Abstract: An antenna arrangement (300) comprising a body (301) comprising a plurality of antenna devices (315), the antenna arrangement being characterized in that the body (301) having a flexible structure and an elongated shape and wherein the antennas are arranged in a non-orthogonal co-polarized manner.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatus for receiving notifications at a wireless device from a base station of upcoming system information (SI) updates. The wireless device is communicating with the base station using a contiguous subset of physical resources on a first carrier. A method in a wireless device comprises obtaining an indication of a subset of a plurality of paging occasions in a SI modification period that the wireless device is configured to monitor, wherein responsive to an upcoming update of SI the base station is configured to transmit a notification on each of the plurality of paging occasions in the SI modification period; and monitoring the subset of the plurality of paging occasions for notifications of upcoming SI updates.

Abstract: An antenna arrangement comprising a body comprising a plurality of antenna devices, the antenna arrangement being characterized in that the body having a flexible structure and an elongated shape and wherein the antennas are arranged in a non-orthogonal co-polarized manner.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The wireless communication device transitions between a plurality of modes, wherein the plurality of modes further includes a sleep mode, wherein the wireless communication device does not listen for downlink data transmissions, and the plurality of modes further includes an active mode, wherein the wireless communication device listens for downlink data transmissions. While the wireless communication device is operating in the active mode, it receives control signalling from a transmitter to adjust a length of time for transitioning between a first mode among the plurality of modes and a second mode among the plurality of modes based on one or more sleep rules. The wireless communication device transitions from the first mode to the second mode based, at least in part, on the adjusted length of time.

Abstract: A method for requesting system information. The method comprises transmitting a request for at least one system information block group, each of which comprises one or more system information blocks, from a user terminal to a network node. The one or more system information blocks is/are grouped according to a feature of the one or more system information blocks. The method may further comprise receiving one or more system information block groups from the network node. The one or more system information block groups may comprise the at least one system information block group.

Abstract: A method of operating a distributed MIMO system is disclosed. The distributed MIMO system is configured to serve a plurality of wireless communication devices (u1, . . . , uN). The distributed MIMO system comprises a number of access points (A1, . . . , AK), each comprising a time circuit (180) configured to keep track of a local time of the access point (A1, . . . , AK). The method comprises performing (210) an intra-group synchronization procedure for a group (G1) of at least three access points (A1-A3). The intra-group synchronization procedure comprises, for each access point (Ai) in the group (G1), transmitting (Ti), from that access point (Ai), a synchronization signal and obtaining (Oi) a transmission time indicator indicating a transmission time of that synchronization signal in the local time of that access point (Ai).

Abstract: A method in a serving radio base station (310, 510, 720) of a first radio access network, serving a wireless radio device (390, 590, 790), comprising or initiating the steps of:—receiving a measurement report, wherein the measurement report is based on a reference signal received by the wireless radio device (390, 590, 790) from a radio base station (321, 521, 711) in a further radio access network;—sending an identification request referring to the radio base station (321, 521, 711) in the further radio access network to at least one neighbor radio base station (311, 312, 320, 330, 522, 512, 530, 721, 722, 730) of the serving radio base station (310, 510, 720);—establishing a neighbor relation using the information about the identification of the radio base station (321, 521, 711) in the further radio access network, based on received identification information.

Abstract: Channel state feedback is provided from a UE to a base station as a first, detailed or a second, less detailed type of channel state feedback information. Initially it is determined whether the UE has received an uplink grant from the base station or not. If the UE has received an uplink grant, a first type of channel state feedback information is transmitted to the base station on the granted resource. If, however, the UE has not received an uplink grant, a second type of channel state feedback information is transmitted to the base station. Different types of channel state feedback information enables a UE and an associated to base station to use available resources more efficiently, when requesting for and delivering channel state feedback information.

Abstract: A method, in a base station, for transmitting first control channel information to a first wireless device and second control channel information to a second wireless device in a wireless communications network. The method comprises obtaining an indication of whether a spatial relationship between the first wireless device and the second wireless device meets a predetermined condition and operating in one of a first mode and a second mode based on the indication. Operating in the first mode comprises transmitting the first control channel information and the second control channel information using common radio resources; and operating in the second mode comprises transmitting the first control channel information to the first wireless device and the second control channel information to the second wireless device using orthogonal radio resources. Methods and apparatus for obtaining control channel information in a first wireless device are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and wireless device for supporting verification of a device as well as to a method and a network node. It is desired to enable the reliable verification of a device. The method at the device includes transmitting the wireless device identifier; calculating verification information from a random bit sequence by using a verification function associated with the wireless device identifier, wherein the verification function uses the cryptographic key; transmitting a message including the verification information to a trusted network node over a secure connection; and wherein the secure connection is established by using a trusted network identifier or by using a network encryption key associated with a trusted network identifier.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for reducing a number of bits of a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) used to broadcast a configuration of a remaining minimum system information (RMSI) data set as compared with other arrangements are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in a network node includes determining a remaining minimum system information (RMSI) configuration based on a table of assumptions used to determine a number of bits to represent the RMSI configuration and broadcasting the RMSI configuration using the determined number of bits via a physical broadcast channel (PBCH).

Abstract: Systems and methods for broadcast/multicast transmission in a distributed cell-free massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for broadcasting/multicasting data to User Equipments (UEs) comprises, at each Access Point (AP) of two or more APs, obtaining long-term Channel State Information (CSI) for a UE(s) and communicating the long-term CSI for the UE to a central processing system. The method further comprises, at the central processing system, receiving the long-term CSI for the UE from each AP, computing a precoding vector (w) for the UE(s) across the APs based on the long-term CSI, and communicating the precoding vector (w) to the APs. The method further comprises, at each AP, obtaining the precoding vector (w) from the central processing system, precoding data to be broadcast/multicast to the UE(s) based on the precoding vector (w), and broadcasting/multicasting the precoded data to the UE(s).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to radio network communication. In one of its aspects, the present disclosure relates to a method, performed by a first APU, for sequential transmit precoding in a radio stripe system. The system comprises at least two APUs connected 5 in series from a CPU and serves at least two UEs. According to the method, channel estimates for channels to the served UEs are obtained and based on these, a precoding filter is determined. The precoding filter is going to be applied to signals that are to be transmitted from the first APU to the UEs. Thereafter, based on the determined precoding filter and the obtained channel estimates, effective precoded channels for the 0 signals to the UEs are determined. These represent the effective channel created after the precoding filter being applied to each channel for the UEs. The effective precoded channels are transmitted to at least one subsequent second APU. To be published with FIG.

Abstract: A switched mode power supply, SMPS, which supplies an output voltage to a load, wherein a load current drawn by the load varies over time in accordance with load scheduling information. The SMPS comprises a voltage conversion circuit which converts an input voltage of the SMPS to the output voltage, and a controller which generates a control signal (SSW) based on a feedback signal indicative of the output voltage, and controls the voltage conversion circuit using the control signal to regulate the output voltage. The controller further generates a modified control signal (S?SW) using an indication of a change in the load current that is based on the load scheduling information, and controls the voltage conversion circuit using the modified control signal before the change in the load current occurs to suppress a voltage transient in the output voltage caused by the load current change.

Abstract: An antenna system includes at least a first antenna processing unit, APU1, and a second antenna processing unit, APU2, adjacently connected to each other through a serialized front haul. Each one of the APU1 and APU2 has at least two antenna elements. The antenna elements of APU1 are connected to their respective Radio Frequency, RF, chains via a first beamforming unit, and the antenna elements of APU2 are connected to their respective RF chains via a second beamforming unit. A network node configures the first beamforming unit and the second beamforming unit such that an absolute value of an angular difference between at least one of the beam directions generated by the first beamforming unit and each of the beam directions generated by the second beamforming unit exceeds or is equal to a threshold value.

Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose, e.g., an arrangement for handling radio signals, wherein the arrangement has an elongated housing. The elongated housing has at least one antenna processing unit (APU) and at least two groups of antenna elements, wherein each group of antenna elements includes antenna elements and a beamforming unit that generates one or more beams. The at least one APU is connected to both the groups of antenna elements.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to radio network communication. In one of its aspects, the present disclosure relates to a method, performed by a first APU, for sequential receive combining in a radio stripe system. The system comprises at least two APUs connected in series to a CPU and serves at least two UEs. According to the method, channel estimates for channels to said served UEs are received and based on these, a receive combining filter is determined. The receive combining filter is to be applied to received data signals. Thereafter, based on the obtained channel estimates and the determined receive combining filter, effective channels from said served UEs are determined. These represent the effective channel created after the receive combining filter being applied to each channel for said served UEs. The effective channels are transmitted from said served UEs to at least one subsequent second APU.

Abstract: A user equipment receives a signal indicating a time schedule for intermittent transmission of information from a base station managing a cell. The intermittent transmission of information enables the UE to perform mobility measurements when the cell is in a discontinuous transmission (DTX) mode and the UE is an active terminal not served by the cell. The UE performs, based on the intermittent transmission of information, a mobility measurement when the cell is in the DTX mode and reports the mobility measurement to the base station.

Abstract: An antenna arrangement comprises a body which in turn comprises a plurality of antenna devices, the antenna arrangement being characterized in that the body has a flexible structure and an elongated shape.

Abstract: A radio node (12) is configured for use in a wireless communication system (10) in which system information is transmitted in parts. The radio node (12) in this regard generates explicit signaling that is associated with a first part (16) of system information and that indicates a sequence (24) with which a second part (20) of system information is to be demodulated or descrambled. The radio node (12) transmits the explicit signaling over a signaling channel (25). Correspondingly, a wireless communication device (14) receives system information for the system (10) in parts. The device (14) receives the first part (16) over the first channel (18). The device (14) also receives the explicit signaling over the signaling channel (25). The device (14) further receives the second part (20) over the second channel (22), by demodulating or descrambling the second part (20) using the sequence (24) indicated by the explicit signaling.