Abstract: The present invention provides methods for the diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer, including, but not limited to, methods for discerning between aggressive and non-aggressive forms of prostate cancer, and methods for detecting aggressive prostate cancer based on comparisons to a mixed control population of subjects with non-aggressive prostate cancer or not having prostate

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) including: a plurality of Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) index tables, at least one of which includes one or more CQI index corresponding to a modulation of higher order that is not supported by the other CQI index table; a receiver configured to receive CQI index table indication information from a base station, the CQI index table indication information indicating which CQI index table to use for CQI calculation; and a processor configured to calculate a CQI index by using the CQI index table indicated by the CQI index table indication information.

Abstract: A terminal equipment including: a processor circuit configured to flush a hybrid automatic repeat request buffer in all bands, release a physical uplink control channel and sounding reference signals corresponding to carriers in all the bands, clear any configured downlink assignments and uplink grants, and treat running timers relating to uplink synchronization associated with the bands corresponding to secondary cells as expired, if the expired timer relating to an uplink synchronization includes the timer relating to an uplink synchronization associated with the band corresponding to the primary cell.

Abstract: Disclosed is an active inserted gastric tube with an intra-body communication function, including a tube body, a pulse module, an intra-body communication module and a control module. The pulse module is arranged at a front end of the tube body, and is configured to generate a pulse signal. the intra-body communication module is configured to receive the pulse signal generated by the pulse module and transmit the pulse signal to the control module. The control module is configured to analyze the received pulse signal. In this way, the pulse signal is generated by the pulse module, and the gastric tube is inserted into the esophagus through the tube body. The pulse signal is transmitted through a human body to realize an intra-body communication. The control module analyzes the pulse signal transmitted through the human body, so as to identify whether the tube body is inserted into the esophagus or trachea.

Abstract: A terminal is capable dual connectivity with a base station, the terminal including: a processor configured to perform a process that change, release, or deactivate a bearer among Secondary Cell Group, and to trigger transmission of a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) status report according to the process; and, a transmitter configured to transmit the PDCP status report.

Abstract: A method for processing a medium access control entity, UE and a communication system. The method includes: establishing a corresponding medium access control entity by UE for a second connectivity, so that there exists dual connectivity between the UE and network side including a first connectivity and the second connectivity; wherein the medium access control entity of the second connectivity at least includes a multiplexing or de-multiplexing module and a logic channel prioritization module.

Abstract: An apparatus and method to select a resource for performing device to device (D2D) communication from a resource pool configured in a second mode by a first eNB.

Abstract: A communication system including a first base station, a second base station and user equipment (UE). The first base station including: a transmitter to transmit to the second base station a first signal comprising information about device-to-device (D2D) communication of the UE, a receiver to receive from the second base station a second signal including a configuration information, that includes information on a resource pool configured in a second mode by the second base station, or a resource location of a resource allocated in the first mode by the second base station; and a transmitter to transmit to the UE a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Message including the configuration information after receiving the second signal; the second base station to receive from the first base station the first signal to transmit the second signal; and a receiver configured to receive from the UE a third signal for wireless connection.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) including: a plurality of Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) index tables, at least one of which includes one or more CQI index corresponding to a modulation of higher order that is not supported by the other CQI index table; a receiver configured to receive CQI index table indication information from a base station, the CQI index table indication information indicating which CQI index table to use for CQI calculation; and a processor configured to calculate a CQI index by using the CQI index table indicated by the CQI index table indication information.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) including: a plurality of Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) index tables, at least one of which includes one or more CQI index corresponding to a modulation of higher order that is not supported by the other CQI index table; a receiver configured to receive CQI index table indication information from a base station, the CQI index table indication information indicating which CQI index table to use for CQI calculation; and a processor configured to calculate a CQI index by using the CQI index table indicated by the CQI index table indication information.

Abstract: A terminal is capable dual connectivity with a base station, the terminal including: a processor configured to perform a process that change, release, or deactivate a bearer among Secondary Cell Group, and to trigger transmission of a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) status report according to the process; and, a transmitter configured to transmit the PDCP status report.

Abstract: A communication system including a first base station, a second base station and user equipment (UE). The first base station including: a transmitter to transmit to the second base station a first signal comprising information about device-to-device (D2D) communication of the UE, a receiver to receive from the second base station a second signal including a configuration information, that includes information on a resource pool configured in a second mode by the second base station, or a resource location of a resource allocated in the first mode by the second base station; and a transmitter to transmit to the UE a Radio Resource Control (RRC) Message including the configuration information after receiving the second signal; the second base station to receive from the first base station the first signal to transmit the second signal; and a receiver configured to receive from the UE a third signal for wireless connection.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a bearer management apparatus and method, and a communication system. The method comprises: a user equipment (UE) receives an indication message, sent by a base station, for changing a bearer type of a bearer or releasing the bearer under dual connectivity; and changes the bearer type of the bearer or releases the bearer according to the indication message. Through the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE configured with dual connectivity can seamlessly convert the bearer.

Abstract: A base station including: a judging unit configured to judge whether a band to be uplink adjusted includes only a band corresponding to a primary cell; and a transmitter configured to transmit a command for the band corresponding to the primary cell when the judging unit determines that the band to be uplink adjusted includes only the band corresponding to the primary cell, such that a timer relating to an uplink synchronization for the band corresponding to the primary cell is restarted.

Abstract: A method for processing a medium access control entity, UE and a communication system. The method includes: establishing a corresponding medium access control entity by UE for a second connectivity, so that there exists dual connectivity between the UE and network side including a first connectivity and the second connectivity; wherein the medium access control entity of the second connectivity at least includes a multiplexing or de-multiplexing module and a logic channel prioritization module.

Abstract: An MAC control element (CE) uplink configuration method and device, and communications system, the method includes: when an MAC CE is activated, determining, by user equipment (UE), whether an uplink grant of a serving cell in an authorization frequency band exists; and when the uplink grant of the serving cell in the authorization frequency band exists and can accommodate the MAC CE, allocating, by the UE and for the MAC CE, the uplink grant of the serving cell in the authorization frequency band. An embodiment of the present disclosure improves reliability for transmitting the MAC CE, in an LAA system, and reduces unnecessary latency or failure.

Abstract: A method for maintaining a time advance timer, a base station and terminal equipment, the method includes: judging by a base station whether a band to be uplink adjusted includes only the band where a primary cell is located; and transmitting by the base station a time advance command to the band where the primary cell is located if the band where the primary cell is located is only included, such that the time advance timer to which the band where the primary cell is located corresponds is restarted. The advantages exist in that by processing time advance timers by the base station or the terminal, the time advance timer to which the band where the PCell is located corresponds expires at last, thereby preventing interruption of communications of the terminal due to advanced expiration of the time advance timer to which the band where the PCell is located corresponds.

Abstract: A method for processing a medium access control entity, UE and a communication system. The method includes: establishing a corresponding medium access control entity by UE for a second connectivity, so that there exists dual connectivity between the UE and network side including a first connectivity and the second connectivity; wherein the medium access control entity of the second connectivity at least includes a multiplexing or de-multiplexing module and a logic channel prioritization module. Resources of the UE may be efficiently managed, and waste of resources is reduced based on control optimization.

Abstract: A method for configuring a User Equipment (UE) with a Channel Quality Index (CQI) table, the method includes: calculating a Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) and Rank Indication (RI) according to a channel estimated result; determining a configured CQI index table according to received CQI index table indication information transmitted by a base station, the base station configuring the CQI index table by selecting the CQI index table from at least two CQI index tables; and calculating a CQI index according to the calculated PMI and the RI using the configured CQI index table.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) including: a plurality of Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) index tables, at least one of which includes one or more CQI index corresponding to a modulation of higher order that is not supported by the other CQI index table; a receiver configured to receive CQI index table indication information from a base station, the CQI index table indication information indicating which CQI index table to use for CQI calculation; and a processor configured to calculate a CQI index by using the CQI index table indicated by the CQI index table indication information.