Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. One technique includes identifying, by a user equipment (UE), a periodic time window for the UE to access a network, and transmitting an indication of the periodic time window to the network in a random access channel transmission. The technique also describes receiving, from the network based at least in part on the periodic time window, an indication of uplink resources allocated to the UE during the identified periodic time window. Another technique includes receiving, from a UE in a random access channel transmission, an indication of a periodic time window for the UE to access the network. The technique also includes determining, based at least in part on the periodic time window, uplink resources for the UE to access the network during instances of the identified periodic time window and transmit an indication of the uplink resources.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices are described for acquiring a network by a user equipment (UE) by concurrently scanning for a network signal on supported frequencies by two or more antennas. In one aspect, a method may include searching by a first antenna for a first signal on a first group of supported frequencies while concurrently searching by a second antenna for the first signal on a second group of supported frequencies. The method may further include acquiring the first signal from the first antenna on a first frequency, and tuning the second antenna to the first frequency to acquire the wireless network. In one aspect, the first and second groups of supported frequencies may represent frequencies within a single frequency band or frequencies in multiple frequency bands. In one aspect, supported frequencies may be divided into multiple groups and each group may be searched by a corresponding antenna.
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for receiving data and one or more redundant equivalent versions of the data from a remote user equipment (UE), buffering the data and the one or more redundant equivalent versions of the data, transmitting the data to a base station, receiving at least one negative acknowledgement, relating to the data, from the base station indicating an unsuccessful reception of the data; and transmitting, in response to receiving the at least one negative acknowledgement, at least one of the one or more redundant equivalent versions of the data to the base station.
Abstract:
A method for improving device-to-device (D2D) communication in an LTE-Direct communication system includes exchanging communication information between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE over an LTE-Direct connection with a first network resource of a first set of network resources allocated to the first and second UEs by a base station for the LTE-Direct connection. The method also includes determining, by the first UE, whether a first link quality of the LTE-Direct connection with the first network resource is below a link quality threshold. If so, the LTE-Direct connection is shifted to another network resource of the first set of network resources until an LTE-Direct connection is established that has a link quality that is equal to or greater than the link quality threshold.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to synchronizing application account data using out-of-band device-to-device (D2D) communication between peer wireless devices. More particularly, a first device may generate a local unique expression that includes a name, user credentials, and a last update time associated with an application registered for a D2D-based application synchronization service. In response to detecting one or more external unique expressions from one or more peer devices in proximity that match the name and the user credentials associated with the registered application, the first device may identify, among the one or more peer devices, an update device associated with an external unique expression having a last update time more recent than the last update time associated with the local unique expression and request an update to synchronize the application account data from the update device over an out-of-band D2D connection.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to dynamic cell reselection to improve device-to-device (D2D) communications where two or more D2D peers are camped onto different cells and one or more D2D peers are located in a cell overlap region. For example, the D2D peers may exchange communication parameters over the (inter-cell) D2D connection and detect that the D2D peers are camped on different base stations (i.e., attached to different cells) based thereon. The D2D peer(s) in the cell overlap region may then obtain measurements on the neighbor cell and a forced cell reselection may be triggered at the appropriate D2D peer(s) in the cell overlap region such that the D2D peers are camped on the same base station, thereby converting the inter-cell D2D connection into an intra-cell D2D connection.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described for redirection of a session initiation protocol (SIP) INVITE. A multi-subscriber identification module user equipment (multi-SIM UE) may intelligently determine when to redirect a SIP INVITE message to control on which of multiple networks a communication session is established. The multi-SIM UE may receive a SIP INVITE from a first user equipment (UE) requesting to establish a SIP session on a first network, the SIP INVITE including a first network address of the multi-SIM UE that is associated with a first SIM of the multi-SIM UE. The multi-SIM UE may, based at least in part on determining that a redirection criterion is satisfied, transmit a SIP redirection response including a second network address of the multi-SIM UE on a second network that is associated with a second SIM of the multi-SIM UE.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are disclosed for sharing network feedback information. The method may include establishing, at a first access terminal, a wireless link with an access point, receiving network configuration data from the access point, composing a network feedback expression that indicates a status or availability of at least one network service associated with the access point, and transmitting the network feedback expression to a second access terminal via a D2D link.
Abstract:
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a multimode user equipment (UE) that when suffering a power crunch, can intelligently reselect to another RAT to extend the battery life of the UE. The reselected RAT has a lower specified maximum transmit power relative to the currently attached RAT. Therefore, the UE may reduce its battery drain to extend its service time per charge when a call is made utilizing the reselected RAT. The UE intelligently selects the RAT that will likely consume less uplink transmit power to communicate with a base station in order to conserve battery power in a poor coverage area, when the UE is experiencing a power crunch condition.