Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for use in a low cost machine type communication user equipment, wherein the low cost machine type communication user equipment communicates with a legacy base station, are provided. The method comprises adjusting at least one parameter relating to scheduling such that the legacy base station is to schedule the low cost machine type communication user equipment with a transmission block size less than a predefined size. The method also comprises reporting the adjusted at least one parameter to the legacy base station. With the methods and apparatuses of the present disclosure, it is possible for the low cost machine type communication use equipment to operate in the coverage area of the legacy base station.

Abstract: A wireless communication network that supports low complexity devices is disclosed. In this network the plurality of preamble resources are allocated by a network node. The preambles are divided into sets, a first set of the preambles being for use by user equipment that is not low complexity user equipment; and a second set of the preambles being for use by low complexity user equipment and on occasion indicated by the network node, for use by user equipment that is not low complexity user equipment. Information on the allocation of preamble resources being broadcast to user equipment; and in response to receipt of one of the second set of preambles, signals are transmitted from the network node that are limited to transport blocks of less than a predetermined size.

Abstract: A method of operating a cellular wireless network comprises broadcasting information about Internet Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) emergency call capability of the network on a broadcast channel in a cell of the network. This information may in one method concern the IMS emergency call capability of a base station included in the network and in another method it may include IMS emergency call capability of a base station and the core network.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and device for synchronization in base stations and user equipments. Specially, a method for synchronization in base stations is disclosed, which includes: dividing cells into one or more group(s) based on a predetermined rule, such that a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) procedure is performed with respect to a group from the one or more group(s) of cells, so as to acquire for a user equipment a Timing Advance (TA) for use in transmissions.

Abstract: A method for performing load balancing of data flows from selected user equipment (UE) devices, including receiving UE-group specific radio related parameters at a UE device associated with at least one UE group and having pre-assigned radio access network selection and radio traffic steering privileges, the parameters representing condition information indicative of operating conditions and including a UE group indication and associated UE group priority, determining, at the UE, whether to apply the UE-group specific parameters based on the UE group indication of the received parameters.

Abstract: A method, computer program, network control node, user equipment and base station are disclosed which allow a wireless communication network to support different types of user equipment which have particular signalling requirements. In particular, low complexity devices that require signals having low transport block sizes and those that require a coverage enhanced mode where messages are repeated are supported. Information regarding their particular capabilities are transmitted to and stored in the network control node which then transmits this information as paging information with any paging request.

Abstract: In one example embodiment, the machine type communication device includes a processor configured to determine whether a first uplink control channel and a second uplink control channel will collide during a transmission from the machine type communication device to the communication network, and adjust the transmission of the second uplink control channel relative to the first uplink control channel if the processor determines that the first and second control channels will collide.

Abstract: A user equipment includes a processing circuit and a transceiver connected to the processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: determine whether to decode a random access response message received by the user equipment based on downlink control information received by the user equipment over a physical downlink control channel, the downlink control information one of implicitly and explicitly indicating whether the random access response message is intended for the user equipment; and decode the random access response message to obtain a random access response for the user equipment if the downlink control information indicates that the random access response message is intended for the user equipment. The transceiver is configured to establish a radio resource connection based on the obtained random access response.

Abstract: A base station includes a processing circuit and a transceiver. The processing circuit includes a scheduler configured to: schedule a plurality of physical downlink shared channel transmissions in parallel, a first physical downlink shared channel transmission, among the plurality of physical downlink shared channel transmissions, including a random access response for a first user equipment, and the plurality of physical downlink shared channel transmissions being scheduled for transmission to a plurality of user equipments during a random access response window. The transceiver circuit is configured to transmit the plurality of physical downlink shared channel transmissions to the plurality of user equipments during the random access response window.

Abstract: In one example embodiment, a base station includes a processor configured to determine a window size indicating for how long a random access response transmission by the base station is to be searched and monitored.

Abstract: A method computer program produce and user equipment for broadcasting data for receipt by at least one further user equipment are provided.

Abstract: A user equipment, radio control node, method and computer program are disclosed. The user equipment is configured to communicate with other devices across a wireless communication network comprising a plurality of radio coverage cells, the user equipment being configured to respond to receipt of a message from the network, the message comprising a wait time, to not transmit a connection request until after expiry of the wait time; wherein the user equipment is configured during the wait time to receive paging requests from the network; and is configured to respond to at least some of the paging requests, the user equipment being configured to select the at least some of the paging requests to respond to in dependence upon paging information received from the network.

Abstract: A method of operating a cellular wireless network comprises broadcasting information about Internet Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) emergency call capability of the network on a broadcast channel in a cell of the network. This information may in one method concern the IMS emergency call capability of a base station included in the network and in another method it may include IMS emergency call capability of a base station and the core network.

Abstract: A method of balancing user equipment traffic load between at least two cells supported by a base station in a wireless telecommunication network, a computer program product and network access node operable to perform that method. The method comprising: determining that an operational parameter of at least one of the at least two cells meets criteria indicative of an overload of user equipment traffic; transmitting a link parameter which indicates that establishment of a dedicated communication link with the base station within the at least one cell is unavailable to user equipment operating within the at least one cell without an established dedicated communication link. Aspects allow for early balancing of load within an overloaded network.

Abstract: A method for performing load balancing of data flows from a user equipment (UE) between a first radio access network and a second radio access network, wherein the UE is attached to the said first radio access network, the method comprising providing preference data from the first radio access network to the UE representing radio related parameters, determining the presence of an access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) of the UE, evaluating, at the UE, including using ANDSF if present, the preference data to determine if a data flow can be offloaded to the second radio access network, and on the basis of the evaluation, offloading a data flow of the UE from the first radio access network.

Abstract: A method, in a radio telecommunication system, of interworking between different radio access networks for a user equipment (UE) capable of operating with a first radio access network and a second radio access network, wherein the UE is attached to the said first radio access network, the method comprising triggering the provision of connection policy data from the UE to the first radio access network, determining at the first radio access network if the UE can exploit the second radio access network, and on the basis of the determination, initiating a handover to offload the UE from the first radio access network to the second radio access network.

Abstract: The invention proposes a method to support a handover of a service of a user equipment between a source eNB and a destination eNB in a wireless communication network with carrier aggregation, which includes the steps of: the destination eNB determining a primary component carrier jointly with the source eNB; transmitting a handover command to be transmitted to the user equipment to the source eNB, the handover command including indication information of the primary component carrier and dedicated preamble assignment information; the source eNB receiving the handover command to be transmitted to the user equipment from the destination eNB and forwarding the handover command to the user equipment; and then the user equipment accessing the destination eNB in response to the handover command. Also apparatuses performing the foregoing method in the source eNB, the destination eNB and the user equipment are proposed correspondingly.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus of detecting a timing advance group change of a cell, wherein the method comprises: judging whether a timing advance value of at least one cell in the timing advance group is invalid; and determining that the timing advance group of the at least one cell changes based on the judgment that the timing advance value is invalid. According to the method and apparatus of the present invention, whether the timing advance group of the cell changes can be detected by judging whether the timing advance value of the cell is invalid, and after the timing advance group is detected to have changed, updating of the timing advance value and timing advance group of the cell in which the timing change happens is implemented.

Abstract: In one example embodiment, a user equipment includes a processor. The processor is configured to receive a message, determine whether to perform a carrier frequency selection process based on the received message, the carrier frequency selection process being performed for determining a carrier frequency for the user equipment to operate on, and determine the carrier frequency by performing the carrier frequency selection process if the processor determines to perform the carrier frequency selection process.

Abstract: A device, such as user equipment, to transmit a preamble in a preamble resource to indicate one or more communication resources for a device-to-device (D2D) communication channel and transmit voice or data over the D2D communication channel using the one or more communication resources in response to absence of an indication of a collision in the preamble resource. User equipment may also detect a preamble in a preamble resource that indicates the one or more communication resources for a device-to-device (D2D) communication channel and monitor the one or more communication resources for D2D communication in response to detecting the preamble in the preamble resource.