Abstract:
Example embodiments are directed towards a network node, and corresponding method, for a configuration of scheduling or control timing for a user equipment in a multiple cell communications network. The configuration of scheduling or control timing being based on at least two ordered sets of timing configuration numbers, each ordered set corresponding to a cell associated with the user equipment in the multiple cell communications network.
Abstract:
Embodiments herein disclose a method in a user equipment (10) for communicating with a radio network node (12, 12') in a radio communications network, which user equipment (10) is served by the radio network node (12, 12'). The user equipment receives first information from the radio network node (12, 12") over a control channel, which first information comprises a pointer to which scheduling assignment element for the user equipment (10) to use. The scheduling assignment element is comprised in a set of scheduling assignments stored at the user equipment (10). The user equipment communicates data with the radio network node (12, 12") using second information in the scheduling assignment element indicated by the pointer.
Abstract:
A node (1120) of a wireless network (1130) transmits (210) information to a user equipment (1110) over an aggregated earlier that includes a primary carrier having a first set of primary carrier time/frequency resources and a secondary carrier having a second set of secondary carrier time/frequency resources. Synchronization signals and/or reference symbols are transmitted (220) to the user equipment on the secondary carrier less often than on the primary carrier. An indication of when and/or how often the synchronization signals and/or reference symbols will be transmitted to the user equipment on the secondary carrier may also be transmitted (230) to the user equipment over the primary carrier. By transmitting synchronization signals and/or reference symbols to the user equipment on the secondary carrier less often than on the primary carrier, resources of the secondary carrier may be conserved, energy efficiency of the secondary carrier may be increased, and/or interference with other cells may be reduced or prevented.
Abstract:
Sequences of pre-coded radio control signals are rearranged to enhance diversity transmission. In one example, a sequence of uplink control bits is segmented to form a plurality of groups. The bits of each of the plurality of groups are error correction encoded and encoded into symbols. The symbols are mapped to different ports for diversity transmission through a plurality of ports.
Abstract:
The invention relates to random access procedures in an LTE-system applying carrier aggregation, in particular to support network-initiated random access on secondary cells. A UE transmits a preamble on a random access channel to a radio base station on a secondary cell and receives or detects a random access response message from the base station including timing advance information for uplink transmission by the UE. The UE can determine the secondary cell that the control information in the random access response message refers to and transmits to the base station based on the timing advance information in the random access response message.
Abstract:
A radio base station (110) and a method in a radio base station (110) for scheduling a transmission to be transmitted between a user equipment (120) and the radio base station (110) are provided. Moreover, a user equipment (120) and a method in a user equipment (120) for obtaining information about the transmission are provided. The radio base station (110) operates an aggregated carrier in a subframe structure comprising a plurality of subframes. The aggregated carrier comprises a plurality of carriers. The radio base station (110) encodes information about a subframe out of said plurality of subframes and a carrier out of said plurality of carriers into a message indicating scheduling information to the user equipment (120). The radio base station (110) sends the message to the user equipment (120), which decodes the message to obtain the information about the transmission. The information about the transmission is indicative of the subframe and the carrier on which the transmission is scheduled.
Abstract:
The embodiments herein relate to a method in a user equipment (605) for communicating with a base station (603) in a communications network (600). The user equipment (605) is configured to communicate with the base station (603) according to a selectable of at least two user equipment categories. The user equipment (605) selects one of the at least two user equipment categories if information indicating the one of the user equipment categories is received from the base station (603). The user equipment (605) selects a default of the user equipment categories if no information indicating which of the user equipment categories is received from the base station (603). The user equipment (605) determines a soft buffer size according to the selected user equipment category. The user equipment (605) communicates with the base station (603) according to the selected user equipment category and applying the determined soft buffer size.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for use in a user equipment of a communications system, for transmitting information relating to CQI and PMI, multiplexed with UL-SCH data information on a PUSCH. The method comprises applying (600) a method for channel coding the CQI/PMI information, wherein a turbo coding method is applied when the size of the CQI/PMI information is above a first threshold value. The method further comprises setting (610), based on the method applied for the channel coding, an offset value indicative of the difference in code rate between the code rate of the CQI/PMI information and the assigned code rate of the UL-SCH data information on the PUSCH. The method also comprises determining (620), based on the offset value, the number of coded bits to be used for transmission of the CQI/PMI information, and transmitting (630) the CQI/PMI information to a radio access network node on resources assigned based on the determined number of coded bits.
Abstract:
A terminal (e.g., mobile communication device, UE) and a method are desert bed herein for allocating a soft buffer after interacting with a network node (e.g., base station, eNB). In addition, a network' node (e.g., base station, eNB) and a method are described herein that facilitates robust operations during a reconfiguration period while a terminal allocates a soft buffer located therein.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for assisting a User Equipment (UE) to determine transmit power to be used on a first uplink component carrier y, wherein the base station is configured to communicate with the UE over a plurality of uplink and downlink component carriers x,y. The UE is aware of path loss parameters associated with a second downlink component carrier x. The method in a base station comprises determining cell specific path loss parameters associated with the component carriers of the base station. The cell specific path loss parameters at least comprises path loss parameters associated with the first uplink component carrier y and a second uplink component carrier x which is paired to the second downlink component carrier x, wherein the second uplink component carrier and second downlink component carrier are within one frequency band. The method comprises the further steps of calculating a pathloss offset, deltaPL(y,x), for the first uplink component carrier y, wherein the pathloss offset deltaPL(y,x) is the pathloss power offset for the first uplink component carrier y with respect to the second uplink component carrier x, and sending the calculated pathloss offset, deltaPL(y,x) to the UE.