Abstract: Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments enable contention for access to a wireless communications medium. In example embodiments, a method comprises initiating a channel access procedure by an apparatus; performing, by the apparatus, in response to the channel access procedure initiation, a random draw for permission to start contention with other member apparatuses of a group in which the apparatus belongs, the random draw being based on how many member apparatuses of the group are expected to compete for the wireless communications medium; and starting, by the apparatus, contention for access to the wireless communications medium, if the apparatus wins the random draw.

Abstract: A method is performed in an electronic device for emphasizing frequency blocks containing priority data. The method includes: determining to communicate data in a plurality of allocated frequency blocks; identifying a first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks that contain data having a higher priority than data in a second subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks; and emphasizing, during data communication, the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks, which contain the data having the higher priority, over the second subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks.

Abstract: A user device comprising a communication interface; one or more memories to store instructions; and one or more processors to execute the instructions to receive channel-availability information that indicates one or more channels supported by and available to the user device; store the channel-availability information; scan one or more channels indicated in the channel-availability information; and connect to a network using one of the one or more channels.

Abstract: Method and arrangement in a user equipment for adjusting signals transmitted in uplink to a network node based on a feedback value received from the network node. The method includes transmitting a signal, to be received by the network node. A feedback signal is received from the network node, providing feedback on the transmitted signal. A value of a time delay of the received feedback signal is obtained. Signals transmitted in the uplink are adjusted according to the received feedback signal to compensate for the obtained time delay value of the received feedback signal. Related methods and arrangements in a network node are presented.

Abstract: In one non-limiting aspect thereof the exemplary embodiments of this invention provide a method, a computer program product and a mobile station operable in accordance therewith to originate a request at the mobile station to terminate reception of a Multimedia Broadcast/Multimedia Service radio bearer; and to transmit the request to a wireless network that is the source of the Multimedia Broadcast/Multimedia Service radio bearer. In another non-limiting aspect thereof the exemplary embodiments of this invention provide a method, a computer program product and a wireless network node operable in accordance therewith to receive a request from a mobile station to terminate reception of a Multimedia Broadcast/Multimedia Service radio bearer and, in response, to send the mobile station a PACKET TBF RELEASE message that includes an identification of the mobile station and a TBF_RELEASE_CAUSE value defined as Stop Receiving MBMS Radio Bearer.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for transceiving reference signals in a wireless access system supporting carrier aggregation and a terminal therefor. Specifically, the method comprising the steps of: generating a beacon reference signal for estimating an uplink channel using an uplink reference signal; inserting the generated beacon reference signal into the last symbol of a subframe in an uplink frequency region; and transmitting the inserted beacon reference signal to a base station using a subframe that is equivalent to a demodulation reference signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for transmitting and receiving control information. The method for transmitting control information according to the present invention, in a mobile communication system in which a control channel region and a data channel region are separated from each other, comprises the steps of: determining a control channel resource for transmitting control information by means of the data channel region; and transmitting the control information using the determined control channel resource. According to the present invention, a capacity for control information, which increases for multiple user multiple-input multiple-out (MIMOs) in a heterogeneous network environment, for heterogeneous network interference control using carrier aggregation, for frequent use of a multicast-broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe, and for a CoMP transmission control, may be satisfied.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for allocating a ranging channel in a wireless communication system that supports machine to machine communication, and to a base station for same. More particularly, the method comprises the steps of: transmitting a message including a dedicated connection identifier (CID) dedicatedly allocated to a device that supports machine to machine communication; allocating a dedicated ranging area for transmission of a ranging request message to the device that supports machine to machine communication; and transmitting an uplink map (UL-MAP) message including information on the dedicated CID and the dedicated ranging area to the device that supports machine to machine communication.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communications. The use of at least two channel quality indicator (CQI) tables is supported. One of the at least two CQI table is identified. The identified CQI table is used to generate a CQI value for a wireless channel. In addition, the use of at least two modulation and coding scheme (MCS) tables is supported. A transmission is received via a wireless channel. One of the at least two MCS tables is identified to use for the received transmission. Further, a transport block size (TBS) table is identified that is mapped from the identified MCS table. The identified TBS table is used to determine a size of the received transmission.

Abstract: A method for a wireless network node to support an extended control signaling is provided. The method comprises configuring a control signaling message over extended control symbols on a layer 1 (L1) downlink control channel, the control signaling message encoded over an increased aggregation of control channel elements (CCEs) in a time domain; placing the controlling signaling message in a designated set of subframes on the L1 downlink control channel; indicating a support for the extended control signaling to one or more UEs; indicating to the one or more UEs a position of the designated set of the subframes in a spare field of the Master Information Block (MIB); and transmitting the control signaling message to the one or more UEs over the L1 downlink control channel.

Abstract: A method of executing inter-eNB CoMP JT between a CoMP UE and multiple CoMP eNBs is disclosed. A first CoMP eNB constructs a first set of dynamic control information (DCI). The first set of DCI is independently constructed by the first CoMP eNB. The first CoMP eNB transmits the first set of DCI to the CoMP UE. The first set of DCI includes independent DL assignments allowing the first CoMP eNB to perform independent scheduling of a PDSCH associated with the first CoMP eNB. A second CoMP eNB constructs a second set of DCI. The second set of DCI is independently constructed by the second CoMP eNB. Furthermore, the second CoMP eNB transmits the second set of DCI to the CoMP UE. The second set of DCI includes independent DL assignments allowing the second CoMP eNB to perform independent scheduling of a PDSCH associated with the second CoMP eNB.

Abstract: A method of assigning a device ID of a device-to-device network to a mobile station includes: selecting a subset from a set of parameters from which the device ID is determined, each parameter in the set having a number of bits for complete representation, the subset comprising a number Nd2d of parameters used to determine the device ID; determining a number L of device ID bits to represent the device ID; dividing the L device ID bits into a group of l1 indicator bits and a group of l2 identifier bits, wherein l2 is the difference between the number L of device ID bits and the number l1 of bits allocated to the group of indicator bits; assigning bit values to the l1 indicator bits; allocating a number Ljp of the l2 identifier bits to each of the parameters in the subset; and assigning bit values the l2 identifier bits.

Abstract: A method for configuring configuration information with a user equipment in a mobile communication system is provided. The method includes determining, upon receipt of a Physical Uplink Control Channel/Sounding Reference Signal (PUCCH/SRS) release request from a lower layer, whether configuration information required for a transmission mode supporting Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) has been configured, and if the configuration information has been configured, reconfiguring a setting state of the configuration information.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for using geo-fencing techniques to assist in detecting mobile communication devices that are close enough to support direct communication. A mobile communication device can periodically report its geo-fence area to a central server. The server can determine whether to ask the communication device to report more precise geographic information (e.g., GPS information) based on whether another communication device eligible for direct communication is within the same geo-fence area.

Abstract: A method and apparatus provide a user equipment (UE) configured to communicate with a plurality of carrier aggregation (CA) groups with at least a first CA group (CG1) and a second CA group (CG2). The UE includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to determine whether the UE is power-limited. The UE is scheduled to transmit acknowledged information in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) to a cell of the CG1 and uplink control information (UCI), other than the acknowledgement information, in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) to a cell of the CG2. The processing circuitry is also configured to, responsive to the UE being power-limited, prioritize the PUSCH for power allocation. The processing circuitry is also configured to transmit the PUSCH to the cell of the CG1.

Abstract: A method of handling proximity service (ProSe) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes transmitting, by a mobile device of the wireless communication system, a request message to one of the plurality Mobility Management Entities (MMEs) of the wireless communication system, for requesting a proximity service (ProSe) service; and indicating, by the one of the plurality of MMEs, to the mobile device a ProSe capability of a system network of the wireless communication system in an accept message.

Abstract: Dual-connectivity for the User Equipment (UE) in a cellular network is performed by monitoring a plurality of cells. During dual-connectivity, the UE may be simultaneously connected to one serving cell for the Control Plane (C-plane) and to another serving cell, controlled by a different eNodeB, for the User Plane (U-plane). In another embodiment, the dual-connected UE monitors a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) from the first eNB and monitors an EPDCCH from the second eNB.

Abstract: A method in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes generating a message including an indicator indicating whether a connection to perform Automatic Repeat reQuest reset is a downlink connection or an uplink connection and transmitting the message.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, a computer-implemented method is disclosed that allows an AP to efficiently poll various information from STAs belonging to a SDMA group. Each STA may transmit uplink frames using uplink SDMA mechanism.

Abstract: Systems and methods for updating provisioning information provided by a client to a network. Provisioning information may be updated in the network using provisioning information provided by the client and vice versa. One criteria for updating provisioning information includes determining which provisioning information is the most recent.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for coordinated multi-node transmission The method includes: acquiring, by a user equipment, channel state indicator information of each coordinating node; feeding back, by the user equipment, all information or a part of information in the acquired channel state indicator information to a base station, so that each coordinating node performs, according to the channel state indicator information that has been fed back, scheduling on the user equipment and/or one or more other user equipments served by each coordinating node; and if the user equipment is scheduled, receiving, by the user equipment, scheduling result notification information sent by the base station, and receiving, by the user equipment according to the scheduling result notification information, data transmitted by a base station that corresponds to a coordinating node serving the user equipment. The present invention is applicable to a radio communications system.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and a device for spectrum aggregation. The method for spectrum aggregation includes: combining a first channel bandwidth (CBW) and a second CBW to form an aggregated CBW, where the aggregated CBW includes a first bandwidth portion formed by the first CBW and a second bandwidth portion formed by the second CBW; and sending data to a receiving end on the aggregated CBW. According to embodiments of the present invention, the flexible spectrum aggregation can be achieved, and the spectrum resources can be fully utilized.

Abstract: The invention provides for a method of controlling release of SMS transport resources between User Equipment and a MME of a communications network, wherein the release is permitted subsequent to a Control Protocol Acknowledge signal at a Mobile Switching Centre of the network, and in particular a method wherein the release is initiated by the MME responsive to receipt of a release signal, and further provides for a SGs Interface, and MME arranged to be employed with such a control method.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for determining a physical uplink power level for transmissions on a physical uplink channel. In one embodiment, a random access channel (RACH) uplink message is transmitted. The RACH uplink message includes a RACH message power level and/or a downlink pathloss figure. A downlink message including a power offset value is received. The physical uplink power level is set for transmissions on the physical uplink channel based on the power offset value. In another embodiment, a RACH uplink message is transmitted and a downlink message including a relative power offset value is received. The physical uplink power level for transmissions on the physical uplink channel is then set based on the relative power off set value.

Abstract: A method of transmitting or receiving control information in a wireless communication system is discussed. The method in one embodiment includes transmitting indication information including an MBMS related identifier to at least one user equipment; and transmitting control information which has been changed to the at least one user equipment after the transmission of the indication information, wherein the control information is transmitted via a multicast control channel (MCCH) and a multicast channel (MCH).

Abstract: A method of supporting Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) includes receiving an initial uplink grant on a downlink channel, transmitting uplink data on an uplink channel using the initial uplink grant, receiving a request for retransmission of the uplink data, determining at least one transmission parameter of a channel quality indicator (CQI) from the initial uplink grant, multiplexing retransmission data of the uplink data with the CQI, and transmitting the multiplexed data on the uplink channel. Amount of resources for transmission of the CQI is determined based on the at least one transmission parameter.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting a reference signal in a multi-antenna system. A terminal generates a plurality of reference signal sequences to which cyclic shift values different from each other are allocated, generates an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol to which the plurality of reference signal sequences are mapped, and transmits the OFDM symbol to a base station through a plurality of antennas. The respective cyclic shift values allocated to the respective reference signal sequences are determined on the basis of a parameter n indicated by a cyclic shift field transmitted from a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

Abstract: A method includes receiving, at a device, an indication corresponding to available transmission resources of a client device for establishing a first connection between the client device and a network, determining, at the device, allowable transmission resources for the first connection based at least partially on a difference between the indication corresponding to the available transmission resources of the client device and resources to be used by the client device for a second connection between the client device and the network, wherein determining the allowable transmission resources occurs before the second connection is requested, and providing, from the device, a response indicating the allowable transmission resources for the first connection before the second connection is requested.

Abstract: A system includes an access point and one or more remotes. The access point is configured for receiving signals, and for transmitting signals comprising contention frames, contention grants, and data frames. The one or more remotes include a first remote configured for receiving signals, and configured for transmitting signals comprising contention requests and data frames. The first remote is configured for transmitting one of the contention requests within a selected period of time after receiving one of the contention frames from the access point. The access point is configured for transmitting one of the contention grants to the first remote after receiving one of the contention requests from the first remote. The first remote is configured for transmitting one of the data frames within a selected period of time after receiving one of the contention grants from the access point.

Abstract: The present invention relates to various methods for allocating and transmitting an enhanced physical downlink control channel, and apparatuses for supporting same. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for receiving an enhanced physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) in a wireless access system can comprise the steps of: receiving an E-PDCCH indication signal comprising information on the existence of an E-PDCCH signal and resource allocation information, which shows a resource region from which the E-PDCCH is transmitted; and receiving the E-PDCCH signal from the resource region that is shown by the resource allocation information, wherein the E-PDCCH indication signal can be transmitted from a legacy PDCCH region.

Abstract: In a mobile network comprising a gateway for establishing a packet data connection with a user equipment, user communication is implemented on the basis of a client interface script to be executed in a browser application of the user equipment. For this purpose, the gateway receives data destined to the browser application of the user equipment. The gateway modifies the received data to provide the user equipment with the client interface script, e.g., by including an identifier of the client interface script in to the data. The gateway sends the modified data to the user equipment, thereby enabling the browser application of the user equipment to execute the client interface script. Execution of the client interface script in the browser application may for example implement a user dialogue for customizing functions of the mobile network.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method for transmitting, by a base station, downlink control information to a terminal in a wireless communication system. More particularly, the method comprises the steps of: allocating, to a transmission resource, the downlink control information for the terminal; and transmitting, to the terminal, the downlink control information using the transmission resource. the downlink control information for the terminal comprises: a downlink grant; and an uplink grant, wherein the downlink grant is allocated to one of first and second slots of a subframe of the transmission resource, and the uplink grant is allocated to at least one of first and second slots of a subframe of the transmission resource.

Abstract: A technique for generating a reference signal for use in a communication system in which for reference signal generation multiple base sequences are defined is presented. A method implementation of the technique comprises generating a first reference signal sequence from a first base sequence and a second reference signal sequence from a second base sequence. A reference signal is generated that comprises the first reference signal sequence and the second reference signal sequence. The first reference signal sequence occupies a first spectral fragment of the reference signal, and the second reference signal sequence occupies a second spectral fragment of the reference signal. The second spectral fragment and the first spectral fragment do not overlap.

Abstract: Provided are a method and device for acquiring a PUCCH (physical uplink control channel) resource index in a wireless communication system. A terminal acquires a PUCCH resource index indicating a dynamic PUCCH region corresponding to an e-PDCCH (enhanced physical downlink control channel). The PUCCH resource index is acquired based on the smallest CCE (control channel element) index wherein the e-PDCCH is allocated, and a first dynamic PUCCH region corresponding to the e-PDCCH is not overlapped with the dynamic PUCCH region corresponding to PDCCH.

Abstract: The present invention is designed to use frequency resources effectively, even in the situation where a plurality of mobile terminal apparatuses of varying capabilities coexist. A communication system, in which a mobile terminal apparatus (10) and a base station apparatus (20) communicate using a basic carrier and an extended carrier that is additionally allocated to the basic carrier, in which: the base station apparatus has a setting section (310) that sets, in the extended carrier, a subframe of a first carrier type which can be received in each of a plurality of mobile terminal apparatuses of varying capabilities and a subframe of a second carrier type which can be received in part of the plurality of mobile terminal apparatuses, and a transmission section (203) that transmits the basic carrier and the extended carrier to the mobile terminal apparatus, and the mobile terminal apparatus has a receiving section (103) that receives the basic carrier and the extended carrier from the base station apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of transmitting a control channel in a wireless access system and a base station for the same. In transmitting a control channel of a 1st base station in a wireless communication system, the present invention includes receiving E-PDCCH (enhanced-physical downlink control channel) including a downlink scheduling information in a data region from a 2nd base station, assigning E-PDCCH including a downlink scheduling information of the 1st base station to the data region based on the downlink scheduling information received from the 2nd base station, and transmitting the downlink scheduling information of the 1st base station to the 2nd base station.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: configure data symbols for being conveyed by using a first signaling format and a second signaling format, and configure reference signal symbols for being conveyed by using the first signaling format and the second signaling format for obtaining payload extension for uplink control information on a physical uplink control channel, wherein the first signaling format is an extended payload format and the second signaling format is a legacy format, and a bandwidth of the extended payload format is larger than that of the legacy format, and the first signaling format and the second signaling format utilize at least partly same frequency and code domain resources.

Abstract: The present invention is designed to reduce the space to install antennas and still increase the system capacity despite the state of the distribution of user terminals in cells. According to the radio communication method of the present invention, a radio base station apparatus selects precoding vectors from a codebook that is set in advance to be uneven with respect to the direction of the arrangement of antenna elements, based on communication quality information of the user terminals in the cell, multiplies signals to supply to each antenna element by the selected precoding vectors, and transmits the signals multiplied by the precoding vectors to the user terminals, and the user terminal receives a signal from the radio base station apparatus, extracts a reference signal from the received signal and measures channel quality; and feeds back a communication quality feedback signal, including the measured channel quality, to the radio base station apparatus, via the uplink.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to methods and apparatuses for the channel measurement and feedback of a multi-dimensional antenna array. Specifically, according to embodiments of the present invention, the primary inventive idea is to allow a base station equipped with a multi-dimensional antenna array to configure more than one class of CSI-RS, wherein each class of CSI-RS is for use in a channel measurement at the UE for a different dimension of the multi-dimensional antenna array. The base station then transmits the generated configuration information to the UE so that the UE may perform channel measurement specific to different dimensions, for example, by selecting different codebooks for the channel measurement for different dimensions. In this way, it is possible to increase the channel measurement precision of the multi-dimensional antenna array, reduce the measurement feedback overhead and improve the system performance.

Abstract: Collision mitigation for scheduling requests, SRs, on the physical uplink control channel, PUCCH, in Long Term Evolution, LTE, radiocommunication systems is described. Various types of SR collision mitigation information can be transmitted from a base station eNodeB (32) to a user equipment, UE(36). The UE can use the collision mitigation information to determine how to transmit its SRs. The network or base station (32) can use its knowledge of the SR collision mitigation information sent to various UEs (36) (and/or additional information) to resolve SR collisions on the uplink.

Abstract: A mobile communications system for communicating data to/from mobile communications terminals, the system including: one or more base stations configured to provide a radio interface to communicate data with mobile communications terminals; and one or more mobile communications terminals configured to communicate data with the one or more base stations via the radio interface, and wherein a mobile communication terminal is arranged to use an uplink random access channel to transmit random access messages to the one or more base stations. A first mobile communications terminal is configured to communicate 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: Provided are a communication device, a communication method, and a recording medium that can reduce concentration of a load on one of wireless channels. A communication device that uses wireless channels includes: acceptance means for accepting, from a different communication device and through one of the wireless channels, channel information that indicates wireless channels that can be used by the different communication device; control means for selecting, as a wireless forwarding channel for first information, a wireless channel, which is different from a wireless transmission channel for transmitting the first information, from among the wireless channels that are indicated by the channel information, and for adding second information indicating the wireless forwarding channel to the first information; and transmission means for transmitting the first information provided with the second information by using the wireless transmission channel.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus for performing wireless communication between wireless devices via a wireless communication network, wherein the wireless communication apparatus comprises: a packet processor for generating a first packet including first control information and discrimination information for discriminating between the first control information for connecting to the wireless communication network a set wireless device, which is a wireless device for which the setting of instrument information required for accessing the wireless communication network has been performed, and second control information for connecting to the wireless communication network a setting-required wireless device, which is a wireless device for which there is a need to set instrument information, and a second packet including the discrimination information and the second control information; and a wireless communication unit for transmitting the first packet and the second packet generated by the packet processor to th

Abstract: A grant-free transmission mode may be used to communicate small traffic transmissions to reduce overhead and latency. The grant-free transmission mode may be used in downlink and uplink data channels of a wireless network. In the downlink channel, a base station transmits packets to a group of UEs in a search space without communicating any transmission code assignments to the UEs. The UEs receive the downlink packets using blind detection. In the uplink channel, UEs transmit packets in an access space using assigned access codes which are either independently derived by the UEs or otherwise communicated by the base station using a slow-signaling channel. Hence, the grant-free transmission mode allows mobile devices to make small traffic transmissions without waiting for uplink grant requests.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for transmitting radio frequency signals. In the method according to the present invention, a plurality of antenna groups may be arranged for achieving array gain and multiplexing gain at the same time, and the plurality of antenna groups are located far from each other so that they have no correlation, and antennas of the same group are located adjacent to each other so that they have correlation. Accordingly, system capacity as well as capacity of data channel and control channel may be significantly increased through mitigation of inter-cell interference and enhancement of cell edge performance.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a joint scheduling method and apparatus. The method of the present invention is as follows: judging whether a CoMP user equipment exists in user equipments that wait to be scheduled in a sector that participates in joint scheduling; scheduling, if a CoMP user equipment exists in user equipments that wait to be scheduled, the CoMP user equipment that waits to be scheduled and assigning CoMP frequency band resources to the scheduled CoMP user equipment according to a size of frequency band resources required by the scheduled CoMP user equipment, where the CoMP frequency band resources are partial frequency band resources allocated from frequency band resources of the sector that participates in joint scheduling and are preferentially used by the CoMP user equipment. Embodiments of the present invention mainly apply to a joint scheduling process in a wireless communications system.

Abstract: Methods and nodes, for communication of a receiver-specific control channel signal within a wireless communication system, to be received by a receiver, wherein receiver-specific downlink control channel signals are scheduled for transmission over sets of Physical Resource Block pairs.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for performing handover in a multiple component carrier system. In an aspect, a method of a target Base Station (BS) performing handover in a multiple component carrier system includes receiving service state information, including information about at least one candidate cell, from a source BS through a handover request message, calculating a final determination value for determining a final cell for a User Equipment (UE) which is a subject of the handover based on the service state information, selecting the final cell by comparing the final determination value and the information about the candidate cell, and sending a handover request Acknowledgement (ACK) message, including information about the selected final cell, to the source BS.

Abstract: An apparatus is used to perform a Circuit Switched (CS) fallback in wireless communications. The Non-Access Stratum (NAS) of the apparatus determines whether to perform a CS fallback based on an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) registration status, and sends a service request indicating a request to perform the CS fallback when the WTRU is attached to a CS domain. The apparatus also includes an Access Stratum (AS) that receives the CS service request from the NAS, sends an indication of the CS service request in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message to an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN), wherein the RRC message includes CS service information, and receives a handover command in response to the CS service request.

Abstract: A method of handling traffic within an IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, network. The method comprises registering an IMS user with a first Serving Call Session Control Function, S-CSCF, of the IMS network. Subsequently, at the first S-CSCF, a decision is made or instruction received to transfer said user to an alternative, second S-CSCF within the IMS network. A notification is sent from said first S-CSCF to a further IMS node, the notification including an explicit instruction to select a second S-CSCF and, upon receipt of said notification at the further IMS node, an S-CSCF reselection initiated for the user in order to select a second S-CSCF.