Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for radio-link monitoring in a user equipment (4) of a communication network (1). The user equipment (4) receives and/or sends on a first carrier using a primary radio access technology system (2) and on a second carrier using a secondary radio access technology system (3). The method comprises: receiving (100), from a network node (5), information about the primary radio access technology system (2) and the secondary radio access technology system (3), and determining (110), in dependence on information related to the primary radio access technology system (2) and the secondary radio access technology system (3), whether to monitor radio link criteria on: the first carrier on the primary radio access technology system (2), or both the first carrier on the radio access technology system (2) and the second carrier on the secondary radio access technology system (3). The invention also relates to a user equipment implementing the method.
Abstract:
A method of controlling an unsynchronized cellular wireless telecommunication system includes, for at least one user equipment served by a first cell, receiving signal strength measurements and, based on the signal strength measurements, determining whether the user equipment should be scheduled for a low interference time period during which neighboring cells are configured to minimize interference in the first cell. The method additionally includes receiving neighboring cell time difference measurements from at least one mobile device within the first cell and, based on said measurements, determining a timing of transmissions from at least one neighboring cell relative to a timing of transmissions from the first cell. Additionally, the method includes defining the low interference time period based on the determined timing of transmissions from the at least one neighboring cell.
Abstract:
A wireless telecommunication system, a node (e.g., eNodeB, BSC, RNC), a procedure latency monitor unit, and a method are described herein for measuring the latency of a procedure (e.g., radio network procedure, core network procedure) where the results of the measured latency may be used for admission control of user equipment (UE) sessions and to guarantee that admitted UEs are served according to their requested Quality of Service (QoS).
Abstract:
A wireless telecommunication system, a node (e.g., eNodeB, BSC, RNC), a procedure latency monitor unit, and a method are described herein for measuring the latency of a procedure (e.g., radio network procedure, core network procedure) where the results of the measured latency may be used for admission control of user equipment (UE) sessions and to guarantee that admitted UEs are served according to their requested Quality of Service (QoS).
Abstract:
In one aspect, the present invention in one or more embodiments improves mobility management—e.g., handover processing enhancement—by providing/utilizing additional information in combination with CoMP operation, for enhancing the handover procedure. For example, the additional information is used to improve judging the most suitable target cell (14). The additional information can be, for example, angle of arrival or time advance of the UE (20) in handover, RTT, power headroom or signal strength. In at least one embodiment, the information used for handover processing at source and/or target base stations (12-1, 12-2) is enhanced or otherwise made richer by the use of “geometric information” for mobile terminals (20). In one such embodiment, the geometric information used for handover processing associated with a given terminal (20) indicates something about the mobile terminal's position (relative or absolute).
Abstract:
A basic idea is to introduce an additional paging schedule for user equipment in connected mode that differs from the paging schedule used for user equipment in idle mode. Consequently, the inventive mechanism relies on distributing (S1) a notification of an upcoming change of system information in paging messages according to a first paging schedule for user equipment in idle mode, and distributing (S2) a notification of an upcoming change of system information in paging messages according to a second paging schedule for user equipment in connected mode. The second paging schedule for user equipment in connected mode is different from the first paging schedule for user equipment in idle mode. In this way, a satisfactory load distribution is achieved, at the same time as UEs in both connected and idle mode are able to receive important system information notifications.
Abstract:
The present application discloses systems and methods for automatically adding a unique identifier associated with a cell to a neighbor cell list associated with another cell. In some embodiments, the method includes: selecting a particular mobile terminal from a set of mobile terminals; instructing the particular mobile terminal to obtain and report the unique identifier; receiving from the particular mobile terminal the unique identifier; and adding the unique identifier to the neighbor cell list, wherein the step of selecting the particular mobile terminal from the set of mobile terminals comprises determining which of the mobile terminals in the set appears to have a relatively high probability of obtaining the unique identifier within a certain window of time and selecting that mobile terminal.
Abstract:
The embodiments of the present invention relate to a method in UE (400) and a UE (400) configured to adapt at least one higher layer filtering parameter used for radio link failure detection between the UE (400) and a base station (600) in a telecommunications system (200). The embodiments of the present invention further relate to a base station (600) and a method in the base station (200). According to an embodiment of the present invention, the UE (400) is configured to operate in a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode having at least one DRX cycle; and is further configured to adapt at least one parameter as a function of a current DRX cycle the UE is using. The UE (400) is further configured to evaluate radio link failure detection based on the parameters. After evaluation, the UE (400) is further configured to evaluate radio link failure detection based on the one or several adapted parameters. After evaluation, the UE (400) is arranged to inform the base station (600) on radio link conditions.
Abstract:
User equipment is to be handed over from a source cell to a target cell in a radio communication network. The user equipment is assigned dedicated uplink resources in the source cell, and a handover candidate cell is prepared for receiving the user equipment by obtaining information about the assigned dedicated uplink resources in the source cell. A radio base station for the handover candidate cell is listening for user equipment transmissions and determines, when receiving a user equipment transmission, whether the received user equipment transmission can be detected based on information about the assigned dedicated uplink resources in the source cell in order to assess if the received user equipment transmission is coming from user equipment for which the handover candidate cell has been prepared. The radio base station for the handover candidate cell initiates a handover procedure for the user equipment if it is assessed that the received user equipment transmission is coming from user equipment for which the handover candidate cell has been prepared. In this way, handover can be initiated and completed even if the serving radio base station of the source cell cannot receive a handover-triggering measurement report from the UE.
Abstract:
A method of operating a communications network (20) comprising a wireless terminal (30) which communicates with a network node (22) comprises using the wireless terminal (30) to perform measurements relative to plural cells of the network, and then using the wireless terminal (30) or the network node (22) to make a determination regarding an extent of connection of the wireless terminal to a best cell of the network. The method also comprises using the wireless terminal (30) or the network node (22) to select a mobility related parameter for the wireless terminal (30) in accordance with the determination.