Abstract:
A user terminal exists in a first cell operating at a first frequency, in a mobile communication system that supports a D2D (Device to Device) proximity service. The user terminal includes a transmitter configured to transmit a D2D interest indication indicating that the user terminal has an interest in the D2D proximity service, to a base station forming the first cell.
Abstract:
An indicator indicates whether Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) Service Area Identifier (SAI) frequency information broadcast from a wireless communication network to a wireless communication device is being updated dynamically. Based on the indicator, the wireless communication device may apply different procedures for acquiring an MBMS service.
Abstract:
A User Equipment (UE) D2D device transmits a coverage transition indicator when the UE device leaves a service area of base station and is no longer in coverage. The coverage transition indicator at least indicates that the UE device has left the service area and is no longer in coverage. Based on the coverage transition indicator, a determination can be made as to whether the D2D group to which the UE device belongs has transitioned to an out of coverage scenario from a partial coverage scenario.
Abstract:
A user terminal includes: a controller configured to perform, in accordance with one selection rule of a first selection rule and a second selection rule, as a selection rule applied to a cell reselection in an idle mode. The first selection rule is a selection rule for selecting an appropriate cell irrespective of whether the user terminal has an interest in a D2D proximity service. The second selection rule is a selection rule for preferentially selecting, as an appropriate cell, a cell belonging to a frequency available for the D2D proximity service, in case that the user terminal has the interest in the D2D proximity service. The controller applies, in accordance with configuration, the second selection rule instead of the first selection.
Abstract:
A cellular communication system and method for delivering information, e.g., data and/or control-signaling, to a user equipment (UE) from a neighboring node are disclosed. The cellular communication system includes a first node configured to transmit information in one or more Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) subframes over a radio frequency (RF) (ink between the first node and the UE, while the UE is being served by a second node. The first node can use a network-defined, dedicated portion of the MBSFN subframe for this purpose. Instead of only allowing the second node to send data/signaling messages to the UE, the disclosed techniques allow neighboring nodes to also deliver information to the UE. In particular, the neighboring nodes can transmit data and/or control-signaling to the UE using MBSFN subframes in order to minimize signaling overhead and signaling delay.
Abstract:
A user terminal comprises: a receiver configured to: receive first information for a Device to Device (D2D) discovery procedure for discovering a proximity terminal, from a serving cell; and receive second information for the D2D discovery procedure from another cell of another frequency different from a frequency of the serving cell in order to receive a discovery signal by the D2D discovery procedure in the another frequency from another user terminal.
Abstract:
A mobile terminal is used in a mobile communication system including a general cell supporting a broadcast distribution of MBMS data and a specific cell not supporting a broadcast distribution of MBMS data. The mobile terminal has a controller that executes an autonomous search that searches for a specific cell to which the mobile terminal is allowed to connect. In an idle state, the controller halts the autonomous search when the user terminal receives the MBMS data from the general cell.
Abstract:
A network selection control method according to a first aspect is a method of controlling a network selection operation for selecting an access network in which traffic of a user terminal is exchanged from among a cellular RAN and a wireless LAN. The network selection control method comprises: a step A of transmitting, by the cellular RAN, RAN assistance information utilized for the network selection operation; a step B of receiving, by the user terminal, the RAN assistance information; and a step C of performing, by the user terminal, the network selection operation based on the RAN assistance information. The RAN assistance information includes predetermined information for determining whether or not the selection of the wireless LAN is permitted. The predetermined information is associated with a load status of the cellular RAN.
Abstract:
A proxy multicast-broadcast single-frequency network (MBSFN) subframe conforming to a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication specification is transmitted within an MBSFN proxy region that at least partially overlaps with a non-LTE service area of a non-LTE access node providing wireless service to user equipment (UE) devices in the non-LTE service area. The non-LTE access node provides wireless service in accordance with a non-LTE communication specification that is different from the LTE communication specification. The MBSFN proxy region is smaller than, and is within an LTE service area of an LTE access node that provides wireless service to UE devices within the LTE service area in accordance with the LTE communication specification. The proxy MBSFN subframe is transmitted with a timing and frequency such that a UE device receiving service from the LTE access node is capable of receiving the MBSFN subframe.
Abstract:
A user terminal employed in a mobile communication system including a general cell supporting PTM distribution of MBMS data and a specific cell not supporting PTM distribution of the MBMS data, the user terminal receives a connection establishment message for establishing a connection between the user terminal and the general cell from the general cell when the user terminal is in an idle mode with the general cell selected as a serving cell. The user terminal sends an establishment completion message indicating completion of establishment of the connection in response to the connection establishment message received from the general cell. The user terminal sends the general cell a proximity notification that the specific cell exists near the user terminal if the specific cell exists, together with the establishment completion message.