Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110261781 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN UPLINK STRUCTURE AND MINIMIZING PILOT SIGNAL OVERHEAD IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and system are provided having an uplink control structure and a pilot signal having minimal signal overhead for providing channel estimation and data demodulation in a wireless communication network. The uplink control structures enable mobile terminals to communicate with corresponding base stations to perform various functions including obtaining initial system access, submitting a bandwidth request, triggering a continuation of negotiated service, or providing a proposed allocation re-configuration header. A dedicated random access channel is provided to communicatively couple the base station and the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal can select a random access signaling identification. A resource request is received at the base station to uplink resource information from the mobile terminal and an initial access information request is received from the mobile terminal to configure the base station connection. Pilot signals with varying density configurations are provided to include low density symbol patterns for multiple contiguous resource blocks and high density symbol patterns for single resource blocks. | 10-27-2011 |
20120039290 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN UPLINK STRUCTURE AND IMPROVED CHANNELIZATION SCHEME IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and system are provided to perform channelization in a wireless communication network, wherein the wireless communication network including at least one base station that is communicatively coupled to at least one mobile terminal. A bandwidth of the wireless communication network is divided into a plurality of zones at the base station. Resource blocks are provided at the base station to receive data symbols transmitted in the wireless communication network. A plurality of resource blocks are combined at the base station to form a physical basic channel unit which are allocated to one of the plurality of zones at the base station. A permutation is performed on the physical basic channel unit to form a logical basic channel unit. A channel is provided to communicatively couple the base station and the mobile terminal so that the mobile terminal may send an access grant message and a user identification to the base station to transmit data in the logical basic channel unit. | 02-16-2012 |
20130003588 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE STATION-ASSISTED INTERFERENCE MITIGATION - Devices and methods are provided for using a mobile station to mitigate interference between wireless access points. A mobile station communicates interference mitigation data corresponding to a first and second set of radio resources between a first and second wireless access point (AP). The interference mitigation data is processed by the first wireless AP to resolve conflicts in the claiming, and subsequent assignment, of the first and second radio resource assignments to the mobile station. | 01-03-2013 |
20130003589 | MOBILE STATION-ASSISTED INTERFERENCE MITIGATION - Devices and methods are provided for using a mobile station to mitigate interference between wireless access points. A mobile station communicates interference mitigation data corresponding to a first and second set of radio resources between a first and second wireless access point (AP). The interference mitigation data is processed by the first wireless AP to resolve conflicts in the claiming, and subsequent assignment, of the first and second radio resource assignments to the mobile station. | 01-03-2013 |
20130003590 | ACCESS POINT FOR MOBILE STATION-ASSISTED INTERFERENCE MITIGATION - Devices and methods are provided for using a mobile station to mitigate interference between wireless access points. A mobile station communicates interference mitigation data corresponding to a first and second set of radio resources between a first and second wireless access point (AP). The interference mitigation data is processed by the first wireless AP to resolve conflicts in the claiming, and subsequent assignment, of the first and second radio resource assignments to the mobile station. | 01-03-2013 |
20130028128 | System and Method for Dynamic Band Scheduling - A method and apparatus that allows a communication system to operate across multiple bands and access technologies and to dynamically assign bands to user equipment (UE) devices based on properties of the bands, traffic conditions, services being delivered and other considerations. | 01-31-2013 |
20130039203 | REFERENCE SIGNAL FOR A COORDINATED MULTI-POINT NETWORK IMPLEMENTATION - A system and method of receiving a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) is presented. At a user equipment, a first CSI-RS transmitted from a base station is received. In some implementations, the first CSI-RS is transmitted at a first periodicity using a first set of antenna ports. At the user equipment, a second CSI-RS transmitted from the base station is received. In some implementations, the second CSI-RS is transmitted at a second periodicity using a second set of antenna ports. At least one of the first CSI-RS and the second CSI-RS is used to perform channel measurement. | 02-14-2013 |
20130044685 | Reference Signal for a Coordinated Multi-Point Network Implementation - A system and method for broadcasting a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) is disclosed. A CSI-RS that is orthogonal to CSI-RSs transmitted by each of a first network cell and each of a set of neighbor cells that interfere with the first network cell is identified. In one implementation, the first network cell has a coverage containing a coverage of a second network cell. The method includes transmitting, from the second network cell, the CSI-RS that is orthogonal to CSI-RSs transmitted by each of the first network cell and each of a set of interfering neighbor cells. | 02-21-2013 |
20130072183 | SURVIVABLE MOBILE NETWORK SYSTEM - A method of establishing communication links during a failure within a mobile communications network includes detecting disruptions in communications between a plurality of base stations and a plurality of mobile terminals. Survivability components are activated within the base station and the mobile terminal to operate in a survivability mode. The survivability mode enables communications and services to be provided by the surviving base stations to mobile terminals through activated survivability components. The alternate communication links may operate for as long as a disruption exists. | 03-21-2013 |
20130114434 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION DURING ALMOST BLANK SUBFRAMES IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A system and method for communication in a wireless communication network are disclosed. One embodiment of the system includes an overlay access node that supports Almost Blank Subframes (ABSs). The overlay access node, such as macro eNB, can receive measurement results from one or more user equipments, including macro user equipments (UEs) and/or pico (UEs), either directly or via an underlay access node, such as a pico eNB. The macro eNB can determine a set of macro UEs that are sufficiently close to the macro eNB for transmission during ABSs with a low transmission power or beamforming without significant interference to the pico UEs. This scheme improves the throughput of transmission between the macro eNB and macro UEs while reducing interference to the pico UEs. | 05-09-2013 |
20130121258 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REQUESTING A SERVICE UTILIZING A SEQUENCE OF CODES - A method and a signaling entity, for sending a signal to a signaled entity, the method determining, at the signaling entity, at least a first code of a sequence of codes comprising the signal and an assignation of resources for transmission of at least the first code of the sequence of codes, wherein the first code is selected from a set of first codes; transmitting, utilizing at least the first code of the sequence of codes and the assignation, the signal, wherein at least the first code of the sequence of codes is shared among a plurality of signaling entities; and sending, utilizing subsequent codes of the sequence of codes, the signal. | 05-16-2013 |
20130121259 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REQUESTING A SERVICE UTILIZING A SEQUENCE OF CODES - A method, at a signaling entity, for sending a signal to a signaled entity, the method determining, at the signaling entity, at least a first code of a sequence of codes comprising the signal; receiving, at the signaling entity, an assignation of resources from the signaled entity for transmission of at least the first code of the sequence of codes; transmitting, utilizing at least the first code of the sequence of codes and the assignation, the signal, wherein at least the first code of the sequence of codes is shared among a plurality of signaling entities; and sending, utilizing subsequent codes of the sequence of codes, the signal, wherein the sequence of codes is unique to the signal. | 05-16-2013 |
20130121260 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REQUESTING A SERVICE UTILIZING A SEQUENCE OF CODES - A method for sending a signal to a signaled entity, the method determining at least a first code of a sequence of codes comprising the signal, wherein at least one code of the sequence of codes is derived from at least one bit string that is encoded by an encoder to produce a sequence of output bit groups, each output bit group being used to select a code from a set of predefined codes; receiving, at the signaling entity, an assignation of resources from the signaled entity for transmission of at least the first code of the sequence of codes; transmitting, utilizing at least the first code of the sequence of codes and the assignation, the signal, wherein at least the first code is shared among a plurality of signaling entities; and sending, utilizing subsequent codes of the sequence of codes, the signal, | 05-16-2013 |
20130128820 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CHANNEL QUALITY INDEX IN MULTIPLE USER-MIMO COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - In order to minimize the control signaling overhead associated with transmitting CQI data from mobile stations to base stations in wireless communication networks supporting MU-MIMO, the CQI during MU-MIMO operation is estimated based on SU-MIMO CQI data, mobile station geometry data, and mobile station PMI (Precoding Matrix Index) data. More particularly, the base station maintains and updates a knowledge pool that correlates geometry data and learned impact of interfering precoder data to degradation of CQI values responsive to switching from SU-MIMO operation to MU-MIMO operations. Then, when the base station switches from SU-MIMO operation to MU-MIMO operation, it consults the knowledge pool to predict the degradation in CQI and subtracts them from the known, pre-switching SU-MIMO CQI feedback data for each relevant mobile station to predict the post-switching MU-MIMO CQIs for that mobile station. | 05-23-2013 |
20130163532 | Method Implemented in an eNodeB Base Station - In some implementations, a method implemented in an eNodeB base station (eNB) for a single carrier frequency division multiple access SC-FDMA wireless system includes receiving an uplink control channel signal on an assigned scheduling request resource. A user ID is decoded from the received uplink control channel signal. A message assigning a portion of a resource of the wireless system to a UE associated with the decoded user ID is transmitted. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163534 | Method Implemented In a User Equipment UE For Use In a Wireless System - In some implementations, a method implemented in a user equipment UE for use in a wireless system for single carrier frequency division multiple access SC-FDMA, the method including receiving an assignment of a scheduling request resource in the wireless system comprising a plurality of subcarriers. A user ID is encoded. An uplink control channel signal comprising the encoded user ID is transmitted on the plurality of subcarriers of the assigned scheduling request resource. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163535 | Method Implemented in a User Equipment - In some implementations, a method implemented in user equipment UE for use in a wireless system for single carrier frequency division multiple access SC-FDMA includes receiving an assignment of a recurring scheduling request resource from within the wireless system. Information is transmitted on an instance of the assigned recurring scheduling request resource within an SC-FDMA uplink shared channel signal wherein said information comprises a user ID. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163536 | Method Implemented in an eNodeB - In some implementations, a method implemented in an eNodeB (eNB) base station for single carrier frequency division multiple access SC-FDMA within a wireless system includes assigning to a user equipment a plurality of uplink scheduling request resources each comprising a plurality of subcarriers. It is determined that change in scheduling request resource used by the UE should be made. Upon determining that a change in scheduling request resource should be made, a command is transmitted to the UE instructing the UE to transmit scheduling requests on another of the plurality of assigned scheduling request resources. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163537 | Method Implemented in a User Equipment - In some implementations, a method implemented in a user equipment UE for single carrier frequency division multiple access SC-FDMA within a wireless system includes receiving an assignment of a plurality of uplink scheduling request resources and comprising a plurality of SC-FDMA subcarriers of the wireless system. One of the plurality of uplink scheduling request resources is selected for transmission of scheduling requests. It is determined that a change in uplink scheduling request resource should be made. Upon determining that a change in scheduling request resource should be made, another of the assigned uplink scheduling request resources is selected for transmission of scheduling requests. | 06-27-2013 |
20130170456 | UPLINK MOBILE DEVICE RANDOM ACCESS DATA CHANNEL - Devices and methods are provided for managing random access data channels in a wirelessly-enabled communications environment. An uplink (UL) random access (RA) channel is implemented to send data to an access point (AP) without requiring a UL allocation grant message to be sent on the downlink (DL) for UL timing adjustments. A mobile station (MS) sends a chosen sequence to the AP to indicate that a RA data transmission is being requested. The location and number of radio resources that are used for the UL RA data transmission are determined by the choice of a RA sequence initially sent by the MS. If UL timing has not been established, the AP is able to determine the timing of the UL RA data transmissions by deriving the offset of the initial RA request sequence transmission from the MS. | 07-04-2013 |
20130170480 | UPLINK RANDOM ACCESS DATA CHANNEL WITH HARQ - Devices and methods are provided for managing random access data channels in a wirelessly-enabled communications environment. An uplink (UL) random access (RA) channel is implemented to send data to an access point (AP) without requiring a UL allocation grant message to be sent on the downlink (DL) for UL timing adjustments. A mobile station (MS) sends a chosen sequence to the AP to indicate that a RA data transmission is being requested. The location and number of radio resources that are used for the UL RA data transmission are determined by the choice of a RA sequence initially sent by the MS. If UL timing has not been established, the AP is able to determine the timing of the UL RA data transmissions by deriving the offset of the initial RA request sequence transmission from the MS. | 07-04-2013 |
20130272291 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST USING MULTIPLE RECEIVER-COORDINATED TRANSMITTERS - A method and a receiving device, the method receiving an indication of pending data from an access network, the pending data including a sequence number for every unit of the pending data; and sending transmission instructions to a first transmitter within the access network, the transmission instructions including a range of sequence numbers desired by the receiving device and an error correction and coding scheme to be used by the first transmitter. Further, a receiving device having a processor; and a communications subsystem, wherein the processor and communications subsystem cooperate to receive a first stream from a first transmitter; receive a second stream from a second transmitter; and soft combine the first stream and the second stream at the receiving device. | 10-17-2013 |
20130301541 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PARTITIONING CONTENTION BASED RESOURCES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Methods and network elements partitioning at least a subset of contention based resources for random access attempts into a plurality of partitions, wherein each of said plurality of partitions is associated with at least one precondition governing selection of a partition, the precondition being derived from at least one of: source of causation for the random access attempt, a device state, a device event, a device group, a traffic event, a traffic class, or an application characteristic, and wherein each of said plurality of partitions is further associated with at least one configuration parameter; and communicating configuration parameters for the plurality of partitions and preconditions governing partition usage to at least one of a plurality of user equipments. Also, methods, devices and network elements for communicating on partitions. | 11-14-2013 |
20130308497 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT BIAS FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method at a user equipment, and the user equipment, configured for establishing a connected mode with a first network node within a wireless network, the method receiving, at the user equipment, a connection establishment bias; applying the connection establishment bias at the user equipment, while the user equipment is in an idle mode, to at least one network node power level value, thereby creating biased power level values; and connecting to the first network node based on the biased power level values. | 11-21-2013 |
20140003360 | DEVICE-EMPOWERED RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 01-02-2014 |
20140010169 | DEVICE-EMPOWERED RADIO RESOURCE ASSIGNMENT - A system and method are provided for mitigating interference between wireless access points (APs). A user equipment (UE) device uses a first set of radio resources to wirelessly communicate with a first AP and a second set of radio resources to wirelessly communicate with a second AP. The UE device then uses the first and second radio resources to communicate cooperation data between the first and second access points to mitigate interference thereinbetween. | 01-09-2014 |
20140018116 | DEVICE-EMPOWERED RADIO RESOURCE SYSTEM - A system and method are provided for mitigating interference between wireless access points (APs). A user equipment (UE) device uses a first set of radio resources to wirelessly communicate with a first AP and a second set of radio resources to wirelessly communicate with a second AP. The UE device then uses the first and second radio resources to communicate cooperation data between the first and second access points to mitigate interference thereinbetween. | 01-16-2014 |
20140024386 | DEVICE-EMPOWERED RADIO RESOURCE SELECTION - A system and method are provided for mitigating interference between wireless access points (APs). A user equipment (UE) device uses a first set of radio resources to wirelessly communicate with a first AP and a second set of radio resources to wirelessly communicate with a second AP. The UE device then uses the first and second radio resources to communicate cooperation data between the first and second access points to mitigate interference thereinbetween. | 01-23-2014 |
20140036748 | UE INDICATIONS OF POWER MODE PREFERENCES - The present disclosure relates generally to low traffic or power modes for a User Equipment (UE) or mobile or wireless device in wireless communications systems, and more particularly to indications provided by a UE to a communications network relating to state transitions of the UE in a power mode. A method in a UE is provided comprising: generating a power mode state preference to extend or change the current power mode state of the UE; and indicating to a network element the power mode state preference. The power mode state transition of the UE can involve turning a reception capability of the UE from an On state to an Off state and vice versa. The UE preference can be based on information within the UE, including on information from one or more applications on the UE. | 02-06-2014 |
20140051357 | DETERMINING DEVICE IN-RANGE PROXIMITY - Devices and methods are provided for determining the proximity of client nodes within a wireless-enabled communication environment. A first client node comprises a database containing identification data associated with a plurality of wireless network access nodes and fingerprint data associated with the client node and a plurality of second client nodes. As the fingerprint information is updated, it is processed by the first client node to identify second client nodes that have matching, or similar, fingerprint information. Those that do are determined to be within a viable device-to-device (D2D) communication range. | 02-20-2014 |
20140078976 | DEVICE-ASSISTED INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT IN HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS CELLULAR SYSTEMS - Devices and methods are provided for device-assisted interference management in heterogeneous wireless network environments. A mobile station (MS) assists a serving access point (AP) in assigning radio resources according to the interference management capabilities of the MS, the serving AP, and one or more neighboring interfering APs on the downlink, or alternatively, to one or more neighboring APs with interfering mobile stations on the uplink. | 03-20-2014 |
20140126483 | ACCESS POINT FOR DEVICE-ASSISTED INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT IN HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS CELLULAR SYSTEMS - Devices and methods are provided for device-assisted interference management in heterogeneous wireless network environments. A mobile station (MS) assists a serving access point (AP) in assigning radio resources according to the interference management capabilities of the MS, the serving AP, and one or more neighboring interfering APs on the downlink, or alternatively, to one or more neighboring APs with interfering mobile stations on the uplink. | 05-08-2014 |
20140177449 | MANAGING SESSIONS FOR DIRECT DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - Systems, methods, and apparatuses can involve receiving, from a network node, a radio resource control (RRC) configuration message that includes configuration information for a first user equipment (UE) for an inter-device session (IDS) between the first UE and a second UE, the UE1 configuration information including an inter-device session (IDS) radio network identifier. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177458 | NETWORK-MANAGED DIRECT DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for network-managed direct device to device communications are provided. Certain aspects of the disclosure involve receiving, at a first UE, UE1 configuration information for an inter-device session (IDS) between the first UE and a second UE, UE1 configuration information including a radio network identifier. A control message configured with the radio network identifier and a radio resource identifier for the IDS can be received. The radio resource identifier corresponds to a radio resource for transmitting data directly from the first UE to the second UE during the IDS. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177536 | NETWORK-MANAGED DIRECT DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for network-managed direct device-to-device communications are provided. Certain aspects of the disclosure involve transmitting, to a first UE, UE1 configuration information for an inter-device session (IDS) between the first UE and a second UE, the UE1 configuration information including a radio network identifier. Certain aspects of the disclosure also involve transmitting a control message to the first UE. The control message is configured with the radio network identifier and a radio resource identifier for the IDS, such that the first UE is permitted to transmit data directly to the second UE via the identified radio resource. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177537 | USER-EQUIPMENT-MANAGED DIRECT DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatuses a wireless communications network involve transmitting configuration information for a first user equipment (UE1 configuration information) for an inter-device session (IDS) between the first user equipment (UE) and a second UE, the UE1 configuration information including a radio network identifier. A control message configured with the radio network identifier and a radio resource identifier can be transmitted. The configuration information and the control information can instruct the second UE to transmit feedback signals directly from the second UE to the first UE in response to at least one IDS transmission between the first UE and the second UE. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177539 | USER-EQUIPMENT-MANAGED DIRECT DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - Systems, methods, and apparatuses of a wireless communications network involve receiving configuration information for the first UE (UE1 configuration information) for an inter-device session (IDS) between the first UE and a second UE, the UE1 configuration information including a radio network identifier. A control message configured with the radio network identifier and a radio resource identifier may be received. Data can be transmitted directly from the first UE to the second UE during the IDS using the identified radio resource. A feedback signal can be received directly from the second UE in response to at least one IDS transmission | 06-26-2014 |
20140177540 | RESOURCE SCHEDULING IN DIRECT DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - Methods, systems, and apparatuses of a wireless communications network can involve transmitting, to a first user equipment (UE), configuration information for the first UE (UE1 configuration information) for an inter-device session (IDS) between the first UE and a second UE. The UE1 configuration information may include a first IDS radio network temporary identifier (IDS-RNTI). A radio resource control (RRC) message indicating a resource allocation can be transmitted to the first UE for the first UE to communicate directly with the second UE | 06-26-2014 |
20140177542 | RESOURCE SCHEDULING IN DIRECT DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - Methods, systems, and apparatuses of a wireless communications network can involve transmitting, to a first user equipment (UE), configuration information for the first UE (UE1 configuration information) for an inter-device session (IDS) between the first UE and a second UE. The UE1 configuration information may include a first IDS radio network temporary identifier (IDS-RNTI). A radio resource control (RRC) message indicating a resource allocation can be transmitted to the first UE for the first UE to communicate directly with the second UE. | 06-26-2014 |
20140213186 | PROXIMITY AND INTEREST DETERMINATION BY A WIRELESS DEVICE - A first wireless device determines whether the first wireless device is in a specified proximity to a second wireless device based on a signal wirelessly transmitted by the second wireless device. Based on information transmitted by the second wireless device, it is determined whether the first wireless device shares a common interest with the second wireless device. | 07-31-2014 |
20140241225 | Mechanisms for Timing and Signaling Coordination in Multi-Point Connectivity - A method for communication in a wireless telecommunications network is provided. The method comprises coordinating, by a wireless device, with a first network node to identify a first radio resource configuration comprising a first set of radio resources which is used by the wireless device to communicate with the first network node. The first set of radio resources comprises at least one of radio resources in which the wireless device transmits to the first network node, or radio resources in which the wireless device receives from the first network node. | 08-28-2014 |
20140241262 | MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL SIGNALLING FOR DIRECT DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - Systems and apparatuses involve implementing methods that may include transmitting a medium access control (MAC) message to a base station, the medium access control message including control information associated with at least one inter-device session between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE. The medium access control message may include a set of one or more MAC message elements (MEs), each MAC ME comprising control information associated with at least one inter-device session. At least one MAC ME in the set of MAC MEs may identify an inter-device session, the session being associated with communications between the first UE and the second UE. | 08-28-2014 |
20140293968 | ALIGNING TIMING FOR DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS - In some implementations, a method includes compensating for timing misalignment of subframes associated with at least one of first user equipment (UE) or a second UE. The first UE and the second UE are in an inter-device session (IDS) for direct UE-to-UE communication, and timing for the first UE and a timing for the second UE is derived from an eNode B (eNB). | 10-02-2014 |
20140334388 | Proximity Signaling and Procedure for LTE - A method for communication in a wireless telecommunications system is provided. The method comprises receiving, by a first UE, a reference signal transmitted by a second UE and transmitting, by the first UE to a network node, a report indicating that the reference signal was received. The reference signal is received in a detection opportunity that occurs as one of a single detection opportunity or a portion of a pattern of detection opportunities. | 11-13-2014 |
20140334392 | Mechanisms for Direct Inter-Device Signaling - Described herein is a user equipment comprising a processor configured to: derive a plurality of virtual subframes from an allocation of radio resources, the virtual subframes comprising a virtual special subframe and a virtual forward link subframe wherein the virtual forward link subframe comprises a first forward link portion and the virtual special subframe comprises one or more of: a second forward link portion, and a reverse link portion; transmit, via a direct device to device (DD2D) link, to a second user equipment during the first forward link portion; and receive, via the DD2D link, from the second user equipment during the reverse link portion. | 11-13-2014 |
20140334456 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENTION FREE DEVICE SIGNALING WITHOUT A CONTROLLING NETWORK NODE - A method and user equipment operating in or near a network without a central controller, the method receiving a device signal from a second user equipment, the second user equipment being within a contention region of the first user equipment; and utilizing the device signal to determine a transmission opportunity at the first user equipment. Further, disambiguation processes include removing network, new device and bootstrapping ambiguity. | 11-13-2014 |
20140341161 | System and Method for Mobile Network Inter-Device Communications - A network node, method, and computer program provide inter-device communications between wireless user equipment (UE) devices in a wireless communications network. Responsive to a request for call set-up, the network node determining whether inter-device communications are preferable between the calling wireless UE device and the called wireless UE device. When inter-device communications are not preferable, the network node sets up a call between the calling wireless UE device and the called wireless UE device using a first channel between the network and the calling wireless UE device and a second channel between the network and the called wireless UE device. | 11-20-2014 |
20140370904 | DEVICE-TO-DEVICE DISCOVERY - A wireless access network node assigns different base sequences to respective user equipments (UEs) to use for discovery beacon signals for device-to-device (D2D) discovery. | 12-18-2014 |
20150016390 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST OPERATION FOR UPLINK COORDINATED MULTI-POINT SIGNALING - A method and system for hybrid automatic repeat request operation for uplink coordinated multi-point signaling, the method in one embodiment sending a data packet from a user equipment to a plurality of network elements; waiting for a control indication from at least one of the plurality of network element; and retransmitting the data packet to the plurality of network elements if the control indication specifies retransmission is required. | 01-15-2015 |
20150049663 | PROVIDING SECONDARY COVERAGE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Example methods, apparatus, articles of manufacture and systems for providing secondary coverage in a mobile communication system are disclosed. Example methods for a first device to provide secondary coverage in a mobile communication system include transmitting a secondary coverage signal and receiving a presence indication from a second device. Such example methods can also include reporting the presence indication to an access node of the mobile communication system. Such example methods can further include receiving information from the access node to enable relay node functionality in the first device in response to reporting the presence indication to the access node. | 02-19-2015 |