Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120113982 | Systems, Methods, And Apparatuses For Handling A Legacy Circuit Switched Communication - Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for handling a legacy circuit switched communication. A method may include receiving a service request message at a network node on a packet switched network that does not support circuit switched fallback. The method may additionally include determining that the service request message includes a request for establishment of a communication requiring a circuit switched connection and having a user equipment connected to the packet switched network as an end point of the communication. The method may further include releasing the connection between the user equipment and the packet switched network in response to the determination. Corresponding systems and apparatuses are also provided. | 05-10-2012 |
20120127957 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses for Facilitating a Circuit Switched Connection - Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for facilitating a circuit switched connection. A method may include receiving redirection information broadcast by a network node on a packet switched network. The redirection information may include information about a circuit switched capable cell to facilitate a circuit switched connection. The method may additionally include determining that a user equipment is an end point for a communication requiring a circuit switched connection. The method may further include establishing a connection with the circuit switched capable cell based at least in part upon the redirection information. Corresponding least in part upon the edirection information provided. | 05-24-2012 |
20130084849 | MOBILITY ENHANCEMENT FOR FAST MOVING USER EQUIPMENT IN A HETEROGENOUS NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - Relative sizes of neighbor cells are identified, and measurement reporting of the neighbor cells is differentiated in dependence on at least the relative size. In one embodiment the relative sizes are identified by a frequency layer and/or physical cell identity sent by a serving cell. The differentiated reporting may be implemented by using different values, based on the relative sizes, of a measurement or reporting parameter or a scaling factor (such as T | 04-04-2013 |
20130195033 | Apparatus and Method for Optimization of Access Stratum Bearer Signaling in Radio Resource Control Connection Establishment - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed that comprises receiving at a network element a request message from a user equipment to establish a connection with the user equipment, and in response to the received request message, generating a reply message including an access stratum bearer information without contacting another network element. | 08-01-2013 |
20130303215 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING IN-DEVICE CO-EXISTENCE SIGNALING - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, method and computer storage product are disclosed which compose a report at an apparatus having at least one network radio and at least one other radio, the report comprising in-device coexistence related information that combines information descriptive of potential and on-going interference to the at least one other radio as two orthogonal components comprised of power domain information and time domain information and transmit the report to a network station with which the apparatus communicates using the at least one network radio. | 11-14-2013 |
20140024357 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CELL TYPE SPECIFIC MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION - Various methods for providing cell type specific measurement configuration are provided. One example method may include receiving configuration data comprising an indication of one or more events configured to trigger a report. The configuration data may comprise an indication of one or more cells associated with the one or more events. The method of this example embodiment may further include providing for transmission of a report, wherein the report is provided for transmission in response to an occurrence of at least one of the one or more events associated with at least one of the one or more cells. Similar and related example methods, example apparatuses, and example computer program products are also provided. | 01-23-2014 |
20140056134 | Method and Apparatus to Reduce Signaling overhead in the Presence of Network Over-Load Condition - A method includes, in response to receiving an overload start indication from a network node, composing and sending first signaling to at least one user equipment to indicate that an overload condition exists for the network node and, in response to receiving an overload end indication from the network node, composing and sending second signaling to the at least one user equipment to indicate that the overload condition no longer exists. A further method includes receiving at a user equipment first signaling from a network access node that indicates that an overload condition exists for a network node and abstaining from making a network access attempt until receiving second signaling from the network access node that indicates that the overload condition no longer exists for the network node. Corresponding apparatus and computer programs are also disclosed. | 02-27-2014 |
20140068307 | ENHANCED POWER SAVING OPTIMIZED CONFIGURATION HANDLING - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for power savings. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include sending, by a user equipment, an indication to a network, wherein the indication represents whether there is a preference for power savings at the user equipment; and performing, at the user equipment when the indication is sent, one or more actions to implement power savings at the user equipment. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 03-06-2014 |
20140078885 | PRE-CONFIGURED REDIRECTION INFORMATION - A method includes receiving information to be used in response to failure, while a UE is in a connected state with a network, of a network connection between the user equipment and a current cell. The received information is to be used by the UE to search for another cell to reestablish the network connection. In response to the failure, searching, based on the received information, for another cell to reestablish the network connection. Another method includes determining, in a network, information to be used by a UE in response to failure of a network connection between the UE and a current cell. The information is to be used by the UE in response to the failure occurring while the UE is in a connected state with the network and to be used to search for another cell to reestablish the network connection. Apparatus and program products are disclosed. | 03-20-2014 |
20140099969 | DEDICATED BARRING AND ESCAPE COMMAND - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method includes receiving a connection request in uplink signaling from a user equipment, the user equipment being located in a cell; making a determination whether the user equipment can be connected and, if it is determined that the user equipment cannot be connected, informing the user equipment by downlink signaling, as a response to the connection request, that the user equipment cannot be connected. The downlink signaling includes information that indicates that the user equipment should de-prioritize a current carrier frequency or current radio access technology, and can further include a timer value to indicate a period of time for which the current carrier frequency or current radio access technology is to be de-prioritized. The method can be executed by an evolved NodeB (eNB) of an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN). | 04-10-2014 |
20140120921 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING AN OPTIMIZED HANDOVER PREPARATION AND EXECUTION OPERATION - An apparatus for minimizing the recovery time of connecting to a network may include a processor and memory storing executable computer code causing the apparatus to at least perform operations including receiving a message including a preparatory handover command indicating one or more candidate target cells for handover and data indicating that the candidate target cells are selectable for handover in response to a future detection of one or more handover conditions. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to initiate a selection of one of the candidate target cells for handover of an apparatus in response to detection of at least one of the handover conditions. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to enable handover of the apparatus to the selected candidate target cell. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided. | 05-01-2014 |
20140171125 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED SIGNALING - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising a receiver configured to receive a measurement instruction comprising an indication of a first frequency, and at least one processing core configured to suppress causing sending of a proximity indication relating to a closed subscriber group cell operating substantially on at least the first frequency. In some embodiments, sending of redundant proximity indications may thus be avoided. | 06-19-2014 |
20140213253 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL CELL IDENTIFICATION SPLIT HANDLING - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for deleting and/or not utilizing a PCI/PSC split in instances in which the PCI/PSC split may no longer be valid in a current location. An example method may include determining whether a current physical cell id (PCI) split is configured to camp on a selected cell. The method 5 may further include causing the current PCI split to not be utilized in an instance in which the PCI split is not configured to camp on the selected cell. | 07-31-2014 |
20140293857 | Method and apparatus for managing terminals - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one memory configured to store an identity of a terminal, at least one processing core configured to use a terminal-specific inactivity timer value and to associate the terminal-specific inactivity timer value with the identity to provide terminal- or user-specific inactivity timers to manage state transitions in mobiles. | 10-02-2014 |
20140295840 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING AN IMPROVED HAND OVER OPERATION - An apparatus for providing management of measurement and/or failure reporting may include a processor and memory storing executable computer code causing the apparatus to at least perform operations including receiving a hand over command message, from a source cell, indicating an identity of a target cell in response to a decision to hand over the apparatus from the source cell to the target cell. The at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to enable provision of at least one generated report to the target cell. The provision of the at least one generated report to the target cell is based at least in part on analyzing data associated with the identity of the target cell. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided. | 10-02-2014 |
20140295905 | Switching Cells On And Off On A Need Basis In A Wireless Communications Systems - A method includes detecting that at least one trigger condition is satisfied in a mobile station and, in response, transmitting a message requesting that a base station be turned on. The use of the method, as well as corresponding apparatus and computer programs, serves to optimize energy consumption efficiency of wireless communications networks and systems, and contributes to green approaches to network operation. | 10-02-2014 |
20140334369 | RADIO USAGE OPTIMIZATION WITH INTERMITTENT TRAFFIC - In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform a method of determining assistance information associated with intermittent background traffic of at least one of applications and services running on user equipment, and sending said assistance information towards a serving network element. Further, in accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform a method of receiving signaling at a user equipment from a radio access network, the signaling indicating an interval when the user equipment can at least one of transmit and receive intermittent background traffic associated with at least one of applications and services miming on the user equipment, and performing an access from an idle state at the indicated interval. | 11-13-2014 |
20140341017 | DIFFERENTIATION OF TRAFFIC FLOWS FOR UPLINK TRANSMISSION - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receive at least one traffic flow; receive at least one quality of service indication associated with the at least one traffic flow; create binding of the received at least one quality of service indication and information associated with the received at least one traffic flow; and assign a quality of service indication to a data packet for transmission based at least in part on the created binding. | 11-20-2014 |
20140341148 | BEARER CONFIGURATION FOR BACKGROUND TRAFFIC - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for configuring bearers for background traffic. In some exemplary embodiments, there is provided a method. The method may include processing parameters defining at least a first bearer and a second bearer, the first bearer and the second bearer established for a service at a processor; sending, based on at least the first bearer, traffic generated by the service, when at least one of the service and the processor is not in a background mode; and sending, based on at least the second bearer, background traffic generated by the service, when at least one of the service and the processor is in the background mode. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 11-20-2014 |
20140348107 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPLINK COMMUNICATION - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus, comprising a transmitter configured to transmit uplink control information, at least one processing core configured to control the transmission of uplink control information, wherein the at least one processing core is configured to suppress the transmission responsive to an absence of user data transmission, wherein the suppression occurs while a connection is being maintained in an active state. The uplink control information may comprise, for example, a channel quality indicator CQI and/or a sounding reference signal, SRS. | 11-27-2014 |
20140357298 | TESTING OF LOCATION INFORMATION SIGNALING RELATED TO MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE TESTS AND CONFORMANCE TESTS - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for testing of wireless devices. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a user equipment, location information provided by a network node ( | 12-04-2014 |
20140362717 | Method and apparatus for handovers - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising at least one processing core configured to determine a handover failure at the apparatus, the at least one processing core being further configured to compile information relating to the handover failure, the information comprising information on discontinuous reception, DRX, at the apparatus, the at least one processing core being further configured to cause a transmitter comprised in the apparatus to transmit the information relating to the handover failure toward a radio-access network. The information may be comprised in a handover failure report. | 12-11-2014 |
20150016381 | RE-SELECTION OPTIMIZATION FOR PACKET AND CIRCUIT SWITCHED CONNECTIONS - A user equipment UE determines from downlink signaling at least two different types of priority information for at least a first and a second cell. These cells operate simultaneously in a same area with different radio access technologies RATs (inter-RAT neighbors) and/or with different carrier frequencies (inter-frequency neighbors). The UE checks a characteristic of data that is to be wirelessly exchanged, and selects between those cells for establishing a wireless connection, based on which of those types of priority information correspond to that characteristic of the data. In the examples the different types of priority information are circuit switched CS and packet switched PS. The characteristic the UE checks for the data may be: CS voice call or PS data; volume; latency tolerance; active or background mode; and minimum QoS; to name a few. The downlink signaling may be broadcast or a page. | 01-15-2015 |
20150017968 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING INFORMATION REGARDING MULTIPLE SUBSCRIPTIONS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in which the network is informed of a device supporting multiple subscriptions as well as other information related to the operation of the mobile terminal having the multiple subscriptions. In this regard, a network entity is caused to be informed that a mobile terminal supports a plurality of subscriptions. The method may also cause information regarding the networks capable of being monitored by the mobile terminal to be provided to the network entity. | 01-15-2015 |
20150017986 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OVERLAPPING FREQUENCY BAND ENHANCEMENT - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: receive a neighbor cell list for a primary frequency band; and evaluate one or more available secondary frequency bands based on the neighbor cell list for the primary frequency band for reselection. | 01-15-2015 |
20150017998 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING CONDITION UNDER WHICH NETWORK ASSISTANCE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing computer program code with the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least to: determine whether criteria that defines at least one condition under which assistance information is to be provided to a network has been satisfied; and cause the assistance information to be provided to the network in an instance in which the criteria has been satisfied. | 01-15-2015 |
20150030001 | UE REPORTING OF MOBILITY INFORMATION USEFUL FOR OPTIMIZING UE PARAMETER SETTINGS - A method includes determining that reporting of user equipment mobility information is to be performed. The method further includes reporting, responsive to the determining, the user equipment mobility information, the user equipment mobility information concerning at least a time period in one or both of an idle state or a connected state since a transition by the user equipment to a cell, or since a transition by the user equipment to or from a connected state with a cell, Apparatus, systems, computer programs, and computer program products are also disclosed. | 01-29-2015 |
20150043363 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO REDUCE INTERFERENCE BETWEEN DISPARATE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - Embodiments include a method and apparatus configured to reduce interference. The method includes determining, by a user equipment, active and inactive subframes of a plurality of subframes associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication. The method then includes performing relative signal quality measurements on the inactive subframes, and providing, to a base station, a relative signal quality measurement report based on the relative signal quality measurements performed on the inactive subframes. | 02-12-2015 |
20150045029 | Method and Apparatus Providing Data Offloading and Carrier Aggregation Associated Measurement Reporting - An exemplary method includes operating a user equipment in a macro cell and selectively, based on at least one criterion, at least one of measuring or not measuring a small cell located within the macro cell, and transmitting or not transmitting a measurement report for the small cell to a wireless network. The use of embodiments of this invention enables intelligent decisions to be made in a heterogeneous network (HetNet) at least with respect to the use of small cells for data offloading purposes. Another exemplary method includes operating a user equipment with at least one component carrier and, responsive to at least one criterion, selectively at least one of performing measuring or not performing measuring of a component carrier other than a component carrier with which the user equipment is currently operating, and transmitting or not transmitting a measurement report for a measured component carrier to a wireless network. | 02-12-2015 |
20150056998 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED MULTI SUBSCRIPTION OPERATION - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in which the network is informed of a connection break with a device having multiple SIMs. In this regard, from the perspective of the device, information regarding a connection break with the device is provided to a network entity associated with a first network, the device communicating with the first network via a first subscription. The method may also cause the connection break to be initiated and causing another connection to be established with the device via a second subscription. From the perspective of the network, a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in which the network receives information regarding the connection break and, based on the information, performs one or more network optimization actions. | 02-26-2015 |
20150079991 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE TERMINAL CONNECTED MODE MOBILITY - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises determining measurement reporting trigger conditions of at least one of a configured cell, a configured frequency or a configured radio access technology; determining whether a threshold has been met based on the measurement reporting trigger conditions with respect to the at least one of the configured cell, the configured frequency or the configured radio access technology; and causing a handover to a candidate cell in an instance in which a threshold is satisfied. Related apparatus and computer program product are also described. | 03-19-2015 |
20150119044 | USER EQUIPMENT MOBILITY INFORMATION - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for providing mobility information to the network. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include determining mobility information representative of a mobility of a user equipment during an idle state and a connected state of the user equipment ( | 04-30-2015 |
20150126147 | ENHANCED CONTROL OF SERVICES - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for control of service. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at an application client at the user equipment, access control information, wherein the access control information indicates whether access to a network is allowed; and determining, at the application client, whether to allow a call attempt by the user equipment based on at least the received access control information. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 05-07-2015 |
20150181523 | ENHANCED POWER SAVING OPTIMIZED CONFIGURATION HANDLING - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for power savings. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include sending, by a user equipment ( | 06-25-2015 |
20150189492 | SIGNALING DETAILS OF USER EQUIPMENT MOBILITY INFORMATION RELATED TO IDLE AND CONNECTED MODE - Optimized procedures and signaling for the reporting of mobility information may benefit various communication systems. For example, communication systems of the third generation partnership project (3GPP) may benefit from signaling details of user equipment (UE) mobility information related to idle and connected mode. For example, a method can include determining that a cell global identification is missing for a cell to be reported in a cell history report. The method can also include reporting the cell to a network as missing any cell global identification. | 07-02-2015 |
20150208197 | USER-PLANE (SUPL) BASED POSITIONING METHOD FOR MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE TEST (MDT) IN MOBILE NETWORKS - In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include activating, at the user equipment, positioning based on a start command received from a user plane agent via a user plane connection, wherein the start command activates positioning at the user equipment in order to provide positioning information for a minimization of drive testing processing; and sending, by the user equipment, at least one of a minimization of drive testing report and the positioning information. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 07-23-2015 |
20150208228 | MOBILITY STATE ESTIMATE (MSE) OR MOBILITY HISTORY INFORMATION REPORTING - Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for an optimized procedure, signaling, and configuration for the reporting of a mobility state estimate (MSE) and/or mobility history information are provided. One method may include reporting, by a user device, mobility information to an associated network, and indicating one or more time periods during which the user device has been out of service coverage of the network. | 07-23-2015 |
20150208264 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTING MINIMISATION OF DRIVE TESTING REPORTS TO OPERATIONAL MODE OF USER EQUIPMENT USING ASSISTANCE INFORMATION - In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include sending, by a user equipment, a minimization of drive testing report to a network; and sending, by the user equipment, assistance information to the network for a minimization of drive testing function at the network, wherein the assistance information includes at least one of a mobility information and a user equipment indication representative of a preference for power saving at the user equipment. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 07-23-2015 |
20150223166 | POWER PREFERENCE INDICATOR TIMER - In accordance with the exemplary embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and an apparatus to perform operations including starting, by a device of a communications network, a timer in response to a radio resource control message, where a power preference indication message is not sent by the device for at least a duration of the timer. | 08-06-2015 |
20150257163 | SECONDARY CELL ACTIVATION DELAY INDICATION - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for secondary cells configured for carrier aggregation. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a user equipment, an indication from a network to activate a secondary cell configured for carrier aggregation, the indication comprising at least one of a secondary cell activation command or a secondary cell configuration; and sending, by the user equipment, at least one of a secondary cell activation time or a secondary cell activation delay to the network. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 09-10-2015 |
20150257195 | LIMITING RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL CONNECTION REESTABLISHMENT - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for limiting connection setup after a failure. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include disconnecting, at a user equipment, a first radio resource control connection due to a failure; and determining, based on a state of at least one of the user equipment or an application included at the user equipment, whether to inhibit, after the failure, a connection setup by the user equipment. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 09-10-2015 |
20150271698 | Method, Apparatus, And Computer Program Product For Facilitating Load Based Changes Of Data Offloading Thresholds - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided to facilitate load based changes in data offloading thresholds. In the context of a method, the method includes causing measurement of a reference signal received power of a serving cell in the first network to be performed; causing measurement of a reference signal received quality of a serving cell in the first network to be performed; and causing one or more network metrics for a second network to be acquired. The method further includes determining, by a processor, whether the measured reference signal received quality is lower than a reference signal received quality threshold; determining, by the processor, whether the measured reference signal received power is lower than a reference signal received power threshold; and in the case where the measured reference signal received quality is lower than the reference signal received quality threshold: cause the reference signal received power threshold to be adjusted; determine whether each of the acquired network metrics for the second network meet an associated network metric condition; and if all the associated network metric conditions are met, data offloading can be performed from the first network to the second network; and in the case where the measured reference signal received power is lower than the reference signal received power threshold: cause the reference signal received quality threshold to be adjusted; determine whether each of the acquired network metrics for the second network meet an associated network metric condition; and if all the associated network metric conditions are met, data offloading can be performed from the first network to the second network. A corresponding apparatus and a computer program product are also provided. | 09-24-2015 |
20150271722 | Handover to Cell Supporting Multiple Frequency Bands - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for handover to cell supporting multiple frequency bands are provided. One method comprises indicating, by a UE, supported bands to a serving eNB, and indicating to the serving eNB that the UE can be handed over to any band overlapping with the supported bands. The method may also include receiving the EARFCN of a target eNB from the serving eNB, and connecting to the target eNB regardless of whether the EARFCN corresponds to any band indicated by the target eNB as being supported and/or regardless of whether the EARFCN is equal to an EARFCN indicated as being used by the target eNB. The indicating may further include indicating to the serving eNB that the UE will not autonomously terminate connection with a target cell if the target eNB does not transmit in any of the indicated supported bands. | 09-24-2015 |
20150282241 | RE-ATTACHING TO THE NETWORK AFTER RECEPTION OF A SERVICE REJECT AT A USER EQUIPMENT IN RESPONSE TO A SERVICE REQUEST - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for delaying a service request. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a user equipment, a message including a service rejection sent by a network; starting a timeout period in response to the received message including the service rejection; and waiting to send an attach request to the network until at least one of a radio resource control connection release is received from the network or the timeout period expires. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 10-01-2015 |
20150289180 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING INFORMATION IN A NETWORK - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus, comprising at least one processing core configured to determine that information associated with the apparatus, stored in the apparatus, has changed, a receiver configured to receive a handover instruction instructing the apparatus to handover to a second base station, the at least one processing core being configured to cause the transmitter to inform the second base station of the changed information, wherein the at least one processing core is configured to perform the informing only if at most a predefined length of time elapses between the determination and associating with the second base station. The information may comprise preference or status information, for example. | 10-08-2015 |
20150296363 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING A NETWORK ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION - Various methods for selecting a network access subscription are provided. One example method includes receiving a request to participate in a communications session, determining that at least two subscriptions for network access are available, determining tariffs for one or more connection types that are available through each subscription, 5 determining cost factors for each connection type of the at least two subscriptions based on the tariffs, and selecting a target subscription and a target connection type for use in satisfying the request based on the cost factors. Similar and related example methods and example apparatuses are also provided. | 10-15-2015 |
20150296456 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are therefore in order to enable efficient management of multiple communication channels. In this regard, the method, apparatus, and computer program product may utilize a user equipment (UE) ( | 10-15-2015 |
20150319655 | HANDLING OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF THRESHOLDS IN MEASUREMENT REPORTING - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for handling different types of triggering quantities for a measurement reporting event such that user equipment behavior is predictable. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 11-05-2015 |
20150319667 | EFFICIENT MEASUREMENT REPORTING BY A USER EQUIPMENT (UE) - A method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory) for efficient measurement reporting by UEs to provide, for example, lower UE power consumption, efficient use of network resources, small cell ottloading, etc., in wireless networks such as LTE/LTE-A systems that can be also applied in inter-system cases such as a mix of UTRAN and E-UTRAN as one non-limiting example is presented. The UE performs measurements and event evaluation as in conventional LTE/LTE-A systems, but for certain cells/carriers an event triggered measurement report, which conventionally would be transmitted when time-to-trigger (TTT) expires (see details e.g. in 3GPP TS 36.331), is not transmitted but regarded as buffered (e.g., in a memory or buffered memory of the UE) as a candidate measurement report, when a predefined criterion is not met. This predefined criterion is e.g. a need at the UE to request network resources for uplink transmission by the UE. Thus, a UE being in connected mode but not actively transmitting data, will not report measurements resulting in likely handovers. | 11-05-2015 |
20150365888 | Method and apparatus for distributing load - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus, comprising a receiver configured to receive a first distribution factor relating to using a first access, at least one processing core configured to determine, using a probabilistic procedure, based at least in part on the first distribution factor, whether the apparatus is to use the first access, and wherein the at least one processing core is configured to, based on a result of the determination, select an access and to cause the apparatus to use to the selected access. | 12-17-2015 |
20160044586 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR HANDLING OVERLAPPING INTERWORKING INFORMATION - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for interworking. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include receiving interworking information, wherein the interworking information comprises at least one rule associated with network access; and receiving information from a network, wherein the information describes how to use the at least one rule associated with network access. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 02-11-2016 |
20160044654 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING UPLINK TRANSMISSIONS - Various methods are provided for reducing uplink transmissions. One example method may comprise causing operation of use equipment in a uplink synchronized state, wherein updates are received periodically in a on duration period, on duration periods are related to discontinuous reception (DRX) short cycle timer, receiving instruction to disable uplink transmission during one or more on duration periods related to short cycle timer of DRX, and causing disablement of uplink transmission in accordance with instruction. | 02-11-2016 |
20160057680 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERWORKING OPTIMIZATION IN CONNECTION WITH CELLULAR HANDOVER - One embodiment is directed to a method comprising receiving and storing a set of cellular network and unlicensed frequency network interworking parameters from a cellular source cell; offloading data traffic from the cellular source cell to an unlicensed frequency network based on the stored set of interworking parameters; receiving a handover command including a second set of cellular network and unlicensed frequency network interworking parameters; checking whether information regarding unlicensed frequency network has been received from a cellular target cell; and if the information regarding unlicensed frequency network has not been received, determining whether to use the second set of cellular network and unlicensed frequency network interworking parameters after the handover. | 02-25-2016 |
20160057688 | HANDLING UPLINK/DOWNLINK IMBALANCE - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for internetworking. In some example embodiments, there is provided a method. The method may include detecting, by a user equipment camped on a cell, a non-responsive base station with respect to a random access procedure performed by the user equipment; and enabling the user equipment to search for another cell, rather than remaining camped on the cell. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 02-25-2016 |
20160073294 | PROVIDING WIFI RADIO AVAILABILITY INFORMATION - Certain embodiments generally relate to WiFi radio availability information, such as, but not limited to methods, apparatuses, and systems for providing WiFi radio availability information for WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)/ | 03-10-2016 |
20160073442 | MOBILITY HANDLING FOR DUAL CONNECTIVITY - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for dual connectivity. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include detecting, at a user equipment configured for dual connectivity to a secondary cell and a primary cell, a radio link failure with the secondary cell; and reporting, in response to the detected radio link failure, an indication of the radio link failure with the secondary cell, wherein the user equipment maintains connectivity with the primary cell despite the radio link failure with the secondary cell. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 03-10-2016 |
20160119791 | NETWORK SHARING FOR LTE-U/LAA CELLS OPERATING ON UNLICENSED SPECTRUM - Various communication devices may benefit from network sharing. For example, network sharing may be beneficial for long term evolution on unlicensed band (LTE-U) and/or licensed-assisted access (LAA) cells operating on an unlicensed spectrum according to the third generation partnership project. Further, LTE enhancements may be implemented for LAA to unlicensed spectrum, including LTE-U. A method may include preparing information related to a carrier and/or cell operating on a non-licensed spectrum. The method may also include providing, from a network element operating on a licensed spectrum to a user equipment, the information related to the carrier and/or cell operating on the non-licensed spectrum. | 04-28-2016 |