Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for communication are provided in connection with improving frequency scanning during cell acquisition in a TD-SCDMA based network. In one example, a communications device is equipped to obtain power values for a plurality of frequency bands, generate a candidate list of frequencies by comparing the obtained power values for the plurality of frequency band with a first power threshold, and prune the candidate list of frequencies by removing one or more frequencies in the candidate list within a frequency range of a frequency associated with a power value greater than a second power threshold.
Abstract:
A method of wireless communication is disclosed, which comprises: determining whether one or more primary frequencies in a primary frequency list are missing in an acquisition list; and appending the acquisition list to include the one or more primary frequencies from the primary frequency list upon a determination that the one or more primary frequencies are missing in the acquisition list; and scanning frequencies included in the acquisition list as part of a cell acquisition process.
Abstract:
A user equipment (UE) may reduce reselection delays when the UE is in the idle mode. In such instances, the UE adaptively adjusts a cell reselection timer based at least in part on the availability of a downlink time slot resource. The adjustment of the cell reselection timer may be based at least in part on the availability of the downlink time slot resources. The cell reselection timer is adjusted (e.g., shortened or scaled down) when the downlink time slot resources are unavailable to the UE.
Abstract:
A method of wireless communication is disclosed in the present invention, comprising: obtaining a first channel estimate of a first transmission from a cell; and correlating the first channel estimate with a second channel estimate of a second transmission from the cell, the second transmission and the first transmission are through correlated channels.
Abstract:
In certain communication systems, such as TD-HSDPA communications, channel quality index (CQI) reporting is based on a predetermined configuration, such as a mobile device (UE) reporting a CQI for a most recently received data transmission. This configuration may lead to errors if a UE reports a CQI for a certain data transmission but the base station (node B) believes the CQI corresponds to a different data transmission, such as a later transmission the UE never received due to an error processing control channel information. Offered is an indicator to accompany CQI reports. The indicator indicates to the node B which communication resource corresponds to the CQI report.
Abstract:
In multi-carrier wireless communications control channels are coordinated onto a single reference frequency for scheduling communications with mobile devices. Mobile devices may monitor all available control channels on a single reference frequency rather than over multiple frequencies, thereby reducing CPU processing and power consumption.
Abstract:
In TDD-LTE wireless systems, an additional fourth preamble for the random access channel, called short RACH, may be used. If short RACH signaling is to be used, the random access preamble is transmitted in the uplink pilot time slot (UpPTS) field in the special subframe. The location of the uplink pilot time slot (UpPTS) is next to a downlink subframe. Therefore, interference from neighbor base stations may interfere with the short RACH preamble within the uplink pilot time slot. The interference to the short RACH will prevent the eNodeB from detecting the short RACH preamble and thus prevent the UE from accessing the network. An interference level on an Uplink Pilot Time Slot (UpPTS) may be measured and when the interference level exceeds a threshold value a User Equipment (UE) is instructed to disable short Random Access Channel (RACH) signaling. The UE may then be instructed to enable normal RACH. When the interference level falls below the threshold value the UE is instructed to resume short RACH signaling
Abstract:
A user equipment (UE) capable of communication with multiple radio access technologies (RATs) may receive offset timing information from a cell of a RAT. The offset timing information indicates the timing offset between a communication frame of one RAT relative to a communication frame of another RAT. The UE may use the timing offset information to more accurately identify desired portions of a signal of a non-connected RAT, thereby improving inter-RAT signal measurement and mobility.
Abstract:
Aspects of radio access technology searching include apparatus and methods for obtaining, by a user equipment, relative synchronization information between a first radio access technology and a second radio access technology, determining a time location of a pilot signal of the second radio access technology based on the relative synchronization information, and searching for the pilot signal of the second radio access technology using the determined time location. Other aspects of radio access technology searching include apparatus and methods of obtaining, by a network entity, relative synchronization information between a first radio access technology and a second radio access technology, and determining a measurement gap duration and measurement gap location based on the relative synchronization information so as to encompass a pilot of the second radio access technology.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for facilitating handoff operations in a wireless communication device is provided. The method may comprise receiving, by a wireless communication device, a plurality of pilot signals, wherein the plurality of pilot signals includes an active pilot signal and one or more candidate pilot signals, selecting at least one nominal active pilot signal strength value for comparison with the active pilot signal, classifying the one or more candidate pilot signals into a respective one of a plurality of tiers based on a handoff factor corresponding to the at least one candidate pilot signal, wherein the plurality of tiers are divided according to one or more handoff factors, and selecting at least one threshold handoff value for each of the plurality of tiers, wherein the at least one threshold handoff value partly depends on one of the at least one nominal active pilot signal strength values.