Abstract:
Method and arrangement for use in a node in a first system associated with a first frequency band for radio communication, for avoiding or reducing interference in a second frequency band associated with a second system, which second frequency band is adjacent to the first frequency band. The method comprises detecting activity of the second system in the second frequency band and determining characteristics of the second system current activity in the second frequency band. The method further comprises adjusting at least one parameter related to radio communication, based on said characteristics, such that interference to the second frequency band, from radio communication associated with the node, is adapted to the second system activity in said second frequency band.
Abstract:
Method and arrangement in a first base station for scheduling in a TDD wireless network, which wireless network comprises the first base station serving a user equipment, and a second base station. The method comprises detecting that the second base station uses a different TDD configuration, instructing the user equipment to provide a signal strength measurement report based on a signal received from the second base station, receiving the measurement report, and allocating resources to the user equipment based on the received measurement report. Thereby is allocation of resources in TTIs not having the same uplink-downlink direction in the first base station and the second base station respectively, is avoided for the user equipment, when the received signal strength measurement report indicates that such allocation is appropriate. Also, a method and arrangement in a user equipment for scheduling in a TDD wireless network is described.
Abstract:
According to one aspect there is provided a method in a first network node of a telecommunication network. The network has a plurality of base stations which are operable to transmit a broadcast channel repetition pattern comprising at least one time window of a first mode of operation. The first mode of operation is interspersed between periods of a second mode of operation. The number of repetitions of a broadcast channel in a given period is greater in the first mode than in the second mode. The method comprises determining first data regarding a broadcast channel repetition pattern to be or being transmitted by a first base station. The first data comprises at least timing information about the timing of the time windows of the first mode of operation. The method also comprises sending the first data to a second network node that controls operation of a second base station neighbouring the first base station.
Abstract:
A connection request is received from a remote terminal of a radio communications system at a serving node of the radio communications system. Mobility information is requested (230) from the remote terminal based on receiving (200) the connection request. The requested mobility information is received (240) from the remote terminal, and the requested connection is established (250) with the remote terminal.
Abstract:
A radio network node and method for improved control of handover decisions of a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communications network. The UE is in a served cell and is moving towards a neighboring cell. The network node obtains neighboring cell characteristics and determines a mobility threshold based on the obtained neighboring cell characteristics. The handover decisions of the UE to the neighboring cell are then controlled based on the determined mobility threshold.
Abstract:
Mobility parameters, such as those used in handoff decisions, are based on the speed of User Equipment UE. These parameters may include time to trigger (TTT), time to satisfy (TTS), measurement time, forgetting factor, ² , measurement period ( T m ), handover prohibit timer, MeasurementReporting margin , HO margin , hysteresis, and the like. The mobility parameters are adapted by the User Equipment based on a speed estimate. The speed estimate is determined for the UE (10) at one or both of a base station and the UE, it is thereby dynamically determined whether to determine the UE speed estimate at the base station or the UE in response to UE (10) transmission and reception activity modes.
Abstract:
A method and a network node (110) for determining an indication of interference mitigation in a receiver comprised in a user equipment (120) are provided. The network node (110) receives, from the user equipment (120), a first set of measures and a second set of measures. The first set of measures relates to a signal received by the user equipment (120) and the second set of measures relates to the same signal. The first set of measures was obtained by the user equipment (120) prior to processing of the signal in the receiver, and the second set of measures was obtained by the user equipment (120) after processing of the signal in the receiver. Next, the network node (110) determines (202) the indication of interference mitigation based on the first and second sets of measures.
Abstract:
One aspect of the teachings herein involves the advantageous use of learned statistical information to improve inter-cell interference coordination, "ICIC". A network (20) uses historical signal quality measurements collected over time for wireless communication devices (36) operating within its coverage areas to identify those geographical areas where devices (36) generally experience significant levels of patterned interference. In an example case, the network (20) develops a "map" of the geographical areas that are affected by the transmission patterns of neighboring nodes (26, 30), and it applies the map to ICIC operations, wherein the serving nodes associated with the affected areas incorporate knowledge of the interfering transmission patterns into the ongoing scheduling of devices (36) operating in the affected areas.