Abstract:
A relay selecting apparatus (1, 3 or 5) is configured to select at least one specific relay terminal (2) suitable for a remote terminal (1) from among one or more relay terminals (2) based on a selection criterion that considers a time variation of a device-to-device (D2D) link quality between the remote terminal (1) and each of the one or more relay terminals (2). In this way, it is possible to contribute to improving a relay selection so as to provide a stable relay quality.
Abstract:
A radio terminal apparatus (1) transmits, to a radio access network (3), resource information indicating a first radio resource to be used for sidelink communication (103), an effective period or effective number of times of the first radio resource, or both the first radio resource and the effective period or effective number of times. The sidelink communication (103) includes at least one of direct discovery and direct communication performed between the radio terminal apparatus (1) and another radio terminal (2). It is thus, for example, possible to contribute to avoidance of conflict between a radio resource for a sidelink communication and a radio resource for an intra-cell uplink transmission, intra-cell downlink transmission, or another sidelink communication.
Abstract:
A radio terminal (1) is configured to, in response to receiving a request from a network (100) when the radio terminal (1) can connect to the network (100), perform sidelink communication (102) with a second radio terminal (2), which is in a state of being unable to connect to the network (100), in accordance with a pre-configured first radio parameter (1008). The sidelink communication (102) includes at least one of direct discovery and direct communication. It is thus, for example, possible to contribute to improvement of sidelink communication in partial coverage.
Abstract:
A control apparatus (4) is configured to perform a network-level discovery including tracking current locations of first and second radio terminals (1A, 1B) to detect proximity of the first and second radio terminals (1A and 1B). The control apparatus (4) is configured to acquire at least a location history of the first radio terminal (1 A) before starting the network-level discovery triggered by a request for the network-level discovery issued from the first radio terminal (1A). It is thus, for example, possible to improve accuracy of a determination whether to start network-level discovery (e.g., EPC-level ProSe Discovery).
Abstract:
A radio access network node (21) detects an event that triggers an occurrence of sidelink communication (103) including at least one of direct discovery and direct communication. In response to detection of the event, the radio access network node (21) acquires location information of at least one of a plurality of radio terminals (1) that participate in the sidelink communication. It is thus, for example, possible to contribute to improving sidelink communication including direct discovery and direct communication.
Abstract:
A control apparatus (5) operates to: (a) receive from a first radio terminal (1), through a public land mobile network (100), a start request for ProSe communication (103) to be performed between the first radio terminal (1) and a second radio terminal (2) without communicating through the public land mobile network (100); and (b) receive a QoS requirement regarding the ProSe communication (103) from the second radio terminal (102). This contributes, for example, to ensuring QoS in inter-terminal direct communication required by a requested radio terminal, which has been requested by a requesting radio terminal to perform the inter-terminal direct communication.
Abstract:
A radio station (1) includes a first part (1A) and at least one second part (1B). The second part (1B) can be arranged so as to be physically separated from the first part (1A) and is connected to the first part (1A) via a transmission line (40) so as to be able to communicate with the first part. The first part (1A) performs dynamic scheduling to allocate a plurality of radio resources to a plurality of mobile stations or user data. The second part (1B) performs signal processing including channel coding for transmitting downlink user data to an air interface and channel decoding for restoring uplink user data from a signal received from the air interface.
Abstract:
A radio terminal (3) can perform carrier aggregation using a first cell (10) of a first radio station (1) and a second cell (20) of a second radio station (2). The first radio station (1) performs, with the radio terminal (3), radio resource control for the first cell (10) and the second cell (20) in order to perform the carrier aggregation. At least one of the second radio station (2) and the radio terminal (3) is configured to transmit, to the first radio station (10), information about a problem occurring in a radio link in the second cell (20) between the second radio station (20) and the radio terminal (30) while the carrier aggregation of the first cell (10) and the second cell (20) is being performed.
Abstract:
A radio terminal (3) can perform carrier aggregation using a first cell (10) of a first radio station (1) and a second cell (20) of a second radio station (2). The first radio station (1) or the second radio station (2) transmits constraint information to the radio terminal (3). The constraint information contains an information element necessary to specify a reception constraint and/or transmission constraint related to the first cell (10) and/or the second cell (20) when the carrier aggregation is performed. The reception/transmission constraint is a constraint related to downlink signal reception/uplink signal transmission by the radio terminal over one or more subframe periods of the primary cell (10) and the secondary cell (20). It is thus, for example, possible to contribute to reduction in wasteful power consumption in the radio terminal in the carrier aggregation of a plurality of cells served by different radio stations.
Abstract:
When a mobile station that is capable of wirelessly connecting directly to a mobile network connects to another mobile network via another mobile station, security is enhanced, so that the legitimate uses of networks are fostered. A first mobile station (10) that can connect to a first network (30) and a second mobile station (20) that can connect to a second network (40) are included, wherein the first mobile station has a function of connecting to the second network via the second mobile station, and a connection of the first mobile station to the second network is controlled based on information concerning a contract for communication service uses in the first network (mobile station contract information).