control method, performed by a receiving end device, includes receiving two consecutive slots from a dedicated physical channel (DPCH), determining a transmit power control command based on signal qualities of the two consecutive slots; and transmitting the transmit power control command in only a first transmit power control field that is firstly available after the transmit power control command is determined.

Abstract: A handheld device, a base station and transmission control methods thereof are provided. The handheld device transmits an uplink signal to the base station. The uplink signal comprises an uplink dedicated physical data channel (UL DPDCH) including a first radio data frame, a second radio data frame, a third radio data frame and a fourth radio data frame within two transmission time intervals (TTIs). A first dedicated traffic channel (DTCH) information data and first two segments of a dedicated control channel (DCCH) information data are repeatedly carried in the first and second radio data frames, and a second DTCH information data and last two segments of the dedicated control channel (DCCH) information data are repeatedly carried in the third and fourth radio data frames.

Abstract: A handheld device, a base station and transmission control methods thereof are provided. The handheld device transmits an uplink signal to the base station. The uplink signal comprises an uplink dedicated physical data channel (UL DPDCH) carrying data information in the first half of the non-transmission gap (non-TG) data slots and a corresponding uplink dedicated physical control channel (UL DPCCH) carrying control information according to a transmission mode.

Abstract: A handheld device, a base station and transmission control methods thereof are provided. The handheld device transmits an uplink signal to the base station with an uplink dedicated physical control channel (UL DPCCH) carrying both transport format combination indicator (TFCI) code word and acknowledgement (ACK) information. The base station terminates a downlink signal transmission to the handheld device in response to the ACK information.

Abstract: A data processing method performed by a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Frequency Division Duplexing (UMTS-FDD) device includes at least the following steps: generating a control frame and a data frame, wherein the data frame is spread according to a fixed spreading factor which is not greater than a minimum spreading factor prescribed in a UMTS-FDD Release 99 specification, and the control frame includes a transport format combination indicator (TFCI) data; and transmitting the control frames through an uplink dedicated physical control channel (UL DPCCH) and transmitting the data frames through an uplink dedicated physical data channel (UP DPDCH).

Abstract: A method of utilizing same indication fields of time slots for different purposes includes: transmitting an indication signal in an indication field of at least one first time slot on a dedicated physical channel (DPCH); and transmitting at least one known symbol in an indication field of at least one second time slot on the DPCH, wherein the known symbol is arranged for estimating channel characteristics.

Abstract: A data processing method performed by a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System Frequency Division Duplexing (UMTS-FDD) device includes at least the following steps: receiving a control frame from a dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH) and a data frame from a dedicated physical data channel (DPDCH), wherein the control frame includes n slots, and each slot thereof includes at least a portion of a transport format combination indicator (TFCI) codeword, wherein n is a positive integer, and the TFCI codeword is encoded from TFCI content for indicating a transport format combination of the data frame; and when m of the n slots are received, starting to decode the data frame according to the m slots, wherein m is a positive integer and less than n.

Abstract: Power control methods are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of a method and a mobile communications device utilizing the same are provided. The method is implemented in a mobile communications device, including retrieving a first data from a TPC field of a slot of a radio frame from a downlink dedicated physical channel (DL DPCH), decoding an uplink TPC command based on the first data, and estimating a signal quality based on the first data.

Abstract: A network server and method thereof are provided. The method performed by a network server includes receiving a first data from a first radio frame on a UL DPDCH, despreading the first data with a fixed spreading factor, de-rate matching the despreaded first data with a plurality of de-rate matching schemes, and determining a transport format of the first data that is being used based on all decoded data.

Abstract: A communication apparatus is provided. A processor receives a measurement control message carrying information about a filtering coefficient via a radio transceiver module, periodically measures signal quality of at least one cell to obtain a plurality of measurement results, periodically filters the measurement results according to a first measurement period to obtain a plurality of filtered results, and determines whether to transmit a measurement report to a system controller in the wireless communication network according to the filtered results. The filtering coefficient is assigned by the system controller to filter the measurement results according to a second measurement period.

Abstract: A communication apparatus is provided. A radio transceiver module receives paging indicators according to a first activation signal. A baseband processing module receives the paging indicators from the radio transceiver module and processes the paging indicators according to a second activation signal. A controller obtains corresponding system frame numbers of periodic radio frames, obtains a corresponding paging indicator position in each periodic radio frame, obtains a first and a second wake up time interval distributed within each periodic radio frame according to the corresponding paging indicator position, generates the first and the second activation signal to respectively activate the radio transceiver module and the baseband processing module during the first and the second wake up time interval, wherein both a length of the first wake up time interval and a length of the second wake up time interval are smaller than a length of a periodic radio frame.

Abstract: A communication apparatus is provided. A processor receives a measurement control message carrying information about a filtering coefficient via a radio transceiver module, periodically measures signal quality of at least one cell to obtain a plurality of measurement results, periodically filters the measurement results according to a first measurement period to obtain a plurality of filtered results, and determines whether to transmit a measurement report to a system controller in the wireless communication network according to the filtered results. The filtering coefficient is assigned by the system controller to filter the measurement results according to a second measurement period.

Abstract: A communication apparatus is provided. A radio transceiver module receives paging indicators according to a first activation signal. A baseband processing module receives the paging indicators from the radio transceiver module and processes the paging indicators according to a second activation signal. A controller obtains corresponding system frame numbers of periodic radio frames, obtains a corresponding paging indicator position in each periodic radio frame, obtains a first and a second wake up time interval distributed within each periodic radio frame according to the corresponding paging indicator position, generates the first and the second activation signal to respectively activate the radio transceiver module and the baseband processing module during the first and the second wake up time interval, wherein both a length of the first wake up time interval and a length of the second wake up time interval are smaller than a length of a periodic radio frame.