Abstract:
Channel state feedback is provided from a UE (800) to a base station (700) as a first, detailed or a second, less detailed type of channel state feedback information. Initially it is determined (403) whether the UE has received an uplink grant from the base station or not. If the UE has received an uplink grant, a first type of channel state feedback information is transmitted (404) to the base station on the granted resource. If, however, the UE has not received an uplink grant, a second type of channel state feedback information is transmitted (405) to the base station. Different types of channel state feedback information enables a UE and an associated base station to use available resources more efficiently, when requesting for and delivering channel state feedback information.
Abstract:
For wireless networks that transmit synchronization signals allowing user equipment to synchronize to cells within the network and transmit reference signals allowing user equipment to determine cell identities, a method and apparatus taught herein advantageously link the synchronization signal sequences to the reference signal sequences according to a defined mapping. The linkingsimplifies the cell search process by allowing user equipment to determine cell identities based on mapping detected synchronization signal sequences to the corresponding reference signal or to the corresponding subset of referencesignals in embodiments where there are more reference signal sequences than synchronization signal sequences.In at least one embodiment, the network is a 3G LTE network and at least the Primary Synchronization Signal(P-SyS) sequences are linked to the Downlink (DL) reference symbol sequences according to a defined mapping, thereby allowing to user equipment to determine cell identities from detected P-SySsequences.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus according to the present invention addresses and/or prevents lost protocol synchronization in HARQ systems caused by ACK/NACK errors. One embodiment detects lost synchronization errors for NDI-based retransmission protocols and restores synchronization by sending an explicit RESET message. In response to the RESET message, the transmitter aborts the transmission of a current PDU and transmits a new PDU and corresponding NDI. Another embodiment prevents protocol synchronization errors by sending scheduling grants on a packet by packet basis. The receiver sends a subsequent explicit scheduling grant to the transmitter based on an error evaluation of a received PDU. The transmitter will not send the next PDU unless it receives the subsequent explicit scheduling grant.
Abstract:
Methods and devices for managing a cellular communication system (1) and mobile terminals (40) are presented. A collective positioning measurement order (50) is issued to a multitude of mobile terminals (40) in a first cell (10) of the cellular communication system (1). This issuing is preferably performed intermittently at a multitude of times according to a predetermined rule. Each mobile terminal (40) receives information concerning a collective positioning measurement order. The mobile terminal (40) performs a positioning operation, typically a positioning measurement on a ranging signal (51 , 52) or transmission of a ranging signal (53). preferably intermittently at a multitude of times, according to a predetermined rule based on the information concerning the collective positioning measurement order. An updating of a storage with positioning data can preferably be obtained. In terrestrially based positioning systems, signal resources dedicated to positioning measurement can be reserved in the cellular communication system.
Abstract:
A system and method for determining a downlink transmit power level for a downlink signaling channel such as the E-DCH HARQ Indicator Channel (E-HICH) in a cellular radio communication network, wherein the transmit power level is calculated to achieve a desired signaling message error rate. The base station determines a diversity order of an uplink control channel from a mobile station, and sets the downlink E-HICH transmit power based on the desired signaling message error rate and the diversity order of the uplink control channel. Optionally, the base station may first determine whether the cell transmitting the E-HICH is the serving cell for the High-Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HS- DSCH). If so, the base station determines the downlink transmit power level for the downlink signaling channel as an offset from the reported Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) value.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a technique for performing a random access procedure over a radio interface (106), for example between a mobile terminal (102) and a radio base station (104) of a mobile network (108). A method aspect of the invention comprises the steps of transmitting a synchronization request (112) for synchronization information; receiving synchronization information (114) in response to the synchronization request; and transmitting, based on at least one transmission parameter adjusted in accordance with the synchronization information, a resource request (116) for data transmission resources.
Abstract:
A method and an arrangement for obtaining efficient radio resource utilization in a communication network comprising a first communication network entity (10), a second communication network entity (15) connected to said first communication network over a communication interface and one or more user equipments (18) transmitting data to said second communication network entity (15) over a radio interface. The user equipments (18) perform the step of autonomously selecting a hybrid automatic retransmission request (HARQ) operating point in order to efficiently deliver transmitted data.
Abstract:
The present invention aims to solve the problem that the preamble ramping process on a random access channel (RACH) of a 3rd generation telecommunication network can take a considerable time and, as a consequence, cause significant delays in RRC signalling and user data transmission on RACH. The present invention suggests to base the calculation of the initial preamble power value on the last performed RACH transmission instead of calculating the initial preamble power from the information that is broadcasted in the system information. This results in fewer preamble rampings until the preamble is detected in the Node-B.
Abstract:
A radio network entity in charge of outer loop power control for a communication with a mobile radio is informed about erroneous data units, requested retransmissions, and/or data units transmission attempts associated with the data units sent by the mobile radio to the radio network. Another radio network entity, which sends a transmission power control signal to the mobile radio to control the mobile's transmit power level based on a target value, detects errors in data units received from the mobile radio and requests retransmission. Information associated with the requested retransmission is used to generate a revised target value. The target value may be revised by an outer loop power controller node or by an outer loop power controller entity in the same node as an ARQ entity that generates the information about erroneous data units, requested retransmissions, and/or data units transmission attempts associated with the data units sent by the mobile radio to the radio network.
Abstract:
A system, method and apparatus for demodulating a received signal using a configurable receiver. The receiver performs the demodulation of a signal according to a selected interference cancellation demodulation scheme. The same receiver can be configured, by setting certain parameters, to behave as a successive interference cancellation (SIC) scheme receiver, a parallel interference cancellation (PIC) scheme receiver, or a hybrid interference cancellation (HIC) scheme receiver. In another aspect of the present invention, the receiver performs its demodulation operation using a single interference cancellation unit (ICU). In addition, the ICU's despreading and respreading functions may be performed by the same processing element.