Abstract: A method in a node is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a signal, and obtaining a first oversampled received signal by sampling the received signal according to a symbol rate. The method further comprises estimating a first frequency offset based on the first oversampled received signal, the first frequency offset estimated using an estimation range limited to one of a bandwidth of the received signal or the symbol rate of the received signal, and obtaining a second oversampled received signal by sampling the received signal according to N times the symbol rate, wherein N is greater than 1. The method further comprises estimating a true frequency offset based on the first frequency offset estimate and the second oversampled received signal.

Abstract: A method in a node comprises receiving a signal, and collecting a first set of sequences corresponding to a first piece of cellular information and a second set of sequences corresponding to a second piece of cellular information over multiple frames of the received signal, wherein the second piece of cellular information is encoded based at least in part on the first piece of cellular information. The method further comprises processing the first set of sequences corresponding to the first piece of cellular information to determine the first piece of cellular information, and processing, using the determined first piece of cellular information, the second set of sequences corresponding to the second piece of cellular information to determine the second piece of cellular information simultaneously with the determination of the first piece of cellular information.

Abstract: A method in a wireless device is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a synchronization signal from a network node, the received synchronization signal comprising a synchronization sequence, a cell ID sequence, and a frame index indication sequence. The method further comprises estimating a time offset of the received synchronization signal using the synchronization sequence, and estimating a frequency offset of the received synchronization signal using the synchronization sequence. The method further comprises detecting a cell ID of a cell associated with the network node using the estimated time offset and the estimated frequency offset, and detecting a frame number using the estimated time offset, the estimated frequency offset, and the detected cell ID of the cell associated with the network node.

Abstract: The invention relates to a distributed radio access network communicatively coupled to a core network, and a method for upholding a service in case of a failure in the distributed radio access network. The distributed radio access network comprises a main radio equipment controller communicatively coupled to at least one remote radio unit over a main optical path, a backup radio equipment controller communicatively coupled to the main radio equipment controller for synchronization, and a protection optical path for communicatively coupling the at least one remote radio unit to the backup radio equipment controller in case of a failure in communication between the main radio equipment controller and the at least one remote radio unit over the main optical path such that a service remains running when the failure occurs.

Abstract: Techniques for the secure generation of a set of encryption keys to be used for communication between a wireless terminal and an assisting base station in a dual-connectivity scenario. An example method includes generating an assisting security key for the assisting base station, based on an anchor base station key. The generated assisting security key is sent to the assisting base station, for use by the assisting base station in encrypting data traffic sent to the wireless terminal or in generating one or more additional assisting security keys for encrypting data traffic sent to the wireless terminal while the wireless terminal is dually connected to the anchor base station and the assisting base station. The anchor base station key, or a key derived from the anchor base station key, is used for encrypting data sent to the wireless terminal by the anchor base station.

Abstract: A method is implemented in an anchor eNodeB of a network, where the anchor eNodeB communicates with a self-backhauled eNodeB via a radio interface and where the network further includes another eNodeB. The method includes determining whether a user equipment (UE) is being handed off from the first self-backhauled eNodeB to the other eNodeB. The determining is based on: receiving (820) a message from the self-backhauled eNodeB via the radio interface instructing the anchor eNodeB to stop delivering packets that are destined for the UE, or sniffing (1 105, 1 1 10, 1 1 15) into one or more messages sent from the self-backhauled eNodeB to the other eNodeB to identify that the UE is being handed off from the self-backhauled eNodeB to the other eNodeB. The method further includes storing (1 120), based on the determination of whether the UE is being handed off, received packets intended for the UE: and forwarding (1 120) the stored packets to the other eNodeB via a transport network for delivery to the UE.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method in a wireless access network node for controlling a UE. The UE comprises at least two transmit antennas, and is capable of uplink transmit diversity. There is an antenna weight associated with each transmit antenna. First, the wireless access network node determines that the antenna weights of the user equipment may be controlled. Then, it creates a control signal that comprises control information and transmits it to the user equipment. The control information controls a UE autonomous selection of the antenna weights in the UE.

Abstract: An example method includes a mobile terminal attempting to connect (1020) to a first radio access network, RAN, operating according to a first radio access technology, RAT. The attempt to connect may be a random access attempt. The method further comprises the mobile terminal indicating (1030), to the first RAN, as part of the connection attempt, a connection status for the mobile terminal with respect to a second RAN operating according to a second RAT. In various embodiments, this indicating may comprise indicating whether the mobile terminal is connected to the second RAN, whether the mobile terminal has access rights to connect to the second RAN, or whether the mobile terminal has detected the second RAN. The first RAN may determine whether or not to grant the mobile terminal access based on the indication of connection status from the mobile terminal.

Abstract: Techniques for the secure generation of a set of encryption keys to be used for communication between a wireless terminal and an assisting base station in a dual-connectivity scenario. An example method includes generating (810) an assisting security key for the assisting base station, based on an anchor base station key. The generated assisting security key is sent (820) to the assisting base station, for use by the assisting base station in encrypting data traffic sent to the wireless terminal or in generating one or more additional assisting security keys for encrypting data traffic sent to the wireless terminal while the wireless terminal is dually connected to the anchor base station and the assisting base station. The anchor base station key, or a key derived from the anchor base station key, is used (830) for encrypting data sent to the wireless terminal by the anchor base station.

Abstract: There is provided a method in a network node (320) of a first wireless telecommunications network (304), the method comprising determining (620) whether a terminal (300) served by the first network (320) is connected to a wireless local area network, WLAN (302); and if the terminal (300) is connected to a WLAN (302), performing (630) one or more operations to avoid the terminal (300) entering an inactive state with respect to the first network (320).

Abstract: The network node of a cellular network assigns a first part of a shared radio resource to a first User Equipment, UE, for uplink transmissions in the cell, and instructs the first UE to apply a first UE-specific Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, HARQ, process for transmitting on the assigned first part. The network node also assigns a second part of the shared radio resource to a second UE for uplink transmissions in the cell, and instructs the second UE to apply a second UE-specific HARQ process for transmitting on the assigned second part, the second HARQ process being separate from the first HARQ process. The network node then receives data transmitted from the first UE on the assigned first part based on the first HARQ process and data transmitted from the second UE on the assigned second part based on the second HARQ process.

Abstract: A NodeB (105) for an HSPA enabled WCDMA network (100), arranged (11, 12, 13) to transmit beam forming instructions to a User Equipment, a UE (110), which is arranged for beam forming. The beam forming instructions comprise information identifying a code book with one or more code words, and the NodeB is also arranged to transmit code words from said code book to the UE at a certain rate. The NodeB is further arranged to determine said rate based on dynamically varying information available in the WCDMA network, and to receive said information on the code book from an RNC upon configuration of the UE or to choose code book based on said dynamically varying information available in the WCDMA network.

Abstract: Home base station nodes (110) that support multi-carrier operation are disclosed. In some embodiments, two carrier signals are transmitted on different frequencies to one or more user devices that support multi-carrier operation, and different global cell identifiers are broadcast on the two carrier signals. Control messages are sent and received for both of the two carrier signals over a single control-plane interface between the home base station (110) and either a core network node (170) or a home base station gateway (120).

Abstract: A system includes a self-backhauled eNodeB which communicates via a radio interface with an anchor eNodeB, where the self-backhauled eNodeB is made reachable in an operator's network via a serving gateway and where the serving gateway of the self-backhauled eNodeB owns an IP address associated with the self-backhauled eNodeB. The system receives a packet destined for the self-backhauled eNodeB and classifies the packet to a bearer associated with a self-backhauled link to the self-backhauled eNodeB.

Abstract: A signal is received containing a block of multiple symbols, each symbol containing information bits spread by a spreading sequence of chips. Each spreading sequence is determined by a channelization sequence and a first or second complex-valued scrambling sequence of chips. Each block is processed using a set of spreading sequences using correlations between pairs of spreading sequences in the set. Spreading sequence correlation values between each pair are manipulated and stored in lookup tables. A lookup table address is determined using a first set of reduced basic scrambling bits to retrieve correlation values. The first set of reduced basic scrambling bits is based on manipulation of one set of the basic scrambling bits that reduces a number of bits included in the determined address to less than a number of binary values in the one set of basic scrambling bits. The one set of basic scrambling bits is used to construct one of the first and second complex-valued scrambling sequences.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a system for enabling communication in the radio communications network (1). The system comprises the first radio base station (12), the second radio base station (13) and the wireless terminal (10). The first radio base station (12) and the second radio base station (13) are configured to serve the wireless terminal (10) simultaneously. The first radio base station (12) is configured to set up to the wireless terminal (10), a first channel for receiving data over from the wireless terminal (10), and a first assisting channel for transmitting feedback data regarding transmissions over the first channel. The second radio base station (13) is configured to set up to the wireless terminal (10), a second channel for transmitting data over to the wireless terminal (10), and a second assisting channel for receiving, from the wireless terminal (10), feedback data regarding transmissions over the second channel.

Abstract: Network node (110), and method (300) in a network node (110), for load control in a cell (130) in a wireless communication system (100). The method (300) comprises starting an interference cancellation process, for reducing interference between uplink signals, estimating an interference cancellation gain, relative to an interference reduced received uplink signal power resulting from the interference cancellation process, wherein the interference cancellation gain is estimated after the start of the interference cancellation process but before the interference cancellation process is completed. In addition, the method (300) comprises controlling the traffic load of the cell (130), by considering the estimated interference cancellation gain.

Abstract: A design method for designing a guide tool including a guide channel for use during cartilage repair in a joint is disclosed. The design method includes: selecting a direction along a joint axis indicating placement of the guide tool in the joint; and placing a positioning mark on the guide tool. The positioning mark is designed to be aligned with the center of said guide channel on a determined joint axis direction and thereby indicating a placement direction of the guide tool in relation to the selected joint axis during use of the guide tool. A design method of insert tools and/or an implant comprising positioning marks and also the guide tool, implant and insert tools designed using this method are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a chip block for wireless transmission in a Direct Sequence Code Division Multiple Access (DS-CDMA) communication system. The method comprises spreading a symbol over at least one chip block (17). The method also comprises segmenting the chip block to form a first sub-block (a0) of the chip block. The method also comprises segmenting the chip block to form a second sub-block (a15) of the chip block. The method also comprises arranging a first sub-sequence (18) of chips furthest to a first end of the chip block in the first sub-block. The first sub-sequence is identical to a second sub-sequence (19) furthest to a second end of the chip block in the second sub-block. The method also comprises modifying at least one chip contained in the first sub-block and not being part of the first sub-sequence. The modifying is dependent on said first sub-sequence such that the symbol can be at least partially despread from the chip block.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method in a user equipment (10) for requesting access to a radio communications network (1), which user equipment (10) comprises at least two transmit antenna ports. The user equipment (10) obtains one or more random access preambles to be used to access the radio communications network. The user equipment (10) transmits; in case of obtaining one random access preamble, the one random access preamble over the at least two transmit antenna ports. In case of obtaining more than one random access preambles, the user equipment (10) transmits each random access preamble over a separate antenna port out of the at least two transmit antenna ports.