Abstract: There are provided measures for enhanced admission control in relay-enhanced access networks, said measures exemplarily including receipt of a bearer admission request of at least one bearer in a relay-enhanced access network, said at least one bearer consisting of a bearer on an access link between a user equipment and a relay node and a bearer on a backhaul link between said relay node and a base station, and execution of a combined bearer admission control of said at least one bearer at one of said relay node and said base station, including a bearer admission control on the access link and a bearer admission control on the backhaul link. Said measures may exemplarily be applied for enhancing admission control in relay-enhanced LTE and LTE-Advanced access networks.

Abstract: In a radio communication system of hierarchical cell structure in which macrocells provided by a macro base station and femto cells provided by a femto base station are overlapped on each other, a method and a system for handing over a terminal are provided. To be specific, if load of a serving base station increase or decreases more than a predetermined extent, a method and a system adaptively adjust the handover between macro base stations, between femto base station, or between femto base station and macro base station.

Abstract: A method performed by a EUTRAN base station. The method includes generating a request for resource status information, sending the generated request to a neighboring EUTRAN base station, receiving one or more resource status update messages from the neighboring EUTRAN base station in response to the requested resource status information, performing load balancing operations in dependence upon the received one or more resource status update messages, and controlling handover of one or more associated mobile communication devices to another cell or base station in dependence upon the one or more received resource status update messages.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system and a method for hardware encoding and decoding according to the Limpel Ziv STAC (LZS) and Deflate protocols based upon a configuration bit.

Abstract: A mobile station UE according to the present invention comprising a gist thereof is to include, a measurement configuration acquisition unit 12 configured to acquire a measurement configuration for a second cell #2 frequency f2 from the radio base station eNB#A managing a first cell #1 by transmitting a measurement configuration request to the radio base station eNB#A managing the first cell, when it is determined that it is determined to desire to measure the second cell #2 using a frequency f2 different from a frequency f1 of the first cell #1 in communication and there is not held the measurement configuration for a second cell #2 frequency f2; and a measurement report transmission unit configured to transmit a measurement report including a reception quality in the second cell #2, to the radio base station eNB#A managing the first cell #1, in response to the received measurement configuration for a second cell #2 frequency f2.

Abstract: A relay communications system is described in which a base station receives a request from an MME that an overload procedure be started or stopped. The base station inserts the identity of the MME into the request and forwards the modified request to a relay node. The relay node then initiates or terminates the overload procedure in accordance with the request for mobile telephones which the MME that made the request serves, but not for mobile telephones which the MME does not serve.

Abstract: A method and apparatus in a mobile switching center (MSC) performs a tandem handoff in a wireless communication network. The serving MSC receives a handoff request from a serving base station (BS) for a handoff to a target BS of a target MSC. When the serving MSC does not have physical handoff trunks, the serving MSC sends a tandem handoff request to a tandem MSC.

Abstract: A zone switching method is disclosed for use in a mixed-mode WiMAX environment. The zone switching method is useful in a WiMAX network having both 802.16e (legacy) and 802.16e/802.16m (mixed-mode, or advanced) entities, including mobile stations, base stations, and access service network entities. The zone switching method includes anchor authenticator relocation, dual security context maintenance, and security updates for both entry-before-break-capable mobile stations and for those mobile stations with slower switching speeds. The zone switching method enables an advanced mobile station to seamlessly switch from legacy to mixed-mode operation once the mixed-mode entities are available to service the 802.16m operations.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for controlling signals transferred by a wireless telecommunication device. A first and at least one second physical cell identifiers are allocated to the wireless telecommunication device, the first physical cell identifier being intended to identify the cell of the wireless telecommunication device and to characterize a code for scrambling data, the at least one second physical cell identifier being not intended to characterize a code. The method comprises the steps of: determining a power pattern for transferring the first physical cell identifier, determining another power pattern for transferring the at least one second physical cell identifier which is strictly lower than the first power pattern, transferring the physical cell identifiers and the power patterns to the wireless telecommunication device and/or transferring in parallel signals representative of the physical cell identifiers according to the power patterns to mobile terminals.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for efficiently manage a neighbor cell list in a mobile communication system. A method for operating a base station in a mobile communication system includes generating a neighbor cell list including at least one cell, including at least one cell among the at least one cell in a first list disallowing a handover, and disallowing a handover to the at least one cell included in the first list.

Abstract: A radio controller 100 includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a radio communication state of a neighboring cell around the cell formed by a base station 200, and a threshold determination unit configured to determine an in-out threshold based on an acquisition result of the radio communication state by the acquisition unit. The threshold determination unit calculates an estimated overall reception level within a frequency band at a point at which the reception level of the common control channel transmitted by the base station 200 becomes the highest in the cell formed by the base station 200, based on the reception level of the common control channel and the overall reception level, and determines the in-out threshold based on the calculated estimated overall reception level.

Abstract: The invention supports two types of handoffs. The first handoff is for an inter-AN cell selection where the source AN allows the AT to add a cell under the control of a different AN to its active set and then allows the AT to switch to the target AN. A bearer path is established between the source and target AN to transfer the packet data traffic using an exchange of messages to register the AT's movement from one BTS to another BTS. The A8/A10 connections remain anchored at the source AN and, hence, a bearer path is needed between the source and target AN to transfer the packet data traffic. The second handoff occurs when the source AN specifies a move of the AT to a new AN proactively. New connections are established at the target AN to support the AT, and the AT is subsequently moved to the target AN via the relevant air-interface messaging.

Abstract: As a network control device which controls a call connection between a calling party terminal and a called party terminal, a network control device determines whether the own network control device is in a congestion state when a handover request is acquired from another network control device which is in the congestion state, and stops transmitting a busy tone to a mobile terminal which is the calling party terminal and transmits a ring back tone to the mobile terminal when it is determined that the own network control device is not in the congestion state.

Abstract: In an access gateway (AGW) comprising a C-AGW for handling control messages and a plurality of U-AGWs for handling data packets, when a tunnel setup request is issued from one of base stations to hand over a mobile station, the C-AGW selects a new U-AGW being in the lowest load status out of the U-AGWs, estimates the load status of the new U-AGW in the case of changing the tunnel endpoint for the mobile station from a current U-AGW to the new U-AGW. The C-AGW designates the new U-AGW as the tunnel endpoint for the mobile station if the estimated load status satisfies a predetermined condition, but designates the current U-AGW as the tunnel endpoint if the estimated load status does not satisfy the predetermined condition.

Abstract: This document describes a proactive mechanism to provide fast-handover involving PMIPv6. In particular, it describes how one can achieve fast handoff for PMIPv6 using Media-independent Pre-Authentication (MPA) technique. It discusses the need for a fast-handoff for PMIPv6 environment. It then describes how MPA techniques could be used during different steps involving both intra-domain and inter-domain handoff for PMIPv6. MPA-based fast-handover takes advantage of the pre-authentication mechanism so that the mobile can perform the access authentication while in the previous local mobility (PMA) domain and thus would be able to complete many of the handoff related operations while still in the previous network.

Abstract: A method ensuring continuity of management of communications sessions operated from a fourth-generation mobile terminal communicating on an IP network including at least one radio network with a plurality of base stations with which said terminal is capable of communicating, said radio network connected via access gateways to an interconnection network with communications session management application servers, the sessions of a mobile terminal being managed by one of said servers, the method including: in the event of a movement of the mobile terminal resulting in a change of access gateway, the new gateway transmits an alert message to a new management server; the new management server transmits an interrogation request to the other servers in order to recover the call context of the mobile terminal; and the new server transmits an invitation to the mobile terminal accompanied by connection parameters, such that said terminal can connect to the new server.

Abstract: A clustered femtocell network including a plurality of femtocell access points that are connected via a logical interface to a mobile network in order to provide user equipments with radio access to the mobile network, wherein the mobile network includes a Mobility Management Function—MMF—, is characterized in that a logical function—Proxy Mobility Management Function P-MMF—is provided that localizes mobility management of the user equipments in the clustered femtocell network, wherein the P-MMF intercepts and interprets mobility-related signaling between the MMF and the femtocell access points in such a way that it emulates towards the femtocell access points the behavior of the mobile network's MMF and towards the mobile network's MMF the behavior of the femtocell access points. Furthermore, a method for operating a clustered femtocell network is disclosed.

Abstract: A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes the steps of: when a gateway apparatus (S-GW) is switched from a first state where downlink data is transmitted to a first radio access apparatus to a second state where the downlink data is transmitted to a second radio access apparatus, transferring, from the first radio access apparatus to the second radio access apparatus, the downlink data which is received from the gateway apparatus and to which specific information is added; and transmitting, from the second radio access apparatus to a mobile station (UE), transfer downlink data which is transferred from the first radio access apparatus and to which the specific information is added, before new downlink data transmitted from the gateway apparatus (S-GW).

Abstract: Disclosed is a mobility management method for use in a cellular mobile communication system. The mobility management method is configured to save radio resources and provide a stable service by detecting a cell in which a dwell time of user equipment (UE) is short as an island cell and performing a direct handover (HO) to an appropriate cell without handing over the UE to the island cell. There are provided three methods including a base station-based method, a UE measurement-based method, and a UE history-based method according to how to measure a dwell time in which the UE stays in a cell, a component in which obtained information is received within a network, and how to process an HO using the information.

Abstract: Methods performed by a mobile node (MN) in a secured network for handoff of communication from a serving access point (AP) to a target AP are provided. In a bounded delay channel switching (BDCS) method, the MN periodically switches between a first channel and one of multiple other channels during handoff, utilizes the first channel to transmit/receive packets to/from a corresponding node (CN) via the serving AP and utilizes one of the other channels to perform the handoff procedure to the target AP. In a dual-MAC switching (DMS) method, the MN employs a first MAC (medium access control) address to transmit/receive packets to/from the serving AP and a second MAC address to perform the handoff procedure to the target AP. The BDCS and DMS methods may be used concurrently, and may be used in a secured network that complies with, e.g., the IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.1x or IEEE 802.11i plus IEEE 802.11f standards.

Abstract: A first base station wirelessly transmits media to a first communication device for a communication session. The first base station hands off the communication session to a second base station. The second base station wirelessly transmits the media to the first communication device for the communication session. In response to the hand-off, the second base station selects a second communication device based on the type of media and transmits a prompt to the first communication device to transfer the communication session to the second communication device. In response to a user instruction, the second base station transmits the media to the second communication device for the communication session.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device that includes a radio network control device operable to control a plurality of radio base stations. Also included is a grouping processing unit operable to group into a same group many mobile devices that perform handover to a specific radio base station in a predetermined period. Furthermore, the device includes an identification information notifying unit operable to, when a mobile device performs handover to the radio base station, notify the radio base station of identification information of the mobile device and identification information of one or more other mobile devices belonging to the same group.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for obtaining information of a neighbor cell. The method includes: a donor base station carrying cell attribute information into an X2 interface signaling sent to a relay node; wherein, the cell attribute information includes: indication information about whether each cell is administered by the relay node which is administered by the donor base station, or information about whether the other base station to which the cell belongs has an X2 interface with the donor base station; and after the relay node receives the cell attribute information, updating corresponding cell attribute. The present invention also discloses a mobile communication network. The present invention can make the base station or the relay node select the handover target cell and select the handover type for the user equipment reasonably.

Abstract: To improve use of available radio resources and to increase end user perception of delivered radio services according to the present invention there is provided a method of operating a radio access control station in a wireless communication environment supporting at least two radio access technologies (GSM, WCDMA, LTE, WLAN) for radio communication with a mobile station. Here, a preferred radio access system is determined on the basis of a radio coverage map (10) referenced by a mobile station location. Then, the mobile terminal is notified of the preferred radio access system for communication with the wireless communication environment.

Abstract: Mechanisms to update a serving BS with the CSG memberships of a MS are generally presented. In this regard, a base station is introduced including a wired backbone interface to communicate with a plurality of macro base stations and a plurality of femto base stations, and control logic, the control logic to identify one or more femto base station(s) that a mobile station is authorized to access, and the control logic to generate a request for the mobile station to scan for a specific femto base station which the mobile station is authorized to access. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Abstract: A method for enabling a target base station to perform handover of a UE (user equipment) from a source base station to the target base station is provided. The method includes receiving a request for handover of the UE from the source base station, allocating a handover identifier for the UE and transmitting the handover identifier to the source base station. The handover identifier identifies the UE during handover. The UE can use the handover identifier which relatively occupies small amount of radio resources during handover or initial access process.

Abstract: There are provided measures for proximity reporting procedures in radio access, for example in heterogeneous network environments, said measures exemplarily including sending, to a serving base station representing a source of mobility of a user equipment, a first proximity indication indicating proximity to a microcell base station representing a target of mobility of said user equipment, said first proximity indication including a carrier according to a preceding access of said user equipment to the microcell base station, and, when detecting the microcell base station on said carrier according to the preceding access fails, sending, to the serving base station, a second proximity indication indicating proximity to the microcell base station, said second proximity indication including a carrier being different from said carrier according to the preceding access. Said measures may exemplarily be applied for mobility procedures in LTE, LTE-Advanced, HSPA and/or UMTS radio access systems.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, an apparatus may include a processor. The apparatus may be configured to transmit a handover request message from a legacy serving base station to a target updated base station, the request message including an indication that a mobile station is compliant with an updated specification; and receive a handover response message at the legacy serving base station from the target updated base station, the handover response message including one or more updated system parameters assigned to the mobile station for an updated time zone of the target base station.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for determining a wireless telecommunication device to which a hand-over of a mobile terminal has to be conducted, wherein plural wireless cellular telecommunication devices transfer the same physical cell identity to mobile terminals. The method comprises the steps of: receiving at least one measurement report, determining, from the received measurement report that a hand-over of the mobile terminal has to be conducted to a wireless telecommunication device which transfers the same physical cell identifier as the one transferred by at least another wireless telecommunication device, obtaining a list of wireless telecommunication devices which transfer the same physical cell identifier, reducing, using a fingerprint table, the list of wireless telecommunication devices which transfer the same physical cell identifier, starting the hand-over of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for supplying information regarding a neighbor cell following cell reselection in a manner that reduces the signaling load on the network and conserves battery consumption by a mobile terminal. In this regard, the method, apparatus and computer program product do not blindly provide information regarding a neighbor cell that the current cell has already collected, but, instead, first determines if the neighbor information regarding a prior cell is different than and therefore will add to the information regarding neighbor cells that is already maintained by the current cell. Only after making such a determination may a mobile terminal signal the current cell as to the availability of neighbor information regarding a prior cell.

Abstract: A method of enabling soft handoff between base stations using different signaling frame formats allows soft handoff from an origination base station supporting a lower Protocol Data Unit revision format to an alternative base station supporting a higher Protocol Data Unit revision format, as well as soft handoff between an origination base station supporting a higher Protocol Data Unit revision format to an alternative base station supporting a lower Protocol Data Unit revision format. The base station using the higher Protocol Data Unit revision format downgrades to the lower Protocol Data Unit revision format for the duration of soft handoff. As all base stations use the same Protocol Data Unit revision format during soft handoff, the signals from all of the receive paths can be combined by a mobile station.

Abstract: An exemplary system and method for determining handovers for a mobile device are disclosed. An exemplary system may generally include a handover server in communication with a communication network configured to support initiated communications from a mobile device. The handover server is configured to detect an initiated communication between the mobile device and a first communication link, determine a value for each of a plurality of factors associated with each of a plurality of available communication links, and assign a desired communication link to the mobile device from the plurality of available communication using a generally simultaneous assessment of the plurality of factors.

Abstract: A femtocell for conserving power, which includes a transmitter module configured to be inactive for periods of call inactivity and data inactivity within a corresponding femtocell geographic coverage area, and includes a monitoring device configured to monitor the femtocell geographic coverage area, and further includes a controller module configured to cause a call handover to the femtocell when a cellular handset device is functioning and is located within the femtocell geographic coverage area. The femtocell also being configured to communicate with one or more macrocell base stations, each having a corresponding macrocell, which are configured to facilitate communication between the cellular handset device and a wireless network.

Abstract: A network access node eNB sends to a user equipment UE a pattern of subframe measurement restrictions and an indication of how to utilize the pattern for measuring subframes. The indication may select from among: the UE's own-cell measurements; the UE's neighbor-cell measurements; both same and neighbor-cell measurements, and no measurement restrictions. The eNB may generate the pattern from an almost-blank subframe ABS pattern for the UE's own-cell and of its neighbor-cell. The pattern and indication may be sent in separate RRC messages, or if sent in one message there is a second indication sent in a second RRC message instructing the UE to terminate utilizing the pattern and indication for restricting its subframe measurements. Embodiments are particularly useful for inter-cell interference mitigation eICIC for the LTE-Advanced system.

Abstract: A method of handing off radio resources from a first base station to a second base station includes transmitting route information and speed information associated with a client device from the client device to the first base station or to an application server. A time is selected at which the radio resources are to be handed off from the first base station to the second base station. The selection is performed by the first base station or the application server. The selection is performed dependent upon the route information and speed information.

Abstract: A device detects poor coverage associated with a source radio access technology (RAT) with which the device is connected, and connects to a target RAT. The device also measures the source RAT for a time period after connecting to the target RAT, and sends, based on the measurements, one or more measurement reports to the target RAT, where the target RAT forwards the one or more measurement reports to the source RAT. Alternatively, or additionally, the target RAT may detect that the handover was triggered too early and may inform the source RAT or command the UE to return to the source RAT. The device further stops the measuring and the sending when the time period expires. In this way, IRAT handover parameters may be automatically or manually tuned to minimize the number of handovers triggered too early, which may result in a more efficient cell configuration.

Abstract: A pre-authentication method for an Inter-RAT handover is disclosed. This pre-authentication method relates to a wireless access system, and provides a method for performing pre-authentication in case of an inter-RAT handover managed by different administrative domains. The method for performing pre-authentication before a handover in order to quickly perform an Inter-Radio Access Technology (Inter-RAT) handover, includes, transmitting a message having terminal information needed for the pre-authentication to a target authentication server, receiving security-associated information of a target network from the target authentication server, wherein the target network security-associated information is generated by the mobile terminal information, and generating security-associated information, which will be used by the mobile terminal in the target network, using the security-associated information of the target network, and performing the pre-authentication.

Abstract: A mobile communication system includes a network listener base station associated with a vehicle configured to scan an environment within the mobile communication system and a second base station associated with the vehicle. The second base station includes an antenna associated therewith to generate a signal that is stronger than a wireless signal of a cell site associated with a wireless service to a mobile device within the vehicle. The mobile communication system also includes a base station controller to identify the mobile device when the mobile device is within the controlled area, to determine that the mobile device is within the controlled area, and to gain control of an access of wireless communication associated with the mobile device when the mobile device is within the controlled area through the generation of the stronger signal of the second antenna.

Abstract: A communication networks including a plurality of small cell providing air interface infrastructure functionality is provided. Aspects of the present disclosure relate to the management of inter-small cell communication in accordance multiple air interfaces supported within individual small cells. Additionally, aspects of the present disclosure relate to the management of intra-small cell communication in accordance with communication networks implementing multiple small cells. In other aspects, small cells coordinate handovers through the use of a controller, or by leveraging wireless connections created between the small cells. In further aspects, the small cells enable the utilization of multiple air interface standards within a small cell.

Abstract: In a wireless mobile communications system, a method of transmitting and receiving radio access information that allows a faster and an efficient way of establishing a radio connection between a terminal and a target base station while performing a handover for the terminal to a cell of the target base station. The network transmits in advance, the radio access information and the like, to the terminal so that the terminal can be connected with the target cell in a faster manner which minimizes the total time for the handover process.

Abstract: Certain embodiments provide techniques for background scanning in a wireless communication device receiving signals from multiple base stations using a background scanning processor separate from a receive processor. The techniques generally include buffering raw signal data from multiple base stations, forwarding the raw signal data to a receive baseband processor for decoding data from a first one of the base stations that is currently designated as a serving base station with an active connection to the wireless communications device, forwarding the raw signal data to a background scanning processor, separate from the receive baseband processor, and generating channel characteristics corresponding to the multiple base stations with the background scanning processor without interrupting the exchange of data with the first base station designated as the serving base station.

Abstract: A random access method, an evolved Node B (eNB), and a terminal equipment are provided. The method includes: determining target component carriers to which a User Equipment (UE) is to be handed over, and notifying the UE of information about the target component carriers through a source eNB; and after receiving a dedicated random access preamble sent by the UE, sending a random access response message on at least one component carrier in the target component carriers. The terminal equipment includes: a handover command receiving unit, a sending unit, and a random response receiving unit. Therefore, in a random access procedure of cell handover, the eNB is capable of determining downlink component carriers that a UE monitors, thereby increasing utilization rate of downlink resources.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for accessing a service from a user's terminal (1) through a heterogeneous network (3) in which several access types (5, 7, 9, 11) are available. The method comprises the following steps: upon reception of a request outputted by the terminal (1) for accessing a service, selecting through an access selection server (17) an access of the heterogeneous network (3) for the terminal (1), said access selection step including a resources reservation step (61) at the selected access; and sending (65) a selected access identifier to the terminal (1) through the access selection server (17).

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for updating and generating an air interface key and a radio access system. The updating method comprises: a source Radio Network Controller (RNC) completes the static relocation towards a target RNC; the target RNC performs intra-Serving-RNC (SRNC) relocation; during the intra-SRNC relocation, the target RNC updates enhanced key of itself according to a key received from the source RNC or a core network node. With the disclosure, the enhanced air interface key can be updated during the SRNC static relocation process without increasing the time delay of the SRNC relocation, and security and efficiency of the system are improved.

Abstract: A mobile communications system comprising, a network with a source network node and a target network node that supports a handover procedure, and a mobile terminal that is allowed to access the source network node and access the target network node according to the handover procedure, whereby information related to a reception status of user data is delivered between at least two among a group comprising the mobile terminal, the source network node, and the target network node. The target network node may receive status information from the source network node. In addition, the target network node may receive a status report from the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A floating call anchor is used to improve the efficiency of utilization of wireless and backhaul resources in cellular communication systems. For conditions under which soft handoff can be effectively used to conserve wireless resources, data transmitted from a first mobile unit (MU) via a wireless signal are received by one or more base transceiver stations (BTSs) and sent to a base station controller (BSC) or other device remote from the BTSs. The data are then sent from the remote device to the BTS(s) transmitting data to a second MU. If the two MUs engaged in communication are within the same cell or adjacent cells, and the savings of backhaul resources outweighs the additional wireless resource costs associated with performing the call anchor function at a BTS, then a single BTS is used to communicate with both MUs. This single BTS performs the call anchor function.

Abstract: A communication system, a network handover processing method and a network handover processing apparatus are disclosed. The method includes the following steps: receiving, by a target evolution NodeB (T-eNB), identity information sent from a user equipment (UE), the identity information being allocated to the UE by a source evolution NodeB (S-eNB); and sending, by the T-eNB, parameters to the UE if identity information, matching the received identity information sent from the UE, is available in the T-eNB, wherein the parameters are allocated to the UE. The apparatus includes a receiving module and a sending module. The communication system, network handover processing method and network handover processing apparatus can reduce the state change times of the UE in the network handover process and save the system resources.

Abstract: In order to realize hand over between an existing communication network and an FAP in a communication system with a different communication procedure, without requiring improvement of an existing communication system, a gateway device and the Femto Access Point configure virtual RNC means which is recognized as an RNC by an RNC when communication with the RNC is performed, and if the hand over is performed between a BTS and the Femto Access Point, the virtual RNC means transmits and receives a message containing hand over information for call control to and from the RNC.

Abstract: A first handoff is for an inter-AN cell selection where a source AN allows the AT to add a cell under the control of a different AN to its active set and then allows the AT to switch to the target AN. A bearer path is established between the source and target AN to transfer the data traffic using an exchange of messages to register the AT's movement from one BTS to another BTS. The A8/A10 connections remain anchored at the source AN so a bearer path is needed between the source and target AN to transfer the data traffic. The second handoff occurs when the source AN specifies a move of the AT to a new AN proactively. New connections are established at the target AN to support the AT, and the AT is subsequently moved to the target AN via the relevant air-interface messaging.

Abstract: A method performed by a EUTRAN base station. The method includes generating a request for resource status information, sending the generated request to a neighboring EUTRAN base station, receiving one or more resource status update messages from the neighboring EUTRAN base station in response to the requested resource status information. The one or more status update messages include data identifying the physical resource block usage for real time traffic on the uplink. The method further including performing load balancing operations in dependence upon the received one or more resource status update messages.