Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080215948 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST TRANSMISSION - A method and apparatus for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) transmission are disclosed. If a packet has not been successfully transmitted, it is determined whether an HARQ early termination condition is met. If the HARQ early termination condition is met, the HARQ process is terminated and the packet is discarded at the HARQ level. The HARQ early termination condition is met if a positive acknowledgement (ACK) has not been received until the number of retransmissions reaches a predetermined limit that is dynamically configured based on channel condition, measurement, etc. Alternatively, the HARQ early termination condition is met if a transmit power required for successful transmission of the packet is much higher than an actual transmit power. Alternatively, the HARQ early termination condition is met if a transport format combination (TFC) selected for retransmission is different from an optimal TFC. A higher layer may be notified of the early HARQ termination. | 09-04-2008 |
20080220782 | BALANCING PAGING LOAD AND TRACKING AREA UPDATES - A method for assigning a tracking area (TA) is disclosed. A mobility state of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is determined and the TA is assigned based on the determined mobility state. Also disclosed is a method for accessing a closed subscriber group (CSG) TA. A CSG TA identifier is received at a WTRU and is stored. A CSG TA broadcast is received and the broadcast CSG TA is accessed if an identifier of the broadcast CSG TA matches the stored CSG TA identifier. Also disclosed is a method for changing a mobility state of a WTRU. A current mobility state of the WTRU is determined and a predetermined metric of the WTRU is examined. The predetermined metric is evaluated to determine if the metric has crossed a threshold and the mobility state is changed based on the evaluated metric. | 09-11-2008 |
20080220784 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING A RESELECTION TIMER AND CELL RANKING CRITERIA, AND REPORTING DEGRADED SIGNAL MEASUREMENT OF A SERVING CELL - Various methods for adjusting a reselection timer and cell ranking criteria are disclosed. The ranking criteria of a serving or neighbor cell, or a reselection timer in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), is adjusted based on how a serving cell signal measurement, (e.g., signal strength, signal quality), compares to a plurality of thresholds over a time interval. In another method, cell ranking criteria is adjusted based on a hysteresis value and a scaling factor when a maximum number of reselections is exceeded and a high mobility factor is detected. Furthermore, a method of reporting cell signal measurements is disclosed, whereby a time-to-trigger time (TTT) interval is started when the neighbor cell signal measurement rises above a reporting range threshold. If the serving cell signal measurement falls below a serving cell threshold, the TTT interval is adjusted and thereby a measurement report is transmitted during the TTT interval. | 09-11-2008 |
20080225725 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING UPLINK STARVATION AVOIDANCE IN A LONG TERM EVOLUTION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for uplink (UL) starvation avoidance includes determining a current buffer status information. The current buffer status information is reported to an evolved Node B (eNB). A grant that includes a determination of a number of tokens a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may accumulate is received from the eNB. | 09-18-2008 |
20080226074 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CIPHERING PACKET UNITS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A method and apparatus are disclosed relating to ciphering and de-ciphering of packet units in wireless devices during retransmission in wireless communications. The packet units are re-segmented with the ciphering done on the re-segmented packet unit or on a radio link control protocol data unit (RLC PDU) with or without segmentation. Alternatively, the re-segmentation is done on the radio link control service data unit (RLC SDU) with or without segmentation. Alternatively, the ciphering process and multiplexing of the RLC PDU is done in the medium access control (MAC) layer of a MAC PU before undergoing a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process for retransmission. Further, the ciphering process in the RLC is done on a packet data convergence protocol packet data unit (PDCP PDU). | 09-18-2008 |
20080227453 | CELL RESELECTION PROCESS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A method of cell reselection in a wireless communications system where parameters are transmitted by the network in system information blocks to WTRU's on the network. Parameters are either added or subtracted from an equation representing the signal power and/or quality of a cell. Parameters may be prioritized. The results of the calculations are used to rank the servicing cell and neighboring cells. If a neighboring cell has a higher quality than the servicing cell, then the WTRU reselects the better cell. The network may transmit a blacklist of cells where the WTRU cannot camp as well as a barring timer for each cell where if the timer expires, the cell may again be considered for reselection. Information germane to the reselection decision may be transmitted and used by the network. | 09-18-2008 |
20080240439 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE DATA AND SECURITY CONTEXT TRANSFER, AND RE-INITIALIZATION DURING MOBILE DEVICE HANDOVER - Security context transfer and ROHC context transfer to enable secure and efficient mobile device handoff is facilitated by the introduction of new information elements to the UL Allocation message or separate downlink (DL) physical channel, the use of reverse tunneling during hand off (HO) to provide the User Equipment (UE) with new security parameters, the generation of multiple key sets and automated or context based triggering of the Security Mode Command. | 10-02-2008 |
20080259912 | ASSISTED WIRELESS TRANSMIT/RECEIVE UNIT PAGING AND CALL SESSION ROUTING - A method and apparatus are disclosed for communicating with a Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit in wireless communications. The WTRU, capable of communicating in a 3GPP network and a non-3GPP network, receives messages with the assistance of the non-3GPP network through a Paging Entity. | 10-23-2008 |
20080261600 | RADIO LINK AND HANDOVER FAILURE HANDLING - The method and apparatus disclosed are used for handling RL and handover failures based on context transfer details and RACH procedures that enhance the failure handling procedures. After an RL failure, a user equipment (UE) includes the identity of an evolved Node-B (eNodeB) and/or cell as an information element (IE) in an RRC connection request and/or a cell update message or any other RRC message along with a UE identity. | 10-23-2008 |
20080267105 | ACTIVE MODE DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION SYNCHRONIZATION AND RESYNCHRONIZATION OPERATION - A method and apparatus for active mode discontinuous reception (DRX) synchronization and resynchronization operation are disclosed. A first entity sends a DRX indicator to a second entity. The first and second entities synchronize and resynchronize DRX operation based on the DRX indicator. | 10-30-2008 |
20080267153 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HOME NODE-B IDENTIFICATION AND ACCESS RESTRICTION - A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), including a universal subscriber identity module (USIM), for identifying a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell are disclosed. The WTRU receives a broadcast from a cell including a cell identifier (ID). If the cell ID is associated with a CSG cell, the WTRU determines whether the CSG ID is programmed in the USIM. The cell broadcast may include a single bit information element (IE) indicating that the cell is a CSG cell. If the cell ID is a CSG ID, the cell ID may further include a plurality of fields which indicate at least one of a country, a region, an operator, and a home evolved Node-B (HeNB) number. The cell broadcast may further include a bit indicating whether the CSG cell is public or private. The cell broadcast may further include a bit indicating that emergency calls are allowed from all users. | 10-30-2008 |
20080285566 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AND UTILIZING RADIO LINK CONTROL AND MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL PACKET DELIVERY NOTIFICATION - A method and apparatus for providing and utilizing radio link control (RLC) and medium access control (MAC) packet delivery notification are disclosed. A MAC entity tracks a delivery status of a MAC protocol data unit (PDU) and sends MAC service data unit (SDU) delivery notification to an RLC entity and/or an upper layer upon occurrence of a triggering event. The triggering event may be expiration of a timer, a packet discard decision, MAC reset, MAC re-establishment, or a request from the upper layer. The RLC entity may also track a delivery status of an RLC service data unit (SDU) and send RLC delivery notification to the upper layer. An upper layer including a header compression entity may adjust a header compression parameter based on the RLC delivery notification or the MAC delivery notification. The RLC delivery notification may be used for lossless handover. Retransmission may be performed at the upper layer based on the RLC delivery notification or the MAC delivery notification. | 11-20-2008 |
20080287129 | CELL RESELECTION AND HANDOVER WITH MULTIMEDIA BROADCAST/MULTICAST SERVICE - A method and apparatus for providing wireless communication services, (e.g., multimedia broadcast multicast services (MBMS)), are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) detects a plurality of target cell evolved Node-Bs (eNodeBs) that neighbor a serving cell eNodeB. The WTRU evaluates cell reselection criteria and determines a neighboring target cell eNodeB to reselect. The WTRU receives and reads master information block (MIB) and system information messages of the neighboring target cell eNodeB, and confirms that the determined neighboring target cell eNodeB is not part of a multimedia broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN). The WTRU identifies the neighboring target cell eNodeB to the serving cell eNodeB. The WTRU then receives and reads MIB messages of the neighboring target cell eNodeB again to determine whether the system information has changed and, if so, the WTRU reads the system information and reselects to the neighboring target cell eNodeB, which provides the wireless communication services. | 11-20-2008 |
20080293419 | MOBILITY PROCEDURES AND DIFFERENTIATED CHARGING IN HOME NODE-Bs - A method and apparatus for implementing Idle and Connected Mode mobility to and from a Home evolved Node-B (HNB) in a wireless environment. Methods to implement differentiated charging when accessing HNBs, as well as the criteria used to make a cell reselection decision when an HNB is detected, criteria for making a handoff decision and methods to indicate charging and other policies/preferences and configurations to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). | 11-27-2008 |
20080305797 | RRC MESSAGES AND PROCEDURES - A method for radio resource control (RRC) messaging. The messaging includes transmitting a RRC message upon partial completion of message transmission. The RRC message further comprises an information element (IE) that represents a failed or partially failed condition. | 12-11-2008 |
20080318577 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING INTER-FREQUENCY AND INTER-RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY HANDOVER - A method and apparatus for supporting inter-frequency and inter-radio access technology (inter-RAT) handover are disclosed. A network provides measurement gap parameters for configuring a measurement gap to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The WTRU then performs a measurement based on the measurement gap parameters. Such measurement includes inter-frequency frequency division duplex (FDD) measurements, inter-RAT global standard for mobile communication (GSM) measurements, and inter-RAT universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) measurements. | 12-25-2008 |
20090022062 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING INTER-RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY MEASUREMENTS TO SUPPORT GERAN BAND SCAN - A method and apparatus for performing inter-radio access technology (RAT) measurements includes receiving a long term evolution (LTE) measurement quantity. A measurement gap is received. Measurements for available global system for mobile communication (GSM) cells are performed, and the measurement results are reported. | 01-22-2009 |
20090025060 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO IMPLEMENT SECURITY IN A LONG TERM EVOLUTION WIRELESS DEVICE - A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) is configured to receive unciphered and ciphered messages. The unciphered messages include identity requests, authentication requests, non-access stratum (NAS) security mode commands and tracking area update responses. The ciphered messages may come from the NAS and a Radio Resource Controller (RRC). The messages are ciphered using security keys. | 01-22-2009 |
20090034452 | SYSTEM LEVEL INFORMATION FOR DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION, CELL RESELECTION AND RACH - A wireless transmit/receive unit is configured to receive system level information, including discontinuous reception (DRX) information, cell selection information, and RACH information. The system level information is received as defined parameters assigned to system information blocks or signaled through dedicated RRC signaling. | 02-05-2009 |
20090042576 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING MOBILITY BETWEEN NON-3GPP TO 3GPP NETWORKS - A method and apparatus for handling mobility between a non-third generation partnership project (3GPP) radio access technology (RAT) and a 3GPP RAT includes utilizing services provided by the non-3GPP RAT. A need to utilize services provided by the 3GPP RAT is determined and a 3GPP non-access stratum (NAS) state is entered. 3GPP messages are tunneled to the 3GPP EPC network over the non-3GPP access RAT and a transition is made from the non-3GPP RAT to the 3GPP RAT. A 3GPP NAS state transition is made and a transition to a second 3GPP NAS state occurs. | 02-12-2009 |
20090042582 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LTE RACH CHANNEL RESOURCE SELECTION AND PARTITIONING - A method and apparatus for random access channel (RACH) channel selection in a long term evolution (LTE) network includes determining a distance from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to an evolved Node-B (eNB) in a cell of the LTE network. A RACH channel is then selected based upon the distance determination. | 02-12-2009 |
20090042601 | LTE MEASUREMENT DEFINITIONS FOR INTER RADIO TECHNOLOGY MEASUREMENT WITH NON-3GPP RADIO ACCESS - A method and apparatus for measurement in a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) including the WTRU operating in a first radio access technology (RAT), the WTRU receiving a list comprising a plurality of RATs, wherein each of the plurality of RATs is ranked according to a priority, and the WTRU measuring a second RAT based on the priority. | 02-12-2009 |
20090088160 | METHOD FOR INTER-RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY CELL RESELECTION - A method for performing cell reselection first determines a current cell selection quality value. The cell selection quality value is compared to a predetermined threshold. Measurements of neighboring cells are taken if the cell selection quality value is less than or equal to the predetermined threshold. Measurements can be taken of intra-frequency cells, inter-frequency cells, and inter-radio access technology cells. If a neighboring cell is found that is better than the current cell based on the measurements, then the better neighbor cell is reselected to. | 04-02-2009 |
20090109915 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL RESPONSES - A method and apparatus for supporting a random access using a random access channel (RACH) are disclosed. Each of a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) sends a random access request to a base station on an uplink RACH preamble. A RACH Response, sent by the base station, is received by each WTRU. A control signal portion of the RACH Response indicates the location of the RACH Response message portion. The RACH Response control signal comprises multiple control channel elements (CCE), where each WTRU is allocated a respective CCE to provide its unique RACH Response control signal. The WTRU is configured to locate its intended CCE from among the multiple CCEs sent by the base station. | 04-30-2009 |
20090111423 | NON-ACCESS STRATUM ARCHITECTURE AND PROTOCOL ENHANCEMENTS FOR LONG TERM EVOLUTION MOBILE UNITS - A method and apparatus performs processing of the non-access stratus (NAS) layer (layer 3) in long term evolution (LTE) wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), which allows the NAS protocol layer to route layer 3 messages to the correct NAS entity, and to encode new NAS message types and information elements. A new architecture is presented that enables NAS security. When a NAS message is generated, a determination is made as to whether or not to cipher, de-cipher and/or integrity check the NAS message based on at least one of a protocol discriminator (PD) of the NAS message, an indicator field in a header of the NAS message, the type of the NAS message, a NAS security state variable, and an indication by an upper layer protocol. The NAS security state variable indicates whether NAS security is currently active or not and may comprise one bit. | 04-30-2009 |
20090124245 | SYSTEM INFORMATION UPDATES IN LTE - A method and apparatus for receiving system information updates includes a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) receiving a system frame number. The WTRU also receives system information messages in a modification period. The modification period has a boundary determined by the system frame number. The WTRU receives system information change notification after a first modification change boundary and determines that the system information is valid until a second modification change boundary. | 05-14-2009 |
20090143093 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE HANDOVER - A method and apparatus for adaptive handover includes receiving a time to trigger (TTT) for a first mobility state. A scaling factor is received for a second mobility state. The TTT for the second mobility state is determined by scaling the first mobility state with the scaling factor for the second mobility state. | 06-04-2009 |
20090149189 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING CONFIGURATION AND CONTROL OF THE RLC AND PDCP SUB-LAYERS - Methods and apparatus support configuration and/or control of the radio link control (RLC) and packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) sub-layers by defining and utilizing radio resource control (RRC) parameters and procedures, and by including information elements (IEs) in RRC messages in both the uplink and downlink for RLC and PDCP configuration. | 06-11-2009 |
20090156196 | SYSTEM LEVEL INFORMATION FOR SYSTEM INFORMATION, PAGING AND MEASUREMENTS - A method and apparatus for performing non-serving cell measurements and determining cycles for monitoring system information updates. A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) is configured to determine it is in measurement mode, compare a serving cell signal to a threshold to obtain serving cell strength and measure a non-serving cell based on the serving cell strength. The WTRU is further configured to determine a channel monitoring cycle. The WTRU is further configured to determine a time to trigger value. | 06-18-2009 |
20090168727 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING OR RESELECTING A HOME NODE-B (CLOSED SUBSCRIBER GROUP (CSG) CELL) AMONG CELLS HAVING COLLIDING PHYSICAL LAYER SIGNALS - A method and apparatus for selecting or reselecting a home Node-B (HNB), (i.e., a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell), among cells having colliding physical layer signals are disclosed. Once the identity (ID) of an HNB is determined, measurements needed to support cell selection or reselection are performed. A broadcast channel that broadcasts an HNB ID is detected and synchronized to, and information obtained from the broadcast channel is forwarded to a non-access stratum (NAS). The broadcasted HNB ID is checked against an HNB white-list provided by the NAS to determine whether the HNB is suitable for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The WTRU selects the HNB to camp on, or changes from a cell currently serving the WTRU to the HNB if it is determined to be more suitable than the current serving cell. | 07-02-2009 |
20090168731 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MEASUREMENT GAP, AUTOMATED REPEAT REQUEST, DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION AND DISCONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A method and apparatus for handling interactions between measurement gap, automated repeat request, discontinuous reception and discontinuous transmission in wireless communications are disclosed. The method and apparatus are for real-time data and non-real time data in both an uplink and a downlink. | 07-02-2009 |
20090175163 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PERFORMING PACKET DATA CONVERGENCE PROTOCOL RE-ESTABLISHMENT - A method and apparatus of performing packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) re-establishment includes determining a PDCP re-establishment trigger. An error event is detected based upon the PDCP re-establishment trigger, and PDCP re-establishment procedures are requested. | 07-09-2009 |
20090175175 | RADIO LINK CONTROL RESET USING RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL SIGNALING - A method and apparatus are disclosed wherein a reset procedure for a RLC is implemented by RRC signaling. Triggers for the initiation and execution of the disclosed reset method are also disclosed. | 07-09-2009 |
20090176525 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SIGNALING AND PROCEDURE TO SUPPORT UPLINK POWER LEVEL DETERMINATION - Method and apparatus are disclosed for determining a physical uplink power level for transmissions on a physical uplink channel. In one embodiment, a random access channel (RACH) uplink message is transmitted. The RACH uplink message includes a RACH message power level and/or a downlink pathloss figure. A downlink message including a power offset value is received. The physical uplink power level is set for transmissions on the physical uplink channel based on the power offset value. In another embodiment, a RACH uplink message is transmitted and a downlink message including a relative power offset value is received. The physical uplink power level for transmissions on the physical uplink channel is then set based on the relative power off set value. | 07-09-2009 |
20090185524 | MANUAL CELL DETECTION AND SELECTION PROCEDURES - A method for performing a manual cell search by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes receiving a manual cell search command and searching for home enhanced Node B (HeNB) cells during a time period. The time period may be a measurement gap or a discontinuous reception period. If an existing measurement gap is available for the WTRU to use, the search can be performed during that gap. Otherwise, the WTRU can request a new measurement gap to search for HeNBs. | 07-23-2009 |
20090238117 | CELL SELECTION AND RESELECTION FOR CLOSED SUBSCRIBER GROUP CELLS - A method for applying a priority of a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell, including receiving priority information for each of a plurality of communication frequencies over which the CSG cell can communicate; storing the priority information at a wireless transmit/receive unit; and applying the priority information to at least one of: taking measurements on a communication frequency, selecting to a CSG cell in the communication frequency, or reselecting to a CSG cell in the communication frequency. | 09-24-2009 |
20090238143 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ENABLE FALLBACK TO CIRCUIT SWITCHED DOMAIN FROM PACKET SWITCHED DOMAIN - A method and apparatus are used to perform a Circuit Switched (CS) fallback in wireless communications. The Non-Access Stratum (NAS) of the apparatus determines whether to perform a CS fallback based on an Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) registration status, and sends a service request indicating a request to perform the CS fallback when the WTRU is attached to a CS domain. The apparatus also includes an Access Stratum (AS) that receives the CS service request from the NAS, sends an indication of the CS service request in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message to an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN), wherein the RRC message includes CS service information, and receives a handover command in response to the CS service request. | 09-24-2009 |
20090239533 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING FOR CLOSED SUBSCRIBER GROUP CELLS - A method and apparatus for searching for closed subscriber group (CSG) cells are described. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) transmits, to a network of CSG cells, a measurement/cell-search gap request message including a cause value having at least one bit that indicates whether the request message was transmitted due to a manual cell search command or a WTRU autonomous determination. The WTRU receives a measurement/cell-search gap allocation message from the network in response to the measurement/cell-search request message. The WTRU also may determine whether it has a discontinuous reception (DRX) gap that is long enough to read a master information block (MIB) and a system information block (SIB) of a neighboring CSG cell. If the DRX gap is not long enough, the WTRU may transmit a measurement/cell-search gap request message to the network, or autonomously tune away from a cell currently serving the WTRU to read the MIB and SIB. | 09-24-2009 |
20090239554 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DELIVER PUBLIC WARNING MESSAGES - A method and apparatus for a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) to receive an emergency situation notification. The method and apparatus include the WTRU receiving a paging message with an emergency situation notification, and the WTRU receiving scheduling information in a system information block. | 09-24-2009 |
20090262693 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROADCAST OF SYSTEM INFORMATION TRANSMISSION WINDOW - A method and an apparatus are provided for allocating sub-frames in a system information transmission window, allocating transmission sub-frames consecutively at the beginning of the system information transmission window, allocating non-transmission sub-frames at end of the system information transmission window, and transmitting the system information transmission window. A method and apparatus for receiving and ordering of system information messages is also provided. | 10-22-2009 |
20090270096 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CLOSED SUBSCRIBER GROUP CELLS - A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), including a universal subscriber identity module (USIM), for identifying, detecting and accessing a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell are disclosed. The WTRU receives a broadcast from a cell including a cell identifier (ID). If the cell ID is associated with a CSG cell, the WTRU determines whether the CSG ID is programmed in the USIM. The cell broadcast may include a single bit information element (IE) indicating that the cell is a CSG cell. The cell broadcast may further include a bit indicating whether the CSG cell is public or private. Different detection and access methods are also provided for detecting public and private CSG cells. Mobility detection methods for the WTRU in the CSG cell are also provided. | 10-29-2009 |
20090275368 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING PAGING LOAD IN LONG TERM EVOLUTION - Methods and apparatus for distributing paging occasion load or multiple Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle lengths in Long Term Evolution (LTE) are described. In one method, a phase shifting of a paging frame is applied to distribute the staggering paging load from different frame values to shift a number of frames. A second phase shift method is applied to shift directly the staggering paging frame load to other adjacent frames with an individual frame offset. Another method adds paging sub-frames in the staggering frame to accommodate the overloaded paging load for particular paging occasions. | 11-05-2009 |
20090325501 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRIORITIZING AND REPORTING MULTIPLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MEASUREMENT EVENTS - A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) prioritizes triggered events for the same measurement object to lessen the quantity of events which are included in measurement reports, while conveying no less information. The WTRU triggers an event, starts a time-to-trigger timer for the event, and includes the event in a measurement report. Additionally, where a WTRU measures on multiple frequencies, the event triggering is prioritized according to priorities associated with the frequencies. | 12-31-2009 |
20100003982 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY NOTIFICATION OF NON-ACCESS STRATUM RETRANSMISSION - A method and apparatus for data delivery confirmation in a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) including transmitting an uplink (UL) message, performing a mobility operation, determining that the UL message is not acknowledged, and generating a delivery failure message. The mobility operation is a handover or a radio resource control (RRC) connection reestablishment. A message including the delivery failure message is passed between protocol layers. | 01-07-2010 |
20120083273 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HOME NODE-B IDENTIFICATION AND ACCESS RESTRICTION - A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), including a universal subscriber identity module (USIM), for identifying a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell are disclosed. The WTRU receives a broadcast from a cell including a cell identifier (ID). If the cell ID is associated with a CSG cell, the WTRU determines whether the CSG ID is programmed in the USIM. The cell broadcast may include a single bit information element (IE) indicating that the cell is a CSG cell. If the cell ID is a CSG ID, the cell ID may further include a plurality of fields which indicate at least one of a country, a region, an operator, and a home evolved Node-B (HeNB) number. The cell broadcast may further include a bit indicating whether the CSG cell is public or private. The cell broadcast may further include a bit indicating that emergency calls are allowed from all users. | 04-05-2012 |
20120327848 | System Information Updates In LTE - A method and apparatus for receiving system information updates includes a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) receiving a system frame number. The WTRU also receives system information messages in a modification period. The modification period has a boundary determined by the system frame number. The WTRU receives system information change notification after a first modification change boundary and determines that the system information is valid until a second modification change boundary. | 12-27-2012 |
20130150064 | RRC MESSAGES AND PROCEDURES - A method and apparatus for radio resource control (RRC) messaging. A method in a Node B includes transmitting a RRC change command including a plurality of commands to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), and receiving an RRC change response from the WTRU, wherein the RRC change command includes a command for performing a measurement gap configuration procedure and a command for performing a measurement gap activation procedure. | 06-13-2013 |
20140064228 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING RANDOM ACCESS CHANNEL RESPONSES - A method and apparatus for supporting a random access using a random access channel (RACH) are disclosed. The WTRU detects a format of control information in at least one control channel element (CCE) of a common area in a control portion of a downlink transmission. The control information indicates a resource allocation in a data portion of the downlink transmission. The WTRU recovers a random access response assigned to the WTRU from the indicated resource allocation of the data portion on a condition that the at least one CCE has a random access radio network terminal identifier (RA-RNTI) assigned to the WTRU. | 03-06-2014 |