Abstract:
Ericsson Ref. P37329 WO 2 ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Techniques for avoiding or reducing unnecessary CSI and/or SRS transmissions in a wireless communications system. In an example method, a user terminal periodically transmits (620) CSI and/or SRS according to corresponding periodic CSI transmission opportunities or periodic SRS transmission opportunities, or both, during a first period in which the UE is operating according to a short DRX cycle. In a second period immediately following the first period and during which the user terminal is operating according to a long DRX cycle, the user terminal reduces or suppresses (630) periodic transmissions of CSI and/or SRS. This may be done, for example, by suppressing periodic transmission of CSI and/or SRS, after a first delay time or first delay times or by reducing the rate of transmission of CSI and/or SRS, after a second delay time or second delay times. A combination of these and other disclosed approaches may be used. (Fig. 6)
Abstract:
Method and mobile node in a wireless communication network for determining when to transmit a signal. The mobile node operates in a wireless communication network comprising a first cell and a second cell where the mobile node is synchronized to the first cell. The method comprises determining a timing reference based on a reception of a downlink transmission in the first cell and transmitting the signal, to be received in the second cell, at a point in time based on the timing reference and a timing advance value of the first cell.
Abstract:
The basic idea of the present invention is to not only design a frequency-selective precoder with respect to the channel properties but also to ensure that the time- domain spread is limited. Hence the energy of the time-domain impulse response of the frequency-selective precoder is concentrated. According to a first embodiment, the time-domain spread is limited by designing a precoder such that it allows smooth transitions in the frequency domain between the values of the precoder when the precoder provides a staircase function. The smooth transitions can either be achieved by lowpass filtering the frequency-domain representation, the staircase function, of the precoder or by designing the precoder such that the sharp jumps are replaced by slopes. According to a second embodiment, the time-domain spread is controlled. The control may be achieved by employing a time-domain parameterization to precisely control the introduced additional time-domain spread.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for identifying correct peaks in outputs of matched filters in user equipment for communication systems are provided. A received signal is correlated with a replica of a synchronization signal, thereby producing a correlation output signal. Peaks are detected in the correlation output signal. The peak is tested at a plurality of predetermined locations that are based on properties of the synchronization signal, thereby producing a plurality of peak test signals. The maximum of the peak test signals is determined.
Abstract:
Systems and methods related to distributed route determination through a multi-hop wireless network based on multiple route metrics or properties are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a network node comprises identifying a subset of neighbors of the network node in a wireless network based on: (a) link weight(s) for links from the network node to at least some of the neighbors of the network node with respect to route metric(s) and (b) defined limit(s) for the route metric(s). The method further comprises obtaining second link weights for the links from the network node to at least the subset of the neighbors with respect to a second route metric, and identifying from the subset of the neighbors, an optimal next hop neighbor for the network node. In this manner, multiple route metrics are taken into consideration in manner that is computationally efficient.
Abstract:
Systems and methods related to a synchronization signal (18) particularly well suited for wireless devices (22) in an extended coverage area (16) of a cell (14) of a cellular communications network (10) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a base station (12) transmits a synchronization signal (18) including multiple repetitions of a basic synchronization block during a coherence time of a downlink channel over which the synchronization signal (18) is transmitted. The multiple repetitions of the basic synchronization block during the coherence time enable coherent combining during detection of the synchronization signal (18) at wireless devices (22) located in the cellular communications network (10). This coherent combining enables, for example, wireless devices (22) located in an extended coverage area (16) of a cell (14) served by the base station (12) to synchronize to the cell (14) using a shorter synchronization signal (18) than that which would be required if only non-coherent combining were used.
Abstract:
A base station (20A) is configured to transmit user data to a wireless device (16A) upon a first carrier (22). The base station (20A) identifies, from a set of transmission resources that is nominally allocated for transmission of user data upon the first carrier (22), a subset of transmission resources that is also nominally allocated for transmission of a reference or control signal either by the base station (20A) upon a second carrier (24) or by a neighboring base station (20B) upon the first carrier (22). The base station (20A) selectively transmits user data to the wireless device (16A) upon the first carrier (22) exclusive of this identified subset of transmission resources. The device (16A) in some embodiments obtains information indicating that the base station (20A) is selectively transmitting user data upon the first carrier (22) exclusive of the subset in this way. Based on this information, the device (16A) recovers user data received upon the first carrier (22) exclusive of the subset of transmission resources.
Abstract:
The invention is a method and apparatus for signaling uplink control information in a mobile communication network using carrier aggregation. The signaling mechanism allows the transmission, on a single uplink component carrier, of control information associated with a downlink transmission on multiple aggregated downlink component carriers. Semi-statically reserved resources for the transmission of control information on the uplink component carrier may be dynamically shared byuser terminals that are assigned multiple downlink component carriers for downlink transmissions. Implicit or explicit resource indication can be used in combination with dynamic resource indication.
Abstract:
The embodiments of the present invention relates to a method in a UE for distributing available transmit power to avoid violation of UE power limitations on the PUCCH and the PUSCH. Available power for transmission on at least the PUCCH is determined and at least one power headroom report indicating the available power for transmission on at least the PUCCH is transmitted to a base station.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and arrangement in a user equipment unit for activation of downlink component carriers. Even though configured to monitor multiple component carriers,a user equipment does not start to monitor them immediately but only one, or very few, carriers. Only if it decodes a DL assignment it will start to monitor multiple component carriers. After one, or possibly multiple, subframes where the UE is not scheduled anymore it falls back to its original state, i.e. it only monitors one (or very few) component carriers.