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| 20100135181 | Control Information Feedback Over the Long-Term Evolution Physical Uplink Shared Channel - A network component comprising a plurality of encoders, a plurality of rate-matching modules coupled to the encoders, and a channel interleaver coupled to the rate-matching modules, wherein the rate-matching modules calculate the number of bits for rate matching a plurality of feedback control information based on a total number of bits allocated to a channel traffic without a traffic data. Included is a network component comprising at least one processor configured to encode a plurality of feedback control information, calculate the number of bits for rate-matching the feedback control information based on a total number of bits allocated to a channel traffic without a traffic data. Included is a method comprising receiving a downlink traffic, detecting a request to transmit uplink data in the downlink traffic, and transmitting feedback control information with or without data based on the request. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100195605 | Discontinuous Reception Start Offset Coordinated with Semi-Persistent Scheduling System and Method - A user agent comprising a processor enabled to configure the user agent to adjust a discontinuous reception (DRX) start offset when a downlink assignment is one of configured and reconfigured. The DRX start offset is adjusted to satisfy the equation | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100223524 | Forward Error Correction Decoding Avoidance Based on Predicted Code Block Reliability - A method and device for performing forward error (FEC) correction avoidance based upon predicted block code reliability in a communications device is provided. An avoidance unit comprising a metric computation unit and a decision unit generates a reliability metric based upon a received code block. The reliability metric is compared to a reliability threshold, and the forward error correction decoder in the communications device is disabled if the metric is below or equal to the threshold. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100223534 | Code Block Reordering Prior to Forward Error Correction Decoding Based On Predicted Code Block Reliability - Method and a receiver in a communication system for receiving a transport block. The transport block comprises code blocks, each of the code blocks includes an error detection code and an error correction code. Reliability metrics are determined using an input generated during processing of the code blocks after the transport block is received. Each of the reliability metrics corresponds to each of the code blocks. A code block reorderer reorders the code blocks in an order based on the reliability metrics and a selection criterion. A decoder decodes each of the code blocks using the error correction code in the order. A verifier verifies each of the decoded code blocks using the error detection code. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100260130 | System and Method for Semi-Synchronous Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request - A method of Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) retransmission is provided. The method comprises a user equipment (UE) receiving a first transport block associated with a first HARQ process and the UE identifying the first HARQ process based on an implicit parameter related to the first transport block and based on a first signaled HARQ process reference associated with the first transport block. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100271999 | Relay Link HARQ Operation - A method for preventing a relay node from missing a transmission from an access node. The method includes, when a ten millisecond periodicity is used for Multicast/Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframes, setting a time between an uplink grant from the access node to the relay node and an acknowledgement/negative-acknowledgement message (ACK/NACK) from the access node to the relay node equal to ten milliseconds. The method further includes, when a forty millisecond periodicity is used for MBSFN subframes, the access node sending the relay node an asynchronous grant for an uplink retransmission when a data packet is missed, and when the relay node receives the grant for the uplink retransmission, the relay node retransmitting the missed data packet. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100278142 | Systems and Methods for Mobile Stations to Identify Radio Access Technologies - A mobile station capable of being served via a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT. The mobile station includes a component configured to receive a permission to identify a cell of the first RAT in absence of a first radio access type neighbour cell list for a serving cell of the second RAT. The mobile station also includes a component configured to identify a cell of the first RAT after receiving the permission. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100279677 | Identifying Radio Access Technology Characteristics to Mobile Stations System and Method - A method for granting a mobile station permission to attempt to identify a cell of a first radio access technology (RAT) while being served by a cell of a second RAT. The mobile station receives a list of neighbour cells of the second RAT. The list contains at least one identifying characteristic associated with at least one cell of the first RAT. The mobile station identifies at least one cell of the first RAT associated with the at least one identifying characteristic. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100279691 | Indicating Radio Access Technology Information to Mobile Stations System and Method - An access node. The access node includes a component configured to communicate with a mobile station operating on one of a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT. The component is configured to communicate a permission to the mobile station to attempt to identify a cell of the first RAT in the absence of communicating to the mobile station a first radio access type neighbour cell list for a serving cell of the second RAT. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100296470 | Reporting Power Headroom for Aggregated Carriers - A method for reporting power headroom-related information for a plurality of aggregated carriers. The method includes reporting in a bitmap the power headroom-related information for a number of the aggregated carriers that is less than or equal to the total number of aggregated carriers, wherein the power headroom-related information is one of a power headroom for at least one of the aggregated carriers and a path loss for at least one of the aggregated carriers. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100296471 | System and Method For Transmitting Power Headroom Information for Aggregated Carriers - A method for reporting power headroom for a plurality of aggregated carriers. The method includes reporting the power headroom for a number of the aggregated carriers that is less than or equal to the total number of aggregated carriers. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100297993 | Power Headroom Reporting for Carrier Aggregation - A method for reporting power headroom-related information for a plurality of aggregated carriers. The method includes reporting the power headroom-related information for a number of the aggregated carriers that is less than or equal to the total number of aggregated carriers. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100304749 | System and Method for Communicating Radio Access Technology Information to Mobile Stations - A mobile station incapable of communicating via a first radio access technology (RAT) and capable of communicating via a second radio access technology (RAT). The mobile station comprising a component configured to receive a list of neighbour cells of the second RAT. The list containing at least one identifying characteristic associated with at least one cell of the first RAT. A component configured to determine that the at least one identifying characteristic is associated with at least one cell of the first RAT. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100325506 | Downlink Transmissions for Type 2 Relay - A method for transmitting data to a user agent. The method includes a relay node receiving information from an access node, the information containing the data that is to be transmitted to the user agent and control information that the access node will use to transmit the data to the user agent. The method further includes the relay node transmitting the data to the user agent at the time the access node transmits the data to the user agent, the relay node using the control information that the access node uses to transmit the data to the user agent. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110041024 | Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Acknowledged Mode Radio Link Control Status Report for Segmented Protocol Data Units - A method is provided for an acknowledged mode (AM) radio link control (RLC) receiving entity to promote a retransmission of at least a segment of a data protocol data unit (PDU). The method comprises the receiving entity constructing a STATUS PDU such that an AM RLC transmitting entity receiving the STATUS PDU retransmits the segment. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110080864 | Relay Backhaul Link Quality Considerations For Mobility Procedures - A system including a processor configured to determine whether or not to perform a mobility procedure based at least in part on a backhaul link quality between a relay node and an access node. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110081903 | Determining Link Quality For Networks Having Relays - A device configured to calculate a cell quality ranking criterion for a measured cell, wherein calculating is performed by taking into account at least a signal quality of a backhaul link between a relay node (RN) and an access node. The device may be one of a user equipment (UE), RN, an access node, and a component in a network. | 04-07-2011 |
