Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate random access procedures using one or more fallback access schemes after initial access attempts have failed. UE equipped to determine failure of a first access request to a first base station due to interference from a second base station. Further, a UE equipped to determine the failure can do so and implement one or more fallback access schemes in response to the determination. In one example, a fallback access scheme allows the UE to select a secondary carrier frequency for communications with the first base station. In another example, a fallback access scheme allows the UE to designate the first base station as inaccessible and communicate with other base stations.

Abstract: Methods for improving the time to acquire an identity of a base station by a mobile station, by relying on locally-unique attributes of the base stations instead of globally-unique attributes of the base stations, are presented. In some embodiments, data may be requested, the data may contain a globally unique attribute of a base station, a first locally unique attribute of the base station, and a second locally unique attribute of the base station. In some embodiments, data may be received in response to the request, the data may contain at least the first locally unique attribute and the second locally unique attribute. It may then be determined that the data did not contain the globally unique attribute, and an identity of the base station based at least in part on the first locally unique attribute and the second locally unique attribute may be acquired.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may expand a neighbor list available to the UE to avoid neighbor information error caused by an unexpected leakage of distant time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) cells. The neighbor list, may be expanded by combining previously received neighbor information with currently received neighbor information. In some instances, a new serving cell may be selected from the previously received neighbor list instead of the currently received neighbor list.

Abstract: Methods for improving the time to acquire an identity of a base station by a mobile station, by relying on locally-unique attributes of the base stations instead of globally-unique attributes of the base stations, are presented. In some embodiments, data may be requested, the data may contain a globally unique attribute of a base station, a first locally unique attribute of the base station, and a second locally unique attribute of the base station. In some embodiments, data may be received in response to the request, the data may contain at least the first locally unique attribute and the second locally unique attribute. It may then be determined that the data did not contain the globally unique attribute, and an identity of the base station based at least in part on the first locally unique attribute and the second locally unique attribute may be acquired.

Abstract: When a user equipment (UE) is communicating wirelessly over a wireless communication network and terminates wireless communication temporarily due to power limit constraints (such as to satisfy a specific absorption rate (SAR) threshold), the UE may maintain its radio access network (RAN) identification (ID) and domain context, in order to quickly resume wireless communication, and avoid upper layer connection setup, once the UE is no longer power limited.

Abstract: In time division-synchronous code division multiple access high speed uplink packet access (TD-SCDMA HSUPA) communications, a user equipment may select a enhanced physical uplink channel (E-PUCH) modulation scheme based on allocated radio resources. Selection of the modulation scheme is configured to avoid ambiguity at the base station as to which modulation type is selected. Ambiguity may arise in certain communication conditions. Those conditions may be determined and avoided to avoid the ambiguity at the base station.

Abstract: A system and method for rate matching to enhance system throughput based on packet size is provided. A method for transmitting information includes encoding a block of N bits, where N is an integer, demultiplexing the encoded block of N bits into at least one subblock of systematic bits and at least one subblock of parity bits, and permuting the at least one subblock of systematic bits and the at least one subblock of parity bits to generate at least one permuted subblock. The method also includes forming at least one output block from the at least one permuted subblock, computing a starting position of a redundancy version for a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) transmission based on a relationship between N and a threshold, and transmitting the redundancy version. The redundancy version begins at the computed starting position and ends when a specified number of bits has been transmitted.

Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate random access procedures using one or more fallback access schemes after initial access attempts have failed. UE equipped to determine failure of a first access request to a first base station due to interference from a second base station. Further, a UE equipped to determine the failure can do so and implement one or more fallback access schemes in response to the determination. In one example, a fallback access scheme allows the UE to select a secondary carrier frequency for communications with the first base station. In another example, a fallback access scheme allows the UE to designate the first base station as inaccessible and communicate with other base stations.

Abstract: A system and method for relaying transmissions in wireless communications is provided. A method for combined relay node operation includes determining an operating mode of the combined relay node, where the combined relay node includes a repeater and a relay. The method also includes if the operating mode is repeater on mode, amplifying and forwarding received signals, and storing subframes, where subframes are demodulated and decoded versions of the received signals. The method further includes if the operating mode is repeater off mode, amplifying and forwarding a control zone of signals received while the operating mode is repeater off mode, and transmitting subframes stored while the operating mode is repeater on mode.

Abstract: In a method for improved HARQ retransmissions of data streams in a node in a MIMO wireless communication system, transmitting S1 data across a plurality of available MIMO links according to a predetermined rank and radio resource allocation, receiving S2 a retransmission request for at least part of the transmitted data, reducing the rank S3 of the retransmissions by selecting a subset of the plurality of available MIMO links. Subsequently, adaptively reallocating S4 available radio resources to the selected subset, and retransmitting S5 the requested data on said selected subset according to the reduced rank and radio resource re-allocation.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and a node arrangement for extending the cell range in a wireless communication system, which communication system comprises a communication network arranged to operatively communicate with at least one mobile terminal via an air interface having a cell range extending to a cell edge, and at least one mobile terminal arranged to operatively communicate with said communication network via said air interface. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining information about the condition of an up-link signal from said at least one mobile terminal; determining whether said terminal is located at or near the cell edge, and extending the cell range by increasing the time for up-link transmission if the terminal is located at or near the cell edge.

Abstract: A system and method for smart relay operation in a wireless communications system is provided. A method for smart relay operations includes receiving, at a smart relay, a transmission from a communications device, the transmission destined for a controller, decoding the transmission, computing a response based on the decoding, and transmitting the response to the controller.

Abstract: A system and method for rate matching to enhance system throughput based on packet size is provided. A method for transmitting information includes encoding a block of N bits, where N is an integer, demultiplexing the encoded block of N bits into at least one subblock of systematic bits and at least one subblock of parity bits, and permuting the at least one subblock of systematic bits and the at least one subblock of parity bits to generate at least one permuted subblock. The method also includes forming at least one output block from the at least one permuted subblock, computing a starting position of a redundancy version for a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) transmission based on a relationship between N and a threshold, and transmitting the redundancy version. The redundancy version begins at the computed starting position and ends when a specified number of bits has been transmitted.

Abstract: A communications network comprises a base station (28) and a wireless terminal (30) which communicate a frame (F) of information over an air interface (32). The frame (F) is prepared or processed to accommodate duration-shortened symbols. The preparation or processing the frame occurs in a manner whereby: (1) at least some of OFDM symbols of the frame have a symbol duration Tbase in accordance with a base frequency 1/Tbase of subcarriers employed for the frame; and (2) at least one duration-shortened OFDM symbol of the frame has a symbol duration Tbase/N, wherein N is an integer greater than one and wherein a subset of subcarriers are utilized for the select OFDM symbol, the subset of subcarriers being frequencies which are integer multiples of a Nth harmonic of the base frequency 1/Tbase. In an example embodiment, the duration-shortened symbol is inserted in a portion of the frame corresponding to a transition gap for at least one version of the frame.

Abstract: A method of reverse link power control for a reverse packet data channel in a wireless communication system allows a mobile station to autonomously change its data transmission rate. The mobile station transmits packet data over a reverse packet data channel having a data rate variant transmit power level that varies based on a transmit data rate on the packet data channel. The mobile station further transmits control signals over a reverse control channel associated with the reverse packet data channel. The transmit power level of the reverse control channel is such that the transmit power level does not vary with the transmit data rate on the packet data channel. The radio base station measures the strength of the received signals on the reverse control channel, compares the measured strength to a power control set point, and generates a power control signal responsive to the comparison of the control signal to the power control set point.

Abstract: A method and apparatus provide for setting the initial transmit power of secondary reverse link carriers used by mobile stations in conjunction with primary reverse link carriers. In one or more embodiments, a mobile station sets the initial transmit power of a secondary reverse link carrier relative to the transmit power of the primary reverse link carrier as a function of initialization transmit power information transmitted to the mobile station, which directly or indirectly considers reverse link loading information. Additional considerations may include differences in active sets associated with the primary and secondary reverse link carriers and/or sector switching activity of the mobile station.

Abstract: Mobile terminals in a high data rate CDMA system may be placed in a control hold mode wherein reverse link control channels are gated, or transmitted at a reduced duty cycle. Mode decisions are based on the activity of the mobile terminal in both the forward and reverse links. A forward link inactivity timer is maintained at the base station that schedules forward link communications to a mobile terminal. The reverse link inactivity timer may be maintained at the same base station, at a different base station in the mobile terminal's active set, or at the base station controller. The forward link inactivity timer may follow the mobile terminal's selection of best forward link serving base station in handoff. When both the forward and reverse link inactivity timers have expired, and no forward link data is pending, the mobile terminal may be commanded to a control hold mode.

Abstract: A distributed transmit diversity system based on OFDM signaling transmits a broadcast/multicast service signal from one or more first base stations and from one or more second base stations, wherein the first and second base stations transmit orthogonalized pilots. Correspondingly, a remote receiver, e.g., a mobile station, resolves the orthogonal pilots and makes independent channel estimates relative to the first and second base stations for improved diversity reception. Pilots are orthogonalized between the first and second base stations by using orthogonal space-time or space-frequency block coding. For example, in one embodiment, a first pilot tone pair is interleaved with data tones in the OFDM data blocks being transmitted from the first base stations, while an orthogonal second pilot tone pair is interleaved with data tones in the same OFDM data blocks being synchronously transmitted from the second base stations.

Abstract: A symbol sequence contained in a received signal comprising a cyclic convolution of a Walsh code multiplexed signal and a channel impulse response of a multipath channel is detected using Walsh Hadamard domain equalization techniques. The method comprises converting the received signal and the channel impulse response of the multipath channel from the time domain to the WHT domain, and determining the symbol sequence based on equalizing the received signal in the WHT domain using WHT spectra of the channel impulse response to remove inter-symbol interference from the received signal due to cross-correlation between Walsh codes.

Abstract: Users in a wireless communication system are provisioned into QoS-based classes and rate controlled using a single, per-sector common rate control (CRC) sub-channel. In one or more embodiments, different mobile stations are configured to respond differently to the same CRC commands by provisioning them with different Traffic-to-Pilot Ratio (TPR) tables and/or with different TPR step size adjustment tables. That is, the network can define different classes or groups of mobile stations by sending class or group-specific TPR-related values to the mobile stations belonging to a specific class or group. With this method, the mobile stations in one group can achieve different reverse link data rates, or make more aggressive data rate changes, than those in another group, even though both groups receive the same rate control commands.