Abstract: A method for establishing a backhaul link, applied to a base station, includes: broadcasting system information to cause a terminal receiving the system information to return backhaul link establishment signaling, wherein the terminal has established a first communication link with a core network; receiving the backhaul link establishment signaling returned by the terminal, the backhaul link establishment signaling being configured to indicate the terminal to establish a backhaul link for the base station; and sending a confirmation message to the terminal to cause the terminal to establish a second communication link with the base station after receiving the confirmation message, the second communication link and the first communication link forming the backhaul link.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for link failure management in multiple connection systems. Upon detection of a link failure with a local area base station during a dual connection mode in which the user device is connected to a macro base station and a local area base station, a user device sends a failure indication and a measurement results report for serving and neighboring base stations to its serving macro base station, and selects a response to the failure based at least in part on evaluation information received from the macro base station. Upon detection of a link failure with a macro base station, the user device determines whether to reconnect to the macro base station or a different macro base station and whether to reconnect with the original local area base station or a different local area base station.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for managing the use of industrial-scientific-medical bands for cellular network communication. An apparatus comprises a processing system and a memory storing a set of program instructions. The processing system is configured to cause the apparatus to receive channel information from a UE reporting the control of an unlicensed band channel by the UE and cause the apparatus to schedule a communication session with the UE over the channel, with the channel being configured and activated as a component carrier. The apparatus may further request one or more user equipments (UEs) to report their wireless fidelity (WiFi) capability and request user equipments having WiFi capability to compete for the wireless medium and report occupation of the wireless medium in the form of a request to send command, to which the apparatus responds with a clear to send command.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for rebalancing the sizes of downlink (DL) association sets for component carriers having different time division duplex subframes configurations. A method is provided that includes determining DL subframes that are included in a DL association set for each of a plurality of component carriers. In an instance in which the number of acknowledgement (ACK)/negative acknowledgement (NACK) bits corresponding to the DL subframes included in the DL association sets for respective component carriers differ by at least a predetermined amount, the method modifies the number of ACK/NACK bits corresponding to the DL subframes that are included in the DL association sets for each of the respective component carriers. The method may also cause transmission of the ACK/NACK bits in accordance with the DL association sets, as modified, via the respective component carriers. Corresponding apparatus and computer program products are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention addresses a method, apparatus and computer program product for enabling enhanced repetition transmission for downlink control signal to improve machine type communication coverage. One or a plurality of downlink control channel signaling window lengths is/are predefined, a start position of a window in which repetition of download control signal is allowed is determined based on the determined control channel signaling window length for each window length, and transmission of repetition of download control signal is caused at the determined start position in the respective obtained window length.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method, apparatus and computer readable memory for controlling a user equipment (UE), comprising receiving at the UE on a first radio access technology (RAT) from a first access node radio resource control information for a second RAT. Then the UE performs at least one of a) uses the received radio resource control information to configure or reconfigure a module of the UE for communicating on the second RAT, and b) uses the module of the UE to report the received radio resource control information on the second RAT to a second access node.

Abstract: To provide information on resources for a device-to-device discovery and/or a device-to-device communication, a comparison of device-to-device resources for a cell and further device-to-device resources for at least one further cell different from the cell is performed. At least one information element of a message for transmission to a user equipment is generated based on a result of the comparison.

Abstract: For use in offloading traffic to a wireless local area network (WLAN) a user equipment (UE) receives from a wireless wide area network at least a first set of thresholds having different thresholds corresponding to different types of data to be offloaded. The UE utilizes the threshold corresponding to a given type of data to evaluate whether an access node operating in the WLAN is suitable for offloading data of the given type. Only if the evaluated access node is determined to be suitable will the UE use it for offloading, and only for data of the given type. In other non-limiting embodiments the first set of thresholds has different thresholds corresponding to different data-types for different categories (e.g., subscription levels) of the UE; and there may be a second set of thresholds with different thresholds corresponding to different classifications of different WLAN access nodes.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for enhancing proximity service (ProSe) device to device discovery. A user device determines a discovery message method configuration from a plurality of discovery message method configurations, where determining comprises accessing at least one discovery message method configuration rule configured to dictate which from the plurality of discovery message method configurations corresponds with each of a plurality of unique combinations of one or more rule circumstances; determining a combination of one or more actual circumstances; determining which of the plurality of unique combinations of one or more rule circumstances matches the combination of one or more actual circumstances; and determining which of the plurality of discovery message method configurations corresponds with the determined unique combination of one or more rule circumstances that matches the combination of one or more actual circumstances.

Abstract: In terms of enhancements in relation to, scenarios allowing communication via multiple access systems an example aspect of the present invention encompasses an apparatus, comprising a controller, configured to cause control of a transceiver which is configured to communicate via at least two access systems, receive at least two access control commands from distinct sources, each access control command commanding access to at least one of the at least two access systems, detect a conflict between at least part of the at least two commands, and in case of a detected conflict, resolve the conflict by causing to withdraw at least part of one of the at least two access control commands based on a priority relation between the at least two conflicting access control commands.

Abstract: There is proposed a mechanism for controlling and conducting a discovery procedure of small cells or secondary ceils located in a macro cell or primary cell. The discovery procedure is based on a discovery signal communicated via PDCH and based on a positioning reference signal (PRS). For configuring the signaling of the discovery signal, frequency domain multiplexing for splitting resources of the PRS in the frequency domain for increasing capacity, and/or usage of reserved communication resources for the signaling of the discovery signal are employed. Assistance information is provided to the UE for supporting the discovery of small cells.

Abstract: The present application provides a method for enhancing reliability of wireless communication, comprising: monitoring, by a user equipment (UE), quality of downlink transmission between the UE and a base station (BS); and measuring, by the UE in response to a trigger event, transmission quality of at least one beam used for the downlink transmission between the UE and the BS, wherein the trigger event is used to indicate that quality of the downlink transmission between the UE and the BS does not meet a first preset condition. The present application further discloses another method for enhancing reliability of wireless communication and a related device and system. By means of the solutions disclosed in the present application, transmission quality of a beam used for uplink/downlink transmission between a BS and a UE can be non-periodically measured based on event trigger, which improves real-time performance of detection and greatly enhances reliability of wireless communication.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product that provides a two-index system for clusters of small cells in a wireless network. A first index is employed for access to and identification of a serving cell within a cluster of small cells. A second index indicates a group of small cells for determining mobility control. The first index may be derived from primary/secondary synchronization signals, or from frequency/time division multiplex signal position. The second index may be indicated in system/master information block signals or predefined as a plurality of small cells identified by the first index for each cell. Determination of physical cell identification is aided by providing a plurality of primary/secondary synchronization (PSS/SSS) signal alternating configurations with indicator, wherein a maximum number of configurations is predefined.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide an antenna control method, an antenna control apparatus, and an antenna device. The antenna control method comprises: determining a target pattern of multiple antennas according to at least a target antenna feature, wherein each antenna of the multiple antennas is at least partially fixed on a flexible substrate; and controlling, according to at least the target pattern and an actual pattern of the multiple antennas, the flexible substrate to be deformed. The embodiments of the present application provide a solution to control an antenna pattern.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a device-to-device (D2D) communication method, a method for assigning a D2D communication resource, and apparatuses thereof. The D2D communication method comprises: determining a usable resource in a D2D communication resource; and sending scheduling assignment (SA) information correlated to at least one D2D device by using a first control channel resource in a D2D control channel resource, wherein the first control channel resource is only used to transmit control information correlated to first-type D2D communication, and a first physical parameter configuration of the first control channel resource is different from a physical parameter configuration of another control channel resource in the D2D control channel resource.

Abstract: The present invention relates to devices, methods and computer program products concerning a communication link in, for example, a so-called unlicensed band.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a sharing method and a sharing device. The method comprises: determining at least one piece of first information associated with a field of view of at least one user; and determining a transmission policy of at least one hologram of the at least one user at least according to the at least one piece of first information, wherein the transmission policy comprises: a sequence that is determined, for any one of the at least one user, at least according to a degree of association between a field of view of at least one other user among the at least one user and a field of view of the any user and is for transmitting at least one hologram of the any user to the at least one other user.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose an action recognition method and an action recognition apparatus. The method comprises: detecting a motion of at least one body position of a user by using at least one first-type sensor; in response to that a motion amplitude of the at least one body position does not exceed a preset threshold, activating at least one second-type sensor; and recognizing an action of the at least one body position of the user based on at least the detection result of the at least one second-type sensor. In the method and the apparatus of the embodiments of this application, different types of sensors can be selectively activated based on a motion amplitude, and relatively good action recognition precision and effects can be achieved by means of cooperation between various sensors.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose an action-recognition based control method and control apparatus. The method comprises: detecting a motion of at least one body position of a user by using at least one first-type sensor; in response to that a motion amplitude of the at least one body position does not exceed a preset threshold, activating at least one second-type sensor; and generating a control command based on at least a detection result of the at least one second-type sensor. In the method and the apparatus of the embodiments of this application, different types of sensors can be selectively activated based on a motion amplitude and according to a control objective that needs to be achieved, and relatively good control efficiency and effects can be achieved by means of cooperation between various sensors.

Abstract: A method for synchronizing channels on unlicensed bands is described. The method includes determining whether a SCC channel has started to be used by a first network. The SCC channel is a CA channel shared with at least one other network. In response to determining that the SCC channel has been started to be used by the first network, the UE determines an off duration describing a period since a previous SCC channel ON period. A given channel ON period is a continuous period of use of the given channel by the first network, The method also includes, in response to determining that the off duration is less than a minimum threshold duration, performing fine synchronization based on CRS tracking on the SCC channel using course synchronization parameters of the previous SCC channel ON period. Apparatus and computer readable media are also described.