Abstract:
A communications device configured to receive data from a mobile communications network including one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface. The wireless access interface provides plural communications resource elements across a host frequency bandwidth, and includes, within the host frequency bandwidth, first communications resource elements within a first frequency bandwidth for allocation preferably to reduced capability devices to receive signals representing data transmitted by a transmitter within the first bandwidth forming a first virtual carrier, the reduced capability devices each having a receiver bandwidth greater than or equal to the first frequency bandwidth but less than the host frequency bandwidth. Communications devices of different capabilities can be allocated communications resources within different frequency ranges according to their capability, to relieve congestion on a center frequency of communications resources in which communications devices with a minimum bandwidth capability must receive communications resources for receiving down link signals.
Abstract:
A method receiving data at a communications terminal from an OFDM wireless communications network including a wireless access interface communicating the data using plural OFDM sub-carriers includes: receiving from a first control channel having a bandwidth corresponding to a first frequency band providing first plural OFDM sub-carriers a resource allocation message allocating communications resources of a second group of OFDM sub-carriers; and receiving from a second control channel within the second frequency band within the second group of OFDM sub-carriers control information specific to the communications terminal operating to receive the data via the second group of OFDM sub-carriers. The communications terminal receives resource allocation messages from the first control channel to allocate resources within the second frequency band forming a virtual carrier and to receive control information specific to the communications terminal, which receives data from the second frequency band of the virtual carrier via a second control channel.
Abstract:
A method of communicating data to mobile terminals from an OFDM wireless communications network including a wireless access interface for communicating the data using a plurality of OFDM sub-carriers includes providing a first control channel having a bandwidth corresponding to a first frequency band at a first temporal position within a sub-frame, and transmitting resource allocation messages in the first control channel allocating communications resources of a first group of OFDM sub-carriers to communications terminals of a first type and allocating communications resources of a second group of OFDM sub-carriers to communications terminals of a second type. The method provides a second control channel within the second frequency band within the second group of OFDM sub-carriers in a second temporal position within a sub-frame, and transmits control information which is specific to the terminals of the second type operating to receive the data via the second group of OFDM sub-carriers.
Abstract:
A method controlling wireless communication of a data block from a terminal device to a base station includes: making a first uplink transmission for the data block in association with a first retransmission protocol process and obtaining a corresponding first acknowledgement indication indicating whether the data block has been successfully communicated to the base station; making a second uplink transmission for the data block in association with a second retransmission protocol process and obtaining a corresponding second acknowledgement indication, the second transmission initiated before the first acknowledgement indication is obtained; and determining whether to avoid scheduling retransmission of data for the data block in association with the first retransmission protocol process based on the first and second responses, avoiding data retransmission in association with the first retransmission protocol process if either the first or second acknowledgement indications indicate the data block has been successfully communicated to the base station.
Abstract:
A mobile communications network includes one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for communications devices. The wireless access interface provides plural communications resource elements across a host frequency range of a host carrier. First and second sections of communications resources within respective first and second frequency ranges for preferable allocation to reduced capability devices form respective first and second virtual carriers. Each of the first and second frequency ranges is within the host frequency range, wherein the communications device is configured with a reduced capability to receive the signals only within a frequency bandwidth less than the host frequency range and equal to at least one of the first or second frequency range. The communications device is configured to receive the first signalling data from the control channel and the common system information from the one or more communications resources identified by the first signalling data.
Abstract:
An infrastructure equipment forming part of a mobile communications network receives data packets from a communications terminal, and including a scheduler configured to control a transmitter and a receiver to transmit and receive signals according to the wireless access interface. The scheduler is configured to receive from the receiver an indication of a number of delay tolerant data packets and non-delay tolerant data packets in an input buffer of the communications terminal, and an indication of a current state for radio communications for transmitting the data packets from the communications terminal to the infrastructure equipment via the wireless access interface. Data packets which can be classified into at least delay tolerant and non-delay tolerant data packets are transmitted by a communications terminal to conserve the power of the communications terminal and more efficiently utilize the communications resources of a wireless access interface provided by a mobile communications network.
Abstract:
A communications device transmits/receives data from a mobile communications network including one or more network elements forming plural cells. Each cell is allocated a cell identifier. For each cell the network elements provide a wireless access interface providing plural communications resource elements across a frequency range of a first carrier, and divided in time into plural frames. The one or more network elements transmit in one or more of the frames a synchronization sequence, each synchronization sequence providing an indication of a cell identifier. A controller calculates an estimate of a cell identifier from the detected synchronization sequence, and uses the cell identifier to transmit/receive the data to/from the mobile communications network via the wireless access interface. A relative temporal location of the synchronization sequence within the frame provides the communications device with an indication of the cell identifier of the cell.
Abstract:
A method of allocating radio resources for uplink transmissions in a wireless telecommunications system, the method including: a first terminal device communicating a request for an allocation of radio resources to a base station; the base station determining there is an association between the first terminal device and a second terminal device based on their having similar predicted traffic profiles for uplink data; and the base station establishing a radio resource allocation for the second terminal device based on the resources requested by the first terminal device, and consequently transmitting radio resource allocation messages to allocate radio resources to the first and the second terminal devices for respective uplink transmissions based on the request for an allocation of radio resources received from the first terminal device.
Abstract:
A mobile communications network includes one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for communications devices. The wireless access interface provides plural communications resource elements across a host frequency range of a host carrier. First and second sections of communications resources within respective first and second frequency ranges for preferable allocation to reduced capability devices form respective first and second virtual carriers. Each of the first and second frequency ranges is within the host frequency range, wherein the communications device is configured with a reduced capability to receive the signals only within a frequency bandwidth less than the host frequency range and equal to at least one of the first or second frequency range. The communications device is configured to receive the first signalling data from the control channel and the common system information from the one or more communications resources identified by the first signalling data.
Abstract:
An infrastructure equipment forming part of a mobile communications network includes a transmitter configured to transmit signals to communications devices via a wireless access interface, a receiver configured to receive signals transmitted from the communications devices via the wireless access interface, and a controller. The controller controls the transmitter and receiver across a first frequency bandwidth divided in time into plural frames, to form one of plural cells of the mobile communications network, each cell allocated a cell identifier by the mobile communications network. The controller and transmitter transmit in one or more of the frames a synchronization sequence providing an indication of one of the cell identifiers. A relative temporal location of the synchronization sequence within the frame provides the communications devices with an indication of the cell identifier which can be combined with detecting the synchronization sequence to improve estimate of the cell identifier for the cell.