Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to methods and to a wireless device, 10,20, for enabling device-to-device communication. In particular the present disclosure relates to a method comprising configuring, direct control messages and reference signals, based on the capability and state of the wireless device with regards to device to device communication. The method comprises, associating, S1a, in the wireless device, at least one direct control message to a synchronisation reference signal, configuring, S2a, the at least one direct control message and/or the synchronisation reference signal, such that a recipient can identify the association between the at least one direct control message and the synchronisation reference signal, using the configuration of the direct control message and/or the synchronisation reference signal; and transmitting, S3, the at least one direct control message.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides a Scheduling Request transmission method (10) for decoupled downlink-uplink in heterogeneous network, where the heterogeneous network comprises at least two cells in charge of downlink and uplink transmission separately and connected with any backhaul, the method comprising: determining (11) a positive Data Scheduling Request, D-SR, is to be transmitted in a current D-SR's subframe together with HARQ-ACK/NACK on PUCCH using PUCCH format 1a/1b/3; transmitting (12) a HARQ-ACK/NACK in the current D-SR's subframe on PUCCH together with a negative D-SR using PUCCH format 1/1a/1b or format 3 while transmitting a Scheduling Request, SR, in a next SR's subframe subsequent to the current D-SR's subframe. In this method, the Scheduling Request (SR) of the UEs can be correctly detected in the Pico base station to trigger UL transmission in decoupled UL/DL scenario in various case and any kinds of backhaul can be supported.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a method in a mobile terminal for communication with a base station in a wireless network during a random access procedure. The method comprises exchanging (202) between the mobile station and the base station, during the random access procedure, information on a selected DRX scheme to be used for communication between the mobile terminal and the base station in the random access procedure, setting (204) the mobile terminal in DRX mode according to the selected DRX scheme and receiving (206) at least one message from the base station during the random access procedure, wherein the at least one message was transmitted according to the selected DRX scheme. The disclosure also relates to a corresponding method in a base station, and to a mobile terminal and a base station. By such methods, base station and mobile terminals, battery power in a mobile terminal may be saved during a random access procedure.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method (20) in a device-to-device, D2D, enabled user equipment (12) of a communication system (10). The D2D enabled user equipment (12) supports D2D-communication with another D2D-enabled user equipment (15). The communication system (10) comprises a base station (15) serving one or more cellular user equipment (14) unable to support D2D communication. The D2D enabled user equipment (2, 15) and the cellular user equipment (14) share the same communication resources. The method (20) comprises: receiving (21), from the base station (13), configuration parameters comprising information on a reference signal pattern for use by the D2D enabled user equipment (12), and transmitting (22), based on the configuration parameters, cellular reference signals, enabling the cellular user equipment (14) to measure and report, to the base station (13), channel information on a channel from the D2D enabled user equipment (12) to the cellular user equipment (14). The invention also relates to D2D user equipment, methods in a base station, base station, computer programs and computer program products.
Abstract:
A method performed by a first user equipment (121) for performing Device-to- Device, D2D, communications with a second user equipment (122)is provided. The first user equipment (121) determines that a valid timing reference is not present in the first user equipment (121). Also,the first user equipment (121) determines whether a preconfigured timing advance can be used in the D2D communication. Then, when determined that the preconfigured timing advance can be used, the first user equipment (121) transmits a D2D signal to the second user equipment (122) with a timing using the preconfigured timing advance to perform D2D communication. A user equipment (121), a network node (110)and method therein for enabling D2D communications between user equipments (121, 122) in a radio communications network (100) are also provided.
Abstract:
A method, a user equipment, base stations for performing random access procedures in a network including a high power base station, a low power base station and a user equipment are provided, wherein the user equipment is in connection with the high power base station in a downlink direction and is in connection with the low power base station in an uplink direction. The method comprises performing, by the user equipment, the random access procedure with the low power base station if the random access procedure is initiated by the user equipment. The method further comprises performing, by the user equipment, the random access procedure with the high power base station if the random access procedure is initiated by the high power base station. With the present invention, the duration of the random access procedure conducted under the decoupled downlink/uplink scenario can be significantly shortened.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a method of radio communication between a first radio device and a second radio device using a first frequency resource and a first communication protocol by means of a network node, at least one of the radio devices being served by said network node. The method comprises determining a second frequency resource to use for non-network assisted device-to-device (D2D) communication between the first and second radio devices in case of a radio link failure between said at least one radio device and the network node. The method also comprises determining a second communication protocol to use for the non-network assisted D2D communication between the first and second radio devices in the case of a radio link failure between said at least one radio device and the network node.
Abstract:
A radio node for selectively providing synchronization information for Device-to-Device, D2D, communications between devices in a wireless communications network is also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method in a base station for determining channel interference in a radio network comprising a device-to-device, D2D, capable UE and the base station serving at least one cellular UE, said method comprising: configuring the at least one cellular UE with a cellular uplink Reference Symbol, RS, related parameter; transmitting the cellular uplink RS related parameter associated with the at least one cellular UE to the D2D capable UE; and obtaining information of interference to the D2D capable UE measured by the D2D capable UE using the cellular uplink RS related parameter. The present invention also provides a corresponding method in D2D capable UE and the devices thereof. This achieves a more accurate the interference channel measurement in multi-cell and multi-antenna scenario.