Abstract: Exemplary apparatuses and methods are provided that address how to optimize automatic neighbor relations. Specifically, a base station receives measurements from a mobile terminal connected thereto. The base station determines neighbor relations from the received measurements that includes identifiers of other base stations in neighboring cells detected by the mobile terminal. The base station determines a number of communication links needed to exchange data with the other base stations. The base station prioritizes the neighbor relations from a lowest priority level to a highest priority level before a maximum number of communication links needed to exchange data is exceeded. The base station may delete neighbor relations with the lowest priority level from the base station's Neighbor Relation Table so that the base station can support new neighbor relations, more efficient hand-offs, and improve network performance.

Abstract: The user equipment includes a battery, a processor to determine a charging level of the battery, and a transceiver to establish a wireless connection over a primary component carrier. The primary component carrier is on one of a plurality of frequency bands. The transceiver is also to selectively monitor, based on the charging level, a subset of the plurality of frequency bands as candidate secondary component carriers for aggregation with the primary component carrier.

Abstract: The user equipment includes a battery, a processor to determine a charging level of the battery, and a transceiver to establish a wireless connection over a primary component carrier. The primary component carrier is on one of a plurality of frequency bands. The transceiver is also to selectively monitor, based on the charging level, a subset of the plurality of frequency bands as candidate secondary component carriers for aggregation with the primary component carrier.

Abstract: Exemplary apparatuses and methods are provided that address how to optimize automatic neighbor relations. Specifically, a base station receives measurements from a mobile terminal connected thereto. The base station determines neighbor relations from the received measurements that includes identifiers of other base stations in neighboring cells detected by the mobile terminal. The base station determines a number of communication links needed to exchange data with the other base stations. The base station prioritizes the neighbor relations from a lowest priority level to a highest priority level before a maximum number of communication links needed to exchange data is exceeded. The base station may delete neighbor relations with the lowest priority level from the base station's Neighbor Relation Table so that the base station can support new neighbor relations, more efficient hand-offs, and improve network performance.

Abstract: Various methods and devices are provided to address the need for improved carrier aggregation access control. In one method, an network node determines (301) that a call involving a UE is eligible for carrier aggregation and sends (302) a request for capability information concerning the UE to an MME. The network node then receives (303) from the MME capability information concerning the UE in response to the request. When the capability information indicates that the UE is not provisioned for carrier aggregation, the network node denies (304) carrier aggregation support for the call involving the UE.

Abstract: Various methods and devices are provided to address the need for improved carrier aggregation access control. In one method, an network node determines (301) that a call involving a UE is eligible for carrier aggregation and sends (302) a request for capability information concerning the UE to an MME. The network node then receives (303) from the MME capability information concerning the UE in response to the request. When the capability information indicates that the UE is not provisioned for carrier aggregation, the network node denies (304) carrier aggregation support for the call involving the UE.

Abstract: A method facilitating power conservation in a wireless user equipment includes storing carrier aggregation information in a storage device at a wireless user equipment, monitoring a power level of a battery in the wireless user equipment during operation in a wireless network, and varying a current support capability for a carrier aggregation feature and the carrier aggregation information in relation to the power level of the battery such that less secondary component carriers are supported by the wireless user equipment as the power level of the battery decreases. The wireless user equipment including the storage device and at least one processor configured to monitor the power level of the battery and to vary the current support capability for the carrier aggregation feature and the carrier aggregation information in relation to the power level of the battery. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions associated with the method is also provided.

Abstract: A method for optimizing a cellular network neighbor cell list (NCL) includes collecting performance measurement (PM) data relating to the performance of the cellular network; based on the processed and analyzed PM data, generating a proposal for optimization of the NCL; computing an SIB11 message consistent with the optimization proposal; checking the SIB11 message to ensure it can be encoded; and assuming the SIB11 message cannot be encoded, reverting to the generating step and generating a new proposal for optimization of the NCL, so as to optimize the NCL.

Abstract: An apparatus in one example, wherein the apparatus comprises a link monitor, wherein the link monitor reconfigures link paths of a telecommunications network if links comprising a link route list are marked out of service.