Abstract:
There is provided a method comprising: transmitting, by a terminal device, a random access preamble to a network node, receiving a random access response from the network node, determining a transmission band based on the random access response, transmitting a first scheduled transmission signal on the determined transmission band using sub-carrier-wise filtering, using sub-carrier group-wise filtering or by placing at least one blank value at an edge area of at least one frame used for the transmitting, receiving a data transmission grant for a second scheduled transmission signal, and transmitting the second scheduled transmission signal based on the received data transmission grant.
Abstract:
A method for UL control signaling for carrier aggregation, CoMP and/or eICIC is disclosed. The method includes determining whether multiple FB (such as, a plurality of FB each for one channel of a multiple of channels, a plurality of FB regarding one channel (CSI, A/N, etc.), etc. for example) is to be simultaneously transmitted. The multiple FB are related to at least one CA, CoMP and/or eICIC transmission. A RS resource for an UL control signal message is selected. The RS resource includes an indication that the multiple FB is present in the UL control signal message. The method jointly encodes the multiple FB. The UL control signal message including the indication and the jointly encoded multiple FB is transmitted from a UE to a network element. Apparatus and computer readable media are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for generating sequences for zero-tail discrete fourier transform (DFT)-spread-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) (ZT DFT-s-OFDM) reference signals. One method includes adding a zero vector to an input sequence, and performing an iterative manipulation of the input sequence. The performing of the iterative manipulation of the input sequence may include, for example: computing frequency domain response of the sequence, normalizing elements of the computed frequency domain sequence to unitary power while maintaining phase of each of the elements, converting the sequence to time domain, generating a zero-padded sequence by forcing a zero head and tail of the sequence, and repeating the steps until a final sequence with zero-tail and flat frequency response is obtained.
Abstract:
Communication systems, for example, wireless communication systems such as long term evolution (LTE) release 11 (Rel-11) may use methods for multiplexing of periodic channel state information reports. Such methods may support the support heavy reliance on channel state information signaling in uplink to provide improved downlink performance. A method can include multiplexing a plurality of channel state information reports into a same subframe. The plurality of channel state information reports can correspond to a user equipment. The method can further include prioritizing a set of channel state information reports including the plurality of channel state information reports.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for supporting communication of critical data in a cellular system are disclosed. Upon determination of communication of critical data in a first cell a node of the first cell generates a signal including information of reservation of radio resources for said communication of critical data. The signal is communicated from the first cell to at least one second cell to reduce interference on said radio resources. A node of a second cell receives the signal and manages interference on said radio resources based on the signal. This includes prevention or limitation of use of said radio resources in the second cell when the second cell is not involved in communication of critical data.
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for resource allocation are provided. An apparatus includes a controller which is configured to utilize a tree structure with more than one branch in the resource allocation of physical resource blocks, each branch including one or more legal starting positions for resource allocation. Each starting position is associated with a cluster of physical resource blocks, the number of starting positions being different on each branch. The size of the resource clusters of each branch is different. The controller is configured to denote each resource cluster with a predefined index, and allocate one or more clusters to user equipment uplink connection.
Abstract:
There is provided a subframe arrangement for use in wireless communications between a relay node and a base station and between a user equipment and at least one of the base station and relay node, the subframe arrangement comprising a plurality of symbols and a downlink control portion comprising at least one symbol having a first portion allocatable to a first downlink control channel transmission, wherein the first downlink control channel transmission is from the base station to the relay node, an uplink control portion comprising at least one symbol having a first portion allocatable to a first uplink control channel transmission, wherein the first uplink control channel transmission is from the relay node to the base station, a data portion allocatable to one of one of uplink and downlink data transmission, wherein the data transmission is between the relay node and the base station, and wherein symbol timing of the subframe arrangement is different to the symbol timing of a subframe arrangement for use solely in wireless communications between a user equipment and at least one of the base station and a relay node.
Abstract:
A technique may include sending, by a base station to at least one user device, a signal indicating a configuration of at least one guard period, wherein the at least one guard period is provided between subframe portions of a same link direction. According to an example implementation, the at least one guard period may include one or more of: at least one first guard period provided between subframe portions of a same link direction within a subframe, and at least one second guard period provided between subframe portions of a same link direction of different subframes.
Abstract:
Coexistence of OFDM transmissions with different sampling rates, subcarrier spacing, symbol duration, bandwidths, but a constant FFT size, all with the same integer ratio (downclocking or upclocking) N=2, 4, 8 . . . Now called different numerology. Problem of Time alignment due to the presence of alternating long CP and short CPs in a slot. At the slot level the transmissions are aligned, but not at the symbol level. The application proposes to send after the first symbol for N=1 a so-called Time Alignment Period of same duration for each transmission in order allegedly to allow the network nodes to synchronize their timings or clocks without interfering with the transmission or reception of any symbols or CPs of other transmissions.
Abstract:
A frame or a subframe including control information and data is transmitted using orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA). At least one different OFDMA parameter and/or format is applied to said control information than to said data. At a receiver the frame or subframe is processed by taking into account the application of the at least one different OFDMA parameter and/or format.