Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for frame tunneling in a wireless communications system comprising digital beam forming. Embodiments comprise a first and second frame control field with the second frame control field comprising a High Throughput Control (HTC) enabling field. If the HTC enabling field is enabled, then an HTC field is sent.

Abstract: A self-organizing backhaul radio (SOBR) and related arrangements are disclosed. A “primary” link between an first SOBR enabled radio and a second SOBR radio includes a secondary transmission link, referred to as a signature control channel (SCC), as a spread spectrum modulated signal embedded within and transmitted simultaneously with the primary link. The SCC transmissions from the first SOBR radio may be utilized by other SOBR enabled radios to determine an interference level to or from the first SOBR radio's primary link. The SCC transmission may be utilized to allow transmit beam forming between SOBR-enabled radios without damaging other friendly SOBR radios within the propagation distance of the transmitted signals based upon the detection of the SCC transmissions.

Abstract: A self-recovery method and device after disconnection of a base station are described. The method includes: when a base station cannot connect with a network management system through a link, the base station detects a cumulative time length for link interruption; when the cumulative time length for link interruption exceeds a designated time length, the base station sends a request for acquiring an IP address to the network management system through an underlying communication protocol, the request carries a unique identification of the base station; the base station establishes an IP link with the network management system according to the IP address returned by the network management system; and the base station loads base station software and configuration data according to information acquired from the network management system.

Abstract: A method of handling multipath connections in a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN). The method comprising the steps of determining within the PLMN that a path, established across the PLMN, is a backup path of a multipath connection and providing an explicit indication to one or more nodes within the PLMN that the path is a backup path using a protocol layer that is otherwise unaware of the multipath connection. The method further comprises the step of, at the or each notified node, applying a handling to the path that is differentiated from the handling of non-backup paths.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide an antenna line device management method, and devices. A primary device sends a scanning command to an antenna line device, where the scanning command is used to scan the antenna line device; receives a scanning response sent by the antenna line device, where the scanning response includes indication information used to indicate a type of the antenna line device, and the type of the antenna line device is a container antenna line device; sends an HDLC address assignment command to the antenna line device, where the HDLC address assignment command includes an HDLC address assigned by the primary device to the antenna line device; establishes a communication link to the antenna line device according to the HDLC address; sends a capability information query command to the antenna line device; and receives a capability information report sent by the antenna line device.

Abstract: Technology disclosed herein includes a method to trigger protection switching on a wireless link of a network device comprised in a protection switching capable network.

Abstract: A repeater generates repetition signals by repeating uplink signals over a plurality of subframes; controller sets a timing for transmitting the repetition signals, based on information indicating a transmission candidate subframe for a sounding reference signal used for measuring an uplink reception quality; and a transmitter transmits the repetition signals at the set timing.

Abstract: A multiplexing device for multiplexing uplink signals transmitted from each of a plurality of radio devices and outputting the multiplexed signal to a radio control device performs a calculation processing that calculates a power value of the uplink signal for each radio device, performs a determination processing that determines whether or not noise of a radio device that transmits an uplink signal is dominant among signal components included in the uplink signal, using the power value of the uplink signal, performs a blocking processing that blocks the uplink signal in which the noise is dominant in a case where the noise is determined to be dominant among the signal components included in the uplink signal, and performs a multiplexing processing that multiplexes uplink signals that are not blocked among the uplink signals for each radio device, and outputs the multiplexed signal to the radio control device.

Abstract: A method and system for detecting an idle channel in a wireless communication system are provided. In the method for detecting the idle channel, channel measurement is performed for channels which are needed for transmitting data by means of beamforming, and a channel in an idle state is determined. The system for detecting the idle channel includes: a channel measurement module arranged to perform channel measurement for channels which are needed for transmitting data by means of beamforming, and an idle channel determining module arranged to determine, according to a channel measurement result, a channel in an idle state.

Abstract: A disclosure of the present specification provides a method of measuring a neighboring small cell. The method may include the steps of: receiving measurement configuration information from a serving cell; and measuring on the serving cell, the neighboring small cell, and a neighboring macro cell. The measurement configuration information may include one or more of a discovery signal measurement timing configuration (DMTC) and a measurement gap (MG) for the neighboring small cell. In addition, the DMTC may include DMTC periodicity information and information on the occasion section of a discovery signal. When a frequency band in which the serving cell operates, a frequency band in which the neighboring small cell operates, and a frequency band in which the neighboring macro cell operates are all the same, a measurement on the neighboring small cell may be performed for the time section by the DMTC and a measurement on the serving cell may be performed for sections other than the time section by the DMTC.

Abstract: A communication system is disclosed in which a serving base station configures a mobile device for performing measurements with respect to signals transmitted by a neighbour base station. The serving base station obtains a measurement report from the mobile device, the measurement report comprising a result of signal measurements in association with information identifying a beamformed region in which a signal to which said result of said signal measurements relates was transmitted.

Abstract: Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a mobility management node and SGW or Gn/Gp-SGSN, and corresponding methods therein, for downlink data buffering in a wireless communications network. Such buffering is useful when the wireless device is in a power saving state e.g. PSM or eDRX. Thus, since the downlink data is buffered, there is no longer a need for multiple Downlink Data Notifications to be sent.

Abstract: There are provided measures for enabling/realizing interface functionality for RAN-WLAN radio aggregation, i.e. radio level integration/aggregation between a cellular radio access network and a wireless area network. Such measures exemplarily comprise user-plane data forwarding from a cellular radio access network over a wireless local area network to a terminal, both the cellular radio access network and the wireless local area network providing radio level connectivity for the terminal, wherein in the user-plane data forwarding user-plane data packets according to a cellular data convergence protocol are transported, at least partly, using a reliable transport protocol over the wireless local area network to the terminal, providing feedback on performance of user-plane data packets transport using the reliable transport protocol, at least partly, from the wireless local area network to the cellular radio access network, and executing flow control on the basis of the performance feedback.

Abstract: A method of and an application server and user equipment for providing at least one of chat and Voice over Internet Protocol, chat/VoIP, services to the mobile user equipment in a mobile telecommunications network. The mobile user equipment comprises a chat/VoIP client for accessing a chat/VoIP service application interfacing the mobile telecommunications network. The chat/VoIP service application interfaces a plurality of proprietary chat/VoIP clients for accessing a plurality of proprietary chat/VoIP communication environments operated by a plurality of chat/VoIP service providers, for providing chat/VoIP services to the chat/VoIP client of the mobile user equipment. The chat/VoIP client and the chat/VoIP service application may be arranged such that privileged use of the mobile telecommunications network is enabled, providing a session between the user equipment and a communication environment with a predetermined or agreed Quality of Service.

Abstract: A method including determining first information of a base station in regard to an area of shared coverage with a neighboring base station; and transmitting the determined first information from the base station. A method including receiving first information by a base station with regard to an area of shared coverage with a neighboring base station; determining, based at least partially upon the received first information.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for performing procedures (protocols) of a PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) layer and an RLC (radio layer in an E-UMTS (Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) which has evolved from UMTS, among radio protocols of a mobile communication system. The PDCP layer performs ciphering on data (i.e., PDCP SDU) received from an upper layer, generates an indicator discriminating ciphered data and non-ciphered data (i.e., an ROHC feedback packet directly generated by the PDCP layer), and transmits the same to a lower layer (i.e., MAC layer). A PDCP SN (Sequence Number) is defined as an algorithm for ciphering the data in the PDCP layer to perform ciphering in the PDCP layer.

Abstract: The system and method of utilizing frequency waterfilling and implicit coordination to mitigate signal jamming in Link 16 systems. The system and method of utilizing frequency waterfilling for Link 16 includes updates to both software and firmware. The frequency waterfilling approach for Link 16 modifies the process by which data bits are allocated to hops based on an assessment of hops affected by jamming, thus avoiding portions of the spectrum occupied by a jammer.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for wireless communication, and more particularly, to methods and apparatus to enable a node to be aware of active services and context for a mobile device in order to determine the load balancing and admission control for the services. For example, in certain aspects, a mobile device for managing at least one data flow between a core network and the mobile device may determine whether at least one of the data flow or a service related to the data flow should be reported and send a report to a first node based on the determination. The report may identify at least one of the data flow or service and indicates a packet data network (PDN) connection or bearer associated with the service or data flow.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for wireless communication, and more particularly, to methods and apparatus to enable a node to be aware of active services and context for a mobile device in order to determine the load balancing and admission control for the services. For example, in certain aspects, a mobile device for managing at least one data flow between a core network and the mobile device may determine whether at least one of the data flow or a service related to the data flow should be reported and send a report to a first node based on the determination. The report may identify at least one of the data flow or service and indicates a packet data network (PDN) connection or bearer associated with the service or data flow.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for wireless communication, and more particularly, to methods and apparatus to enable a node to be aware of active services and context for a mobile device in order to determine the load balancing and admission control for the services. For example, in certain aspects, a mobile device for managing at least one data flow between a core network and the mobile device may determine whether at least one of the data flow or a service related to the data flow should be reported and send a report to a first node based on the determination. The report may identify at least one of the data flow or service and indicates a packet data network (PDN) connection or bearer associated with the service or data flow.

Abstract: Embodiments presented in this disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses (such as Access Points (AP's), evolved NodeB's (eNB's), etc.) for use in aggregation, or integration, between a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) and a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). In one embodiment, an eNB decides that an aggregation between the WWAN and the WLAN is to be performed for at least one bearer of one or more bearers associated with a specific UE. Next, the eNB identifies which one(s) of the at least one bearer of the specific UE that is/are to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN. Also, the eNB schedules each one of the at least one bearer identified to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a cellular baseband processor communicates wirelessly and reports cellular metrics for both a first cellular RAT and a second cellular RAT. The cellular baseband processor may be configured to tune away, for a time interval, from the first cellular RAT to monitor for communications on the second cellular RAT. In some embodiments, the cellular baseband processor is configured not to report cellular metrics during the time interval to prevent a RAT manager from setting up a connection for voice calls on a WLAN RAT during the time interval. In some embodiments another processing element the RAT manager is configured to ignore cellular metrics from the cellular baseband processor during the interval. This may reduce signal load and power consumption, in some embodiments.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for controlling dual connectivity in a communication system are disclosed. Information on at least one failure in relation to a cell change of a communication device connected to a master access point and a secondary access point is determined. The determined information is communicated to the secondary access point. The secondary access point uses the information in mobility control.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for control of communication using dual-connectivity mode, and the apparatus includes at least one processing circuitry, and at least one memory for storing instructions to be executed by the processing circuitry, wherein the at least one memory and the instructions are configured to, with the at least one processing circuitry cause the apparatus at least: to receive and process a communication connection reestablishment request from a communication element communicating in a multi-connectivity mode, to decide, in case a communication connection with the communication element is established, whether or not the multi-connectivity mode of the communication element is kept, and to cause a transmission of an indication towards a source communication network control element of the communication element, wherein the indication reflects the decision whether or not the multi-connectivity mode of the communication element is kept.

Abstract: A method for determining a radio resource control (RRC) configuration in a wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity, and an apparatus supporting the same is disclosed. The method for determining, by a base station (BS), a radio resource control (RRC) configuration in a wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity, includes transmitting, by a first BS, a first RRC configuration of a serving cell of the first BS or remained user equipment (UE) capability to a second BS configured in a UE, and receiving, by the first BS, a second RRC configuration of a serving cell of the second BS configured in the UE from the second BS. The first BS and the second BS are involved in dual connectivity for the UE, and the second RRC configuration is determined by the second BS based on the first RRC configuration or the remained UE capability.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a network-instructed handover of a wireless device from a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) to a Radio Access Network (RAN) of another Radio Access Technology (RAT), e.g., a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) or 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) RAT. In one embodiment, a WLAN access node determines that a handover of a wireless device from the WLAN to another RAN of a different RAT is to be performed and transmits a handover instruction to the wireless device that instructs the wireless device to perform a handover from the WLAN to a RAN of a different RAT. In this manner, the WLAN access node is able to steer the wireless device from the WLAN to a RAN of a different RAT.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed in a radio communications network which is configured to enable multipath communication. The method comprises providing an explicit indication that a path within a multipath connection is a backup path prior to establishment on or handover to a radio link of the backup path, transmission of the explicit indication to the base station, where it is interpreted. This allows an early indication that the path is a backup path and allows the base station to handle and prioritise use of radio network resources and/or connection characteristics for the radio link. The explicit indication may be in the radio level signalling or in handover signalling.

Abstract: Small base station, micro, femto or pico BTS (PBS) are connected via Un interface to a donor eNB DeNB. In case of a handover from that PBS packets that had not been acknowledged by a UE need to be forwarded to the target base station. Forwarding them via Un and DeNB to the target eNB causes latency and wast radio resources on Un. Thus, the DeNB uses information about the handover to buffer packets and, after being informed by PBS, forward those packets that had not been acknowledged by the UE. This procedure, therefore, saves resources on Un interface and reduces latency. No forwarding of those packets from PBS to DeNB is required. There is provided a method for forwarding data to a wireless terminal. The method is performed by a proxy node. The method comprises receiving data on a link between a core network and a backhaul hub node. The data is addressed to a wireless terminal served by, or handed over from, a serving network node.

Abstract: Known HO performance indicators comprise Retainability Rate and HO Successful Rate. The Retainability Rate is defined as the ratio between abnormal connection releases and the total number of releases, and HO Successful Rate is defined as the ratio of successful HOs and the total number of HO attempts. The application proposes two new HO performance indicators LowCqiRateWhenHo (522) and LowUISinrRateWhenHo (524). These two HO performance indicators are based on radio link conditions before a HO for the DL and UL channels respectively. The indicator LowCqiRateWhenHo is defined as the ratio of low, i.e. below a threshold (514). CQI measurement samples of users (502) just before a HO and is as a measure of DL connection quality during HO. The indicator LowUISinrRateWhen Ho is defined as the ratio of low, i.e. below a threshold (516). SINR measurement samples (506) in UL just before a HO and is as a measure of UL connection quality during HO.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for acquiring a UE capability, a terminal, and a base station. A method for acquiring a UE capability includes: receiving, by a target base station, a handover request sent by a core network device or a source base station, where the handover request carries first UE capability information; and if the first UE capability information indicates an incomplete capability of a UE, after the UE is handed over to the target base station, the target base station determines, according to the first UE capability information, whether to acquire a complete capability of the UE.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE), method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for fast VoWiFi handoff using internet key exchange (IKE) v2 optimization. The UE includes a memory and one or more processors operably connected to the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine reference signal received power (RSRP) for a long term evolution (LTE) signal and reference signal strength indicator (RSSI) for a WiFi signal, in response to at least the RSSI of the WiFi signal being greater than an RSSI threshold, perform a pre-setup of the IPsec tunnel, determine whether a handoff is to be performed, and in response to a determination that the handoff is to be performed, perform a completion of the IPsec tunnel.

Abstract: A communication device for offloading communication traffic includes: a first means which identifies an attribute of a terminal based on information included in a message transmitted by the terminal to connect to a wireless network; and a second means which processes the message in such a way that the terminal and a base station corresponding to the attribute of the terminal are connected based on the identified attribute.

Abstract: A communication device for offloading communication traffic is characterized by including: first means for identifying an attribute of a communication terminal based on a message transmitted by the communication terminal to connect to a wireless network; and second means that can instruct the communication terminal to reconnect to a base station corresponding to the attribute according to the identified attribute.

Abstract: A user terminal, user terminal chipset, and method including receiving, from a cellular base station included in a cellular radio access network (RAN), parameters for an offload from the cellular RAN to a wireless local area network (LAN), and performs an access network selection between the cellular RAN and the wireless LAN based on the parameters. Parameters include a first threshold to be compared with a cellular signal strength of the cellular RAN, a second threshold to be compared with a wireless LAN signal strength of the wireless LAN, and a third threshold to be compared with a load of the wireless LAN. Performing the access network selection includes selecting the wireless LAN to perform the offload, in response to the cellular signal strength being lower than the first threshold, the wireless LAN signal strength being higher than the second threshold, and the load being lower than the third threshold.

Abstract: Embodiments are presented herein of techniques for a mobile device to control timing of inter-RAT handovers. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes one or more processing elements configured to execute an interactive wireless communication application using a wireless communication configuration between the apparatus and a communications network for a first RAT. In some embodiments, the wireless communication configuration does not have a QoS guarantee. In some embodiments, the apparatus is configured to store information from the communications network that specifies one or more wireless thresholds relating to handover from the first RAT to a second RAT. In some embodiments, based on executing the application and current wireless conditions, the apparatus is configured to send a report to a base station of the communications network, prior to at least one of the thresholds being met, to trigger a handover from the first RAT to the second RAT.

Abstract: The embodiments disclose methods and devices for mobility control of UEs in a HetNet with multiple frequency carriers. In the methods, intra-frequency measurement and inter-frequency measurement are performed sequentially for determining a target cell to handover to.

Abstract: A network core with a software defined networking (“SDN”) controller is provided to control routing of traffic within the network and between the network and the traffic destination. The SDN controller is merged with existing 3rd Generation Partnership Project (“3GPP”) network architecture to enable service deliveries via open application programming interfaces (“APIs”) and move the network core towards an all internet protocol (“IP”), cloud based, and software driven telecom network. The SDN controller can work with, or take the place of policy and charging rules function (“PCRF”) network elements, so that policies such as quality of service and traffic management and routing can be synchronized and managed end to end.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present specification, a method for accessing a wireless medium in a wireless local area network (LAN) system includes: receiving, by a wireless device, from an access point (AP) a packet including identification information indicating a receiving device which solicits a response frame, wherein the identification information is information included in a physical layer (PHY) header of the packet, the packet includes a broadcast frame, and the broadcast frame includes duration information indicating a time for deferring the access to the wireless medium; and if the wireless device is not the receiving device indicated by the identification information, setting, by the wireless device, a network allocation vector (NAV) on the basis of the duration information.

Abstract: A method includes identifying a location of at least on of a plurality of electronic devices within an area of interest. The method includes, based on at least the location of the at least one of the plurality of electronic devices, determining signal strength at a plurality of points within the area of interest. The method includes providing a modification of the area of interest to improve the signal strength at one of the plurality of points.

Abstract: A request from a mobile access point that is installed on a vehicle may be received via network interface circuitry of one or more computing devices. Processing circuitry of the one or more computing devices may determine characteristics of a captive portal to present in response to the request based on current location of the vehicle and mobile access point. A captive portal with the determined characteristics is then provided by the processing circuitry, via the network interface circuitry, in response to the request.

Abstract: The embodiment of present document discloses a method for implementing resource attribute notification and a common service entity.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe discovering physical cell identifiers in wireless communications. It can be determined to discover a physical cell identifier of one or more cells in a zone based at least in part on detecting a condition. A cell-specific signal can be received from at least one cell of the one or more cells in the zone. The cell-specific signal can be associated with one of a plurality of cell-specific signal hypotheses. The physical cell identifier of the at least one cell can be determined as one of a plurality of physical cell identifiers that corresponds to the one of the plurality of cell-specific signal hypotheses.

Abstract: A wireless communication device and method therein for selecting cell and Radio Access Technology, RAT, in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The wireless communication device comprises at least two Subscriber Identity Modules, SIMs, and is in an idle operating mode. The wireless communication device determines a first cell and a first RAT for a first SIM to camp on and determines a second cell and a second RAT for a second SIM to camp on based on estimating throughput or latency of a number of RATs and cells in the wireless communication system. The wireless communication device further determines whether idle mode tasks of the first and second SIMs in the first and second cells overlaps at least partly in time. When the idle mode tasks of the first and second SIMs in the first and second cells overlaps at least partly in time, the wireless communication device selects which SIM needs to re-determine a cell and/or RAT to camp on and determines a third cell and/or a third RAT for the selected SIM.

Abstract: After a communication apparatus establishes a session with another communication apparatus via a first access point, the communication apparatus stores address information of the communication apparatus and the another communication apparatus, identification information of a service, identification information of the session, and status information of the session. When a condition for switching from the first access point to a second access point occurs, the communication apparatus disconnects from the first access point and connects to the second access point. The communication apparatus then establishes a session with the another communication apparatus via the second access point, using the address information of the communication apparatus and the another communication apparatus, the identification information of the service, the identification information of the session, and the status information of the session stored by a storage unit.

Abstract: Systems and method are provided for dynamically adjusting relay methodology based on current radio frequency channel conditions by selecting an optimal relay method. Radio relay systems that can dynamically adapt their relay modes in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure can achieve useful power savings over conventional relay systems designed for worst case scenario operation.

Abstract: An energy saving compensation method and device, and an energy saving compensation recovery method and device are provided. In the energy saving compensation method, under a condition that it is determined that energy saving of a radio network is required to be performed, a compensation base station and all base stations which are able to be completely or partially compensated by the compensation base station are selected as an energy saving base station combination (S102); and the base stations which are able to be completely compensated in the energy saving base station combination enter a dormant state, the base stations which are able to be partially compensated in the energy saving base station combination enter a shrinkage state, and the compensation base station enters a compensation state (S104).

Abstract: A base station including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a mobile communication device operating in a connected mode extended Discontinuous Reception (eDRX). The controller determines whether a moving speed of the mobile communication device exceeds a threshold value, transmits measurement information and radio resource configurations of one or more neighboring cells to the mobile communication device via the wireless transceiver when the moving speed exceeds the threshold value, and activates radio resources of the neighboring cells for an upcoming eDRX-ON duration of the mobile communication device.

Abstract: A communication system capable of preventing unnecessary switching of an energy saving cell between a normal operation state and an energy saving state. An energy saving cell (ES cell) is in a dormant state that is the energy saving state. In this case, when being notified of a wake-up request message from a communication terminal device (UE), the ES cell executes access restriction control to judge whether the UE can access its own cell. If judging that the UE can access its own cell, the ES cell switches on its own cell and shifts from the dormant state to an active state that is the normal operation state.

Abstract: Methods and systems described herein relate to broadcasting on a wireless channel. An example method includes generating, based on data, a data signal including one or more data packets, where each of the one or more data packets is a non-connectable and non-scannable data packet. The method further includes generating a plurality of RF signals of different frequencies using an oscillator circuit, directly modulating at least one of the RF signals, based on the data signal, to generate a modulated RF signal, amplifying the modulated RF signal, and broadcasting the amplified modulated RF signal on the wireless channel.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for a wireless device to receive data in an eco state is provided. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, upon determining that data is to be transmitted to the wireless device in the eco state, a network node operates to transmit a unicast notification message to the wireless device in order to inform the wireless device of the impending data transmission. According to another embodiment of the disclosure, in response to receiving the unicast notification message, the wireless device operates to receive the data in accordance with the unicast notification message. To this end, the wireless device might for example try to receive data for a time period following the unicast notification message. Meanwhile, the wireless device may remain in the eco state.