Abstract:
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems of securing communications of a User Equipment (UE) in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). For example, a UE may include a WLAN transceiver; a cellular transceiver to communicate with an evolved Node B (eNB) of a cellular network; and a controller to determine a UE security key based on a cellular security key corresponding to the eNB, and to establish a connection with a WLAN access device based on the UE security key.
Abstract:
A user equipment (UE) can reserve shared spectrum between two wireless protocols upon the request from a tower. For example, an enhanced node B (eNB or eNodeB) transmits a message to associated UEs including a set of candidate UEs, a length of time to reserve, and a frequency band to use. UEs perform medium sensing on the specified spectrum if a UE finds its identifier in the set of candidate UEs. Candidate UEs transmit a clear to send (CTS) message with channel reservation information if the medium is idle. A result of the success or failure of the CTS transmission attempt is sent back to the eNB. Upon receiving the feedback information from the UEs, the eNB starts sending data to those UEs that sent the positive feedback on the channel reservation.
Abstract:
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems of steering data radio bearer traffic to a wireless local area network link. For example, a User Equipment (UE) may include a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) transceiver; a cellular transceiver to communicate traffic of a plurality of Data Radio Bearers (DRBs) via a cellular link between the UE and an evolved Node B (eNB); and a controller to establish at least one Point-to-Point (P2P) link with the eNB via a WLAN link between the UE and a WLAN Access Point (AP), and to steer traffic of one or more of the DRBs from the cellular link to the P2P link.
Abstract:
User equipment (UE), an enhanced NodeB (eNB) and method of beamforming are generally described. The UE may perform beam scanning for coarse beam tracking to an eNB tracking reference signal in a downlink (DL) subframe during an eNB tracking interval and train a beamforming matrix of the UE, perform channel sounding based on the eNB tracking reference signal to obtain an optimal direction to communicate with the eNB and transmit, during a UE tracking interval in an uplink (UL) subframe, a UE tracking reference signal using the optimal direction. A backup beam on a different channel may be used when the eNB or UE tracking reference signal is missed. The UE may re-sync with the eNB based on determining that the eNB tracking reference signal is missed or upon receiving an instruction from an anchor eNB. If re-synchronization fails, the UE may transmit to the anchor eNB a blockage report.
Abstract:
An architecture configured to be employed within one or more user equipments (UEs). The architecture includes a communications array and a control component. The communications array is configured to receive one or more reference signals of one or more reference signal ports of a subframe. The reference signals are analog beamformed cell-specific reference signals associated with one or more cells. The control component is configured to decode the received reference signals and perform analog beam tracking and demodulation based on the one or more received reference signals.
Abstract:
A user equipment device comprises physical layer circuitry configured to transmit and receive radio frequency electrical signals with one or more nodes of a radio access network, including monitor at least one of a communication channel unlicensed to a long term evolution (LTE) network (LTE-U) or a communication channel of a licensed assisted access (LAA) network and detect a reference signal (RS) of a subframe communicated using the at least one communication channel; and processing circuitry configured to measure a channel metric over at least a portion of the subframe that includes the RS, and process information included in the subframe according to an LTE communication protocol when the measured channel metric satisfies a specified channel metric threshold value.
Abstract:
Techniques are described herein for fast and efficient discovery of small cells by user equipment ("UE") in a wireless telecommunications network. The small cells may operate at a high frequency band ("HFB"), which may correspond to higher frequencies than other cells (e.g., base stations, such as evolved Node Bs ("eNBs")) of the network. The UE may receive assistance information, which may include polling channel configurations, beamforming weights, carrier frequencies, cell identifiers of small cells, and/or other information. The UE may use the assistance information when outputting (either omnidirectionally, pseudo-omnidirectionally, or directionally) a polling sequence, in order to detect the small cells.
Abstract:
Radio frame configuration circuitry for use in a device of a wireless communication system is provided. The radio frame configuration circuitry uses control circuitry to select between a plurality of different time-division duplex, TDD, configurations for a radio frame having slots with a configured duration. Transceiver circuitry performs TDD communications based on selections made by the control circuitry such that an average periodicity of switching between transmission of information and reception of information during the TDD communication is the same despite switching between different ones of the plurality of different TDD configurations. The radio frame configuration circuitry can be incorporated in a UE or an eNodeB or a Peer Radio Head. A corresponding method is provided.
Abstract:
Embodiments described herein relate generally to a communication between a user equipment ("UE") and an evolved Node Bs ("eNBs") in a plurality of frequency bands. An eNB may transmit cross-carrier, cross-subframe scheduling information to a UE in a licensed frequency band. In response reception of the scheduling information, the UE may sense a wireless transmission medium to determine if the medium is idle. If the medium is idle, the UE may generate and transmit a request to reserve the medium in the unlicensed frequency band (e.g., a Clear-to-Send message). The eNB may transmit downlink data to the UE in the unlicensed frequency band. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards devices and methods for discovering and waking up dormant access nodes in cellular networks. In one embodiment, the dormant access nodes passively participate in a device-to-device discovery process to identify potential user equipment nearby. Upon identifying a potential user equipment, the dormant access node may wake itself up and inform a serving access node that it is able to service the user equipment. In another embodiment, dormant access nodes may transmit a discovery message periodically. Upon receiving the discovery message a user equipment may report the availability of the dormant access node to its serving access node.