Abstract:
There is provided a method for defining at least one channel reservation window the method comprising: setting length for each of the at least one channel reservation window such that each channel reservation window comprises a plurality of sub-frames; dividing the length of each channel reservation window into a transmission part and an idle part, wherein the idle part consists of one or more symbols in one sub-frame; maximizing, at a symbol level accuracy, the length of the transmission part such that a ratio between the length of the idle part and the length of the transmission part fulfils a predetermined criterion; and concatenating the transmission part and the idle part so as to form the channel reservation window.
Abstract:
A method including receiving one or more data packets wirelessly in one or more downlink transmission opportunities on one or more radio carriers, receiving scheduling information including an indication of uplink control information to be transmitted related to at least one of the one or more data packets, and causing wireless transmission of the uplink control information in an uplink transmission opportunity.
Abstract:
Various communication systems, such as the long tem evolution advanced (LTE-Advanced) system, may benefit from different configurations for time division duplex (TDD). For example, LTE-Advanced systems may benefit from an enhanced dynamic TDD feature, which may—among other things—reduce latency for LTE-TDD, for example when enhanced interference management and traffic adaptation (eIMTA) is applied. A method can include broadcasting a time division duplex uplink-downlink configuration for a user equipment. The method can also include configuring, via dedicated radio resource control signaling, a downlink hybrid automatic repeat request uplink-downlink reference configuration to a user equipment. The method can further include configuring to the user equipment that at least one new or additional time division duplex uplink-downlink configuration is in use in enhanced operation for a category of user equipment.
Abstract:
A method for synchronizing communication devices comprises receiving, in a communication device (102), a first synchronization signal transmitted from a network apparatus (101). Based on the first synchronization signal, communication device (102) performs a coarse synchronization process. Based on the coarse synchronization process, the communications device (102) transmits a synchronization scheduling request message to the network apparatus (101). The communication device (102) receives (306), from the network apparatus (101), a second synchronization signal, together with a scheduling grant, at a predetermined time window with reference to the scheduling request, and transmits (307) data from the communication device (102) to the network apparatus (101), based on the scheduling grant.
Abstract:
Channel state information is generated by a communication device. The device can determine that at least one uplink resource element of a radio frame is to be left unoccupied and perform at least one interference measurement on at least one downlink resource element coinciding with the at least one unoccupied uplink resource element, A channel state information report can then be generated based on the measurement, A network node may cause the communication device to leave at feast one uplink resource element of a radio frame unoccupied.
Abstract:
A technique, including controlling a radio transmitter or radio transceiver of a first node to transmit discovery signals at time periods defined by a first discovery pattern allocated to said first node from a set of discovery patterns each defining a respective combination of transmission time periods from a set of time periods; and controlling the radio transmitter or radio transceiver to use for said discovery signals one or more radio resources allocated to the transmission time periods of said first discovery pattern from radio resources shared by the set of discovery patterns, wherein any radio resource allocated to any transmission time period of any one of the discovery patterns is distinguished from any radio resource allocated to any other of the discovery patterns for the same transmission time period.
Abstract:
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for defining ARO values in TDD are provided. One method includes defining acknowledgement (Ack)/negative acknowledgement (Nack) resource offset (ARO) values in time division duplex (TDD) with a first set of values and a second set of values. The first set of values contains negative values and is used to offset hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgment (ACK) resource determination so that HARQ-ACK is transmitted on physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources corresponding to another downlink subframe, and the second set of values contains values between −2 and 2.
Abstract:
Various communication systems may benefit from an appropriate usage of resources. For example, certain wireless communication systems may benefit from appropriate usage of periodic and aperiodic physical uplink control channel resources for hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgment feedback. A method can include receiving, from an access node, an acknowledgment/negative acknowledgement resource indicator in a downlink assignment. The indicator can correspond to two or three resource sets. The method can also include determining, by a user equipment, a resource for hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgment transmission based on the acknowledgment/negative acknowledgement resource indicator and based on an outcome of a listen before talk procedure.
Abstract:
A method including receiving at a wireless communication device first and second scheduling information indicative of attributes related to a data transmission. The first scheduling information including information indicative of contents attributes of the data transmission, and the subsequently received second scheduling information being indicative of time attributes of the data transmission.
Abstract:
There is provided a method including determining, at a user device capable of transmitting at least one subframe, the subframe having a subframe structure including at least one first symbol associated with one of physical layer signals and a first channel, and at least one second symbol associated with a second channel, if the respective one of physical layer signals and the first channel is scheduled to be transmitted in the at least one first symbol and, if the respective one of physical layer signals and the first channel is not scheduled to be transmitted in the at least one first symbol, causing transmission of a signal indicating channel occupancy during the at least one first symbol and transmission of the second channel during the at least one second symbol.