Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110076964 | Re-Activation of a Base Station in Standby Mode - The present invention relates to methods, apparatuses, a system and a computer program product for reducing a power consumption in low load scenarios. An apparatus can include transmitting means, receiving means and determining means for determining whether a signal quality of a broadcast channel of a wireless network cell is insufficient, wherein the transmitting means may transmit on a wireless access channel an activation information to a further apparatus if the determination is affirmative. The activation information can indicate that disabled transmitting means of the further apparatus should be re-enabled. The further apparatus may include transmitting means, receiving means disabling means for disabling the transmitting means and enabling means for re-enabling the transmitting means, wherein the receiving means can be configured to receive the activation in-formation, and wherein the enabling means may be configured to re-enable the transmitting means if the activation information is received. | 03-31-2011 |
20110129008 | Methods, Apparatuses, System and Related Computer Program Product for Cell Type Detection - It is disclosed a method comprising including transmitting indication information indicating network cells of a first type different from network cells of a second type, the transmitting comprising including a) broadcasting control information, the indication information to be transmitted being an indication flag, b) assigning a set of synchronization information to the network cells of the first type, and broadcasting control information, the indication information to be transmitted being the synchronization information, c) reserving at least one signaling code information for the network cells of the first type, the indication information to be transmitted being the signaling code information, d) transmitting signaling information subjected to modulation by at least one predefined phase modulation or scrambling by at least one predefined scrambling sequence, the modulation or scrambling being indicative of network cells of the first and second types, and/or e) transmitting i) a PSS and a RS, ii) a SSS and a RS, or iii) a PSS and a SSS, the PSS/RS, SSS/RS or PSS/SSS having at least one predefined phase relation to each other, the at least one phase relation being indicative of the network cells of the first and second types. | 06-02-2011 |
20110158171 | Decentrallizing Core Network Functionalities - The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for providing network access, wherein a connection to a core network is established via a wireless access device and a gateway device. Connectivity of the wireless access device is restricted to a pre-defined group of core network address of a pool of gateway devices with multi-node connectivity to the core network, and a single address is selected to establish the connection to a one of the gateway devices. The gateway device is provided with a relay function for mapping a single input address to a plurality of core network addresses based on a location information of the wireless access device and with at least one co-located decentralized core network functionality. | 06-30-2011 |
20110182213 | Network Node, Network and a Method for Waking Up a Network Node - A network node for connecting a network with a terminal is described, wherein the network node includes a sleep control device. The sleep control device includes a terminal linking device and a network linking device. The terminal linking device is adapted to connect to a terminal, wherein the network linking device is adapted to connect to a network. Furthermore, the network node is adapted to enter a standby mode, wherein the sleep control device is further adapted to switch on the network node on appearing of at least one trigger event of (i) appearing of a predefined signal sequence on the terminal linking device during a monitoring period of a listen cycle or (ii) appearing of a terminal paging signal sequence on the network linking device. The sleep control device is adapted to detect during the monitoring period the predefined signal sequence on the terminal linking device. | 07-28-2011 |
20110190027 | Transmission of a Synchronization Signal within a Cellular Telecommunication Network with Temporarily Increased Transmitting Power - It is described a method for transmitting a synchronization signal within a cellular telecommunication network. The method includes activating a first base station of the cellular telecommunication network, informing at least one second base station, which is a potentially interfering base station with respect to the first base station, about the activation of the first base station, and broadcasting the synchronization signal by the at least one second base station with a temporarily increased transmitting power. It is further described a second base station for transmitting a synchronization signal to another base station of the cellular telecommunication network and a central network element, which is adapted to prompt a base station in order to transmit a synchronization signal. Furthermore, it is described a program element, which is adapted for controlling the described synchronization signal transmitting method. | 08-04-2011 |
20110194493 | Method for Transferring a Base Station of a Wireless Communication Network from a Standby Mode to a Fully Activated Mode - It is described a method for transferring a base station of a wireless communication network from a standby mode to a fully activated mode. The method includes sending an activation signal from a user equipment (UE) to the base station. The method further includes receiving the activation signal by the base station and transferring the base station (BS | 08-11-2011 |
20110195707 | Apparatus, Method and Program Providing a Confidence Estimation of Coverage Hole Detection - Method, apparatus and software configured to detecting a radio coverage hole and providing a confidence information of a detected radio coverage hole. A coverage hole detection signal and confidence information may be received and evaluated, deciding on a potential coverage hole reducing or closing process depending on the evaluation. | 08-11-2011 |
20110195719 | Configuration of Nodes for Local Data Transmission Which are Under an Overlay Wide Area Macro Network Operated on the Same Frequency Layer - At a node for local data transmission which is under an overlay wide area macro network operated on the same frequency layer, conditions of a wide area cell of the overlay wide area macro network are obtained, wherein the wide area cell is measured as a cell with a certain received signal level at a location of the node. Based on the conditions of the wide area cell, an allocation of channels for local area data transmission from the node is set such that interference of the channels for the local area data transmission with allocated wide area channels of the wide area cell is avoided or minimized. | 08-11-2011 |
20110216757 | Apparatus and Method for Decentralized Synchronization - A base station apparatus may be provided, which may include a synchronization device for generating a synchronization measure, wherein the synchronization measure can represent a quality measure of synchronization for the base station apparatus and wherein the base station apparatus may include a sending device for sending the synchronization measure to further devices. | 09-08-2011 |
20110223854 | Data Load Redistribution Within a Relay Enhanced Telecommunication Network - It is described a method for changing the data load distribution within a telecommunication network comprising including a first base station, a second base station and a relay node being connected to the first base station and/or to the second base station. The described method includes (a) establishing for each of a plurality of user equipments a first indirect connection to the first base station via the relay node, (b) establishing in a collective manner for each of the plurality of user equipments a second indirect connection to the second base station via the relay node, and (c) terminating in a collective manner for each of the plurality of user equipments the first indirect connection. It is further described a network element, which is adapted to carry out the above described data load redistribution method, and a computer program, which is adapted for controlling the above described data load redistribution method. | 09-15-2011 |
20110223903 | Apparatus And Method For Synchronization - Embodiments provide a method and apparatus configured to measure a timing difference to at least one neighbouring base station, cell, NodeB, enhanced NodeB, relay and/or relays, evaluate or generate a time control command depending on the measured timing difference, and send the time control command to a serving base station or NodeB or eNB. | 09-15-2011 |
20110250881 | Apparatus, Method, System and Program for Power Control or Power Setting - Embodiments provide an apparatus, method, product and storage medium for controlling or setting a transmit power of a femto cell depending on a received power of at least one neighbouring macro cell. | 10-13-2011 |
20110274072 | Method for Adapting a Downlink Transmit Power of a First Base Station Adapted for Serving a Closed Subscriber Group in the Presence of Second Base Station - Method for adapting a downlink transmit power of a first base station adapted for serving a closed subscriber group. It is described a method for adapting a downlink transmit power of a first base station adapted for serving a closed subscriber group. The method includes scanning a neighborhood of the first base station for a second base station adapted for serving an open subscriber group, wherein the first base station and the second base station use the same carrier frequency, detecting whether the second base station is present within the neighborhood of the first base station, and adapting the downlink transmit power of the first base station depending on the presence of the second base station. It is further described a base station, a computer-readable medium and a program element for carrying out the method. | 11-10-2011 |
20110292799 | Handling of Overloads and Handovers in a Communications Network - The present invention refers to handling of an overload in a communications network and to handling of handovers occurring after the handling of handovers in the communications net work, wherein said communications network is based upon a tree topology providing several levels of nodes in said communications network. According to the present invention, in formation about an overload is provided through several levels of nodes in communications network, starting from the node, with regard to which said overload has occurred, and ending with nodes being located in levels arranged upside the level, in which the overload occurred, and being connected directly or indirectly with the node, with regard to which said overload has occurred. When handling a handover from a cell in a node, which is affected by the overload, the handover will be allowed only if the cell comprises at least one node, which is also affected by the overload. | 12-01-2011 |
20120063417 | Method, Apparatus, and Related Computer Program Product for Load Balancing in a Relay Network - It is disclosed a method (and related apparatus) including deciding a handover of a terminal from a relaying source entity to a relaying target entity based on information related to at least one link between the relaying source and target entities and source and target network access entities. | 03-15-2012 |
20120170478 | Self-Organizing Network Related Power Capacity Status Reporting - Provided is an apparatus, method, system and computer program product directed to a self-organizing network related power capacity status reporting. A threshold value is set and provided for distribution to communication terminals, wherein the threshold value is related to a relative value concerning the availability of remaining power at a communication terminal. Provision of the threshold to the communication terminals is commanded, and a power report from the communication terminals is also commanded, if the relative value concerning the availability of remaining power at a communication terminal is above the threshold value. Eventually, a measurement report of those communication terminals is commanded, which have reported a relative value concerning the availability of remaining power above the threshold value, wherein this commanding includes an instruction to conduct and report measurements related to the self organization of a communication network in which a communication terminal is connected. | 07-05-2012 |
20120176969 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF AN ACCESS POINT IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The present invention relates to apparatuses, method and computer program product for setting the timing of control signal transmission in a communication network access point. The present invention discloses obtaining information on external control signal timing, randomly offsetting internal control signal timing with respect to the external control signal timing, and providing information on the randomly offset internal control signal timing. | 07-12-2012 |
20120178383 | Wake Up Procedure for a Base Station in a Communications Network - A mobile apparatus transmits a message for waking up an apparatus of a communications network in order to achieve access to the communications network. An apparatus of the communications network receives the message, determines whether the apparatus is in a standby mode in which the transmitter is deactivated, and shifts to a wake up mode, in which the transmitter is kept deactivated, for at most an apparatus-specific offset time in response to receipt of the message in case the apparatus is in the standby mode. The apparatus detects whether an acknowledgment message acknowledging that a successful access to the communications network has been achieved based on the message is received in the wake up mode of the apparatus, and the apparatus shifts to an active mode in which the transmitter is activated and provides access to the communications network for the mobile apparatus based on the message using the transmitter in case no acknowledgment message has been received in the wake up mode when the apparatus-specific offset time elapses. Otherwise, the apparatus shifts to the standby mode when the acknowledgement message is received in the wake up mode. The acknowledgment message may be received from the mobile apparatus or from an apparatus of the communications network. | 07-12-2012 |
20120202490 | Method and Apparatus for Determining a Time Interval at an Access Node for Radio Measurements - A method includes determining at least one time interval for an access node of a group of neighboring access nodes. The at least one time interval is one in which said access node has substantially no transmission and one or more other access nodes of said group transmit. The method further includes performing, by said access node, radio measurements in said at least one determined time interval of said one or more other access nodes of said group which transmit and configuring radio resources in dependence on said radio measurements. | 08-09-2012 |
20120214539 | Method and Device for Adjusting an Uplink Transmission Power of a Mobile Terminal - A method and a device are provided for adjusting an uplink transmission power of a mobile terminal towards a local wireless node that is deployed within a wide area wireless network, wherein at least one power control parameter is determined by the local wireless node from at least one cell of the wide area wireless network; and wherein the uplink transmission power of the mobile terminal is set based on the at least one power control parameter. | 08-23-2012 |
20120231792 | Method for Handing Over a User Equipment Connected to a Base Station from the Base Station to a femto Access Point - A method is described for handing over a user equipment connected to a base station from the base station to a femto access point. The method includes initializing a handover from the base station to the femto access point, sending parameters indicating the femto access point from the user equipment to the base station, wherein the parameters include a physical ID parameter and a further parameter based on time measurements, identifying the femto access point by comparing the parameters sent from the user equipment to the base station with a list stored in the base station, wherein the list includes a physical ID parameter, a further parameter based on time measurements and a global ID for a plurality of femto access points, and handing over the user equipment to the identified femto access point. Also described is a base station, a user equipment and a system. | 09-13-2012 |
20130003646 | Method and Device for Data Processing in a Wireless Network - A method and a device for data processing in a wireless network are provided, wherein at least one relay node is served by a base station, wherein load partitioning for the at least one relay node is conducted based on at least one load information message, and wherein the at least one load information message includes information regarding resource blocks and sub-frames. Furthermore, a communication system is suggested including at least one such device. | 01-03-2013 |
20130143580 | Power Consumption Reduction within a Telecommunication Network Operating with Different Radio Access Technologies - A method provides radio access within a specific area of a telecommunication network. The specific area is served by first base station(s) assigned to a first RAT and by second base station(s) assigned to a second RAT. Compared to the second RAT the first RAT is a legacy RAT. The method includes (a) determining the amount of radio data traffic within the specific area, (b) comparing the determined amount with a first radio data traffic capacity, and (c) if the first radio data traffic capacity is larger than the determined amount, transferring the second base station(s) into a predefined operational state, in which the second base station(s) has a reduced electric power consumption, and serving the specific area exclusively by the first base station(s). A first base station and a second base station are adapted to carry out the method. | 06-06-2013 |
20130295926 | Method and Device for Processing Data in Mobile Communication Network - A method and a device for processing data in a mobile communication network are provided, wherein a deployment information is distributed within a coverage area of a wide area system. Furthermore, a communication system is suggested including said device. | 11-07-2013 |
20140080488 | Pathloss-Based Access Node Wake-Up Control - There are provided measures for a pathloss-based access node wake-up control, more specifically a pathloss-based access node wake-up control in a heterogeneous network environment. Such measures exemplarily include a retrieval of an average handover pathloss level between an access node and a neighboring access node, an estimation of an uplink sounding pathloss level between the access node and a terminal, said terminal being connectable to the access node and the neighboring access node, a comparison of the estimated uplink sounding pathloss level and the retrieved average handover pathloss level, and an enabling of a switch-on of the access node from an inactive state in which a transmitter is switched off to an active state in which the transmitter is switched on, when the estimated uplink sounding pathloss level is smaller than the retrieved average handover. | 03-20-2014 |
20140098736 | Decentralizing Core Network Functionalities - The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for providing network access, wherein a connection to a core network is established via a wireless access device ( | 04-10-2014 |
20140304565 | DECODING METHOD - A decoding method for decoding information content in at least one data packet, which is transmitted from a sender to a receiver via a data link. The information is represented by a bit sequence, which is transformed into a transmittable redundancy version. The information is initially transmitted for a first time in a first data packet from the sender to the receiver. The information is represented by a first redundancy version, which is self-decodable. An incorrect receipt is confirmed by sending a confirmation from the receiver to the sender. The information is retransmitted at least a second time in a second data packet from the sender to the receiver upon receipt of the confirmation, wherein, for representation of the information, a second redundancy version is used, the selection of which is performed in dependence on a coding parameter, describing whether the redundancy version is self-decodable or not. | 10-09-2014 |