Abstract:
A communication system is disclosed in which an anchor base station configures a RAN based paging area for a communication device. When the anchor base station determines that it is necessary to update the RAN based paging area, it seeks to inform the communication device indicating that the RAN paging area for the communication device needs to be updated at the communication device, and subsequently, the base station may broadcast system information comprising information identifying a change to the paging area (e.g. a removal of a cell). The broadcasting of system information may also be carried out in other cells of the paging area.
Abstract:
A communication system is disclosed comprising an X2 gateway, a number of base stations, and a mobile device. The base stations are able to establish X2 connections directly with each other or via the X2 gateway. Various procedures are disclosed to determine how X2 connections should be established based on compatibility of the respective base stations with the X2 gateway.
Abstract:
The application relates to an interface setup procedure to set up an interface between a communication apparatus of a cellular communication system and a communication apparatus of a wireless local area network (WLAN). The communication apparatus of the cellular communication system and the communication apparatus of the WLAN communicate in pursuance of an interface setup procedure to set up an interface between them. Accordingly, the communication apparatus of the cellular communication system transmits an interface setup request message to the communication apparatus of the WLAN; the communication apparatus of the cellular communication system, responsive to said interface setup request message, receives from the communication apparatus of the WLAN an interface setup response message which comprises information identifying an access mode of at least one access point (AP) of the WLAN; and the interface is then set up at the communication apparatus of the cellular communication system and at the communication apparatus of the WLAN.
Abstract:
A system is described in which a default mobility management entity (MME) receives, from a base station, a request for setting up a communication connection to a mobile device having an associated usage type. The default MME sends, to the base station and responsive to the request, a message identifying a dedicated MME, to which the request should be re-routed, the dedicated MME having a supported service type corresponding to the usage type associated with the mobile device. The base station sends a response to the default MME, the response indicating whether re-routing to said dedicated MME is was successful or not (e.g. due to an overload of the dedicated MME). If the re-routing was not successful, the default MME attempts to serve the mobile device instead of the dedicated MME.
Abstract:
A communication system is disclosed comprising a gateway, a number of base stations, and a mobile device. The gateway holds information mapping address data for each base station to information identifying a respective cell operated by that base station. A base station obtains information identifying a cell operated by a neighbour base station and provides this information to the gateway. The gateway obtains from the information held address data for the neighbour base station based on the information identifying the cell operated by the neighbour base station. The gateway generates and sends a message including address data to the base station. The base station receives the message and establishes a connection with the neighbour base station using the address data.
Abstract:
A communication system is disclosed in which a communication device forms part of a communication system in which network slicing is supported and in which at least one tenant is able to communicate using at least one slice type associated with that tenant. The communication device receives network slicing related information transmitted by a base station. The network slicing related information may comprise information identifying support for a tenant whose communication is supported via the base station, or a network slice type of a tenant that is supported by the base station. The network slicing related information may comprise information comprising at least one communication parameter that is associated with a specific tenant or a specific slice type of a specific tenant. The communication device uses a slice having a slice type of a tenant with which the communication device is associated, based on the network slicing related information.
Abstract:
A system is disclosed in which a base station receives, from a core network node (e.g. a mobility management entity), a resume identifier associated with a communication device located within a cell of the base station. The base station retrieves, based on the received resume identifier, a user equipment (UE) context associated with the communication device, for use in resumption of a suspended communication connection (e.g. a radio resource control connection) by the communication device.
Abstract translation:公开了一种系统,其中基站从核心网络节点(例如移动性管理实体)接收与位于基站的小区内的通信设备相关联的恢复标识符。 基站基于接收到的恢复标识符来检索与通信设备相关联的用户设备(UE)上下文,用于由通信设备恢复中止的通信连接(例如,无线电资源控制连接)。 p >
Abstract:
A system is disclosed in which a base station receives, from a communication device, a request for establishing a communication connection via the base station. The base station obtains information indicating from where a context associated with a previously established communication connection can be retrieved; retrieves the context associated with the previously established communication connection based on the obtained information; and resumes the previously established communication connection with the communication device using the retrieved context.
Abstract:
A communication system is disclosed in which a serving base station configures a mobile device for performing measurements with respect to signals transmitted by a neighbour base station. The serving base station obtains a measurement report from the mobile device, the measurement report comprising a result of signal measurements in association with information identifying a beamformed region in which a signal to which said result of said signal measurements relates was transmitted.
Abstract:
A mobile communications system is described in which base stations can communicate with each other or with a central coordinator to exchange idle mode UE load information so that decisions can be made to change cell specific or frequency specific priorities used by different cells within the network to balance the loading of idle mode UEs between cells.