Abstract: A method and system for setting an initial dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH) power of a secondary carrier after a transmission gap are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes determining a filtered DPCCH power of first carrier. The method further includes determining a power offset. The method also includes calculating the initial DPCCH power of the secondary carrier by adding the determined filtered DPCCH power of the first carrier to the determined power offset.

Abstract: Methods and devices relating to Discontinuous reception (DRX) mode are disclosed. In some embodiments a radio network controller detects that a User Equipment operating in a Discontinuous reception mode has performed an uplink transmission on a Random Access Channel, RACH and sends a signal to a Node B that received the uplink transmission indicating to the Node B that the UE has performed said uplink transmission and is continuously monitoring downlink transmissions, where the signal includes information identifying the UE.

Abstract: A first one of a wireless communication device (22) and a base station (20) performs a method for applying a change to a configuration or state of a radio bearer. The radio bearer supports the transfer of data over a radio connection between the wireless communication device (22) and the base station (20) with defined data transfer characteristics. The method includes performing a handshake with a second one of the wireless communication device (22) and the base station (20) to agree on a time to synchronously apply the change at the wireless communication device (22) and the base station (20). The method also includes, in accordance with the agreement, synchronously applying the change at that time.

Abstract: A radio network controller, RNC, keeps control of how many users to configure on a first transmission time interval, TTI, and how many to configure on a second TTI. For example, a method, performed by the RNC, for configuring at least one radio bearer between a radio base station, RBS, and wireless communication devices. The method comprises receiving, from the RBS, a request to perform a TTI switch according to a TTI switch trigger received by the RBS. The received request is analysed and a grant to perform the requested TTI switch is sent to the RBS.

Abstract: In an aspect, a wireless terminal, operating in a wireless communication system with distinct areas that each include base stations, transmits a data packet to a network node on a common channel. The data packet includes a header with an identifier that is an area-specific identifier for the wireless terminal. The wireless terminal has been allocated an area-specific identifier but not a cell-specific identifier. A network node of the wireless communication system receives the data packet sent from the wireless terminal. The network node associates the area-specific identifier for the wireless terminal in the data packet with a network-wide identifier for the wireless terminal and handles the data packet according to the network-wide identifier.

Abstract: Methods and communication network nodes for forwarding UE measurement results. A method is provided which is performed by a first communication network node of a communication network for obtaining measurement results from a wireless communication device in accordance with a Layer 1 communication protocol. A request is formulated 302 for information related to measurements performed by the wireless communication device, the request is sent 304 to a second communication network node, and the requested 302 information is received 306 forwarded from the second communication network node, in accordance with the Layer 1 communication protocol.

Abstract: In one of its aspects the technology disclosed herein concerns a wireless terminal (30) which is configured to communicate over a radio interface (32) with a radio access network. The wireless terminal (30) comprises a timer (52) and a timer controller (54). The timer (52) is configured to determine when to release an Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) resource utilized on an uplink from the wireless terminal (30) to the network. The timer controller (54) is configured to initialize or adjust the timer with a timer value received from the network, the timer value being for a mode in which the network has commanded the wireless terminal to request a common E-DCH resource.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method (200) performed by a control system (2, 3, 4) that controls the usage of a first carrier, which first carrier is divided into transmission segments and each transmission segment consisting of N transmission time intervals, where N is greater than or equal to 2.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method in a User Equipment, UE, for enabling interception, decoding and/or processing of at least parts of a Media Access Control, MAC, level message. The method comprises the steps of receiving configuration information comprising information to add additional information to a MAC level message, and creating a bit string representing the additional information. The method also comprise the step of adding the created bit string to the MAC level message, to enable a recipient of said MAC level message to determine, based on the additional information represented by the bit string, whether at least part of a payload of the MAC level message is to be intercepted, decoded and/or processed. There is further disclosed a method in a base station for decoding a corresponding MAC level message. A corresponding User Equipment, UE, and a base station configured for the methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method and system for setting an initial dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH) power of a secondary carrier after a transmission gap are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes determining a filtered DPCCH power of first carrier. The method further includes determining a power offset. The method also includes calculating the initial DPCCH power of the secondary carrier by adding the determined filtered DPCCH power of the first carrier to the determined power offset.

Abstract: The present application discloses methods and apparatus for modifying a normal link adaptation process of a wireless device (200). The normal link adaptation process may be used to compensate for a fast fading dip detected by a base station (100). The present application teaches that the normal fast fading compensation may cause inter-cell interference and degrade system performance. The present application discloses imposing a fast fading restriction or limitation on the normal fast fading compensation can reduce inter-cell interference, improve system capacity, and extends the battery life of the wireless device.

Abstract: Techniques for supporting concurrent deployment of 2-millisecond and 10-millisecond TTI for E-DCH transmissions in CELL_FACH state and Idle Mode are disclosed. One example method comprises receiving a transport block from a mobile terminal, wherein said transport block is transmitted using either a 10-millisecond or 2-millisecond TTI, and sending, to an RNC, an indication of whether data carried by the transport block was transmitted using the 10-millisecond TTI or the 2-millisecond TTI. In some embodiments, the indication is sent in a user plane frame sent over a base-station-to-RNC interface. A spare bit in an uplink data frame sent to the RNC may be used, for example.

Abstract: A wireless device (105) for managing reporting of channel quality is configured to communicate with a mobile radio communication network (102). The wireless device (105) identifies (404) there being no downlink activity between the wireless device (105) and the mobile radio communication network (102). The wireless device (105) reduces (406), in response to the identification, a level of channel quality reporting when there is no downlink activity. In a multi Radio Access Bearer (RAB) scenario this supports reduction of a higher drop rate of multi-RAB, e.g. speech and data, compared to e.g. stand-alone speech RAB.

Abstract: A radio network controller, RNC, keeps control of how many users to configure on a first transmission time interval, TTI, and how many to configure on a second TTI. For example, a method is performed by the RNC, for configuring at least one radio bearer between a radio base station, RBS, and wireless communication devices. The method comprises sending, from the RNC to the RBS, radio bearer configuration information for controlling a distribution between a first number of wireless communication devices and a second number of wireless communication devices where the first number of wireless communication devices are operating a radio bearer using a first TTI, and the second number of wireless communication devices are operating a radio bearer using a second TTI.

Abstract: A network node (100), a wireless device (102) and methods therein, for controlling uplink transmission from the wireless device (102), e.g. in a time division multiplexing scheme. The network node (100) signals (1:2) an Absolute Grant Scope, AGS, bit to the wireless device (102), wherein the AGS bit indicates one of: the wireless device (102) is granted for uplink transmission (204) during a single Transmit Time Interval, TTI, and the wireless device (102) is granted for uplink transmission (206) until a next grant is signalled to the wireless device (102).

Abstract: Techniques for supporting concurrent deployment of 2-millisecond and 10-millisecond TTI for E-DCH transmissions in CELL_FACH state and Idle Mode are disclosed. One example method comprises receiving a (310) transport block from a mobile terminal, wherein said transport block is transmitted using either a 10-millisecond or 2-millisecond TTI, and sending (320), to an RNC, an indication of whether data carried by the transport block was transmitted using the 10-millisecond TTI or the 2-millisecond TTI. In some embodiments, the indication is sent in a user plane frame sent over a base-station-to-RNC interface. A spare bit in an uplink data frame sent to the RNC may be used, for example.

Abstract: A first one of a wireless communication device (22) and a base station (20) performs a method for applying a change to a configuration or state of a radio bearer. The radio bearer supports the transfer of data over a radio connection between the wireless communication device (22) and the base station (20) with defined data transfer characteristics. The method includes performing a handshake with a second one of the wireless communication device (22) and the base station (20) to agree on a time to synchronously apply the change at the wireless communication device (22) and the base station (20). The method also includes, in accordance with the agreement, synchronously applying the change at that time.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method in a network node (12,14) for signalling Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, HARQ, configuration for a common enhanced dedicated channel configuration in a radio communications network (1). The network node (12,14) is comprised in the radio communications network (1) and serves a user equipment (10). The network node (12,14) determines a state of a HARQ process of a transmission time interval out of a number of HARQ processes for a common enhanced dedicated channel configuration. The state is defining whether the HARQ process is active or inactive. The network node (12,14) signals the HARQ configuration for the common enhanced dedicated channel configuration by broadcasting a value representing the state of the HARQ process.

Abstract: In one of its aspects the technology disclosed herein concerns a wireless terminal (30) which is configured to communicate over a radio interface (32) with a radio access network. The wireless terminal (30) comprises a timer (52) and a timer controller (54). The timer (52) is configured to determine when to release an Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) resource utilized on an uplink from the wireless terminal (30) to the network. The timer controller (54) is configured to initialize or adjust the timer with a timer value received from the network, the timer value being for a mode in which the network has commanded the wireless terminal to request a common E-DCH resource.

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for several aspects of network communications relating to a UE reporting cell reselection. These include how the network configures or indicates to the UE that it should report cell reselection to the network; how the UE indicates a cell reselection to the network; and how the RNC indicates to the Node-B that the UE is in need of cell reselection. Implementation of these mechanisms avoids the problems of a UE reselecting a cell and leaving voluminous data at the source cell, which may become lost, and a UE having common E-DCH resources being unable to reselect another cell, even when it leaves a serving cell's operating area.