Abstract: A method includes detecting (205), in a first communications apparatus, the number of failed code blocks in a transport block transmitted to the first apparatus from a second apparatus and a corresponding feedback size indicator. The feedback size indicator is received in the first apparatus from the second apparatus e.g. via control channel signalling. Alternatively, the feedback size indicator is received in the transport block. The first apparatus selects the format of a HARQ feedback message to be generated based on the feedback size indicator, and generates the feedback message based on the number of failed code blocks in the transport block. The generated feedback message is of the selected format and indicates the failed code blocks in the transport block. The first apparatus transmits the generated feed back message to the second apparatus.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, comprising: receiving, by a first base station, an information element comprising information for identifying location of a first device with respect to the first base station; sending a request to a second base station, the request comprising location information on the basis of the received information element; receiving, in response to the request, an identifier of at least one further device; and transmitting, the identifier of the at least one further device to the first device for interference measurements.

Abstract: There are provided measures for flexible retransmission-process buffer management, such as e.g. flexible HARQ process buffer management, in the context of re-/transmission of a radio resource block composed of a plurality of resource block parts. Such measures exemplarily comprise buffer management and buffer management control, wherein a buffer element is flexibly managed by selectively discarding and keeping buffered soft data information of a transmitted radio resource block per resource block part based on decoding performance information for the buffered soft data information of the transmitted radio resource block prior to combining, per resource block part, soft data information of a retransmitted radio resource block with buffered soft data information of the transmitted radio resource block for decoding the radio resource block.

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from improved signaling. For example, anew radio communication system may benefit from a flexible indication of transmission timing. A method may include determining, at the user equipment, transmission timing based on a first parameter and a second parameter. The first parameter may indicate an offset as a number of slots. The second parameter may indicate an offset as a number of symbols within one of the slots. The method may also include using the transmission timing to at least one of send an uplink transmission or receive a downlink transmission.

Abstract: A signal modulated according to zero-tail discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (ZT DFT-s-OFDM) is received over a channel. The signal is down-sampled into a first sequence including N samples, N corresponding to the number of used subcarriers. The first Nh samples and the last Nt samples are removed from the first sequence, thereby obtaining a second sequence having a length of N-Nh-Nt. The second sequence is correlated with a reference sequence which has a length N-Nh-Nt, and a frequency response of the channel is estimated over the N used subcarriers based on a result of the correlation.

Abstract: A technique may include scheduling, by a base station, a block of data for transmission to a user device, transmitting, by a base station to a user device, a data packet that includes at least a portion of the block of data, estimating, by the base station, that a reception by the user device of the data packet will be subject to errors, and pro-actively retransmitting, by the base station based on the estimating, at least a portion of the block of data without waiting for feedback from the user device regarding the data packet.

Abstract: A method for use in a user equipment, including transferring data to the base station of a first cell (A1); sending an uplink scheduling request to the base station of a second cell (A3) in dependence on the condition that the user equipment has sufficient transmission power for performing inter-site carrier aggregation (A2); receiving an uplink resource allocation message from the base station of the second cell (A5) if the load of the second cell satisfies predetermined conditions (A4); transferring data to the base stations of the first and second cells via carrier aggregation (A6).

Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from improved transmissions. For example, a network transmission may benefit from improved throughput and efficiency in non-schedule multiple access communications. A method includes selecting at a user equipment operating in a non-scheduled access scheme at least one of a first codeword or a second codeword based on an amount of data. The data in the non-scheduled access scheme can be spread according to a spreading sequence. The method also includes determining a transport block size for at least one of the first codeword or the second codeword. In addition, the method includes transmitting the data from the user equipment to a network node using at least one of the first codeword or the second codeword.

Abstract: An example technique is provided for receiving, by a target base station (BS) from a source PS, information identifying a source cell or the source BS, and a first time advance value used by the user device to transmit signals to the source BS, receiving a signal by the target BS that was transmitted from the user device based on the first tune advance value, determining, by the target BS based upon the first time advance value and the received signal from the user device, a second time advance value to be used by the user device to transmit data to the target BS, sending the second time advance value from the target BS to the source BS, receiving, by the target BS, a handover of the user device from the source BS to the target BS, and receiving data by the target BS from the user device based on the second time advance value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided. The method includes providing a primary secondary cell by a second node for a user equipment operating in dual connectivity with a first node and the second node; and receiving a request from the user equipment requesting that the primary secondary cell provide the functionality of a primary cell for the user equipment when a radio link between the user equipment and a primary cell provided by the first node is lost.

Abstract: A technique is provided for allocating resources based on a communications mode. The technique may include receiving, by a user device from a base station in a wireless network, information indicating a communications mode to be used to receive a data retransmission, and receiving, by the user device based on the communications mode, a data retransmission that includes control information and retransmitted data, wherein a portion of resources allocated for the control information is based on the communications mode.

Abstract: A method includes detecting (205), in a first communications apparatus, the number of failed code blocks in a transport block transmitted to the first apparatus from a second apparatus and a corresponding feedback size indicator. The feedback size indicator is received in the first apparatus from the second apparatus e.g. via control channel signalling. Alternatively, the feedback size indicator is received in the transport block. The first apparatus selects the format of a HARQ feedback message to be generated based on the feedback size indicator, and generates the feedback message based on the number of failed code blocks in the transport block. The generated feedback message is of the selected format and indicates the failed code blocks in the transport block. The first apparatus transmits the generated feed back message to the second apparatus.

Abstract: A method comprising: receiving first information at a user equipment, storing at least some of the received first information at the user equipment; in response to incorrect decoding of at least some of the received first information by the user equipment, receiving second information at the user equipment, the second information comprising a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) re-transmission of at least some of the first information, and the second information further comprising a scheduling allocation, the scheduling allocation comprising scheduling information of the received first information; and using the scheduling allocation, by the user equipment, to perform soft-combining of the stored first information and the received re-transmission of at least some of the first information.

Abstract: There is provided a method comprising providing configuration information to a user device to allow the user device to operate using a first feedback mode for at least one first resource of a set of resources and providing configuration information to the user device to allow the user device to operate using a second feedback mode for the rest of the set of resources, such that the user device is capable of operating using both the first feedback mode and the second feedback mode for the set of resources.

Abstract: An example technique is provided for receiving, by a target base station (BS) from a source PS, information identifying a source cell or the source BS, and a first time advance value used by the user device to transmit signals to the source BS, receiving a signal by the target BS that was transmitted from the user device based on the first tune advance value, determining, by the target BS based upon the first time advance value and the received signal from the user device, a second time advance value to be used by the user device to transmit data to the target BS, sending the second time advance value from the target BS to the source BS, receiving, by the target BS, a handover of the user device from the source BS to the target BS, and receiving data by the target BS from the user device based on the second time advance value.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) based communication are disclosed. In a method at least some least important bits derived from data to be transmitted are mapped into at least one portion of an OFDM transmission unit, the at least one portion being reserved for the least important bits. More important bits derived from said data are mapped into a different portion of the ODFM transmission unit.

Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a method comprising receiving a grant message for channel resource allocation from a scheduling node, receiving data transmission based on the allocated channel resource from the scheduling node, and receiving a confirmation message from the scheduling node that indicates which channel resource was actually used for the data transmission. Another embodiment is directed to a method comprising receiving a grant message for channel resource allocation, receiving data transmission based on the allocated channel resource, decoding the received data, if the received data cannot be decoded correctly, sending an indication of packet failure, receiving a retransmission grant message, receiving a retransmitted data, and based on the retransmission grant message, performing HARQ combining.

Abstract: A signal modulated according to zero-tail discrete Fourier transform spread orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (ZT DFT-s-OFDM) is received over a channel. The signal is down-sampled into a first sequence including N samples, N corresponding to the number of used subcarriers. The first Nh samples and the last Nt samples are removed from the first sequence, thereby obtaining a second sequence having a length of N-Nh-Nt. The second sequence is correlated with a reference sequence which has a length N-Nh-Nt, and a frequency response of the channel is estimated over the N used subcarriers based on a result of the correlation.

Abstract: A technique includes making a decision to perform a handover of a user device from a source cell to a target cell at a scheduled handover time, determining, by a source base station associated with the source cell, an estimated data rate for transmitting data from the source cell to the user device between a time of the handover decision and the scheduled handover time, determining, based on the estimated data rate and a difference between the time of the handover decision and the scheduled handover time, a portion of data stored in a data buffer associated with the source cell for the user device to be forwarded to the target cell before the scheduled handover time, and forwarding, from the source cell to the target cell before the scheduled handover time, the portion of data stored in the data buffer for the user device.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for mobility control are disclosed. A network entity can generate information promoting at least one cell for selection by at least one mobile device and associate the information with at least one physical cell identity available for selection. The information is then communicated to the at least one mobile device. The at least one mobile device can then take the information into account in cell selection.