Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for power control of the F-DPCH (Fractional-Dedicated Physical Control Channel) in a 3rd generation mobile telecommunication system applying HSDPA, in particular for a user equipment in soft handover. The user equipment derives the TPC command error rate R to ad just the SIR target as the max weighted function of the TPC command error rates of all the radio links in soft handover. According to the choice of weights in t he weighted function, the user equipment can set its SIR target in a way that either all radio links are able to maintain the TPC BER below or equal to the target TPC BER that is set bThe present invention relates to a method and arrangemen for power control of the F-DPCH (Fractional-Dedicated Physical Control Channel in a 3rd generation mobile telecommunication system applying HSDPA, i particular for a user equipment in soft handover. Such user equipments may not experience the same bit error ratio (BER) on different radio uplinks and, thus, it is not specified how a user equipment in soft handover derives the SIR targe for the inner loop. The user equipment derives the TPC command error rate R adjust the SIR target as the max weighted function of the TPC command error rates of all the radio links in soft handover. According to the choice of weights i the weighted function, the user equipment can set its SIR target in a way that either all radio links are able to maintain the TPC BER below or equal to the target TPC BER that is set by the network. The user equipment can also choose the weights such that the target TPC error rate is met only on the serving HS-DSCH.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods, a user equipment and a radio base station in a communication network, in which a downlink out-of-coverage is detected based on measurements done on a common channel or on the combination of common and dedicated channels. The out-of-coverage is then reported to the network, either using resources proactively assigned to the user equipment, or by transmitting a predetermined pattern of signature sequences assigned to the user equipment.
Abstract:
According to some embodiments of the invention, a method is provided in a radio network node for scheduling data transmission and/or reception. According to the method, the radio network node predicts (530) at least one autonomous gap occurrence in which user equipments served by the radio network node will use autonomously created gaps for acquiring system information from a neighboring base station and during which the UE is not able to receive data from, and/or transmit data to, the radio network node. Furthermore, the radio network node schedules (560) a user equipment for data transmission and/or reception in a time period which does not overlap with any predicted autonomous gap occurrence.
Abstract:
In deployments where there is a mixture of new Node Bs capable of uplink multi-antenna transmission and legacy Node Bs not capable of uplink multi-antenna transmission some embodiments described herein enable a network node (e.g. a radio network controller, RNC) to configure an uplink control channel (e.g. dedicated physical control channel, DPCCH) to be decodable by both the new and the legacy Node 8s when the UE operates in uplink multi-antenna transmission.
Abstract:
A method in a user equipment for controlling transmission from the user equipment, a method in a first radio network node for selecting one or more radio emission control parameters and a user equipment, and a first radio network node configured to perform the methods are provided. The user equipment sends, to the first radio network node, one or more parameters associated with supported duplexer arrangement characteristics of the user equipment for a first operating frequency band. The first radio network node selects the one or more radio emission control parameters based on the one or more parameters associated with the supported duplexer arrangement characteristics of the user equipment for the first operating frequency band. The user equipment receives and applies the one or more radio emission control parameters from the first radio network node such as to control transmission from the user equipment.
Abstract:
Method and arrangement in a user equipment for adjusting signals transmitted in uplink to a network node, based on a feedback value received from the network node. The method comprises transmitting a signal, to be received by the network node. Further, the method comprises receiving a feedback signal from the network node, providing feedback on the transmitted signal. In addition, the method comprises obtaining a value of a time delay of the received feedback signal. Furthermore, the method comprises adjusting signals transmitted in the uplink according to the received feedback signal, wherein compensation is made for the obtained time delay value of the received feedback signal.
Abstract:
Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a network node (401A, 401B) (e.g., a source or target base station), and corresponding method therein, for managing a user equipment time offset measurement by accounting for a user equipment mobility profile. The management may involve a source network node (401A) delaying or preventing the sending of a user equipment timing offset measurement to a target network node (401B) or sending an indication or a reliability of the user equipment timing offset measurement. The network node (401A, 401B) may further apply a compensation to the user equipment timing offset measurement to account for an expected behavior of the user equipment based on the mobility profile. The network node (401A, 401B) may also adapt an uplink search window based on the user equipment mobility profile.
Abstract:
An out-of-band relay node (800) reports its composite operating band capability to a donor base station or to another network node. The reported information indicates frequency band support separately for each of the backhaul and access links, which may operate over different frequency bands. In some embodiments, a controlling network node (700) such as a donor base station, an O&M node, an OSS node, a SON node, or another relay node, requests the relay node to report its backhaul link and access link operating frequency band capabilities to the network node. A network node (700) that receives the frequency capability information may use the information to select appropriate frequency bands for access and backhaul link operation and to configure the relay node accordingly. The received frequency band capability information may also be used for one or more network management functions such as radio resources management, network planning, dimensioning, and coverage enhancement.
Abstract:
A method for transmit power control (TPC) is provided. The method includes obtaining a first channel quality of a pilot channel for a user equipment (UE); performing an interference cancellation on the pilot channel to obtain a second channel quality of the channel; and instructing the UE to adjust the transmit power based on at least the first channel quality.
Abstract:
A method in a network node for assisting a first user equipment in interference mitigation. The network node is comprised in a cellular communications network. The cellular communications network further comprises the first user equipment and a second user equipment. The second user equipment causes interference to the first user equipment when at least one of the first user equipment and second user equipment communicate by using Device-to-Device communication. The network node obtains information about the receiver of the first user equipment. The network node then determines one or more parameters required by the first user equipment for mitigating the interference. The parameters relate to the obtained information and to the interfering second user equipment. The network node then sends the one or more parameters to the first user equipment thereby assisting the first user equipment to mitigate interference caused by the second user equipment.