Abstract: The technology downloads and upgrades terminal software of a communications device over-the-air in a efficient and fail-safe manner. The communication device is provided with radio software from a server via a wireless network including a number of access networks. A download is initiated of radio software designed for a first of two different radio access technologies of the communication device. One of the two radio access technologies of the communication device is selected for downloading the software. The radio software is downloaded via the selected available radio access technology. The radio software designed for the first radio access technology is stored in memory.

Abstract: A “special neighbor” cell list is broadcast or sent in a dedicated message to mobile radios in a cellular radio communications system. Mobile radios detect the broadcast signal or dedicated message from a serving cell currently serving the mobile radio. Before performing measurements associated with another cell, before sending signals to another cell, or generating a measurement report associated with another cell, the mobile determines from the broadcast signal or dedicated message a special neighbor cell list. Based on the special neighbor list of cells, the mobile radio determines a cell to select, to send signals to, or to generate an associated measurement report related to signals sent from the determined cell. Thereafter, the mobile radio selects, sends signals to, or monitors signals for measurement reporting from the determined cell.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication device (9) and a method that are capable of downloading and upgrading terminal software of the device (9) over-the-air in a efficient and fail-safe manner. The method for providing such a communication device (9) with radio software from a server (1) via a wireless network (19) including a number of access networks (5, 7) comprises the steps of: initiating a download of radio software of a first radio access technology (15, 17) of the communication device (9); selecting a radio access technology (15, 17) of the communication device (9) for downloading the software; downloading the radio software via the available radio access technology (15, 17), wherein the radio software designed for the first radio access technology (15, 17) is stored in a memory space of the storing means (13).

Abstract: An enhanced radio network controller (RNC) node of a radio access network stores context information for a user equipment unit which is in a Connected Mode, and initiates a cell update-prompting message which is transmitted the user equipment unit. The stored context information is used by the context-enhanced radio network controller (RNC) node for addressing the cell update-prompting message to the user equipment unit. After the user equipment unit (which is in its Connected Mode) performs the prompted cell update procedure, such user equipment unit (UE) can be paged with a conventional paging message. The invention with its context-enhanced radio network controller (RNC) node is particularly suitable to user equipment units which are in a critical state of the Connected Mode, such as (for example) either a CELL_PCH state or a URA_PCH state of the Connected Mode.

Abstract: A Calculated Transport Format Combination (CTFC) provides efficient signalling of transport format combinations to be assigned TFCI values. A sequence of CTFCs is signalled from higher layers (30) to Node B (22) and the user equipment (UE) (20), where each CTFC in order is allocated a TFCI value. From the CTFC both Node B and the user equipment (UE) can determine the exact transport format combinations the TFCI values (used to communicate between Node B and UE) represent. The sequence of CTFC values includes only CTFC values for valid combinations of transport formats.

Abstract: An enhanced radio network controller (RNC) node of a radio access network stores context information for a user equipment unit which is in a Connected Mode, and initiates a cell update-prompting message which is transmitted the user equipment unit. The stored context information is used by the context-enhanced radio network controller (RNC) node for addressing the cell update-prompting message to the user equipment unit. After the user equipment unit (which is in its Connected Mode) performs the prompted cell update procedure, such user equipment unit (UE) can be paged with a conventional paging message. The invention with its context-enhanced radio network controller (RNC) node is particularly suitable to user equipment units which are in a critical state of the Connected Mode, such as (for example) either a CELL_PCH state or a URA_PCH state of the Connected Mode.