Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110116368 | METHOD OF ACCESSING A COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL - A method of accessing a communications channel, the method comprising: assigning a time transmission interval (TTI) and at least one temporary block flow (TBF) during an Access Grant Channel (AGCH) assignment; allocating an additional field in an Immediate Assignment message sent on the AGCH; using the additional field to simultaneously assign to a mobile station (MS) at least one temporary block flow on an uplink of the communications channel and at least one temporary block flow on a downlink of the communications channel. | 05-19-2011 |
20110195709 | Method and Arrangement in a Telecommunication System - In a GSM network, mobile stations monitor the paging channel of their respective paging group. Specifically, when a mobile station registers with the GSM network, the GSM network classifies the mobile station as belonging to one of two categories, a first category and a second category. Mobile stations belonging to the first category monitor the paging channel of their paging group at an interval defined by the GSM parameter BS-PA-MFRMS. Mobile stations belonging to the second category monitor the paging channel of their paging group at a second interval which is longer than that defined by the GSM parameter BS-PA-MFRMS. | 08-11-2011 |
20110235558 | ACCESS CONTROL FOR MACHINE-TYPE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A device type-dependent approach to access control is used to independently control network access by machine-type communication (MTC) and non-MTC devices. A plurality of access classes are defined for each device type. The base station selectively controls access to the network by each device type by sending an access control mask for each defined device type to the wireless terminals within the network. | 09-29-2011 |
20110235581 | POST ACCESS POLICING IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK - When a wireless terminal attaches to the network, the wireless terminal is assigned a temporary identifier. Different sets of access restrictions are associated with different blocks of temporary identifiers. When a message and a corresponding temporary identifier is received by the network from a requesting wireless terminal, an access controller identifies the block to which the assigned temporary identifier belongs and determines the access restrictions associated with that block. | 09-29-2011 |
20110264740 | MTC DEVICE BANDWIDTH REDUCTION - A machine type device for deployment in a wireless network includes a processing circuit operable to generate an application layer message and a request including information identifying the machine type device as capable of using a particular protocol stack. After radio resources are setup between the machine type device and the base station controller, the processing circuit is further operable to transmit the application layer message and a local wireless network alias to a base station controller, the local wireless network alias indicating the machine type device is capable of using the particular protocol stack. | 10-27-2011 |
20110274042 | REDUCING PROTOCOL OVERHEAD IN SINGLE-BLOCK PACKET ACCESS PROCEDURES - Methods and techniques for reducing both signaling and data traffic related to machine-type communication devices (MTC) in a GPRS communication network are disclosed. Optimized MTC messages from an MTC device are transmitted using Single-Block Packet Access procedures and restored by SGSNs based on a PDP context established during the mobile station's GPRS attach procedure. | 11-10-2011 |
20110274058 | APPLICATION LAYER COMMUNICATION VIA SINGLE RADIO BLOCK ACCESS - Embodiments herein advantageously reduce the amount of control signalling and header information that must accompany an application layer message when transporting that message from a wireless device to a supporting application server via an intermediate node. To do so, the wireless device prepares a single radio block that includes the application layer message and an indication that the single radio block contains the entire application layer message. The device then sends a control message to the intermediate node that requests allocation of radio resources for sending the single radio block without establishing a temporary block flow (TBF). The device finally sends the single radio block using the allocated resources, without a TBF. Upon receiving the block, the intermediate node determines, based on the indication within the block, whether or not the block contains an entire application layer message. If so, the intermediate node forwards that application layer message towards the application server. | 11-10-2011 |
20110280184 | MTC SERVICE ACTIVATION - An MTC device activates an MTC service by first performing an MTC device attachment procedure to attach to a mobile communication network. After the MTC device is attached to the mobile communication network, the MTC device activates a packet data protocol context for the MTC device with the mobile communication network. After the packet data protocol context is activated, the MTC device activates an MTC service with an MTC server. | 11-17-2011 |
20110280199 | Method and Arrangement in a Telecommunication System - Pre-existing methods of accessing a radio system via a random access channel as described in 3GPP TS 44.018 “Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol” is modified to include a first additional parameter (i), which defines the spreading of the probability density function for each successive access attempt. In accordance with one embodiment the accessing user/device is configured to use a random wait time for the j-th retry to access the RACH as a function of the additional parameter (i) and the number j, where j is a positive integer. | 11-17-2011 |
20110302310 | LAYERED ACCESS CONTROL FOR MACHINE TYPE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A layered approach to access control is used where each access control layer implements a set of access control rules. The access control rules in each layer are applied in order beginning with the first access control layer. To gain access to the network, the access attempt must not be barred by any access control layer. | 12-08-2011 |
20110310808 | Robust Data Transmission - In a method and system control signaling, such as ROHC control signaling is separated from the user plane in the RLC layer. An indication is further being provided to the RLC layer of the Base Station Controller (BSC) and the Mobile station (MS) for enabling recognition of the separated control signaling. Hereby a more robust transport means than for the user plane can be activated. | 12-22-2011 |
20110317636 | CHANNEL REQUESTS FOR MACHINE-TYPE DEVICES - To access a network, an MTC device sends a channel request message to the network over a random access channel. The channel request message includes a device type indication and a resource type indication. The device type indication may for example, indicate to the network that the requesting device is an MTC device or non-MTC device. Upon receipt of the channel request, the receiving network node can determine on the basis of the device type indication and resource type indication whether to grant or deny the access attempt, and to determine what resources to grant. The channel request message may further include a call duration indication in the channel request message if CS resources are requested for a voice call or a priority indication if CS resources are requested for a data transmission. | 12-29-2011 |
20120163170 | ENHANCED MULTIPLEXING FOR SINGLE RLC ENTITY - A method and apparatus for interrupting the lower priority packet transmission/reception for higher priority packer transmission reception within the context of a common RLC entity is provided herein. The transmission/reception of lower priority data blocks containing data segments of a first higher layer packet is interrupted to transmit/receive higher priority data blocks containing data segments of a second higher layer packet. After the transmission/reception of a final segment of the second higher layer packet, the transmission/reception of the first higher layer packet is resumed. In some embodiments, a final segment of the second higher layer packet is encapsulated in a final higher priority data block with a remaining data segment of the first higher layer packet. The final higher priority data block further includes a transition indicator to indicate a transition from the second higher layer packet back to the first higher layer packet. | 06-28-2012 |
20120163303 | Method And Apparatus For Improved Data Communication In Cellular Access Systems - A method for use in a cellular access system is disclosed. The system comprises at least one Radio Base Station (RBS) which controls traffic to and from a cell in the system. The cell can have a User Equipment (UE) in it, such that the UE and RBS can send and receive data blocks, which may comprise sequence numbers, to and from each other. The RBS and UE can also exchange reports comprising information on whether or not data blocks have been received successfully. The method comprises sending by a reporting party a transmission comprising a report to the report receiving party, said report comprising information on whether or not data blocks have been received successfully. The method further comprises sending by the reporting party said report together with data to the report receiving party or to another party. The method further comprises attaching by the reporting party addresses for a recipient of the data blocks and for the report in the transmission. The method further comprises deciding by the reporting party the contents of the report using at least one of the following priority rules which have been given an internal priority ranking, in which data blocks which are identified as having a lower delay tolerance than other data blocks are given priority; data blocks which have been detected as received in error, and whose status has not been reported since the error was detected are given priority; and, data blocks are given priority according to their sequence numbers. | 06-28-2012 |
20120213209 | Extended USF Addressing Space - The present invention relates to assigning addresses to communication devices in a radio access network and notifying communication devices of scheduled uplink transmission time periods. Related methods, communication devices and control units are disclosed. A method of assigning an address to a communication device in a radio access network for use in notification of scheduled uplink transmission time periods for the communication device is provided. The method comprises assigning to the communication device an uplink state flag (USF) value. Furthermore, the method comprises assigning to the communication device an extended USF (eUSF) value. The address assigned to the communication device is a combination of the assigned USF value and the assigned eUSF value. By means of the eUSF value, the normal address range provided by the USF is extended, thereby facilitating use of more communication devices in the radio access network. | 08-23-2012 |
20120214520 | Method for Contacting a Group of Terminals within a Communication Network, Arrangement and Terminal Within a Communication Network - The present invention relates to the field of paging terminals within a communication network. In order to contact a group of terminals, a common group identification is allocated to each of the terminals within said group. Thereafter, a paging message is created comprising said common group identification. The paging message is then transmitted to all terminals within said group by a single paging operation. | 08-23-2012 |
20130196679 | Common Control Channel Access - A Mobile Station, MS ( | 08-01-2013 |
20130308610 | Uplink Scheduling Timing | 11-21-2013 |