Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for power control in a wireless communication system comprising at least one mobile station and N number of coordinated reception points with indices n=1, . . . , N, with the coordinated reception points being spatially separated and adapted for receiving transmissions from the mobile station, the method comprising the steps of: estimating a propagation loss metric LUL for the mobile station, the propagation loss metric LUL being a weighted sum of individual propagation losses Ln from the mobile station to the coordinated reception points expressed in dB multiplied with associated weights wn; and using propagation loss metric LUL for power control of mobile station. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a method in a network control device, a method in a mobile station, a computer program, a computer program product, a network control device and a mobile station device.
Abstract:
A first network node provides timing information of at least one other network node, operating in discontinuous transmission mode, for enabling a mobile station to monitor the at least one other network node. The first network node comprises a transmitter, configured for transmitting a signal comprising timing information, associated with a state switch between dormant state and active state of the at least one other network node and/or associated to a monitoring operation of the at least one other network node to be received by the mobile station. Also, a mobile station configured for monitoring the at least one other network node is disclosed.
Abstract:
A data transmission and signaling method in a transmitter device configured for concurrent transmission of non-orthogonal independent downlink data streams to receiver devices in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises sending to all receiver devices control information that includes indices of receiver devices selected for transmission, code rates of selected receiver devices, a label bit-to-receiver device allocation, an index of an expanded constellation, and a number of resource elements used for transmission.
Abstract:
A first network node provides timing information of at least one other network node, operating in discontinuous transmission mode, for enabling a mobile station to monitor the at least one other network node. The first network node comprises a transmitter, configured for transmitting a signal comprising timing information, associated with a state switch between dormant state and active state of the at least one other network node and/or associated to a monitoring operation of the at least one other network node to be received by the mobile station. Also, a mobile station configured for monitoring the at least one other network node is disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling network access points in a wireless communicating system, said system comprising: one or more mobile stations, and one or more access points, each access point being arranged for operating in active mode or in inactive mode; said method comprising the steps of: transmitting, by a mobile station, a sensing signal indicating network and/or mobile station specific information associated with at least one mobile station of said system; receiving, by at least one access point or at least one control unit, said sensing signal; and controlling, by said access point or said control unit, transition from active mode to inactive mode, and vice versa, of one or more access points of said system based on said sensing signal.
Abstract:
Methods and nodes for transmission of downlink control channel signals in a downlink frequency carrier of a wireless communication system, wherein at least two PRB pairs, configurable for the transmission of a downlink control channel have different numbers of time-frequency resource elements available for the transmission of said downlink control channel. The method comprises allocating at least one set S of PRB pairs; arranging time-frequency resource elements from said set S into an aggregation comprising at least one level; determining a set LS of aggregation levels supported for the transmission of a downlink control channel within the allocated set of PRB pairs, based on the number of time-frequency resource elements available for the transmission of a downlink control channel in PRB pairs of the set S; and transmitting the downlink control channel within said set S of PRB pairs.
Abstract:
A network node and method is described for providing timing information of at least one other network node operating in DTX mode. The network node comprises a processor, configured for determining timing information for periodically monitoring of said at least one other network node operating in DTX mode. The timing information is based on time-frequency characteristics of at least one downlink signal transmitted by said at least one other network node to be monitored. Further, the network node comprises a transmitter, configured for transmitting a signal comprising said timing information, associated with periodical monitoring of said at least one other network node operating in DTX mode, to the at least one mobile station.Also, a mobile station configured for periodically monitoring the at least one other network node and a method therein is disclosed.
Abstract:
Methods and nodes, for communication of a receiver-specific control channel signal within a wireless communication system, to be received by a receiver, wherein receiver-specific downlink control channel signals are scheduled for transmission over sets of Physical Resource Block pairs.
Abstract:
Methods and nodes for transmission of downlink control channel signals in a downlink frequency carrier of a wireless communication system, wherein at least two PRB pairs, configurable for the transmission of a downlink control channel have different numbers of time-frequency resource elements available for the transmission of said downlink control channel. The method comprises allocating at least one set S of PRB pairs; arranging time-frequency resource elements from said set S into an aggregation comprising at least one level; determining a set LS of aggregation levels supported for the transmission of a downlink control channel within the allocated set of PRB pairs, based on the number of time-frequency resource elements available for the transmission of a downlink control channel in PRB pairs of the set S; and transmitting the downlink control channel within said set S of PRB pairs.
Abstract:
An apparatus for receiving non-orthogonal transmissions in a wireless communication system includes a processor configured to determine a first superposed symbol from a plurality of superposed symbols, based on superposition information and a first set of decoding information, wherein the first superposed symbol is corresponding to a first user equipment. The processor generates a residual signal based on the first superposed symbol and the superposition information, and determines a second superposed symbol based on the residual signal and a second set of decoding information, wherein the second superposed symbol is corresponding to a second user equipment. The superposition information comprises a quantity of the plurality of superposed symbols and an ordering of the plurality of superposed symbols.