Patents by Inventor Peter Alriksson
Peter Alriksson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11723005Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a receiving radio node in a wireless communication network, the method comprising receiving signaling on an initial bandwidth part (IBWP) utilising a subcarrier spacing, the subcarrier spacing being based on at least one of a signaling characteristic of received synchronisation signaling and/or information carried in received synchronisation signaling. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Peter Alriksson, Emma Wittenmark, Stephen Grant
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Patent number: 11716634Abstract: A network node is arranged to provide communication at least in an unlicensed band where clear channel assessment, CCA, is required before transmissions. The unlicensed band comprises a plurality of carriers, or sets of carriers, defining channels.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Peter Alriksson, Tai Do, Reem Karaki, Thomas Nilsson
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Patent number: 11711250Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to dynamically indicate a mixed numerology to the wireless device for implementation where the mixed numerology corresponds to a first numerology for a data channel and a second numerology for a control channel, the first numerology being different from the second numerology.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Jung-Fu Cheng, Yuhang Liu, Peter Alriksson, Stephen Grant, Tai Do
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Patent number: 11706673Abstract: A method performed by a wireless communication device for reducing handover delay, wherein the wireless communication device is arranged to operate in a cellular communication system and to operate in a cell using unlicensed spectrum. The method includes receiving a downlink, DL, signal from network node operating a neighbouring cell operating in the unlicensed spectrum, wherein the DL signal includes a discovery reference signal, DRS, subframe, storing data associated with the DRS subframe, receiving a handover command from a network node operating a serving cell where the neighbouring cell is a target cell, and performing a random access procedure for handover to the target cell. A device performing the method and a computer program for implementing the method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Telefonsktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Dubl)Inventors: Chunhui Zhang, Peter Alriksson, Yusheng Liu, Mai-Anh Phan, David Sugirtharaj, Emma Wittenmark
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Publication number: 20230224059Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes receiving a downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, using the uplink access configuration index to identify an uplink access configuration from among a predetermined plurality of uplink access configurations, and transmitting to the wireless communications network according to the identified uplink access configuration. The example method further includes, in the same wireless device, receiving, in a first subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and receiving, in a second subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, the second numerology differing from the first numerology. Variants of this method, corresponding apparatuses, and corresponding network-side methods and apparatuses are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Håkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali El Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rui Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskär, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Martin Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Müller, Elena Myhre, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanli Zheng
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Publication number: 20230209507Abstract: A method, network node and wireless device (WD) for adapting periodic configurations based on spatial relations are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes configuring multiple transmission resources or multiple sets of transmission occasions for a radio resource control configured periodic uplink transmission. The method further includes associating each configured uplink transmission received from the WD by the network node with a downlink reference signal, the downlink reference signal provided as a direct or indirect spatial relation reference for the uplink transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Yuhang Liu, Peter Alriksson, Min Wang, Stephen Grant, Jung-Fu Cheng, Reem Karaki
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Publication number: 20230189333Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed for uplink polling for, e.g., New Radio (NR) in millimeter wave (mm-Wave) frequency bands. In one embodiment, a network node is configured to transmit a polling request, the polling request indicating a request for a wireless device's uplink buffer status; and as a result of the polling request, receive a polling response. In another embodiment, a wireless device (WD) is configured to receive a polling request, the polling request indicating a request for the WD's uplink buffer status; and as a result of the polling request, determine the WD's uplink buffer status.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Yuhang LIU, Peter ALRIKSSON, Jung-Fu CHENG, Stephen GRANT, Reem KARAKI
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Patent number: 11671886Abstract: Embodiments include methods for a user equipment to perform measurements on a plurality of target cells in a radio access network. Embodiments include receiving a measurement configuration relating to one or more radio resource operations and comprising first and second sets of conditions related to respective first and second target cells; and performing measurements of radio signals associated with the first target cell and/or the second target cell. Embodiments also include performing a radio resource operation toward the first target cell, based on a first determination that the measurements of the radio signals associated with the first target cell fulfill at least one condition of the first set. Embodiments also include performing the radio resource operation toward the second target cell, based on a second determination that the measurements of the radio signals associated with the second target cell fulfill at least one condition of the second set.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Reza Moosavi, Marco Belleschi, Mattias Bergström, Peter Alriksson, Robert Karlsson
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Patent number: 11659594Abstract: An example method is performed by a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The method comprises receiving, from a base station, a control message allocating resources in a bandwidth part for a downlink transmission, the bandwidth part including unlicensed spectrum and being divided into a plurality of bandwidth pieces corresponding to bandwidth units over which listen-before-talk (LBT) is performed. The radio resources used for the downlink transmissions exclude (e.g., by puncturing or rate-matching around) one or more guard bands of a bandwidth piece that is sensed as free for transmission.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Stephen Grant, Reem Karaki, Peter Alriksson, Tai Do, Jung-Fu Cheng, Havish Koorapaty
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Patent number: 11658783Abstract: A method is implemented in a wireless transceiver device arranged to operate in a cellular wireless communication network and capable of operating in an unlicensed spectrum where listen-before-talk is employed. The method includes determining a first parameter, for the unlicensed operation, indicative on provision of synchronisation signal blocks, and determining quasi-co-location, QCL, relationship between one or more synchronisation signal and physical broadcast channel, SS/PBCH, blocks each having a first index, by determining a second index for the one or more SS/PBCH blocks by applying a modulo operation on the first index, respectively, based on the first parameter, where the QCL relationship is determined to occur if the second indices coincide. A computer program for implementing the method in a wireless transceiver and such a transceiver are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Peter Alriksson, Stephen Grant, Gen Li
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Patent number: 11652562Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes receiving a downlink signal comprising an uplink access configuration index, using the uplink access configuration index to identify an uplink access configuration from among a predetermined plurality of uplink access configurations, and transmitting to the wireless communications network according to the identified uplink access configuration. The example method further includes, in the same wireless device, receiving, in a first subframe, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission formatted according to a first numerology and receiving, in a second subframe, a second OFDM transmission formatted according to a second numerology, the second numerology differing from the first numerology. Variants of this method, corresponding apparatuses, and corresponding network-side methods and apparatuses are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Häkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali el Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rui Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskär, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Niklas Johansson, Martin Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Muller, Elena Myhre, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanli Zheng
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Publication number: 20230129180Abstract: A method for use in a User Equipment configured to operate according to the New Radio (5G) standard, said method comprising: monitoring a control region for mini-slots for a transmission; detecting a start of the transmission; monitoring a control region of said transmission for regular slots; detecting that the transmission has ended; and in response thereto monitoring the control region for mini-slots again.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Inventors: Peter Alriksson, Tai Do, Reem Karaki, Gen Li, Amitav Mukherjee, Yu Yang
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Publication number: 20230109947Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications network, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes determining a reporting quality threshold for a parameter related to channel state information (CSI); performing a measurement for each of a plurality of beams from a first predetermined set of beams for evaluation; evaluating the measurement for each of the plurality of beams against the reporting quality threshold; discontinuing the performing and evaluating of measurements in response to determining that the reporting quality threshold is met for one of the beams, such that one or more beams in the first predetermined set of beams are not measured and evaluated; and reporting, to the wireless communications network, CSI for the one of the beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Håkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali El Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rui Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskär, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Martin Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Bo Lincoln, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Müller, Elena Myhre, Johan Nilsson, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Anders Wallén, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanli Zheng
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Publication number: 20230100135Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a feedback radio node in a radio access network, the method including transmitting measurement reporting, wherein the measurement reporting is based on measurement performed based on one or more QCL assumptions. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Yuhang LIU, Stephen GRANT, Peter ALRIKSSON, Tai DO
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Publication number: 20230101410Abstract: A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a network node configured to communicate with a wireless device is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to dynamically indicate a mixed numerology to the wireless device for implementation where the mixed numerology corresponds to a first numerology for a data channel and a second numerology for a control channel, the first numerology being different from the second numerology.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Jung-Fu CHENG, Yuhang LIU, Peter ALRIKSSON, Stephen GRANT, Tai DO
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Publication number: 20230066568Abstract: A method of allocating radio resources of a radio communication using orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing, OFDM, symbols, OSs is presented. The method includes allocating the radio resources of the radio communication in a time domain in terms of symbol bundles, SBs, where each of the SBs comprising a plurality of OSs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Tai Do, Peter Alriksson, Yuhang Liu, Jung-Fu Cheng, Stephen Grant
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Publication number: 20230057016Abstract: Embodiments include methods, performed by a user equipment (UE), for receiving system information (SI) associated with a cell in a wireless network. Such methods include receiving, from the wireless network, a master information block (MIB) including SI associated with the cell. The MIB can be applicable to both a first frequency band and a second frequency band that have a common frequency range. Such methods also include determining whether the MIB applies to the first frequency band or the second frequency band. Other embodiments include complementary methods performed by a network node serving the cell in the wireless network, as well as UEs and network nodes configured to perform operations corresponding to such methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2021Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Peter Alriksson, Havish Koorapaty, Stephen Grant, Jung-Fu Cheng
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Publication number: 20230041484Abstract: A first group embodiments provide a method performed by a network node (NN) in a wireless network comprising responsive to a DL data intended for a user equipment (UE), transmitting a first short signal burst to the UE over a channel using a directional beam, and based on detecting a first response to the first short signal burst from the UE indicating that the channel is available, transmitting at least a portion of the DL data to the UE over the channel using the directional beam. A second group embodiments provide a method performed by a NN comprising determining availability of a channel between the network node and the UE using a directional beam, based on determining that the channel is available, transmitting a first resource grant for transmission of a UL data by the UE, and receiving the UL data from the UE over the channel using the directional beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2021Publication date: February 9, 2023Inventors: Yuhang Liu, Jung-Fu Cheng, Peter Alriksson, Tai Do, Aliakbar Mirzaei
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Publication number: 20220361061Abstract: A method of an access network node of a carrier aggregation enabled cellular wireless communication system, and a method of a wireless terminal device of a carrier aggregation enabled cellular wireless communication system are disclosed. The method for the network node comprises identifying a need for an inter-band handover where a same physical frequency on which the access network node interacts with a wireless terminal device has more than one logical reference, wherein the wireless terminal device currently operates using a first logical reference, assigning a target frequency for the inter-band handover as a second logical reference for the physical frequency, and performing handover signalling with the wireless terminal device including the assigned target frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Peter Alriksson, Maria Ulander
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Publication number: 20220345897Abstract: A network node is arranged to provide communication at least in an unlicensed band where clear channel assessment, CCA, is required before transmissions. The unlicensed band comprises a plurality of carriers, or sets of carriers, defining channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Peter Alriksson, Tai Do, Reem Karaki, Thomas Nilsson