Abstract:
Techniques for managing downlink transmissions from a base station to multiple UEs over aggregated LTE and WLAN links are provided. The base station may jointly assign resources for transmitting downlink data during a scheduling instance. The resource assignment may include a prioritization based on channel conditions and system throughput when the links are considered jointly. In accordance with the joint resource assignment, the base station may build packets for the downlink transmission at an aggregating layer which, for example, may be coupled to media access control (MAC) elements associated with the respective links. The base station may then transmit the packets to at least a subset of the UEs based on the joint resource assignment.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for determining the data rate of a reverse link communication. An embodiment includes transmitting at a null rate on the communication channel only when the station is not transmitting voice, signaling, or data. An embodiment includes determining a maximum requested rate based on the normalized average pilot transmit power and the pilot reference value, and determining the timing of the rate request. An embodiment involves determining a maximum transmission rate. An embodiment involves determining sufficient power and a power-control set point.
Abstract:
Multiple downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) carriers can enhance wireless communication between nodes and user equipment (UE). Among the carriers, it is beneficial to have some special, by configuration designated carriers to provide synchronization, system information, paging, data and control for multi-carrier enabled UEs. Thereby, overhead system information can be reduced. For instance, synchronization and paging for a certain cell are not provided on all carriers. A carrier can provide backward compatibility for single carrier UEs for access, synchronization, broadcast, and new control region within the data region of the legacy terminals. Coordination between nodes for selecting anchor carriers that mitigate interference and for transmit power control for non-anchor carriers provide further network performance advantages.
Abstract:
Multiple data bearers may be configured for a user equipment (UE) for carrier aggregation and may be split among multiple evolved nodeBs (eNBs). The eNBs may be selected to serve the multiple data bearers for the UE based on various criteria such as channel conditions, loading, and the like. Various eNBs may be selected to serve data bearers for UE on a per data bearer basis, so that a particular eNB may be selected to serve each data bearer of the UE. Each data packet for the UE may then be sent via an appropriate data bearer.
Abstract:
Techniques are provided for carrier aggregation and H-ARQ timing in LTE or the like. For example, there is provided a method, operable by a mobile device, that may involve identifying a first component carrier and a second component carrier among a plurality of component carriers to be aggregated, wherein a first number of subframes of a subframe type in the first component carrier is less than a second number of subframes of the same subframe type in the second component carrier. The method may further involve receiving a configuration to monitor a control channel for the second component carrier on the first component carrier. The method further may further involve determining a reference uplink-downlink subframe configuration for the second component carrier based at least in part on the subframe type and the received configuration for the control channel.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for managing the transmission of multiple signals on one or more uplink (UL) channels using carrier aggregation in LTE-A systems. A UE simultaneously transmits signals such as ACK/NACK and periodic CSI using one or more uplink channels, such as a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and/or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), by increasing the resources used to transmit at least one of those signals. According to one aspect, a UE simultaneously transmits ACK/NACK signals and periodic CSI signals by multiplexing those signals on the PUSCH. Certain aspects avoid frequently dropped periodic CSI signals and provide mechanisms to ensure that ACK/NACK signals are transmitted.
Abstract:
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may obtain orientation information associated with the UE. The orientation information may indicate a rotational movement of the UE. The UE may transmit an indication of a beam associated with a predicted orientation of the UE, wherein the predicted orientation of the UE is based at least in part on the orientation information. The UE may receive an updated beam or measurement configuration based at least in part on the indication. Numerous other aspects are described.
Abstract:
In some implementations, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a second UE, sidelink configuration information indicating one or more transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for at least one sidelink channel between the first UE and the second UE.
Abstract:
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for sidelink synchronization in a network. A method that may be performed by a remote user equipment (UE) includes determining at least one synchronization priority associated with synchronization signals for synchronizing to a network, determining relay capability information associated with multiple relay UEs, selecting one relay UE of the multiple relay UEs, based on the synchronization priority and relay capability, and synchronizing to the network using at least one synchronization signal received from the selected one relay UE.
Abstract:
A first UE may receive, from a base station or a second UE, one or more first TCI states via RRC signaling. The first UE may receive, from the base station or the second UE, one or more MAC-CEs. Each of the one or more MAC-CEs may include at least one indication of one or more second TCI states. The one or more second TCI states may be a subset of the one or more first TCI states. The first UE may transmit to the second UE, or receive from the second UE, a sidelink message via a sidelink channel based on a third TCI state. The third TCI state may be from the one or more second TCI states.