Abstract: A mobile station, a core network node, a base station subsystem, and various methods are described herein for implementing longer paging cycles (longer Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode) in a cellular network which has a benefit of reducing the energy consumption of the mobile station's battery.

Abstract: There is provided a method for determining frequency correction and time slot boundary detection for synchronization in a wireless device. A plurality of cell broadcast frequencies is acquired. A subgroup of cell broadcast frequencies is determined from the received plurality of cell broadcast frequencies. Frequency and time slot information in the subgroup is recovered by tuning a local oscillator to a center frequency of the subgroup. Individual frequencies are extracted from the recovered frequency information. The individual frequencies are provided to a frequency correction detector. A corresponding wireless device, computer program and computer program product are also provided.

Abstract: A method of detecting an obtruding signal in a radio receiver, a receiver and a computer program are disclosed. The receiver has a mixer arranged to mix a received signal to an analog baseband signal at or close to zero-frequency, a filter arranged to low-pass filter said analog baseband signal, and an analog-to-digital converter arranged to sample said filtered analog baseband signal at a sample frequency such that a digital baseband signal is formed. The method comprised receiving a radio frequency signal, mixing the radio frequency signal to the analog baseband signal at or close to zero-frequency, low-pass filtering said analog baseband signal, and analog-to-digital converting said filtered analog baseband signal at an over sample frequency such that a digital baseband signal is formed.

Abstract: A mobile station, a core network node, a base station subsystem, and various methods are described herein for implementing longer paging cycles (longer Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode) in a cellular network which has a benefit of reducing the energy consumption of the mobile station's battery.

Abstract: A wireless device and method are described herein for implementing synchronization procedures when the wireless device operates using a prolonged sleep mode in a cellular network, wherein the synchronization procedures have a benefit of reducing the energy consumption of the wireless device's battery.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of a wireless communication device adapted to communicate using a radio access transceiver alternatingly in accordance with a first radio access technology and in accordance with a second radio access technology. The method comprises allocating a number of time periods during communication in accordance with the first radio access technology to reception of a paging signal of the second radio access technology, wherein the number is dynamically variable based on a result of a (block) decoding of at least one previous paging signal of the second radio access technology. The number may be set based on at least one respective previous number of time periods required for successful (block) decoding of the at least one previous paging signal. Furthermore, the number may be set to a maximum value if an immediately previous paging signal was not successfully decoded.

Abstract: A method in a mobile station for calculating the signal strength of a signal from a first base station is provided. The mobile station receives a plurality of signal samples of an incoming signal. The incoming signal comprises a signal from the first base station and at least one signal from respective at least one second base station. The mobile station also determines a ratio between the total signal strength received from the first base station and interfering signals and noise from the at least one second base station. The ratio is determined based on a standard deviation for the received signal samples. The interfering signals and noise are calculating from the at least one second base station based on a calculated sum of signal strengths for the received signal samples and the determined ratio.

Abstract: A mobile station, a core network node, a base station subsystem, and various methods are described herein for implementing longer paging cycles (longer Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode) in a cellular network which has a benefit of reducing the energy consumption of the mobile station's battery.

Abstract: It is presented a method for Global System for Mobile communications, GSM, cell searches. The method is performed in a wireless terminal of a cellular network when the wireless terminal is active in a non-GSM radio access technology and comprising the steps of: scheduling reception of a part of a frame burst of a GSM frequency in said cellular network for said wireless terminal; searching digital samples received on said GSM frequency for a predefined logical channel pattern. A corresponding wireless terminal, computer program and computer program product are also presented.

Abstract: A mobile station, a core network node, a base station subsystem, and various methods are described herein for implementing longer paging cycles (longer Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode) in a cellular network which has a benefit of reducing the energy consumption of the mobile station's battery.

Abstract: A mobile station, a core network node, a base station subsystem, and various methods are described herein for implementing longer paging cycles (longer Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode) in a cellular network which has a benefit of reducing the energy consumption of the mobile station's battery.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method in a mobile communication network for configuring the network for downlink multicarrier data transmission from a network node to a mobile terminal. The method includes the step (210) of receiving a mobile terminal capability signalling in a network node. In a subsequent step (220) at least two carriers are assigned to the mobile terminal in a downlink multicarrier assignment based on information received in the mobile terminal capability signalling. The method also includes a further step of allocating (230), in each radio block period, one or more of the assigned carriers for communication with the mobile terminal. The disclosure also relates to a mobile terminal configured to receive downlink multicarrier data transmission, and a network node configured for downlink multicarrier data transmission.

Abstract: A method in a network node for assigning resource blocks to a Mobile Station, MS, served by the network node. The MS is capable of downlink multicarrier operation. The network node receives from the MS an indication of a maximum number of consecutive downlink timeslots that the MS is capable of receiving on a given carrier during a TTI. The network node receives, from the MS, an indication of a maximum number of resource blocks that the MS is capable of processing during a TTI. The network node receives, from the MS, an indication of a maximum number of carriers supported by the MS. The network node assigns resource blocks to the MS, based on the received indication of a maximum number of consecutive downlink TS, the received indication of a maximum number of resource blocks and the received indication of a maximum number of carriers.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for synchronizing a radio device with a network node of a Global System for Mobile Communications, GSM, radio communication system. The method comprises obtaining a reference array based on a known training sequence, TSC, of a synchronization burst, SB, of a synchronization channel, SCH, of the network node. The method also comprises receiving an SB including the TSC from the network node and forming a received array. The method also comprises comparing the reference array to the received array for finding a sequence of the received array which has identity with the reference array, and thereby finding the position of the TSC in the received SB. The method also comprises determining whether the identity of the found sequence with the reference array is above a predefined threshold, in which case the radio device can be time synchronized based on the found TSC.

Abstract: The present subject matter discloses a method for antenna activity detection in multi-antenna communication devices. In one embodiment, the method comprises computing a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value for each of a plurality of antennas based on a sampled data associated with each of the antennas. The RSSI values may then be analyzed to identify an antenna having a highest RSSI value as a primary antenna and one or more antennas having the RSSI value less than the highest RSSI value as auxiliary antennas. Further, an RSSI difference for each of the auxiliary antennas is calculated and compared with a first threshold value to ascertain one or more potentially inactive antennas from among the auxiliary antennas. The potentially inactive antennas may then be further analyzed to identify one or more inactive antennas based at least in part on the RSSI value.

Abstract: A wireless access node and method are described herein for improving a bandwidth utilization efficiency of a common downlink (DL) channel when transmitting device-related information included in one or more messages to a wireless device or a group of wireless devices, wherein the one or more messages have one or more transport block formats that meet a coverage class need of the wireless device or the group of wireless devices. In addition, a wireless device and method are described herein for improving a bandwidth utilization efficiency of the common DL channel by receiving one or more messages including device-related information on the common DL channel from the wireless access node, wherein the one or more messages have one or more transport block formats that meet a coverage class need of the wireless device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a two-photon fluorescent dye for imaging total sulfide in vivo and a method for quantitatively estimating total sulfide concentration in vivo using the same. The two-photon fluorescent dye, which includes a compound of [Chemical Formula 1], can detect hydrosulfide ion and image total sulfide and allows quantitative estimation of total sulfide concentration in vivo.

Abstract: A wireless device and method are described herein for implementing synchronization procedures when the wireless device operates using a prolonged sleep mode in a cellular network, wherein the synchronization procedures have a benefit of reducing the energy consumption of the wireless device's battery.

Abstract: Techniques for detecting discontinuous transmission (DTX) are disclosed. In an example method, given a sequence of bits that is known by a wireless receiver to be included in transmission bursts targeted to the wireless receiver and given a series of received signal samples corresponding to an expected transmission burst for the wireless receiver, the wireless receiver estimates a channel response and a location for the sequence within the series. The wireless receiver generates a plurality of bit estimates from the subset of received signal samples, based on the estimated channel response, compares the bit estimates to bits in the sequence of bits, and determines whether a valid burst for the wireless receiver is present, based on said comparing. The disclosed techniques are particularly suitable for use in detecting DTX in VAMOS scenarios.

Abstract: The embodiments herein provide liberty to mobile terminal users. This means that a user will be alerted about public warning messages even in a case where the user has a mobile terminal that is in an active voice or data call or during establishment of a voice or data call. After receiving the alerting indication, the user can take a decision about whether to disconnect the voice or data call and go to idle mode for receiving the actual warning message via a broadcast channel, such as CBCH in case of a GSM system, or skip the warning message.