METHODS FOR OPERATING NETWORK NODES AND RELATED NETWORK NODES
    1.
    发明申请
    METHODS FOR OPERATING NETWORK NODES AND RELATED NETWORK NODES 审中-公开
    运营网络节点和相关网络节点的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160127963A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-05

    申请号:US14413292

    申请日:2014-12-08

    IPC分类号: H04W36/14 H04W72/04

    摘要: According to some embodiments of inventive concepts, a method of operating a first node in a radio access network may be provided. The method may include communicating an authorization for a Proximity Services (ProSe) capability of a wireless device with a second node of the radio access network, wherein the authorization identifies at least one of a plurality of ProSe communication capabilities. The authorization for the ProSe capability of the wireless device may be communicated as an IE of an Initial Context Setup Request message, a UE Context Modification Request message, an S1 Handover Request message, and/or an X2 Handover Request message.

    摘要翻译: 根据发明概念的一些实施例,可以提供操作无线电接入网络中的第一节点的方法。 该方法可以包括向无线接入网络的第二节点传送无线设备的邻近业务(ProSe)能力的授权,其中所述授权标识多个ProSe通信能力中的至少一个。 无线设备的ProSe能力的授权可以作为初始上下文建立请求消息,UE上下文修改请求消息,S1切换请求消息和/或X2切换请求消息的IE来传送。

    Direct Control Signaling in a Wireless Communication System
    2.
    发明申请
    Direct Control Signaling in a Wireless Communication System 有权
    无线通信系统中的直接控制信令

    公开(公告)号:US20150382315A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-31

    申请号:US14405051

    申请日:2014-08-08

    摘要: A first wireless communication device (14-1) belongs to a first (12-1) of multiple groups (12) of wireless communication devices (14). Devices (14) in any given group (12) are synchronized to the same timing reference and devices (14) in different groups (12) are not synchronized to the same timing reference. The first device (14-1) receives a message that indicates, for each of one or more of the groups (12), a range of possible values for misalignment between the timing reference of that group (12) and a common timing reference. The range accounts for uncertainty in that misalignment. The first device (14-1) determines, based on the one or more ranges, intervals of times during which direct control signaling is expected to be received at the first device (14-1) from one or more devices (14) in one or more other groups (12-2, 12-3). The first device (14-1) then adjusts intervals of times during which it is configured to operate in an awake state to narrowly encompass the intervals of times during which the direct control signaling is expected to be received.

    摘要翻译: 第一无线通信设备(14-1)属于无线通信设备(14)的多组(12)的第一(12-1)。 任何给定组(12)中的设备(14)被同步到相同的定时参考,并且不同组(12)中的设备(14)不同步到相同的定时参考。 第一设备(14-1)接收消息,该消息针对组(12)中的一个或多个组中的每一个指示用于该组(12)的定时参考与公共定时参考之间的未对准的可能值的范围。 该范围解释了这种不对中的不确定性。 第一设备(14-1)基于一个或多个范围,确定期望在第一设备(14-1)处从一个或多个设备(14)接收直接控制信令的时间间隔 或更多其他组(12-2,12-3)。 然后,第一设备(14-1)调整其被配置为在唤醒状态下工作的时间间隔,以狭窄地包含期望接收直接控制信令的时间间隔。

    Method and arrangement for mobility procedures supporting user equipment groups

    公开(公告)号:US09674740B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-06

    申请号:US14416288

    申请日:2013-06-03

    IPC分类号: H04W36/00 H04W36/32

    摘要: Cooperating nodes, and methods therein, for mobility procedures in a wireless communication system supporting UE groups. One of the cooperating nodes is a base station being associated with a UE group comprising UEs having correlated mobility related parameters. The method in the base station comprises receiving, from a first UE in the UE group, a mobility related parameter associated with the first UE. The method further comprises determining whether to initiate a mobility related procedure for a second UE in the UE group based on the received mobility related parameter; and further comprises initiating the mobility related procedure for the second UE when it is determined that the mobility related procedure is to be performed. Thereby, prediction and decisions related to mobility events, e.g. handover events, for the second UE or for the whole group may be performed e.g. before or without receiving any mobility information related to the second UE, thereby enabling early prediction and better preparation, which can lead to more robust mobility procedures.

    Direct control signaling in a wireless communication system
    6.
    发明授权
    Direct control signaling in a wireless communication system 有权
    无线通信系统中的直接控制信令

    公开(公告)号:US09560614B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-31

    申请号:US14405051

    申请日:2014-08-08

    摘要: A first wireless communication device (14-1) belongs to a first (12-1) of multiple groups (12) of wireless communication devices (14). Devices (14) in any given group (12) are synchronized to the same timing reference and devices (14) in different groups (12) are not synchronized to the same timing reference. The first device (14-1) receives a message that indicates, for each of one or more of the groups (12), a range of possible values for misalignment between the timing reference of that group (12) and a common timing reference. The range accounts for uncertainty in that misalignment. The first device (14-1) determines, based on the one or more ranges, intervals of times during which direct control signaling is expected to be received at the first device (14-1) from one or more devices (14) in one or more other groups (12-2, 12-3). The first device (14-1) then adjusts intervals of times during which it is configured to operate in an awake state to narrowly encompass the intervals of times during which the direct control signaling is expected to be received.

    摘要翻译: 第一无线通信设备(14-1)属于无线通信设备(14)的多组(12)的第一(12-1)。 任何给定组(12)中的设备(14)被同步到相同的定时参考,并且不同组(12)中的设备(14)不同步到相同的定时参考。 第一设备(14-1)接收消息,该消息针对组(12)中的一个或多个组中的每一个指示用于该组(12)的定时参考与公共定时参考之间的未对准的可能值的范围。 该范围解释了这种不对中的不确定性。 第一设备(14-1)基于一个或多个范围,确定期望在第一设备(14-1)处从一个或多个设备(14)接收直接控制信令的时间间隔 或更多其他组(12-2,12-3)。 然后,第一设备(14-1)调整其被配置为在唤醒状态下工作的时间间隔,以狭窄地包含期望接收直接控制信令的时间间隔。

    Neighbor Selection For Handover in a Radio Access Network

    公开(公告)号:US20140228031A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-14

    申请号:US14348116

    申请日:2012-09-26

    IPC分类号: H04W36/00

    摘要: The following methods are disclosed: A method of initiating handover of a User Equipment, UE, in a cellular network comprising a plurality of enhanced Node Bs, eNBs, the method comprising: receiving at a source eNB, from the UE, a handover measurement report containing a Physical Cell Identifier, PCI, of a cell of a neighboring eNB; at the source eNB, performing a lookup of a Neighbor Relation Relation Table to identify a global cell identity and access mode associated with the PCI; and using the identified global cell identity and the access mode to determine an eNB identity for said neighboring eNB. A method of initiating handover of a User Equipment, UE, in a cellular net-work comprising a plurality of enhanced Node Bs, eNBs, the method comprising: receiving at a source eNB, from the UE, a handover measurement report containing a Physical Cell Identifier, PCI, of a cell of a neighboring eNB; at the source eNB, performing a lookup of a Neighbor Relation Table to identify a plurality of global cell identities associated with the PCI, the neighbor relation table also containing, for each such global cell identity, PCIs of neighboring cells; selecting the correct global cell identity from said plurality of global cell identities by comparing the PCIs of further neighboring eNBs cells reported by the UE with the neighboring PCIs of each of said plurality of global cell identities; and deriving from the selected correct global cell identity, an eNB identity of said neighboring eNB. A method of initiating handover of a subscriber from a cell of a source enhanced Node B, eNB, to a cell of a target enhanced Node B, eNB, via the X2 interface, the method comprising, at the source eNB, maintaining a Neighbor Relation Table (NRT) identifying the connectivity of the source eNB to cells of its neighboring eNBs, this information including for each eNB cell an indication that the eNB cell is an open, closed or hybrid eNB cell and, for each closed and hybrid eNB cell, a Closed Subscriber Group, CSG, identity; determining that a handover of the UE is required and using