Abstract: A method and a communication node of resource scheduling in a wireless communication network are disclosed. In the method, the network comprises N neighboring cells indexed by i which share the same frequency band, where i=0, . . . , N?1, N>=3. In the method, available frequency resources of the frequency band are divided into N subsets indexed by j, where j=0, . . . , N?1. The frequency resources in each of the subsets are not consecutive. The N subsets are allocated to the N cells in downlink subframes of a frame. The subsets allocated to each of the cells may vary among downlink subframes indexed by k, where k=0, . . . , K?1, K being the number of downlink subframes in the frame.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, a user equipment, a radio network node, and a computer program product for a random access procedure are provided. One of the methods comprises receiving, from a radio network node, a random access response message including a request for channel quality information. The method also comprises transmitting to the radio network node a scheduled transmission message including the requested channel quality information which is used by the radio network node to perform link adaptation for transmission of a contention resolution message. With the methods, apparatuses, user equipment, radio network node, and computer program product, the physical resources unreasonably occupied due to an improper modulation and coding scheme can be saved and may be used by other user equipments during the random access procedure, resulting in more stable cell throughput.

Abstract: A method and a communication node of resource scheduling in a wireless communication network are disclosed. In the method, the network comprises N neighbouring cells indexed by i which share the same frequency band, where i=0, . . . , N?1, N>=3. In the method, available frequency resources of the frequency band are divided into N subsets indexed by j, where j=0, . . . , N?1. The frequency resources in each of the subsets are not consecutive. The N subsets are allocated to the N cells in downlink subframes of a frame. The subsets allocated to each of the cells may vary among downlink subframes indexed by k, where k=0, . . . , K?1, K being the number of downlink subframes in the frame.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, a user equipment, a radio network node, and a computer program product for a random access procedure are provided. One of the methods comprises receiving, from a radio network node, a random access response message including a request for channel quality information. The method also comprises transmitting to the radio network node a scheduled transmission message including the requested channel quality information which is used by the radio network node to perform link adaptation for transmission of a contention resolution message. With the methods, apparatuses, user equipment, radio network node, and computer program product, the physical resources unreasonably occupied due to an improper modulation and coding scheme can be saved and may be used by other user equipments during the random access procedure, resulting in more stable cell throughput.