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20080225787 | Resource allocation method and system - There is provided a communication system, comprising a network infrastructure comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit signaling information to user terminals, the signaling information being related to the allocation of the plurality of sub-carriers at a common frequency band used for data transmission between the multiple user terminals and a network infrastructure; a processor configured to divide the common frequency band into two suppression bands at the edge zones of the common frequency band and to provide a safe band between the two suppression bands, the two suppression bands including sub-carriers having a predetermined amount of decreased channel estimation accuracy compared with the other sub-carriers of the common frequency band; and a processor configured to allocate signaling information, related to the allocation of at least one sub-carrier to a user terminal having an expected signal to interference-plus-noise ratio at a predetermined level, to at least one sub-carrier included in the safe band. | 09-18-2008 |
20090042578 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND RADIO NETWORK CONTROLLER - A method and system are disclosed for controlling radio communications between a terminal (MS, TE) and a communications system (CN, GRAN). A communications connection between the system and the terminal is established by an active radio network controller (RNC) and an active base station (BS). In one embodiment, data communications within the communications connection is directed to the active radio controller by a second radio network controller. | 02-12-2009 |
20100182968 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ALLOCATION OF COMMUNICATION RESOURCES - It is disclosed a method comprising generating position-related indication information indicating a positional relation between communication resource update information and communication resource information, including the generated position-related indication information into communication resource allocation information, and transmitting the communication resource information, the communication resource allocation information being a portion of the communication resource information. There is further disclosed a method comprising receiving transmitted communication resource information comprising both communication resource allocation information and position-related indication information indicating a positional relation between communication resource update information and communication resource information, retrieving the communication resource allocation information from the communication resource information based on the position-related indication information, transceiving signals based on the communication resource allocation information using an allocated communication resource, and updating the communication resource based on the communication resource update information. | 07-22-2010 |
20100268775 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING AN INDICATION OF DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION AVAILABILITY - An apparatus for providing an indication of device to device communication capability may include a processor and a memory storing executable instructions. In response to execution of the instructions by the processor, the apparatus may perform at least receiving an indication with respect to status of an application or a request by the application, determining availability of a device to device connection associated with peer communication, and providing a notification to the application indicative of the availability of the device to device connection to the peer. A corresponding method and computer program product are also provided. | 10-21-2010 |
20100311450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CARRIER INDICATION AND CARRIER SENSING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - An approach is provided for carrier indication and carrier sensing. Interference information relating to radio interface with one or more neighboring nodes is generated. The interference information is transmitted over a designated channel to the one or more neighboring nodes. | 12-09-2010 |
20110106952 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING COORDINATION OF DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION - An apparatus for providing coordination of device to device communication may include a processor. The processor is configured to communicate a request for a resource allocation to a network communication node ( | 05-05-2011 |
20110317571 | Method and Apparatus for Data Offloading - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises receiving data dependent offloading parameters at a mobile device, measuring data amount usage of the mobile device, comparing the measured data amount usage to the received data dependent offloading parameters, and determining whether to attempt offloading of data from the mobile device to a complementary network based on the comparison. | 12-29-2011 |
20120087279 | Encapsulation of Higher-Layer Control Messages for Local Area Network Support into a Wide Area Network Protocol - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for integration of a wireless local area network and a wide area cellular network. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include the support node receiving, from a first node, a message including a request for information representative of a configuration of a wireless local area network accessible by the first node. The method may also include providing, in response to the received message, the information representative of the configuration of the wireless local area network. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 04-12-2012 |
20130142129 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COEXISTENCE MANAGEMENT - Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to provide a wireless device with suitable operating parameters for wireless resource sharing with heterogeneous wireless networks to enable coexistence of secondary networks in a shared band environment. An example embodiment includes a method, comprising: receiving a request from a wireless network, requesting device management information for coexistence within an unassigned frequency band with zero or more neighboring wireless networks of the wireless network; and providing the requested device management information for the wireless network, based on at least location of the wireless network, the device management information including at least allowed frequency and transmission power. | 06-06-2013 |
20130203429 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING SCHEDULED TRANSMISSION - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a processor configured to determine whether a scheduled transmission is to be initiated in a frequency band in which at least one device uses contention based communication and a transmitter configured to transmit a reservation message to release a resource from the contention based communication in response to a determination that the scheduled transmission is to be initiated. | 08-08-2013 |
20130230011 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTION OF A GATEWAY OF A LOCAL AREA NETWORK - A provided apparatus is caused to direct establishment of a connection of the apparatus with a core network via a wide area radio access network (RAN), where the core network is coupled to an external network. The apparatus is also caused to select or receive selection of a local area network that is coupled to the same or different external network via one or more local gateways (L-GWs). The apparatus is caused to request selection of a L-GW of the one or more L-GWs from the core network via the wide area RAN, and in response, receive an identity of a selected L-GW. Further, the apparatus is caused to direct contact with the selected L-GW based on the identity, and establishment of a connection of the apparatus with the selected L-GW. The apparatus may thereby be connected to the external network via the local area network and selected L-GW. | 09-05-2013 |
20130258900 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATING VIA A GATEWAY - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a user equipment establishes a connection to a local area network, transmits information relating to the local area network to a gateway selection function, the gateway selection function determines whether a method to configure the local area network can be obtained, and the gateway selection function configures the local area network and local route parameters in the user equipment either via the local area network or via a cellular network. | 10-03-2013 |
20130344883 | CONFIGURING CELLULAR CONNECTIVITY - A method, apparatus, and computer program for configuring a terminal device of a cellular system to propose aggregation of unlicensed frequencies for the use of the terminal device. A network element receiving the proposal processes the proposal and configures the aggregation of the unlicensed frequencies. | 12-26-2013 |
20140038552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPECTRUM USE - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for facilitating charging in cognitive radio systems. The apparatus is configured to receive a data structure comprising accounting information, to obtain price information relating to the accounting information and to derive charging information and to send the charging information to a network. In some embodiments the apparatus is further configured to derive a revenue distribution scheme. | 02-06-2014 |
20140369198 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ROUTE PACKET FLOWS OVER TWO TRANSPORT RADIOS - A method includes receiving packets of a flow at a packet data convergence protocol layer; and based on at least one criterion, routing the flow to one or both of at least one cellular transport radio and a wireless local area network transport radio. Another method includes receiving at a packet data network gateway from an S 1 interface a dynamic host configuration protocol request for a station; one of creating an internet protocol configuration for the station or generating another dynamic host configuration protocol request to a dynamic host configuration protocol server to obtain the internet protocol configuration; and delivering the internet protocol configuration to the station. Apparatus for performing the methods are also disclosed, as are computer-readable program storage devices. | 12-18-2014 |
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20090213765 | Terminal having a variable duplex capability - A cellular telecommunications terminal having a full-duplex mode of operation and a half-duplex mode of operation, including a first cellular transmitter and a first cellular receiver operable, when the terminal is in the full-duplex mode, to transmit and receive at the same time and operable, when the terminal is in the half-duplex mode, to transmit and receive at different times and not at the same time; and a switching control for changing the mode of operation of the terminal while operating in the full-duplex mode from the full-duplex mode to the half-duplex mode. | 08-27-2009 |
20090232066 | Apparatus, methods, and computer program products providing improved flexible resource usage - In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, an apparatus includes: a transmitter configured to send an advertisement message having communication information for an access point; and a receiver configured to receive a flexible use message indicative of how the access point may utilize at least a portion of a shared communication resource. In another exemplary embodiment of the invention, an apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive an advertisement message having communication information for an access point; and a transmitter configured to transmit to the access point a flexible use message indicative of how the access point may utilize at least a portion of a shared communication resource. | 09-17-2009 |
20090305711 | Discontinuous Transmission/Reception in a Communications System - Allocation information is transmitted in a communications system in accordance with at least one allocation rule for indicating allocation of sets of transmission resources to communications devices. The at least one allocation rule is defined for associating sequences of sets of transmission resources with communications devices, and a communications device monitors allocation information of sets of transmission resources associated with it. Communications devices are informed of their respective allocation rules. Transmission resources for the communications devices are allocated based at least on said allocation rules. | 12-10-2009 |
20100009675 | Setup of device-to-device connection - Disclosed are apparatus, methods and computer programs to establish device-to-device communications in a wireless network. A method includes sending an initiation message from a first device to initiate device-to-device communication with a second device; receiving a message indicating a request for setting up radio resources for device-to-device communication; sending a message to the second device, the message including a request to set up resources for device-to-device communication and, in response to establishing device-to-device communication with the second device using the resources, sending an acknowledgment that device-to-device communication is established. | 01-14-2010 |
20100011110 | Mobile terminal to media server connection apparatus, system, and method - An apparatus, system, and method for a communication network that includes base stations, mobile terminals, and media servers. A base station may receive enable a device-to-device connection between a media server and a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal and the media server may establish the enabled device-to-device connection to create an underlay network within the cellular network, the underlay network including the mobile terminal, the media server, and the device-to-device connection. In some embodiments, the mobile terminal and the media server each include a device-to-device radio that is used to establish and maintain the device-to-device connection. | 01-14-2010 |
20100040029 | Apparatus, system, and method for obtaining local connectivity settings - An apparatus, system, and method for a communication network that includes a mobile device, a target device, and a connection settings server. The mobile device is configured to transmit a request for device-to-device connection settings data to the connection settings server, the connection settings server is configured to receive the request, determine appropriate device-to-device connection settings data, and transmit the appropriate device-to-device connection settings data to the mobile device, the mobile device is further configured to receive the appropriate device-to-device connection settings data and establish a device-to-device connection with the target device, wherein the establishing of the device-to-device connection is facilitated by the device-to-device connection settings data. | 02-18-2010 |
20100067445 | Apparatus, Methods and Computer Program Products Providing a Common Signaling Entry for a Modular Control Channel Structure - The exemplary embodiments of the invention provide information (e.g., a common control signaling entry) for a control channel. The information may include signaling information about the overall control channel structure in a given sub-frame and/or other common information to assist UEs in decoding the channel (e.g., definitions related to the overall arrangement and parameterization of the channel structure). The information may provide non-UE-specific, common signaling information for the UEs served in the cell. In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method includes: providing at least one control channel allocated over at least one set of subcarrier resources, wherein the at least one control channel extends over a number n of multicarrier symbols; and transmitting information via a portion of the sub-carrier resources, wherein the transmitted information is indicative of at least one property of the at least one control channel. | 03-18-2010 |
20120127974 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTION OF A GATEWAY OF A LOCAL AREA NETWORK - A provided apparatus is caused to direct establishment of a connection of the apparatus with a core network via a wide area radio access network (RAN), where the core network is coupled to an external network. The apparatus is also caused to select or receive selection of a local area network that is coupled to the same or different external network via one or more local gateways (L-GWs). The apparatus is caused to request selection of a L-GW of the one or more L-GWs from the core network via the wide area RAN, and in response, receive an identity of a selected L-GW. Further, the apparatus is caused to direct contact with the selected L-GW based on the identity, and establishment of a connection of the apparatus with the selected L-GW. The apparatus may thereby be connected to the external network via the local area network and selected L-GW. | 05-24-2012 |
20120328031 | Codebooks for Mobile Communications - Methods, computer program products, and apparatus are disclosed performing the following: receiving a codebook; receiving one or more modifiers corresponding to the codebook; determining which portion of the codebook is to be applied to information to be transmitted; applying the portion of the codebook to the information to determine coded information; using the one or more modifiers, modifying one or more metrics; determining transmit power to be used for transmission of the coded information by using a selected one of the one or more modified metrics corresponding to the portion of the codebook; and transmitting the coded information. | 12-27-2012 |
20130148566 | D2D COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES: BEACONING; BROADCAST; CONFLICT RESOLUTION - There is a method and apparatus for transmitting a beacon for D2D communications in a first radio resource selected from among a first set of radio resources of a beacon frame; and for transmitting a broadcast message in a second radio resource selected from among a second set of radio resources of the same beacon frame. In various particular embodiments: the beacon has an indication that the broadcast message is to be transmitted in the beacon frame; the beacon has an indication specifying the second radio resource; there is transmitted a broadcast message header in the second radio resource during an initial subframe of the beacon frame and the broadcast message header has an indication of how many subframes are allocated for the broadcast message; and the broadcast message header has a retransmission control field that selectively indicates which broadcast partners are to re-transmit the broadcast message. | 06-13-2013 |
20130242880 | Aggregation For A New Carrier Type - The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software related product (e.g., a computer readable memory) for aggregation of a new carrier type by configuring PCC (for PCell) and SCC (for SCell) bandwidths to be overlapped or at least partially overlapped and by control signaling, e.g., using PDCCH and/or E-PDCCH, for scheduling of data resources on SCC thus simultaneously serving legacy and non-legacy UEs, e.g., in LTE-A systems. | 09-19-2013 |
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20140038590 | SETUP OF DEVICE TO DEVICE CONNECTION - Disclosed are apparatus, methods and computer programs to establish device-to-device communications in a wireless network. A method includes sending an initiation message from a first device to initiate device-to-device communication with a second device; receiving a message indicating a request for setting up radio resources for device-to-device communication; sending a message to the second device, the message including a request to set up resources for device-to-device communication and, in response to establishing device-to-device communication with the second device using the resources, sending an acknowledgment that device-to-device communication is established. | 02-06-2014 |
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20110013530 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DETECTION OF A COMPATIBLE NETWORK - An approach is provided for searching and detecting cells. System synchronization sequences are detected. An information block on a control channel of one of a plurality of networks is decoded, in response to the detected synchronization sequences. The synchronization sequences are independent of the networks. The information block includes a system indicator specifying release version of the network. | 01-20-2011 |
20110235802 | AUTHENTICATION KEY GENERATION ARRANGEMENT - Authentication key generation for local area network communication, including: participating in communication of a message comprising a cipher suite selection type indicating cellular network compatible cipher suite; and creating cellular network compatible authentication keys according to said cipher suite selection type. | 09-29-2011 |
20110317569 | Method and Apparatus for Device-to-Device Network Coordination - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises broadcasting from a user equipment (UE) having means for device to device (D2D) communication a beacon comprising an OFDM beacon frame comprising a plurality of beacon fields; receiving at least one random access request from at least one neighbor device to trigger handshake signaling for establishment of a D2D connection; responding to one of the at least one random access request with an acknowledgement beacon including at least an identifier of the UE to confirm the D2D connection with the selected neighbor device; discovering available resources; and exchanging said resource information in the handshake signaling with the neighbor devices. | 12-29-2011 |
20120282942 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR CONFIGURING FREQUENCY AGGREGATION - An apparatus for determining whether to deactivate a secondary cell includes a processor and memory storing executable computer program code that cause the apparatus to at least perform operations including determining that a secondary cell should be deactivated based on a measurement(s) of the secondary cell or received information associated with frequency spectrum of the secondary cell. The computer program code may cause the apparatus to generate a deactivation message responsive to the measurement(s) indicating secondary cell interference or the received information indicating that the apparatus should no longer use the frequency spectrum. The computer program code may cause the apparatus to provide the deactivation message to a network device. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided. | 11-08-2012 |
20130170470 | Method and Apparatus for Device Discovery through Beaconing - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises identifying at least one beacon opportunity at a wireless network device; selecting a beacon channel from a beacon slot that is a flexibly allocated frequency resource; and transmitting at least one beacon signal in the selected beacon channel multiplexed in a beacon frame during the identified beacon opportunity. | 07-04-2013 |
20140112282 | CARRIER AGGREGATION - Carrier aggregation configuration is disclosed. In a method, information acquisition relating to a radio environment of a terminal is caused ( | 04-24-2014 |
20140206350 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DETECTION OF A COMPATIBLE NETWORK - An approach is provided for searching and detecting cells. System synchronization sequences are detected. An information block on a control channel of one of a plurality of networks is decoded, in response to the detected synchronization sequences. The synchronization sequences are independent of the networks. The information block includes a system indicator specifying release version of the network. | 07-24-2014 |
20140247802 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING USE OF CARRIER AGGREGATION FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating use of carrier aggregation for device-to-device communications. A method may include establishing, at a first communication apparatus, a carrier aggregation configuration defining a set of one or more component carriers usable for device-to-device communication between the first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus. The method may further include causing the first communication apparatus to engage in device-to-device communication with the second communication apparatus in accordance with the established carrier aggregation configuration. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided. | 09-04-2014 |
20140321418 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COVERAGE EXTENSION - Various methods are described coverage enhancement of delay limited services according to an example embodiment. One example method may comprise generating one or more transport blocks. In some example embodiments, the transport blocks are configured to contain a data payload replica. The method of this embodiment may also include causing the one or more transport blocks to be transmitted via parallel hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes. In some example embodiments, the one or more transport blocks are transmitted based on a limited number of transmissions. The method of this embodiment may also include causing transmission of the one or more transport blocks in an instance in which an allocation does not include a new data indicator and which includes a same transport block size and transport block format for the data payload replica. | 10-30-2014 |
20140362691 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS OPERATION IN CELLULAR-BASED LOCAL AREA NETWORKS - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises configuring an autonomous mode for traffic offloading; and indicating the autonomous mode towards at least one terminal, wherein said autonomous mode supports local area radio access connectivity by internet protocols to reduce control from a core network. Related apparatus and computer program product are also described. | 12-11-2014 |
20150043471 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATING FREQUENCIES IN WHITE SPACE - A method for acquiring spectrum beyond the licensed spectrum for wireless network communications comprising accessing a geolocation database to determine a configuration of white space frequencies that may be available and transmitting the carrier aggregation configuration to user equipment (UE). The carrier aggregation configuration may be at least partially encrypted with the key sequences for the encryption being optionally changed for improved security. The white spaces may be activated in a handshake sequence in which a network node transmits an enabling signal to UE, receives an enabling request from UE specifying which white spaces are requested, and transmits an enabling response. In an alternative to transmitting an enabling response, the node may activate the requested white spaces in an LTE signal. | 02-12-2015 |
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20080207151 | Apparatus, methods and computer program products providing selective diversity operation and adjustment of transport format for a multiple-receiver unit - In one exemplary embodiment, method including: receiving a first wireless communication with at least a first and second receiver utilizing a diversity method; and, in response to determining that simultaneous reception of a second wireless communication is desired, signaling that at least the second receiver is to be unavailable for the first communication. In another exemplary embodiment, method including: receiving a first wireless communication with at least a first receiver; receiving a second wireless communication with at least a second receiver; and in response to determining that reception of the second communication is to end, signaling that at least the second receiver is to be available for use. In another exemplary embodiment, method including: receiving, by a first apparatus, a timing of a second apparatus' periodic reception; and adjusting a transport format of a wireless communication sent from the first apparatus to the second apparatus based on the timing. | 08-28-2008 |
20100260136 | Random access channel response handling with aggregated component carriers - Disclosed herein are methods, computer program instructions and apparatus for performing random access procedures in a wireless communication system. A method includes receiving at a network access node, in different time and frequency resources that are allocated for preamble transmission, and in different ones of a plurality of component carriers, a plurality of random access requests from individual ones of a plurality of user equipments; and transmitting a corresponding plurality of random access responses in a time and frequency resource of a single component carrier. | 10-14-2010 |
20120020322 | Random Access Channel Response Handling With Aggregated Component Carriers - Disclosed herein are methods, computer program instructions and apparatus for performing random access procedures in a wireless communication system. A method includes receiving at a network access node, in different time and frequency resources that are allocated for preamble transmission, and in different ones of a plurality of component carriers, a plurality of random access requests from individual ones of a plurality of user equipments; and transmitting a corresponding plurality of random access responses in a time and frequency resource of a single component carrier. | 01-26-2012 |