Abstract:
Various communication systems may benefit from the proper use of control channel resources. For example, certain communication systems associated with the long term evolution of the third generation partnership project may benefit from physical downlink control channel transmission improvement for paging message coverage enhancement. A method can include obtaining a coverage enhancement paging parameter at a user equipment. The method can also include calculating, by the user equipment, a paging frame or paging occasion according to the paging parameter. In another example, a method can include receiving, at a user equipment, a coverage enhancement paging radio network temporary identifier for use in coverage enhancement mode. The method can also include decoding a physical downlink control channel based on the coverage enhancement paging radio network temporary identifier.
Abstract:
A method comprises causing identifying information identifying a user equipment context to be sent to a base station associated with said user context from a target base station and receiving from said base station associated with user equipment context information about said user context.
Abstract:
There is provided a method comprising receiving first information at a user equipment, said first information indicative of whether a first cell supports the user equipment and starting a connection procedure to the first cell if the first information indicates that the first cell supports the user equipment, after receiving the first information.
Abstract:
A method comprising: defining at least one extended modification period; determining a system information change; generating at least one paging message indicator based on the paging message occurring within the at least one extended modification period.
Abstract:
A specific hyper frame to be used for paging information in a cycle is determined. The cycle includes multiple eDRX periods, and includes a number of hyper frames. Each of the multiple eDRX periods has a same duration. The determining uses at least a value corresponding to an identification of a UE and the duration to determine the specific hyper frame. An index is determined of a first paging frame and paging subframe, in multiple consecutive paging frames, in the specific hyper frame. One or more of the consecutive paging frames and corresponding paging subframes in the specific hyper frame are monitored by using the determined index of the first paging frame and paging subframe. Apparatus, methods, programs, and computer program products are disclosed.
Abstract:
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products of PRACH selection and random access response (RAR) detection are provided. One method includes specifying, by a network node, a starting point for preamble repetition having a repetition level such that all user equipment (UEs) of the same repetition level start the preamble repetition on a same physical random access channel (PRACH) resource, determining when a series of the preamble repetition is over, and transmitting a random access response (RAR) when the repetition series is finished.
Abstract:
A handover apparatus is provided, comprising: means for receiving a handover request message from a first network element; meansfor sending a handover indication message to a second network element while sending a handover acknowledgement message to the first network element. The present disclosure manages to reduce the handover delay so as to enable fa st handover for dual connectivity.
Abstract:
A method comprising: defining at least one extended modification period; determining a system information change; generating at least one paging message indicator based on the paging message occurring within the at least one extended modification period.
Abstract:
A technique comprising: deciding at a communication device between different types of signalling procedure for a data transmission to a network, based on one or more rules outside the control of the communication device; wherein said different types of signalling procedure have different signalling overhead profiles.
Abstract:
It is provided a method, comprising monitoring if a first indication is received indicating that a first predefined transmission time interval is to be applied to a first communication to be transmitted on an uplink shared channel after receiving a random access response of a random access procedure, wherein the first indication is comprised in the random access response to which a default transmission time interval is applied, and the first predefined transmission time interval is different from the default transmission time interval; configuring a communication device to apply the first predefined transmission time interval to the first communication if the random access response comprises the first indication.