Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100278047 | System and Method for Parameter Estimation with Interference Suppression in a Telecommunications Network - A system, method and node of implementing interference suppression for estimation of a signal parameter of a base station transmission at a User Equipment (UE) in a telecommunications network with irregular reference signal patterns assigned to base stations. A list of base stations for which a parameter of the transmitted signal is to be estimated and a list of OFDM symbols and subcarriers to avoid for each base station are compiled. The compiled list is sent to the UE, which performs measurements for each base station using the received measurement information and simple interference avoidance is performed utilizing OFDM symbols and subcarriers not on the list of OFDM symbols and subcarriers to avoid. The measurements are then sent to the network. | 11-04-2010 |
20100287453 | ENCODING AND DECODING METHODS FOR EXPURGATED CONVOLUTIONAL CODES AND CONVOLUTIONAL TURBO CODES - A convolutional encoder ( | 11-11-2010 |
20110051640 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMED BY A BASE STATION - The present invention provides systems and methods that enable a base station to consume less power. According to an embodiment of the invention, the base station reduces its power consumption by not continuously broadcasting control information. In such an embodiment, a mobile station that seeks access to a network to which the base station provides access does not search for broadcast control information prior to transmitting an access message to the base station, but rather simply transmits on a predetermined access channel an access request message. A base station that receives the access request message may unicast control information to the mobile station. | 03-03-2011 |
20110064043 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED SPACE-TIME CODING AND DYNAMIC SWITCHING WITH ADVANCED RECEIVERS - Methods and apparatus for allocating time-frequency resources to mobile terminals in a wireless communications system in which time-frequency resources may be selectively used according to a first multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission scheme or a second MIMO transmission scheme that differs from the first MIMO transmission scheme. An exemplary method comprises, for at least a first scheduling instance, identifying a first group of mobile terminals corresponding to the first MIMO transmission scheme and a second group of mobile terminals corresponding to the second MIMO transmission scheme, allocating time-frequency resources in a first pre-determined time-frequency zone exclusively to mobile terminals belonging to the first group, and allocating time-frequency resources in one or more additional pre-determined time-frequency zones to one or more mobile terminals belonging to the second group. This method may be implemented in a base station of a WiMAX system, for example. | 03-17-2011 |
20120120997 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRECODER SELECTION ASSISTED BY DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNALS (DM-RS) - Systems and methods according to these exemplary embodiments provide for using demodulation reference signals (DM-RSs) to obtain channel state information (CSI) for precoder selection. A method includes: receiving a DM-RS in at least one subframe, determining the CSI from the DM-RS; and using the CSI to perform at least one function. | 05-17-2012 |
20120122462 | DISTRIBUTED SCHEDULING COORDINATION FOR PLURAL SERVICE AREAS - An apparatus ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120134327 | SEMI-PERSISTENT RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS PACKET DATA SYSTEMS - A wireless telecommunications network supplies a semi-persistent resource that a wireless station can use for special purposes (such as a retransmission of packets for ARQ purposes or a control signal. The semi-persistent resource can be allocated by the system to other terminals if, e.g., a retransmission is not required. Since a retransmission is generally performed in response to a NACK received from a base station, the NACK may itself serve as a token that permits the wireless station to use the semi-persistent allocation. Thus, the technology includes, e.g., a method for resource allocation on a semi-persistent basis and efficient signaling for the usage of such allocation. | 05-31-2012 |
20120155274 | DENIAL OF SERVICE (DoS) ATTACK PREVENTION THROUGH RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL RESOURCE REALLOCATION - A system and method to substantially prevent Denial of Service (DoS) attacks due to Random Access Channel (RACH) overload in cellular wireless networks. Once a mobile handset is identified to cause or contribute significantly to a RACH overload of the cell, the system sends a special System Information Block (SIB) message targeted to that mobile handset and instructing it to redirect its RACH signaling to a separate RACH/PRACH (Physical Random Access Channel) resource or to a small part of the current RACH/PRACH resource. This allows most or all of the regular RACH/PRACH resource from being overloaded by a single user or a group of users. The use of a separate RACH/PRACH resource such as frequency, preamble sequence, and/or radio subframe access slot to “absorb” high volume RACH signaling traffic from a small number of malicious/defective mobile handsets substantially prevents the signaling DoS attacks in the wireless network and makes it more robust to such attacks. | 06-21-2012 |
20120231826 | WIRELESS DEVICE POSITION DETERMINING AND FREQUENCY ASSIGNING SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS - Wireless communication methods determine a position of a first wireless base station. A wireless communication frequency to be used by the first wireless base station is determined by identifying a common frequency that can be used at a plurality of locations surrounding and spaced apart from the position of the first wireless base station that was determined. The first wireless base station may be a femto-base station and the frequency may be an unlicensed frequency. Related systems and devices are also described. | 09-13-2012 |
20120294203 | DUAL CHANNEL TIME DIVISION DUPLEX (TDD) COMMUNICATION - A system and method to use existing Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) based signaling to effectuate dual-channel Time Division Duplex (TDD) communication between two transceivers giving preference to one type of subframes (either downlink or uplink) for data transmission. In backhaul communications between pico (or femto) and macro base stations, using LTE and WiMAX's TDD mode in such a manner effectively reduces unnecessary transmissions of pilot and synchronization sequence in downlink signaling, thereby reducing the level of pilot overhead and minimizing interference when data is not being transmitted. Similarly, the use of existing LTE (or WiMAX) implementations of TDD radio frames in this manner may achieve radio silence for some duration (e.g., when no uplink sub-frames are transmitted) when operating in a license-exempt spectrum, thereby allowing other license-exempt devices to potentially share the radio channel during the silence period. | 11-22-2012 |
20130039331 | AGGREGATED CARRIER SYNCHRONIZATION AND REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - A node of a wireless network transmits information to a user equipment over an aggregated carrier that includes a primary carrier having a first set of primary carrier time/frequency resources and a secondary carrier having a second set of secondary carrier time/frequency resources. Synchronization signals and/or reference symbols are transmitted to the user equipment on the secondary carrier less often than on the primary carrier. An indication of when and/or how often the synchronization signals and/or reference symbols will be transmitted to the user equipment on the secondary carrier may also be transmitted to the user equipment over the primary carrier. By transmitting synchronization signals and/or reference symbols to the user equipment on the secondary carrier less often than on the primary carrier, resources of the secondary carrier may be conserved, energy efficiency of the secondary carrier may be increased, and/or interference with other cells may be reduced or prevented. | 02-14-2013 |
20130044701 | FLEXIBLE TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE TRANSMIT ANTENNAS - Devices and methods for transmitting information in resource blocks between a base station and one or more communication devices are disclosed. In each resource block (RB) used for a data or control channel transmission, a plurality of non-overlapping regions of resource elements (REs) are defined. Each region is associated with one or multiple unique reference symbols (RSs), and may be further associated with one or more antenna ports. When user equipment (UE) demodulates the information it receives in a particular region of an RB, it uses the RS and/or antenna port associated with that region. The RS and/or antenna port information may be used, for example, to estimate a channel of the communication network or to demodulate and decode the data contained within the associated regions. | 02-21-2013 |
20130044834 | FLEXIBLE TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Devices and methods for transmitting information in resource blocks between a base station and one or more communication devices are disclosed. In each resource block (RB) used for a data or control channel transmission, a plurality of non-overlapping regions of resource elements (REs) are defined. Each region is associated with one or multiple unique reference symbols (RSs). When user equipment (UE) demodulates the information it receives in a particular region of a resource block (RB), it uses the reference symbol (RS) associated with that region. The reference symbol (RS) information may be used, for example, to estimate a channel of the communication network or to demodulate and decode the data contained within the associated regions. | 02-21-2013 |
20130089065 | Time and Frequency Synchronization - The scheduling flexibility of CSI reference signals enables time and frequency synchronization using multiple non-zero CSI-RSs transmitted in the same subframe, or using CSI-RSs transmitted in the same subframe with other synchronization signals. Also, multiple synchronization signals may be scheduled in the same subframe to enable fine time and frequency synchronization without cell-specific reference signals. | 04-11-2013 |
20130114521 | NETWORK NODE, USER EQUIPMENT AND METHODS THEREIN - A method in a network node for transmitting an enhanced Control CHannel, eCCH, to a user equipment in a telecommunications system. The eCCH comprises control information to the user equipment in at least one Control Channel Element, CCE. The at least one CCE maps to a number of resource elements comprised in at least one enhanced resource element group. The at least one enhanced resource element group is comprised in at least one resource block in a time-frequency Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, grid. The network node decides to use a CCE aggregation level that is smaller than the smallest CCE aggregation level of a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, for a first eCCH. The network node then modulates the first eCCH by using a higher order modulation than Quadrature Phase Shift Keying, QPSK, modulation, when the smaller CCE aggregation level is used for the first eCCH. Then, the network node maps the modulated first eCCH to the at least one enhanced resource element group of resource elements in the at least one resource block, and transmits the mapped first eCCH to the user equipment. A network node, a method in user equipment and a user equipment are also provided. | 05-09-2013 |
20130114522 | Network Node, User Equipment and Methods Therein - A method in a user equipment device for estimating a channel upon receiving an enhanced control channel (eCCH) from a network node in a telecommunications system includes distributing the eCCH over multiple resource pairs, where each of the multiple resource block pairs includes a number of resources. Each of the resources is associated with a respective antenna port. The user equipment device identifies an antenna port that is associated with multiple ones of the resources. The multiple ones of the resources are present in different resource block pairs of the multiple resource block pairs over which the eCCH is distributed. Identifying the antenna port is based on how the eCCH is mapped to the multiple resource block pairs. The user equipment device estimates the downlink channel for the eCCH based on the identified antenna port in the multiple ones of the resources in the multiple resource block pairs. | 05-09-2013 |
20130121246 | Multi-Stage Timing and Frequency Synchronization - According to exemplary embodiments of the invention, timing and frequency offset estimation is divided into two or more stages. In each stage, a different subset of the available reference symbols is selected to perform timing synchronization, frequency synchronization, or joint timing and frequency synchronization. In each non-final stage, a respective set of the reference symbols is used to perform timing synchronization or frequency synchronization in order to narrow the uncertainty window for the timing or frequency offset, and thus reduce the search space for the final stage. In the final stage, a different set of reference symbols may be used to perform joint timing and frequency synchronization over the reduced search space. | 05-16-2013 |
20130121267 | Network Node, User Equipment and Methods Therein for Transmitting and Receiving Control Information - A method in a network node for transmitting control information to a user equipment in a telecommunications system is provided. The control information is scheduled in time intervals of a downlink shared data channel, wherein the control information is allocated resource elements in resource blocks of a time-frequency Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, grid in the time intervals in which the control information is scheduled. The network node determines for a time interval, a set of user equipments for which control information is scheduled in the time interval. Also, it selects for a user equipment comprised in the determined set of user equipments, at least one group of user equipments amongst one or more groups of user equipments to which the user equipment is assigned. It also prepares a group signal corresponding to the selected one group of user equipments by allocating resource elements in the resource blocks of the time interval to the group signal. Furthermore, the network node transmits the prepared group signal in the allocated resource element in the time interval to the user equipment such that the user equipment is enabled to determine whether the control information that is allocated resource elements in the time interval is intended for the user equipment or not. | 05-16-2013 |
20130250923 | BANDWIDTH ADAPTIVE REFERENCE SIGNALS - Systems and methods for providing bandwidth adaptive reference signals are disclosed. In one embodiment, a wireless device receives a downlink signal from a base station in a cellular communication network on a corresponding downlink carrier, where a number of time domain units per frame in the downlink signal that carry reference symbols is determined based on, or is otherwise a function of, a system bandwidth of the downlink carrier. In addition, in some embodiments, a number of frequency domain units that carry reference symbols is also a function of the system bandwidth of the downlink carrier. The wireless device processes the reference symbols to provide one or more desired features such as, for example, synchronization, radio resource management measurements, channel estimation, or the like. | 09-26-2013 |
20130311858 | ITERATIVE DECODING OF BLOCKS WITH CYCLIC REDUNDANCY CHECKS - The iterative decoding of blocks may be continued or terminated based on CRC checks. In an example embodiment, one iteration of an iterative decoding process is performed on a block whose information bits are covered by a CRC. The iterative decoding process is stopped if the CRC checks for a predetermined number of consecutive iterations. In another example embodiment, a decoding iteration is performed on a particular sub-block of multiple sub-blocks of a transport block, which includes a single CRC over an entirety of the transport block. The CRC is checked using decoded bits obtained from the decoding iteration on the particular sub-block and decoded bits obtained from previous decoding iterations on other sub-blocks of the multiple sub-blocks. The decoding iteration is then performed on a different sub-block if the CRC does not check. Also, the decoding iterations for the sub-blocks may be terminated if the CRC checks. | 11-21-2013 |
20140031072 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REDUCING IMPACT OF FADING DIPS ON RADIO CHANNELS - The impact of a fading dip in a radio channel on the communication between a first and a second antenna may be reduced by receiving a sounding signal at the first antenna or the second antenna over the radio channel and measuring the frequency response of the radio channel using this sound signal that was received. The radio frequency signal that is used to communicate between the first antenna and the second antenna is adjusted in response to the frequency response that was measured in order to reduce an impact of the fading dip in the radio channel on the radio frequency signal during operation. Related systems, methods, and devices are disclosed. | 01-30-2014 |
20140050159 | Methods and Arrangements for Transmitting and Receiving Control Information - Some embodiments provide a method for transmitting a downlink control channel in at least one block of resources. The downlink control channel comprises a set of resource element groups. The method may be executed by a transmitting node, e.g., an eNB. The transmitting node first determines whether to transmit the downlink control channel using localized or distributed transmission. Responsive to determining to use localized transmission, the transmitting node performs the transmission such that all resource element groups in the set that are comprised in the same block of resources are mapped to the same antenna port, and the antenna port depends on which subset of resource element groups in the block of resources are used for the downlink control channel. | 02-20-2014 |
20140071934 | Aggregation of Resources in Enhanced Control Channels - The set of resource aggregation levels available for forming an enhanced control channel message may vary from one subframe to another, based on the level of puncturing in the transmitted subframes. An example method begins with determining ( | 03-13-2014 |
20140078978 | Method and Communication Node for Mapping an Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel, EPDCCH, Message - A method in a communication node for mapping symbols of an Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel, EPDCCH, message is provided. The EPDCCH comprises one or more aggregation levels. For each aggregation level, an EPDCCH message is constituted by a set of Control Channel Elements, eCCEs. Each eCCE is mapped to a set of multiple enhanced Resource Element Groups, eREGs, wherein each eREG is a group of Resource Elements, REs, in a Physical Resource Block, PRB, pair. The communication node maps the symbols of the EPDCCH message to the set of REs that constitutes the multiple eREGs that the set of eCCEs correspond to. The order in which the EPDCCH symbols are mapped to the set of REs is dependent on the aggregation level. | 03-20-2014 |
20140078980 | ePDCCH Search Space Design - Techniques for supporting both localized and frequency-distributed control channel messages in the same enhanced control channel region are disclosed. An example method begins with receiving ( | 03-20-2014 |
20140092822 | METHODS OF PROCESSING ENHANCED PHYSICAL DOWNLINK CONTROL CHANNEL INFORMATION INCLUDING DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN SETS OF PHYSICAL RESOURCE BLOCK PAIRS, AND RELATED NETWORK NODES AND USER EQUIPMENTS - Methods of operating a network node are provided. Various embodiments may provide methods of processing enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH) information by a network node of a radio telecommunications system. The methods may include differentiating between sets of physical resource block (PRB) pairs in an ePDCCH control region when defining blind decoding candidates. Moreover, the methods may include scheduling a resource for a User Equipment (UE) in response to differentiating between the sets of PRB pairs. Related network nodes and UEs are also described. | 04-03-2014 |
20140094127 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ADJUSTING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES BASED ON MACHINE DEVICE CAPABILITY INFORMATION - Devices and methods for adjusting resource management procedures based on machine device capability information are disclosed. In one aspect, a method for adjusting resource management procedures in a machine device communicating with a node operating in a communication network includes receiving a first message from the machine device, the first message including machine device capability information, processing the received machine device capability information to determine an adjustment to a resource management procedure, and transmitting a second message to the machine device, the second message including the determined resource management procedure adjustment. The first and second messages may be radio resource control (RRC) messages, such as RRC connection request and setup messages. | 04-03-2014 |
20140094204 | Uplink Power Control for Machine Type Communication Devices - An access node is configured to adapt uplink power control procedures based on the device attributes of a wireless device. The device attributes may, for example be the mobility, energy profile, or characteristic traffic pattern of the wireless device. The adaptive uplink power control procedure may be used to minimize or reduce power consumption, to improve resource utilization efficiency, or to reduce interference levels. | 04-03-2014 |
20140098785 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR AN EXTENDED BANDWIDTH CARRIER - Apparatuses and methods allow for uplink selection using an extended bandwidth carrier. A user equipment (UE) comprises: a transceiver configured to receive control signaling on an extended bandwidth carrier, the extended bandwidth carrier having a first control region disposed within a legacy bandwidth, and a second control region including additional resource blocks disposed outside of the legacy bandwidth, wherein the transceiver can receive the control signaling in either or both of the first control region and the second control region. | 04-10-2014 |
20140105173 | REFERENCE SYMBOL DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - At least some reference symbols dedicated to a particular communication device are transmitted in resource blocks allocated to other devices. This way, reference symbol assignments are not unduly restricted by other constraints placed on the boundary elements of a resource block. According to an embodiment, data and reference signals are transmitted by transmitting a resource block allocated to a first communication device. The resource block includes a plurality of resource elements, each resource element corresponding to a modulation symbol. At least one reference symbol associated with the resource block and dedicated to the first communication device is transmitted in a resource block allocated to a second communication device. On the receive side, the communication device can perform channel estimation based on reference symbols dedicated to the device that are transmitted in resource blocks allocated to the device and in resource block(s) allocated to other communication device(s). | 04-17-2014 |
20140126498 | FLEXIBLE SPECTRUM SUPPORT IN CELLULAR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and methods for flexible spectrum, or bandwidth, support in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a base station for a cellular communications network is configured to transmit a non-standardized bandwidth carrier and information that identifies a standardized bandwidth and additional information that, together with the information that identifies the standardized bandwidth, defines a non-standardized bandwidth of the non-standardized bandwidth carrier. In one embodiment, the additional information defines a bandwidth adjustment for the standardized bandwidth that defines the non-standardized bandwidth. In one embodiment, the bandwidth adjustment is a symmetric bandwidth restriction. In another embodiment, the bandwidth adjustment is an asymmetric bandwidth restriction. In yet another embodiment, the bandwidth adjustment is a symmetric bandwidth expansion. In yet another embodiment, the bandwidth adjustment is an asymmetric bandwidth expansion. | 05-08-2014 |
20140198763 | Method and Apparatus for Reference Signal Transmission and Reception - In one aspect, the teachings herein disclose methods and apparatuses for improved reference signal reception in a wireless device configured for operation in a wireless communication network. In one embodiment, the network provides assistance information that indicates a received timing or frequency offset of a second reference signal relative to a first reference signal that is transmitted from a first antenna port. The second reference signal is transmitted by the wireless communication network from a second antenna port that is quasi co-located with the first antenna port with respect to timing, frequency and/or delay spread, and the wireless device is configured to use the assistance information to configure its receiver timing and/or frequency offset for reception of the second reference signal. Such operation reduces the “search” space in time and/or frequency needed at the wireless device, thereby improving and simplifying reception of the second reference signal. | 07-17-2014 |
20140219376 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRECODER SELECTION ASSISTED BY DEMODULATION REFERENCE SIGNALS (DM-RS) - Systems and methods according to these exemplary embodiments provide for using demodulation reference signals (DM-RSs) to obtain channel state information (CSI) for precoder selection. A method includes: receiving a DM-RS in at least one subframe, determining the CSI from the DM-RS; and using the CSI to perform at least one function. | 08-07-2014 |
20140247775 | Initializing Reference Signal Generation in Wireless Networks - A transmitting node uses different reference signal sequences for different types of enhanced control channels. An example method begins with generating ( | 09-04-2014 |
20140301283 | Aggregation of Resources in Enhanced Control Channels - Time-frequency resources in a single PRB pair are used for both frequency-localized transmissions as well as distributed transmissions. A first control message is transmitted ( | 10-09-2014 |
20140301287 | Method and Apparatus for Control Channel Resource Allocations in Constrained and Unconstrained Subframes in a Wireless Communication Network - Among other advantageous aspects, the teachings herein provide network-side and device-side apparatuses and methods that preserve normal Resource Element (RE) aggregation levels for the transmission of Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channels (EPDCCHs) in “constrained” subframes, where “constrained” refers to any subframe having fewer REs available for EPDCCH usage within a base set of PRB pairs than are available in a “non-constrained” or “normal” subframe. Non-limiting examples of “constrained” subframes include special subframes in Time Division Duplex, TDD, operation, which comprise a downlink portion that is abbreviated to accommodate an included uplink portion, along with a guard portion between them. Multimedia Broadcast Single Frequency Network, MBSFN, subframes represent another example of a constrained subframe, where only the first two OFDM symbols within the subframe are available for EPDCCH transmissions. | 10-09-2014 |
20140334478 | SYNCHRONIZATION SEQUENCES AND CARRIER TYPE DETECTION - Systems and methods relating to detecting one or more characteristics (e.g., a carrier type or a carrier mode) of a carrier signal transmitted by a radio access node of a cellular communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of operation of a wireless device includes receiving a carrier signal transmitted by a radio access node and detecting, in the carrier signal, a first physical signal that primarily supports synchronization and cell identification and a second physical signal that supports a functionality other than synchronization and cell identification. A time-domain spacing between the first and second physical signals is a function of a characteristic of the carrier signal. The method further includes determining a characteristic of the carrier signal based on a time-domain spacing between the first and second physical signals detected in the carrier signal. | 11-13-2014 |
20140349587 | Method and Arrangement for Antenna Mode Switching - The present invention relates to a method for antenna mode switching from a first antenna mode to a second antenna mode in a multi-antenna port radio access node. In the first antenna mode, a set of logical antenna ports and its associated resource elements are mapped to a first set of physical antenna ports. Each physical antenna port comprises at least one power amplifier. The switching from first antenna mode to a second antenna mode is initiated upon receipt ( | 11-27-2014 |
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