Abstract: In the instant disclosure a method includes selecting at least one UE located in the serving cell and operates in a RRC connected mode, transmitting, to the at least one UE, a request message requesting information related to a discovery channel of the neighbor cell, receiving, from the at least one UE, at least one of an ID of the neighbor cell, a temporally adjusted value obtained by shifting the discovery channel with respect to a frame reference time of the neighbor cell, or an NTD between the serving cell and the neighbor cell, and aligning the discovery channel interval of the serving cell to the discovery channel interval of the neighbor cell based on the at least one of the ID of the neighbor cell, the temporally adjusted value, or the NTD, by a serving eNB managing the serving cell.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the described aspects relate to scheduling communications in wireless networks using traffic aggregation. A UE communicates with a first access point using a first RAT over a first connection to access a first wireless network, and with a second access point using a second RAT over a second connection. The UE can receive, from the first access point, one or more parameters for scheduling communications with the second access point. The UE can also schedule communications with the second access point based at least in part on the one or more parameters.

Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for tuning networks and user equipment using a power profile. A power profile can be generated for a communication device. The power profile can include power type information that can indicate a power source associated with the device. The power profile can be stored at a data storage device. A registration message can be generated. The registration message can include power profile data that is based on the power profile. The registration message can be sent to a communications network to request registration of the communication device with the communications network. A tuning message can be received. The tuning message can indicate a tuning to be used for communications with the communications network and can be based on the power profile data.

Abstract: The invention provides method and communication apparatus for resource allocation in wireless communication network.

Abstract: A method for allocating resource blocks of a transmission frame on a cellular network. The cellular network includes a cluster of antennas and a master unit of the cluster. Each antenna of each cluster is configured to provide radio coverage over a corresponding cell to exchange data with corresponding user equipment in communication with the antenna. During the transmission frame the antennas of the cluster are configured to be selectively activated and muted according to a plurality of cluster muting conditions.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for improving reliability in mobile device positioning. A mobile device generates position data for a device, receives a first access point position reliability state associated with the first access point, determines a reliability of the position data based on the first access point position reliability state and an estimated location of the first access point, determines a threshold reliability requirement of an application associated with the mobile device, compares the reliability of the position data to the threshold reliability requirement of the application, and provides the position data of the device based on the comparison. A network entity determines access point characteristics associated with an access point, generates a position reliability state for the access point, sends the position reliability state to a mobile device, receives position data associated with the mobile device, and determines a trustworthiness of the position data.

Abstract: Methods and arrangements for mitigating or avoiding inter cell interference on a control channel on which scheduling request are transmitted from UEs to a serving base station. The solution relates to classifying the UEs based e.g. on the type of services applied by the UEs, and allocating resources on the control channel based on the classification.

Abstract: A base station node (28) communicates over a radio interface (32) with a wireless terminal (30). The base station node (28) comprises a controller (60) which, upon basis of channel feedback received from the wireless terminal, is configured to make a precoding codebook bitmap decision (3-3) regarding a precoding codebook bitmap affecting transmissions between the base station (28) and the wireless terminal (30). The base station (28) is further configured to communicate the precoding codebook bitmap decision so that the precoding codebook bitmap decision may be implemented by the wireless terminal (30). In example embodiments and modes the base station (28) sends the precoding codebook bitmap decision using a bitmap decision signal to a radio network controller (26).

Abstract: Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for leveraging available compute resources from a plurality of computing devices using containers. Each computing device from the plurality of computing devices executes a container that virtualizes a portion of an operating system executing on the computing device such that the container can execute one or more secondary applications in isolation from any incumbent applications being executed by the operating system on the computing device that have priority over the one or more secondary applications.

Abstract: A communication system is disclosed in which a relay communication device identifies a service to be received by at least one other communication device and also identifies the at least one communication device. The relay communication device maintains a mapping between services and the communication device(s) that need to receive that service. The relaying communication device receives service data using a broadcast/multicast bearer and forwards, using a respective device-to-device bearer, the service data to each communication device for which a respective mapping to that particular service is maintained.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing and/or improving interference in cells may be provided. For example, in embodiments, a partial-band Almost Blank Subframe (PB-ABS) subframe and/or a spatial Almost Blank Subframe (SABS) may be provided and/or used for coordinating communication with in networks with smaller and larger cells (e.g. pico or macro cells). For example, a PB-ABS may provide a dimension (e.g. frequency) that may be used to define a region and/or particular resources (e.g. resource blocks) reserved for pico cell operations or transmissions and a region or other resources (e.g. not those reserved for pico cell operations) available for macro cell operations or transmissions. Additionally, based on beam parameters (e.g. associated with cell partitioning), SABS may offer an additional dimension (e.g. spatial) that may be used to prevent transmission in a particular spatial direction.

Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for measuring a power level in at least a portion of a plurality of resource blocks occurring in a radio frequency spectrum, wherein the measuring occurs for a plurality of time cycles to generate a plurality of power level measurements, calculating a baseline power level according to at least a portion of the plurality of power levels, determining a threshold from the baseline power level, and monitoring at least a portion of the plurality of resource blocks for signal interference according to the threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for a device-to-device user dynamically multiplexing resources of a cellular user, which is applied to a base station side includes: when determining that the device-to-device user interferes with other cellular users within a service scope, allocating resources that meet quality of service requirements of the device-to-device user and do not cause interference to other cellular users to the device-to-device user, and instructing the device-to-device user to use the resources newly allocated.

Abstract: An ad gateway is disclosed. The ad gateway comprises a processor, a memory, and an application stored in the memory. The application when executed by the processor, determines a type of network connection by which a mobile communication device is communicatively coupled to a communication network and a current quality of service (QOS) level of the communication network. The application then selects an advertisement type based on the type of network connection and based on the current QoS level of the communication network. The application then requests an advertisement of the selected type for the mobile communication device from an advertisement data store, wherein the advertisement types comprise a static image type, an animation type, a video type, and a high definition video type. The application then receives the advertisement from the advertisement data store. The application then transmits the advertisement to the mobile communication device.

Abstract: A wireless local area network (WLAN) transmitter includes a baseband processing module and a plurality of radio frequency (RF) transmitters. The processing module selects one of a plurality of modes of operation based on a mode selection signal. The processing module determines a number of transmit streams based on the mode selection signal. The processing of the data further continues by converting encoded data into streams of symbols in accordance with the number of transmit streams and the mode selection signal. A number of the plurality of RF transmitters are enabled based on the mode selection signal to convert a corresponding one of the streams of symbols into a corresponding RF signal such that a corresponding number of RF signals is produced.

Abstract: Optimizing a plurality of cell sites or sectors in a wireless network including receiving network data regarding a plurality of cell sites or sectors; determining a critical zone in which communication is degraded; determining best neighbor cell sites or sectors among the neighbor cell sites or sectors associated with the critical cell sites or sectors; determining if the critical cell sites or sectors in the critical zone have available resources for achieving a desired improvement in communications; determining if the best neighbor cell sites or sectors have available resources for achieving the desired improvement in communications; and altering wireless network parameters of the critical cell sites or sectors, or the best neighbor cell sites or sectors for achieving the desired improvement in communications.

Abstract: A mobile communication system supports cellular communication in which a data path passes through a core network and D2D communication that is direct device-to-device communication in which the data path does not pass through the core network. The system comprises a communication apparatus that assigns a radio resource to a D2D terminal that performs the D2D communication, wherein the communication apparatus performs assignment determination as to whether a dedicated radio resource not shared with the cellular communication is assigned to the D2D terminal or a shared radio resource shared with the cellular communication is assigned to the D2D terminal.

Abstract: Beacon devices transmit beacon messages that may be used to alert an application on a user device, e.g., a mobile phone, of the beacon device's proximity. Some embodiments contemplate a beacon device configured to transmit a pattern of successive beacon messages and/or Bluetooth Low Energy broadcast messages at one or more different power levels. The pattern of power levels may securely identify the beacon device. For example, the mobile phone application may confirm with a network server that the pattern agrees with the beacon device's identity. The pattern may also serve a calibration function. Where the mobile device application has knowledge of the expected power levels in the pattern, the application can infer from weaker transmissions that the beacon device is further from the mobile device. The weaker power levels may also indicate the character of the transmission environment.

Abstract: Methods relating to managing operations of small cells are provided. One method includes receiving, from a management system configured to manage one or more operations of a plurality of small cells, a plurality of fractional frequency reuse (FFR) patterns for a frequency range. Each FFR pattern is configured to define a plurality of cell groupings, each including one or more of the plurality small cells. Each of the plurality of cell groupings is configured to transmit downlink transmissions over a different one of a plurality of frequency bands within the frequency range. The method further includes selecting a first FFR pattern from among the plurality of FFR patterns received from the management system and transmitting downlink transmissions in accordance with the first FFR pattern.

Abstract: Embodiments of an enhanced base station and method for communicating through an enhanced distributed antenna system (eDAS) are generally described herein. The eDAS includes geographically-separated antenna nodes and each of the antenna nodes has a plurality of antenna elements. The base station may perform physical-layer baseband processing for each of the antenna nodes at a centralized processing location, and may cause the antenna nodes to transmit reference signals in accordance with a multiplexing scheme to allow user equipment to perform channel estimation for the antenna elements of any one or more of the antenna nodes. The base station may also cause the antenna nodes to transmit signals having synchronization codes to allow the user equipment to synchronize with the antenna elements of any one or more of the antenna nodes. In some embodiments, the base station may communicate with the antenna nodes over a physical-layer interface.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus of a device-to-device (D2D) link receives from a base station an indication of an acceptable level of interference that the base station can tolerate on an uplink resource. The uplink resource is allocated to a user equipment (UE) for a wide area network (WAN) transmission. The acceptable level of interference is a level of interference that the base station can tolerate on the uplink resource while the base station receives the WAN transmission from the UE. The apparatus determines a level of interference to the UE's transmission at the base station and performs a D2D communication on the uplink resource allocated to the second UE for the WAN transmission if the determined level of interference is less than the acceptable level.

Abstract: A radio terminal (2) is provided that can be used in a radio communication system (100) and can communicate with a radio station (1). The radio terminal (2) includes a measurement unit (20). The measurement unit (20) operates to perform, using a terminal measurement procedure for executing a first terminal measurement corresponding to radio access technology applied to the radio communication system (100), a second terminal measurement of a shared frequency shared by a plurality of radio systems including the radio communication system (100).

Abstract: A base station included in the D2D communication system: a shared resource allocation unit configured to select a resource block having highest performance in D2D communication from a plurality of resource blocks occupied by a plurality of cellular terminals and to set the shared resource block to be shared by a corresponding D2D terminal; an exclusive resource allocation unit configured to select at least one other D2D terminal with which to share an exclusive resource block occupied by the corresponding D2D terminal for the D2D communication and to set the exclusive resource block to be shared by the at least one other D2D terminal; and a power allocation unit configured to create a virtual resource block by matching the shared resource block and the exclusive resource block and to control powers allocated to the shared resource block and the exclusive resource block included in the virtual resource block.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a method for transferring checkpoint information of a primary virtual machine from a primary host to a secondary host that includes, by the primary host, capturing checkpoint information from the primary virtual machine to a primary holding buffer on the primary host, generating a first number of partition state records from the checkpoint information, transmitting the first number of partition state records to the secondary host, receiving acknowledgements from the secondary host for a second number of partition state records, and tracking the second number of partition state records acknowledged by the secondary host.

Abstract: A method for controlling uplink transmit power for a plurality of basestations in a mobile communications network is disclosed. The basestations may form a second layer within the network, and the network may comprise another plurality of basestations forming a first layer. The method comprises clustering the plurality of second layer basestations according to association with first layer basestations, exchanging second layer basestation loading information between second layer basestations belonging to the same cluster, and dynamically setting uplink transmit power limits for individual second layer basestations based on the exchanged loading information. The method may further comprise updating the clustering of the second layer basestations according to dynamic variation in association of second layer basestations with first layer basestations.

Abstract: A method for sending a wireless packet is described. A signal strength of a client is acquired. A priority queue to which the client belongs is set according to the signal strength of the client. A priority of a wireless packet to be sent to the client is set according to the priority queue so as to send the set wireless packet. In the meanwhile, a device for sending a wireless packet is also described. The disclosure can be utilized to put a wireless packet sent to a remote client (STA) having a weak signal into a low priority service queue and put a wireless packet sent to a close STA having a strong signal strength into a high priority service queue, so as to ensure data transmission of the close STA having a good signal and reduce the impact of the remote STA having a weak signal on the performance of the whole wireless network, thus improving reasonable allocation of wireless network resources and the Quality of Service (QoS) of the wireless network to further improve the satisfaction of user experience.

Abstract: A control method and device, as well as a system, are provided that make it possible to perform relocation at an appropriate timing without impairing a user's sensory feeling about use of a service. A relocation control device 301 that controls relocation of a packet network gateway 100a which provides functionality as an anchor for ensuring mobility of a mobile terminal in a mobile communication system, includes a bearer information acquisition section 311 that, when an occasion for relocation arises, acquires information to obtain importance and a use state of a communication between a mobile terminal 50 and the packet network gateway 100a, and a relocation determination section 312 that determines whether or not to perform relocation, based on the importance and the use state of the communication.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for configuration and reporting of proximity detection measurements are disclosed herein. User equipment (UE) is configured to receive and store a PD-RS list from an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) node B (eNB). The PD-RS list includes a radio resource configuration for at least a first proximity discovery reference signal (PD-RS). The UE is configured to measure at least the first PD-RS to determine a signal parameter for the first PD-RS. The UE reports the signal parameter for the first PD-RS to the eNB.

Abstract: Devices and techniques for dynamic patterned resource allocation in a wireless network are described herein. Components of a wireless station may obtain a set of dynamic patterns, where members of the set define a sequence of resource units for the wireless network. The components may receive a data unit from an access point of the wireless network, the data unit including a group designation for the wireless station. The components may select one of the set of dynamic patterns based on the received group designation and communicate on the wireless network using resource units specified by the selected dynamic pattern.

Abstract: A base station apparatus determines, in accordance with at least one of a communication frequency of a mobile station apparatus, a congestion state of a core network that connects a radio access network and a public network, a number of users being located in a cell of the base station apparatus, and a radio state, a hold period for which a core network resource is to be held, where the core network resource is used for setting a bearer in the core network for the mobile station apparatus. The base station apparatus transmits information indicating the determined hold period to a gateway apparatus in the core network, thereby causing the gateway apparatus to release the core network resource after a period corresponding to the hold period has elapsed.

Abstract: Communication networks in general may benefit from appropriate policy based management. More particularly, heterogeneous networks or HetNets may benefit from methods for policy based management. A method according to certain embodiments includes detecting a reportable event. The method also includes determining whether or how to report the event based on a probability criterion. The method further includes taking an action with respect to reporting the event based on whether the probability criterion is met.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for minimizing intra-cell and inter-cell interference in a multi-cell full duplex communication system in a wireless network. The method includes selecting, by a client selector, a plurality of clients, wherein the plurality of clients includes a plurality of uplink clients configured to transmit signals and a plurality of downlink clients configured to receive signals over a plurality of data streams in each cell of the multi-cell full duplex communication system, and performing, by a spatial interference aligner, spatial interference alignment on interfering data streams to align the interfering data streams of uplink clients towards downlink clients in its own cell and downlink clients in a neighboring cell.

Abstract: A method and system for achieving device-to-device (D2D) communication are disclosed. The method includes: a controlling user side requesting a network side for coordinating current D2D communication resources; the network side determining a new D2D communication resource according to current D2D communication demands and D2D candidate resource information of a controlled user side; and using the new D2D resource to achieve the D2D communication between a controlling user and a controlled user.

Abstract: A scheduler for a cellular telecommunications network is provided having a first base station corresponding to a first cell and serving a cell area, the scheduler being adapted to: identify mobile devices located at the edge of the cell area; obtain resource usage information of mobile devices located at the edge of neighboring cell areas; and, allocate resource blocks for data transmission based on the location of the mobile devices and the received resource usage information, wherein those data transmissions with a high priority indication and which are for mobile devices located at the edge of the cell area are allocated with a higher priority than those data transmissions with a high priority indication and which are for mobile devices not located at the edge of the cell area. An associated method and computer readable storage medium are also provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for configuring a unique access node identifier. A preliminary identifier may be assigned to a first access node. A request for information to establish a communication link between the first access node and a second access node may be received such that the request includes the preliminary access node identifier. The first access node may be instructed to discover a number of a plurality of neighbor access nodes proximate to the first access node based on the received request. Identifiers for the discovered neighbor access nodes may be determined. A second access node identifier may be assigned to the first access node that is different from the first access node identifier and the identifiers for the discovered neighbor access nodes, wherein the second access node identifier may be assigned when the number of discovered neighbor access nodes meets a criteria.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for a base station to transmit a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: separating each resource block, of which there are at least one, into a preconfigured number of subsets; structuring basic resource allocation units for an downlink control channel as one of the subsets comprised in one or more resource blocks; configuring the basic resource allocation units, the number of which correspond to the aggregation level of the downlink control channel, as transmission resources; and using the transmission resource to transmit the downlink control channel to a terminal.

Abstract: A HeNB includes a CQI acquiring unit and an SIR acquiring unit that measure communication qualities of transmission bands on an uplink side and a downlink side. The HeNB, upon detecting an interference difference between bands in a transmission band on each of the uplink side and the downlink side on the basis of a result of measurement of the communication qualities, sets allocation of a band in which the communication quality satisfies a predetermined condition in the transmission band in which the interference difference is detected. The HeNB includes a control unit that, upon detecting signal interference on the downlink side on the basis of the result of the measurement of the communication qualities, controls a band on the downlink side, and controls a band on the uplink side in the transmission band in cooperation with the control on the band on the downlink side.

Abstract: An embodiment of a system for operating a communications controller for a group of user equipments engaged in a DMC link in a wireless communications system is provided. The communications controller is configured to allocate a set of subframes in one periodic group of subframes to the group of UEs for the DMC link, signal the set of allocated subframes to the group of UEs, and transmit parameters related to a group of HARQ processes of the DMC link. In an embodiment, the communication controller uses HARQ processes for cellular UE transmission that are determined independently from HARQ processes of the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link, and the parameters are configured to enable the group of UEs to manage the group of HARQ processes for the DMC link.

Abstract: Techniques for adjusting channel quality reports to reflect interference cancellation at a mobile terminal are disclosed. An example embodiment is a method, in a node of a wireless network, for adjusting channel quality reports received from a mobile terminal to account for interference cancellation performed by the mobile terminal. According to this example method, a channel quality report for a serving cell is received from the mobile terminal. Further, one or more mobility measurement reports for the serving cell and at least one interfering cell are received from the mobile terminal. The channel quality report is then adjusted, based on the one or more mobility measurement reports. The resulting adjusted channel quality report may be used for any of several purposes, including, for example, to scheduling for the mobile terminal and adapting of modulation and coding schemes for the mobile terminal.

Abstract: There is provided a bandwidth prediction apparatus. An acquisition unit is configured to acquire position information indicating a first position at which a bandwidth is to be predicted. A prediction unit is configured to predict a bandwidth at the first position by using respective measured values of bandwidths measured in advance at a plurality of second positions.

Abstract: A direct mode communication system and a communication resource scheduling method thereof are provided. The direct mode communication system includes a base station and at least one client direct mode communication apparatus. The at least one client direct mode communication apparatus includes a first client direct mode communication apparatus. The first client direct mode communication apparatus contends in a communication resource contention pool to generate a communication resource contention message, and transmits the communication resource contention message to the base station. The base station decides a communication resource schedule for the at least one client direct mode communication apparatus according to the communication resource contention message.

Abstract: Interference in a data stream carrying a plurality of uplink signals received in a wireless network is processed, the interference comprising a non-linear product (I3) of at least one downlink signal (C1) of the wireless network. The data stream carrying the plurality of uplink signals and at least a first data stream carrying a plurality of downlink signals is received, and data representing signals received at a first uplink carrier frequency is selected from the data stream carrying the plurality of uplink signals. Data representing signals at at least a first downlink carrier frequency is selected from at least the first data stream carrying the plurality of downlink signals. Interference is detected in the selected data representing signals received at the first uplink carrier frequency by correlation with a synthesized product generated from at least data representing signals at the first downlink carrier frequency.

Abstract: A method and a network node (110, 111) for determining first channel state information in an upcoming time slot for use by a first radio network node (111) when determining a set of radio transmission parameters for a transmission between the first radio network node (111) and a second radio network node (121) are provided. The network node (110, 111) receives (201) second channel state information for said upcoming time slot. Furthermore, the network node (110, 111) determines (207) third channel state information for said upcoming time slot. The second and third channel state information are at least partly non-overlapping with each other. Next, the network node (110, 111) determines (208) the first channel state information, for said upcoming time slot, based on the second channel state information and the third channel state information.

Abstract: A method for indicating communication link quality by an electronic device is described. The method includes tracking local link quality information corresponding to a local receive link between the electronic device and a neighboring device. The method also includes receiving a request to indicate a link quality. The method further includes indicating the link quality.

Abstract: A mobile communication system is a mobile communication system that supports D2D communication that is direct device-to-device communication, and includes a user terminal configured to establish a radio connection with a base station, where the user terminal transmits terminal measurement information indicating information obtained by measurement of the user terminal, to the base station, and a network including the base station instructs the user terminal to start the D2D communication, when it is determined on the basis of the terminal measurement information that interference to the base station does not exceed a permissive amount when the user terminal performs the D2D communication.

Abstract: Multi-cell interference management (MCIM) for interference management among multiple cells in a wireless communication network is provided. In some embodiments, MCIM includes collecting data (e.g., CQI measurements and/or subband usage statistics) from a neighborhood of base stations; determining local and neighborhood system utility metrics; and determining interference managing directives (e.g., that can be communicated to the MAC layer of a base station in the neighborhood of base stations).

Abstract: Provided herein is a system and method for determining the status of one or more wireless communication links in a network such as a personal area network. One or more nodes within the PAN substantially continuously monitor a plurality of quality of service (QoS) communication indicators and generate a first application link quality indicator (ALQI) based on a first subset of the plurality of QoS communication indicators according to a first time period. The node can then modify the first ALQI with a second subset of the plurality of QoS communication indicators only when a first predetermined threshold number of occurrences of the second subset of the plurality of QoS communication indicators has occurred without regard to the first time period to form a first modified ALQI. The node can then report the modified ALQI to a coordinator node that can then act upon the modified ALQI to possibly correct one or more communication link problems to which the reported ALQI pertains to.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication system (FIG. 4) is disclosed. The method includes receiving a plurality of reference signals from a respective plurality of transceivers (402). Each of the plurality of reference signals is measured to produce a respective plurality of channel state information (CSI) measurements (404). An aggregated channel quality indicator (CQI) is calculated from measuring the plurality of reference signals (406). The aggregated CQI is transmitted to at least one transceiver of the respective plurality of transceivers (408).

Abstract: A method, a user equipment, an eNB are provided for controlling DRX in a wireless communication system. A method includes receiving, from a master evolved Node B (MeNB), an indication that a Slave eNB (SeNB) is to be monitored; and monitoring the SeNB, in response to the indicator. The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE).

Abstract: A communication control method used in a cellular mobile communication system that supports inter-terminal communication that is direct radio communication capable of being performed between user terminals in a state where a radio connection with a network is established, comprises a step of transmitting, by a base station, maximum power information indicating maximum transmission power permitted in the inter-terminal communication.