Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for improving the capabilities of an evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, in particular for cases when more than one radio access network applying a time-division duplex transmission mode need to co-exist on a same carrier. The invention addresses further problems concerning an efficient allocation of uplink resources and resource allocation in a handover situation. The present invention assigns an attribute in form of a distinguishing value to the time slots used for the uplink and downlink transmission on said carrier such as to avoid scheduling of transmissions via a first radio access network in downlink or uplink time slots assigned to the second radio access network and to avoid scheduling of transmissions via the second radio access network in uplink time slots assigned for transmissions in the first radio access network.
Abstract:
In a radio access network (RAN) where information may be sent to a mobile radio unit using a shared radio channel shared by other mobile radio units, a first transport bearer is established between a first RAN node, e.g., a drift RNC, and a second RAN node, e.g., a base station, to transport data to be transmitted on the shared radio channel. A second transport bearer is established between the first and second RAN nodes to transport control information originated in the first RAN node that relates to the first transport bearer data. The first RAN mode then transmits the control information over the second transport bearer to the second RAN node. The control information might include, for example, scheduling information known to the first RAN node because the first RAN node supervises scheduling of data to be transmitted on the shared radio channel. The control information may provide to the mobile radio unit information needed to decode the data transmitted on the shared radio channel. Such needed information might include, for example, a frame identifier, a specific radio resource like a spreading code, and/or an indication of how different radio resources associated with different connections are multiplexed on the shared radio channel. In one example, non-limiting embodiment, the control information includes transport format indication information such as transmit format combination indicator (TFCI) information employed in third generation Universal Mobile Telephone Systems (UMTS) in accordance with the 3GPP specification.
Abstract:
A wireless terminal (30) communicates across a wireless interface with a Long Term Evolution (LTE) radio access technology network (22-1) and a circuit switched network (22- 2). The wireless terminal (30) establishes a circuit switched call with the circuit switched network (22-2); maintains a packet switched session with the Long Term Evolution (LTE) radio access technology network (22-1) during establishment of the circuit switched call; and, multiplexes transmissions of the packet switched session with transmissions of the circuit switched call.
Abstract:
A serving radio network controller (SRNC) of a radio access network assigns one or both of an appropriate temporary identifier (C-RNTI) and radio resources to a connection which is switched from a dedicated channel to a common channel in a cell handled by a drift radio network controller (DRNC). In one embodiment, the appropriate temporary identifier (C-RNTI) and the radio resources are obtained by the serving radio network controller (SRNC) upon execution of a channel switching process (e.g., when it has been determined that a connection should be switched from a dedicated channel to a common channel). In another embodiment of the invention, the serving radio network controller (SRNC) can obtain the appropriate temporary identifier (C-RNTI) and the radio resources prior to an actual channel switch operation. In both embodiments, the obtaining of the temporary identifier and/or radio resources can be part of a Common Transport Channel Resources Initialization procedure.
Abstract:
A system network and method improving handovers, particularly for reducing the amount of inter-cellular transfer information stored in base station controllers or radio network controllers (205, 210, 215), is disclosed. Instead of storing routing information for every possible inter-cellular handover at each control node, signaling network technology (220) is employed to effectuate communication of all relevant inter-cellular handover information between all of the control nodes, thereby coordinating routing information transference across a distributed system (200).
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method in a base station for transmitting cell information. The base station is comprised in a radio access network. The base station is adapted to communicate over a radio link with a user equipment located in a cell in the radio access network. The cell is served by the base station and is surrounded by neighbour cells. The method comprises the step of sending a message to the user equipment, using a point-to-point connection over the radio link. The message comprises neighbour cell information to assist the user equipment in handling mobility in idle mode