Abstract:
A procedure is disclosed where a user equipment (UE) 10 can share information (with e.g. radio access network (RAN) nodes 20, 30) about its cell mobility attempts (e.g. redirection successes/failures). This information can subsequently be utilized by the various RAN nodes 20, 30 when making subsequent, i.e. future, cell mobility decisions. Hereby it is made possible to improve cell mobility decisions, such as redirection or handover, by the various RAN nodes 20, 30.
Abstract:
A method in a network node for handling evaluation of a secondary cell for a wireless device. The method comprises establishing a first level of coverage of the secondary cell, based on a first measurement report received from the wireless device, which first measurement report relates to a quality of a signal of the secondary cell. The method further comprises determining an evaluation frequency, based on the established first level of coverage of the secondary cell, which evaluation frequency relates to how frequently a level of coverage of the secondary cell shall be evaluated. The method further comprises sending a configuration to the wireless device, which configuration relates to an evaluation of a second level of coverage of the secondary cell, and which configuration is based on the determined evaluation frequency.
Abstract:
The present disclosure presents a method and a network entity for load contribution distribution in a wireless communication system supporting component carrier communication. The network entity serves a first cell of a wireless communication system. The method comprises receiving (61) information on one or more secondary cell usages of the first cell, wherein a secondary cell usage represents a secondary component carrier load of a wireless device connected to a primary cell of one or more further cells which are different from the first cell. The information on primary cell usage and the one or more secondary cell usage for the first cell is compiled (62) in the network entity. The method further comprises identifying (63) the respective primary cell for each secondary cell usage. Finally it comprises sending (64) secondary cell usage information to a respective network entity serving the identified respective primary cell for each secondary cell usage.
Abstract:
The present disclosure concerns movements, such as handovers, of user equipments (UEs) 120a-e from one radio cell 130a to another radio cell 130b. Disclosed herein are methods as well radio network nodes 110a, 110b. A radio network node 110a, 110b may, for example, select the most suitable UE(s) 20a-e to move from a source radio cell 130a to a target radio cell 130b in case the traffic load in the source radio cell 130a is below or equal to the traffic load of the target radio cell 130b. Hereby it is made possible to improve the resource utilization.
Abstract:
De acuerdo con un aspecto, uno o más nodos de red de un sistema de comunicación inalámbrica envía, a un dispositivo inalámbrico que opera en el sistema de comunicación inalámbrica, información de configuración de MRS, la información de configuración de MRS especificando uno o más parámetros para cada una de una pluralidad de configuraciones de MRS. El nodo de red envía posteriormente, al dispositivo inalámbrico, un comando de activación que indica que el dispositivo inalámbrico usará al menos una primera de las configuraciones de MRS, el comando de activación incluyendo un índice que identifica la primera de las configuraciones de. MRS de entre la pluralidad de configuraciones de MRS. El dispositivo inalámbrico recibe la información de configuración de MRS y el comando de activación. El dispositivo inalámbrico busca al menos una MRS especificada por la primera de las configuraciones de MRS, en respuesta al comando de activación y lleva a cabo al menos una medición en la por lo menos una MRS.
Abstract:
A communication network and techniques related to the handover of a terminal device between radio access nodes in the communication network are disclosed. In some communication networks (e.g., LTE communication networks), the ability to quickly move or resume a user equipment (UE) session between cells becomes increasingly important. In situations where the encryption and integrity keys are derived from a base key of a primary cell (PCell), each time the UE moves from that PCell or reconnects in another PCell a key renegotiation must be performed before traffic can resume. This may also involve buffering, decrypting and re-encrypting already encrypted packets. In turn, this consumes considerable processor cycles and memory, complicates the implementation of the network, and causes delays that reduce the end-user experience. These problems are solved by the disclosed techniques and communication network which provide improvements in the way in which security is handled when a handover occurs between two evolved NodeBs (eNBs) of the communication network. According to an aspect, there is provided a method of operating a first radio access node in a communication network, the method comprising determining (601) whether a first base key that is used to determine a first encryption key for encrypting communications between a communication device and the first radio access node can be used by a second radio access node for determining a second encryption key for encrypting communications between the communication device and the second radio access node; and if the first base key can be used by the second radio access node, sending (603) the first base key to the second radio access node during handover of the communication device from the first radio access node to the second radio access node. A radio access node and a communication device adapted for implementing the method are also disclosed.