Abstract:
A method and apparatus for a secondary wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) to use of secondary cellular spectrum are provided. The secondary WTRU monitors transmissions of a primary WTRU; determines whether to provide assistance to the primary WTRU; and in response to a determination to provide assistance, performs cooperative communications with the primary WTRU for its transmission of data to a base station. If the assistance results in the data being transmitted to the base station faster than it would have with out assistance, the secondary WTRU may utilize uplink resources originally intended for the primary WTRU.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for providing wireless communication services, (e.g., multimedia broadcast multicast services (MBMS)), are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) detects a plurality of target cell evolved Node-Bs (eNodeBs) that neighbor a serving cell eNodeB. The WTRU evaluates cell reselection criteria and determines a neighboring target cell eNodeB to reselect. The WTRU receives and reads master information block (MIB) and system information messages of the neighboring target cell eNodeB, and confirms that the determined neighboring target cell eNodeB is not part of a multimedia broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN). The WTRU identifies the neighboring target cell eNodeB to the serving cell eNodeB. The WTRU then receives and reads MIB messages of the neighboring target cell eNodeB again to determine whether the system information has changed and, if so, the WTRU reads the system information and reselects to the neighboring target cell eNodeB, which provides the wireless communication services.
Abstract:
The method and apparatus disclosed are used for handling RL and handover failures based on context transfer details and RACH procedures that enhance the failure handling procedures. After an RL failure, a user equipment (UE) includes the identity of an evolved Node-B (eNodeB) and/or cell as an information element (IE) in an RRC connection request and/or a cell update message or any other RRC message along with a UE identity.
Abstract:
A method for assigning a tracking area (TA) is disclosed. A mobility state of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) is determined and the TA is assigned based on the determined mobility state. Also disclosed is a method for accessing a closed subscriber group (CSG) TA. A CSG TA identifier is received at a WTRU and is stored. A CSG TA broadcast is received and the broadcast CSG TA is accessed if an identifier of the broadcast CSG TA matches the stored CSG TA identifier. Also disclosed is a method for changing a mobility state of a WTRU. A current mobility state of the WTRU is determined and a predetermined metric of the WTRU is examined. The predetermined metric is evaluated to determine if the metric has crossed a threshold and the mobility state is changed based on the evaluated metric.
Abstract:
Disclosed is method and apparatus for operation of a base station in wireless communications, including configuration of the base station for secure and authenticated communications with other base stations.
Abstract:
In a radio access network (300), novel system and methods reduce processing delay, and inprove integration with IP networks, by separating user data (325) from connection management and control data (329) at a node B (310) or at a base station. The user data are (325) routed to an IP(Internet Protocol) switch (309), whereas the connection management and control data (329) are routed to a centralized radio network controller (RNC) (303). Pursuant to a second embodiment of the invention, a centralized RNC provides improved radio resource management (RRM) functionality by handling all the connection management and control data for a plurality of the nodes B's, thereby simplifying the switching of the user data throughout the radio access network. Pursuant to a third embodiment of the invention, a smart IP swicth is equipped to swicth user data without core network (CN) involvement. Downlink user data are switched independently of uplink user data.
Abstract:
A method and wireless multi-cell communication system for providing high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) services (FIG. 1). The system includes a radio network controller (RNC) (105) in communication with a plurality of base stations (110, 115 and 120). The RNC sends a control signal (140A, 140B,and 140C) to at least one base station having a plurality of timeslots, e.g., in a time division duplex (TDD) system and/or frames including transmission timing intervals (TTIs), e.g., in a frequency division duplex (FDD) system assigned thereto for the establishment of HSDPA channels. The control signal indicates a maximum allowed HSDPA transmit power for each of the timeslots and/or TTIs. The base station (110, 115 and 120) sends a feedback signal (145A, 145B and 145C) to the RNC indicating the results of measurements of the power of the transmitted HSDPA timeslots and/or TTIs during a predetermined time period.
Abstract:
A wireless communication method and system for controlling the current data bit rate of a radio link (RL) to maintain the quality of the RL. The system includes a core network (CN), a radio network controller (RNC) and at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The RL is established between the RNC and the WTRU. The RNC establishes a guaranteed data bit rate, a maximum data bit rate and a current data bit rate associated with the RL. When the RNC senses an event which indicates that the quality of the RL has substantially deteriorated, the RNC reduces the value of the current data bit rate. Then, in a recovery process, if a similar event does not occur during an established waiting period, the RNC restores the current data bit rate back to the maximum data bit rate.
Abstract:
A method of determining handover capable cells in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The method includes the WTRU receiving a cell list from an e Node-B, and the WTRU determining a handover status of a cell based on the cell list.
Abstract:
A method for configuring an enhanced Node B (eNB) in a long term evolution (LTE) wireless communication network includes providing information to the eNB, wherein the eNB can perform a self-configuration process based on the provided information. An eNB for use in an LTE wireless communication network includes a universal integrated circuit card and a service control module. The universal integrated circuit card includes information that the eNB can use to perform a self-configuration process. The service control module is configured to receive the circuit card and read the information on the circuit card.