Abstract:
Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring received signal power at a mobile terminal in a cellular communications network in such a manner as to efficiently provide highly accurate received signal power measurements in the presence of strong inter-cell interference. In one embodiment, in order to measure received signal power for a measured cell, a mobile terminal selects weighting parameters for a number of time-frequency samples of a reference signal of the measured cell based, at least in part, on inter-cell interference from one or more synchronized interfering cells and inter-cell interference from one or more non-synchronized interfering cells. The mobile terminal applies the time-frequency samples of the reference signal of the measured cell and the corresponding weighting parameters to corresponding time-frequency samples of a received signal from the measured cell in order to obtain a measurement of the received power for the measured cell.
Abstract:
A method of operating a communications network (20) comprising a wireless terminal (30) which communicates with a network node (22) comprises using the wireless terminal (30) to perform measurements relative to plural cells of the network, and then using the wireless terminal (30) or the network node (22) to make a determination regarding an extent of connection of the wireless terminal to a best cell of the network. The method also comprises using the wireless terminal (30) or the network node (22) to select a mobility related parameter for the wireless terminal (30) in accordance with the determination.
Abstract:
A method for reducing the risk of dropped calls in a mobile communication network, wherein secondary connection information is sent to a mobile station during an event via a first communication link using a first radio access technology (401); it is detected when the mobile station makes a new connection on a second communication link specified in the secondary connection information (403); and packets for the mobile station from the first communication link are rerouted to the second communication link (404).
Abstract:
A user equipment is operated in a mobile communications system, wherein a network part of the mobile communications system is capable of operating in a synchronized mode or in an asynchronous mode. Operation includes recording timing information about a periodically occurring signal received from a neighboring cell. The recorded timing information is used in a blind detection proc\ ess that ascertains whether the network part of the mobile communications system is operating in the synchronized mode or in the asynchronous mode by detecting at least whether the periodically occurring signal received from the neighboring cell occurred within a predetermined window of time of a corresponding periodically occurring signal received from a serving cell. The detected operating mode of the network part of the mobile communications system is used for controlling subsequent operation of the user equipment.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for use in a wireless communication system to detect frequency division duplex (FDD) or time division duplex (TDD) after the radio timing and cell group ID have been determined from the S-SyS during a cell search, by correlating reference symbols (RSs) and detecting whether the RSs are on resource elements corresponding to FDD or TDD. By correlating the known RS, which is known after the cell ID is detected, to the assumed RS positions for FDD or TDD, the duplex form is detected.
Abstract:
A method, and associated apparatus and system, for simultaneous cell group and cyclic prefix (CP) detection, having the steps of determining primary synchronization signal (P-SyS) timing t using the P-SyS; based on t, determine a secondary synchronization signal (S-SyS) timing; placing a single Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) window; FFT processing the signal to obtain the frequency domain S-SyS symbols; equalizing the frequency domain S-SyS signal; phase correcting the S-SyS signal; and detecting the cell group and CP length by the correlation giving maximum energy.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are described for improving convergence time of a reference signal-to-interference (SIR) value calculated in outer loop power control for use in inner loop power control. Instead of considering only error rate information for each transport channel individually, other information, such as quality information from other transport channels and block rate information for the channel, is also considered to determine the reference SIR. By considering such other information, an improved outer loop power control is achieved, thus reducing the power needed for the physical channel and increasing the capacity of the communication system.
Abstract:
Methods, receivers, and computer program products for defining asymmetric decision regions of a symbol space to interpret transmitted power control commands are disclosed. A method of determining transmitted power control commands at a. receiver can include defining a first decision region of a symbol space associated with a first power control command at the receiver and a second decision region of the symbol space associated with a second power control command at the receiver where the first and second regions are asymmetric with one another. Methods of determining a transmitted power control command during soft handover mode in a wideband code division multiple access communications system are also discussed wherein a first determination of a combined power control command received from a plurality of transmitters can be combined with a second determination of the combined power control command received from the plurality of transmitters to provide a combined power control command. Related circuits are, disclosed as well.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for processing a received signal containing a desired burst and a co-channel interferer burst are disclosed. The invention includes receiving the received signal from a front end receiver. A time offset betweeen the desired burst and the co-channel interferer burst is detected. A detection procedure is then selected based on the time offset between the desired burst and the co-channel interferer burst. Preferably, one of three detection procedures is selected based on the time offset detected and optionally the signal strength of the co-channel interferer burst. If a first or second time offset is detected, then a joint detection or an iterative detection procedure is selected and performed, respectively. Finally, if a third time offset is detected or if the co-channel interferer has a low signal strength, then a conventional detection procedure is selected and performed.
Abstract:
Link quality control information is generated by receiving a received signal from a front end receiver. Time dispersion information is then estimated during a synchronization of the received signal. Then, link quality control information is generated using the time dispersion information. The link quality control information includes information pertaining to an optimal tansmission parameter. The link quality control information can be transmitted back to a unit that transmitted the received signal so that the appropriate transmission parameters may be adjusted.