Abstract:
Various communication systems may benefit from an improved signaling protocol. For example, machine type communications may benefit from improved scheduling signaling. A method includes receiving at a user equipment a signal comprising a radio configuration time trace from a base station. The radio configuration time trace parameter defines future, time-limited radio configuration options for a user equipment. The method also includes determining at the user equipment a radio access action based on access action based on the received radio configuration options. In addition, the method includes using the radio configuration options to carry out the determined radio access action.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus may include estimating a metric value relating to a first user equipment and an access point, without relying on actual data transmitted by the access point to the first user equipment. The method may also include estimating a quality degradation to the at least one second user equipment if at least part of the traffic of the first user equipment is routed to the access point. The method may also include performing routing of at least part of the traffic of the first user equipment based on the estimated metric value and the estimated degradation.
Abstract:
Interference coordination is used between neighbouring evolved NodeBs operating on a shared frequency band in a wireless communications network. Improved capacity estimation may be obtained by determining a capacity estimate of an access node of the wireless communications network on the basis of the interference co-ordination. Traffic may be steered with improved accuracy on the basis of the determined improved capacity estimate.