Abstract: The proposed technology concerns network units and, which are typically remotely located, and from the perspective of one of the network units, the other network unit is therefore referred to as a remote network unit. The network unit is configured to provide Radio Resource Control, RRC, and/or Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP, protocol functionality, and comprises an X2 unit for providing an X2 interface between the RRC and/or PDCP protocol functionality of the network unit and lower protocol layer(s) and/or sub-layer(s) of the remote network unit. The network unit is configured to provide Radio Link Control, RLC, and/or Medium Access Control, MAC, protocol functionality, and comprises an X2 unit for providing an X2 interface between the RLC and/or MAC protocol functionality of the network unit and higher protocol layer(s) and/or sub-layer(s) of the remote network unit.

Abstract: A method performed by a radio network node for enabling establishment of a connection between a wireless communications device and a core network, which network node and wireless communications device operate in a wireless communications network including the core network. The network node obtains a request from the wireless communications device to establish a connection to a first core network node included in the core network. The first core network node is not available for connection to the wireless communications device. The network node provides the wireless communications device with a rejection of the request to establish the connection to the first core network node, which rejection includes an indication to initiate a Tracking Area Update, TAU.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the compound (E,Z)-ajoene of formula (1) for use in treatment of bacterial infections. Another aspect of the present invention is a composition comprising (E,Z)-ajoene of formula (1) and at least one antibiotic. Yet another aspect of the invention relates to a method for manufacturing (E,Z) ajoene of formula (1) wherein the conformation of the internal C?C— bond can be either E or Z or a mixture thereof, said method comprising reacting allicin of formula (3) with an acid in the presence of a solvent to provide (E,Z ajoene) of formula (1) as defined above. Yet another aspect of the invention is (E,Z)-ajoene of formula 1 obtainable by the method described above.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the compound (E,Z)-ajoene of formula (1) for use in treatment of bacterial infections. Another aspect of the present invention is a composition comprising (E,Z)-ajoene of formula (1) and at least one antibiotic. Yet another aspect of the invention relates to a method for manufacturing (E,Z) ajoene of formula (1) wherein the conformation of the internal C?C— bond can be either E or Z or a mixture thereof, said method comprising reacting allicin of formula (3) with an acid in the presence of a solvent to provide (E,Z ajoene) of formula (1) as defined above. Yet another aspect of the invention is (E,Z)-ajoene of formula 1 obtainable by the method described above.

Abstract: The proposed technology concerns network units and, which are typically remotely located, and from the perspective of one of the network units, the other network unit is therefore referred to as a remote network unit. The network unit is configured to provide Radio Resource Control, RRC, and/or Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP, protocol functionality, and comprises an X2 unit for providing an X2 interface between the RRC and/or PDCP protocol functionality of the network unit and lower protocol layer(s) and/or sub-layer(s) of the remote network unit. The network unit is configured to provide Radio Link Control, RLC, and/or Medium Access Control, MAC, protocol functionality, and comprises an X2 unit for providing an X2 interface between the RLC and/or MAC protocol functionality of the network unit and higher protocol layer(s) and/or sub-layer(s) of the remote network unit.

Abstract: A method performed by a radio network node for enabling establishment of a connection between a wireless communications device and a core network, which network node and wireless communications device operate in a wireless communications network including the core network. The network node obtains a request from the wireless communications device to establish a connection to a first core network node included in the core network. The first core network node is not available for connection to the wireless communications device. The network node provides the wireless communications device with a rejection of the request to establish the connection to the first core network node, which rejection includes an indication to initiate a Tracking Area Update, TAU.

Abstract: A system and method of supporting packet-switched handover of a mobile station (MS) from a GERAN/UTRAN cell to a Generic Access Network (GAN) cell within a GAN. If the MS is within coverage of the GAN cell, the MS registers within the GAN, triggering initiation of the packet-switched handover from the GERAN/UTRAN cell to the GAN cell. A preparation phase is then conducted for executing the packet-switched handover. The preparation phase includes identifying the MS context as part of the preparation phase and activating the GA-PSR TC towards the MS. Next, the packet-switched handover is executed, resulting in the MS switching to GAN mode. The MS then begins transferring packets via the GAN cell. The system and method also supports a packet-switched handover from the GAN cell to the GERAN/UTRAN cell.

Abstract: A method in a radio access node performs a sleepy cell test which can determine a cell state for a cell served by a radio access node. Fulfilment of a predetermined triggering condition is detected in a radio access node. Following detection of the fulfilled triggering condition, one or more user equipment to be paged is determined. The radio access node initiates a page response timer period and performs paging of the user equipment until there is time out of the timer period or a page response is received from the one or more user equipment. The paging responses received while performing the step of paging the user equipment is assessed. A cell state alert message reflecting the result from the paging is generated and sent to a receiving entity. Related radio access nodes configured to carry out the sleepy cell test and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method (30) for radio bearer release performed in a base station node (2) of a communication system (5). The base station node (2) provides one or more radio bearers to a user equipment (1), and the communication system (5) comprises a serving gateway (4). The method (30) comprises: receiving (31) an error message from the serving gateway (4), the error message indicating a faulty radio bearer; awaiting (32), for a delay time, additional error messages indicating faulty radio bearers; and releasing (33) the one or more radio bearers being indicated as faulty.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method in the radio access node for paging user equipment attached to a radio network. The steps performed by the radio access node include receiving (31) a core network paging message from a core network. A request for paging of the user equipment in a set of neighboring radio access nodes using paging level information in the core network paging message is identified (32), wherein the paging level information may include information that an escalated page is to be performed. A radio access node paging instruction is generated (33) in the radio access node receiving the paging message; the paging instruction including an escalated page instruction. The paging instruction is sent (34) to the set of neighboring radio access nodes, whereupon a page is initiated in at least one cell of each neighboring radio access node. The invention also relates to a radio access node configured to perform the inventive method.

Abstract: A method in a user node for reducing signalling load in a multimedia broadcast multicast services, MBMS, network, the method comprising: receiving (301) from a network node a broadcasted system information block with information about at least one MBMS service supported by a current frequency for said service; initiating (302) a connection establishment procedure, the connection establishment procedure including one or more connection establishment messages sent between the user node and the network node to set up a connection; and during the connection establishment procedure, transmitting (303) an information to the network node in one of the one or more connection establishment messages indicating that the current frequency is a frequency of interest for the user node.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and system adapted to facilitate, between a mobile station (MS) and network, an indication of support for reduced time transmission interval (RTTI). The MS can provide a base station system (BSS) with an indication of its multislot capability within an access burst sent at the start of a contention based access. In another aspect, the MS can indicate support for a new Immediate Assignment message as the conventional Immediate Assignment message can only assign single timeslots. The present invention enables the Radio Access Network (RAN) to assign RTTI and more than one timeslot for GPRS/EDGE temporary block flows (TBFs) during an Access Grant Channel (AGCH) assignment. The method of the present invention can be implemented in a computer program product or distributed software adapted to be loaded into at least one or a plurality of memory locations and executed by at least one or a plurality of respective computer processors.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and system adapted to facilitate, between a mobile station (MS) and network, an indication of support for reduced time transmission interval (RTTI). The MS can provide a base station system (BSS) with an indication of its multislot capability within an access burst sent at the start of a contention based access. In another aspect, the MS can indicate support for a new Immediate Assignment message as the conventional Immediate Assignment message can only assign single timeslots. The present invention enables the Radio Access Network (RAN) to assign RTTI and more than one timeslot for GPRS/EDGE temporary block flows (TBFs) during an Access Grant Channel (AGCH) assignment. The method of the present invention can be implemented in a computer program product or distributed software adapted to be loaded into at least one or a plurality of memory locations and executed by at least one or a plurality of respective computer processors.

Abstract: Method in a network node (110) comprised in a wireless communication system (100), for adjusting size of a cell (115) served by the network node (110). The method comprises estimating (304) a parameter value, related to a number of unsuccessful network connection attempts made by one or more user equipment (120) during a measurement period, and/or a number of dropped user equipment connections to the network node (110) during the measurement period. Further, the method comprises comparing (305) the estimated (304) parameter value with a threshold value, and adjusting (306) the size of the cell (115), based on the result of the comparison (305) of the estimated (304) parameter value with the threshold value.

Abstract: A system and method of supporting packet-switched handover of a mobile station (MS) from a GERAN/UTRAN cell to a Generic Access Network (GAN) cell within a GAN. If the MS is within coverage of the GAN cell, the MS registers within the GAN, triggering initiation of the packet-switched handover from the GERAN/UTRAN cell to the GAN cell. A preparation phase is then conducted for executing the packet-switched handover. The preparation phase includes identifying the MS context as part of the preparation phase and activating the GA-PSR TC towards the MS. Next, the packet-switched handover is executed, resulting in the MS switching to GAN mode. The MS then begins transferring packets via the GAN cell. The system and method also supports a packet-switched handover from the GAN cell to the GERAN/UTRAN cell.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method in a first radio base station for determining a performance state of a first cell served by the first radio base station, which first radio base station is comprised in a radio communications network. The method comprises determining traffic statistics of the first cell, comparing the traffic statistics with a threshold value, when the determined traffic statistics goes beyond the threshold value, transmitting a data request to a second radio base station requesting data retrieved in or associated with a second cell to be used to determine performance state of the first cell, receiving a data response indicating the requested data from the second radio base station, and determining the performance state of the first cell based on the data response.

Abstract: A system and method of supporting packet-switched handover of a mobile station (MS) from a GERAN/UTRAN cell to a Generic Access Network (GAN) cell within a GAN. If the MS is within coverage of the GAN cell, the MS registers within the GAN, triggering initiation of the packet-switched handover from the GERAN/UTRAN cell to the GAN cell. A preparation phase is then conducted for executing the packet-switched handover. The preparation phase includes identifying the MS context as part of the preparation phase and activating the GA-PSR TC towards the MS. Next, the packet-switched handover is executed, resulting in the MS switching to GAN mode. The MS then begins transferring packets via the GAN cell. The system and method also supports a packet-switched handover from the GAN cell to the GERAN/UTRAN cell.

Abstract: Method and apparatus in a reservation function associated with a base station serving a cell in a cellular network, for enabling access for privileged sessions in the cell. When detecting that resources being pre-reserved for privileged sessions, are used for establishing a connection for a privileged session for a wireless terminal, the reservation function pre-reserves new resources exclusively for privileged sessions to compensate for the resources occupied by the established privileged session connection in a dynamic manner. Thereby, an amount of resources sufficient for enabling at least one subsequent privileged session connection remains pre-reserved in the base station.

Abstract: A method in a radio access node performs a sleepy cell test which can determine a cell state for a cell served by a radio access node. Fulfilment of a predetermined triggering condition is detected in a radio access node. Following detection of the fulfilled triggering condition, one or more user equipment to be paged is determined. The radio access node initiates a page response timer period and performs paging of the user equipment until there is time out of the timer period or a page response is received from the one or more user equipment. The paging responses received whilst performing the step of paging the user equipment is assessed. A cell state alert message reflecting the result from the paging is generated and sent to a receiving entity. Related radio access nodes configured to carry out the sleepy cell test and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method in the radio access node for paging user equipment attached to a radio network. The steps performed by the radio access node include receiving (31) a core network paging message from a core network. A request for paging of the user equipment in a set of neighboring radio access nodes using paging level information in the core network paging message is identified (32), wherein the paging level information may include information that an escalated page is to be performed. A radio access node paging instruction is generated (33) in the radio access node receiving the paging message; the paging instruction including an escalated page instruction. The paging instruction is sent (34) to the set of neighboring radio access nodes, whereupon a page is initiated in at least one cell of each neighboring radio access node. The invention also relates to a radio access node configured to perform the inventive method.