Abstract: An auxiliary handover message is sent from a target eNB to a UE being handed over from a source eNB. The auxiliary handover message includes a context identifier that is established between the source eNB and the UE, which the source eNB provides to the target eNB during context data exchange when preparing for the handover. The UE uses the context identifier to verify that the auxiliary handover message is valid. Various approaches are detailed for minimizing signaling overhead and minimizing the time the UE must monitor the separate channel for the auxiliary handover message in the event the UE does not properly receive the original handover message from the source eNB. The context identifier may be a random number, a C-RNTI, an eNB-ID, or a token. The auxiliary handover command sent from the target eNB may be the context identifier with or without a copy of the handover command.

Abstract: There are provided measures for advanced machine-to-machine communications. Such measures may exemplarily includes conducting machine-to-machine packet transmission of a machine device residing in a connected mode by using a bearer connection with a security context, causing transition of the machine device from the connected mode to an intermediate mode, in which the machine device is neither in connected mode nor in idle mode, after completion of the machine-to-machine packet transmission, and keeping the security context of the connection for the intermediate mode, and causing transition of the machine device from the intermediate mode to the connected mode after elapse of an inactivity period of the machine-to-machine packet transmission, and conducting machine-to-machine packet transmission of the machine device residing in the connected mode by reactivating the bearer connection with the kept security context.

Abstract: An approach is provided for distributing system information. In one embodiment, the approach provides for determining an overflow condition associated with one of a plurality of system information windows, wherein the overflow condition exists if the one system information window extends to an adjacent transmission period. A next available slot within a communication channel is determined; the one system information window in the overflow condition is assigned to the next available slot. According to another embodiment, the number of system information windows to be transmitted during a longest one of a plurality of repetition periods is determined. Also, the number of system information windows corresponding to a shortest one of the repetition periods within the determined longest repetition period is determined.

Abstract: An approach is provided for distributing system information. A determination is made whether repetition rate associated with system information exceeds a predetermined threshold. The repetition rate specifies frequency of transmission of the system information to a terminal over a network. The scheduling information for the system information is transmitted to the terminal if the threshold is satisfied.

Abstract: An auxiliary handover message is sent from a target eNB to a UE being handed over from a source eNB. The auxiliary handover message includes a context identifier that is established between the source eNB and the UE, which the source eNB provides to the target eNB during context data exchange when preparing for the handover. The UE uses the context identifier to verify that the auxiliary handover message is valid. Various approaches are detailed for minimizing signaling overhead and minimizing the time the UE must monitor the separate channel for the auxiliary handover message in the event the UE does not properly receive the original handover message from the source eNB. The context identifier may be a random number, a C-RNTI, an eNB-ID, or a token. The auxiliary handover command sent from the target eNB may be the context identifier with or without a copy of the handover command.

Abstract: In one non-limiting, exemplary embodiment, incremental HARQ combining is performed in the DL for system information (e.g., the BCCH) without the interactive ACK/NACK responses that are an element of conventional HARQ. Instead, a number of unsolicited HARQ repeats are sent. That is, one or more HARQ incremental repeats of the BCCH frame are sent without any ACK/NACK feedback (e.g., from the UE). In one non-limiting, exemplary embodiment, a method includes: transmitting a system information message from a base station to a user equipment; and retransmitting the system information message as an unsolicited HARQ message from the base station to the user equipment, wherein the unsolicited HARQ message is not triggered by an indication from the user equipment. In further exemplary embodiments, the system information message is retransmitted as the unsolicited HARQ message in order to maintain a target BLER within a coverage area of the base station.

Abstract: A personal base station (38) includes a transceiver (38b , 38c) coupled to an antenna (38d) for conducting bidirectional wireless communications with a mobile station (10); an interface (38g) to a telephone line; and a controller (38a) that includes a circuit (38f) for sensing that the telephone line is not available for use. The controller is responsive to the telephone line not being available for use for notifying a mobile station that the mobile station is to register with a cellular communication system (32). In a preferred embodiment of this invention the sensing circuit is operable to discriminate between a disconnection of the telephone line and the use of the telephone line. In the first case the disconnect message may be sent immediately, while in the latter case the disconnect message may be sent after some predetermined time delay.

Abstract: A personal base station (38) includes a transceiver (38b,38c) coupled to an antenna (38d) for conducting bidirectional wireless communications with a mobile station (10); an interface (38g) to a telephone line; and a controller (38a) that includes a circuit (38f) for sensing that the telephone line is not available for use. The controller is responsive to the telephone line not being available for use for notifying a mobile station that the mobile station is to register with a cellular communication system (32). In a preferred embodiment of this invention the sensing circuit is operable to discriminate between a disconnection of the telephone line and the use of the telephone line. In the first case the disconnect message may be sent immediately, while in the latter case the disconnect message may be sent after some predetermined time delay.

Abstract: This invention relates to the selection of a control channel in a mobile station, wherein a control data transmission is accomplished by a sequence of repeated control words. Having received a control word without error, the mobile station employs all or a portion of the remaining frame time to measure the signal strength of another control channel so as to enable a selection of a strongest control channel or to detect the availability of a digital control channel. In the preferred embodiment of the invention the mobile station receives at least one repeat of a control word from an analog control channel (ACC) and, if the repeat was received without error, tunes the receiver to receive another control channel, either another ACC from a neighboring cell, or a digital control channel (DCCH).

Abstract: A mobile telephone 16 has an engagement member 21 projecting from the phone housing 17 for the purpose of securing the phone 16 to a belt clip 1. The engagement member 21 is spring mounted within the housing 17 and cooperates with the belt clip 1 to take the phone 16 off-hook when an incoming call is received and the phone 16 is removed from the belt clip 1.

Abstract: A method for a cellular telephone automatic credit card calling system. In the analysis method, a series of program steps are provided for a digital signal processor (DSP) in the cellular telephone that activates the digital signal processor to listen to and analyze the received voice signals. The method may be considered as including three parts. (1) Tone detection method using the DSP to listen to the tone received from the calling card company. (2) Initializing the mobile phone for calling card use by selecting a default method on the ground of the telephone number of the calling card company. (3) Setting up a card call using the above mentioned tone detection (1), automatic insertion of "0" in front of the dialed number and call activation by a long press of the SEND-key. All of the three parts are manifested on the sequence of calling card process steps and implementation in the mobile telephone.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for operating a wireless communications system that includes a BMI (32) that is bidirectionally coupled to a communications network (36) and at least one wireless mobile station (10) that is bidirectionally coupled to the BMI. The method includes the steps of (a) queuing in the BMI a call originated by the mobile station; (b) at a time that a BMI resource, such as a traffic channel, is available for completing the queued call, determining if the call can be completed; and (c) for the case where the call cannot be completed, sending a message to the mobile station for indicating that the queued call cannot be completed. The message is sent before a traffic channel is allocated to the mobile station. In this manner the mobile station can be signalled that the queued number is unavailable, but without first allocating a traffic channel to the mobile station.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a method for operating a radiotelephone for receiving digitally encoded broadcast messages from a radio channel, and also to a radiotelephone that operates in accordance with the method. The method includes a first step of operating a user interface (19, 20, 22) for inputting information to a controller (20) of the radiotelephone, the information specifying at least one category of broadcast message to be received. In response to the inputted information, a second step receives a broadcast message that belongs to the at least one category. A third step stores all or a portion of the received message in a memory (21) of the radiotelephone. A fourth step selectively displays (19) all or a portion of the stored message. In a presently preferred embodiment of this invention the message is received from a short message service broadcast channel.