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:
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:
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 multiplexing schemes. For example, various wireless communication systems may benefit from a block-IFDMA multiplexing scheme with a flexible payload. A method can include determining whether a first type of uplink signal or a second type of uplink signal is to be processed for transmission on an interlace. The method can also include determining whether to apply spreading based on intra-symbol spreading codes, inter-symbol spreading codes, or both intra-symbol spreading codes and inter-symbol spreading codes, based on the determination of whether the first type of uplink signal or the second type of uplink signal is to be processed for transmission. The method can further include causing transmission of the determined at least one of the first type of uplink signal and the second type of uplink signal according to the determination regarding applying spreading.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates operation where information of at least one selected resource from a pool of resources for control signals in uplink is signalled in downlink. At least one resource is selected from a pool of resources for control signals in the uplink, where after information of the selected at least one resource is signalled in the downlink. Communication of control signals in the uplink by at least one device is facilitated such that at least one non-selected resource from the pool of resources is used in sending of control signals in the uplink. The at least one resource is implicitly derived in accordance with a predefined rule.
Abstract:
A method comprises defining (401), in a network node (e NB), scheduled downlink carriers from a list of configured downlink carriers. The network node (e NB) defines (401) a downlink assignment index of the scheduled carrier having at least the lowest carrier index from the list of configured carriers, based on a total number of scheduled carriers. The network node (e NB) defines (401) the downlink assignment index for each other scheduled carrier having a higher carrier index from the list of configured carriers. The network node (e NB) transmits (402) to a terminal device (UE) a control message corresponding to each scheduled carrier, the control message indicating a downlink assignment scheduling a physical downlink shared channel, and comprising the defined downlink assignment index. The network node (e NB) receives (405) from the terminal device (UE), uplink control signalling indicating HARQ-ACKs related to physical downlink shared channels corresponding to the scheduled carriers.
Abstract:
A method comprising: receiving an uplink grant at a user equipment, the uplink grant comprising information; using the information to determine uplink subframe scheduling for a hybrid automatic repeat request procedure over a plurality of subframes; using the information to determine, for each transmission of the hybrid automatic repeat request procedure, whether to retransmit previously transmitted data or to transmit new data; and using the information to determine a modulation and coding scheme and a redundancy version for each transmission of the hybrid automatic repeat request procedure, in dependence on the determination of whether to retransmit previously transmitted data or to transmit new data; and the information received at the user equipment comprising information of at least one parameter which is common to each transmission of the hybrid automatic repeat request.
Abstract:
There are provided measures for reference configuration for flexible time division duplexing. Such measures exemplarily include obtaining a first configuration parameter and a second configuration parameter, determining an uplink reference configuration for a flexible uplink/downlink mode from said first configuration parameter, determining a downlink reference configuration for said flexible uplink/downlink mode from said second configuration parameter, and deriving an uplink/downlink configuration candidate set based on at least one of said first configuration parameter and said second configuration parameter.