Network nodes and methods therein for enabling a switch between feeder links for an airbourne or orbital communication node in a non-terrestrial communications network

    公开(公告)号:US11903051B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-13

    申请号:US17430782

    申请日:2020-02-11

    IPC分类号: H04W76/12 H04B7/185 H04W84/06

    摘要: A method performed by a first network node (101) for enabling a second feeder link (132) to be established between a second network node (102) and an airborne or orbital communication node (110) in non-terrestrial communications network (100) to handle wireless devices (121) being served by the airborne or orbital communication node (110) is provided. The first network node (101) is handling the wireless devices (121) served by the airborne or orbital communication node (110) over a first feeder link (131) between the first network node (101) and the airborne or orbital communication node (110). The method comprises determining (701) that the wireless devices served by the airborne or orbital communication node (110) are to be handled by the second network node (102) over the second feeder link (132). Also, the method comprises initiating (702) the second feeder link (132) to be established between the second network node (102) and the airborne or orbital communication node (110). Further, a first network node (101) for enabling a second feeder link (132) to be established between a second network node (102) and an airborne or orbital communication node (110) in non-terrestrial communications network (100) to handle wireless devices (121) being served by the airborne or orbital communication node (110) is also provided. A second network node and a method therein, as well as, computer programs and carriers are further provided.

    METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR SETTING UP A SECONDARY UPLINK CARRIER IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20180242314A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-23

    申请号:US15554524

    申请日:2017-06-29

    IPC分类号: H04W72/04

    摘要: Embodiments herein relate to a method, performed by a Radio Network Controller, (RNC) for setting up a secondary uplink carrier. The RNC sends a dedicated radio link message to a network node. The dedicated radio link message comprises a first Information Element (IE) which indicates a Transmission Time Interval (TTI) value out of a plurality of TTI values available for the radio link. Embodiments herein further relate to a method, performed by a network node, for setting up a secondary uplink carrier. The network node receives the dedicated radio link message from the RNC. The dedicated radio link message comprises the first IE, which indicates a TTI value out of a plurality of TTI values available for the secondary uplink carrier that is to be set up.

    Handling Application Protocol Identity for a UE-Associated Logical Connection

    公开(公告)号:US20210007175A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US16968734

    申请日:2019-02-14

    IPC分类号: H04W76/30 H04W24/02

    摘要: A network node (300a) receives, over an interface between the network node (300a) and a further network node (300b), a message comprising paired user equipment (UE) identifiers for UE identification over the interface to the network node (300a) and further network node (300b), respectively. Responsive to determining that the identifier for UE identification to the network node (300a) uniquely identifies a UE (150) to the network node (300a), the network node (300a) validates the message irrespective of whether the identifier for UE identification to the further network node (300b) uniquely identifies the UE (150) to the further network node(300b).

    Paging for Longer Paging Cycles
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190342855A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-07

    申请号:US16509682

    申请日:2019-07-12

    摘要: A radio network node receives a page request from a core network node. The page request indicates to page a wireless communication device. The radio network node determines a next occurrence of a monitoring window during which the wireless communication device will monitor a paging channel associated with the radio network node. If the amount of time until the next occurrence of the monitoring window exceeds an amount of time that the radio network node can store the page request, the radio network node discards the page request and sends a response to the core network node indicating that the page request was discarded; the response includes a paging timer value that indicates when the core network node should repeat the page request.

    Paging for longer paging cycles
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10362558B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-23

    申请号:US15657657

    申请日:2017-07-24

    摘要: A radio network node receives a page request from a core network node. The page request indicates to page a wireless communication device. The radio network node determines a next occurrence of a monitoring window during which the wireless communication device will monitor a paging channel associated with the radio network node. If the amount of time until the next occurrence of the monitoring window exceeds an amount of time that the radio network node can store the page request, the radio network node discards the page request and sends a response to the core network node indicating that the page request was discarded; the response includes a paging timer value that indicates when the core network node should repeat the page request.

    Server, radio network node and methods in a wireless communications network

    公开(公告)号:US11632652B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-18

    申请号:US16339066

    申请日:2019-01-24

    IPC分类号: H04W4/029 G01S5/02

    摘要: A method performed by a server for assisting a radio network node to handle a set of positioning assistance data for positioning one or more User Equipments, UEs, in a wireless communications network is provided.
    Based on importance, the server determines a priority associated to the respective positioning assistance data out of the set of positioning assistance data.
    The server assists the radio network node by sending the set of positioning assistance data, and information about the determined priority associated to the respective positioning assistance data. The determined priority enables the radio network node to determine a schedule for broadcast of at least some of the respective positioning assistance data out of the set of positioning assistance data, in respect to available resources in the radio network node.

    Network Nodes and Methods Therein for Enabling a Switch between Feeder Links for an Airbourne or Orbital Communication Node in a Non-Terrestrial Communications Network

    公开(公告)号:US20220141891A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17430782

    申请日:2020-02-11

    IPC分类号: H04W76/12 H04B7/185

    摘要: A method performed by a first network node (101) for enabling a second feeder link (132) to be established between a second network node (102) and an airborne or orbital communication node (110) in non-terrestrial communications network (100) to handle wireless devices (121) being served by the airborne or orbital communication node (110) is provided. The first network node (101) is handling the wireless devices (121) served by the airborne or orbital communication node (110) over a first feeder link (131) between the first network node (101) and the airborne or orbital communication node (110). The method comprises determining (701) that the wireless devices served by the airborne or orbital communication node (110) are to be handled by the second network node (102) over the second feeder link (132). Also, the method comprises initiating (702) the second feeder link (132) to be established between the second network node (102) and the airborne or orbital communication node (110). Further, a first network node (101) for enabling a second feeder link (132) to be established between a second network node (102) and an airborne or orbital communication node (110) in non-terrestrial communications network (100) to handle wireless devices (121) being served by the airborne or orbital communication node (110) is also provided. A second network node and a method therein, as well as, computer programs and carriers are further provided.