Abstract: [Object] To provide a radio communication apparatus which can realize effective utilization of radio resources. [Solution] Provided is a radio communication apparatus including: a radio communication unit configured to perform radio communication with another radio communication apparatus; and a control unit configured to control processing of adding information which can be used for communication by the another radio communication apparatus which is a transmission destination to a frame within such a range that transmission is possible using an assigned radio resource.

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for communicating data in a wireless channel. In one example, a method includes adapting the transmission time interval (TTI) length of transport container for transmitting data in accordance with a criteria. The criteria may include (but is not limited to) a latency requirement of the data, a buffer size associated with the data, a mobility characteristic of a device that will receive the data. The TTI lengths may be manipulated for a variety of reasons, such as for reducing overhead, satisfy quality of service (QoS) requirements, maximize network throughput, etc. In some embodiments, TTIs having different TTI lengths may be carried in a common radio frame. In other embodiments, the wireless channel may partitioned into multiple bands each of which carrying (exclusively or otherwise) TTIs having a certain TTI length.

Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication at a wireless communication device. One method includes determining an availability of a sub-band of a shared radio frequency spectrum band during a first portion of a distributed channel availability check (CAC); receiving at least one indication that the sub-band is available during remaining portions of the distributed CAC; and communicating over the sub-band based at least in part on determining the sub-band is available during the first portion of the distributed CAC and the at least one indication that the sub-band is available during remaining portions of the distributed CAC.

Abstract: A notification regarding a transition of a User Equipment (UE) from a standby operating mode to an active operating mode is exchanged between a UE and a network element in a communication network. The notification could be an uplink notification that is transmitted by the UE to the network element in response to an operating mode transition criterion for the UE being met at the UE, or a downlink notification that is transmitted by the network element to the UE in response to an operating mode transition criterion for the UE being met at the network element. The UE transitions from the standby operating mode to the active operating mode in response to the operating mode transition criterion being satisfied. The transmitter of the notification, which could be the UE or the network element, could also perform grant-free transmission of data without first receiving a response to the notification.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for transmitting Long Term Evolution in unlicensed spectrum LTE-U carrier information, a base station, and user equipment. The method includes: determining, by a base station, a physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel PHICH resource; using, by the base station, the PHICH resource to indicate the LTE-U carrier information; and sending, by the base station to user equipment, the PHICH resource that indicates the LTE-U carrier information. In the embodiments of the present invention, network signaling overheads can be reduced.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for managing resources for cooperative uplink transmission. A base station may determine different groups for a plurality of user equipments (UEs) participating in cooperative uplink transmission, and transmit mode configurations indicating whether or not UEs in each group are configured to transmit data as a data source or to relay data received from another UE configured to transmit data as a data source. A UE may participate, with one or more other UEs, in cooperative uplink transmission to the base station, wherein each UE belongs to a group. The UE may determine, for a transmission time interval (TTI), at least one operation to perform for the cooperative uplink transmission based, at least in part, on a group number of a group to which the UE belongs and an index of the TTI.

Abstract: When a terminal aggregates three downlink carriers by using the carrier aggregation (CA) of the LTE-A technology and transmits an uplink signal on two uplink carriers while aggregating two uplink carriers, a harmonic component and an intermodulation distortion (IMD) component are generated, thereby influencing a downlink band of the terminal itself Therefore, the present specification presents a scheme therefor.

Abstract: A base station includes a transmitter configured to transmit a downlink control information to a user equipment, the downlink control information being generated based on one of (1) a first uplink allocation information indicating a first frequency block corresponding to a first plurality of subcarriers which are contiguous in frequency and (2) a second uplink allocation information indicating a second frequency block corresponding to a second plurality of subcarriers which are contiguous in frequency and a third frequency block corresponding to a third plurality of subcarriers which are contiguous in frequency, the second frequency block and the third frequency block being separated in frequency.

Abstract: A intelligent backhaul radio is disclosed that is compact, light and low power for street level mounting, operates at 100 Mb/s or higher at ranges of 300 m or longer in obstructed LOS conditions with low latencies of 5 ms or less, can support PTP and PMP topologies, uses radio spectrum resources efficiently and does not require precise physical antenna alignment.

Abstract: The signal transmission method according to the present invention comprises: determining the beam width of a beam to be transmitted; based on the beam width, determining relative narrowband transmit power (RNTP) information indicating whether or not to transmit, to a preset resource block, transmission power equal to or greater than a preset critical value; transmitting the RNTP information to an adjacent cell; and transmitting the generated beam to the resource block according to the RNTP information. Accordingly, provided is a method for setting a relative narrowband transmit power (RNTP) value so as to control interference between cells in a communication system.

Abstract: A method and an OCA module of a radio network node (RNN) for handling a request for at least one channel and a method and an OCA module of a core network node (CNN) for providing at least one channel operable by a RNN are disclosed. The OCA module receives, from an RMM module, the request. The OCA module sends, to the OCA module of the CNN, the request and a set of local parameters. The OCA module of the CNN assesses channels to select one or more channels in a first level assessment, wherein the assessment is based on the set of local parameters and a set of global parameters. The OCA module of the CNN sends the one or more channels to the OCA module. The OCA module assesses, in a second level assessment, said one or more channels, to obtain at least one second level channel.

Abstract: Device-to-Device (D2D) interference coordination methods and apparatuses, a base station, and a User Equipment (UE) are provided. A base station acquires D2D transmission Tx power information (S302). The D2D transmission Tx power information is used for indicating Tx power of D2D transmission to be scheduled over a corresponding radio resource or indicating power information causing interference to D2D transmission over a corresponding radio resource. The base station conducts interference coordination processing according to the D2D transmission Tx power information (S304).

Abstract: A method of assigning transmission resources by an access node includes allocating first transmission resources to a first device, and allocating second transmission resources to a second device, wherein the second transmission resources partially, but not completely, overlap the first transmission resources. An amount of overlap between the first transmission resources and the second transmission resources may be based on a target error rate for decoding transmissions received from the first device and the second device and/or a signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) of transmissions from the first device and the second device. Related access nodes are disclosed.

Abstract: A wireless device receives message(s) comprising configuration parameters for a logical channel in a plurality of logical channels. The configuration parameters indicate a mapping restriction of the logical channel to radio resource type(s) in a plurality of radio resource types. An uplink grant in a plurality of received uplink grants indicates radio resources for a radio resource type in the plurality of radio resource types. The plurality of uplink grants are grouped into grouped grants based on the plurality of radio resource types. A first grouped grant in the grouped grants comprises a first plurality of uplink grants each indicating a same first radio resource type. Radio resources are allocated, indicated by the first grouped grant, to first logical channel(s) mapped to the first radio resource type. Transport blocks corresponding to the first plurality of uplink grants are generated and transmitted.

Abstract: A wireless device receives radio resource control (RRC) message(s) comprising configuration parameters for cells comprising licensed assisted access (LAA) cells. Uplink grants for the LAA cells are received. An uplink grant in the uplink grants indicates a channel access priority class. The uplink grants are grouped into grouped grants. A first grouped grant in the grouped grants comprises a first plurality of uplink grants each indicating a same first channel access priority class. Radio resources are allocated, indicated by the first grouped grant, to one or more first logical channels. A plurality of transport blocks corresponding to the first plurality of grants are generated and transmitted.

Abstract: A communication device for handling a device-to-device (D2D) communication comprises a storage device for storing instructions and a processing circuit coupled to the storage device. The processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage device. The instructions comprises receiving a measurement gap configuration for configuring a measurement gap to the communication device; and transmitting or receiving a D2D signal in a subframe in the measurement gap.

Abstract: [Object] Provided a wireless communication device and method of wireless communication capable of improving utilization efficiency of radio resources by introducing orthogonal frequency-division multiple access to a wireless LAN system. [Solution] A wireless communication device including: a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with another wireless communication device in accordance with an IEEE 802.11 standard; and a control unit configured to control the wireless communication unit so that the wireless communication unit includes schedule information in a PLCP header defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard and transmits the schedule information to the other wireless communication device, the schedule information relating to orthogonal frequency-division multiple access.

Abstract: Systems and methods of scheduling grant-based traffic and mapping resources for grant-free traffic are provided. Grant-based traffic is scheduled in a first frequency partition, and grant-free traffic is mapped in a second frequency partition. In a first option, grant-based traffic is also scheduled in part of the first partition, but in a limited manner that ensures a given device's transmission and retransmissions do not all experience interference with the grant-based traffic. In another option, some grant-free traffic is mapped to part of the second partition and is spread in frequency across the second partition.

Abstract: A method for uplink allocation of radio resources in a cellular network including a network node and, associated therewith, at least one user equipment supporting data reception from a global navigation satellite system. The method includes, for each of the at least one user equipment: if uplink data transmission from the user equipment to the network node is based on aggregation of carriers and if data reception from the global navigation satellite system is enabled, determining a reception time interval, with respect to a framing system of the cellular network, during which data reception from the global navigation satellite system takes place, the determining based on timing information concerning data reception by the user equipment from the global navigation satellite system; if uplink data transmission potentially takes place at least partially within the reception time interval, limiting allocation of radio resources for the uplink data transmission from the user equipment.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method at a central coordination node for coordinating resources among a plurality of operating networks that is communicatively connected to the central coordination node. The method comprises receiving blanking determination related information reported from the plurality of operating networks and determining a blanking pattern for at least one of the plurality of operating networks based at least on the blanking determination related information. The method also comprises distributing the blanking pattern to the at least one of the plurality of operating networks.

Abstract: Methods and a system are provided for enhanced long-term evolution scheduling. A ranking is constructed for one or more users scheduled on one or more resource blocks. A layer mapping is generated, using a finite modulation and coding scheme, utilizing the ranking of each of the one or more users for the one or more resource blocks. An enhanced ranking is determined, using a finite constraint on a buffer for each of the one or more users, for the one or more resource blocks utilizing the layer mapping. The enhanced ranking is deployed into a schedule for the one or more resource blocks being utilized by each of the one or more users. Bandwidth usage is optimized in the one or more resource blocks by utilizing the schedule.

Abstract: A method in a network node relating to a process of controlling a data transfer related to video data of a video streaming service from a server to a wireless device is provided. The network node and wireless device operates in a wireless communications network. The network node determines a scheduling weight value for the wireless device to be used in the data transfer based on a target rate scheduling weight value and a proportional rate fair weight value. The network node then determines a size of data segment to be used in the data transfer based on at least part of the scheduling weight value. The network node further determines a pending data volume for the transferring of the video data to a play back buffer of the wireless device based on at least part of the scheduling weight value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), data in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving first transmission time interval (TTI) information for a radio bearer; and transmitting a data associated with the radio bearer based on the first TTI information.

Abstract: A BS determines an amount of resource overloading for a contention transmission unit (CTU) access region associated with a grant-free uplink transmission scheme in a multiple access system. The BS determines a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) limit indicating a maximum MCS level for the CTU access region. The BS sends the MCS limit to a plurality of user equipments (UEs) associated with the first CTU access region. A UE receives from the base station the MCS limit and determines a first MCS index within the MCS limit for a first uplink transmission. The UE sends the first uplink transmission to the base station using a CTU in the CTU access region. The first uplink transmission includes user data and the first MCS index determined at the first UE.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and a communication apparatus for acquiring scheduling information of neighbouring cell eNodeBs in a wireless communication network.

Abstract: A user equipment according to the present invention transmits a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU), containing the RRC message and a data volume and power headroom (DV-PH) report but no BSR, using a uplink grant received in a random access response.

Abstract: A method including transmitting from a base station (BS) at least one parameter for a first type of listen before talk (LBT) procedure to be used for uplink to be received by the base station; and configuring the base station (BS) for a different second type of listen before talk (LBT) procedure for downlink from the base station (BS). A method including receiving by a User Equipment (UE) at least one parameter for a first type of listen before talk (LBT) procedure; using the at least one parameter for uplink transmission from the User Equipment (UE); and receiving data on downlink to the User Equipment (UE) during a portion of a sub frame, where the portion is less than an entire subframe.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system that will be provided to support higher data transfer rate following a 4G communication system such as LTE. The present disclosure relates to a method of performing random access of a terminal, said method comprising: an operation of determining the number of received beams of a base station connected to transmitted beams of the terminal; an operation of determining an area of wireless transfer resource on the basis of the number of the received beams; and an operation of transmitting random access message in the random access resource defined by the beam resource corresponding to the determined number and the wireless transfer resource corresponding to the determined area.

Abstract: An electrical power unit with wireless communications capability includes a wireless communications module supported in a housing that is configured to be mounted at or along a work surface. The wireless communications module includes an audio speaker, a microphone, a wireless audio signal receiver, and a wireless audio signal transmitter. The wireless signal receiver is operable to receive first electronic audio signals from a first mobile communication device, and the audio speaker is operable to emit amplified sound in response to the wireless signal receiver receiving the first electronic audio signals. The wireless audio signal transmitter is operable to receive second electronic audio signals from the microphone, and to transmit the second electronic audio signals to the mobile communication device for further transmission from the first mobile communication device to a second communication device located remotely from the electrical power unit and the first mobile communication device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for a wearable device to make a link with a communication system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a disclosed method for a wearable device to make a link with a communication system comprises transmitting, by the communication system, at least one first signal. The method further comprises receiving, by each of at least two antennas of the wearable device, at least one first signal from the communication system. In one or more embodiments, each of at least two antennas is adaptively excited to steer in a direction towards the communication system and/or steer in a direction to null at least one interferer. Also, the method involves transmitting, by each of at least two antennas of the wearable device, at least one second signal towards the communication system. Further, the method involves receiving, by the communication system, at least one second signal.

Abstract: In a wireless communication system, a terminal apparatus is capable of reporting, to a base station apparatus, information indicating a mobility state of the terminal apparatus. In a case where the terminal apparatus reports information (history information) to the base station apparatus as mobility state indicating information, the terminal apparatus notifies the base station apparatus of a radio resource control connection setup complete message containing information indicating the presence of the history information that is notified as the mobility state indicating information. The history information contains an identifier of a cell that the terminal apparatus visited and the duration of stay in the cell. The base station apparatus notifies the terminal apparatus of information as to whether to report the mobility state indicating information.

Abstract: A short range wireless communication (SRWC) system for a vehicle and a method of using the SRWC system. The system includes a first SRWC node in the vehicle having a SRWC receiver and a SRWC transmitter, and a second SRWC node in the vehicle adapted to send and receive SRWC data. The first and second SRWC nodes are configured so that when the first and second SRWC nodes are operable, an SRWC object device perceives the first and second SRWC nodes as a single SRWC device.

Abstract: An access network has a position management device function, the loss of connectivity to a core network by a base station is detected, and a state transition process, led by the base station, for transitioning to an Isolated E-UTRAN state is initiated on the basis of the detection. In the state transition process, by performing a reattach procedure from a terminal device, a switch to base station loop-back communication can be made. It is possible thereby to provide a communication control method by which communication between terminals present within the communication coverage of a base station which has lost connectivity to a core network is switched to base station loop-back communication.

Abstract: A method for performing active scanning by a non-AP STA may comprise transmitting, to a group of APs, one or more probe request frames and receiving in response, configuration chance count (CCC) values from first and second APs of the group of APs. The CCC values may be integer values that represent configuration instances of the respective APs. The CCC values may be stored in a memory of the non-AP STA. A determination may be made, based on the information stored in the memory, as to which AP is preferred. An association procedure may be performed with the preferred AP. Other disclosed methods employ passive scanning.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for improving uplink transmissions in a wireless communication system are disclosed herein. In one method, a user equipment receives an indication indicating a type of data that can be transmitted using a cooperation mode. A first data is transmitted using the cooperation mode, in which the first data belongs to the type of data using the cooperation mode based on the indication. A second data is transmitted without using the cooperation mode, in which the second data does not belong to the type of data using the cooperation mode based on the indication. The cooperation mode is enabled when transmitting the first and second data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for managing a device-to-device (D2D) communication group. The method comprises: a network side device establishes a D2D communication group, and delivers a shared key generated for the D2D communication group to all the devices in the D2D communication group, the shared key being used for D2D communication of all the devices; and the network side device determines that the D2D communication group terminates the D2D communication, and deletes the D2D communication group and the shared key. Also disclosed are a device and a computer storage medium.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to negotiating a best device-to-device (D2D) radio access technology (RAT) to use in a D2D connection. In particular, two wireless devices that correspond to potential D2D peers may exchange respective radio configurations according to a D2D coexistence protocol to mutually negotiate the “best” RAT to use in the D2D connection, wherein the exchanged radio configurations may comprise at least radio capabilities and coexistence states (e.g., in-device and/or cross-device coexistence states) associated with the respective wireless devices. The potential D2D peers may then negotiate one or more compatible RATs that are available to use in the D2D connection according to at least the radio capabilities and the in-device and cross-device coexistence states exchanged therebetween. As such, the two wireless devices may then establish one or more D2D connections using the negotiated compatible RAT(s).

Abstract: A Physical Layer (PHY) of a host system of an electronic device may be implemented as a contactless PHY (cPHY) for extremely high frequency (EHF) contactless communication and the operation of EHF transmitters (TX), receivers (RX) and transceivers (EHF-XCVR) in an extremely high frequency integrated circuit (EHF IC) of the electronic device. The Host-cPHY translates logical communications requests from the Link Layer (LINK) into hardware-specific operations to affect transmission or reception of signals over an EHF contactless link. The Link Layer (LINK) may also be optimized as a contactless Link Layer (cLINK) for EHF contactless communication. A virtualized contactless Physical Layer (VcPHY) may comprise a contactless Physical Layer (Host-cPHY), and a contactless Link Layer (cLINK) for coupling a conventional Link Layer (LINK) with the contactless Physical Layer (Host-cPHY). Multiple data streams may be transported over the EHF contactless link over a range of frequencies.

Abstract: A wireless communication system is disclosed. More particularly, a control method and device based on multiple priorities in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method of controlling a back-off timer in a terminal configured with multiple priorities, which includes transmitting a first non-access stratum (NAS) request message set to a first priority level, starting the back-off timer configured by a network, and transmitting a second NAS request message, which is not set to the first priority level, while the back-off timer runs.

Abstract: A novel and efficient DRX operation mechanism is proposed to maintain the reliability and energy efficiency for NB-IOT systems. In NB-IOT systems, the length of a NB-PDCCH (with repetition) and the interval between two NB-PDCCHs are extended and can be reconfigured by eNB for each UE. The eNB can also adaptively adjusts the DRX parameters accordingly. NB-IOT UE monitors the NB-PDCCH in DRX ON duration, which is configured in number of NB-PDCCHs. Specifically, if a DRX timer duration is configured by the eNB in units of a PDCCH period, the UE should calculate the timer in terms of number of PDCCH user-specific search spaces (USSs), or in terms of PDCCH subframes by multiplying the number of PDCCH periods with the PDCCH repetition level.

Abstract: There is provided a communication method for a coordinator communication device, including generating a first scheduling element to be used by a first communication device and a second scheduling element to be used by a second communication device; and transmitting the first and second scheduling elements to the first and second communication devices. The second scheduling element includes a second allocation indicating a time-frequency resource allocated to the second communication device. The first scheduling element includes a first allocation indicating a time-frequency resource allocated to the first communication device and optionally includes a first virtual allocation that is a duplicate of the second allocation.

Abstract: A data communication method, where a first device receives a request message from at least one second device, where the request message requests the first device to forward group data, and the request message carries a group identifier. The first device returns a response message to the at least one second device, where the response message carries a layer-2 address and an Internet Protocol (IP) address corresponding to the group identifier, and the first device sends the group data using the layer-2 address when receiving the group data sent by a third device to the IP address.

Abstract: A test system includes: a signal processor configured to generate a plurality of orthogonal baseband sequences; a signal generator configured to supply the plurality of orthogonal baseband sequences to a corresponding plurality of RF transmitters of a device under test (DUT), wherein the RF transmitters each employ the corresponding orthogonal baseband sequence to generate a corresponding RF signal on a corresponding channel among a plurality of channels of the DUT such that the RF transmitters output a plurality of orthogonal RF signals at a same time; a combiner network configured to combine the plurality of orthogonal RF signals and to output a single signal under test; and a single channel measurement instrument configured to receive the single signal under test and to measure independently therefrom at least one characteristic of each of the RF transmitters. Orthogonal RF test signals may be used similarly to test RF receivers of the DUT.

Abstract: An extendible heating tool includes a body and an extendible heating head releasably engaged with and electrically connected to the body. The body includes a head tip and a first and second electrode disposed in the head tip. The extendible heating head includes a first conductive member electrically connected to the first electrode and a second conductive member electrically connected to the second electrode respectively. The extendible heating head also includes a first conductive extension member telescopically coupled to the first conductive member and a second conductive extension member telescopically coupled to the second conductive member respectively. The first and second conductive extension members are configured to extend from and retract towards the corresponding first and second conductive members.

Abstract: The invention concerns a transparent heating device comprising: a graphene film fixed to a transparent substrate; a first electrode (205) connected to a first edge of the graphene film; and a second electrode (206) connected to a second edge of the graphene film, wherein there is a resistance gradient across the graphene film from the first electrode (205) to the second electrode (206).

Abstract: A self-regulating electric heater cable includes a monolithic heater core of PTC material encapsulating a pair of bus wires, and a conductive layer disposed on an outer surface of the heater core such that the conductive layer levels the voltage generated at the outer surface of the heater core when an electric current is passed through the bus wires. The conductive layer draws the current evenly through lobes of PTC material encapsulating the bus wires. The conductive layer may be a coating, such as a conductive ink or paint, or may be an extruded or wrapped material applied to the heater core. Standard heater cable layers are applied over the conductive layer, including an electrically insulating layer that contacts a portion of the conductive layer and also may be separated, at points, from the conductive layer by one or more air gaps.

Abstract: An embodiment includes an apparatus for controlling temperature of a substrate, an apparatus for treating a substrate comprising the same, and a method of controlling the same, which may control the temperature of the substrate by each area and not increasing the volume of the apparatus. The substrate temperature control apparatus comprises: a support plate for supporting a substrate; a plurality of heating units placed in different area of the substrate and controlling a temperature of the substrate by each area; a power supply unit for providing a power to control the temperature of the substrate; a switch unit connected between the plurality of heating units and the power supply unit, and obtaining one or more of a transistor device; and a controller for controlling a power which is supplied to each heating units by controlling unit.

Abstract: A cooktop device, in particular an induction cooktop device, includes a base component and an articulated arm having a first arm part and a second arm part, with the articulated arm bearing exactly one heating element. A joint supports the second arm part for movement relative to the first arm part, and a suspension connects the first arm part to the base component.

Abstract: A. i. A toaster component is incorporated into a conventional countertop toaster oven to create a countertop Toaster Oven/Toaster combo, a single structure. The toaster and toaster oven components of this appliance can be used individually or both at the same time. ii. A toaster component is incorporated into a conventional countertop microwave oven to create a countertop Microwave Oven/Toaster combo, a single structure. The toaster and microwave oven components of this appliance can be used individually or both at the same time. iii. A toaster component is incorporated into a conventional over-the-range microwave oven to create an Over-The-Range Microwave Oven/Toaster combo, a single structure. The toaster and microwave oven components of this appliance can be used individually or both at the same time. B. i. A toaster oven is incorporated into the countertop Microwave Oven/Toaster combo, above A.ii, to create a countertop Microwave Oven/Toaster Oven/Toaster combo, a single structure.

Abstract: A cooking household appliance includes a magnetron for generating microwaves, a muffle for receiving food to be cooked, a door for closing the muffle, and a microwave trap arranged between a muffle flange of the muffle and an arched base of the door. The microwave trap is flexible to adapt its contour to the arched door base and is fastened to the arched door base.