Abstract: Various apparatae, methods and code are described for determining a designation or lack thereof of a carrier to at least one of a master cell group and a secondary cell group from at least one of at least one measurement object or at least one reporting configuration received from a network; determining measurement parameters for the carrier based on the designation or lack thereof from configurations and/or activities associated with the determined cell group; and performing measurements on the carrier corresponding to the determined measurement parameters. Various apparatae, methods and code are described for, in response to determining a user equipment's measurements being too infrequent on a carrier part of the user equipment's master cell group, assigning the carrier to the user equipments secondary cell group and receiving corresponding measurement reports.

Abstract: Various methods are provided for triggering a power headroom report. One example method may include storing a first pathloss value and a second pathloss value for a first entity and a first pathloss value and a second pathloss value for a second entity, for each of the first entity and second entity, determining whether first pathloss value or second pathloss value has changed more than a corresponding threshold value, determining whether the UE has UL resources for a new transmission, and in an instance where, for at least one of the first entity or second entity, the first pathloss value or second pathloss value has changed (e.g., increased or decreased) more than the corresponding threshold value, triggering a PHR. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a radio resource control connection re-establishment for a wireless system, such as LTE and LTE-A, are provided. One method comprises determining a strongest signal strength cell to a user equipment and comparing the strongest signal strength cell to a list of prepared cells. The method further comprises determining if the strongest signal strength cell is a suitable cell and if it is on the list of prepared cells. The method may further comprise, upon a connection failure, the user equipment attempting re-establishment connection between the user equipment and the strongest signal strength cell if the strongest signal strength cell is a suitable cell and is on the list of prepared cells.

Abstract: In accordance with the example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and an apparatus to perform determining, by the network node, an occurrence of collisions in a communication associated with the network device of the communication network, where the determining is using a sensing threshold; and based on the determined occurrence of collisions, updating an outer-loop link adaptation offset of the communication.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for measurement configuration in heterogeneous networks. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a user equipment, configuration information including a range of mobility state values, wherein the range of mobility state values are associated with one or more event reporting criteria; determining, at the user equipment, whether at least one of the range of mobility state values is valid based on a determined mobile state estimation of the user equipment; and determining, based on the determined validity of the range of mobility state values, whether to enable reporting associated with the one or more event reporting criteria. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, computer program product and system are provided for scheduling support for cloud services. From the perspective of a client device, a method is provided that includes causing a support request to be transmitted and receiving an indication message. The support request includes an indication of an amount of data associated with a support task and an indication of an urgency of the support task. The method further includes determining whether to wait for or reject the support task. If it is determined to wait, the method includes performing one or more idle functions, receiving a ready indication, and determining whether to proceed with or cancel the support task. If it is determined to proceed with the support task, the method further includes causing an acceptance indication to be transmitted and receiving or causing to be transmitted, the data associated with the support task.

Abstract: In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least an apparatus and method to receive from a first access node an indication of a communication required by a second access node with the user equipment, where the user equipment is connected to both the first access node and the second access node; and in response to the indication, trigger at the user equipment a connectivity operation with the second access node. In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least an apparatus and method to receive from a second access node, by a first access node, signaling indicating that a communication is required with a user equipment by the second access node; and in response to the signaling, send by a first access node to the user equipment a command to monitor a connection with the second access node for the required communication.

Abstract: The monitoring of control channels, such as the physical downlink control channel, may benefit from the influence of data buffer status information. In certain embodiments, a method includes monitoring a downlink channel (for example, a PDCCH) in active time. The method also includes monitoring an instantaneous status of a data buffer related to a user equipment and/or a base station. The monitoring of the downlink channel is guided by the instantaneous status as presently known.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for small cell searching. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include searching, in a first mode, for a first cell including a first base station based on a first event; changing, based on a second event, to a second mode having a search rate different than the first mode, wherein the second mode searches for the first cell including the first base station; and establishing a connection from a user equipment to the first base station serving the first cell. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: Various methods are provided for triggering a power headroom report. One example method may include storing a first pathloss value and a second pathloss value for a first entity and a first pathloss value and a second pathloss value for a second entity, for each of the first entity and second entity, determining whether first pathloss value or second pathloss value has changed more than a corresponding threshold value, determining whether the UE has UL resources for a new transmission, and in an instance where, for at least one of the first entity or second entity, the first pathloss value or second pathloss value has changed (e.g., increased or decreased) more than the corresponding threshold value, triggering a PHR. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus, comprising: a receiver configured to receive a first message, the first message comprising an indication of a determination that a user equipment is in physical proximity of a first cell, at least one processor configured to determine whether the first cell is available to the user equipment, and the at least one processor being configured to, responsive to a determination the first cell is available to the user equipment, cause a second message to be transmitted to the user equipment, the second message comprising an instruction for the user equipment to perform at least one measurement to discover the first cell.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to at least a method, computer program, and apparatus to transmit a beacon from a first access node to a first user terminal associated with the first access node and also to a second user terminal associated with a second access node, where the beacon includes information indicating a priority of the first access node with respect to a radio resource allocation, and receive feedback from the first user equipment associated with the first access node, where the feedback includes information indicating a priority of the second access node.

Abstract: Handover failure modes are identified by logging information associated with at least one of a handover failure or a radio link failure. The information identifies whether or not a user equipment was engaged in an exchange of at least one of data traffic or control traffic with a network at the time that the handover failure or radio link failure occurred. The information is stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, and the information is reported to the network. The information is reported using a radio link failure or connection failure information signaling message. The severity of the handover failure or radio link failure is evaluated based upon the information.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to receive, at a user equipment, an indication providing a cell location to which the user equipment, operating in a dual connectivity mode, should transmit a buffer status report for one or more bearers, the cell location being one of a first location, a second location, or a first location and second location and in response to being triggered, causing buffer status report to be transmitted to the location provided in the indication. In some embodiments, the bearer may be a split bearer. In some embodiments, the indication may be provided by RRC signaling, MAC signaling or physical layer signaling.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for discontinuous reception (DRX) are provided. One method may include configuring a user equipment with a first inactivity timer and a second inactivity timer. The user equipment may be further configured, after decoding a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) indicating a new data transmission, to start the first inactivity timer for a first N times of active time, and to start the second inactivity timer for times subsequent to the first N times. If a short DRX cycle is configured, expiry of the first inactivity timer does not start a short discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, while expiry of the second inactivity timer starts the short discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle.

Abstract: The invention is related to a method comprising: receiving a beacon signal from at least one transmitter; measuring total received interference power; determining strength of the received at least one beacon signal; determining at least one offset value by using the information the at least one beacon signal comprises; generating estimates of received interference power values transmitter-wise by using the determined at least one offset value and the determined strength of the received at least one beacon signal; combining the transmitter-wise estimated received interference power values for obtaining an estimated total received interference power; and subtracting the estimated total received interference power from the measured total received interference power for obtaining a residual interference power, the residual interference power originating from uncooperative devices.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided resource sharing. In some example embodiments, there may be provided a method, which may include receiving information including location information for at least one cell of a primary resource group, and further including a primary resource being used by the at least one cell; and determining at least one secondary resource group based on the received information. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: Disclosed is a User Equipment UE, which establishes connection with a macro eNB (or master eNB) and a small cell eNB (or secondary eNB), measures channel quality (CQI) of a signal received from the small cell eNB, derives a second channel quality based on the measured channel quality of the signal received from the small cell eNB, transmits information associated with the measured channel quality of the signal to the small cell eNB and transmits information associated with the second channel quality to the macro eNB.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer programs that are able to minimize UE power consumption while still updating the TA are provided. For example, one embodiment includes performing TA update without starting the DRX inactivity timer and short cycle timer.

Abstract: A method comprising: obtaining information either from a cloud server functionally connected to a cellular network that said cloud server comprises mobile terminated (MT) user data to at least one user equipment connected to a radio access network of said cellular network, said information comprising priority indication of said MT user data; determining, on the basis of said priority indication, delay tolerance and priority for at least one radio connection bearer for transmitting said MT user data; and providing at least one network element in said radio access network with information about said delay tolerance and priority for at least one radio connection bearer.