Abstract:
A method to coordinate ABS resource allocation to address inter-cell interference comprises sending a first message by a first eNB to a second eNB, the first message specifying an interference level and a target cell identifier of a target eNB; receiving, by the target eNB, a second message sent by the second eNB, the second message specifying a resource allocation and a target cell identifier of the target eNB; and the target eNB operating according to the resource allocation specified in the second message.
Abstract:
There are provided measures for uplink configuration and transmission control in inter-site carrier aggregation. Such measures may exemplarily comprise measures for controlling configuration of a terminal device for an inter-site carrier aggregation mode, in which carriers from a macro cell and a micro cell are aggregated for uplink communication, with a configuration of uplink control information for the macro cell located at a first site and a configuration of uplink control information for the micro cell located at a second site, and/or measures for controlling transmission of a terminal device in the inter-site carrier aggregation mode with a handling of concurrent uplink transmissions at the terminal device.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate the determination of the timing advances of each of a plurality of component carriers by triggering the determination of the timing advances in response to certain pre-defined events that are indicative of a need for the timing advance to be determined. A method may include determining that a pre-defined event has occurred and triggering a determination of a timing advance for a second component carrier relative to a timing advance of a first component carrier based upon occurrence of the predefined event. In this regard, both the component carriers are concurrently allocated to a mobile terminal. The method may also utilize the timing advance to synchronize communications on the second component carrier between the mobile terminal and a network. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product may also be provided.
Abstract:
Various methods for managing interference handling overhead are provided. One example method includes generating interference overload indication information and causing the interference overload information to be transmitted on a broadcast channel for relay nodes, wherein the transmission via the broadcast channel indicates that the interference overload indication information is for a donor cell. Similar and related example methods and example apparatuses are also provided. Additional example methods and apparatuses are also provided.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided facilitating flexible time sharing among systems. A method and apparatus may generate a secondary component carrier transmission plan including planned on and off durations. The planned on durations correspond to a time period for an apparatus and devices to communicate via an unlicensed band of the secondary component carrier. The planned off durations correspond to a time interval in which the devices may deactivate from the unlicensed band or remain disconnected from the unlicensed band. The method and apparatus may also enable provision of the plan to the devices via a licensed band of a primary component carrier and detecting a medium of the unlicensed band prior to the expiration of the time period to determine whether the medium is available in order to decide whether to turn on transmissions to the unlicensed band after one of the planned off durations.
Abstract:
There are provided measures for enabling a semi-full-duplex single-carrier transmission technique. Such measures may exemplarily comprise classifying each one of served terminals into one of two transmission groups, assigning an uplink-downlink configuration of a frame structure for time division duplex communication for each one of the two transmission groups such that uplink subframes for one transmission group and downlink subframes of the other transmission group coincide with each other, and scheduling uplink and downlink transmissions for the served terminals on a single carrier according to the assigned uplink-downlink configurations for the two transmission groups.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the radio interface between an apparatus for wireless communication and a network element, comprising flexible uplink/downlink configuration for time division duplex. The method comprises detecting a parameter indicating interference in a subframe of a time division duplex configuration; assigning a priority Physical Resource Block set for a flexible subframe; and scheduling the connection for a wireless apparatus according to the priority Physical Resource Block set.
Abstract:
Methods, apparatus and computer program products provide channel state information (CS1) measurement and reporting for a segment carrier in certain situations. An apparatus such as a base station may determine whether CSI is needed for a channel of a segment carrier comprising a segment portion and a contiguous bandwidth extension of a backward compatible carrier utilized by a base station for wireless communications with a mobile terminal. In response to determining that CSI is needed, the apparatus configures the mobile terminal to communicate channel state information from the mobile terminal to the base station. In other embodiments, an apparatus such as a mobile terminal is configured to receive configuration data indicating whether CSI is to be measured by the mobile terminal, and measuring the CSI and communicating the CSI to the base station in response to the configuration data.
Abstract:
Systems and techniques for managing the use of industrial-scientific-medical bands for cellular network communication. An apparatus comprises a processing system and a memory storing a set of program instructions. The processing system is configured to cause the apparatus to receive channel information from a UE reporting the control of an industrial-scientific-medical (ISM) band channel by the UE and cause the apparatus to schedule a communication session with the UE over the channel, with the channel being configured and activated as an ISM secondary component carrier (SCC). The apparatus may further request one or more user equipments (UEs) to report their wireless fidelity (WiFi) capability and request user equipments having WiFi capability to compete for the wireless medium and report occupation of the wireless medium in the form of a request to send command, to which the apparatus responds with a clear to send command.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed that facilitate discontinuous reception via a primary cell and one or more secondary cells that have different TDD UL/DL subframe configurations including overlapping subframes, such as in an instance in which a UL subframe of a secondary cell overlaps with a corresponding DL subframe of the primary cell. A method may define an active state of a primary cell to be larger than an active state of a secondary cell in a TDD network that supports carrier aggregation. The method may also provide for discontinuous reception via the primary cell and the secondary cell in accordance with different TDD UL/DL subframe configurations and also in accordance with the respective active states of the primary and secondary cells.
Abstract translation:公开了促进经由主要小区和具有不同的TDD UL / DL子帧配置的不同TDD UL / DL子帧配置(包括重叠子帧)的不连续接收的方法和装置,例如在次级小区的UL子帧与相应的 主单元的DL子帧。 方法可以将主小区的活动状态定义为大于支持载波聚合的TDD网络中的辅助小区的活动状态。 该方法还可以根据不同的TDD UL / DL子帧配置并且还根据主要和次要小区的相应活动状态提供经由主小区和次小区的不连续接收。