Abstract: A user terminal for receiving a plurality of data pieces for a plurality of processes that are simultaneously operated. Each of the data pieces has an indicator indicating whether the data piece is new data and is transmitted from a network apparatus that changes an indicator value on a process-by-process basis. The user terminal includes a data receiving unit for receiving the data piece having the indicator, a response transmitting unit for transmitting a response indicating an acknowledgement or a negative acknowledgement for the received data piece, and an indicator determination unit for determining whether the indicator of the received data piece is the same as the indicator of a previous data piece received immediately previously for the same process as the process of the received data piece and whether the response for the previous data piece indicates the acknowledgement to discard the received data piece.

Abstract: A wireless communication method is provided which includes the steps of selecting, by a wireless communication device belonging to a communication system operating on a certain communication protocol, a communication protocol among a plurality of communication protocols, exchanging, among a plurality of wireless communication devices including the wireless communication device, information including peripheral communication status of each wireless communication device by using the selected communication protocol, and changing the communication protocol to be used for exchanging the information.

Abstract: Various methods and apparatus are directed to achieving timing synchronization and propagating timing information pertaining to an external, e.g., non Wi-Fi, timing signal source. In some embodiments, a mobile communications device receives and processes a timing signal, e.g., a first Wi-Fi beacon, which is propagating timing information about an external timing signal from a device which directly received the external timing signal. Thus, a mobile wireless communications device achieves timing synchronization with respect to an external timing signal which it is unable to receive directly. In various embodiments, the mobile communications device may, and sometimes does, further propagate the timing information about the external timing signal, e.g., via a second Wi-Fi beacon signal which it generates and transmits. Synchronization with respect to an external signal source facilitates longer sleep states and decreased power consumption.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for communicating between a primary station and at least one secondary station, comprising the steps of (a) at the primary station, requesting the secondary station to transmit channel quality information representative of the channel quality and, (b) at the secondary station, responsive to the request of step (a), transmitting to the primary station the channel quality information, wherein step (b) comprises sub-step (b1) wherein the secondary station further transmits with the channel quality information an indication of a secondary station buffer status.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus, in which a controller (OGI-controller) receives the registration of a terminal from a content provider so as to transmit information via a wireless multicast or broadcast channel, and transmits information to the registered terminal.

Abstract: Method and arrangement in a base station for allocating resources to a user equipment. The method and arrangement comprises analyzing a period of time comprising a subset of the predetermined scheduling request opportunities, detecting a scheduling request from the user equipment, establishing priority level information from the detected scheduling request and the subset of the predetermined scheduling request opportunities, and allocating resources to the user equipment, according to the established priority level information. In addition, a method and arrangement in a user equipment for assisting the base station in allocating resources to the user equipment are described.

Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus determines paging resources of a plurality of paging resources allocated for listening to paging messages. In addition, the apparatus transmits information indicating the allocated paging resources in a peer discovery signal. The apparatus may determine the paging resources on which to listen based on information received in peer discovery signals received from other wireless devices. The received information indicates the paging resources allocated to the other wireless devices.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating a resource for an uplink control channel in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes allocating a first resource for an uplink control channel and a second resource for a dynamic ranging channel. The second resource is located right after the first resource.

Abstract: The present invention discloses various methods and apparatuses for allocating identifiers and resources associated with a contention-based uplink channel and using the identifiers and resources. An uplink (UL) signal transmission method using a contention-based identifier (CB identifier) according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a step in which user equipment receives, from a base station, a first message containing a CD identifier (CB-RNTI); a step in which the user equipment receives, from the base station, a second message containing information on the allocation of the contention-based uplink (CB UL) channel associated with the CB identifier; and a step in which the user equipment transmits an UL signal to the base station via the CB UL channel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method, a base station, and a user equipment for feeding back ACK/NACK information for carrier aggregation. The method includes configuring a common field preset in DCI as at least one type of command field related to ACK/NACK feedback of at least two types of command fields related to ACK/NACK feedback, where the common field can be configured as the command fields related to ACK/NACK feedback; and sending the DCI to a user equipment, so that the user equipment feeds back ACK/NACK information according to the DCI.

Abstract: Methods and systems for content-aware mapping/error protection are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include controlling a MAC layer and/or a PHY layer (PHY/MAC layer), in a wireless communication device to wirelessly communicate multimedia information based on content of the multimedia information, which may comprise video information, audio information, and/or data. The controlling of the PHY/MAC layer may comprise selecting a forward error correction code and modulation to be applied to portions of the multimedia information, and selecting one or more antenna to transmit the portions of the multimedia information. The selection criteria may be based on priority assigned to the portions of the multimedia information, and on feedback information from the receiving device and/or a receiver co-located with the device transmitting the multimedia information.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention implements a FHSS system using single transmitter/multiple receiver transceivers. Such transceivers are configured to receive multiple FHSS channels (e.g., five channels) but only transmit on one channel. In an embodiment, one channel is dedicated to high priority traffic and the other four channels are dedicated to standard traffic. In receiving a high priority message, the transceiver is configured to address the high priority traffic first. For example, because the single transmitter/multiple receiver transceivers only has one transmitter, such transceiver may immediately dedicate it transmitting resources to addressing the received high priority data. Other embodiments are disclosed that implement multiple priorities among a plurality of communication channels.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting a small size data packet efficiently while reducing signaling overhead in a mobile communication system are provided. The method includes determining to apply a low security transfer procedure, transmitting, to a base station, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection request message including a temporary Data Radio Bearer (DRB) request to which Access Stratum (AS) security is not applied, receiving an RRC connection setup message, including a temporary DRB configuration, from the base station, and transmitting an Internet Protocol (IP) packet over the temporary DRB.

Abstract: A method in a user equipment for requesting that a base station schedule the user equipment for an uplink data transmission to the base station is provided. The user equipment comprises a buffer. Directly or indirectly responsive to receiving data into the buffer to be transmitted to the base station, the user equipment generates a scheduling request trigger. The scheduling request trigger is configured to trigger the sending of a scheduling request to the base station if the trigger is pending at the next scheduling request opportunity, and to remain pending until it is cancelled. The user equipment cancels the pending scheduling request trigger when the data is accounted for in a buffer status report, which reports the size of the buffer to the base station, or when the data is included directly in a scheduled uplink data transmission whichever occurs first.

Abstract: A method for feeding back channel state information and user equipment are provided in the present invention, which relates to the digital communication field; and they solve the problem of lacking a mechanism of reporting overall and effective channel state information in a SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO dynamic switching system. The method includes: in a single transmission mode, UE sends the channel state information to a network side, wherein the channel state information includes information indicating a transmission layer with the best channel quality. Technical schemes provided in the present invention are applied to the LTE system and LTE-A system.

Abstract: A first wireless device including a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver includes a channel estimation module configured to receive, from a second wireless device over a communication channel, a training packet and estimate a quality of the communication channel based on the training packet, and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) determination module configured to determine an MCS based on one or more of the training packet and the estimated quality of the communication channel. The transmitter is configured to transmit, to the second wireless device over the communication channel, an indication of the MCS determined by the MCS determination module.

Abstract: Embodiments of user equipment (UE) and methods for enhanced discontinuous reception (DRX) operations for inter eNB carrier aggregation (CA) in an LTE network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a UE is configured to be served by multiple serving cells. The first set of the serving cells may be associated with a first eNB and a second set of serving cells may be associated with a second eNB. In these embodiments, DRX operations may be performed independently in multiple serving cells belonging to the different eNBs. Other embodiments for enhanced DRX operations are also described.

Abstract: A method of transmitting subframe designating information in downlink in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The present invention includes generating the subframe designating information for designating a subframe of a specific type in a radio frame and transmitting the generated subframe designating information to a user equipment, wherein the subframe designating information includes initial location information indicating an initial location of the subframe of the specific type on the radio frame and period information indicating a period for the subframe of the specific type to be repeated.

Abstract: A method and system for a communication device having a network interface card (NIC) for communicating with two networks to dynamically allocate bandwidth between or among the networks.

Abstract: In a system having a plurality of cells participating in a Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) operation, a method for transmitting Reference Signals (RSs) to User Equipment (UE) includes generating, by Base Station (BS) included in each of the plurality of cells, a subframe including RSs for a UE located in the each of the plurality of cells, and transmitting the generated subframe to the UE by the BS. The RSs include RSs for channel measurement, and RSs for data demodulation, the plurality of cells are grouped according to frequency shift values applied to the RSs for channel measurement and RS allocation patterns are determined for two cells among the plurality of cells according to a predetermined rule.

Abstract: A method for wireless communications is disclosed that includes determining a power operation control feature of a first mode of operation of a user equipment (UE). A channel prioritization is triggered based at least in part on the power operation control feature. A second configuration indicating UE operation in a second mode is received and is based on a UE generated report of a state resulting from the first mode of operation. The second mode of operation is then implemented.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for channel interleaving in a wireless communication system. In one aspect of the present invention, the data resource elements are assigned to multiple code blocks, and the numbers of data resource elements assigned to each code block are substantially equal. In another aspect of the present invention, a time-domain-multiplexing-first (TDM-first) approach and a frequency-domain-multiplexing-first (FDM-first) approach are proposed. In the TDM-first approach, at least one of a plurality of code blocks are assigned with a number of consecutive data carrying OFDM symbols. In the FDM-first approach, at least one of the plurality of code blocks are assigned with all of the data carrying OFDM symbols. Either one of the TDM first approach and the FDM-first approach may be selected in dependence upon the number of the code blocks, or the transport block size, or the data rate.

Abstract: Provided are a transmission device and transmission method that are capable of allowing leeway in data reception processing on the receiving side regardless of the position in time of a resource region to which control information, which is contained in resource allocation information for transmission data, is mapped. A setting unit (101) sets a mapping region, which maps a DCI in accordance with the downlink data size that the DCI indicates, from among a PDCCH region, an R-PDCCH region in slot 0, and an R-PDCCH region in slot 1 that are provided in order in the time direction within a subframe. In a setting rule table used in setting the mapping region, PDCCH region, R-PDCCH region in slot 0, and R-PDCCSH region in slot 1 are associated with maximum size value of a downlink data size that the DCI indicates and that can be set in each resource region.

Abstract: A code division multiple access (CDMA) user device configured to dynamically allocating at least one wireless communication channel to permit a more efficient allocation of wireless communication channels when providing high speed data service. The CDMA user device is configured to receive data traffic from at least one data buffer in a base station. The CDMA user device is dynamically allocated at least one wireless communication channel based on an urgency factor. The urgency factor indicates the urgency of traffic data to be transmitted from the at least one data buffer in the base station to the CDMA user device.

Abstract: In systems and methods for managing call admission, a channel request comprising a first service level priority is received from a first wireless device at an access node. Channels of the access node associated with a second service level priority greater than or equal to the first service level priority are selected. A loading of the selected channels is determined, and the loading of the selected channels is compared to a loading criteria. When the determined loading meets the loading criteria, a preemption attempt is performed of a channel associated with a third service level priority less than the first service level priority.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus supporting peer to peer communications are discussed. A base station serving as an access node for wireless terminals also communicates information supporting peer to peer communications. A base station transmits a beacon signal conveying information about a peer to peer frequency band and also receives user data from a plurality of wireless terminals, using the base station as a current point of network attachment. In some embodiments, the beacon signal is transmitted into the same frequency band being used for access node based communications and identifies a different frequency band which is to be used as a peer to peer frequency band. Alternatively, or in addition, in support of peer to peer communications, a beacon signal transmission apparatus, a free standing device which doesn't transmit user data, transmits a sequence of beacon signal bursts, each beacon signal burst including at least one high power beacon symbol.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to techniques to reduce energy consumption in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system. Some example embodiments may include collecting a set of information associated with one or more of an energy consumption, a network traffic condition, an environmental condition, and/or quality of a communication link associated with the first wireless communication device and/or the MIMO system, configuring the first wireless communication device to operate at a first reduced energy consumption level based on the collected set of information, identifying operation information associated with the first wireless communication device based upon at least the configuration of the first wireless communication device, and transmitting the operation information for reception by the second wireless communication device so that the second wireless communication device can be configured to operate at a second reduced energy consumption level based on the operation information.

Abstract: Provided are a method and device for allocating wireless resources in a wireless communication system. The wireless resource allocating method comprises allocating a machine type communication (MTC)-dedicated wireless resource and a general wireless resource, and communicating with at least one MTC device through the MTC-dedicated wireless resource. Herein, the MTC-dedicated wireless resource supports only the communication with the at least one MTC device, and the MTC-dedicated wireless resource and the general wireless resource may be different from each other.

Abstract: Providing and receiving carrier information using a bitmap comprising a series of bits, each bit indicating one of two predetermined states for a respective carrier of a predetermined group of carriers.

Abstract: A method includes receiving in a mobile communication terminal signals from a group of cells that cooperate in a Coordinated Multipoint (CoMP) transmission scheme. Signaling information is received from a first cell in the group. The signaling information is indicative of a first pattern of time-frequency Resource Elements (REs) used by the first cell for transmitting reference signals, and is further indicative of a second pattern of the REs used by a second cell in the group for transmitting the reference signals. A third pattern of the REs, which are available for receiving data from the cells, is derived in the terminal from the signaling information that is indicative of the first and second patterns. The data from the cells is received in the terminal in one or more of the REs in the third pattern.

Abstract: An approach is provided for supporting transmission in a multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) communication system including a plurality of terminals. A preamble portion of a frame is transmitted by a multiple transmit antennas of a hub using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) to the terminals over a channel, wherein each of the terminals determines a characteristic of the channel with respect to the transmit antennas as feedback information. The hub receives the feedback information from the terminals. The hub selects, according to the feedback information, a subset of the antennas for transmission of a remaining portion of the frame to the terminal.

Abstract: Embodiments of user equipment and methods for reducing delay in a radio-access network (RAN) are generally described herein. Embodiments disclosed herein provide enhancements that may be applicable to a 3GPP LTE RAN for reducing delay that may be particularly beneficial for real-time over-the-top (OTT) applications. Some embodiments provide for an uplink delayed buffer status report. Some embodiments provide for a downlink congestion and buffer report. Some embodiments provide for traffic characteristic based inter-UE prioritization.

Abstract: A wireless terminal adapted to function in a code division multiple access (CDMA) communications system is provided. The terminal includes a receiver adapted to receive frames having a slot structure in which there is a user identification channel and a shared channel, the shared channel having been transmitted using a plurality of Walsh codes, and containing content for either a plurality of voice users, a plurality of voice users and one high-rate data user, or only one high-rate data user. A slot of the shared channel contains content for a plurality of users which was transmitted in parallel using different Walsh code spaces for different users. The wireless terminal is adapted to decode the user identification channel to determine when a slot of the shared channel contains voice and/or high-rate data content for the wireless terminal.

Abstract: A wireless device receives a control command for transmission of a random access preamble on a first cell in the plurality of cells. A fourth packet is scheduled for parallel uplink transmission with the random access preamble transmission. The fourth packet is one of a first control packet, a second packet and a third packet. The wireless device transmits the random access preamble. The wireless device transmits the fourth packet in parallel with the random access preamble, unless the random access preamble and the fourth packet are scheduled for transmission in the same cell group.

Abstract: A space frequency block code signal relaying system is provided. The space frequency block code signal relaying system includes a signal detecting unit which receives, via a radio channel, a source signal sent from a source station and detects the received signal; a relay signal generation unit which generates a relay signal corresponding with the source signal transmitted from the source station to a destination node based on the received signal, the source signal and the relay signal being signals encoded in a Space Frequency Block Code (SFBC) scheme; and a signal transmitting unit which transmits the relay signal to the destination node.

Abstract: A relay node and a method thereof for transmitting data are provided in the present invention, which relates to the field of wireless communication technology. The method in the present invention includes: the relay node receiving data on multiple corresponding continuous or discontinuous downlink backhaul subframes according to the obtained scheduling information of downlink multiple subframes scheduling, and sending data on multiple corresponding continuous or discontinuous uplink backhaul subframes according to the obtained scheduling information of uplink multiple subframes scheduling. The technical solution of the present invention solves a problem of scheduling resources of multiple subframes for the relay node. Compared to a dynamic scheduling and semi-persistent scheduling method in the prior art, the technical solution of the present invention can more flexibly configure and use resources to ensure transmission of the backhaul link between a base station and the relay node.

Abstract: A receiver receives, using a plurality of antennas, a multiplexed signal that includes (i) a first OFDM modulation signal with a subcarrier carrying a symbol including multiplex information and a subcarrier carrying a pilot symbol and a subcarrier carrying a data symbol and (ii) a second OFDM modulation signal with a subcarrier carrying a symbol including multiplex information and a subcarrier carrying the pilot symbol and a subcarrier carrying the data symbol. A decoder uses the symbol including multiplex information and decodes the data symbol.

Abstract: In a communication system, user equipment (UE) conditionally performs uplink transmit diversity (ULTD) either by Switched Antenna Transmit Diversity (SATD) or Beamforming Transmit Diversity (BFTD) using a first antenna and a second antenna. Either a serving node or the UE determines that uplink transmit diversity is conditionally authorized. Either a serving node or the UE measures a value. The UE transmits using ULTD in response to determining that an enabling condition based on the value is satisfied. The UE can also disable uplink transmit diversity in response to determining that a disabling condition based on the value is satisfied. The disabling condition comprises a disabling threshold that equals the enabling condition comprising an enabling threshold with a threshold adjustment for hysteresis.

Abstract: A system and method for synchronous spectrum sharing for a dedicated network in a wireless communication system based on orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) or orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) signaling is disclosed. The system and method includes detecting a frame of a broadcast waveform and extracting idle spectrum information associated with the dedicated subchannel to the secondary user node. The system allows transmitting data from the secondary user node in unused symbol slots identified in the idle spectrum information thereby making efficient use of unused or idle spectrum. Accordingly, secondary users of the wireless communication system can dynamically form ad-hoc mesh network communications in fixed or mobile scenarios.

Abstract: Provided is a method for WLAN service performed by an access point (AP) in a WLAN system including the AP and a plurality of stations (STAs) each of which can associate with the AP, the method comprising: dividing frequency bandwidth of available channel into a plurality of frequency-selective subchannels; receiving, from at least some STAs (first STAs) among the plurality of STAs, CRQ (Contention Resolution reQuest) frame including a signature of the first STAs through at least some of the subchannels, the signature identifying the first STAs; identifying the first STAs using the received CRQ frame; estimating uplink channel quality of the first STAs using the received CRQ frame; allocating subchannels for each of the first STAs; and broadcasting result of subchannel allocation using CRP (Contention Resolution rePly) frame.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for edge windowing of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. In one example, among others, a method includes obtaining an edge windowing portion by reducing a cyclic prefix size for a quantity of edge subcarriers in an OFDM symbol and reducing side lobes by applying a windowing function to the edge subcarriers. In another example, a device includes a separator capable of dividing subcarriers of an OFDM symbol into first and second subcarrier groups, a first CP adder capable of obtaining a windowing portion by adjusting a cyclic prefix size of the first subcarrier group, and a first windower capable of reducing side lobes by applying a windowing function to the first subcarrier group. In another example, a method includes determining a RMS delay spread of a mobile station and scheduling a subcarrier based at least in part upon the RMS delay spread.

Abstract: An arbitration mechanism provides quality of service guarantees for time-sensitive signals sharing a local area computer network with non-time-sensitive traffic. Device adapters are placed at all access points to an Ethernet network. The device adapters limit admission rates and control the timing of all packets entering the network. By doing so, collisions are eliminated for timesensitive traffic, thereby guaranteeing timely delivery. A common time reference is established for the device adapters. The time reference includes a frame with a plurality of phases. Each of the phases is assigned to a device adapter. Each device adapter is allowed to transmit packets of data onto the network only during the phase assigned thereto. The length of the phases may be modified in accordance with the number of packets to be transmitted by a particular device adapter. A master device adapter may be appointed to synchronize each of the device adapters.

Abstract: A first GW function block (6) transmits packet data to a first base station (1). A second GW function block (7) is able to communicate with the first base station (1), a second base station (2), and the first GW function block (6). A control function block (5) signals information related to a communication path configuration to transfer the packet data. Setup of a communication path, to transmit the packet data to the base station (1) from the GW function block (6) through the GW function block (7), is performed based on first packet data communication information signaled by the control function block (5).

Abstract: A base station includes a reception unit, a channel allocation unit, a relay channel designation unit, and a transmission unit. The reception unit receives a signal from a communication terminal communicating with the base station via a relay device. The channel allocation unit allocates a communication channel to the communication terminal communicating with the base station via the relay device. The relay channel designation unit designates a communication channel for a signal relayed by the relay device such that the communication channel allocated by the channel allocation unit to the communication terminal communicating with the base station via the relay device is included therein. The transmission unit transmits, to the relay device, a notification signal for notifying the relay device of the communication channel designated by the relay channel designation unit.

Abstract: A method includes computing a minimum sensitivity threshold value for a particular wireless device, configuring the particular wireless device to receive wireless signals with a signal strength higher than the minimum sensitivity threshold value, distributing the minimum sensitivity threshold value to other wireless devices, and configuring the other wireless devices based on the minimum sensitivity threshold value for the particular wireless device.

Abstract: A first base station receives a message from a second base station. The first base station and the second base station communicate to wireless devices employing a downlink carrier comprising downlink resource blocks. The message comprises downlink beamforming information indicating a beamforming codeword of a codebook employed for downlink resource block(s). The first base station selects, for a subset of the downlink resource blocks, beamforming codewords from a codebook based, at least in part, on the downlink beamforming information. The first base station transmits signals on a subset of the downlink resource blocks employing beamforming codewords.

Abstract: System(s), method(s), and device(s) that enable release of backhaul capacity associated with base stations are presented. During soft handover, a communication device can have its connection maintained with more than one base station. A link controller component can identify a radio link having the highest quality and can determine the relative backhaul load of each base station communicating with the communication device. The link controller component determines whether the base station having the highest radio link quality is experiencing the heaviest backhaul load relative to the other base stations. If the base station with the highest link quality does not also have the heaviest backhaul load, the link controller component identifies the base station having the heaviest backhaul load and the identified base station can have its status modified with respect to the communication device for a desired period of time, in accordance with predefined status modification criteria.

Abstract: A method of acquiring system information in a wireless communication system includes receiving scheduling system information including scheduling information indicating a start time of dynamic system information, monitoring the dynamic system information from a start time of the dynamic system information according to the scheduling system information, and ending the monitoring of the dynamic system information upon receiving a system information end indicator indicating an end time of the dynamic system information. Since an end time of dynamic system information is indicated, a process of acquiring system information can be further effectively performed.

Abstract: A device and method for resolving conflicts between air interfaces in a wireless communication system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises communicating over a first air interface, receiving a request for resources for concurrent use in communicating over a second air interface, determining that a conflict does not exist between resources for the first air interface and at least a portion of the requested resources for the second air interface, and concurrently communicating over the first air interface using resources for the first air interface and communicating over the second air interface using at least a portion of the requested resources for the second air interface.

Abstract: A method for transmitting packets in a cooperative network including a source terminal, a recipient terminal, and at least one relay terminal, the method using a turbocoding distributed between the source terminal and the relay terminal, one of the components of the turbocoder located in the source terminal or the relay terminal, or even both components being adaptive as a function of a characteristic of the transmission channel.