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20120093011 | Methods, Apparatuses, and Computer Program Products for Prioritizing Uplink Carriers - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for prioritizing uplink carriers. A method may include determining a first pilot channel transmission power level for a first uplink carrier. The method may further include determining a second pilot channel transmission power level for a second uplink carrier. The method may additionally include prioritizing the first and second uplink carriers based at least in part upon the first and second pilot channel transmission power levels. Corresponding computer program products and apparatuses are also provided. | 04-19-2012 |
20120196609 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses for Facilitating Allocation of a Common Resource to a Terminal - Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for facilitating allocation of a common resource to a terminal. A method may include transmitting one or more inbound packet data units including an indication of a category of a terminal and an indication of an identity of the terminal to a network node responsible for managing allocation of a common resource to the terminal. The method may further include receiving an absolute grant of a portion of the common resource to the terminal, wherein the absolute grant is issued by the network node based at least in part upon the transmitted indication of the category of the terminal. Corresponding systems and apparatuses are also provided. | 08-02-2012 |
20130201892 | Discontinuous Reception Across Transmissions on Different Radio Access Technologies - In an embodiment there is established for a user equipment UE a first discontinuous reception DRX period of a first radio access technology RAT using at least one parameter that is common with a second DRX period of a second RAT for the UE. From the perspective of the network, transmission opportunities to the UE using the first RAT are arranged according to the established first DRX period. From the perspective of the UE, reception opportunities at the UE using the first radio access technology are arranged according to the established first DRX period. There may be one access node or two cooperating access nodes serving the UE with the different RATs. In different embodiments the DRX active periods may be purposefully aligned or misaligned. Examples of such a common DRX parameter include DRX cycle, DRX inactivity timer, and DRX on-duration time. | 08-08-2013 |
20140010142 | Cell Selection Depending on MBMS Capability - A method of mobility management in a cellular system includes determining from a first received indication that at least one communication device intends to receive a multimedia broadcast multicast service or is receiving a multimedia broadcast multicast service. The information is sent to the at least one communication device relating to at least one multimedia broadcast multicast service capable cell. The method further includes receiving from the at least one communication device a report including measurement information of the at least one multimedia broadcast multicast service capable cell. The method finally includes initiating selecting at least one cell on at least one carrier for the at least one communication device, the at least one carrier including one or more cells capable of providing a multimedia broadcast multicast service. | 01-09-2014 |
20140241202 | Radio Measurements in Cell_FACH - It is provided an apparatus, including flag detecting means adapted to detect a received flag; state detecting means adapted to detect if the apparatus communicates in a forward access channel state; measuring means adapted to perform, if the apparatus communicates in the forward access channel state, a measurement only if the flag is detected, wherein the measurement is radio related. | 08-28-2014 |
20150016366 | Method and Apparatus - A method includes determining in a network node that a first channel is to be established between an access node and a user equipment. The first channel including one of an uplink or downlink and being provided between said access node and said user equipment. The first channel provides information for controlling a data channel which is the other of said uplink and downlink and provided between said access node and said user equipment. The data channel is such said user equipment is provided with always on connectivity. The method also includes providing information to said access node to cause said first channel to be established responsive to said determination. | 01-15-2015 |
20150016431 | Method and Apparatus for Determining the Transmission Time Interval Length - A method includes receiving information on a requested transmission time interval length for use by a user equipment, determining if said requested transmission time interval length can be used, and if not causing a different transmission time interval length to be used by said user equipment. | 01-15-2015 |
20150029920 | Power Saving UL DTX and DL DRX Techniques for Multi-Flow Operation in HSPA - An apparatus includes multi-flow communicating means adapted to perform a communication with a UE including a portion of a multi-flow communication to the UE; evaluating means adapted to evaluate the communication with the UE; and providing means adapted to provide a DTX/DRX information based on the evaluation. The DTX/DRX information is related to at least one of a discontinuous transmission state and a discontinuous reception state of the UE. The instructing means is adapted to instruct the multi-flow communicating means to send DTX/DRX activation request with respect to the at least one of the discontinuous transmission state and the discontinuous reception state according to the DTX/DRX information to the UE. The storing means is adapted to store a status information, wherein the status information includes the at least one of the discontinuous transmission state and the discontinuous reception state corresponding to the instruction by the instructing means. | 01-29-2015 |
20150043542 | Method and Apparatus for Reporting Reference Information with Respect to Multiple Carriers or Multiple Cells - A method includes causing first reference information associated with a first cell or carrier and second reference information associated with a second cell or carrier to be sent to a first destination in a first time interval and causing at least third reference information associated with a third cell or carrier to be sent to a second destination in a different time interval. | 02-12-2015 |
20150085657 | Data Transmission Mechanism with Improved Robustness Using Multiflow Connection - There is provided a mechanism for conducting data transmission from a network management entity of communication network control element to a terminal or UE with improved robustness. After a multiflow connection for data units via at least one network transceiver device and via at least two different paths is set up towards a terminal, selection criteria are applied so as to decide which data units are sent on which transmission path. Specifically, dependent on the applied selection criteria, data units of specific data are selected to be subjected either to bicasting each selected data unit using the at least two paths, or to dynamic flow switching so as to transmit each selected data unit using one of the at least two paths and wherein each selected data unit can be in dependently chosen to be transmitted over either of the at least two paths. | 03-26-2015 |