Abstract: The exemplary embodiments of the invention utilize techniques that provide an amount of scheduling flexibility for retransmissions (e.g., downlink HARQ retransmissions) while also limiting the amount of time within which a UE can expect retransmissions. Thus, the network retains scheduling flexibility while the UE can still operate in DRX, for example. In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes: receiving an initial transmission of information; and receiving a retransmission of the information, where the retransmission is received within a window of time having a predetermined duration, where the window of time is arranged to begin at a predetermined time or after a predetermined time interval. In further exemplary embodiments, the predetermined duration of the window of time is measured using a DRX retransmission timer and/or the predetermined time or the predetermined time interval is measured using a HARQ RTT timer.

Abstract: An apparatus, such as a user equipment, includes a resource unit RU measurement unit coupled to an output of a wireless receiver; an encoder configurable to encode information descriptive of M perceived best ones of N RUs, where each individual RU is assigned a unique number from a set {1,2, . . . ,N}, where there are sets: SM={n=(nm)m=1M:1?n1<n2<. . . <nM?N}, M={l, 2, ?,|SM|}, where each vector in set SM refers to a unique RU combination and where there are ? S M ? = ( N M ) elements in the set SM; and a wireless transmitter configurable to transmit the encoded information to a wireless network apparatus, such as a base station. The base station includes a decoder operable to decode the encoded information.

Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method including: determining whether first allocation information has been transmitted from a first device towards a second device in a wireless communication system; and transmitting a message including transmittal information and second allocation information from the first device towards the second device, wherein the transmittal information corresponds to the determined transmittal of the first allocation information. In another exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method including: detecting whether a first signal is received on a dedicated resource of a wireless communication system; detecting whether a second signal is received on a shared resource of the wireless communication system; and determining, based on a detection outcome for the first signal and a detection outcome for the second signal, whether at least one allocation has failed.

Abstract: In one non-limiting, exemplary embodiment, a method includes: estimating an activity factor for a priority class based at least in part on a provided bit rate for the priority class and a guaranteed bit rate of the priority class; and using the estimated activity factor to estimate at least one network-related parameter. In another non-limiting, exemplary embodiment, a method includes: obtaining a measurement for a priority class; and estimating an activity factor for the priority class based at least in part on the measurement and a quality of service attribute of the priority class. As a non-limiting example, exemplary embodiments of this invention employ a framework providing an estimation of effective activity factor per service priority indicator (SPI) class to provide, for example, enhanced quality of service awareness in radio resource management functionality, such as for estimation of the amount of power used per SPI class/group.

Abstract: A method includes determining a discard packet ratio for one of a plurality of service groups associated with a cell of a wireless communication system; comparing the determined discard packet ratio to a threshold value; and if the threshold value is exceeded, performing at least one overload control action, such as reducing a bit rate or dropping (lower priority) user equipment. The exemplary embodiments provide in one aspect thereof a framework that includes a scheduling priority indicator-based QoS control measure that employs a discarded packets measure for estimating a QoS provision within each scheduling priority indicator group, and a scheduling priority indicator-based overload indication for deciding whether a particular scheduling priority indicator group has been provided with a required QoS.

Abstract: There is disclosed a data scheduler for a communication system adapted to transmit traffic to a user, comprising means for selectively simultaneously transmitting traffic to the user on a dedicated user channel and on a shared user channel. The data scheduler comprises means adapted to monitor the level of offered traffic in the dedicated channel relative to a predetermined threshold level; and means responsive to the traffic level in the dedicated channel exceeding a predetermined threshold level for limiting the traffic on the dedicated channel and assigning traffic to a shared user channel. A method of assigning traffic is also disclosed.