03rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 24 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130016609 | NETWORK EQUIPMENT AND FRAME TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHODAANM HAYAKAWA; HitoshiAACI YokohamaAACO JPAAGP HAYAKAWA; Hitoshi Yokohama JPAANM TSUSHIMA; YujiAACI HachiojiAACO JPAAGP TSUSHIMA; Yuji Hachioji JP - Network equipment has multiple ports each performing transmission/reception of a frame, and a control unit that when the frame received through the port is an command of temporal suspension, temporarily suspends transmission of the frame from the port until a predetermined time elapses and after the predetermined time elapsed, alters the transmission bandwidth of each traffic about a communication path corresponding to the frame according to a variation of an interval at which the command of temporal suspension is received. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016610 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A WIRELESS NETWORK AND A WIRELESS NETWORKAANM Kutscher; DirkAACI HeidelbergAACO DEAAGP Kutscher; Dirk Heidelberg DEAANM Mir; Faisal-GhiasAACI HeidelbergAACO DEAAGP Mir; Faisal-Ghias Heidelberg DEAANM Lundqvist; HenrikAACI MunchenAACO DEAAGP Lundqvist; Henrik Munchen DE - For allowing a best possible usage of network resources even under congestion conditions a method for operating a wireless network, especially an IP (Internet Protocol) network, is described, wherein a queue management function based on an average queue length in a network element is used. The method is characterized in that a result of a weighting function will be combined or multiplied with the average queue length for determining a combined congestion contribution for use within the queue management function, wherein the weighting function takes into account per-user information on a wireless channel condition. Further, a corresponding wireless network, preferably for carrying out the above mentioned method, is also described. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016611 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRIORITIZING VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL SIGNALING MESSAGES - A method and apparatus for enabling prioritization of signaling messages in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method receives at least one signaling message, and classifies each of the at least one signaling message. The method schedules each of the at least one signaling message for processing, and discards selectively one or more signaling messages that have been scheduled under an overload condition. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016612 | SELECTIVE TOPOLOGY ROUTING FOR DISTRIBUTED DATA COLLECTIONAANM Vasseur; Jean-PhilippeAACI Saint Martin DuriageAACO FRAAGP Vasseur; Jean-Philippe Saint Martin Duriage FRAANM Hui; Jonathan W.AACI Foster CityAAST CAAACO USAAGP Hui; Jonathan W. Foster City CA US - In one embodiment, a device, such as a network management server, determines a traffic matrix of a mesh network, where the traffic matrix indicates an amount of traffic per type of traffic transitioning between the mesh network and a global computer network via one or more current root devices. One or more optimized root devices may then be selected for corresponding directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) based on the amount of traffic and type of traffic. As such, a DAG formation request may be transmitted to the selected root devices, carrying a characteristic for a corresponding DAG to form by the respective selected root devices that indicates which one or more types of traffic correspond to the corresponding DAG. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016613 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF REPORTING MEASUREMENT RESULTS IN A MULTI-CARRIER SYSTEM AND USER EQUIPMENT THEREOFAANM Huang; YadaAACI Guangdong ProvinceAACO CNAAGP Huang; Yada Guangdong Province CNAANM Shi; XiaojuanAACI Guangdong ProvinceAACO CNAAGP Shi; Xiaojuan Guangdong Province CN - The present invention discloses method and system of reporting the measurement results in a multi-carrier system to a network side equipment and the user equipment thereof, wherein the method includes: dividing the measurement tasks into measurement task groups; the UE determining whether the measurement results of the measurement tasks in the measurement task groups meet the report conditions corresponding to the measurement task groups; the UE generating a measurement report according to the measurement results and reporting the measurement report to the network side equipment. The present invention enhances the flexibility of reporting the measurement report by the UE. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016614 | Discontinuous Reception Start Offset Coordinated with Semi-Persistent Scheduling System and Method - An apparatus and method are provided for configuring a user agent to receive semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) transmissions independent of the user agent monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). Also provided are an apparatus and method for configuring a user agent to monitor a PDCCH in a subframe to which one of a downlink assignment or an uplink grant is configured. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016615 | Method and System for Reporting Buffer Size IndexAANM Shi; XiaojuanAACI ShenzhenAACO CNAAGP Shi; Xiaojuan Shenzhen CNAANM Huang; YadaAACI ShenzhenAACO CNAAGP Huang; Yada Shenzhen CNAANM Zhang; JianAACI ShenzhenAACO CNAAGP Zhang; Jian Shenzhen CN - The disclosure claims a method and system for reporting a buffer size index; the method includes: presetting a first table which is a buffer size index table used by a Long Term Evolution (LTE) system, and presetting a second table which is a buffer size index table by increasing a maximum buffer size value to B | 2013-01-17 |
20130016616 | METHOD FOR BACKHAUL LINK PROTECTION IN A MIMO WIRELESS LINKAANM Coldrey; MikaelAACI LandvetterAACO SEAAGP Coldrey; Mikael Landvetter SEAANM Hansryd; JonasAACI GoteborgAACO SEAAGP Hansryd; Jonas Goteborg SE - A wireless communication link arrangement and a method performed in the communication link, which link comprises a first node with a plurality of transmitting antenna arrangements and a second node with a plurality of receiving antenna arrangements that forms a number of radio chains RC, each arranged to operatively communicate a signal a comprising a data stream so as to form a primary MIMO-scheme. At least one of the nodes is arranged to control the degradation of the link by being configured to operatively: detect a malfunction for at least one radio chain RC of the primary MIMO-scheme, select a communication scheme using a reduced number of data streams communicated by the other radio chains of the link arrangement, communicate the selection of the communication scheme to the other node, and continue the communication according to a communication scheme. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016617 | NETWORK RELAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFAANM NISHIKAWA; KoichiAACI ChigasakiAACO JPAAGP NISHIKAWA; Koichi Chigasaki JP - The network relay device is provided. The network relay device includes: a plurality of ports, each being configured to be connectable with one physical line; a virtual line controller configured to treat a plurality of physical lines, which are respectively connected with the plurality of ports, to constitute a virtual line; and a status check frame controller configured to send via the virtual line a status check frame for use in checking status of a network, which the network relay device is connected with via the virtual line, wherein the status check frame controller changes a frame-sending port to be used to send a next status check frame, in order to avoid continuously using an identical port as both a frame-sending port to send the status check frame and a frame-receiving port to receive the status check frame from another network relay device. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016618 | SELF-TESTING OF SERVICES IN AN ACCESS POINT OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORKAANM Shanmugavadivel; SenthilrajAACI CoimbatoreAACO INAAGP Shanmugavadivel; Senthilraj Coimbatore INAANM Kaushik; AnilAACI BangaloreAACO INAAGP Kaushik; Anil Bangalore INAANM Kiran; RajAACI BangaloreAACO INAAGP Kiran; Raj Bangalore IN - A technique for self-testing of services in an access point of a communication network includes providing a table that has a mapping between a service test, packets to be sent for testing, and packets that should be received in response to the testing, emulating and marking the test packets to be sent, placing the marked test packets in an Rx queue, processing the test packets normally by the access point to provide response packets and marking these response packets, delivering the marked response packets to a Rx queue, retrieving the marked response packets from the Rx queue, and comparing the service test response packets to the list of packets that should have been received in the response to the testing in order to validate that service on the access point. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016619 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CURRENT TO CERTAIN COMPONENTS OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICEAANM Rahman; MahiburAACI ChandlerAAST AZAACO USAAGP Rahman; Mahibur Chandler AZ USAANM Oliaei; OmidAACI TempeAAST AZAACO USAAGP Oliaei; Omid Tempe AZ USAANM Ivonnet; JorgeAACI ChandlerAAST AZAACO USAAGP Ivonnet; Jorge Chandler AZ US - A method may include: determining a signal strength of a signal in a receive path of a wireless communication element, the receive path configured to receive a wireless communication signal and convert the wireless communication signal into a digital signal based at least on an oscillator signal; selecting a current mode from at least one of a first current mode and a second current mode for the wireless communication element based at least on the signal strength; communicating a control signal to the receive path indicative of the current mode; modifying one or more operational parameters of the receive path such that the receive path consumes a different amount of current in each of the current modes. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016620 | Network Transmission Capacity MeasurementAANM Den Hartog; Frank Theodoor HenkAACI ZoeterwoudeAACO NLAAGP Den Hartog; Frank Theodoor Henk Zoeterwoude NLAANM Delphinanto; ArchiAACI DelftAACO NLAAGP Delphinanto; Archi Delft NLAANM Nicolai; Floris PeterAACI AmsterdamAACO NLAAGP Nicolai; Floris Peter Amsterdam NL - Transmission capacity from a first node to a second node through a communication network is measured. First and second probe message from the first node to the second node, a first and second amount of data in the first and second probe message respectively being mutually different, at least one of the first and second amount exceeding a fragmentation threshold of the communication network. First and second round trip time durations are measured between transmission of the first and second probe message from the first node and reception back at the first node of a first and second response message from the second node to the first and second probe message respectively. The capacity is computed from a difference between the first and second round trip time duration. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016621 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RESTRICTING TRANSMISSION OUTPUT IN A PORTABLE TERMINALAANM KIL; Kwang-MinAACI Gyeonggi-doAACO KRAAGP KIL; Kwang-Min Gyeonggi-do KRAANM AN; Hae-JunAACI Gyeonggi-doAACO KRAAGP AN; Hae-Jun Gyeonggi-do KR - A transmission output restricting method and apparatus of a portable terminal includes a radio frequency (RF) unit to detect a transmission power reflected based on a degree of mismatching of an antenna when a transmission power is emitted via the antenna, and to measure a transmission power increased due to the reflected transmission power caused by a human contact to the antenna, and a controller to control an output of the transmission power by restricting the output of the transmission power when the transmission power measured by the RF unit is greater than or equal to a predetermined value. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016622 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PACKET SERVICE IN A PORTABLE TERMINALAANM LEE; Shin-DuckAACI Gyeongsangbuk-doAACO KRAAGP LEE; Shin-Duck Gyeongsangbuk-do KRAANM LEE; Hyun-ChulAACI DaeguAACO KRAAGP LEE; Hyun-Chul Daegu KR - An apparatus and method for providing a packet service in a portable terminal in which a first communication network unit provides the packet service through a first communication network, a second communication network unit provides a circuit service set as a default service and the packet service through a second communication network, and a controller has the capability to switch delivery of the packet service from the first communication network to the second communication network. When it is determined that a data rate of a bandwidth allocated by the first communication network is lower than a maximum data rate supported by the second communication network during the packet service in progress through the first communication network, the controller preferably switches from the first communication network to the second communication network and controls the second communication network unit to perform the packet service. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016623 | Method and a Device for Power Reduction in an LTE System - A method for use in a wireless communications system in which there is at least a first mode which controls the traffic to and from user terminals in a cell within the system, so that there is downlink traffic in the system. The first node transmits downlink traffic in radio frames, each of which comprises sub-frames. The first node performs measurements on pre-defined system indicators in at least said first cell, and based on the results of said measurements, the first node is allowed to autonomously decide to vary the number of available down link sub-frames used for down link traffic in said down link radio frames and also to vary the content of the down link sub frames which are used, said decision being valid for a time which is specified by the first node. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016624 | QoS THROTTLING FOR MOBILE DEVICESAANM Li; XiangyangAACI PuDong Jinqiao ShanghaiAACO CNAAGP Li; Xiangyang PuDong Jinqiao Shanghai CNAANM Cai; YigangAACI NapervilleAAST ILAACO USAAGP Cai; Yigang Naperville IL US - Communication networks and methods are disclosed for performing Quality of Service (QoS) throttling for mobile devices. One embodiment comprises a network element that serves a mobile device for data services. The network element includes a control system that monitors usage of the mobile device that is accessing the data services. The network element further includes a policy system that identifies that the usage of the mobile device reaches a usage threshold, and determines a reduced QoS responsive to reaching the usage threshold. The control system then downgrades the QoS provided to the mobile device for data services based on the reduced QoS. The policy system may further send a notification to the mobile device that the QoS is reduced. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016625 | WIRELESS MESH NETWORK AND METHOD FOR REMOTE SEISMIC RECORDING - A method of collecting data from wireless sensor units arranged in a mesh network is disclosed, each wireless sensor unit having one or more sensors arranged on or below the ground surface for remote seismic recording, the method comprising: clustering the wireless sensor units into two or more sub mesh clusters, each sub mesh cluster having an aggregator assigned to the sub mesh cluster; acquiring data with the wireless sensor units by sensing one or more physical parameters; within each sub mesh cluster, each of the wireless sensor units transmitting the acquired data directly or indirectly to the respective aggregator; each aggregator aggregating at least a portion of the acquired data received from the wireless sensor units within the respective sub mesh cluster into aggregated data; and each aggregator transmitting the aggregated data to a base node. A wireless mesh network for remote seismic recording is also disclosed, | 2013-01-17 |
20130016626 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROWING NEXT GENERATION NETWORK USING MODULAR DESIGN - A method and system for growing a next generation network (NGN) using a modular design are disclosed. For example, the method defines a growth core module to support a specific number of subscribers, wherein the growth core module is assigned a module identifier (ID). The method upgrades existing network entities that will be impacted by an installation of the growth core module in the existing IMS network, and installs the growth core module in the IMS network. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016627 | NETWORK RELAY NODE DEVICE, NETWORK RELAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A network relay node device for relaying communication between a first network and a second network having a protocol different from a protocol of the first network through a switch, the network relay node device includes an identical segment information generation control unit that generates identical segment information for identification of another relay node device belonging to a same segment as a local device in the second network and a loop suppression control unit that suppresses a loop of a communication including the switch by broadcasting a received broadcast frame only to a connection port of the first network if the identical segment information is detected in identification source node information acquired from a header of the broadcast frame when the broadcast frame is received from a connection port of the first network. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016628 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING NETWORK DEVICES OF GENERIC VENDORS AND MANUFACTURESAANM Bertani; SebastianoAACI MilanAACO ITAAGP Bertani; Sebastiano Milan ITAANM Piacente; CristianAACI CatanzaroAACO ITAAGP Piacente; Cristian Catanzaro ITAANM Rincon Ray; AndreaAACI San Fermo della Battaglia COAACO ITAAGP Rincon Ray; Andrea San Fermo della Battaglia CO IT - A method of remote management in a network having a plurality of nodes to be managed by a remote controller has an agent device that makes initial contact with the remote controller in order to establish a connection with the remote controller. After the connection is established, the remote controller executes a discovery procedure through intermediation of the agent device for discovering the plurality of nodes. After executing the discovery procedure, the remote controller executes an identification procedure through intermediation of the agent device for identifying the discovered nodes, including identification of at least one characterizing parameter such as model, vendor, manufacturer, software version, hardware version, firmware version, serial number and MAC address. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016629 | NETWORK-ASSISTED PEER DISCOVERY WITH NETWORK CODING - Techniques for performing network-assisted peer discovery with network coding are disclosed. For peer discovery with network coding, a device may generate a network-coded message based on a message assigned to the device and one or more messages received by the device from other devices. The device may transmit a proximity detection signal including the network-coded message. For network-assisted peer discovery with network coding, the device may register with a network for peer discovery and may be provided with at least one parameter to use for peer discovery with network coding. The devices may perform peer discovery with network coding in accordance with the peer discovery parameter(s) received from the network. The device may generate a network-coded message based on the at least one peer discovery parameter and may transmit the network-coded message to enable other devices to detect the device. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016630 | BEACONS FOR USER EQUIPMENT RELAYS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for detecting user equipment (UE) relays using beacons (whether in-band or out-of-band) or other mechanisms. One method generally includes determining an identifier indicative of a UE functioning as a relay and transmitting a broadcast signal including the identifier. Another method generally includes receiving, at a UE functioning as a relay, first broadcast signals at a first interval from an apparatus serving the UE; and transmitting second broadcast signals at a second interval, wherein the second broadcast signals are the same type as the first broadcast signals and wherein the second interval is greater than the first interval. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016631 | PROCESSING MESSAGES WITH A DEVICE SERVER OPERATING IN A TELEPHONEAANM DELORME; DAVID BruxAACI Stone MountainAAST GAAACO USAAGP DELORME; DAVID Brux Stone Mountain GA USAANM Simpson; AnitaAACI DecaturAAST GAAACO USAAGP Simpson; Anita Decatur GA USAANM Hill; Nicholas PeterAACI AtlantaAAST GAAACO USAAGP Hill; Nicholas Peter Atlanta GA US - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium in a telephone having computer instructions to execute a web server application in the telephone. The web server application can be operable to detect an incoming plain old telephone service call, identify a calling party identifier from the incoming plain old telephone service call, and direct one of a plurality of devices detected by web server application to present the calling party identifier. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016632 | Methods for Coordinated Signal Reception Across Integrated Circuit Boundaries - A wireless electronic device having first and second baseband processors is provided. In one suitable arrangement, radio-frequency power splitters and adjustable low noise amplifiers may be form in the receive paths. The use of power splitters allow signals associated with the first and second baseband processors to be received in parallel. In another suitable arrangement, radio-frequency switches are used in place of the power splitters. The states of the switches may be controlled using at least one of the first and second baseband processors. The use of switches instead of power splitters requires that wake periods associated with the first baseband processor and wake periods associated with the second baseband processor are non-overlapping. To ensure minimal wake period collision, a wake period associated with the second baseband processor may be positioned at a midpoint between two successive wake periods associated with the first baseband processor. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016633 | Wireless Circuitry for Simultaneously Receiving Radio-frequency Transmissions in Different Frequency BandsAANM Lum; Nicholas W.AACI Santa ClaraAAST CAAACO USAAGP Lum; Nicholas W. Santa Clara CA USAANM Dimpflmaier; Ronald W.AACI Los GatosAAST CAAACO USAAGP Dimpflmaier; Ronald W. Los Gatos CA USAANM Sanguinetti; Louie J.AACI Los GatosAAST CAAACO USAAGP Sanguinetti; Louie J. Los Gatos CA US - An electronic device has wireless communications circuitry that includes transmitters and receivers. Antenna structures may be coupled to the transmitters and receivers to support radio-frequency signal transmission and radio-frequency signal reception operations. Switching circuitry such may be used to support multiple communications bands of interest. One or more low band receivers may be associated with the first switch and one or more high band receivers may be associated with the second switch. The switches can be configured in real time to switch a desired communications band into use. A diplexer may be used to simultaneously pass low bands to the first receiver and high bands to the second receiver. In this way, a data stream in the low band may be simultaneously received with a data stream in the high band. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016634 | ELECTRONIC DUPLEXERAANM SMILEY; RussellAACI RichmondAACO CAAAGP SMILEY; Russell Richmond CA - The present disclosure relates to an electronic duplexer for at least one transmit path and at least one receive path in a radio system where the transmit and receive paths share the use of at least one antenna. A first feedforward correction loop is used to correct broadband noise emissions (that do not include linearity related close-in emissions) from the power amplifier in a radio system. A second feedforward correction loop is used to reduce the interference of the transmit signal in the receive path. A third feedforward correction loop is used to identify interference signals other than the transmit signal and correct those additional interferers. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016635 | BLUETOOTH PACKET SCHEDULING RULES FOR LTE COEXISTENCE - To mitigate potential interference between radio access technologies (RATs) on a multi-RAT device, traffic scheduling rules may be implemented so that communications of the individual RATs are timed in a manner that reduces interference. For example, communications of a Bluetooth/WLAN RAT may be scheduled such that initial and responsive communications of the Bluetooth/WLAN RAT occur during sub-frames of an LTE RAT that are less likely to cause cross-RAT interference. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016636 | SECURING, MONITORING AND TRACKING SHIPPING CONTAINERS - A method of securing a container includes inserting, into a seal device at a container, an electronic bolt; reading, by the seal device, a serial number stored in the electronic bolt; communicating, from the seal device, to a user application, insertion of the bolt; scanning, by the user via a handheld device, a barcode on the seal device representative of an identification of the seal device; communicating, from the handheld device to the user application, the identification of the seal device; inputting, by a user at the container via the handheld device, information associated with the container; communicating, from the handheld device to the user application, the information associated with the container; associating, in a database by the user application, the information associated with the container with the bolt serial number and the identification of the seal device; communicating, by the user application, a confirmation to the seal device. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016637 | VEHICLE BATTERY POWER SAVE TIMERAANM Yi; Ki HakAACI WindsorAACO CAAAGP Yi; Ki Hak Windsor CAAANM Shamoun; Christopher N.AACI Commerce TownshipAAST MIAACO USAAGP Shamoun; Christopher N. Commerce Township MI US - The described method and system provide for processing telematics service-related calls on a telematics-equipped vehicle when the vehicle ignition is off. By utilizing one or more call timers, the described invention is able to prevent excessive drain to the vehicle battery while still providing broad access to telematics services when the vehicle ignition is off. Certain types of calls may be excepted from the call timers, and different types of calls may use different call timers. A call center may also intervene and modify the process by changing the values of the timers. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016638 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICEAANM LEE; KyounghoAACI Hwaseong-siAACO KRAAGP LEE; Kyoungho Hwaseong-si KRAANM CHUNG; JaepilAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP CHUNG; Jaepil Seoul KRAANM KANG; ChinkyuAACI Hwaseong-siAACO KRAAGP KANG; Chinkyu Hwaseong-si KRAANM YOON; JaeseungAACI Yongin-siAACO KRAAGP YOON; Jaeseung Yongin-si KRAANM LEE; SangbongAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP LEE; Sangbong Suwon-si KR - A method for controlling a discontinuous reception (DRX) in a mobile communication device is provided. According to the method, when a specific application is selected, the device activates a DRX setting timer having a long DRX period for a direct long DRX mode, and enters into the DRX mode. When the setting timer expires in the DRX mode, the device activates the setting timer again and receives control information from a base station in an on-duration zone. The device enters into the DRX mode in response to no reception of valid control information in the on-duration zone, or enters into a continuous mode for executing the specific application in response to reception of valid control information. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016639 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CARRIER MANAGEMENT IN CARRIER AGGREGATION SYSTEM - A method and device for carrier management in a carrier aggregation system, includes signaling which carries an additional carrier measurement indication sent to a User Equipment (UE); a measurement report received from the UE; when the downlink traffic of the UE increases, if the recorded carriers in the current downlink carrier set of the UE can not meet the requirement of the downlink traffic data rate, according to the additional carrier measurement report, at least one additional carrier is configured and activated, and the UE is notified to perform the corresponding configuration operation. In addition, according to the measurement result and the change in the downlink traffic of the UE, the base station can also perform the deactivation, activation replacement and removal of the additional carrier for the user, and notify the UE to perform the corresponding configuration operations. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016640 | ENHANCEMENT OF SLOTTED MODE OPERATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONAANM Fang; YonggangAACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Fang; Yonggang San Diego CA USAANM Yu; YuanFangAACI ShenzhenAACO CNAAGP Yu; YuanFang Shenzhen CNAANM Lu; TingAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Lu; Ting Beijing CNAANM Zhao; XiaowuAACI ShenzhenAACO CNAAGP Zhao; Xiaowu Shenzhen CN - Methods, apparatus and systems for enhanced slotted mode operation for wireless communication are disclosed. A first control message indicative of a first sleep cycle duration is received. When the first control message includes a first message field, a second control message that includes a second field indicative of a second sleep cycle duration that is greater than the first sleep cycle duration is transmitted. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016641 | MESH NETWORK CONTROL USING COMMON DESIGNATION WAKE-UP - Each of a plurality of network nodes in an ad hoc mesh network utilizes a data communication device that includes a two-way communications component, comprising a first receiver and transmitter, and a second receiver. The second receiver activates the communications component from a dormant state when it receives a broadcast including a wake-up identifier of the communication device. A method of activating and deactivating a mesh network includes, first, transmitting a broadcast that includes a wake-up identifier such that each second receiver of each communication device identified by the wake-up identifier, upon receipt, activates the communications component of the communication device, which then engages in mesh networking communications, and, second, transmitting a second broadcast including a second identifier such that the communications component of each communication device identified by the second identifier, upon receipt, will cease its mesh networking communications and will return to the dormant state. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016642 | COEXISTENCE OF A NORMAL-RATE PHYSICAL LAYER AND A LOW-RATE PHYSICAL LAYER IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A system including a midamble detection module and a processing module. The midamble detection module is configured to detect a midamble of a packet transmitted via a channel, where the packet includes (i) a preamble, (ii) the midamble, and (iii) a plurality of data fields, where the preamble includes (i) a first short training field, (ii) a first long training field, and (iii) a signal field, where the midamble includes (i) a second short training field and (ii) a second long training field, and where the midamble follows the preamble and is between two or more of the data fields. The processing module is configured to determine that the channel is busy in response to detecting the midamble in the packet. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016643 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MULTI-CARRIER FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIER RESOURCES - A control method and device for multi-carrier frequency power amplifier resources includes service data which is first distributed to a primary carrier frequency board; if it is determined that channel resource blocks of the primary carrier frequency board are all distributed with the service data, the rest service data is distributed to a secondary carrier frequency board according to a sequence of time slots, and if the primary carrier frequency board is not completely distributed with the service data, skip this step; after the service data is scheduled, an energy-saving operation may be started for the primary carrier frequency board in the time slot in which a carrier frequency can be turned off and for the secondary carrier frequency board, so as to eliminate static power consumption of the power amplifier. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016644 | WIRELESS INTELLIGENT SWITCH ENGINE - A wireless intelligent switch engine (WISE) is described. The wireless intelligent switch engine provides for automatic switching between different physical wireless interfaces in mobile devices while roaming to maintain a wireless network connection. WISE functions as a bridge between a mobile device and multiple wireless network interfaces to provide automatic and seamless switching among networks while roaming. The mobile device sees WISE as a LAN interface and communicates with WISE using the TCP/IP protocol stack, thus providing a PPP-less configuration that uses the TCP/IP protocol stack regardless of the wireless interface. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016645 | MOBILITY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MULTICAST SERVICE DELIVERING APPARATUS, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE STATION APPARATUS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHODAANM Moriwaki; TetsuroAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Moriwaki; Tetsuro Osaka-shi JPAANM Aramoto; MasafumiAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Aramoto; Masafumi Osaka-shi JPAANM Naoe; HirokazuAACI Osaka-shiAACO JPAAGP Naoe; Hirokazu Osaka-shi JP - In a mobile communication system, in which a service area is constituted of a plurality of cells each disposing a base station, and which offers a multicast service to a mobile station apparatus existing in the service area, by transmitting multicast data from a multicast service delivering apparatus to the base stations in the service area, when a session initiation request received from the multicast service delivering apparatus includes a dynamic service area constitution identifier, a cell disposing a base station apparatus in which the mobile station apparatus exists is determined as a dynamic service area and a session start request is transmitted to the base station included in the service area. As a result, multicast data will be delivered limitedly to the base stations under which a mobile terminal exists, whereby it is possible to provide a mobile communication system which can perform efficient communication without using waste resources. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016646 | TERMINAL OF SUPPORTING DIRECT COMMUNICATION USING INFRA COMMUNICATION AND DIRECT COMMUNICATION METHOD OF THE SAMEAANM CHANG; Sung CheolAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP CHANG; Sung Cheol Daejeon KRAANM YUN; Mi YoungAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP YUN; Mi Young Daejeon KRAANM KIM; EunkyungAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP KIM; Eunkyung Daejeon KRAANM KIM; Sung KyungAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP KIM; Sung Kyung Daejeon KRAANM KIM; Won-IkAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP KIM; Won-Ik Daejeon KRAANM LEE; HyunAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP LEE; Hyun Daejeon KRAANM YOON; Chul SikAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP YOON; Chul Sik Seoul KRAANM LIM; Kwang JaeAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP LIM; Kwang Jae Daejeon KRAANM KIM; SeokkiAACI Osan-siAACO KRAAGP KIM; Seokki Osan-si KR - A method in which a first terminal supports direct communication using infracommunication includes setting at least one direct communication link with at least one second terminal, setting at least one traffic connection with a base station, and forwarding data that is transmitted through the at least one direct communication link from the at least one second terminal to the at least one traffic connection or forwarding data that is transmitted through the at least one traffic connection from the base station to the at least one direct communication link. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016647 | Data Networking Through Inherent RF Connections in a Communication System - An RF distribution system distributes a radio frequency (RF) signal to a plurality of receivers. Ports provide RF connectivity from the antennas to the receivers while also providing data connectivity between the receivers. Sensors detect which receivers are connected to the distribution system so that the distribution system can route data from the first detected receiver to the other detected receivers and back to the first detected receiver. The distribution system can dynamically alter the routing if the receiver configuration changes. Consequently, a receiver can send data to other receivers through A-ports and B-ports of a radio distribution system. The A-ports provide RF connectivity to a first antenna while the B-ports provide RF connectivity to a second antenna. Different commands for locking, unlocking, scanning RF spectrum, and configuring can be sent between the receivers via the A-ports and B-ports through the RF distribution system. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016648 | Connectivity Setup For Dynamic Wireless Mesh NetworksAANM Koskela; Timo K.AACI OuluAACO FIAAGP Koskela; Timo K. Oulu FIAANM Hakola; Sami-JukkaAACI KempeleAACO FIAAGP Hakola; Sami-Jukka Kempele FIAANM Turtinen; SamuliAACI IiAACO FIAAGP Turtinen; Samuli Ii FIAANM Pantelidou; AnnaAACI OuluAACO FIAAGP Pantelidou; Anna Oulu FIAANM Pirskanen; JuhoAACI TampereAACO FIAAGP Pirskanen; Juho Tampere FI - A wireless backhaul link is established by sending from a mobile first access node to a second access node a priority request message requesting high priority for a link between them. The established wireless backhaul link is utilized as part of a wireless multihop connection between the second access node and at least one user device attached to the mobile first access node. In various embodiments the high priority is requested by indicating a priority class (e.g., highest priority, at least higher than any current priority, and at least as high as a highest current priority) and may also indicate how many user devices are attached and/or an amount of data waiting to be sent. A first timer may be initiated upon inactivity on the wireless backhaul link and continuous inactivity through expiry of that automatically results in a reduction of the priority class for the wireless backhaul link. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016649 | SYSTEM DESIGN FOR USER EQUIPMENT RELAYS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus related to various considerations for using systems comprising user equipment (UE) relays. One method generally includes receiving, at a UE functioning as a relay, data from a first apparatus; and relaying the received data to a second apparatus, wherein the relaying does not involve interpreting or altering security features of the received data. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016650 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS WITH RELAYS - Methods and systems are provided for use with wireless networks having one or more cell in which each cell includes a base station (BS), at least one relay station (RS) and at least one mobile station (MS). The at least one relay station can be used as an intermediate station for providing communication between the BS and MS. Methods are provided for allocating OFDM resources for communicating between the BS, RS and/or MS for example dividing transmission resources into uplink and downlink transmissions and methods of inserting pilot symbols into transmission resources used by the RS. In some embodiments on the invention, the methods are consistent and/or can be used in conjunction with existing standards such as 802.16e. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016651 | MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL PROTOCOL FOR MULTI-HOP NETWORK SYSTEMS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method and system for wireless communication in which a plurality of media access control (“MAC”) packet data units (“PDUs”) corresponding to a plurality of wireless communication connections are received. The plurality of MAC PDUs is grouped into a relay packet and the relay packet is transmitted. Such grouping and transmission of the relay packet is performed by one or more relay nodes. The traffic control for the transmission can also be based on centralized or decentralized routing control and/or centralized or decentralized QoS control. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016652 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RELAY NODE SELECTION AND POWER ALLOCATION IN WIRELESS RELAY NETWORK - The method includes: acquiring an energy price of each node in a wireless relay network, and link information about links between each node and its neighboring nodes, wherein the energy price is determined according to the following rule: the fewer residual energy of a node is, the higher the energy price of the node is; according to the energy price of each node and the link information, determining, in the case that each node is selected as a relay node, power allocation corresponding to a minimum value of an objective function that is based on the energy price of the node; and based on the power allocation and the energy price of each node, determining the node and power allocation corresponding to the minimum value of the objective function used when the power allocation is performed for each node as the relay node and power allocation for data transmission, respectively. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016653 | METHOD FOR SETTING A SEARCH SPACE FOR A RELAY NODE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SAME - A method of receiving a control signal in a relay node from a base station in a wireless communication system comprises receiving a downlink signal from the base station; and acquiring control information for the relay node from a search space included in the downlink signal, wherein the search space is defined based on a resource allocation unit indicated by resource allocation bits included in resource allocation information received from a higher layer. Preferably, the resource allocation unit indicated by the resource allocation bits is determined in accordance with a type of the resource allocation information. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016654 | MESH NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMAANM Mayo; Thomas ClaytonAACI Honeoye FallsAAST NYAACO USAAGP Mayo; Thomas Clayton Honeoye Falls NY USAANM Wright; Aaron MichaelAACI East RochesterAAST NYAACO USAAGP Wright; Aaron Michael East Rochester NY US - Aspects of the invention provide for a mesh network management system. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed having: at least one computing device adapted to manage a wireless mesh network by performing the actions comprising: sending data including a plurality of fragments over a network to a plurality of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) nodes, wherein the data is sent a predetermined number of times; receiving, from the plurality of AMI nodes, a message regarding the plurality of fragments of the data; and sending, in response to receiving the message, fragments of the data that were not received by the plurality of AMI nodes. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016655 | Reducing Blind Decodings for Communications Using Carrier Aggregation - A method and apparatus for transmitting downlink control information when carrier aggregation is being used, by determining at least one downlink control information (DCI) format for a first carrier and at least once DCI format for a second carrier; and including padding in at least one DCI format corresponding to the second carrier such that the DCI format size of the padded DCI format equals the DCI format size of a DCI format corresponding to the first carrier. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016656 | MOBILE STATION AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL METHODAANM SATOU; HideyoriAACI YokosukaAACO JPAAGP SATOU; Hideyori Yokosuka JP - A mobile station includes: a determining unit configured to make a determination as to whether uplink synchronization is established with a base station; a controller configured to determine a timing for providing notification of a start of data transmission to the base station based on a result of a determination; and a transmitting unit configured to provide the notification of the start of data transmission to the base station at the timing. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016657 | DYNAMIC ENABLEMENT OF M2M SERVICES OVER 3GPP ACCESS NETWORKS - A Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Services Enablement Solution offering M2M services enablement to an M2M entity that supports a 3GPP or a non-3GPP access for connection and service by a 3GPP Evolved Packet Core (EPC). The solution enables an Access Network (AN) to offer a transport connection for the M2M entity over its 3GPP EPC to M2M entity's per-choice M2M Service Provider (SP). The M2M entity's first attach to the AN is forced to be directed to the Access Point Name (APN) of an AN default M2M Network Services Capabilities (N-SC) application. The AN default M2M N-SC application facilitates M2M Service Layer (SL) initial registration of the M2M entity with its per-choice M2M SP. M2M entity's future Regular Attach to the SP network may be directed to the APN of an AN-based regular M2M N-SC application that serves the M2M SP. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016658 | Reactivation of Dedicated BearersAANM Lovsen; LarsAACI GoteborgAACO SEAAGP Lovsen; Lars Goteborg SEAANM Hedman; PeterAACI HelsingborgAACO SEAAGP Hedman; Peter Helsingborg SEAANM Pancorbo Marcos; Maria BelenAACI MadridAACO ESAAGP Pancorbo Marcos; Maria Belen Madrid ES - The present invention relates to re-establishment of dedicated bearers and more particularly, the invention relates to the re-establishment of dedicated bearers when connection is lost temporarily. This is provided in a device, method and system, in a packet based telecommunications network, for receiving on the communication interface an indication that a dedicated bearer for a user equipment, UE, has been deactivated, starting at least one timer, checking if uplink traffic is present for a communication bearer and if uplink traffic is detected on the communication bearer for a deactivated dedicated bearer re-establishing the dedicated bearer and stopping the timer. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016659 | Method of Handling Random Access Procedure with Deactivation Timer - A method of handling random access procedure on secondary cell in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises starting a deactivation timer for a secondary cell, performing a random access procedure for the secondary cell, and when the deactivation timer expires during the random access procedure, aborting the random access procedure or completing the random access procedure unsuccessfully. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016660 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE RELATIVE BASE STATION AND SUBSCRIBER TERMINAL LOCATIONS AND USING IT TO INCREASE FREQUENCY REUSE - Method for estimating position information of base stations as well as terminals for three dimensional centralized real-time spectrum management to achieve high spectral efficiency. In one aspect of the invention, the method comprises i) understanding the position information of plurality of base stations, wherein the plurality of terminals and the base stations form a wireless network, ii) determining, at the central controller, position of a terminal via plurality of communication wirelessly between the base stations and a terminal and between the base station and the central controller, iii) applying network wide real time knowledge at the central controller to electronically steerable antennas to use a resource in a different direction then where it is used by other base stations to achieve frequency reuse of one. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016661 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA IN A NETWORK SYSTEM, eNodeB AND NETWORK SYSTEM - The embodiments of the present invention provide a method for processing data in a network system, eNodeB and network system, relate to the field of communication technology, and is made in view of the problem of increasing of processing burden of a core network and interference aggravation due to decrease of radius of the cell. The method for processing data in a network system comprises: receiving data, using interference alignment or partially distributed space-time coding or network encoding technologies to coordinate and suppress interference of the data; identifying the characteristics of the data, classifying the data; and performing data bypassing on the data according to the classifications of the data. The present invention is applicable to the mobile communication technology. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016662 | MULTI-SITE MIMO COOPERATION IN CELLULAR NETWORK - In a cellular communications network comprising a plurality of transmitting sites wherein each transmitting site comprises at least one antenna, a method of serving a given data stream to a target-mobile terminal, comprising: designating at least two of the plurality of transmitting sites as cooperating sites; assigning tones to each transmitting site from a sub-band associated with the cooperating sites; dividing the data stream into at least two sub-data streams, each of the sub-data streams for transmission over selected tones; and interlacing tones of the cooperating sites in accordance with a selected one of a time switching and a frequency switching transmit diversity technique. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016663 | BASE STATION SUPPORTING TURBO DECODING AND PACKET SPLITTING - A baseband processing module of a base station includes a Turbo decoding module. The Turbo decoding module decodes a Turbo code word to produce one or more Media Access Control (MAC) packet(s) carried by the turbo decode word. Each MAC packet includes a MAC packet header and the MAC packet payload, which carries one or more Radio Link Control (RLC) Packet Data Units (PDUs). The Turbo decoding module decodes the MAC packet header to determine boundaries of the PDUs carried in the MAC packet payload. The Turbo decoding module decodes RLC PDU headers and RLC PDU payloads of the RLC PDUs. The Turbo decoding module writes the decoded MAC packet header, the decoded RLC PDU headers, and the decoded RLC PDU payloads to memory in a word-aligned format. The Turbo decoding module may also operate in various other Turbo decoding modes. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016664 | METHOD, SYSTEM, MAPPING FORWARD SERVER AND ACCESS ROUTER FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION CONTROLLINGAANM Wu; QiangAACI Shenzhen CityAACO CNAAGP Wu; Qiang Shenzhen City CNAANM Jiang; HuaAACI Shenzhen CityAACO CNAAGP Jiang; Hua Shenzhen City CNAANM Fu; TaoAACI Shenzhen CityAACO CNAAGP Fu; Tao Shenzhen City CNAANM Huang; BingAACI Shenzhen CityAACO CNAAGP Huang; Bing Shenzhen City CN - A method, system, mapping forwarding server and access router for mobile communication control are provided in the present invention. The method includes a flow of sending a data message from a source mobile terminal to a destination mobile terminal, including the following steps: A, a source access router receiving a first data message sent by the source mobile terminal, and executing step B; B, encapsulating a location identifier according to an identity identifier in the first data message, and acquiring a second data message; forwarding the second data message to a destination access router connected to the destination mobile terminal according to the location identifier in the second data message; and C, the destination access router stripping out the location identifier encapsulation in the second data message to return the second data message to the first data message, and forwarding the first data message to the destination mobile terminal. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016665 | Method and Apparatus for Employing an Indication of Stored Temporary Information During Redirection - A method for employing an indication of stored temporary information during redirection may include receiving a temporary stored information indicator from a mobile terminal indicating that the mobile terminal stores a system information container comprising temporary information, and determining whether to replace the temporary information with non-temporary information based on reception of the temporary stored information indicator. Alternatively, the method may include receiving a system information container for at least one target cell, storing the system information container, and generating a temporary stored information indicator at a mobile terminal indicating that the mobile terminal stores the system information container comprising temporary information. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016666 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING PACKET SCHEDULING FOR A HYBRID COMMUNICATION NETWORKAANM Chen; TaoAACI EspooAACO FIAAGP Chen; Tao Espoo FIAANM Kunnari; EsaAACI SaarenkylaAACO FIAAGP Kunnari; Esa Saarenkyla FI - Methods, apparatus and computer program products facilitate scheduling in a hybrid communication network with mobile devices of the first type such as device-to-device (D2D) mobile terminals and second type of mobile terminals such as cellular terminals. A scheduling activity factor is calculated based at least in part on a total number of both mobile devices of the first type and second type of mobile terminals, which is sent to at least one first type of mobile terminal. After signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) information is received from the at least one first type of mobile terminal after transmission of the scheduling activity factor, the first type of mobile terminal may be scheduled separately from second type of mobile terminals, based at least in part on the SINR information which is utilized to establish a predefined or determined threshold. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016667 | SYSTEM IMPOSED THROTTLED TRANSMISSIONAANM BLOMQVIST; EliasAACI KarlskronaAACO SEAAGP BLOMQVIST; Elias Karlskrona SEAANM OSTH; Karl-JohanAACI KarlskronaAACO SEAAGP OSTH; Karl-Johan Karlskrona SEAANM KRISTIANSSON; UlfAACI KarlskronaAACO SEAAGP KRISTIANSSON; Ulf Karlskrona SE - A transmission controller ( | 2013-01-17 |
20130016668 | SIMULTANEOUS PACKET DATA NETWORK (PDN) ACCESSAANM Zhao; SuliAACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Zhao; Suli San Diego CA USAANM Balasubramanian; SrinivasanAACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Balasubramanian; Srinivasan San Diego CA USAANM Payyappilly; Ajith T.AACI San DiegoAAST CAAACO USAAGP Payyappilly; Ajith T. San Diego CA US - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communications, wherein distinct port partitions are assigned to processing entities on a user equipment device. Doing so provides the processing entities with concurrent access to the single PDN connection. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016669 | Periodic Access ControlAANM Hottinen; AriAACI EspooAACO FIAAGP Hottinen; Ari Espoo FIAANM Peltonen; Jaakko TapaniAACI EspooAACO FIAAGP Peltonen; Jaakko Tapani Espoo FIAANM Pajarinen; Joni KristianAACI VantaaAACO FIAAGP Pajarinen; Joni Kristian Vantaa FI - Methods, apparatus, and program products are presented that perform the following: accessing a periodic finite state controller embodying a set of policies for at least access to one or more wireless resources used for transmission by the apparatus; and using the accessed periodic finite state controller to transmit information using the one or more wireless resources. Methods, apparatus, and program products are presented that perform the following: determining a period based at least on characteristics of a wireless environment; and using at least the determined period and the characteristics, determining a periodic finite state controller embodying a set of policies for at least access to one or more wireless resources used for transmission in the wireless environment by a selected wireless device. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016670 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR COMMUNICATING IN TELEVISION WHITE SPACE (TVWS) BASED ON TVWS ENABLEMENT SIGNAL - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for supporting television white space (TVWS) communication. In an aspect of the present disclosure, a low-rate TVWS enabler (Mode II wireless communication device) may provide initial enablement for all Mode I devices (e.g., access points and user terminals), as well as it may transmit a contact verification signal (CVS) on a regular basis to keep the Mode I devices enabled for the TVWS communication. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016671 | Method of Handling Coordinated Scheduling for Base Stations and Mobile Devices and Related Communication Device - A method of associating a plurality of mobile devices with a plurality of transmission points in a wireless communication system for a set of the plurality of transmission points is disclosed. The method comprises dividing the plurality of mobile devices into a plurality of mobile device groups according to a plurality of signal qualities between the plurality of transmission points and the plurality of mobile devices by using at least one statistical learning technique; and associating one of the plurality of mobile device groups with one of a plurality of transmission groups, wherein the plurality of transmission groups are obtained from the plurality of transmission points. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016672 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF AVOIDING CONTROL CHANNEL BLOCKING - The present invention is directed to a wireless communication system. In particular, the present invention is directed to a method of processing a control channel at a user equipment in a wireless communication system using multiple carriers, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of search spaces, wherein each search space comprises a plurality of control channel candidates and each search space is corresponding to respective carrier; and monitoring the control channel candidates for the control channel, wherein if the control channel candidates have a common information size over two or more search spaces, the control channel can be received via any one of the two or more the search spaces, and an apparatus therefore. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016673 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING MULTICARRIER IN WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method for operating a terminal for assigning multicarrier in a wireless access system, the method including receiving a multicarrier advertisement message from a base station, the multicarrier advertisement message including multicarrier configuration information supported by the base station, determining simultaneously available carriers based upon the multicarrier configuration information, sending a first message to the base station, the first message including information indicating whether or not all the carriers supported by the base station are simultaneously available, and receiving a second message from the base station, the second message including information indicating whether or not all the carriers requested by the terminal via the first message are assigned. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016674 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DOWNLINK PILOTAANM Xu; JingAACI District BeijingAACO CNAAGP Xu; Jing District Beijing CNAANM Miao; DeshanAACI District BeijingAACO CNAAGP Miao; Deshan District Beijing CN - Disclosed is a method for transmitting a downlink pilot, which serves to solve the problem that the power of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols is different due to Walsh codes. The method includes: transmitting a dedicated pilot in the Code Division Multiplexing (CDM) approach or in the combination approach of CDM and Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM); further, in the resources for transmitting the dedicated pilot, configuring an orthogonal resources for the dedicated pilot according to a set mapping rule. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016675 | METHOD FOR REPORTING EMERGENCY AND TERMINAL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAANM CHA; Jae SunAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP CHA; Jae Sun Daejeon KRAANM JUNG; SoojungAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP JUNG; Soojung Daejeon KRAANM KIM; SeokkiAACI Osan-siAACO KRAAGP KIM; Seokki Osan-si KRAANM YOON; Chul SikAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP YOON; Chul Sik Seoul KRAANM LIM; Kwang JaeAACI DaejeonAACO KRAAGP LIM; Kwang Jae Daejeon KR - Disclosed is a method for a terminal to report an emergency in a mobile communication system, the method including detecting an emergency and transmitting an emergency report header to a base station to notify the base station of the emergency, the emergency report header including a field indicating a signaling header for emergency reporting. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016676 | COMPONENT CARRIER ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION USING RESOURCE ASSIGNMENTSAANM Lohr; JoachimAACI WiesbadenAACO DEAAGP Lohr; Joachim Wiesbaden DEAANM Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart; AlexanderAACI DarmstadtAACO DEAAGP Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart; Alexander Darmstadt DEAANM Feuersanger; MartinAACI BremenAACO DEAAGP Feuersanger; Martin Bremen DE - This invention relates to a proposal of an uplink resource assignment format and a downlink resource assignment format. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of the new uplink/downlink resource assignments in methods for (de) activation of downlink component carrier (s) configured for a base station and a mobile terminal. To enable efficient and robust (de) activation of component carriers, while minimizing the signaling overhead, the invention proposes a new uplink/downlink resource assignment format that allow the activation/deactivation of individual downlink component carriers configured for a mobile. The new uplink or downlink resource assignment comprises an indication of the activation state of the configured downlink component carriers, i.e. indicate which downlink component carrier (s) is/are to be activated or deactivated. This indication is for example implemented by means of a bit-mask that indicates which of the configured uplink component carriers are to be activated respectively deactivated. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016677 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A NETWORK AND A NETWORKAANM Kunz; AndreasAACI HeddesheimAACO DEAAGP Kunz; Andreas Heddesheim DEAANM Kolbe; Hans-JoergAACI DarmstadtAACO DEAAGP Kolbe; Hans-Joerg Darmstadt DEAANM Punz; GottfriedAACI DossenheimAACO DEAAGP Punz; Gottfried Dossenheim DE - For allowing a reliable communication between the wireless part and the core network part via the fixed line network a method for operating a network, especially for policy control within the network, is provided, wherein the network includes a mobile network and a fixed line network, wherein the mobile network includes a wireless part and a core network part and wherein the mobile network and the fixed line network cooperate for providing communication between the wireless part and the core network part via the fixed line network. The method is characterized in that information regarding the wireless part will be provided via the mobile network to the fixed line network for controlling the communication within the fixed line network. Further, a corresponding network, preferably for carrying out the above mentioned method is disclosed. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016678 | SIGNALING METHOD IN AN OFDM MULTIPLE ACCESS SYSTEM - A method for reducing the peak-to-average ratio in an OFDM communication signal is provided. The method includes defining a constellation having a plurality of symbols, defining a symbol duration for the OFDM communication signal, and defining a plurality of time instants in the symbol duration. A plurality of tones are allocated to a particular communication device, and a discrete signal is constructed in the time domain by mapping symbols from the constellation to the time instants. A continuous signal is generated by applying an interpolation function to the discrete signal such that the continuous signal only includes sinusoids having frequencies which are equal to the allocated tones. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016679 | Uplink Control Signal Design for Wireless System - A method for an SS to perform network entry in a multi-carrier wireless environment that has a primary carrier and at least one secondary carrier associated with a BS, the method comprising: a. sensing a carrier in an area serviced by the BS; b. determining if the carrier is a primary carrier or a secondary carrier; and c, performing the network entry if the determining establishes that the sensed carrier is a primary carrier and not a secondary carrier. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016680 | Systems and Methods for Multi-User MIMO - Methods and apparatus are described for implementing multiple user, multiple input, multiple output (MU-MIMO) communications involving the use of beamforming where signals transmitted from a transmitter are received at multiple receivers. The method includes schemes for the calculation of interference implemented at the transmitting end, and in some embodiments receiving ends, of the channel. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016681 | AUTOMATED PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT TO COMPENSATE SELF ADJUSTING TRANSMIT POWER AND SENSITIVITY LEVEL AT THE NODE B - A small base node such as a Home Base Node (HNB), or femto cell, may reduce its transmit power in order to prevent co-channel or adjacent channel interference, or to limit its coverage area. Once the power is set, the HNB signal to a served Home User Equipment (HUE) its transmit Common Pilot Channel (CPICH) transmit power for accurate path loss estimation. When this power is outside of the permissible range, the HNB adjusts other parameters (such as Random Access Channel (RACH) constant value) to compensate for the error in signaled CPICH power, and thus compensate in that process the error in determining path loss. Similarly, if the uplink sensitivity is adjusted, to prevent interference, parameters would also be adjusted and signaled to the HUE to reflect the link imbalance. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016682 | ADVANCED MULTI-NETWORK CLIENT DEVICE THAT UTILIZES MULTIPLE DIGITAL RADIO PROCESSORS FOR IMPLEMENTING FREQUENCY CHANNEL AGGREGATION WITHIN DIFFERENT SPECTRUM BANDS - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for connecting a device to a plurality of wireless networks, including: simultaneously establishing a plurality of data transmission paths on a plurality of frequency channels, using a device including multiple digital radio processors, to access a plurality of wireless networks, wherein at least some of the plurality of data transmissions path have different frequency channels operating within different spectrum band allocations; receiving from the plurality of wireless networks data on the plurality of data transmission paths; and aggregating the data on the plurality of transmission paths together within the multiple digital radio processors to enable the device to function on a single data transmission path as a continuous spectrum band allocation. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016683 | MOBILE USER TERMINAL, MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A mobile user terminal, which transmits downlink channel quality information indicating downlink channel quality and an uplink pilot signal to a base station, whereby a carrier frequency used for transmitting the downlink quality information and a carrier frequency used for transmitting the uplink pilot signal are selectable respectively from among a plurality of carrier frequencies assigned to the mobile user terminal; the mobile user terminal includes a radio transmitter, which transmits the downlink quality information and the uplink pilot signal in an intermittent fashion to the base station; and the radio transmitter transmits the downlink quality information and the uplink pilot signal by using a same carrier frequency among the plurality of carrier frequencies or by using adjacent carrier frequencies among the plurality of carrier frequencies, in a period corresponding to a state of intermittent communicate. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016684 | POWER CONTROL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a wireless communications system, a serving base station performs outer and closed power control for an overhead channel and a traffic channel for data, either of which can carry an acknowledgement (Ack) channel and Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) channel on an uplink from User Equipment (UE). In an exemplary aspect, data packet communication is implemented in 3GPP LTE Rel. 8 wherein the uplink has a Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiplex (SC-FDM) uplink waveform. The UE performs open loop power control by a determining transmit power spectral density value by using received energy per symbol for a reference signal. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016685 | MOBILE EQUIPMENT AND PACKET FILTERING METHOD - Mobile equipment includes a second control unit connected to a plurality of first control units performing control of an application function. The second control unit includes a storage unit, a setting unit, a transmitting unit, and a selecting unit. The storage unit stores selection information and connecting-destination specifying information associating each other. The setting unit sets the connecting-destination specifying information for a connecting-destination connected with the mobile equipment via a connection between the mobile equipment and a communication network. The transmitting unit transmits the connecting-destination specifying information set by the setting unit to the first control unit having the application being an establishment requestor of the connection. The selecting unit selects the connection for transferring user data based on the connecting-destination specifying information of the user data when the user data is received from the first control unit having the application being the establishment requestor of the connection. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016686 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS OF MULTI-SUBFRAME SCHEDULING - The present invention discloses a method, system and apparatus of multi-subframe scheduling. The method of multi-subframe scheduling comprises: sending a terminal a continuous scheduling indication, a first Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process number corresponding to a first scheduled subframe, and a scheduling configuration parameter of multi-subframe scheduling; acquiring a second HARQ process number corresponding to a currently-scheduling subframe according to the first HARQ process number corresponding to the first scheduled subframe and the continuous scheduling indication, and performing a data packet transmission of the corresponding second HARQ process number in the currently-scheduling subframe by using the scheduling configuration parameter, each scheduled subframe of the multi-subframe scheduling carrying one data packet, and each scheduled subframe of the multi-subframe scheduling using the scheduling configuration parameter. The embodiments of the present invention may save control signaling overhead of the system and improve spectrum efficiency of the system. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016687 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL INFORMATION - The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In particular, the present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting ACK/NACK through PUSCH, and comprises the following steps: receiving one or more data; generating ACK/NACK information on the one or more data; and writing the ACK/NACK information on a matrix that corresponds to a PUSCH resource, wherein the ACK/NACK information is written on the matrix moving from the top side to the bottom side in accordance with a time-first method, in a first transmission mode, and wherein the ACK/NACK information is written on a subset of a column in the matrix moving from the bottom side to the top side of the matrix, in a second transmission mode. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016688 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING ACK/NACK SIGNALS - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus in which a base station transmits a physical ARQ channel (PHICH) in a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting a PHICH, wherein the method comprises the following steps: generating a plurality of hybrid of ARQ (HARQ) indicators: channel-coding the plurality of HARQ indicators into a single HARQ codeword; and transmitting the HARQ codeword via the PHICH, wherein the value of a portion of the HARQ codeword indicates individual value of each of HARQ indicators, and the value of the rest of the HARQ codeword indicators a value of joint operation of the plurality of HARQ indicators. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016689 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REVERSE TRANSMISSION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAANM Jeong; Kyeong InAACI Suwon-siAACO KRAAGP Jeong; Kyeong In Suwon-si KRAANM Kim; Soeng HunAACI Yongin-siAACO KRAAGP Kim; Soeng Hun Yongin-si KRAANM Van Lieshout; Gert JanAACI ApeldoornAACO NLAAGP Van Lieshout; Gert Jan Apeldoorn NL - The present invention defines an efficient contention-based access procedure in a mobile communication system. The present invention is directed to a 3GPP LTE/LTE-A mobile communication system under discussion in the 3GPP as one of the representative next generation mobile communication system. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016690 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND CARRIER MEASUREMENT METHOD IN THE MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAANM Jeong; Kyeong InAACI Hwaseong-siAACO KRAAGP Jeong; Kyeong In Hwaseong-si KRAANM Van Lieshout; Gert JanAACI ApeldoornAACO NLAAGP Van Lieshout; Gert Jan Apeldoorn NL - The present invention defines a method for a terminal capable of aggregating multiple carriers to perform measurement to the carriers efficiently in a mobile communication system. The present invention is directed to the 3GPP LTE (Long Term Evolution or 3GPP LTE-A (LTE-Advanced) system that is currently discussed in the 3GPP (3 | 2013-01-17 |
20130016691 | RADIO BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHODAANM Toyama; DaisukeAACI KanagawaAACO JPAAGP Toyama; Daisuke Kanagawa JP - An LTE base station | 2013-01-17 |
20130016692 | DOWNLINK CONTROL WITH CONTROL-LESS SUBFRAMES - In a wireless communications system wherein control-less subframes share a common carrier with subframes that include control signaling, a method performed by a base station may include receiving a first indication from a network entity to maintain a designated set of subframes on a common carrier devoid of designated downlink control signals. The method may further include providing a second indication in a wireless transmission to a mobile entity, the second indication enabling identification of subframes in the designated set (i.e., the control-less subframes) by the mobile entity. In turn, identification of control-less subframes by the mobile entity prior to decoding the subframes may enable a more efficient control of blind decoding operations at the mobile entity and reduce blind decoding operations required for the mobile entity to decode downlink control information. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016693 | SCATTERED PILOT PATTERN AND CHANNEL ESTIMATION METHOD FOR MIMO-OFDM SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus are provided for inserting data symbols and pilot symbols in an OFDM (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) transmission resource utilizing frequency hopping patterns for the data symbols and/or the pilot symbols. Data symbols and pilot symbols are allocated for down link (base station to mobile station) and up link (mobile station to bases station) transmission resources in a two-dimensional time-frequency pattern. For each antenna of a MIMO-OFDM (multiple input multiple output OFDM) communication system, pilot symbols are inserted in a scattered pattern in time-frequency and data symbols are inserted in an identical frequency-hopping pattern in time-frequency as that of other antennas. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016694 | Method and Apparatus for Transport Block Signaling in a Wireless Communication System - A method and apparatus for generating a single statically defined downlink reference MCS table consisting of transport block sizes (TBSs) computed for 29 MCSs for each of j PRBs where j=1, . . . , N | 2013-01-17 |
20130016695 | Method and Apparatus for Seamless Mobility Techniques in Content-Centric Network - A networking system for a content-centric-network (CCN)/named-data networking (NDN) comprising a first point of attachment (PoA) configured to communicate with a mobile node (MN) and maintain a forwarding state for the MN to support seamless mobility for the MN, and a second PoA configured to communicate with the MN and obtain the forwarding state for the MN from the first PoA after a handoff of the MN from the first PoA to the second PoA, wherein the forwarding state is used to exchange a plurality of interests and a plurality of data responses between the MN and the CCN/NDN. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016696 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-RAT ACCESS MODE OPERATION - A method and apparatus for multiple radio access technology (multi-RAT) access mode operation for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed. A WTRU and a network may enable a multi-RAT access mode of operation based on at least one of WTRU subscription, a service agreement of the WTRU, a roaming status of the WTRU, a selected access point name (APN), an Internet protocol (IP) flow class, a subscriber profile identity for the WTRU, requested quality of service, or a proximity indication indicating proximity to a cell supporting multi-RAT access mode. The WTRU may send a capability indication of support of multi-RAT access to a network, wherein the multi-RAT access mode is enabled based on the capability indication. A partial handover of bearers may be performed. In performing the handover, the target cell is determined based on a priority rule. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016697 | Method and Apparatus for Improving a Mobile Station Cell Change Operation in the General Packet Radio System (GPRS) - A mobile station executed method, wherein upon changing from a current cell to a new cell in a wireless packet data network the mobile station enters the new cell; generates a cell change packet data unit (PDU) message for informing the network of the location of the mobile station in the new cell; buffers the cell change PDU message into a PDU transmit queue before any buffered PDUs that were present before the mobile station entered the new cell; and transmits the buffered cell change PDU before any of the buffered PDUs that were present before the mobile station entered the new cell. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016698 | Handover from Circuit Switched to Packet SwitchedAANM Keller; RalfAACI WurselenAACO DEAAGP Keller; Ralf Wurselen DEAANM Hallenstal; MagnusAACI TabyAACO SEAAGP Hallenstal; Magnus Taby SEAANM Olsson; MagnusAACI StockholmAACO SEAAGP Olsson; Magnus Stockholm SEAANM Lindholm; FredrikAACI StockholmAACO SEAAGP Lindholm; Fredrik Stockholm SE - The invention relates to a method for handing over a call of a mobile entity that is circuit switched attached via a NMobile Switching Center MSC ( | 2013-01-17 |
20130016699 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NETWORK DEVICE, AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION METHODAANM Nakamura; YuichiroAACI Yokosuka-shiAACO JPAAGP Nakamura; Yuichiro Yokosuka-shi JPAANM Aoyagi; KenichiroAACI Yokosuka-shiAACO JPAAGP Aoyagi; Kenichiro Yokosuka-shi JPAANM Matsutani; HideyukiAACI Yokohama-shiAACO JPAAGP Matsutani; Hideyuki Yokohama-shi JP - In a handover procedure though which a bearer for the first communication call established between the first communication system and a mobile communication terminal is switched to a bearer for the first communication call established between the second communication system and the mobile communication terminal, the second communication system determines whether to establish the bearer for the first communication call between the second communication system and the mobile communication terminal based on whether the first communication call is established between the first communication system and the mobile communication terminal or the data amount of the first communication call established between the first communication system and the mobile communication terminal. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016700 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETACHING USER EQUIPMENT - A method and device for detaching a user equipment (UE) are disclosed in the present invention. The UE is registered with a mobility management entity (MME) in a packet switched (PS) network and a mobile switching center (MSC) in a circuit switched (CS) network. When the UE needs to detach from the PS network, the MSC receives a Detach Request with a Detach Type indicating the detaching from the PS network only; after receiving the Detach Request, the MSC deletes the context of the PS core network entity and clears the connection between the MSC and the MME. An MME for performing UE detachment is also disclosed in the present invention. The present invention helps reduce the time delay during the subsequent handover and quickly provide users with communications services, so as to improve user's experience and meet the carriers' requirements. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016701 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS IN AN ORTHOGONAL MULTIPLE-ACCESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Techniques for accessing a wireless communication system are described. A user equipment (UE) sends a random access preamble for system access. The random access preamble may include a random identifier (ID), a channel quality indicator (CQI), etc. The UE may randomly select the random ID or may be assigned this random ID. The UE receives a random access response from a base station. The random access response may include control channel resources (e.g., CQI and PC resources), uplink resources, and/or control information (e.g., timing advance and PC correction) for the UE. The random access response may be sent in two parts using two messages. A first message may be sent on a control channel and may include identification information and possibly other information. A second message may be sent on a shared data channel and may include remaining information for the random access response. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016702 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR REPORTING MDT LOG RESULTAANM Yan; NanAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Yan; Nan Beijing CNAANM Li; HaitaoAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Li; Haitao Beijing CN - A method, a device and a system for reporting a Minimization Drive Test (MDT) log result are disclosed by the present invention for ensuring that the MDT log result can be reported in time. The method includes: after a User Equipment (UE) is re-accessed to a target cell from a original cell, if the UE still stores locally an unreported MDT log result, a log available indication can be sent to the target cell by the UE itself or by an Evolved Node Base station (eNB) managing the original cell, and a managing device of the target cell is notified to request the unreported MDT log result from UE. Therefore, the MDT log result is continued reporting in the target cell, and the target cell obtains the log available indication of the UE in time, initiates an acquiring request for the MDT log result to the UE timely and obtains the reported MDT log result in time, thus the collection for the environment information of a network is completed and the environment information is obtained exactly. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016703 | User Identifier Multiplexing By Time DivisionAANM Ranta; Jukka TapioAACI KaarinaAACO FIAAGP Ranta; Jukka Tapio Kaarina FI - A network assigns to a first user equipment UE and to a second UE a same temporary identifier for use at least while the first and the second UEs are simultaneously in a connected state in a same cell. Individual control channel transmissions utilizing the temporary identifier are selectively associated to only one of the first and the second UEs according to a predetermined time domain division. In various embodiments the time domain division comprises discontinuous reception DRX periods having mutually exclusive reception time periods; or mutually exclusive radio frame or subframe groups assigned to the first and second UEs for at least downlink control channel transmissions. Such radio frame/subframe groups may be even and odd numbered, or may be given by any of various example formulas if there are two or more UEs sharing the same temporary identifier. For an LTE system such an identifier may be the C-RNTI. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016704 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION METHODAANM Lin; Chien-NanAACI TaipeiAACO TWAAGP Lin; Chien-Nan Taipei TW - A wireless transmission method is provided for allowing data transmission between plural wireless devices. In the wireless transmission method, each time cycle is divided into a flag time segment and a transmission time segment. The flag time segment includes plural flag time slots corresponding to respective wireless devices, and the transmission time segment includes plural transmission time slots. After the plural wireless devices are synchronized with each other, the wireless device for transmitting data issues a transmission request during the corresponding flag time slot. In response to the transmission request, a corresponding wireless device issues an assigning command during the corresponding flag time slot. The wireless device issuing the transmission request will transmit data during a transmission time slot assigned by the assigning command. In accordance with the wireless transmission method, each of the plural wireless devices has transmitting and receiving capability. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016705 | ENHANCING SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNALS (SRS) - A method for enhancing a sounding reference signal (SRS) in a non-root wireless communication device is disclosed. The method determines that all SRS transmissions for the wireless communication device are to occur in an uplink pilot time slot (UpPTS) portion of a transition subframe. The method also determines whether available uplink bandwidth for the UpPTS portion is greater than available uplink bandwidth for a normal uplink subframe. A current SRS is transmitted using the available uplink bandwidth for UpPTS portion when the available uplink bandwidth for the UpPTS portion is greater than available uplink bandwidth for the normal uplink subframe. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016706 | UL/DL SCHEDULING FOR FULL BANDWIDTH UTILIZATION - A method may include receiving, by a user equipment incapable of transmitting and receiving simultaneously, a schedule to transmit data on an uplink, detecting, by the user equipment, whether there is data to be transmitted on the uplink, and receiving, by the user equipment, during a time corresponding to the schedule, data associated with a downlink, when it is determined that there is no data to be transmitted. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016707 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING UPLINK SCHEDULING REQUEST IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMAANM He; HongAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP He; Hong Beijing CNAANM Li; YingyangAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Li; Yingyang Beijing CNAANM Sun; ChengjunAACI BeijingAACO CNAAGP Sun; Chengjun Beijing CN - A method and apparatus for transmitting an uplink Scheduling Request (SR) are provided. The method includes, obtaining a SR subframe configuration by receiving signaling, and transmitting SR information to a Base Station (BS) by using physical resources of another non-SR channel for transmitting other uplink control information. By applying the present invention, the SR, ACKnowledgement/Non-ACKnowledgement (ACK/NACK) or Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) information is returned to a BS when low Constant Modulus (CM) characteristic of an uplink Component Carrier (CC) is ensured. | 2013-01-17 |
20130016708 | Wireless Network System, Method of Controlling the System, and Wireless Network Relay DeviceAANM Haba; YoshifumiAACI Nagoya-shiAACO JPAAGP Haba; Yoshifumi Nagoya-shi JP - A wireless network system includes first and second network relay devices, with the first relay device having first wireless communication setup information pre-set thereto and including a first communication I/F part and a first wireless communication setup information transmission part for sending first wireless communication setup information to the second wireless relay device if the first and second relay devices are enabled to communicate with each other, and with the second relay device including: a second communication I/F part; a first wireless communication setup information reception part for receiving the first wireless communication setup information via the second communication I/F part; and a first wireless communication part for performing wireless communication with a client by using the received first wireless communication setup information. | 2013-01-17 |