Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a method of a first radio device in non-network assisted device-to-device (D2D) communication with a second radio device using a first frequency resource and a first communication protocol. The method comprises determining that the first radio device is within coverage of a cellular network. The method also comprises connecting to the cellular network. The method also comprises sending a message to the second radio device, informing said second radio device that the first radio device is within coverage of the cellular network. The method also comprises receiving a message from the cellular network comprising information about a second frequency resource and a second communication protocol. The method also comprises initiating a handover of the D2D communication from the first frequency resource and communication protocol to the second frequency resource and communication protocol.
Abstract:
A network node (100) enabled to work, within a cellular communication system comprising a plurality of base stations (102), according to a device-to-device, D2D communication mode is disclosed. The network node (100) can also have backhaul (600) capability via a second communication network (602) distinct from a backbone network (502) of the cellular communication network and is enabled to provide D2D communication by direct or multi-hop communication with other nodes or terminals (104, 106) on a peer level for providing service via the second communication network (602) when operating in the D2D communication mode. The network node (100) can have backhaul (500) capability via a backbone network (502) of the cellular communication network, wherein the network node (100) is further enabled to work according to a device-to-device, D2D communication mode within and under control of the cellular communication network. Methods and computer program are also disclosed.
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 technique for calibrating a receiver apparatus comprising at least one analog signal processing component and an intermediate frequency, or IF, mixer for converting IF signals comprising an in-phase, or I, signal and a quadrature-phase, or Q, signal to baseband frequency signals is provided. The IF mixer is arranged downstream of the at least one analog signal processing component. A method implementation of the technique comprises the steps of determining, in a digital processing domain downstream of the IF mixer, a metric which is affected by a frequency dependency of an imbalance between I and the Q signal, or IQ-imbalance, over a signal bandwidth, generating, based on the metric thus determined, a calibration signal configured to at least partially compensate a frequency-dependency of the IQ imbalance, and feeding the calibration signal to the at least one analog signal processing component so as to calibrate the at least one analog signal processing component.
Abstract:
A method in a first radio communication node (110, 310, 710, 1010) and a first radio communication node (110, 310, 710, 1010) for scheduling a data transmission in a first time frame using one of a plurality of modulation and coding schemes are provided. The data transmission is to be transmitted between the first radio communication node (110, 310, 710, 1010) and a second radio communication node (120, 320, 720, 1020). The first radio communication node (110, 310, 710, 1010) obtains (301, 701, 1001, 1401) a first indication about channel quality for the first time frame. The first radio communication node (110, 310, 710, 1010) obtains (302, 702, 1002, 1402) second indication about a possible upcoming transmission failure. The possible upcoming transmission failure relates to a feedback information to be transmitted in a second time frame. The feedback information is associated with the data transmission in the first time frame. The first radio communication node (110, 310, 710, 1010) selects (303, 703, 1003, 1403) a modulation and coding scheme out of said plurality of modulation and coding schemes based on the first indication and the second indication. Next, the first radio communication node (110, 310, 710, 1010) schedules (304, 704, 1004, 1404) the data transmission using the selected modulation and coding scheme.
Abstract:
Ascertaining a signal power of an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) signal involves ascertaining a plurality of channel estimates from the OFDM signal. Compensating phase shift values for phase aligning the plurality of channel estimates are estimated and used to generate phase corrected channel estimates. The phase corrected channel estimates are coherently combined, thereby ascertaining the signal power of the OFDM signal. The compensating phase shift values may be based on a channel characteristic (e.g., delay spread) or may alternatively be hypothesized.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for reducing phase noise from a multi-carrier modulation (MCM) system, such as an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system, by transmitting known data on a sub-carrier at a power level adapted to allow for accurate estimation. Preferably, the sub-carrier is the DC sub-carrier.
Abstract:
A coarse estimate of a location of an information carrying part of a symbol in a received signal in a telecommunication system is generated. This involves generating correlation values by correlating the received signal with a delayed received signal. A maximum correlation value of the correlation values is identified, and a duration in time during which the correlation values are greater than or equal to a predetermined percentage of the maximum correlation value is identified, wherein the duration in time begins at a first moment in time and ends at a second moment in time. The coarse estimate of the location of the peak correlation value is set equal to a moment in time between the first moment in time and the second moment in time, for example, a midpoint between the first moment in time and the second moment in time.