Abstract:
A configuration mechanism for physical channel resources for sounding or discovery in a half-duplex communication environment for apparatuses belonging to a service group is disclosed, the configuration mechanism taking into account a required capacity for sounding or discovery and a maximum tolerated latency for the service group.
Abstract:
Certain embodiments relate to wireless communication systems, such as long term evolution advanced (LTE-A), which may be part of third generation partnership project (3GPP) LTE release 12 (Rel-12). More specifically, certain embodiments may provide an arrangement related to new carrier type for time division long term evolution (TD-LTE), which may also be related to Enhanced Interference Management and Traffic Adaptation. According to certain embodiments, a method can include determining that a split configuration is to be followed, in which at least one system information block configured up-link subframe is reconfigured as a new carrier type downlink subframe, whereas at least one other system information block configured subframe is as indicated by system information block configuration. The method can also include applying the determined split configuration to communications with an access point.
Abstract:
A method includes receiving initial acknowledgement resource information at a user device from a base station. The initial acknowledgement resource information is associated with a subset of acknowledgement resources. The method includes determining in dependence on the initial acknowledgement resource information which of the subset of acknowledgement resources is to be used. The user device transmits an acknowledgement on the determined resource.
Abstract:
An example technique may include transmitting, by a base station via a component carrier in a licensed band, control information including a resource allocation that identifies time-frequency resources for periodical transmission opportunities to be used for the conditional transmission of discovery reference signals via a secondary component carrier in an unlicensed band, determining, prior to each transmission opportunity, whether the secondary component carrier in the unlicensed band is unoccupied, and transmitting, if the secondary component carrier in the unlicensed band is unoccupied, the discovery reference signals via the secondary component carrier in the unlicensed band using the identified time-frequency resources to one or more user devices.
Abstract:
An aspect of the invention is related to an apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: determine a cell for guard period adaptation; define, for the guard period adaptation, at least two guard period portions of the cell with different guard period lengths within a frame the defining being based on at least one of the following: location of at least one network node in the cell and a propagation delay with respect to the at least one network node, and inform the at least one network node on at least one of the at least two guard period portions of the cell for transmission and/or reception.
Abstract:
There is provided a method comprising providing, in dependence on a first subcarrier spacing of a first subframe structure, a second subcarrier spacing of a second subframe structure, wherein the first subframe structure has a first subframe length and at least one first cyclic prefix length and providing a second subframe length of the second subframe structure, the second subframe length comprising m symbols, wherein each symbol contains a second cyclic prefix, the second cyclic prefix length modified by a length variant.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for an enhanced random access channel (RACH) procedure are provided. One method may include receiving an access request comprising a signature from at least one user equipment. The method may then include providing, to the at least one user equipment, multiple at least partially overlapping resource opportunities for a first scheduled transmission, and performing blind decoding of the first scheduled transmission for the multiple at least partially overlapping resource opportunities
Abstract:
Feedback determined for a plurality of subframes within a time window in a time division duplex system is bundled into at least two sets of feedback information based on differently timed bundling windows defined based on subframe types. When feedback associated with the plurality of subframes is received, possible errors in the subframes is determined based on the at least two sets of feedback information.
Abstract:
A technique including: controlling a radio device of a first cell to transmit information identifying one or more radio resources allocated to both downlink and uplink transmissions of a type of reference signal in the first cell; and controlling the radio device to transmit the type of reference signal in the first cell using the one or more radio resources; wherein the one or more radio resources are excluded from use for transmission of the type of reference signal in one or more other interfering cells.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for signal block mapping are provided. One method includes configuring, by a network node (e.g., base station or eNB), a group of discovery signaling blocks. The method may then include mapping the discovery signaling blocks of the group onto a subframe structure, including the group information into each of the discovery signaling blocks, and transmitting the discovery signaling blocks in the subframe structure.