Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are provided for a base station to transmit and for a User Equipment (UE) to receive repetitions of an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH). Time and frequency resources for EPDCCH repetitions are defined together with restrictions in time resources to provide UE power savings. Time and frequency resources are also defined for repetitions of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission and for repetitions of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. Methods and apparatus are also provided for the UE to transmit and for the base station to receive acknowledgement information in repetitions of a physical uplink shared channel (PUCCH).
Abstract:
An eNodeB operated by a first operator is able to align an ON-OFF cycle operation for interference avoidance. The eNodeB receives, from another eNodeB operated by a second operator a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). A transmission coverage of the eNodeB partially overlaps with a transmission coverage of the other eNodeB. The PBCH carries a master information block (MIB), and the PDSCH carries a single system information block (SIB) identifying available unlicensed channel and including public land mobile network (PLMN) identities for networks operating using the unlicensed channel. The eNodeB uses the MIB and SIB1 to identify that the second eNodeB is operated by the second operator.
Abstract:
User equipment for wireless communication with at least one base station includes a transceiver operable to communicate with the at least one base station by transmitting radio frequency signals to the at least one base station and by receiving radio frequency signals from the at least one base station. The transceiver is configured to receive a discovery signal from a base station of the at least one base station, the discovery signal comprising a discovery signal identifier. The transceiver is also configured to receive a synchronization signal or reference signal, the synchronization signal or the reference signal comprising a physical cell identifier. The user equipment also includes processing circuitry configured to determine whether the discovery cell identifier matches the physical cell identifier. The processing circuitry is also configured to, responsive to the discovery cell identifier matching the physical cell identifier, identifying that the base station is active or in coverage
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are provided for a base station to transmit and for a UE to detect broadcast information when the UE operates in a Coverage Enhancement (CE) mode. The base station transmits repetitions of signaling conveying broadcast information in one or more subframes of each frame in a quadruple of frames. The transmission is intermittent in time. To detect the broadcast information, the UE blindly combines and decodes the repetitions of signaling assuming their existence. The base station informs the pattern for the intermittent transmissions of the signaling to UEs connected to the base station or to other base stations.
Abstract:
A user equipment (UE) performs a method for supporting discontinuous receive (DRX) in a wireless network. The method includes waking up at a wake up time associated with a beginning of a DRX cycle, the DRX cycle comprising a plurality of subframes. The method also includes determining whether to perform receive beam training before a beginning of a time period for downlink communication. The method further includes receiving data during the time period for downlink communication.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses manage beam selection. A method for a mobile station (MS) includes identifying beamforming constraints of the MS. The method also includes performing measurement on a channel between a base station (BS) and the MS on at least one transmit (TX) beam and at least one receive (RX) beam. Additionally, the method includes sending beamforming feedback information based on the identified constraints of the MS and the channel measurement. A method for a base station (BS) includes receiving beamforming feedback information comprising at least one of radio frequency beamforming constraints of a mobile station or channel measurement information on a channel between the BS and the MS. Additionally, the method includes sending, to the MS, control information comprising an indication of at least one of MS RX beams or BS TX beams to be used in downlink communication with the MS based on the received beamforming feedback information.
Abstract:
A network node in a wireless network performs a method for enhancing reliability in wireless communication. The method includes determining, at a first network node, that a current link with a second network node is broken. The method also includes attempting, at the first network node, to recover the current link. The method further includes, upon a determination that the current link is not recoverable, establishing, at the first network node, a new link with the second network node according to one of a plurality of switching rules, the switching rules ordered according to a priority among the switching rules.
Abstract:
A base station and mobile station are configured to perform control beam association. A method at the base station includes transmitting at least one first control beam including reference signals on which the mobile station can perform a measurement. The method also includes receiving a first measurement report from the mobile station of the at least one first control beam. The method further includes, based on the first measurement report, selecting at least one of the at least one first control beam for at least one control channel for the mobile station to associate with. The method still further includes transmitting control information in the at least one control channel to the mobile station using the at least one selected control beam, the control information comprising at least one resource allocation indication for the mobile station. The at least one selected control beam is associated to the mobile station.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are provided for a base station to transmit and for a User Equipment (UE) to receive repetitions of an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH). Time and frequency resources for EPDCCH repetitions are defined together with restrictions in time resources to provide UE power savings. Time and frequency resources are also defined for repetitions of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission and for repetitions of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. Methods and apparatus are also provided for the UE to transmit and for the base station to receive acknowledgement information in repetitions of a physical uplink shared channel (PUCCH).
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are provided for a base station to transmit and for a User Equipment (UE) to receive repetitions of an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH). Time and frequency resources for EPDCCH repetitions are defined together with restrictions in time resources to provide UE power savings. Time and frequency resources are also defined for repetitions of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission and for repetitions of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission. Methods and apparatus are also provided for the UE to transmit and for the base station to receive acknowledgement information in repetitions of a physical uplink shared channel (PUCCH).