Abstract: Method and device for allocating resources in a radio communication system providing resources for uplink transmission and/or for downlink transmission for a plurality of operators providing a service to a user equipment via the radio communication system, wherein the device includes a processor, memory and a transceiver, the processor being adapted to select a time division duplex configuration having an allocation of uplink transmission time and/or an allocation of downlink transmission time based on information regarding a sharing characteristic for the radio resources defined by a service level agreement between operators sharing the radio resources.

Abstract: A method is provided of replacing a first drone base station with a second drone base station, the first drone base station, the method comprising: sending by the first drone base station first pilot signals indicating a cell identifier; receiving by the first drone base station information that the second drone base station is in the vicinity of the first drone base station; sending by the second drone base station second pilot signals which indicate the same cell identifier as the first drone base station; receiving by the first drone base station from the second drone base station an indication to cease to send first pilot signals; and dependent upon receiving by the first drone base station from the second drone base station the indication to cease to send first pilot signals, ceasing by the first drone base station the sending of first pilot signals.

Abstract: Method and device for allocating resources in a radio communication system providing resources for uplink transmission and/or for downlink transmission for a plurality of operators providing a service to a user equipment via the radio communication system, wherein the device includes a processor, memory and a transceiver, the processor being adapted to select a time division duplex configuration having an allocation of uplink transmission time and/or an allocation of downlink transmission time based on information regarding a sharing characteristic for the radio resources defined by a service level agreement between operators sharing the radio resources.

Abstract: The embodiments of the invention relate to a transmitter method for multiple antenna systems. The transmitter method contains the step of operating at least one antenna array in a first operation mode by transmitting first transmit signals (TS1-1, TS1-a, TS1-A) from a first number of antenna elements (AEG1) with a first transmit power and the step of operating the at least one antenna array in at least one second operation mode by transmitting at least second transmit signals (TS2-1, TS2-b, TS2-B, TS3-1, TS3-C, TS3-C) from at least one second number of antenna elements (AEG2, AEG3) smaller than the first number of antenna elements with at least one second transmit power larger than the first transmit power. The embodiments of the invention further relate to a transmitter apparatus for multiple antenna systems.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for uplink transmission of data from a user terminal (UE), wherein the data are received by base stations (eNB1, eNB2, eNB3) on a wireless interface, at least one of the base stations (eNB2, eNB3) determines a quality of the received data on at least one processing level, the at least one of the base stations (eNB2, eNB3) determines a respective dedicated processing level of the data that will be used for sending the data to a coordinating device (eNB1) based on the at least one quality, the at least one of the base stations (eNB2, eNB3) sends the data to the coordinating device (eNB1) on the respective dedicated processing level, and the coordinating device (eNB1) determines decoded data by means of the data, a base station, a coordinating device, and a communication network therefor.

Abstract: A method is provided of replacing a first drone base station with a second drone base station, the first drone base station, the method comprising: sending by the first drone base station first pilot signals indicating a cell identifier; receiving by the first drone base station information that the second drone base station is in the vicinity of the first drone base station; sending by the second drone base station second pilot signals which indicate the same cell identifier as the first drone base station; receiving by the first drone base station from the second drone base station an indication to cease to send first pilot signals;and dependent upon receiving by the first drone base station from the second drone base station the indication to cease to send first pilot signals, ceasing by the first drone base station the sending of first pilot signals.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a first base station (101) in a communication system (100), the first base station (101) using a first communication link (111) for exchanging data to interoperate with a first core network (107), the communication system (100) comprising a second base station (105). The method comprises detecting a malfunction of the first communication link (111); and establishing a second communication link (201) from the first base station (101) to a selected core network of the first and a second core networks of the communication system (100) via the second base station (105), with the second base station (105) exchanging on behalf of the first base station (101) data with the selected core network, whereby the first base station (101) interoperates with the selected core network through the second base station (105).

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for scheduling of service data intended to be sent from a base station (BS1) over radio interfaces to a user terminal (UE1) by means of at least one control message sent from the base station (BS1) to the user terminal (UE1), whereby said at least one control message comprises or allows for a determination of at least one of the orders when the user terminal (UE1) shall perform reception of downlink data and when and under which circumstances the user terminal (UE1) shall send HARQ feedback information in upcoming transmission time intervals (TTI), a base station (BS1), a user terminal (UE1) and a communication network therefor.

Abstract: The embodiments of the invention relate to a transmitter method for multiple antenna systems. The transmitter method contains the step of operating at least one antenna array in a first operation mode by transmitting first transmit signals (TS1-1, TS1-a, TS1-A) from a first number of antenna elements (AEG1) with a first transmit power and the step of operating the at least one antenna array in at least one second operation mode by transmitting at least second transmit signals (TS2-1, TS2-b, TS2-B, TS3-1, TS3-C, TS3-C) from at least one second number of antenna elements (AEG2, AEG3) smaller than the first number of antenna demeats with at least one second transmit power larger than the first transmit power. The embodiments of the invention further relate to a transmitter apparatus for multiple antenna systems.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to an apparatus, a base station transceiver, a method, and a computer program for assigning a radio resource. An apparatus 10 for a mobile communication system is operable to assign a radio resource from a plurality of radio resources to enable communication of information between a mobile transceiver 200 and a base station transceiver 100. The apparatus 10 comprises a scheduler 12 for determining the radio resource based on information on a transmission condition between the mobile transceiver 200 and the base station transceiver 100, and based on a first allocation rule of a first operator and based on a second allocation rule of a second operator.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for allocation of frequency resources (FA, FB) of different operators (OPA, OPB) to user terminals, wherein on a frequency resource (FA, FB) of each operator (OPA, OPB) of said different operators, an indication of said operator allowing user terminals registered at said operator (OPA, OPB) to get access to a signaled cell (CSA, CSB) is transmitted on a broadcast channel (PBCHA, PBCHB), user terminals receive control information only on frequency resources (FA, FB) of an operator (OPA, OPB) at which the user terminals are registered, and said control information comprises an indicator (CIFA, CIFB) allocating to the user terminals a frequency resource (FA, FB) of said frequency resources of an operator (OPA, OPB) at which the user terminals are not registered, and a base station and a user terminal therefor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for joint processing of uplink data (g(n), s(n)) transmitted from at least one user equipment (UE1, UE2) to a plurality of coordinated reception points (BSA, BSB) of a wireless communication system (1), the method comprising: estimating and preferably compensating for individual propagation delays of the uplink data (g(n), s(n)) transmitted from one of the user equipments (UE1, UE2) to the coordinated reception points (BSA, BSB), and compensating a timing difference between a propagation delay of a coordinated reception point (BSA, BSB) which serves the user equipment (UE1, UE2) and at least one propagation delay of at least one coordinated reception point (BSB, BSA) which does not serve the user equipment (UE1, UE2) for performing the joint processing of the uplink data (g(n), s(n)), wherein the step of compensating the timing difference comprises modifying a channel matrix (H) associated with uplink channels from the at least one user equipment (UE1, UE2) to the coordinated

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for scheduling of radio resources to user terminals (UE11-UE24) of different network operators using a scheduling unit, wherein the scheduling unit determines weight parameters for the user terminals (UE11-UE24) of the different network operators for scheduling of the radio resources based on a predefined distribution of radio resources among the different network operators (si) and at least one data throughput per user terminal in a time interval (Tij), and the scheduling unit schedules the radio resources to the user terminals (UE11-UE24) of the different network operators based on said weight parameters, and a base station therefor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for joint processing of uplink data (g(n), s(n)) transmitted from at least one user equipment (UE1, UE2) to a plurality of coordinated reception points (BSA, BSB) of a wireless communication system (1), the method comprising: estimating and preferably compensating for individual propagation delays of the uplink data (g(n), s(n)) transmitted from one of the user equipments (UE1, UE2) to the coordinated reception points (BSA, BSB), and compensating a timing difference between a propagation delay of a coordinated reception point (BSA, BSB) which serves the user equipment (UE1, UE2) and at least one propagation delay of at least one coordinated reception point (BSB, BSA) which does not serve the user equipment (UE1, UE2) for performing the joint processing of the uplink data (g(n), s(n)), wherein the step of compensating the timing difference comprises modifying a channel matrix (H) associated with uplink channels from the at least one user equipment (UE1, UE2) to the coordinated

Abstract: Embodiments relate to apparatuses, methods and computer programs for an operator specific scheduler, a common scheduler and an adaptation module. An adaptation module apparatus maps control signaling resources and data signaling resources of a mobile communication system to universal control and data resources. A common scheduler apparatus determines information on an availability of a subset of the universal control resources based on an assignment rule of an operator and based on the information on the availability of the plurality of universal control resources. An operator specific scheduler 10 allocates a universal control resource and a universal data resource to a user 12 associated with the operator based on the information on the availability of the universal control resources and the information on the availability of the universal data resources.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for base station transceivers. Embodiments provide an apparatus (10) for a base station transceiver (100) for a mobile communication system (400). The mobile communication system (400) comprises a mobile transceiver (300), which is to be associated to a neighbor base station transceiver (200). The apparatus (10) comprises means for associating (12) the mobile transceiver (300) with the neighbor base station transceiver (200) and means for scheduling (14) a radio resource from a plurality of radio resources for communicating with another mobile transceiver and for determining a subset of radio resources from the plurality of radio resources for enabling a communication between the neighbor base station transceiver (200) and the mobile transceiver (300) prior to associating the mobile transceiver (300) with the neighbor base station transceiver (200). Embodiments provide another apparatus (20) for a base station transceiver (200).

Abstract: Embodiments relate to an apparatus, a base station transceiver, a method, and a computer program for assigning a radio resource. An apparatus 10 for a mobile communication system is operable to assign a radio resource from a plurality of radio resources to enable communication of information between a mobile transceiver 200 and a base station transceiver 100. The apparatus 10 comprises a scheduler 12 for determining the radio re-source based on information on a transmission condition between the mobile transceiver 200 and the base station transceiver 100, and based on a first allocation rule of a first operator and based on a second allocation rule of a second operator.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing information from a machine device, in particular from a sensor device (S1), to a radio access network (RAN), comprising: transmitting, by the machine device (S1), a plurality of Random Access Channel preambles (P1 to P3) over a Random Access Channel, the information being encoded by transmitting the Random Access Channel preambles (P1 to P3) with frequency offsets (?f) relative to each other. The invention also relates to a machine device, in particular to a sensor device (Sn), adapted to perform the encoding, and to a receiving device for decoding the encoded information.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of operating a first base station (100) as a reception station for a wireless uplink communication connection with a wireless appliance (102), wherein the method comprises: controlling the wireless uplink communication with the wireless appliance, receiving a signal (127) from the wireless appliance, receiving a rest signal (126) from at least one second base station (104), and analyzing the rest signal from the at least one second base station for detecting a signal (129) from the wireless appliance that is above a threshold.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of performing a handover of a user equipment (128) from a source cell (100) to a target cell (102), wherein the user equipment (128) is adapted for receiving and/or transmitting data simultaneously on two or more aggregated component carriers, the method comprising receiving an RRC connection reconfiguration message from the source cell (100) on the random access channel of the source cell (100), said message comprising linking information, said linking information indicating one of the aggregated component carriers for the uplink of the target cell (102) and one of the aggregated component carriers for the downlink of the target cell (102).