Abstract:
The invention relates to an improved grouping procedure performed by a master mobile terminal for grouping with a remote mobile terminal. The master mobile terminal and the remote mobile terminal are connected to a radio base station. The master mobile terminal may serve as a relay for remote mobile terminals so as to relay communication between the remote mobile terminals and the radio base station. A transmitter and receiver of the master mobile terminal discovers the remote mobile terminal and an identifier of the remote mobile terminal. The transmitter transmits a group request message to the radio base station, which comprises the remote mobile terminal identifier and a request to group the remote mobile terminal with the master mobile terminal. The receiver receives a group request confirm message from the radio base station, confirming that the remote mobile terminal and the master mobile terminal are grouped together.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an improved transmission protocol for uplink data packet transmission. A transmission counter of the transmission protocol counts the number of transmissions the user terminal has performed for a data packet. The user terminal participates in sidelink discovery operation with other user terminals based on sidelink discovery gaps. The user terminal cannot transmit and/or receive signals under control of the transmission protocol when participating in sidelink discovery operation during the sidelink discovery gaps. A processor of the user terminal determines whether a retransmission of a data packet, which is triggered by the transmission protocol, was not performed because the transmission protocol operation collided with one of the sidelink discovery gaps. In case of collision, the processor operates the transmission counter such that the colliding retransmission of the data packet does not result in an increment of the transmission counter of the transmission protocol for the data packet.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a method for activating a relay functionality of a ProSe capable and relay-capable user equipment within a mobile communication network. The radio base station, to which the relay UE is connected, determines whether further relays are necessary in the radio cell controlled by the radio base station. In case further relays are necessary in the radio cell, the radio base station selects a persistence check value and transmits a broadcast message in the radio cell. The broadcast message at least indicates that further relays are necessary and comprises the selected persistence check value. Upon receiving the broadcast message, the relay UE activates its relay functionality in case it determines that relay requirements for activating its relay functionality in the radio cell are fulfilled and in case a persistence check performed by the relay UE based on the received persistence check value is successful.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for allocating radio resources to a transmitting terminal for performing direct communication transmission over a direct link connection. The transmitting terminal receives a system information broadcast from the base station, which comprises information on a temporary transmission radio resource pool, indicating radio resources for performing a direct communication transmission, and comprises configuration information on the resource pool to limit the amount of time that the temporary radio resource pool is usable by the transmitting terminal.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a transmitting terminal for transmitting data to a receiving terminal over a direct link connection. The transmitting terminal comprises a receiving unit that receives from at least one neighbouring terminal direct link timing information generated at the respective neighbouring UE for determining the timing of the data transmission over the direct link. A generating unit generates derived direct link timing information based on the received direct link timing and which can be used for generating a derived direct link transmission timing value for determining the timing of the data transmission over the direct link. A transmitting unit transmits to the receiving terminal the derived direct link timing information.
Abstract:
The invention relates to transmission and reception of data in a wireless communication system. In particular, the predetermined number of repetitions of the same data portion is transmitted over the wireless interface. The receiving device receives the repetitions, attempts their decoding and checks whether the decoding was successful. If the decoding was successful after the predetermined number of repetitions or less, a positive acknowledgement is generated. In addition, a feedback including a bundle size information is generated and transmitted. The bundle size information includes a number of repetitions, smaller or equal to the predetermined number, after which the decoding was successful. The feedback is transmitted to the data transmitting device which may adapt the predetermined number of repetitions accordingly. The invention enables efficient control of the number of repetitions applied which is particularly advantageous for coverage enhancement purposes.
Abstract:
The invention relates to methods for establishing a secure communication link between a mobile station and a secondary base station in a mobile communication system. The invention is also providing mobile communication system for performing these methods, and computer readable media the instructions of which cause the mobile communication system to perform the methods described herein. Specifically, the invention suggests that in response to the detected or signaled potential security breach, the master base station increments a freshness counter for re-initializing the communication between the mobile station and the secondary base station; and the mobile station and the secondary base station re-initialize the communication there between. The re-initialization is performed under the control of the master base station and further includes deriving a same security key based on said incremented freshness counter, and establishing the secure communication link utilizing the same, derived security key.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a method for efficiently performing power control in situations where the UE is connected to both a MeNB and SeNB. The MeNB determines a power distribution ratio for the power to be used by the UE for uplink transmission to the MeNB and SeNB, determines the parameters P EMAX,MeNB and P EMAX,SeNB and sends these parameters to the SeNB/UE for use in power control. Moreover, update of the power distribution ratio is performed by the MeNB with assistance by the UE, which provides the MeNB with information on the pathloss on the secondary radio link to the SeNB, preferably by transmitting a virtual power headroom report, regarding the secondary radio link to the SeNB, to the MeNB, from which the MeNB derives the information on the pathloss for the secondary radio link.
Abstract:
The present disclosure mainly relates to improvements for the buffer status reporting and the logical channel prioritization procedures performed in the UE, in scenarios where the UE is in dual connectivity and the PDCP layer of the UE is shared in the uplink for MeNB and SeNB. According to the present disclosure, a ratio is introduced according to which the buffer values for the PDCP are split in the UE between the SeNB and the MeNB according to said ratio.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a transmitting device for performing an initial and one or more retransmissions of data via a sidelink interface. A receiver and processor perform a resource sensing procedure to acquire information about radio resources usable for the device to transmit data at a later point in time. The processor performs an autonomous radio resource allocation to select time-frequency radio resources within a transmission window to be used for performing a first transmission of the data, based on information acquired by the resource sensing procedure. The processor determines a data transmission timing pattern, that indicates a transmission timing for performing one or more transmissions of data. A transmitter performs the first data transmission using the selected time-frequency radio resources and performs the data retransmissions at the transmission timing defined by the determined data transmission timing pattern with respect to the first data transmission.