Abstract: A method of allocating resources in a communication system and a station for the communication system is disclosed. The communication system is such that a plurality of user equipment can communicate data on a dedicated channel. In the method a request for communication resources may be sent from a user equipment to the station on a first protocol layer. Priority information is obtained at the station from a data flow on a second protocol layer. Communication resources may then at least partially be allocated based on said priority information.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, computer program products, systems and circuits are provided that allow for persistent uplink and downlink resource allocations. A method includes: allocating resources to a user equipment for a data flow over a plurality of time intervals with a single signaling event at a wireless network radio network layer; and informing the user equipment of the allocated resources.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, system, apparatus and software product for determining (e.g., calculating) a load measure by a network element (e.g., Node B or any other network element) for optimizing information traffic in communication networks (e.g., wireless communication systems). This load measure may represent the amount of available/excess traffic that a given network element may carry and is a relative measure, which would take into account the total amount of resources available in the system and the amount of resources that are free for carrying only “important” or “essential” traffic, using a weighed method described herein.

Abstract: In one exemplary aspect thereof the invention provides a method that operates to receive information through at least one input of a protocol layer packet segmentation unit and to dynamically vary packet segment size in accordance with the received information prior to transmission to a receiver. The information received through the at least one input may include information related to channel quality for a channel through which packet data are transmitted to the receiver. The information received through the at least one input may also be or may include information received from at least one of a higher protocol layer or a lower protocol layer.

Abstract: A method includes determining weights corresponding to each of a plurality of antennas used to transmit data signals, each weight suitable to modify a corresponding one of the data signals prior to transmission using a corresponding one of the antennas; and transmitting information corresponding to at least one of the weights, the information allowing at least the at least one weight to be determined.

Abstract: The invention provides a method, system, and network entity for adaptive setting or reservation of channelization codes and/or power for downlink channel in a communication network, in particular for DSCH and HS-DSCH, using parameters (PtxDSCHallowed, SFmin) for minimum allowed Spreading Factor, SF, and/or allowed power level, the parameters being set depending on the traffic load, the total cell load and/or the availability of channelization codes.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, system, apparatus and software product for determining (e.g., calculating) a load measure by a network element (e.g., Node B or any other network element) for optimizing information traffic in communication networks (e.g., wireless communication systems). This load measure may represent the amount of available/excess traffic that a given network element may carry and is a relative measure, which would take into account the total amount of resources available in the system and the amount of resources that are free for carrying only “important” or “essential” traffic, using a weighed method described herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for scheduling data packets in a base station device of an access network. An information indicating a retransmission status of a data packet is provided to the base station device, and a scheduling priority is allocated to the data packet based on the retransmission status information. Thereby, retransmission packets can be scheduled earlier and round trip times can be reduced, so as to decrease the risk of timeouts and stalling and to loosen buffer requirements.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products implement frequency domain packet scheduling in a fractional load situation by detecting a fractional load situation in a wireless communications network; receiving information indicative of signal conditions in a cell; using the information indicative of signal conditions in the cell to determine physical resource blocks in use in a nearby cell; determining how many physical resource blocks are need to perform packet transmission operations in dependence on packet traffic in the cell; selecting particular physical resource blocks to be used to perform initial packet transmission operations in the cell downlink so as to avoid those physical resource blocks in use in the nearby cell; and when selecting physical resource blocks to perform future packet transmission operations in the cell downlink, favoring those physical resource blocks used to perform initial packet transmission operations.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting data from a first node to a second node of a communication system are provided. The method includes, in a first mode of operation, transmitting data via a first communication channel in which the power level of the channel at the first node is not indicated to the second node, and in a second mode of operation transmitting the data via said first communication channel and indicating the power level of the channel at the first node to the second node.

Abstract: A wireless communication device, method and system adapted so that, in response to a repeat request indicating a communication signal (because of an error in transmission of the communication signal), the communication signal is wirelessly retransmitted using a remapping of bits into at least partially different frequencies in the retransmission compared to the original transmission.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for controlling power in a network transmitted from a first station to a second station. The second station determines a power target value for a signal received from the first station and sends power control commands to the first station depending on a deviation between said power target value and a received power level. The second station detects faulty data blocks received from the first station and requests retransmission of faulty data blocks from the first station. The adjustment of the power target value to a temporary power target value during the retransmission is performed such that the temporary power target value is calculated depending on the quality of a faulty data block.

Abstract: The application discloses a method for avoiding inter-cell interference in a cellular communications system. In the method, a user terminal (UE2) measures (6-3) control signalling (6-2) of a first, serving base station (BS3) and control signalling (6-1) of a second base station (BS2), the user terminal (UE2) being within the coverage area of the serving base station (BS3) and the coverage area of the second base station (BS2). Based on the measuring, the user terminal calculates (6-4) a timing difference between the signalling from the serving base station (BS3) and the signalling from the second base station (BS2). Information on the timing difference is provided (6-5) to the serving base station (BS3). Based on the timing difference, the serving base station (BS3) schedules (6-6) data transmission (6-7) to be transmitted to the user terminal (UE2) non-simultaneously with the control signalling (6-1) from the second base station (BS2).

Abstract: In a non-limiting aspect thereof, the exemplary embodiments of this invention provide a method including sending to a user equipment information including channel quality indicator (CQI) related parameters for dynamically controlling CQI reporting of the user equipment, where the CQI related parameters are specified for the user equipment in response to information input to a network node and where the specified CQI related parameters include a reporting accuracy mode adapted for an available signaling capacity, and receiving CQI reporting from the user equipment in accordance with the CQI related parameters.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided. A method includes: providing at least one logical channel flow, wherein each logical channel flow of the at least one logical channel flow has an associated traffic priority; grouping the at least one logical channel flow by the associated traffic priority to form at least one group; determining an aggregate data flow for at least one group; comparing the determined aggregate data flow with at least one threshold value to obtain an indication value; and transmitting the indication value from a user equipment to a base station.

Abstract: A method is provided for applying frequency domain multiplexing of unicast and multicast services on a single carrier, such that both services can operate at the same time, and may be received with the same RF front end and A/D converter. In order to reduce subcarrier interference between unicast and multicast tones a guardband is introduced between the unicast and multicast bands, where the guardband can be fixed or variable within a sub-frame. Also disclosed is a device and computer program product operable with the device.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, computer program products, systems and circuits are provided that allow for persistent uplink and downlink resource allocations. A method includes: allocating resources to a user equipment for a data flow over a plurality of time intervals with a single signaling event at a wireless network radio network layer; and informing the user equipment of the allocated resources.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatus, methods and computer program products for transmitting signals in different frequency sub-bands used in a particular cell of a cellular wireless communications system in accordance with a power sequence and for selecting modulation schemes to be used in transmitting the signals in the different frequency sub-bands in dependence on signal transmission power allocated to the sub-bands in the power sequence. In the power sequence, signals to be transmitted in at least one sub-band are allocated a higher signal transmission power level than signals to be transmitted in other sub-bands used in the particular cell of the cellular wireless communication system. The differing signal transmission power levels allocated to the different sub-bands typically results in different SINR for signals transmitted at the higher signal transmission power levels and signal transmitted at the lower signal transmission power levels.

Abstract: A method, computer program product and electronic device are provided. The method includes the steps of: prioritizing data for each link into higher priority data and lower priority data for that link; and selectively transmitting a first signal on a first sub-band and a second signal on a second sub-band. The first sub-band is characterized as having better signal transmission characteristics than the second sub-band. The first signal comprises data from the higher priority data and the second signal comprises data from the lower priority data.

Abstract: A device includes circuitry adapted to place at least a portion of at least one common channel on a fraction of an available bandwidth of a cell in a cellular communication system that uses soft reuse such that different orthogonal transmission resources are transmitted with different transmission powers and power usage is planned on a cell-by-cell basis; and a transmitter to transmit the common channel into the cell for reception by a plurality of receivers. Also disclosed is a method and a computer program product operable with the device.