Abstract: An electrical outlet faceplate. The electrical outlet faceplate comprises a plate, an alternating current to direct current (AC/DC) converter mechanically coupled to the plate, and a wireless beacon mechanically coupled to the plate and electrically coupled to the AC/DC converter. The wireless beacon is a radio transmitter that transmits an identification in a radio frequency signal that has an effective range of less than 20 meters. The electrical outlet face plate further comprises a wire electrically connected to the AC/DC converter at a first end of the wire, whereby, when a second end of the wire is electrically connected to a powered electrical outlet, the wire provides alternating current power to the AC/DC converter.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that manages information of a first frequency band allocated to a first communication system includes: a reception unit that receives, from a second communication system different from the first communication system, capability information indicating sensing capability of sensing a wireless signal by a communication apparatus of the second communication system; and a transmission unit that transmits, to the communication apparatus of the second communication system, information related to a sensing method for sensing a wireless signal transmitted from a communication apparatus of the first communication system in a second frequency band included in the first frequency band, based on the information of the first frequency band and the capability information of the communication apparatus of the second communication system.

Abstract: Methods, corresponding apparatuses, and computer program products for signaling radio bearer transmission in a heterogeneous network are provided. The method comprises performing, by a user equipment, as least one of the following: a local area radio resource control connection procedure with a local area base station over a local area specific signaling radio bearer; and a wide area radio resource control connection procedure with a wide area base station over a wide area specific signaling radio bearer via the local area base station. With the claimed inventions, the transmission of the specific signaling radio bearer (e.g., SRBO) in the heterogeneous network can be efficiently managed and implemented.

Abstract: Disclosed is a carrier management method for use in a carrier aggregation environment of a mobile communication system. In the method, a base station is configured to transmit a deactivation message for a secondary carrier to a terminal and change the secondary carrier to a deactivation state after a predetermined time from the transmission of the deactivation message. The terminal receives the deactivation message transmitted by the base station, and changes the secondary carrier to the deactivation state after a predetermined time from the transmission of the deactivation message. As the predetermined time, a predefined value may be used to prevent inconsistency of secondary-carrier state information that is managed by the base station and the terminal. If the carrier state management information is used, it is possible to prevent inconsistency of secondary-carrier states that are managed by the base station and the terminal and solve problems due to the inconsistency.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting control information are discussed. The method can include generating uplink control information (UCI) and transmitting the UCI through an physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) in a subframe, wherein when the subframe is configured for transmission of a scheduling request (SR) and when transmission of a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-acknowledgement (ACK) coincides with the subframe, transmission power of the PUCCH is determined based on a number of HARQ-ACK information bits and a SR bit. A value of the SR bit can be determined by whether or not the subframe is configured for a scheduling request.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for a Relay Node (RN) that is transparent to User Equipments to transmit, together with a base station (Node B), Reference Signals (RS) to UEs, to receive RS from UEs, to perform transmissions of Transport Blocks (TBs) to the Node B or to UEs and receptions of TBs from the Node B or from UEs, where the transmissions of TBs from the RN are for retransmissions associated with a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest (HARD) process for the same TBs, and enabling the Node B to obtain control information signaled from UEs while signaling from the RN interferes with that signaling of control information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for a base station to transmit a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: determining, on the basis of the number of usable resource elements in one pair of resource blocks, the size of a resource allocation unit for a downlink control channel and the number of resource allocation units within one pair of resource blocks; mapping the downlink control channel, from a preset number of resource block pairs, to the transmission resource on the basis of the determined resource allocation unit; and transmitting the downlink control channel to a terminal, wherein the size of the resource allocation unit is defined by the number of resource elements and is varied according to the number of usable resource elements.

Abstract: A terminal device includes means of determining resource elements to which a physical downlink shared channel is mapped for transmission on the physical downlink shared channel in a non-MBSFN subframe that is scheduled by using a downlink control information format 1A based on positions of cell-specific reference signals that are provided by using a physical layer cell identity.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of receiving a downlink signal through an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) by a terminal in a wireless communication system and includes: receiving a demodulation reference signal from a set of EPDCCH physical resource blocks (EPDCCH PRBs); and attempting to demodulate the EPDCCH by the set of EPDCCH PRBs with reference to the demodulation reference signal, wherein when a transmission mode set for the terminal is a preset transmission mode, the terminal assumes that a cell-specific reference signal of a serving cell is QCL (Quasi Co-Located) with the demodulation reference signal.

Abstract: A method for and apparatus for supporting a carrier aggregation group in a wireless communication system supporting multiple carriers is provided. A wireless device receives a RRC configuration signal including one or more serving cells from a macro cell and a RRC configuration signal including one or more serving cells from a small cell, and configures at least two carrier aggregation group (CAG)s based on the RRC configuration signal each. And, this invention includes that cell planning for multi-CCs is provided more accurately and efficiently.

Abstract: Disclosed is a base station capable of appropriately configuring a resource on which EPDCCH is located when soft combining is applied. The base station includes configuration section (102) that configures an EPDCCH set in a plurality of subframes, the EPDCCH set being formed of ECCEs to which control information (assignment information) transmitted over the plurality of subframes is assigned; and an assignment section (105) that assigns the control information to any of the ECCEs in each of the plurality of subframes.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method for data forwarding in a small cell system, comprising: sending by a master base station (MeNB) to a target secondary base station (SeNB) information of a source SeNB or a source SeNB cell where a user equipment (UE) is located; determining by the target SeNB whether a direct data forwarding is feasible; notifying, by the target SeNB, the MeNB whether the direct data forwarding is feasible; and determining by the MeNB whether it is a direct data forwarding or an indirect data forwarding. The method for data forwarding provided in the present application may support both the direct data forwarding and the indirect data forwarding based on actual situation of the network, reduce data loss and failure of data forwarding, and improve the efficiency of data forwarding.

Abstract: A method for grouping bearers for data transmission by a Base Station (BS) in a wireless communication network are provided. The method includes sending a bearer request to a data gateway, and receiving a bearer response from the data gateway with parameters associated with grouping of the bearers.

Abstract: Techniques for improved multicast content delivery are described. In some embodiments, for example, an apparatus includes a processor circuit, a communication component operative by the processor circuit to receive a data transmission containing a description segment and a correspondence segment, a correspondence processing component operative by the processor circuit to determine a plurality of multicast content streams representing different versions of a media content based on the correspondence segment, and a selection component operative by the processor circuit to select and receive one or more of the plurality of multicast content streams based on characteristics identified in the description segment. In various such embodiments, the apparatus includes an adaptation component operative by the processor circuit to adaptively switch across the plurality of multicast content streams for reception and processing based on characteristics identified in the description segment.

Abstract: This disclosure deals with an apparatus in a base station for controlling transmission of delay-sensitive data from a transmitter over a transmission link in a packet data communication network, which transmitter is capable of changing between a TTI bundling enabled mode and a TTI bundling disabled mode. The apparatus comprises: a receiver for receiving data from the transmitter over the transmission link; a decision unit for deciding that the transmitter should change TTI bundling mode; a silent mode detection unit for detecting that the transmitter is in the silent mode; and a triggering unit for triggering change of TTI bundling mode in response to deciding that the transmitter should change TTI bundling mode and in response to detecting that the transmitter is in the silent mode. The disclosure further relates to a corresponding method.

Abstract: A base station broadcasts first parameters identifying a first set of subframes on a first carrier as almost blank subframes. The base station transmits to a wireless device at least one unicast message comprising second parameters identifying a second set of subframes on a second carrier as almost blank subframes.

Abstract: A linear technology radio for use in satellite communication is provided. The linear technology radio includes: a pre-amplifier to amplify a Local Oscillator (LO) reference signal; an intermediate frequency (IF) amplifier to amplify an IF signal; a frequency multiplier to multiply the LO reference signal; and a mixer to mix the amplified LO reference signal and the amplified IF signal to generate a Radio Frequency (RF) signal, wherein a frequency band of the IF signal is fixed, a frequency band of the LO reference signal is variable, and a highest frequency of the LO reference signal frequency band is less than a lowest frequency of the IF signal frequency band.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a mobility-limited user equipment device (UE) are disclosed. While a first base station serves a UE in a first coverage area on a first carrier, either the first base station or the UE makes a first determination that the UE is substantially stationary. Responsive to at least making the first determination, the first base station causes the UE to receive service on a second carrier concurrently with the first base station continuing to serve the UE in the first coverage area on the first carrier. By way of example, the first base station may provide the second carrier in the first coverage area, or a second base station may provide the second carrier in a second coverage area.

Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication device that includes: a receiving unit that receives a first transmission frame via a receiving antenna, the first transmission frame being a MAC frame transmitted from a communication partner; a response-frame generating unit that generates a first response frame indicating reception of the first transmission frame, based on the first transmission frame received via the receiving antenna; a transmitting unit that transmits the generated first response frame via a transmitting antenna; a determining unit that determines whether or not the same first transmission frame is retransmitted from the communication partner; and an antenna control unit that changes a beam pattern of the transmitting antenna, when the same first transmission frame is retransmitted from the communication partner.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for transmitting data by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system. Resource information is received from a node B. One of inter-subframe hopping, and intra and inter-subframe hopping, are identified. A hopping parameter is determined. A mirroring parameter is determined. A resource is determined for data transmission based on the resource information, the hopping parameter, and the mirroring parameter. The data is transmitted using the resource for data transmission. The hopping parameter and the mirroring parameter are determined at a slot, if the intra and inter-subframe hopping is identified.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for transmitting a control signal for device-to-device (D2D) communication with a second terminal by a first terminal in a wireless communication system, wherein the method is carried out by the first terminal and comprises the steps of: mapping control information for the D2D communication to a resource region for the D2D communication; and transmitting, to the second terminal, the mapped control information for the D2D communication with data for the D2D communication, wherein the control information for the D2D communication includes modulation and coding scheme (MCS) related information and hybrid automatic retransmission request (HARQ) related information, and the control information for the D2D communication can be mapped to at least one symbol except for symbol(s) to which a reference signal is mapped.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for configuring a channel resource, a base station, and a user equipment are disclosed. The method includes: determining load information of a cell; according to the load information, that the cell reaches a congested state, configuring channel resource configuration information for a new user equipment accessing the cell, where the configuration information includes: a first DPCH Pilot bit transmit power offset and/or a first number of pilot bits, the first DPCH Pilot bit transmit power offset is smaller than a power offset configured for a user equipment in a non-congested state, and the first number of Pilot bits is smaller than a number of Pilot bits that is configured for a user equipment in a non-congested state, and sending the configuration information to the new user equipment. The method can improve downlink throughput of the cell and reducing a call drop rate.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and system are provided to allow a low power and fast application service transmission (LP-FAST) engine to enhance the quality of service (QoS) and optimize the power consumption of the mobile applications operating in a mobile terminal in a service-aware, bandwidth-aware and power-consumption-aware manner.

Abstract: A method for bearing CS-domain service data over radio bearer is disclosed. The method includes: letting CS-domain service data be borne over a radio high-speed packet data access channel according to a channel mapping relation between CS-domain service data and the radio high-speed packet data access channel. An apparatus and a system are also provided herein.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for avoiding interfering with 5GHZ frequency band signals with a peer-to-peer wireless local area network connection. A peer-to-peer client is notified of radar signals in proximity to the client over a master-to-client wireless local area connection with an enterprise access point. If the notification includes a non-interfering radar channel, the peer-to-peer client resets the peer-to-peer channel to the non-interfering radar channel. If the notification does not provide a non-interfering radar channel, the peer-to-peer client resets the peer-to-peer network connection to a non-dynamic frequency selection channel and may disconnect the Wi-Fi connection with the enterprise access point.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for wireless communications coexistence. In one aspect, a first device may detect an interference produced by a second device co-located with the first device. The first device may communicate with an access point (AP) using a free or open band and the second device may communicate with a cellular network (e.g., LTE network). In response to the detected interference, a message may be transmitted to the AP from the first device with information for the AP to determine whether to switch to a different channel in the open band to communicate with the first device. The AP may receive such a message from each terminal in at least a subset of associated terminals. The AP may determine, from the messages received, to switch to the different channel in the open band and may transmit a message to the associated terminals indicating the switch.

Abstract: Co-channel operation systems, methods, and devices are discussed in this document. Some embodiments can include remote stations configured for co-channel operation with one or more other remote stations. Remote stations can generally comprise a processor and a memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions can be stored in the memory, and when executed by the processor cause a remote station to receive a first data sequence from a first base station; use the first data sequence to distinguish a first signal transmitted by the first base station from unwanted signals transmitted by one or more other base stations; and demodulate the first signal. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Various embodiments include methods for reporting quality metrics of a wireless communication device to a network that includes scheduling, on the wireless communication device, a tune-away from a first carrier of a first subscription to a second subscription. Quality metrics of the first carrier before the tune-away begins are calculated and stored as frozen quality metrics. During the tune-away, the wireless communication device sends the stored frozen quality metrics to the network. The stored frozen quality metrics may continue to be sent to the network as long as the duration of the tune-away is shorter than a time threshold. If the duration of the tune-away exceeds the time threshold, the wireless communication device may calculate and send actual quality metrics of the carrier to the network.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus is capable of improving communication efficiency by reducing the amount of control information transmitted. A channel quality information extraction section extracts CQI's from a received signal. An allocation control section allocates subcarriers for every communication terminal apparatus and selects a modulation scheme in such a manner that required transmission rate is satisfied for each communication terminal apparatus based on required transmission rate information, etc. and CQI's for communication terminal apparatus of each user. A required subcarrier number determining section decides the number of subcarriers allocated to every communication terminal apparatus so as to satisfy the required transmission rate for each communication terminal apparatus. A required subcarrier number information generating section generates information for the number of subcarriers allocated to every communication terminal apparatus.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method for performing network resource allocation over hybrid networks so that application QoS requirements are met. The hybrid networks are represented as an undirected weighted graph with the communication links as edges irrespective of the communication medium. A QoS-based resource allocation model. Another embodiment further includes utility functions that capture the QoS attributes such as reliability, timeliness, fault-tolerance and lifetime allows determining routes and bandwidth allocation such that the total system utility across the entire network is maximized.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments provide at least a method of receiving, by a node of a wireless communication network, more than one indication of data required to be sent from devices in the network, determining that provisioning resources to send the data in response to each of the more than one indication exceeds at least one threshold, and based on the determining, sending a probe message including a priority constraint to the devices. Further, receiving, at a device of a wireless communication network, a probe message from a network node of the network, the probe message identifying a priority constraint, sending, by the device, an acknowledgement to the probe message, the acknowledgment indicating that the device has data to send which meets or exceeds the priority constraint identified in the probe message, and in response to the acknowledgment, receiving from the network node a resource allocation to send the data.

Abstract: At one node of a series of nodes supporting a series of wireless links to at least one communication device, transmitting information to assist the selection at at least one other node of said series of nodes of one or more carriers for the wireless link between said at least one other node and said communication device and/or a wireless link between said at least one other node and a further node of said series of nodes between said at least one other node and said communication device.

Abstract: Improvements on latency are achieved for highest priority messaging and channel utilization in a time-slotted access channel structure. New superframe structures are presented where scheduled, but unused access slots can be utilized by secondary nodes. The messaging is accomplished by defining user priorities for nodes and the nodes sensing an ongoing transmission in the network. The time slotted channel access structure has at least one access phase which is divided into access slots. In the beginning of the access phase the nodes sense if a highest priority transmission exist and if not, another node with a lower user priority may initiate transmission.

Abstract: A communication method, a multimode terminal, a base station, and a system are disclosed, in order to implement communication based on an unlicensed band protocol standard and avoid interference to licensed users. The method includes: obtaining, by a first multimode terminal from a licensed band network, a licensed band resource that can be used in opportunistic spectrum access mode, and communicating, by the first multimode mode, with a second multimode terminal on the licensed band resource using an unlicensed band protocol standard.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides methods and apparatuses for detecting that a wireless communication device in a serving cell is experiencing excessive interference variance, detecting a transmission pattern of interfering transmissions giving rise to such variance, and correspondingly adjusting scheduling of the device as a function of the detected transmission pattern, to at least partly avoid the interfering transmissions. An advantageous feature of such operation is that the determination of excessive interference variance and the determination of the transmission pattern associated with that varying interference can be done by a network node, e.g., the device's serving base station, or by the device, without requiring backhaul signaling or other inter-node cooperation in the network.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting an uplink Scheduling Request (SR) are provided. The method includes, obtaining a SR subframe configuration by receiving signaling, and transmitting SR information to a Base Station (BS) by using physical resources of another non-SR channel for transmitting other uplink control information. By applying the present invention, the SR, ACKnowledgement/Non-ACKnowledgement (ACK/NACK) or Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) information is returned to a BS when low Constant Modulus (CM) characteristic of an uplink Component Carrier (CC) is ensured.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for providing a more flexible configuration of sounding reference signal, SRS, transmission. This is achieved by dynamically triggering a mobile terminal to transmit SRS. Thus, embodiments of the invention include a method implemented by a base station in a communications network that semi-statically configures some uplink symbols for periodic SRS transmission and other uplink symbols for aperiodic SRS transmission. The method includes dynamically determining whether an uplink symbol that has been semi-statically configured for aperiodic SRS transmission is to be used by a given mobile terminal at a given time for SRS transmission. The method then further includes signaling a terminal-specific instruction that indicates said determination to the given mobile terminal.

Abstract: The method includes: performing a packet scheduling for a plurality of user terminals (UEs) based on information regarding QoS classes, the information regarding QoS classes is included in QoS class identifiers received from an Evolved Packet Core providing communication services to the user terminals. The method further includes receiving channel quality indicators from the plurality of user terminals and performing the scheduling also on the basis of the received channel quality indicators. The system of the invention is arranged to implement the method of the invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to a base station (10) for a cellular communications system, wherein said cellular communications system preferably operates according to the long term evolution, LTE, standard, wherein said base station (10) is configured to transmit random access information, which comprises information on random access procedures associated with said base station (10), and/or scheduling information.

Abstract: A method of generating a data block for performing a polling procedure in a wireless communication system, a method of transmitting data and a method of performing a polling procedure are disclosed. A protocol layer performs the polling procedure for requesting a receiving side to transmit status report if there are no data to be transmitted to the receiving side in both a transmission buffer and a retransmission buffer. When determining whether there are no data to be transmitted to the receiving side in the retransmission buffer, it is preferable that a data block for which retransmission request information is not received from the receiving side is excluded.

Abstract: A method at a base station of determining a time delay associated with a mobile station in a multiple access wireless communication system. A signal is received from a mobile station over a selected random access subchannel in a selected random access time slot. A Fast Fourier Transform is applied to the received signal to generate a transformed signal in the frequency domain. The transformed signal is then processed in the frequency domain by computing a dot-product to identify a random access sequence carried in the received signal. The received signal is then processed in the time domain by computing a correlation between a time-shifted version of the received signal and the identified random access sequence to determine a time delay associated with the mobile station.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a random access response receiving and sending method, a user equipment, a base station, and a system. The method includes: after sending a dedicated random access preamble to a network side, on a physical downlink control channel, according to a pre-obtained dedicated identifier, detecting control signaling masked by using the dedicated identifier, where the dedicated identifier is a user equipment-specific temporary identifier configured by the network side for the user equipment, and the control signaling includes information about a physical downlink shared channel used to send a random access response and information required for decoding the random access response; and receiving the random access response on a corresponding physical downlink shared channel according to the control signaling.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed to desynchronize transmissions in group-based operations. A group user equipment (UE), e.g., a UE that is a member of a group of UEs, may be in an inactive mode. The group UE may receive a multicast message indicating that the group UE may enter an active mode. For example, the group UE may use the active mode for periodic reporting of its monitoring activity to the network. The multicast message may indicate a mechanism for the group UE to use to send an uplink transmission to the network. The group UE may send the uplink transmission to the network at a transmission time indicated by the mechanism. The transmission time may be desynchronized from other UEs in the group.

Abstract: Disclosed is the radio (wireless) communication system providing a radio communication service and the terminal, and more particularly, a method of handling time alignment command during a random access procedure in an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (E-UMTS) evolved from the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) or a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system is provided.

Abstract: Wireless communication in a wireless system using a multiple user transmission opportunity is provided. The data blocks are organized in order of transmission priority based on access categories. Contention for access to the communication medium during a transmission opportunity period is based on a backoff timer of each access category and the transmission priority. Upon successful contention for a transmission opportunity period, during the transmission opportunity period, a data block of a primary access category is wirelessly transmitted from the wireless station to one or more primary destination wireless receivers. Simultaneously, a data block of a secondary access category is wirelessly transmitted from the wireless station to one or more secondary destination wireless receivers.

Abstract: An apparatus for avoiding a message collision between vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communications may include a channel busy percentage (CBP) determiner configured to determine a CBP and a controller configured to establish a data rate based on the determined CBP. When the CBP exceeds a preset reference value, the controller may adapt the data rate to an upper data rate. A method, system, and computer readable medium are further disclosed for performing the same.

Abstract: A method and wireless terminal device for rapidly establishing a dual-stack wireless connection. The wireless terminal device sends various types of packet data protocol (PDP) activation requests after being registered onto a wireless network, and determines an Internet Protocol (IP) type supported by the network based on a result returned by the network; after receiving a connection instruction from a user, the wireless terminal device initiates one PDP activation request corresponding to a determined IP type supported by the network; if a result that the PDP activation is performed successfully is returned by the network, the wireless terminal device establishes a data connection. Compared to the related art, the wireless terminal device of the present disclosure determines the IP type supported by the network in advance when it is registered onto the network, and thus may prevent a fall-back process and rapidly establish the connection when receiving the connection instruction.

Abstract: A wireless end-user device has wireless wide-area network (WWAN) and wireless local-area network (WLAN) modems. One or more processors attribute data communications for at least one of the modems to respective personas, including a first persona for usage of the device that is personal to the user and a second persona for usage of the device that is on behalf of an enterprise. The device transmits information to a network element that reflects the attribution of the data communications. The information is adapted for use in allocating a first amount of wireless data consumption to one of the personas.

Abstract: A wireless device that automatically forms a connection to a remote device in accordance with a peer-to-peer protocol. The remote device may be designated as an auto-connect device for the wireless device such that, when the wireless device determines that it is in the vicinity of the auto-connect device, it can re-form a connection to the remote device based on stored information for re-establishing connections among a persistent group of devices, but without any express user input. When a user requests that the wireless device perform a function that involves interaction with an auto-connect device, that function may be performed with the delay associated with forming a connection. Any of multiple techniques may be employed for identifying devices designated as auto-connect devices and for determining when the wireless device and a remote, auto-connect devices are in close proximity.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a wireless communication device capable of establishing peer-to-peer connection passively or actively. The device conforms to an IEEE 802.11 standard, and comprises: a control block, a transmission circuit and a reception circuit. When the device intends to passively establish peer-to-peer connection, said control block generates a local-end peer-to-peer connection message which includes a local-end group owner intent but isn't generated in response to any known/detected device; said transmission circuit broadcasts a local-end peer-to-peer connection packet according to the message; and said reception circuit receives a connection-end peer-to-peer connection request from a connection-end for the first time after broadcasting the message, wherein the request includes a connection-end group owner decision related to the local-end group owner intent.