Abstract:
According to a first aspect there is provided a method of enabling load steering between a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Radio Access Network (RAN) and a Wi-Fi RAN. The method comprises, at a server, generating overlap information associating one or more cells of the 3GPP RAN with one or more Access Points (AP) of the Wi-Fi RAN, wherein a cell of the 3GPP RAN is associated with an AP of the Wi-Fi RAN if it is determined that the cell overlaps with an area covered by the AP. The server then determines an off-load schedule for a cell of the 3GPP RAN, the off-load schedule indicating when an overlapping AP of the Wi-Fi RAN can reject an attempt by a user terminal to attach to the AP of the Wi-Fi RAN, and sends the off-load schedule to the Wi-Fi RAN.
Abstract:
It is presented a user equipment (20), UE, for assisting the initialization of a radio base station. The UE (20) comprises a reader (21) arranged to read an optical representation of data associated with the radio base station, a communication interface (22) arranged for wireless communication;a processor (23); and a memory (24) storing computer program comprising computer program code. When the computer program code is run in the processor (23), this causes the UE (20) to obtain a string of characters based on the read optical representation of data;generate an encryption key based on the obtained string of characters; and establish, via the communication interface (22), an encrypted wireless communication link with the radio base station using the generated encryption key; and communicate configuration data to the radio base station over the established encrypted wireless communication link. A corresponding radio base station is also presented. Furthermore, corresponding methods, computer programs and computer program products are disclosed.
Abstract:
A first and a second base station, and respective methods therein are provided for enabling communication between the first base station and the second base station, wherein one of the base stations enables the other base station to obtain synchronization information. One of the base stations has information of a time server it is using for obtaining synchronization information. When one of the base stations detects the presence of the other, this time server information is sent to the base station not having the time server information, thereby enabling this base station to obtain synchronization information from the same time server as its counterpart.
Abstract:
A method in a first base station (105) for handling neighbor cell relations in a cellular network (100) is provided. The first base station (105) receives a system information broadcasted from a second base station (115) serving a cell (120) comprised in the cellular network (100), The system information is received in a receiver comprised in the first base station (105). The receiver is of a user equipment type and configured to receive broadcasted information from neighbor base stations including the second base station (115), The first base station (105) extracts a cell information related to the cell (120) from the system information. The first base station further establishes a neighbor cell relation with the cell (120) based on the extracted cell information.
Abstract:
A method, a Network Node and a machine is provided, wherein the machine initially is not provided with an identity which is valid for communication with the communication network. According to the method, the network receives an Activation Request (140, 352, 452, 552, 652) from a User Equipment (320, 420, 520, 620), which User Equipment has an identity which is valid in the communication network and which User Equipment is authenticated in the communication network, the Activation Request comprising a machine identity for the machine. An identity which is valid in said communication network for said machine is obtained (160, 354, 454, 555, 655) on the basis of the Activation Request being received from a User Equipment having a valid identity and being authenticated in the communication network. The obtained identity is transmitted (170, 360, 461, 564, 662) to the machine for enabling the machine to subsequently authenticate itself in one or more communication networks using the obtained identity.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are provided for operating a telecommunications network (20) which comprises at least one femtocell and at least one macrocell, each femtocell and each macrocell being associated with a Tracking Area. The method comprises (when a wireless terminal (30) accesses a femtocell or possibly a cell in the vicinity of the femtocell) including an identifier of the femtocell in a Tracking Area Identity list provided to the wireless terminal (30), and thereby enabling the wireless terminal (30) to avoid performing a Tracking Area Update when moving between the femtocell and another tracking area included in the Tracking Area Identity list. The method also comprises (when the wireless terminal (30) is to be paged) initially issuing a paging message only to a portion of the cells having corresponding identifiers included in the Tracking Area Identity list. Optionally the method also comprises determining that the wireless terminal (30) is accessing the telecommunications network (20) through a femtocell.
Abstract:
The present invention provides method and arrangements for dynamically and automatically obtaining a macro layer TA footprint for a femtocell, i.e. the femtocell's location in relation to the macro layer TAs, and to use this information to minimize signaling load from Tracking Area Updating in conjunction with femtocells.
Abstract:
The embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus and a method of controlling access of a UE (30, 40) in a wireless telecommunications system comprising a RAN that is adapted to communicate with the core network (34, 44). According to the method, a temporary identity of the UE (30, 40) attempting to accessing a femto RBS (31, 41) is acquired and it is further determined if the temporary identity of the UE (30, 40) is associated with a permanent identity of the UE and at least the identity of the femto RBS. In case the temporary identity is associated with the permanent identity of the UE (30, 40) and with the identity of the femto RBS, the UE (30, 40) is authorized access, otherwise it is denied access.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a node and amethod for transmitting initiation information related to a SIP-proxy server between an IMS- client stored in a user equipment (UE) and a Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) via a Access Network (AN) and a Tunnelling Termination Gateway (TTG) nodein IP core network. The present invention offers smooth transfer between different protocols and Interworking between different networks.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods and arrangements for configuring the HeNB(Home eNode B) to retrieve location information indicative of its location and sending this location information via a core network node to a UE (User Equipment) authorized to access the HeNB. The UE can then based on this received location information and on a determination of the location of the UE determine whether the UE is being positioned in the coverage of the HeNB. This implies that the authorized UEs of the HeNB know when they should try to find and access the HeNB and the UEs may then avoid accessing the HeNB when it is out of the HeNB coverage which will save UE battery and reduce interference.