Abstract:
A user equipment (UE) provides a capability-type indication for each of one or more UE capabilities. Each indication corresponds to a capability type, the type being one of a persistent capability or a second-type capability. Information corresponding to the capability-type indication may be provided to an eNB associated with the UE by RRC signaling. The UE provides a capability-change indication for each of one or more UE capabilities that has changed capability type. Information corresponding to the capability-change indication may be provided to an eNB by lower layer signaling, RRC signaling, or a combination thereof. Capability change information may be sent to the eNB autonomously by the UE, or in response to an inquiry from the eNB. The inquiry from the eNB may be triggered by the UE.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for extending header fields are disclosed. The header field may be extended without changing the current size of the header. Reserve bits may be used to indicate the use of an extended header and the extended header may be store in a variety of locations within the frame, including the frame payload or pad bits.
Abstract:
An apparatus for capturing a signal of interest, e.g., PSS and/or SSS, captures data transmitted by a first RAT by obtaining access to a receive chain for a second RAT during a measurement gap for the first RAT. The signal of interest transmitted by the first RAT is captured during the measurement gap using the receive chain for the second RAT. Access to a receive chain for the second RAT may be obtained in any one of several ways. For example, access may be obtained by 1) requesting receive chain access for the second RAT for LTE measurements through a virtual flow, 2) entering into a power save mode, 3) tuning to a non-operating channel, 4) setting network allocation vector (NAV) at or above a threshold value, or 5) entering a measurement mode during which the receive chain for the second RAT is prevented from performing WLAN operations.
Abstract:
An apparatus for capturing a signal of interest, e.g., PSS and/or SSS, captures data transmitted by a WWAN by obtaining access to a WLAN receive chain for a period of time corresponding to a measurement gap. The signal of interest transmitted by the WWAN is captured during the measurement gap using the WLAN receive chain. Access to a WLAN receive chain may be obtained in any one of several ways. For example, access may be obtained by 1) requesting WLAN receive chain access for LTE measurements through a virtual flow, 2) entering into a power save mode, 3) tuning to a non-operating WLAN channel, 4) setting network allocation vector (NAV) at or above a threshold value, or 5) entering a measurement mode during which the WLAN receive chain is prevented from performing WLAN operations.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for enriched local advertising for small cells are described. A small cell or its components may host an advertising engine on an edge computing device that may be co-located with the small cell. The small cell may determine local information regarding an operating context of the mobile device in the small cell. The small cell may transmit advertising content to the mobile device based on the local information regarding the mobile device. The small cell may physically augment an output device in the small cell. The small cell may also serve a richer version of the advertising content to the mobile device based on local information regarding the mobile device, which may include physical location data for the mobile device. The small cell may be a small cell base station or wireless access point in close physical proximity to the mobile device.
Abstract:
An example method may include receiving, by a computing device, control plane signaling associated with a first service to be performed by a first communication device, wherein the computing device is within a radio access network (RAN) and is in limited communication with a core network via a backhaul connection that is constrained due to a backhaul bottleneck condition. The example method may include conditionally permitting, by the computing device, a first feature of the first service based at least in part on the backhaul bottleneck condition. Another example method may include receiving, by a computing device, control plane signaling associated with a service to be performed by a first communication device, wherein the computing device is within a RAN and is in limited communication with a core network via a backhaul connection that is constrained due to a backhaul bottleneck condition.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are provided for mobility management for wireless communications systems that utilize a flexible bandwidth carrier. Some embodiments include approaches for determining bandwidth information, such as one or more bandwidth scaling factors N and/or flexible bandwidths, at a user equipment (UE), where the bandwidth information may not be signaled to the UE. Embodiments for determining bandwidth information include: random ordered bandwidth scaling factor approaches, delay ordered bandwidth scaling factor approaches, storing bandwidth scaling factor value in UE Neighbor Record approaches, spectrum measurement approaches, spectrum calculation approaches, and/or a priori approaches. Flexible bandwidth carrier systems may utilize spectrum portions that may not be big enough to fit a normal waveform. Flexible bandwidth carrier systems may be generated through dilating, or scaling down, time, frame lengths, bandwidth, or the chip rate of the flexible bandwidth carrier systems with respect to a normal bandwidth carrier system.
Abstract:
A receive (Rx) chain of a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver may be used to assist a wireless wide area network (WWAN) transceiver in a user equipment (UE). A UE may use the WLAN Rx chain to autonomously scan and measure while the UE is connected to a first or home wireless network using its WWAN transceiver. When the UE is in a connected state, the WLAN Rx chain may be used to scan and take measurements for one or more second networks operated by a second wireless operator belonging to the same mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) as the first wireless network. In another example, the WLAN Rx chain may perform a set of inter-frequency reference signal time difference (RSTD) measurements based on observed time offsets between positioning reference signals (PRSs) from neighboring cells.
Abstract:
In a user equipment (UE) supporting multiple radio access technologies (RATs) and operating in an multiple-SIM multiple-active (MSMA) scenario, at least a portion of the wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver may be used opportunistically to support the operation of the wireless wide area network (WWAN) transceiver to support the multiple subscriber identity modules (SIMs). For example, when a first SIM is in an active mode and using the WWAN transceiver for transmit and/or receive operations, at least a portion of the WLAN transceiver may be used in addition to the WWAN transceiver to support the WWAN operation of a second (or third, etc.) SIM. The WLAN transceiver may be used for transmit, receive, or both for the second SIM, while the first SIM continues to use the resources of the WWAN transceiver.
Abstract:
A time period associated with each of a plurality of tasks included in a current instance of WWAN data capture/processing by a WLAN processor and a WWAN processor is determined. A total time period comprising the respective time periods of each task is compared to an overall time budget criterion to obtain a comparison outcome. A change in at least one of the tasks based on the comparison outcome is implemented. The change results in an adjustment of the total time period associated with a next instance of WWAN data capture/processing by the WLAN processor and the WWAN processor.