Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed to improve a new carrier type in a wireless communication system. The method includes having, in at least one subframe, more than one number of available resource elements among Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) in a cell. The method further includes receiving an Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (ePDCCH) on a number of PRB pairs, wherein the PRB pairs have the same number of available resource elements.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed to measure channel state information in a wireless communication system. The method includes selecting a subframe to be a reference resource for a channel state information (CSI) report on a Secondary Cell (SCell), in which the subframe is not a downlink (DL) subframe or a special subframe whose downlink portion is longer than a threshold on a Primary Cell (PCell). The method further includes executing a handling.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for aperiodic SRS improvement. In one embodiment, the method comprises configuring a UE (User Equipment) with aperiodic SRS. The method also comprises transmitting a PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel) on a last SC-FDMA (Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access) symbol in a UE-specific aperiodic SRS subframe if a Msg3 in the subframe is transmitted on the PUSCH. Furthermore, the method comprises not transmitting a PUSCH on a last SC-FDMA symbol in a UE-specific aperiodic SRS subframe if a Msg3 in the subframe is not transmitted on the PUSCH.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed determine a CFI value in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment, the method comprises configuring system devices, such as a UE or an eNB, with a plurality of component carriers for carrier aggregation. Furthermore, the method comprises receiving PDSCH on a first component carrier. The method also comprises transmitting a corresponding PDCCH on a second component carrier. In addition, the method comprises using a RRC signal to configure a CFI with an initial configured value. The method further comprises setting the CFI so that the CFI could be used to determine a starting point of the PDSCH.

Abstract: A method for allocating uplink resource in a network terminal of a wireless communication system includes informing a user equipment (UE) about resource allocation via a resource allocation field in a UL grant message, to indicate the UE to use M clusters out of N radio units to perform uplink transmission, wherein each of the M clusters includes at least one consecutive radio units, and the message indicates a starting location and an ending location of each of the M clusters.

Abstract: A method for determining a dedicate searching space (DSS) in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes steps of indicating the UE to monitor a semi-persistent scheduling cell radio network temporary identifier (SPS C-RNTI) in the PDCCH for receiving a semi-persistent scheduling grant, and determining the DSS utilized for monitoring the SPS C-RNTI according to a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) of the UE.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed to improve machine type communication in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving, at a UE (User Equipment), a TB (transport block) broadcasted from an eNB (evolved Node B).

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for performing DRX (Discontinuous) operation. In one embodiment, the method comprises (i) configuring a plurality of cells for carrier aggregation, (ii) configuring the plurality of cells with a plurality of TDD (Time Division Multiplex) UL-DL (Uplink-Downlink) configurations, (iii) configuring the plurality of cells for DRX operation, (iv) configuring a set of DRX timers for the plurality of cells, and (v) running the set of DRX timers for the plurality of cells.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed to improve inter-band carrier aggregation (CA) in a UE (User Equipment) in TDD (Time Division Duplex) mode. In one embodiment, the method includes connecting the UE with a PCell (Primary Serving Cell). The method further includes configuring the UE with at least one SCell (Secondary Serving Cell), among which at least one SCell is deactivated, wherein TDD UL-DL (Uplink-Downlink) configurations of the PCell and the at least one SCell may be different. The method also includes taking a TDD UL-DL configuration of an activated serving cell into consideration for defining consecutive PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) subframes of a drx-InactivityTimer, and not taking a TDD UL-DL configuration of a deactivated serving cell into consideration.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for aperiodic SRS improvement. In one embodiment, the method comprises configuring a UE (User Equipment) with aperiodic SRS. The method also comprises transmitting a PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel) on a last SC-FDMA (Single Carrier-Frequency Division Multiple Access) symbol in a UE-specific aperiodic SRS subframe if a Msg3 in the subframe is transmitted on the PUSCH. Furthermore, the method comprises not transmitting a PUSCH on a last SC-FDMA symbol in a UE-specific aperiodic SRS subframe if a Msg3 in the subframe is not transmitted on the PUSCH.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed determine a CFI value in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment, the method comprises configuring system devices, such as a UE or an eNB, with a plurality of component carriers for carrier aggregation. Furthermore, the method comprises receiving PDSCH on a first component carrier. The method also comprises transmitting a corresponding PDCCH on a second component carrier. In addition, the method comprises using a RRC signal to configure a CFI with an initial configured value. The method further comprises setting the CFI so that the CFI could be used to determine a starting point of the PDSCH.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for aperiodic CQI/PMI/RI reports in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The wireless communication system supports carrier aggregation that enables a user equipment of the wireless communication system to perform transmission and/or reception using multiple component carriers. The method includes reporting CQUPMURI for multiple component carriers. When the user equipment needs to report CQUPMURI for a deactivated component carriers, a special value may be used to signal the condition. Alternatively, the user equipment indicates with the reported CQUPMI/RI which component carriers are measured.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed to implement Contention Based (CB) transmission in a wireless communication system. The method includes addressing a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) to a Contention Based Radio Network Temporary Identifier (CB-RNTI) to identify a plurality of CB uplink (UL) grants on the PDCCH. The method further includes assigning a number of resource blocks (RB) to each CB uplink grant. The method also includes selecting one of the CB uplink grants to transmit a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

Abstract: A method for handling Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframe in a network terminal of a wireless communication system includes configuring a plurality of MBSFN subframes in a cell, and scheduling downlink unicast transmission in an unused MBSFN subframe of the plurality of MBSFN subframes for a user equipment which is not receiving any MBMS service.

Abstract: A method for allocating uplink resource in a network terminal of a wireless communication system includes informing a user equipment (UE) about resource allocation via a resource allocation field in a UL grant message, to indicate the UE to use M clusters out of N radio units to perform uplink transmission, wherein each of the M clusters includes at least one consecutive radio units, and the message indicates a starting location and an ending location of each of the M clusters.

Abstract: A method for performing Power Headroom Reporting (PHR) in a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The wireless communication system supports Carrier Aggregation (CA), which enables the UE to perform transmission through multiple carriers. The method includes steps of configuring a plurality of uplink carriers, and generating at least one PHR values, each corresponding to one of the plurality of uplink carriers.

Abstract: A method for improving ACK/NACK bundling in a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes steps of receiving an uplink grant allocated to an uplink sub-frame, the sub-frame being utilized for transmitting an HARQ feedback corresponding to a plurality of downlink sub-frame, a TDD UL/DL configuration of the UE being set to 0; and determining whether the UE misses any downlink assignment is missing according to a downlink assignment index (DAI) carried in a latest received Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) for downlink assignment.

Abstract: A method for determining a dedicate searching space (DSS) in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for a user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes steps of indicating the UE to monitor a semi-persistent scheduling cell radio network temporary identifier (SPS C-RNTI) in the PDCCH for receiving a semi-persistent scheduling grant, and determining the DSS utilized for monitoring the SPS C-RNTI according to a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) of the UE.