Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods that include embodiments to determine a system frame number (SFN) of a radio frame using a first identifier related to the UE, a discontinuous reception (DRX) period length of the UE, and a parameter indicating a quantity of paging occasions within the DRX period length. A second identifier can be sent in a downlink control channel within a radio sub-frame of the radio frame, and a paging message is associated with the second identifier. This systems and methods may also include embodiments to determine a position of the radio sub-frame within the radio frame associated with the SFN with reference to a quantity of radio sub-frames suitable for the paging in the radio frame, the identifier related to the UE, and a parameter derived from the DRX period length of the UE.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a paging method, a device, and a paging system, and relates to the field of wireless communications technologies. The method provided in the present invention includes: receiving, by a base station, a paging message of machine-to-machine user equipment; calculating a paging location of the user equipment; determining a coverage level of the user equipment; and sending an air interface paging message to the user equipment according to the coverage level of the user equipment, and sending, in the paging location, paging scheduling information, where the paging scheduling information is used to indicate a location in which the air interface paging message is sent, and the air interface paging message includes the paging message of the user equipment.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a cell selection and reselection method and apparatus, so as to resolve a problem existing in the prior art that repeated reception of data by using an existing cell selection and reselection method causes a waste of resources and an increase in power consumption. The cell selection method includes: measuring signal quality of a cell, and acquiring a coverage class offset value that is preconfigured by a network side for the cell; and selecting a target cell according to the signal quality of the cell and the acquired coverage class offset value of the cell.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an access method, a base station, an access point and a user equipment. The access method includes: a base station sends a first message to an access point through a first communication interface, for requesting the access point to establish a second bearer with a user equipment UE, the second bearer being based on a second communication interface, wherein the first message carries an identifier of the UE and an identifier of an E-RAB; and the base station establishes a first bearer with the access point, the first bearer being based on the first communication interface, wherein the first bearer and the second bearer correspond to the E-RAB.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a paging method and a device. The method includes: first, determining, by a base station, a radio superframe identifier of a paging message that is of user equipment and that is in a physical layer frame, where the radio superframe identifier is used to indicate a radio superframe in which the paging message is located; then, determining a first location identifier of the paging message in the radio superframe.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission link establishment apparatus. The apparatus includes: a selection unit, configured to select a target node; a determining unit, configured to determine a backhaul node that needs to establish a data transmission link with the target node selected by the selection unit; a setting unit, configured to set protocol stack roles, in the data transmission link, of the target node and the backhaul node that is determined by the determining unit; and a configuration unit, configured to perform configuration on the target node and the backhaul node according to the protocol stack roles that are set by the setting unit, to establish the data transmission link between the target node and the backhaul node.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods that include embodiments to determine a system frame number (SFN) of a radio frame using a first identifier related to the UE, a discontinuous reception (DRX) period length of the UE, and a parameter indicating a quantity of paging occasions within the DRX period length. A second identifier can be sent in a downlink control channel within a radio sub-frame of the radio frame, and a paging message is associated with the second identifier. This systems and methods may also include embodiments to determine a position of the radio sub-frame within the radio frame associated with the SFN with reference to a quantity of radio sub-frames suitable for the paging in the radio frame, the identifier related to the UE, and a parameter derived from the DRX period length of the UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for transmitting information through a backhaul link, a proxy device, and an access device. The method includes: determining, by a proxy device, that to-be-transmitted information needs to be transmitted through a backhaul link, where the backhaul link is a backhaul link that implements transmission between the proxy device and an access device through an air interface and is in a deactivated state; and activating the backhaul link, and transmitting the to-be-transmitted information through the activated backhaul link. Therefore, a problem that backhaul links based on a large number of S1 or X2 interfaces consume a large number of memory resources, causing a transmission bottleneck in the backhaul links, is solved.

Abstract: A base station encodes antenna configuration information of a neighboring cell of a first cell, and sends encoded information relating to the antenna configuration information of the neighboring cell to a user equipment (UE). The UE is capable of communicating with the base station in the first cell. The UE receives the encoded information; decodes the antenna configuration information of the neighboring cell from the encoded information; and performs determination of predetermined time-frequency resource according to the antenna configuration information of the neighboring cell. The predetermined time-frequency resource is used by a base station of the neighboring cell for transmitting pilot measurement information.

Abstract: A method includes: reporting a scheduling parameter to a centralized control node, where the scheduling parameter includes information of a cell which interferes a serving cell of a user equipment and/or load information of the serving cell of the user equipment, the information of the cell which interferes the serving cell of the user equipment is generated from a measured result reported by the user equipment, and the measured result is obtained by performing a measurement on a cell adjacent to the serving cell of the user equipment; receiving scheduling control information sent by the centralized control node, where the scheduling control information is determined according to the scheduling parameter; and scheduling resources according to the scheduling control information.

Abstract: The technical solution under various embodiments of the present invention determines paging time by determining the position of a radio frame that includes a paging identifier with a view to ensuring energy efficiency of a User Equipment (UE).

Abstract: A small cell receives a dedicated synchronization signal Preamble sent through a first message by a user equipment UE in an idle state. The dedicated Preamble is allocated when the UE accesses a network for the first time. The small cell according to the dedicated Preamble queries whether a first signaling radio bearer SRB 1 and/or a second signaling radio bearer SRB2 of the UE are/is stored. If stored, the small cell replies in a second message to the UE that indication information that the SRB 1 and/or the SRB2 between the small cell and the UE do/does not need to be re-established or modified. An uplink radio resource control RRC message sent through a dedicated control channel DCCH by the UE is received.

Abstract: A base station (BS) encodes antenna configuration information of a neighboring cell of a first cell, and sends encoded information relating to the antenna configuration information of the neighboring cell to a user equipment (UE). The UE is capable of communicating with the BS in the first cell. The UE receives the encoded information; decodes the antenna configuration information of the neighboring cell from the encoded information; and performs determination of predetermined time-frequency resource according to the antenna configuration information of the neighboring cell. The predetermined time-frequency resource is used by a BS of the neighboring cell for transmitting pilot measurement information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a device for allocating a backhaul link resource. The method includes: selecting, by a first base station, at least one subframe in an uplink (UL) frequency band in a frequency division duplex (FDD) wireless communication system; and allocating the selected at least one subframe as a backhaul link resource between the first base station and a second base station. With the method, the device and the system for allocating a backhaul link resource according to the embodiments of the present invention, a subframe is selected in an unexhausted frequency band in existing bandwidth resources and allocated to a wireless backhaul link. Therefore, the existing bandwidth resources are released, resources are allocated to wireless backhaul links, and costs of the communication system are saved.

Abstract: A communication method of MTC devices in the field of communication technologies, including: grouping, by a network side, first MTC devices according to time when the first MTC devices access a network, where the grouping is so performed that MTC devices accessing the network at same time are grouped into different groups, and MTC devices accessing the network at different time are grouped into a same group; and sending, after the first MTC devices access the network, group information to the first MTC devices, so that the first MTC devices receive and/or send data according to the group information. Embodiments of the present invention further provide a related communication apparatus of MTC devices. Embodiments of the present invention realize scattering time for MTC devices to access a network for sending data, thereby avoiding collisions and effectively easing the burden resulted from MTC devices accessing the network concurrently.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a network connection method and system. The method includes: grouping a plurality of terminals, allocating group identities, and establishing a mapping relationship between the group identities and terminal identities; establishing a group-based signaling radio bearer and a group-based data radio bearer for each group; allocating, when a terminal in each group access a network, the terminal the group-based signaling radio bearer and group-based data radio bearer corresponding to the group to which the terminal belongs according to a mapping relationship between a group identities and a terminal identity, so that the terminals initiate network access by using the group-based signaling radio bearer and the group-based data radio bearer. The signaling overhead of establishing signaling connection and data bearer may be reduced though the technical solution of the present invention.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for transmitting information through a backhaul link, a proxy device, and an access device. The method includes: determining, by a proxy device, that to-be-transmitted information needs to be transmitted through a backhaul link, where the backhaul link is a backhaul link that implements transmission between the proxy device and an access device through an air interface and is in a deactivated state; and activating the backhaul link, and transmitting the to-be-transmitted information through the activated backhaul link. Therefore, a problem that backhaul links based on a large number of S1 or X2 interfaces consume a large number of memory resources, causing a transmission bottleneck in the backhaul links, is solved.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a device, and a system for determining timing advance grouping. In one embodiment, a base station adds a component carrier (CC) for a user equipment (UE). The base station determines a timing advance (TA) group to which the added CC belongs. The TA group is a set of CCs that can share a TA. The base station sends identification information that identifies the TA group to the UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a handover method, User Equipment (UE), and a network side device, which can shorten a handover delay of a control plane and an interrupt delay of user plane data. A handover method includes: obtaining, by a UE, a Time Advance (TA) of a target cell before a handover; and obtaining an Uplink Grant (UL Grant) sent by the target cell; and then sending a Handover Complete message to the target cell with the TA on a resource that is corresponding to the UL Grant.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a device, and a system for determining timing advance grouping, and relate to the field of communications. A base station (eNodeB) adds a component carrier (CC) for a user equipment (UE). According to obtained timing advance (TA) group information or a preset rule, a TA group that the added CC belongs to is determined. The TA group is a set of CCs that can share a TA. Identification information that identifies the TA group to the UE is sent.