Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, computer program instructions and apparatus for performing random access procedures in a wireless communication system. A method includes receiving at a network access node, in different time and frequency resources that are allocated for preamble transmission, and in different ones of a plurality of component carriers, a plurality of random access requests from individual ones of a plurality of user equipments; and transmitting a corresponding plurality of random access responses in a time and frequency resource of a single component carrier.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, computer program instructions and apparatus for performing random access procedures in a wireless communication system. A method includes receiving at a network access node, in different time and frequency resources that are allocated for preamble transmission, and in different ones of a plurality of component carriers, a plurality of random access requests from individual ones of a plurality of user equipments; and transmitting a corresponding plurality of random access responses in a time and frequency resource of a single component carrier.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, computer program instructions and apparatus for performing random access procedures in a wireless communication system. A method includes receiving at a network access node, in different time and frequency resources that are allocated for preamble transmission, and in different ones of a plurality of component carriers, a plurality of random access requests from individual ones of a plurality of user equipments; and transmitting a corresponding plurality of random access responses in a time and frequency resource of a single component carrier.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, computer program instructions and apparatus for performing random access procedures in a wireless communication system. A method includes receiving at a network access node, in different time and frequency resources that are allocated for preamble transmission, and in different ones of a plurality of component carriers, a plurality of random access requests from individual ones of a plurality of user equipments; and transmitting a corresponding plurality of random access responses in a time and frequency resource of a single component carrier.

Abstract: A method for determining information about access barring includes the steps of: receiving a message set transmitted via a radio interface to a user equipment, the message set including at least a starting message that is a paging message; obtaining at least a first bit of a bit set from the starting message, wherein the bit set includes at least two bits and is intended for access barring; determining information of the bit set; the information at least disclosing whether the access barring is on or off; and receiving a system information block transmitted via the radio interface to the user equipment, the system information block comprising a scheduling information list that lists a further system information block that contains access barring parameters.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, computer program instructions and apparatus for performing random access procedures in a wireless communication system. A method includes receiving at a network access node, in different time and frequency resources that are allocated for preamble transmission, and in different ones of a plurality of component carriers, a plurality of random access requests from individual ones of a plurality of user equipments; and transmitting a corresponding plurality of random access responses in a time and frequency resource of a single component carrier.

Abstract: A method for determining information about access barring includes the steps of: receiving a message set transmitted via a radio interface to a user equipment, the message set including at least a starting message that is a paging message; obtaining at least a first bit of a bit set from the starting message, wherein the bit set includes at least two bits and is intended for access barring; determining information of the bit set; the information at least disclosing whether the access barring is on or off; and receiving a system information block transmitted via the radio interface to the user equipment, the system information block comprising a scheduling information list that lists a further system information block that contains access barring parameters.

Abstract: A method for a wireless network node to support an extended control signaling is provided. The method comprises configuring a control signaling message over extended control symbols on a layer 1 (L1) downlink control channel, the control signaling message encoded over an increased aggregation of control channel elements (CCEs) in a time domain; placing the controlling signaling message in a designated set of subframes on the L1 downlink control channel; indicating a support for the extended control signaling to one or more UEs; indicating to the one or more UEs a position of the designated set of the subframes in a spare field of the Master Information Block (MIB); and transmitting the control signaling message to the one or more UEs over the L1 downlink control channel.

Abstract: A method for determining information about access barring includes the steps of: receiving a message set transmitted via a radio interface to a user equipment, the message set including at least a starting message that is a paging message; obtaining at least a first bit of a bit set from the starting message, wherein the bit set includes at least two bits and is intended for access barring; determining information of the bit set; the information at least disclosing whether the access barring is on or off; and receiving a system information block transmitted via the radio interface to the user equipment, the system information block comprising a scheduling information list that lists a further system information block that contains access barring parameters.

Abstract: A method for determining information about access barring includes the steps of: receiving a message set transmitted via a radio interface to a user equipment, the message set including at least a starting message that is a paging message; obtaining at least a first hit of a bit set from the starting message, wherein the bit set includes at least two bits and is intended for access barring; determining information of the hit set; the information at least disclosing whether the access barring is on or off; and receiving a system information block transmitted via the radio interface to the user equipment, the system information block comprising a scheduling information list that lists a further system information block that contains access barring parameters.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, computer program instructions and apparatus for performing random access procedures in a wireless communication system. A method includes receiving at a network access node, in different time and frequency resources that are allocated for preamble transmission, and in different ones of a plurality of component carriers, a plurality of random access requests from individual ones of a plurality of user equipments; and transmitting a corresponding plurality of random access responses in a time and frequency resource of a single component carrier.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to schedule the uplink grant in a manner that efficiently utilizes uplink resources. In the context of a method from the perspective of the user equipment, an indication regarding data to be transmitted is received and a scheduling request is caused to be provided via a control channel. The scheduling request is configured to indicate a size of the data to be transmitted. In response to a grant, data may be caused to be transmitted via allocated uplink resource blocks. In the context of a method from the perspective of a base station, a scheduling request including an indication of the requested size of the uplink grant is received via a control channel. The method may cause the grant to be provided to a user equipment and, in response, may receive data from the user equipment via allocated uplink resource blocks.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, computer program instructions and apparatus for performing random access procedures in a wireless communication system. A method includes receiving at a network access node, in different time and frequency resources that are allocated for preamble transmission, and in different ones of a plurality of component carriers, a plurality of random access requests from individual ones of a plurality of user equipments; and transmitting a corresponding plurality of random access responses in a time and frequency resource of a single component carrier.

Abstract: The invention provides a method, an apparatus and a computer program for wireless communication. The invention includes setting a wait timer value for a delay tolerant apparatus for wireless communication as a response to an unsuccessful radio resource connection setup procedure, said wait timer delaying the radio resource connection setup procedure and calculating or searching the wait timer value from a table comprising timer data and values corresponding to timer setup information.

Abstract: A wireless device is operated such that transmission and reception by the wireless device uses half-duplex frequency division duplexing. The wireless device transmits in an uplink subframe at a first frequency and receives in a downlink subframe at a second frequency. The uplink subframe and downlink subframe occur at different times. The frame structure that is used has a special subframe (80) to allow at least switching from downlink reception to uplink transmission. In one example, the special subframe (80) consists only of a downlink pilot time slot (85), to allow downlink pilot signals to be received at the wireless device, and a guard period (90), during which no data is received at or transmitted by the wireless device. In another example, the special sub frame (80) comprises a downlink pilot time slot (85) and a guard period (90), the special subframe (80) having no uplink pilot time slot for uplink pilot signals.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided that may enable the facilitation of using a mobile terminal as a mobile gateway to integrate with a machine-to-machine (M2M) network. Communication with a user terminal that is stationary may therefore be optimized or simplified by providing mechanisms by which the user terminal may communicate its stationary status to the network. The network may then adjust communication configurations involving the user terminal based on the knowledge of the user terminal's status.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, computer software and computer program products for improving DRX and scheduling request configuration for diverse data applications. Information associated with data in a buffer is determined (S11) in a user equipment and transmitted (S12) to a base station. The base station sets an appropriate DRX and a data scheduling request timing interval based thereon and transmits (S13) data scheduling request timing interval information for discontinuous reception control to the user equipment. The user equipment transmits (S14) a data scheduling request to the base station at the received data scheduling request timing interval.

Abstract: A method for a wireless network node to support an extended control signaling is provided. The method comprises configuring a control signaling message over extended control symbols on a layer 1 (L1) downlink control channel, the control signaling message encoded over an increased aggregation of control channel elements (CCEs) in a time domain; placing the controlling signaling message in a designated set of subframes on the L1 downlink control channel; indicating a support for the extended control signaling to one or more UEs; indicating to the one or more UEs a position of the designated set of the subframes in a spare field of the Master Information Block (MIB); and transmitting the control signaling message to the one or more UEs over the L1 downlink control channel.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided that may enable the facilitation of using a mobile terminal as a mobile gateway to integrate with a machine-to-machine (M2M) network. Communication with a user terminal that is stationary may therefore be optimized or simplified by providing mechanisms by which the user terminal may communicate its stationary status to the network. The network may then adjust communication configurations involving the user terminal based on the knowledge of the user terminal's status.

Abstract: It is provided an apparatus, comprising relaying means configured to form an instance of a fourth signal based on an instance of a first signal and to form an instance of a second signal based on an instance of a third signal; second receiving means configured to receive instances of the third signal from a terminal of a communication network in a second frequency band; and second transmitting means configured to transmit instances of the fourth signal to the terminal in a first frequency band; wherein the apparatus further comprises at least one of a combining means configured to combine an instance of a first signal part and an instance of a fourth signal part into an instance of the first signal and a splitting means configured to split an instance of the second signal into an instance of a second signal part and an instance of a third signal part; wherein, if the apparatus comprises the combining means, it comprises further first receiving means configured to receive an instance of the first signal part f