Abstract: Schemes for supporting device-to-device, D2D, communications between terminal devices in a wireless telecommunication system. A network entity, e.g. a base station, establishes a set pool of radio resources to be reserved for use for D2D communications and communicates an indication of these resources to terminal devices. On an ongoing basis the network entity monitors the extent to which the set of radio resources reserved for D2D communications is being used, for example based on feedback received from terminal devices or its own measurements. If it is determined the set of radio resources reserved for D2D communications is being under-utilized or over-utilized, the network entity may establish an updated set of radio resources to be used for D2D communications, and communicate this to the terminal devices. Thus a mechanism is provided for dynamically adjusting the size of a set of resources available for D2D communications in response to changing resource utilization.

Abstract: Frames in a variable length frame format which are addressed to a plurality of users are multiplexed and preferably transmitted. Data frames having different lengths are multiplexed on a same time through space division multiple access, but since the multiplexed frames are transmitted while eventually having a same length, when the multiplexed data frames from the access point STA0 are received in the respective communication stations STA1 to STA3 in FIG. 4 or when data simultaneously transmitted from the respective communication stations STA1 to STA3 are received in the access point STA0 in FIG. 5, it is possible to eliminate an operation instability of AGC.

Abstract: A communication apparatus and a communication method for performing wireless data transmission using multiple channels are provided. The communication apparatus operating as a base station includes: a communication section that transmits and receives a wireless signal; and a control section that controls a channel used by a subordinate wireless terminal, the control section designates a first transmission scheme to a first wireless terminal that uses a specific primary channel, and designates a second transmission scheme different from the first transmission scheme to a second wireless terminal that uses a non-primary channel that does not include the primary channel. The second transmission scheme has a lower data rate or higher transmission power than that of the first transmission scheme.

Abstract: A communication apparatus and a communication apparatus that perform wireless communication by a multi-user method are provided. The communication apparatus includes a communication section configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal and a control section configured to control operation as a base station, and transmits a frame that includes schedule information relating to scheduled communication of the own station and can be received by a different wireless terminal and receives schedule information relating to scheduled information of a different base station. The scheduled communication includes multi-user communication of an uplink, and the schedule information includes information relating to a transmission schedule of a frame for inducing multi-user communication of an uplink.

Abstract: A user device is arranged to transmit and receive data via a wireless access interface including a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing subcarriers extending across a first bandwidth. The user device is configured to receive one or more signals repeatedly transmitted across a second bandwidth and not across subcarriers of a first bandwidth outside of the second bandwidth, store second signals in a memory. The user device is further configured to combine the stored second signals to generate a combined signal, detect the user device payload data from the combined signal based on an indication of the second bandwidth when the user device indication, and when the user device fails to detect the indication, accumulate three consecutive subframes of the signals received across the second bandwidth, and detect the user device payload data from the combined signal based on information included in the three consecutive subframes.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a mechanism capable of improving use efficiency of communication resources during a transmission period of a wireless communication device belonging to another wireless communication network. [Solution] A wireless communication device including: a communication unit configured to receive a physical layer (PHY) header including modulation scheme information from a first wireless communication device belonging to a first wireless communication network different from a second wireless communication network to which a self-device belongs; and a control unit configured to control transmission power on a basis of information obtained in reception of the PHY header, and a wireless communication method.

Abstract: A base station includes a radio communication unit that establishes communication with a mobile communication terminal using a plurality of component carriers. The base station further includes a determination unit that determines a handover factor. The base station also includes a control unit allocates to the mobile communication terminal a measurement time interval for at least one component carrier from the plurality of component carriers according to the handover factor. A channel quality of the at least one component carrier of another base station is measured during the measurement time interval.

Abstract: A communication apparatus including: a control unit that performs setting related to a transmission resource depending on a communication parameter decided on the basis of signal power information varying in accordance with a transmit power level; and a communication unit that transmits a frame in accordance with the setting related to the transmission resource. The communication apparatus, a communication method, and a program can equalize communication efficiencies of a plurality of communication apparatuses while maintaining or enhancing overall communication efficiency of a communication system composed of the plurality of communication apparatuses.

Abstract: A wireless resource is utilized efficiently. An information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus that includes a control unit. The control unit provided in the information processing apparatus performs control for aborting, when a packet decided to be transmitted from a second network different from a first network to which the own apparatus belongs is detected, reception of the packet. Further, the control unit provided in the information processing apparatus performs control for dealing with carrier sense as an idle state based on a reception strength of the packet decided to be transmitted from the second network.

Abstract: A method of transmitting downlink data in a mobile communications system, wherein the mobile communications system comprises a base station configured to communicate wireless signals to one or more terminal devices. The method comprises receiving an indicator of a maximum number of downlink repetitions “Nmax” currently accepted by a terminal device, wherein a number of downlink repetitions indicates a number of times that the same signal is transmitted to the terminal device; setting an actual number of downlink repetitions “Ntx” so that the actual number of downlink repetitions meets the condition Ntx?Nmax; and transmitting the downlink data, to the terminal device, wherein the downlink data is transmitted via a signal transmitted a number of times equals to the actual number of downlink repetitions.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a control part. The control part performs control to transmit a frame for requesting the transmission of data to an information processing apparatus as a destination of the data and for requesting information processing apparatuses other than the information processing apparatus as the destination to set a transmission inhibition time, the frame being transmitted with transmitting power determined on the basis of surrounding environment information regarding an environment surrounding the information processing apparatus transmitting the frame. Transmission of the frame causes the transmission inhibition time to be set over an appropriate range of information processing apparatuses. Efficiency of utilization of communication resources is improved by suitably setting a transmission inhibition time.

Abstract: A transmission device that: allocates at least partially shared transmission parameters to at least a subset of a plurality of signals to which resource blocks are allocated, the resource blocks having at least partially overlapping frequency resources or time resources; and controls a transmission process of the plurality of signals based on the shared transmission parameters.

Abstract: Even when the lengths of data items to be transmitted to users are not the same, the frames multiplexed at the same time finally have the same frame length and are transmitted. Even when the lengths of frames for the users are not the same at the time when a transmission request is received from a higher layer, a communication apparatus reconfigures at least two of the frames having short lengths into a frame having a long length through Aggregation so that the frames finally have the same frame length and transmits the frames at the same time in a multiplexed manner. On the transmitter side, the transmission power used per destination communication station can be increased due to a decrease in the total number of multiplexed frames. On the receiver side, an unstable AGC operation can be prevented.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a communication apparatus and a communication method which are capable of suppressing a decrease in communication efficiency in UL communication of a random access scheme. [Solution] Provided is a communication apparatus, including a communication unit configured to transmit a first frame including wireless communication resource information in which resources selectable as uplink resources are specified from a plurality of resources and attribute information related to transmission of a second frame and receive the second frame transmitted as a response to the first frame. Provided is a communication apparatus, including a communication unit configured to receive a first frame including wireless communication resource information in which resources selectable as uplink resources are specified from a plurality of resources and attribute information related to transmission of a second frame and transmit the second frame as a response to the first frame.

Abstract: A mobile station in a wireless communication network. The mobile station includes a radio communication that transmits an access request message to a base station via a first communication resource, and receives a timing adjustment in response to the access request message from the base station. The mobile station also includes an adjustment value storage unit that stores the timing adjustment, and a control unit that adjusts access timing corresponding to a second communication resource based on the timing adjustment value stored in the adjustment value storage unit. The radio communication unit then communicates with the base station via the first communication resource and the second communication resource.

Abstract: A mobile communications terminal for communicating data to/from one or more base stations of a mobile communications network, the one or more base stations being arranged to provide a radio interface to communicate with mobile communications terminals. The mobile communications terminal being arranged to communicate with the one or more base stations via the radio interface, the communicating including using an uplink random access channel of the radio interface to transmit random access messages to the one or more base stations and communicating user data via the uplink random access channel by transmitting one or more of the random access messages at a selected timing within the uplink random access channel, the timing being selected by the first mobile communications terminal to represent at least part of the user data.

Abstract: A communications system including an infrastructure equipment, forming part of a mobile communications network, that transmits and receives data to/from a user device via a wireless access interface using a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) subcarriers that extend across a first bandwidth. The infrastructure equipment is configured to transmit repeatedly signals representing a same instance of user device payload data in a second bandwidth less than and within a first bandwidth, and includes a subset of the OFDM subcarriers. The user device is configured to receive one or more of the signals repeatedly transmitted across the second bandwidth, to store in a memory signals representing the repeatedly transmitted signals received across the second bandwidth and to combine the stored signals, and to detect the user device payload data from the combined signals, the user device having been provided with an indication of the second bandwidth.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a mechanism capable of improving use efficiency of communication resources during a transmission period of a wireless communication device belonging to another wireless communication network. [Solution] A wireless communication device including: a communication unit configured to receive a physical layer (PHY) header including modulation scheme information from a first wireless communication device belonging to a first wireless communication network different from a second wireless communication network to which a self-device belongs; and a control unit configured to control transmission power on a basis of information obtained in reception of the PHY header, and a wireless communication method.

Abstract: A wireless communication device including: a transmitter unit configured to transmit an RTS (Request To Send) packet to a plurality of wireless communication devices; a receiver unit configured to receive a CTS (Clear To Send) packet responding to the RTS packet; and a data processing unit configured to transmit data packets from the transmitter unit to the plurality of wireless communication devices when the CTS packet is received by the receiver unit from at least some of the plurality of wireless communication devices.

Abstract: A communication apparatus including: a control unit that performs setting related to a transmission resource depending on a communication parameter decided on the basis of signal power information varying in accordance with a transmit power level; and a communication unit that transmits a frame in accordance with the setting related to the transmission resource. The communication apparatus, a communication method, and a program can equalize communication efficiencies of a plurality of communication apparatuses while maintaining or enhancing overall communication efficiency of a communication system composed of the plurality of communication apparatuses.