Abstract: A method includes determining, at a receiving station, a modified capability for maintaining reception of a service while supporting a broadcast service. The modified capability is a modification of a capability associated with the service. The method further includes communicating an indication of the modified capability to a transmitting station.

Abstract: Techniques for determining timing information for cells are disclosed. A user equipment (UE) may communicate with a serving cell and may need to make measurements of other cells, e.g., to support positioning of the UE. Each cell may transmit reference signals based on its timing. Different cells may operate asynchronously or with unknown timing. The UE may send a request for measurement gaps to the serving cell and may include timing information in the request. The timing information may (directly or indirectly) convey relative timing between the serving cell and a reference cell. The serving cell may determine measurement gaps at the proper time for other cells based on the timing information from the UE and may avoid scheduling the UE for data transmission during the measurement gaps. The UE may make measurements of other cells during the measurement gaps, without losing any data from the serving cell.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for modifying wireless devices represented or available capabilities and for allocating a portion of the UE's actual capabilities for simultaneously supporting a second service is disclosed. A modified capability is determined and offered to maintain the dedicated service while supporting a second service. The modified capability is disclosed to a system in anticipation of a reconfiguration of the dedicated service according to the modified capability. A device is configured to determine a modified capability to maintain a dedicated service while supporting a second service; and to disclose to a system the modified capability as the available capability for reconfiguring the dedicated service.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for startup and recovery of a radio link between a relay node and a donor base station. According to certain aspects, a relay node may perform a random access procedure utilizing a random access channel (RACH) to transition between Uu interface operations and Un interface operations. According to certain aspects, the relay node may perform radio link failure (RLF) recovery utilizing RACH procedures for a Un interface. The procedures described herein, according to certain aspects, may utilize a dedicated relay RACH resource and a Relay Physical Downlink Control Channel (R-PDCCH).

Abstract: Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses for use in providing positioning assistance data with local mapping data to mobile stations. For example, positioning assistance data may comprise and/or otherwise be based, at least in part, on local mapping data which may relate to a current location of the mobile station. Such positioning assistance data may, for example, be provided to a mobile station by a first server within a cellular network.

Abstract: Aspects describe conveying optional network signaled values that can be utilized for communication in a communications environment. A method that includes generating a first network signaled value and a second network signaled value and transmitting first network signaled value and second network signaled value to at least one mobile device is provided. A communications apparatus, comprising a memory that retains instructions related to obtaining a first network signaled value and a second network signaled value from an access point and applying first network signaled value or second network signaled value for communication in a network as a function of a priority is also provided. Also provided are optional network signaled values that can be utilized separately from a mandatory network signaled value.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for registration-less paging comprising establishing a mobile device identity for a mobile device in a wireless network; determining a time instance for the identified mobile device to listen to pages; sending a page from the wireless network to the identified mobile device during the determined time instance. In one example, the apparatus and method is for a network-initiated attach procedure comprising receiving a request to attach a mobile device in a wireless network; generating a paging message based on the request to attach the mobile device; sending a paging indicator to a mobile device based on the paging message during a time instance based on an agreed rule; and accepting an attach procedure from the mobile device based on the paging indicator.

Abstract: Techniques for supporting positioning for terminals in a wireless network are described. In an aspect, positioning may be supported by a location server that can reside in different entities. In one design, the location server may obtain positioning information (e.g., measurements) for a target device via a common positioning protocol. The location server may use the common positioning protocol regardless of where it resides and may communicate with other entities via this protocol. The location server may determine location information (e.g., a location estimate) for the target device based on the positioning information. In another aspect, positioning may be supported by transporting multiple positioning messages together. In yet another aspect, positioning may be supported by transporting a positioning message containing multiple parts defined by different organizations.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for determining a location estimate of a mobile device based on an extended set of assistance data are presented. The extended assistance data includes assistance data for base stations, such as cellular base stations and access points, not expected to be viewable by the mobile device in a (current) first geographical area but expected to be viewable by the mobile device in a (future) second geographical area. By seeding the mobile device with assistance data expected to be useful in the future, the network reduces messaging between the network and mobile device and battery consumption by the mobile device.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining a position of a mobile station based on terrestrial assistance data from a first wireless network to which the mobile station is not attached. That is, the mobile station is able to receive terrestrial assistance from a first wireless network and use the terrestrial assistance data to obtain location information, such as timing measurements, from the first wireless network and determine its position while not attached to the first wireless network. The first wireless network may be a network to which the mobile station is subscribed and can attach.

Abstract: Traditional rules that apply to cell selection are overridden to allow cell selection on an acceptable cell, in addition to cell selection on a suitable cell. Once a mobile device acquires service on an acceptable cell, mobile device can inform network of the emergency call in progress or initiation of an emergency call, which allows network to perform necessary actions to support the emergency call during establishment/reestablishment.

Abstract: Techniques for conveying system bandwidths in a wireless communication system are described. In an aspect, system bandwidth information may be signaled to first user equipments (UEs) supporting a first set of system bandwidths and second UEs supporting a second set of system bandwidths. In one design, a base station may obtain and broadcast system bandwidth information indicating a first system bandwidth for the first UEs and a second system bandwidth for the second UEs. The first system bandwidth may be selected from the first set, and the second system bandwidth may be selected from the second set, which may be a superset of the first set. The system bandwidth information may include a first part and a second part. The first part may convey the first system bandwidth for the first UEs. The first and second parts may convey the second system bandwidth for the second UEs.

Abstract: Techniques for performing frequency hopping in a wireless network are described. In an aspect, frequency hopping may be performed based on both cell identity (ID) and system time information. In one design, a user equipment (UE) may determine a cell ID of a cell and may obtain system time information for the cell. The UE may determine resources to use for transmission with frequency hopping based on the cell ID and the system time information. In one design, the UE may initialize a PN generator in each radio frame with an initial value determined based on the cell ID and a system frame number (SFN) for the radio frame. The UE may determine the resources to use for transmission based on a hopping function, a mirroring function, and a PN sequence from the PN generator. The UE may send a transmission on the resources to the cell.

Abstract: The number of handover-related failures that occur in a communication system may be reduced by taking target access point conditions into account when declaring radio link failure and/or by delaying certain handover operations. In some aspects, criteria for radio link failure detection and access terminal-controlled mobility may take into account access point parameters related to neighboring cells that may be available as mobility targets. For example, filtering mechanisms for detecting radio link failure based on radio layer problem reports may also take into account the availability of various neighbor access points and their measured signal strengths. In addition, a handover command may be sent earlier than in conventional systems (e.g., the handover command may be sent even though the target access point is weaker than the source access point) and include an indication that instructs the access terminal to delay handover until a specified condition is met.

Abstract: A communication node determines that radio link failure occurred during connected state mobility of an access terminal and reports the radio link failure to another communication node. For example, a target access point may determine that radio link failure occurred during handover of an access terminal and send a radio link failure report message to the access point that was previously serving the access terminal or to some other node (e.g., a network node). In the first case, the serving access point may adjust mobility parameters based on this radio link failure information and, optionally, other reported radio link failure information. In the second case, the other node may send a radio link failure report message to the serving access point, or the other node may adjust mobility parameters based on this radio link failure information (and, optionally, other reported radio link failure information) and send the adjusted mobility parameters to the serving access point.

Abstract: A communication node determines that radio link failure occurred during connected state mobility of an access terminal and reports the radio link failure to another communication node. For example, a target access point may determine that radio link failure occurred during handover of an access terminal and send a radio link failure report message to the access point that was previously serving the access terminal or to some other node (e.g., a network node). In the first case, the serving access point may adjust mobility parameters based on this radio link failure information and, optionally, other reported radio link failure information. In the second case, the other node may send a radio link failure report message to the serving access point, or the other node may adjust mobility parameters based on this radio link failure information (and, optionally, other reported radio link failure information) and send the adjusted mobility parameters to the serving access point.

Abstract: The number of handover-related failures that occur in a communication system may be reduced by taking target access point conditions into account when declaring radio link failure and/or by delaying certain handover operations. In some aspects, criteria for radio link failure detection and access terminal-controlled mobility may take into account access point parameters related to neighboring cells that may be available as mobility targets. For example, filtering mechanisms for detecting radio link failure based on radio layer problem reports may also take into account the availability of various neighbor access points and their measured signal strengths. In addition, a handover command may be sent earlier than in conventional systems (e.g., the handover command may be sent even though the target access point is weaker than the source access point) and include an indication that instructs the access terminal to delay handover until a specified condition is met.

Abstract: An access terminal may switch to a different mode of wireless network selection as a result of manual selection of a wireless cell set (e.g., a closed subscriber group) associated with one or more wireless cells. For example, if the user of an access terminal selects a closed subscriber group in a wireless network that is different than the current wireless network, the access terminal may enter a manual mode of wireless network selection, select the wireless network corresponding to the closed subscriber group, and register on a closed subscriber group cell in the selected wireless network. In addition, an access terminal may automatically switch to a different mode of wireless network selection (e.g., the prior mode) upon losing coverage of a wireless cell set. An access terminal may also automatically select a cell of a wireless cell set if the access terminal returns to a cell of the cell set within a defined period of time after losing coverage of the cell set.

Abstract: An access terminal may switch to a different mode of wireless network selection as a result of manual selection of a wireless cell set (e.g., a closed subscriber group) associated with one or more wireless cells. For example, if the user of an access terminal selects a closed subscriber group in a wireless network that is different than the current wireless network, the access terminal may enter a manual mode of wireless network selection, select the wireless network corresponding to the closed subscriber group, and register on a closed subscriber group cell in the selected wireless network. In addition, an access terminal may automatically switch to a different mode of wireless network selection (e.g., the prior mode) upon losing coverage of a wireless cell set. An access terminal may also automatically select a cell of a wireless cell set if the access terminal returns to a cell of the cell set within a defined period of time after losing coverage of the cell set.

Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate compressing packet headers for cell relay communications. Since cell relays can support a number of evolved packet system (EPS) bearers over a given dedicated radio bearer (DRB), robust header compression (RoHC) can be multiplexed for communications to/from a given cell relay. Thus, an upstream node compressing one or more packet headers can indicate a RoHC context, which can be represented by a RoHC context identifier in a RoHC header. A receiving entity can decompress the headers based on determining the RoHC context. Alternatively, the RoHC context can be associated with an identifier of a related UE bearer such as a tunnel endpoint identifier (TEID), a relay identifier, and/or the like, that is received in a tunneling protocol header to facilitate packet routing.