Abstract:
In a method of link quality control for communication links between a plurality of mobile terminals and a node in a radio communication system, providing (S0) at least one data block for transmission between said node and at least one of said mobile terminals, providing (S1) at least two measurement reports comprising measurements of the quality for a plurality of potential burst constellations on which to transmit said at least one data block, jointly selecting (S2) a respective burst constellation for each said at least one data block based at least on said measurement reports, jointly selecting (S3) a respective modulation and coding scheme for each said data block based at least on said measurement reports. Subsequently, scheduling (S4) bursts for transmission on at least one available channel based at least on said jointly selected modulation and coding scheme and said jointly selected burst constellation.
Abstract:
A method for a call control node (MSC Server) enhanced for Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC) allowing for a session transfer of a call involving a User Equipment (UE) of a handover party from a circuit switched (CS) access towards a target packet switched (PS) access is provided, the call involving said handover party and another party, said call being anchored in an Service Centralization and Continuity Application Server (SCC AS) of the IP- Multimedia-Subsystem (IMS), the method comprising the steps of receiving (202) an indication that the User Equipment (UE) is SRVCC capable, receiving (204) an indication of an address and port the UE is going to use for speech media over PS, providing (206) the UE with an indication of the address and port to be used towards the other party (remote end), deciding (208) to perform a SRVCC from CS access to said target PS access, sending (210) a relocation request for a bearer to a respective mobility management node (SGSN/MME), including said address and said port of the UE to be used for creating a PDP context, and sending (212) a handover command message to the UE, sending (214) a request for a "Forward Session Transfer" to the SCC AS, using the address and the allocated port to be used for media to construct a respective SDP
Abstract:
A wireless terminal (30), when already having a registration and/or session for a packet switched (PS) service with a Long Term Evolution (LTE) core network, makes a registration for a circuit switched (CS) service over a Wide Band Code Division Multiplexing (WCDMA) air interface with a circuit switched (CS) core network, but in conjunction with the registration for the circuit switched (CS) service maintains the registration and/or session for a packet switched (PS) service with the Long Term Evolution (LTE) core network.
Abstract:
Relevant radio-link related information is transferred through a wireless terminal (30) from one type of network (network 22B) to another type of network (network 22A) and vice versa. The wireless terminal 30 acts as a mediator or relay for the link report message of one type network (network 22B) so that link indications thereof can be utilized in a handover determination by the other type network (network 22A).
Abstract:
The invention provides an increase in the radio coverage area (10) of a base transceiver station (100) having access to multiple transceivers (102, 104, 106, 108) by dedicating at least one of the transceivers (102) for BCCH data. This BCCH transceiver (102) is connected to an antenna arrangement (120) 5 comprising at least two antenna elements (121, 123; 125, 127). Increased BCCH radio coverage (30) is achieved by providing antenna hopping among the at least two antenna elements (121, 123; 125, 127) for the BCCH. Correspondingly, increased TCH coverage (20) is achieved by providing frequency hopping among at least two carrier frequencies for the TCH. The 10 coverage (10) of the base transceiver station (100) is defined as the intersection of the BCCH radio coverage (30) and the TCH coverage (20).
Abstract:
A method of registering a subscriber in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is provided, wherein the method is executed by a call control node (800), wherein the method comprises receiving (402) an access request of the subscriber for circuit switched accessing the IMS, the access request being received via an access, determining (404) an access type of the access, and sending (406) a registration request for circuit switched registering the subscriber in the IMS depending on the determined access type.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to building a topology map that can be used to provide a requesting wireless terminal (120) with information relevant to its current location. Information on neighboring cells of different access networks is maintained in the topology map. An inter-access network (IAN) topology apparatus (110) builds to topology map based on results of previous IAN session transfers such as handovers from one access network to a different access network. When the requesting wireless terminal (120) currently accessing a current network makes a request for topology information, the IAN topology apparatus (110) provides a list of cells of other than the current access network in the area of the requesting wireless terminal (120). The requesting wireless terminal (120) uses the information to scan for cells of other access networks to potentially perform the IAN session transfer. The requesting- wireless terminal (120) conserves power by scanning only for accessible cells indicated to be in its area.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for providing both Mobile Terminated, MT, and Mobile Originated, MO, circuit switched (CS) services such as Short Message Service, SMS, services in networks utilizing CS Fallback and CSoLTE-I architectures. An extended SGs interface referred to as SGs+ (63) is implemented between a Mobility Management Entity, MME, (64) in an SAE core network (11) and a Mobile Switching Center Server, MSC-S, (61). The SGs+ interface supports transmission of upper layer CS packet data units while utilizing either connectionless or connection-oriented Signaling Connection Control Part, SCCP, operation. The non access stratum, NAS, signaling support between the User Equipment, UE, (27) and the MME (64) is extended to provide support for both MT SMS and MO SMS service.
Abstract:
A system and method for providing a location-based service from a third party service provider includes encrypting a client's identification information using a public key exchanged with a network location server, wherein the network location server stores a record indicating a location associated with the identification information. The encrypted identification information is transmitted from the client to the third party service provider. The third party service provider transmits a location request to the network location server, the location request including the encrypted identification information received from the client. The third party service provider provides the location-based service accordng to a response to the location request from the network location server.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus enhance a circuit-switched call fallback (CSFB) service for a user equipment (UE) currently connected to a source cell in a serving radio access technology (RAT) communications network. Multiple different mobile network operators share a target CSFB cell selected for CSFB from one or more circuit-switched capable cells that supports circuit-switched services. Each mobile network operator is associated with a corresponding mobile network identifier. The UE transmits a first message requesting a CSFB service to a source cell radio network node serving the source cell. The source node, in response to the first message, sends a second message to the UE including preferred mobile network identifier information and a target CSFB cell identifier. The UE transmits a third message to a target cell node serving the target CSFB cell to trigger the establishment of a circuit-switched call connection for the UE in the target CSFB cell. The target cell radio network node receives the third message, which includes preferred mobile network information to permit the target node to direct the third message to a core network node operated by one of the mobile network operators identifiable based on the preferred mobile network information. That core network node then initiates the requested CSFB service for the UE. Based on the preferred mobile network identifier information, the UE determines whether a location area update procedure must be performed in the target CSFB cell, and if so, transmits a fourth message to trigger the location area update procedure prior to triggering the establishment of a circuit-switched call connection.