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.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, and systems for managing bearers in a wireless communication system. In some embodiments, an apparatus, to be employed by a user equipment (UE), may comprise a communication module to: communicate with a core network on a first bearer through a master evolved Node B (MeNB); receive, from the MeNB, a first message of reconfiguring a radio resource control (RRC) connection to establish a second bearer between the UE and the core network and through a secondary eNB (SeNB); synchronize, in response to the message, with the SeNB in order to establish the second bearer; and communicate with the core network on the second bearer through the SeNB, and continue communicating with the core network on the first bearer through the MeNB.
Abstract:
Embodiments described herein relate generally to a communication between a user equipment (UE) and an evolved nodeB (eNodeB) communicating over a 5G link. Data rate throughput may be increased when, after a 5G channel blockage occurs, the UE may wait a determined amount of time to discover if the channel has opened before initiating a radio link failure ("RLF") and RLF recovery procedure.
Abstract:
Embodiments provide a radio access network (RAN) control entity apparatus operable in a wireless communication network, the apparatus comprising radio frequency (RF) circuitry to receive at least one communication originating from a wireless network device or transmit at least one communication to a wireless network device, wherein the RAN control entity is coupled to a baseband unit (BBU) and remote radio head (RRH), and circuitry to partition a physical RAN infrastructure or C-RAN into one or more network slices, and partition the BBU and/or RRH according to a deployment scenario of the one or more network slices.
Abstract:
An apparatus configured to be employed within an evolved Node B (eNodeB) or within a User Equipment (UE) is disclosed. The apparatus includes control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to configure a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration that accommodates short subframes. The short subframes have a transmit time interval (TTI) of less than duration of 1 legacy subframe (e.g., 1 ms). The SPS configuration is provided within a radio resource control (RRC) signaling.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are apparatuses, systems, and methods using or implementing dynamic resource allocation (DRA) of resources for machine-type communication (MTC), as a secondary partition within a system bandwidth. Allocations outside the secondary partition are configured as a primary partition for other than MTC. Apparatuses may perform MTC communications within the secondary partition when DRA configuration information includes allocation information for the secondary partition and the apparatus is configured for MTC. Otherwise, if the apparatus is other than MTC, the apparatus may refrain from performing communications in the secondary partition. Other embodiments are described.
Abstract:
Technology for switching a user equipment (UE) from a lightweight radio resource control (RRC) connection to a legacy RRC connection is disclosed. A radio base station can determine that the UE is to switch from the lightweight RRC connection with the radio base station to the legacy RRC connection with the radio base station, wherein the UE is configured to perform small data transmissions when the lightweight RRC connection is established for the UE. The radio base station can instruct the UE to perform a service request procedure in order for the UE to transition from the lightweight RRC connection to the legacy RRC connection. The radio base station can receive a service request message from the UE when the service request procedure is initiated at the UE, wherein the radio base station is configured to facilitate switching the UE from the lightweight RRC connection to the legacy RRC connection.
Abstract:
Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE) to support inter-frequency handover are disclosed herein. The UE may receive, from an Evolved Node-B (eNB), a measurement report configuration message that includes multiple measurement events to be determined at the UE. The UE may transmit a measurement report when a combined measurement event occurs. The combined measurement event may include a combination of the multiple measurement events according to a "logical AND" operator such that the combined measurement event occurs when the multiple measurement events occur. The measurement events may be related to signal measurements performed on one or more signals received at the UE from one or more cells configured for operation in the network.
Abstract:
A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive a maximum probability of accessing a wireless local area network (WLAN) for communication. The maximum probability is received via a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) communication link with an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) Node B (eNB). The UE is further configured to determine that there is a queued transmission for the UE and, in response to determining that there is a queued transmission, to determine whether the UE is authorized to access to the WLAN using a probability less than or equal to the maximum probability. The UE is further configured to delay contention for access to the WLAN for at least a pre-backoff duration in response to determining that the UE is not authorized.