Abstract: A terminal device for use in a wireless telecommunications network, the terminal device comprising receiver circuitry and processor circuitry, wherein the processor circuitry is configured: to measure a value of a parameter of a first radio signal received by the receiver circuitry; to determine, based on the value of the parameter of the first radio signal, a measurement constraint of a second radio signal received by the receiver circuitry; and to measure a value of a parameter of one or more second radio signals received by the receiver circuitry in accordance with the measurement constraint.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data to a communications device from a wireless communications network comprising one or more infrastructure equipment, the method comprises configuring one or more of the infrastructure equipment for transmitting one or more candidate beams of signals which can be used to transmit the data to the communications device from each of one or more cells of the wireless communications device formed by the infrastructure equipment. Each of the candidate beams is configured with a different directional bias with respect to a location of the one or more cells from which the signals of the candidate beam can be received when transmitted.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for random access in a base station supporting communication with at least one CE-MTC UE. The method comprises: receiving from a user equipment, repetition transmissions of a first message including a random access preamble; repeatedly transmitting to the user equipment a second message including a random access response, RAR, wherein the second message has a characteristic dependent upon a first repetition level. Another embodiment of the present invention also relates to corresponding method for random access in a user equipment. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there are provided corresponding devices.

Abstract: A communications device for transmitting data to or receiving data from an infrastructure equipment forming part of a wireless communications network. The communications device comprises circuitry configured to transmit signals to the infrastructure equipment via a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network, receive signals from the infrastructure equipment via the wireless access interface, determine that the communications device is to send an indication of quality information to the infrastructure equipment, the quality information indicating a relative quality of signals received by the communications device, perform measurements on one or more signals received by the communications device from the infrastructure equipment, encode the indication of quality information, based on the performed measurements, using at least one bit of a first signal in combination with a parameter of a second signal, and transmit the first signal to the infrastructure equipment.

Abstract: A first network access node for use with a handover procedure for a terminal device involving the first network access node and a second network access node. The first network access is configured to receive a block of uplink data from the terminal device and establish whether the block of data has been ciphered by the terminal device using a cipher key corresponding to a first cipher key or to a second cipher key. In response to establishing the block of data has been ciphered using a cipher key corresponding to the first cipher key, decipher the block of data using the first cipher key. In response to establishing the block of data has been ciphered using a cipher key corresponding to the second cipher key, forward the block of data to the second network access node.

Abstract: A method of receiving data at a communications device from an infrastructure equipment forming part of a radio network part of a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises receiving at the communications device one or more downlink transport blocks, estimating the data carried by each of the one or more downlink transport blocks by performing an error correction decoding in accordance with the error correction encoding applied by the infrastructure equipment.

Abstract: A communications device configured to receive signals from an infrastructure equipment of a wireless communications network is provided. The communications device is configured to periodically switch, in accordance with a first periodic rate, between a primary active operating mode and a primary reduced power operating mode in accordance with a primary discontinuous reception, DRX, operation.

Abstract: A method of operating a communications device to transmit data to a wireless communications network comprises preparing to transmit uplink data as one or more transport blocks using a selected set of communications resources. The method includes detecting that the set of communications resources selected for transmitting the uplink data on the uplink resources will cause transmission of a transport block across a boundary between two of the time divided units or slots, and adapting the transmission of the detected transport block to avoid the boundary between the two time slots.

Abstract: A communications device configured to transmit data to an infrastructure equipment of a wireless communications network is provided. The communications device comprises transceiver circuitry configured to transmit signals and receive signals via a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network, and controller circuitry configured to control the transceiver circuitry, to generate a plurality of encoded bits by encoding uplink data, to transmit, to the infrastructure equipment, the plurality of encoded bits in a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexed, OFDM, symbols in radio resources forming a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, of the wireless access interface, the PUSCH being divided between a first segment located in a first time divided slot of the wireless access interface and a second segment located in a second time divided slot of the wireless access interface.

Abstract: A communications device is provided, which is configured to transmit or receive signals via a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network to or from one or more infrastructure equipment. The communications device is configured, at the time of a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection establishment procedure, to receive a first message from one of the infrastructure equipment comprising an indication that the infrastructure equipment is capable of operating in accordance with a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) in accordance with a first radio access technology, to establish a PDCP entity based on the received indication, and to transmit a second message to the infrastructure equipment comprising an indication that the communications device is capable of operating in accordance with one or both of the PDCP in accordance with the first radio access technology and a PDCP in accordance with a second radio access technology.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to generate a user equipment identifier which is unique on Anchor cell level or which is unique in RAN notified area level.

Abstract: A terminal device for use in a wireless telecommunications network, the terminal device comprising receiver circuitry and control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is configured to: control the receiver circuitry to receive a first signal indicating that a warning notification message is to be transmitted by infrastructure equipment of the network using a multicast or broadcast transmission; in response to the reception of the first signal, control the receiver circuitry to receive a second signal transmitted by infrastructure equipment of the network using predetermined communication resources, the second signal comprising information for the terminal device to use to determine communication resources for the multicast or broadcast transmission of the warning notification message; determine the communication resources for the multicast or broadcast transmission of the warning notification message using the information comprised in the second signal; control the receiver circuitry to receive the warnin

Abstract: A method of operating a terminal in a wireless telecommunications system comprising the terminal and a network node, wherein the method comprises: determining there is data to be transmitted from the terminal to the network node using a series of repeat transmissions; establishing an initial arrangement of transmission resources to be used for transmitting respective ones of the repeat transmissions from the terminal to the network node; starting to transmit the series of repeat transmissions to the network node using transmission resources according to the initial arrangement; establishing before the transmission of the series of repeat transmissions to the network node is complete that a modified arrangement of transmission resources should be used for transmitting at least some of the remaining repeat transmissions; and starting to transmit the at least some remaining repeat transmissions to the network node using transmission resources in accordance with the modified arrangement.

Abstract: A method of communicating data between a radio network infrastructure and a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications network. The method comprises establishing at a radio network infrastructure element there is data available for communication between the radio network infrastructure and the terminal device and transmitting a paging message for the terminal device from the radio network infrastructure element. The paging message comprises an indication of an identifier for the terminal device and an indication of a network allocated resource for use in subsequently communicating the data between the radio network infrastructure element and the terminal device. In response to receiving the paging message the terminal device transmits to the radio network infrastructure element a paging response indicating the terminal device received the paging message, after which the data is communicated between the radio network infrastructure element and the terminal device using the network allocated resource.

Abstract: A method of communicating data in a telecommunications system comprising a base station and a plurality of terminals operable to communicate data to and from the base station. The system is configured to transmit downlink signals using downlink resources in a frequency band and in a first time period and the method comprises, upon identification of uplink data to be transmitted by a first terminal of the plurality of terminals, dynamically selecting a set of resources for transmitting the uplink data, wherein selecting the set of resources comprises selecting a subset of the frequency band and a subset of the time period of the downlink resources, the selected set of resources being based on the subset of the frequency band and the subset of the time period.

Abstract: A user terminal configured to perform communication with an infrastructure equipment of a mobile communications network. The user terminal including a receiver configured to receive signals transmitted by the infrastructure equipment in accordance with a wireless access interface and a transmitter configured to transmit signals to the infrastructure equipment in accordance with the wireless access interface. The user terminal is configured to receive an indication on a downlink of the wireless access interface of one of a plurality of different subcarrier spacing which the communications device should use to transmit or to receive the signals representing the data.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data by a communications device in a wireless communications network, the method comprising receiving a first downlink control message comprising an indication of a first dynamic grant allocating first uplink communications resources for transmission of data by the communications device, receiving a second downlink control message, the second downlink control message comprising an indication of a second dynamic grant allocating second uplink communications resources for transmission of data by the communications device, determining that the second uplink communications resources comprise at least a portion of the first uplink communications resources, determining that the first uplink communications resources are associated with a higher priority than the second uplink communications resources, and in response to the determining that the first uplink communications resources are associated with a higher priority than the second uplink communications resources, transmitting a transport

Abstract: A method of operating a communications device to transmit data to a wireless communications network comprises processing uplink data for transmission on grant free resources of a physical uplink shared channel of a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network to form one or more transport blocks of the uplink data for transmission. The method comprises selecting one of a plurality of configurations for transmitting the uplink data in the grant free resources, and transmitting the uplink data in the grant free resources according to the selected configuration.

Abstract: A method is provided for a UE to determine the start time of the downlink control channel for M2M communication in LTE systems. The method comprises a UE receiving a parameter set to determine the start time of the (E)PDCCH from the eNB; calculating the start time based on the received parameter set from the eNB; combining/decoding the repetitive (E)PDCCHs; and sending the feedback information to confirm/reject the reception of the (E)PDCCH.

Abstract: A user terminal configured to perform communication with an infrastructure equipment of a mobile communications network. The user terminal including a receiver configured to receive signals transmitted by the infrastructure equipment in accordance with a wireless access interface and a transmitter configured to transmit signals to the infrastructure equipment in accordance with the wireless access interface. The user terminal is configured to receive an indication on a downlink of the wireless access interface of one of a plurality of different subcarrier spacing which the communications device should use to transmit or to receive the signals representing the data.