Wireless telecommunications apparatus and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11283777B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-22

    申请号:US16498476

    申请日:2018-03-27

    摘要: A first network access node for use with a handover procedure for a terminal device involving the first network access node and a second network access node. The first network access is configured to receive a block of uplink data from the terminal device and establish whether the block of data has been ciphered by the terminal device using a cipher key corresponding to a first cipher key or to a second cipher key. In response to establishing the block of data has been ciphered using a cipher key corresponding to the first cipher key, decipher the block of data using the first cipher key. In response to establishing the block of data has been ciphered using a cipher key corresponding to the second cipher key, forward the block of data to the second network access node.

    Base station and user equipment
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11177911B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-16

    申请号:US16484829

    申请日:2018-02-08

    IPC分类号: H04L1/18 H04L5/00

    摘要: A base station for a mobile telecommunications system has circuitry which is configured to communicate with at least one user equipment. The circuitry is further configured to: transmit a short data transmission within the time scheduled for a long data transmission; and schedule, based on the transmission of the short data, a HARQ ACK/NACK response relating to at least a part of the long data transmission.

    Communications device, infrastructure equipment, wireless communications systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11160064B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-26

    申请号:US16968168

    申请日:2019-02-08

    IPC分类号: H04W72/04

    摘要: A communications device includes transmitter circuitry configured to transmit signals to the infrastructure equipment via a wireless access interface provided by the wireless communications network, receiver circuitry configured to receive signals from the infrastructure equipment via the wireless access interface, and controller circuitry. The controller circuitry is configured to, among other things, control the transmitter circuitry and the receiver circuitry to monitor a first search space for a first radio signal from the infrastructure equipment.

    Telecommunications apparatus and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11108755B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-31

    申请号:US16498436

    申请日:2018-03-27

    摘要: A method of operating a second network access node comprises configuring the second network access node to act as a secondary network access node for a dual connectivity mode for a terminal device in which a first network access node acts as a master network access node. The method further comprises establishing, while acting as a secondary network access node for the dual connectivity mode, that the second network access node should switch to acting as a master network access node, deriving a new master network access node security key for use by the second network access node when switched to acting as a master network access node for the dual connectivity mode, and configuring the second network access node to act a master network access node for the dual connectivity mode using the new master network access node security key.

    Devices and methods for stopping CQI measurements according to battery level or UE mobility in a multicarrier system

    公开(公告)号:US11044623B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-22

    申请号:US15746044

    申请日:2016-07-21

    摘要: A communications device includes a transmitter configured to transmit in one of plural segments of an available channel bandwidth signals representing data via a wireless access interface to a mobile communications network, a receiver configured to receive in one of the plural segments signals representing the data via the wireless access interface from the mobile communications network, and a controller configured to control the transmitter and the receiver. The controller is configured in combination with the transmitter and the receiver to measure a relative quality of signals received by the receiver in each of the plural segments, to transmit a measurement report to the mobile communications network, the measurement report including the measured relative quality of signals in each of the plural segments, and wherein, upon predetermined conditions being met, to skip the measuring of the relative quality of signals received in one or more of the plural segments.

    Telecommunications apparatus and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11582213B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17401375

    申请日:2021-08-13

    摘要: A method of operating a second network access node comprises configuring the second network access node to act as a secondary network access node for a dual connectivity mode for a terminal device in which a first network access node acts as a master network access node. The method further comprises establishing, while acting as a secondary network access node for the dual connectivity mode, that the second network access node should switch to acting as a master network access node, deriving a new master network access node security key for use by the second network access node when switched to acting as a master network access node for the dual connectivity mode, and configuring the second network access node to act a master network access node for the dual connectivity mode using the new master network access node security key.

    Terminal device, infrastructure equipment and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11171820B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-09

    申请号:US16491159

    申请日:2018-03-22

    摘要: A terminal device comprises a transmitter, a receiver and a controller. The transmitter is configured to transmit a first radio signal to infrastructure equipment of a wireless telecommunications system, the first radio signal being repeatedly transmitted a predetermined number of times during each of a plurality of consecutive time periods, each of the consecutive time periods being separated by a separation time period. The receiver is configured to receive, from the infrastructure equipment during one of the separation time periods, a second radio signal that comprises an indicator indicating that transmission of the first radio signal should continue or that transmission of the first radio signal should be terminated and the second radio signal having a measurable characteristic on the basis of which the terminal device reduces an offset of a reference radio frequency of the terminal device relative to a transmission radio frequency of the infrastructure equipment.

    Wireless telecommunications apparatus and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11096150B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-17

    申请号:US16495107

    申请日:2018-03-20

    IPC分类号: H04W72/02 H04W72/04 H04W36/00

    摘要: A method including: establishing a first set of radio resources available for use by a terminal device for transmitting uplink data to a first network access node; establishing a shared set of radio resources available for use by the terminal device for transmitting uplink data to the first network access node and a second network access node; determining uplink data has become available for transmission; selecting radio resources to use for transmitting the uplink data from within the shared set of radio resources if it is determined the terminal device is in a boundary region between a first communication cell and a second communication cell; and selecting radio resources to use for transmitting the uplink data from within the first set of radio resources if it is determined the terminal device is within the first communication cell and not in the boundary region.