Abstract:
An apparatus and method support user devices (109-113) and multiple core networks (125, 126) with a shared network. A rule set for a user device is associated with a core network (125, 126). Access information associated with a shared network is converted to core network behaviors using the rule set. A network element (400) can be employed to map the shared network information to core network information using the rule set for network uses.
Abstract:
A method of routing a message in a network includes transmitting by a mobile station (105) a signaling connection establishment message (308) on a radio connection (118) to a radio network control (102) though a base station (104). The signaling connection establishment message including a registration request message. Next the mobile station receives a registration accept message (310) on the radio connection and subsequently transmits an uplink signaling message (312) on the radio connection. The uplink signaling message from the mobile station includes a core network operator identifier (604).
Abstract:
A method for using buffer occupancy in uplink scheduling for a communication device includes a first step of sending buffer occupancy information and a time stamp indicating a last transmission opportunity provided to the communication device to an active set base stations. A next step includes utilizing the buffer occupancy information and time stamp to adjust a scheduling fairness setting for the communication device. A next step includes receiving scheduling information from a scheduler in accordance with the scheduling fairness setting. A next step includes transmitting on an uplink channel in accordance with the scheduling information.
Abstract:
A wireless communication terminal including a controller coupled to a transceiver wherein the controller is configured to determine a synchronization based on a mapping of channel state information to decoder error rate corresponding to a hypothetical control code word, to attempt to decode a control codeword in a received signal, and to conclude that an out of synchronization event has not occurred if the control codeword is decoded successfully regardless of an indication of the mapping.
Abstract:
A method for preventing misuse of a random access procedure including transmitting a random access preamble, receiving a random access response message which includes a random access response that is scrambled using the identity of the random access preamble transmitted by the mobile station, checking that the random access response is in response to the random access preamble transmitted by the mobile station, and decoding the random access response.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for handover in a wireless communication system. A connection can be established with a mobile station (110). A measurement report can be received at a source base station (120) from the mobile station. The source base station can determine that the mobile station should perform a handover from the source base station to the target base station (130). Timing advance information can be received at the source base station from the target base station. The timing advance information can be forwarded from the source base station to the mobile station. A connection of the mobile station can be switched from the source base station to the target base station.
Abstract:
A wireless communication system that communicates (500) frames having first and second sub-frames (510, 520) with time-frequency resource elements. The first sub-frame including first reference symbol information and the second sub-frame including second reference symbol information, and not more than one of the first and second sub-frames including user specific radio resource assignment information. Wireless communication entities receiving the frames process the time-frequency elements of the first sub-frame using the first reference symbol information and processing the time-frequency elements of the second sub-frame using the second reference symbol information.
Abstract:
A base station (103) assigns a set of mobile stations (101) to a group wherein the group will share a set of radio resources (770). A control field (1103) may be sent with a payload field (1105) wherein the control field (1103) and payload field (1105) are sent using a single Orthogonal Variable Spreading Factor or a single Walsh Code (1101) wherein various modulation and coding schemes may be applied to the control field (1103) and payload field (1105) such that different modulation and coding schemes may be used within the single channel. HARQ is handled by sending a single retransmission if a NACK message is received or no ACK/NACK message is received at all.
Abstract:
A method for scheduling a wireless communication entity (103) based on channel quality information provided by the wireless entity, wherein scheduling is discontinued if channel quality information is not received from the wireless communication entity over a specified number of frames or if the channel quality information provided is insufficient to support a control channel. The wireless entity may discontinue reporting channel quality information if the channel quality measured over a specified number of frames is below a threshold. Scheduling may be discontinued by blocking, or removing or preempting the scheduling of the wireless entity.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for switching nodes from a current packet data connection point to a new packet data connection point are provided. According to one embodiment of the invention, at least one group of nodes that are in communication with a network infrastructure using a first packet data connection point are identified (304) based, at least in part, on at least one predefined criterion. This group of selected nodes is then reestablished (306) using a second packet data connection point.