Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed in a radio device 4 connected to a communication network 1 comprising a core network (CN) and a Radio Access Network (RAN), where there is a communication bearer between the radio device and the CN via the RAN comprising a radio bearer between the radio device and a RAN node of the RAN, for adapting a Quality of Service (QoS) of the communication bearer. The method comprises, to the CN, sending a request for a first QoS to be associated with the communication bearer. The method also comprises exchanging data over the radio bearer in accordance with the first QoS of the communication bearer. The method also comprises, to the RAN, sending an indication that a second QoS, lower than the first QoS, should be used for the radio bearer. The method also comprises exchanging data over the radio bearer in accordance with the second QoS.

Abstract: There is provided determination of a beam configuration between a first radio transceiver device and a second radio transceiver device. The first radio transceiver device performs beam searching by transmitting a first sounding signal in all transmit beam configurations in a set of transmit beam configurations; and receiving, from the second radio transceiver device, a second sounding signal in all receive beam configurations in a set of receive beam configurations. The first radio transceiver device determines a beam configuration based on the receive beam configuration in the set of receive beam configurations in which the second sounding signal having best predetermined metric was received.

Abstract: Methods of operating a network node in a RAN may include transmitting control information for a subframe from the network node to a wireless terminal. The control information may include a Time Domain Split (TDS) indication defining a sub-subframe of the subframe, and a duration of the sub-subframe may be less than a duration of the subframe. Moreover, communication of data may be provided between the network node and the wireless terminal during the sub-subframe of the subframe. Methods of operating the wireless terminal may include receiving the control information for the subframe at the wireless terminal from the network node. The control information may include the TDS indication, and communication of the data may be provided between the wireless terminal and the network node during the sub-subframe of the subframe. Related network nodes and wireless terminals are also discussed.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a network node is operable to separately schedule radio transmissions per sub-subframe (SSF). A method in the network node comprises mapping a first demodulation reference signal (DMRS) to first resource elements in a first SSF. The first resource elements are associated with a first set of antenna ports. The method includes mapping a second DMRS to second resource elements in a second SSF. The second resource elements are associated with the first set of one or more antenna ports and precoding of the second DMRS differs from a precoding of the first DMRS. The method further includes scheduling a radio transmission during the first SSF precoded in accordance with the first DMRS, and scheduling a radio transmission during the second SSF precoded in accordance with the second DMRS. In particular embodiments, a subframe may comprise two, four, or eight sub-subframes.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of transmitting and receiving transmission feedback in a radio network node. More particularly the disclosure pertains to transmitting and receiving messages acknowledging reception and successful decoding of a transport block in a radio network node. The disclosure also relates to a wireless device providing transmission feedback and to a radio network node receiving the transmission feedback. The disclosure proposes a method, performed in a radio network node, of receiving transmission feedback. The method comprises transmitting, using a set of transmission properties, a transport block to a receiving wireless device and receiving, from the receiving wireless device, an acknowledgement (ACK) confirming reception and successful decoding of the transport block in the receiving wireless device, wherein the ACK defines a decoding margin of the decoding.

Abstract: Systems and methods for codebook restriction for closed-loop codebook-based precoding in a Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) wireless communications system based on antenna correlation are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a wireless device to provide feedback for a closed-loop codebook-based precoding system is provided. The method comprises determining a codebook restriction based on an antenna correlation for a MIMO channel between a network node and the wireless device. The antenna correlation is transmit antenna correlation, receive antenna correlation, or both transmit and receive antenna correlation. The codebook restriction is a restriction that reduces a full codebook of the wireless device to a reduced codebook. The method of operation of the wireless device further comprises generating a feedback report using the reduced codebook and transmitting the feedback report to the network node.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing feedback in a Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a receiving device in a MIMO system comprises determining an antenna correlation metric value indicative of a transmit and/or receive antenna correlation for a MIMO channel from a transmitting device of the MIMO system to the receiving device. The method further comprises obtaining a first value for a signal quality parameter for a MIMO receiver of the receiving device as if the MIMO receiver uses a first MIMO detector of a first MIMO detector type, computing a second value for the signal quality parameter for the MIMO receiver for a second MIMO detector of a second MIMO detector type actually used by the MIMO receiver based on the first value for the signal quality parameter and the antenna correlation metric value, and generating feedback based on the second value.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of a first radio device using a first radio access technology, RAT, for communication with a second radio device. The method comprises listening for any transmission in a frequency channel of an unlicensed radio frequency band. The method also comprises determining whether the channel is idle. The method also comprises transmitting a first radio message on the channel in accordance with a second RAT, different than the first RAT. The method also comprises determining transmission properties for a message to be transmitted on the channel in accordance with the first RAT, based on the determining of whether the channel is idle. The method also comprises transmitting a second radio message on the channel, to the second radio device and in accordance with the first RAT using the determined transmission properties.

Abstract: There is disclosed a backhaul property managing mechanism configured to collect backhaul properties from at least one network node, wherein the backhaul properties comprises performance metrics for communication with a core network for the respective network node; provide collected backhaul properties to at least one user equipment, UE, being in position where communication with the at least one network node is feasible. A UE, base station, methods therefor and computer program for implementing the methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A mobile station comprises a radio communication unit (22) for communicating with a radio communication network for finding carriers on which transmissions are being made in active transmission intervals of a transmission cycle following a discontinuous transmission scheme. The radio communication unit is configured to select a carrier based on probability settings provided for each carrier of the scheme, scan the selected carrier during a time range that is a fraction of the transmission cycle, confirm the presence of the carrier if transmissions are detected and otherwise to adjust the probability settings of the carriers based on the timing of the scanning and the position of the carrier active transmission interval in the transmission sequence and repeat the selection of carrier based on probability settings and adjusting of probability settings until the presence of a carrier has been confirmed.

Abstract: There is provided a method of estimating channel spread at a receiver of a user equipment, UE, for one antenna port of a network node. The method is performed in the UE. The method comprises acquiring channel estimates for one antenna port of a network node. The method further comprises determining a variation of acquired channel estimates representing subframes associated with a common precoder, the subframes comprising resource blocks scheduled to the UE. The method further comprises estimating the channel spread by using a pre-determined mapping from the determined variation to a channel spread value. A user equipment and a computer program are also provided.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method of a wireless device for interference cancellation (IC) in a cellular radio network system comprising a serving network node serving said wireless device. The method comprises using a first IC method for at least partly removing a time aligned symbol of an interfering radio signal from at least a first symbol of a time slot received from the serving network node. The method also comprises using a second IC method, different from the first IC method, for at least partly removing a non-time aligned symbol of an interfering radio signal from at least a second symbol of said time slot received from the serving network node.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method performed in a user equipment for estimating channel quality. The user equipment is adapted to operate in a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) mode in a communication system comprising a base station node supporting MIMO and serving the user equipment. The method comprises: receiving, from the base station node, a reference signal; performing joint demodulation of the reference signal, thereby obtaining soft values; and generating the channel quality using the soft values. The invention also relates to a user equipment, computer programs and computer program products.

Abstract: A technique for cell signature determination in a cellular communication network is provided. A method implementation of this technique comprises the steps of providing a set of hypothesis signals, each hypothesis signal including a signature hypothesis, receiving a composite signal including a first signal portion carrying a first signature from a first cell and a second signal portion carrying a second signature from a second cell, wherein the first signal portion and the second signal portion overlap at least partially in time, and obtaining a correlation result by correlating the composite signal with each hypothesis signal. After the first signature has been determined, a set of phantom signatures associated with the first signature is provided. The phantom signatures represent artifacts from the first signal portion in the correlation result. Finally, the second signature is determined based on the correlation result taking into account the set of phantom signatures associated with the first signature.

Abstract: A frequency offset of a received signal comprising a number of subsequently received data symbols is estimated. A first estimate is determined from a calculated change in phase of the received signal between two received symbols having a first time distance between them. At least one further estimate is determined from a calculated change in phase of the received signal between two received symbols having a different time distance. A frequency periodicity is determined for each estimate from the distance between the two received symbols from which the estimate was determined. A set of integer values is determined for each estimate so that frequency values calculated for each estimate as the frequency periodicity multiplied by the integer value added to the estimate are at least approximately equal to each other, and a corrected estimate of the frequency offset is determined from the integer values.

Abstract: A method of detecting a desired signal within a composite signal provides for suppression of interfering signal(s). The method, implemented in a wireless communication apparatus, for example, includes receiving the composite signal and obtaining sample values therefrom. At least some of the sample values include desired and interfering signal components. The method further includes generating an interfering signal channel estimate by: forming sample pairs for some or all of the sample values; identifying sample pairs of interest as those sample pairs in which the interfering signal component is the same; and calculating the interfering signal channel estimate as an average value determined from one or more of the sample pairs of interest. The method further includes detecting desired signal symbols from the composite signal in a joint detection process that functionally depends on the interfering signal channel estimate.

Abstract: An arrangement for estimating IQ-imbalance of a received OFDM-signal is disclosed. The arrangement comprises an FFT-unit (410) adapted to transform the received OFDM-signal to a frequency domain. The frequency domain comprises a plurality of sub-carrier frequencies, and the transformed received OFDM-signal comprises pilot symbols on one or more sub-carrier frequencies and symbols other than pilot symbols on one or more other sub-carrier frequencies. The arrangement also comprises channel estimation circuitry (430, 445), and an IQ-imbalance estimation unit (440) adapted to estimate the IQ-imbalance based on at least one of the pilot symbols, a determined estimated channel value for the sub-carrier frequency of the at least one pilot symbol, an estimate of the transmitted information symbol on the corresponding mirror sub-carrier frequency associated with the at least one pilot symbol and an estimated channel value for the corresponding mirror sub-carrier frequency associated with the at least one pilot symbol.

Abstract: Allocation of cell IDs in a cellular communication system includes determining a candidate allocation pattern of primary and secondary synchronization signal sequences for a candidate set of two or more cells. A performance metric is applied to the candidate allocation pattern to ascertain a performance indicator for the candidate allocation pattern, wherein the performance indicator indicates a quality of positioning performance for the candidate set of two or more cells. Cell-specific positioning performance for each cell in the candidate set of cells can be considered to derive the performance indicator of the candidate allocation pattern. If the performance indicator indicates acceptable positioning performance, primary and secondary synchronization signal sequences are allocated to respective ones of base stations corresponding to the two or more cells in accordance with the candidate allocation pattern. Otherwise, the process is repeated for a different candidate allocation pattern.

Abstract: A method of estimating frequency offset of a received signal in a terminal apparatus comprises a) determining a phase change between a first and a second reference symbol of the received signal, wherein the time distance t between the first and the second reference symbols is associated with an observation frequency f such that f=1/t. The method further comprises: b) determining a preliminary frequency offset ?f based on the determined phase change, wherein ?f forms a frequency offset hypothesis ?fh; and c) decoding at least a part of the received signal, with application of the frequency offset hypothesis ?fh, to a decoded signal. The method further comprises: d) determining whether the decoded signal is a successful decoding.

Abstract: An arrangement for processing a received wireless communication signal is disclosed. The arrangement comprises a frequency offset compensation unit adapted to apply a frequency offset compensation to the received wireless communication signal, determination circuitry adapted to determine one or more adjustment values associated with the frequency offset compensation, and an FFT-unit adapted to transform the frequency offset compensated received signal to a frequency domain. The arrangement also comprises an IQ-imbalance estimator adapted to estimate an IQ-imbalance, and an IQ-imbalance compensation unit adapted to perform IQ-imbalance compensation of the received wireless communication signal based on the estimated IQ-imbalance. At least one of the IQ-imbalance estimator and the IQ-imbalance compensation unit is adapted to base its operation on the one or more adjustment values. Corresponding method and computer program product are also disclosed.