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05-04-2012 дата публикации

Method and Apparatus for Controlling Access

Номер: US20120083204A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: Nokia Corporation

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus such as a terminal receives a message comprising cell reservation information, stores information indicating whether the terminal is a machine-type terminal, sends an attachment request toward a network in dependence of the cell reservation information and the information indicating whether the apparatus is comprised in a machine-type terminal, wherein the cell reservation information comprises cell reservation information relating exclusively to machine-type terminals. 1. An apparatus , comprising:a receiver configured to receive a broadcasted message comprising cell reservation information;memory configured to store information indicating whether the apparatus is comprised in a machine-type terminal;a transmitter configured to send an attachment request toward a network in dependence of the cell reservation information and the information indicating whether the apparatus is comprised in a machine-type terminal;wherein the cell reservation information comprises cell reservation information relating exclusively to machine-type terminals.2. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the cell reservation information relating exclusively to machine-type terminals comprises a cell reservation information element relating exclusively to machine-type terminals.3. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus further comprises a processor configured to determine whether the cell reservation information indicates the cell is barred to the apparatus based on the information indicating whether the apparatus is comprised in a machine-type terminal claim 1 , the cell reservation information relating exclusively to machine-type terminals and other cell reservation information comprised in the cell reservation information.4. An apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to determine that the cell is not barred to the apparatus responsive to the cell reservation ...

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Номер записи: 1
04-10-2012 дата публикации

Fast Reselection Between Different Radio Access Technology Networks

Номер: US20120252452A1
Автор: CALLENDER Christopher Peter, Charles Alexander Graham, FRANKLIN Steven, Geary Stuart Ian, Martin Brian Alexander, Tooley James Howard
Принадлежит:

A user equipment UE determines that a neighbor cell is higher priority than a serving cell, measures neighbor cell signal strength in n>1 iterations, and analyzes them for reselecting from the serving cell to the neighbor cell. Each measurement iteration is spaced from one another by a time interval (e.g., 1 DRX) that is specific for the neighbor cell being higher priority. In various embodiments, the UE measures while in a Cell-PCH, URA-PCH or idle state/mode and the first iteration is taken at the first available measurement opportunity after transitioning to that state/mode. The UE reselects to the neighbor cell based on the analyzed signal strengths; in one embodiment the decision to reselect is without regard to signal quality of the serving cell; and in another the decision is without regard to whether a reselection condition remains satisfied for a specified time period T. 1. An apparatus , comprising:a processing system comprising at least one processor and a memory storing a set of computer instructions, in which the processing system is arranged to: determine that a neighbor cell is a higher priority cell than a serving cell;measure signal strength received from the neighbor cell in n iterations each spaced from one another by a time interval specific for the case in which the neighbor cell is the higher priority cell, in which n is an integer greater than one; andanalyze the n measured signal strengths for reselecting a user equipment from the serving cell to the neighbor cell.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , in which the neighbor cell is a higher priority frequency layer cell or a higher priority radio access technology cell claim 1 , and the serving cell is an UTRAN cell.3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , in which signal strength is measured across the n iterations while the user equipment is in one of a Cell-PCH state claim 2 , URA-PCH state or idle mode with the UTRAN serving cell.4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , in which a first ...

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Номер записи: 2
01-11-2012 дата публикации

Signaling To Establish Multipoint Communications

Номер: US20120276915A1
Автор: CALLENDER Christopher Peter, Kubota Keiichi, Martin Brian Alexander, Santos Barreto Luis Miguel
Принадлежит:

A user equipment UE sends to a network an indication that a neighbor cell is suitable for data communications with the UE. The UE is in a state with a serving cell in which no dedicated physical channel is allocated to the UE. In response to the indication the network and UE conduct multipoint communications between the UE and the serving cell and the neighbor cell using a common channel configuration the UE receives from at least one of the serving cell and the neighbor cell. In a UTRAN embodiment the state is a CELL-FACH state. Various embodiments details specific RRC messages for various signaling, and in one embodiment there are different procedures depending on whether the serving cell and the neighbor cell belong to the same or different NodeB groups. Further embodiments address when the neighbor cell is no longer suitable for multipoint data communications with the UE. 1. A method , comprising:receiving from a user equipment an indication that a neighbor cell is suitable for data communications with the user equipment, in which the user equipment is in a state with a serving cell in which no dedicated physical channel is allocated to the user equipment; and in response,coordinating for the serving cell and the neighbor cell to conduct multipoint communications with the user equipment.3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising each of the serving cell and the neighbor cell broadcasting in system information an indication of which NodeB group they belong;in which the coordinating is by a common NodeB for the case the serving cell and the neighbor cell belong to the same NodeB group, and the coordinating is by a radio network controller for the case the serving cell and the neighbor cell belong to different NodeB groups.4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising sending to the user equipment parameters for deciding when a given neighbor cell is suitable for data communications with the user equipment and for deciding when a given ...

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Номер записи: 3
20-12-2012 дата публикации

Fast Reselection Between Different Radio Access Technology Networks

Номер: US20120320879A1
Автор: CALLENDER Christopher Peter, Charles Alexander Graham, FRANKLIN Steven, Geary Stuart I., Martin Brian Alexander, Tooley James Howard
Принадлежит:

A user equipment UE determines that a neighbor cell is higher priority than a serving cell, measures neighbor cell signal strength in n>1 iterations, and analyzes them for reselecting from the serving cell to the neighbor cell. Each measurement iteration is spaced from one another by a time interval (e.g., 1 DRX) that is specific for the neighbor cell being higher priority. In various embodiments, the UE measures while in a Cell-PCH, URA-PCH or idle state/mode and the first iteration is taken at the first available measurement opportunity after transitioning to that state/mode. The UE reselects to the neighbor cell based on the analyzed signal strengths; in one embodiment the decision to reselect is without regard to signal quality of the serving cell; and in another the decision is without regard to whether a reselection condition remains satisfied for a specified time period T. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , in which the neighbor cell is a higher priority frequency layer cell or a higher priority radio access technology cell claim 1 , and the serving cell is an UTRAN cell.3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , in which signal strength is measured across the n iterations while the user equipment is in one of a Cell-PCH state claim 2 , URA-PCH state or idle mode with the UTRAN serving cell.4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , in which a first one of the n iterations measures signal strength on a first available measurement opportunity after transitioning to the said one of the Cell-PCH state claim 3 , URA-PCH state or idle mode.5. (canceled)6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , in which the processing system is further arranged to:reselect from the serving cell to the neighbor cell based on the analyzed n measured signal strengths without regard to signal quality of the serving cell.7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , in which processing system is further arranged to:{'sub': 'reselection', 'reselect from the serving cell to the neighbor cell based ...

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Номер записи: 4
14-02-2013 дата публикации

Method and Apparatus for Transmission Protocol Uplink Channel Selection

Номер: US20130039354A1
Автор: Kubota Keiichi, Martin Brian Alexander
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First and second wireless transmission protocol uplink channels are available for use by a wireless device in transmitting data to a network. In various examples, the device selects between the first and second wireless transmission protocol uplink channels according to various different criteria. Examples include selecting between the first and second wireless transmission protocol uplink channels according to the type of data to be transmitted and according to the identity of the device, and various combinations of these. 1. A method of selecting one of at least a first wireless transmission protocol uplink channel and a second wireless transmission protocol uplink channel for use by a wireless device in transmitting data to a network , the method comprising:a wireless device selecting a first wireless transmission protocol uplink channel for use by the wireless device when transmitting a first type of data; andthe wireless device selecting a second wireless uplink transmission protocol channel for use by the wireless device when transmitting a second type of data; the first and second wireless transmission protocol uplink channels being different types of physical channels of a single activity state occupied by the wireless device at a particular time.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless device selects the second wireless uplink transmission protocol channel for transmitting the second type of data only when the second wireless uplink transmission protocol channel becomes available but continues to use the first wireless transmission protocol uplink channel for transmitting the first type of data even if the second wireless uplink transmission protocol channel has become available.3. (canceled)4. (canceled)5. (canceled)6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first type of data is common control channel data.7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second type of data is at least one of dedicated control channel data and ...

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Номер записи: 5
28-03-2013 дата публикации

Neighbor List Distribution for Smart Mobility

Номер: US20130078989A1
Автор: Brian Alexander Martin, Keiichi Kubota
Принадлежит: Renesas Mobile Corp

A user equipment UE receives from a serving cell indications of frequency bands supported by neighbor cells/frequencies, and at least one individual neighbor cell/frequency supports a plurality of frequency bands. The neighbor cells/frequencies are filtered to retain only those which are indicated to support a frequency band or frequency bands which are also supported by the UE. Examples are given of various system information blocks for sending the frequency band indications to the UE. In one embodiment they are arranged in an information element IE having an entry for each of the neighbor cells/frequencies and a list of frequency bands for each entry. In another the IE has an index and an associated frequency band(s) where a value of the index indicates that one or more of the neighbor cells/frequencies referred to by the index belong to the associated frequency band(s).

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Номер записи: 6
28-03-2013 дата публикации

Apparatus, Computer Programs and Methods For Enabling Filtering of Neighbor Cells or Frequencies

Номер: US20130079012A1
Автор: Brian Alexander Martin, Keiichi Kubota
Принадлежит: Renesas Mobile Corp

A user equipment UE receives ( 302 ) from a serving cell indications of frequency bands supported by neighbor cells/frequencies, at least one individual neighbor cell/frequency supporting a plurality of frequency bands. The neighbor cells/frequencies are filtered ( 304 ) to retain only those that are indicated to support a frequency band or frequency bands which are also supported by the UE. Examples are given of various system information blocks for sending the frequency band indications to the UE. In one embodiment ( 310 ), they are arranged in an information element IE having an entry for each of the neighbor cells/frequencies and a list of frequency bands for each entry. In another ( 312 ), the IE has an index and an associated frequency band(s) where a value of the index indicates that one or more of the neighbor cells/frequencies referred to by the index belongs to the associated frequency band(s).

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Номер записи: 7
04-04-2013 дата публикации

Prioritizing Radio Access Technologies For Measurement

Номер: US20130084850A1
Автор: Brian Alexander Martin, Christopher Peter Callender
Принадлежит: Renesas Mobile Corp

A prioritized measurement list is stored in a memory, and each entry in the prioritized measurement list defines a unique combination of frequency layer and radio access technology for a serving cell and for neighbor cells. Based on at least signal strength of the serving cell, there is selected, from a neighbor list according to the prioritized measurement list, a set of entries for measuring according to a selection rule. The selection rule provides: for the case in which the signal strength of the serving cell is relatively high, the selected set is a first set and represents higher priority ones of the prioritized measurement list; and for the case in which the signal strength of the serving cell is relatively low, the selected set is a second set and represents lower priority ones of the prioritized measurement list.

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Номер записи: 8
04-04-2013 дата публикации

Prioritizing Radio Access Technologies

Номер: US20130084866A1
Автор: CALLENDER Christopher Peter, Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит:

A prioritized measurement list is stored in a memory, and each entry in the prioritized measurement list defines a unique combination of frequency layer and radio access technology for a serving cell and for neighbor cells. Based on at least signal strength of the serving cell, there is selected, from a neighbor list according to the prioritized measurement list, a set of entries for measuring according to a selection rule. The selection rule provides: for the case in which the signal strength of the serving cell is relatively high, the selected set is a first set and represents higher priority ones of the prioritized measurement list; and for the case in which the signal strength of the serving cell is relatively low, the selected set is a second set and represents lower priority ones of the prioritized measurement list. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , in which there are at least two radio access technologies represented in the prioritized measurement list claim 1 , and the selection rule provides that all frequency layers belonging to the radio access technology having a highest priority or alternatively a lowest priority are excluded from the selected second set.3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the radio access technologies E-UTRAN claim 2 , UTRAN and GERAN are each represented in the prioritized measurement list claim 2 , GERAN has the lowest priority and E-UTRAN has the highest priority.4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , in which the apparatus comprises a user equipment which generates the prioritized measurement list at least in part using at least one of:signaling received from the serving cell which provides relative priority information for the radio access technologies represented by the entries of the prioritized measurement list; andat least one radio access technology specific absolute priority list which is received from the serving cell.5. The apparatus according to claim 4 , in which the relative priority information is ...

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Номер записи: 9
11-07-2013 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION PROTOCOL UPLINK CHANNEL SELECTION

Номер: US20130178222A1
Автор: Kubota Keiichi, Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: RENESAS MOBILE CORPORATION

First and second wireless transmission protocol uplink channels are available for use by a wireless device in transmitting data to a network. In various examples, the device selects between the first and second wireless transmission protocol uplink channels according to various different criteria. Examples include selecting between the first and second wireless transmission protocol uplink channels according to the type of data to he transmitted and according to the identity of the device, and various combinations of these. 1. A method of selecting one of at least a first wireless transmission protocol uplink channel and a second wireless transmission protocol uplink channel for use by a wireless device in transmitting data to a network , the method comprising:a wireless device selecting a first wireless transmission protocol uplink channel for use by the wireless device when transmitting a first type of data; andthe wireless device selecting a second wireless uplink transmission protocol channel for use by the wireless device when transmitting a second type of data, the first and second wireless transmission protocol uplink channels being different types of physical channels of a single activity state occupied by the wireless device at a particular time.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless device selects the second wireless uplink transmission protocol channel for transmitting the second type of data only when the second wireless uplink transmission protocol channel becomes available but continues to use the first wireless transmission protocol uplink channel for transmitting the first type of data even if the second wireless uplink transmission protocol channel has become available.3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first type of data is common control channel data.4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second type of data is at least one of dedicated control channel data and dedicated traffic channel data.5. The method ...

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Номер записи: 10
01-08-2013 дата публикации

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION OF A TRANSMISSION MODE

Номер: US20130194988A1
Автор: Kubota Keiichi, Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: RENESAS MOBILE CORPORATION

In a wireless communications network, a user equipment is capable of operating in a first mode in which uplink signals are transmitted using a single antenna and in at least a second mode in which uplink signals are transmitted using two or more antennas. It is determined at the user equipment whether to request activation of the first or second mode and a first message is sent to a network node requesting activation of the first or second mode together with Medium Access Control (MAC) Scheduling Information (SI). Alternatively, the user equipment sends, to the network node, an indication of a threshold for use in determining whether to activate the first or second mode together with user equipment capability information. A second message is received at the user equipment from the network node indicating whether the first or second mode should be activated. 1. A method of operating a user equipment in a wireless communications network , the user equipment being capable of operating in a first mode in which uplink signals are transmitted using a single antenna at the user equipment and in at least a second mode in which uplink signals are transmitted using two or more antennas at the user equipment , the method comprising:determining, at the user equipment, whether to request activation of the first or second mode;sending a first message to a first network node requesting activation of the first mode or the second mode in dependence on the determination, said first message being sent together with Medium Access Control (MAC) Scheduling Information (SI); andactivating the first or second mode in dependence on receipt of a second message at the user equipment from the network node indicating whether the first mode or the second mode should be activated.2. A method according to any claim 1 , wherein said sending of the first message comprises sending the first message in a signalling field allocated for Medium Access Control (MAC) Scheduling Information (SI) in an ...

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Номер записи: 11
12-09-2013 дата публикации

ENHANCED MEMBERSHIP INDICATION FOR CLOSED SUBSCRIBER GROUP RADIO ACCESS NETWORK SHARING

Номер: US20130237225A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: RENESAS MOBILE CORPORATION

A process is provided for a user equipment (UE) of a wireless network to determine if a serving network supports handover to a shared closed subscriber group (CSG) cell or not. In the radio resource signaling (RRC) procedures for handover, an information element (IE) may be added to downlink procedures to inform the UE if the network supports network sharing. Upon receipt of the IE the UE may make a determination to either continue the handover procedure to a shared cell or avoid handover to a non-shared cell. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. 1. A method comprising:during cell handover procedures, causing an information element (IE) in a downlink signal from a serving network node to be provided to indicate support of handover to a radio access network (RAN) shared closed subscriber group (CSG) cell.2. The method of further comprising:causing the network sharing IE in the downlink signal to be provided in the downlink signal for one of configuring autonomous gaps or configuring proximity indication.3. The method of further comprising:causing public land mobile networks (PLMNs) supported by the CSG cell to be reported in the systems information downlink from the CSG cell.4. The method of further comprising:receiving a CSG membership response in an uplink signal from a mobile terminal (UE); and selecting a PLMN for cell handover that is supported by the cell and the UE.5. A method comprising:receiving during cell handover procedures an information element (IE) in a downlink signal from a serving network node to be provided to indicate support of handover to a radio access network (RAN) shared closed subscriber group (CSG) cell.6. The method of further comprising:receiving an IE indication of network sharing in a cell in the downlink signal for one of configuring autonomous gaps or configuring proximity indication.7. The method of further comprising:causing an indication to be provided in an uplink signal during cell handover ...

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Номер записи: 12
14-11-2013 дата публикации

Measurement reporting

Номер: US20130301442A1
Автор: Brian Alexander Martin, Keiichi Kubota
Принадлежит: Renesas Mobile Corp

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to provide for periodic measurements related to a frequency identified by the network, such as a downlink frequency associated with a secondary uplink frequency. In the context of a method, a message is caused to be transmitted to a mobile terminal indicating that the mobile terminal is to perform periodic measurements in relation to a secondary uplink frequency. Following the performance of the periodic measurements by the mobile terminal, the method also includes receiving an indication of the periodic measurements in relation to the secondary uplink frequency that have been performed by the mobile terminal.

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Номер записи: 13
26-12-2013 дата публикации

PRIORITIZING RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEASUREMENT

Номер: US20130343223A1
Автор: CALLENDER Christopher Peter, Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: RENESAS MOBILE CORPORATION

Each entry in a prioritized measurement list defines a unique combination of frequency layer and radio access technology (RAT) for cells. Based on signal strength and/or signal quality of the serving cell, a set of entries for measuring is selected from a neighbor list according to the prioritized measurement list and according to a selection rule. The selection rule provides: for the case the at least signal strength or quality of the serving cell is higher than a respective strength/quality threshold, the selected set is a first set; and for the case the at least signal strength or quality of the serving cell is lower than a respective strength/quality threshold, the selected set is a different second set of the prioritized measurement list that excludes all frequency layers of the prioritized measurement list belonging to the RAT having a highest (or alternatively a lowest) priority. 1. An apparatus for use in selecting cells to be measured by a user equipment , the apparatus comprisingat least one processor; andat least one memory storing computer program code; store in the at least one memory a prioritized measurement list in which are represented at least two radio access technologies, each entry in the prioritized measurement list defining a unique combination of frequency layer and radio access technology for a serving cell and for neighbor cells; and', 'based on at least signal strength or quality of the serving cell, select from a neighbor list according to the prioritized measurement list a set of entries for measuring according to a selection rule;, 'in which the at least one memory with the computer program code is configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to for the case in which the at least signal strength or quality of the serving cell is higher than a respective strength or quality threshold, the selected set is a first set; and', 'for the case in which the at least signal strength or quality of the serving cell ...

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Номер записи: 14
06-01-2022 дата публикации

MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, METHODS, CONTROLLER, RELAY NODE AND COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL

Номер: US20220006517A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: Sony Group Corporation

A controller is configured to control a first of plural relay nodes to transmit signals representing data to one of communications terminals received from a base station or to receive signals representing data from a communications terminal for transmission to the base station, wherein, upon first predetermined conditions being met, to control a second of the plurality of relay nodes to transmit signals representing the data to the communications terminal received from the base station or to receive signals representing the data from the communications terminal for transmission to the base station, and to control the communications terminal to transmit a first signal representing at least a first part of the data to the first relay node for transmission to the base station, and to transmit a second signal representing at least a second part of the data to the second relay node for transmission to the base station. 1. (canceled)2. A communications apparatus comprising: 'transmit, as part of a downlink operation, upon predetermined conditions being met, a first signal to a first relay node of a plurality of relay nodes node and transmit a second signal to a second relay node of the plurality of relay nodes, upon activation of the second relay node of the plurality of relay nodes responsive to the predetermined conditions being met,', 'circuitry configured to'}wherein the first signal includes data included in the second signal,wherein the first signal is transmitted by the first relay node to an infrastructure equipment and the second signal is transmitted by the second relay node to the infrastructure equipment,wherein the predetermined conditions being met includes channel quality on the first relay node being lower than a predetermined threshold,wherein the circuitry configured to transmit channel quality information to the infrastructure equipment via the first relay node, andwherein the activation of the second relay node is based on receiving the channel quality ...

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Номер записи: 15
06-01-2022 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS USING A FIRST RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE AND A SECOND RANDOM ACCESS PROCEDURE

Номер: US20220007429A1
Автор: Berggren Anders, Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin
Принадлежит:

A method of transmitting data in a telecommunications system comprising a terminal transmitting a first random access request message to the base station in accordance with the first random access procedure for transmitting the data to the base station, the first random access request message comprising at least part of the data and a first preamble; and upon determination that the use of the first random access procedure has been unsuccessful, the terminal transmitting a second random access request message to the base station in accordance with the second random access procedure for transmitting the data to the base station, the second random access request message comprising a second preamble. 1. A method of operating a base station for receiving data in a telecommunications system comprising a terminal , the terminal being operable to use a first random access procedure and to use a second random access procedure for the transmission of data to the base station , wherein , according to the first random access procedure , a terminal can initiate the procedure by transmitting a message comprising data and a random access preamble and , according to the second random access procedure , a terminal can only transmit data after receiving a response to an initiating message comprising a random access preamble , the method comprising:the base station receiving a first random access request message from a terminal in accordance with the first random access procedure for transmitting the data to the base station, the first random access request message comprising at least part of the data and being based on a first preamble; andupon determination that the terminal should use the second random access procedure, the base station instructing the terminal to transmit a second random access request message in accordance with the second random access procedure for transmitting the data to the base station, the second random access request message being based on a second ...

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Номер записи: 16
04-01-2018 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20180007495A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of operating first and second terminal devices for transmitting data in a device-to-device communication mode in a wireless telecommunications system supporting communications on a first carrier operating over a first frequency band and a second carrier operating over a second frequency band. The first terminal device transmits control signalling on the first carrier and this is received by the second terminal device. The control signalling comprises an indication of an allocation of radio resource blocks on the second carrier to be used for transmitting user-plane data from the first terminal device to the second terminal device. The first terminal device then proceeds to transmit the user-plane data to the second terminal device on the second carrier using the radio resource blocks on the second carrier identified by the control signalling. The control signalling may also provide an indication of an allocation of radio resource blocks on the first carrier to be used for transmitting user-plane data to the second terminal device. 1. A method of operating a first terminal device for transmitting data to a second terminal device in a device-to-device communication mode in a wireless telecommunications system supporting communications on a first carrier operating over a first frequency band and a second carrier operating over a second frequency band; the method comprising:transmitting on the first carrier control signalling comprising an indication of radio resources on the second carrier to be used for transmitting user-plane data from the first terminal device to the second terminal device; andtransmitting user-plane data to the second terminal device on the second carrier using the radio resources on the second carrier indicated by the control signalling.2. The method of . wherein the control signalling further comprises an indication of radio resources on the first carrier to be used for transmitting user-plane data from the first terminal device to the ...

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Номер записи: 17
07-01-2021 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND METHODS

Номер: US20210007169A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device configured to transmit signals representing data to a first in-coverage communications device acting as source relay node for the communications device, the first in-coverage communications device configured to transmit signals to the infrastructure equipment of the mobile communications network, and to receive signals representing the data from the first in-coverage communications device acting as the source relay node. The source relay node is within a coverage area of the infrastructure equipment of the mobile communications network, the source relay node being configured to transmit the signals representing the data received from the communications device to the infrastructure equipment and to transmit the signals representing the data to the communications device which are received from the infrastructure equipment. 1. A communications device , comprising a transmitter configured to transmit signals to one or more other communications devices via a wireless access interface to perform device-to-device communications , the wireless access interface being provided for transmitting signals to an infrastructure equipment of a mobile communications network when within a radio coverage area of the infrastructure equipment ,a receiver configured to receive signals from the one or more other communications devices via the wireless access interface, the wireless access interface being provided for receiving signals from the infrastructure equipment of the mobile communications network when within the radio coverage area of the infrastructure equipment, anda controller for controlling the transmitter and the receiver to transmit or to receive the signals via the wireless access interface to transmit or to receive data represented by the signals, and subject to predetermined conditions, the controller is configured is configured in combination with the transmitter and the receiverto receive one or more beacon signals from one or more other in- ...

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Номер записи: 18
02-01-2020 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD

Номер: US20200008253A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of allocating resources for communications in a mobile telecommunication system wherein the mobile telecommunication system provides a wireless interface for a base station to communicate with communications devices and wherein a communications device is operable to transmit signals to another communications device using resources of the wireless interface and in accordance with a device-to-device communication protocol. A first pool of the resources is allocated to device-to-device communications of the broadcast type and a second pool of the resources is allocated to a device-to-device communications of the unicast type, the second pool of resources being separate from the first pool. The method comprises a first communications device transmitting broadcast messages using resources of the first resources pool and a second communications device transmitting unicast messages using resources of the second resources pool. 1. A communications device configured to communicate with another communications device using resources of a wireless interface provided by a wireless communications network in accordance with a device-to-device (D2D) communication protocol , the communications device comprising: select resources from a plurality of pools of resources allocated for transmitting D2D broadcast messages; and', 'transmit broadcast messages and unicast messages using the selected resources., 'circuitry configured to'}2. The communications device of claim 1 , whereinthe circuitry is configured to receive, from the wireless communications network, a message comprising an indication of positions of the plurality of pools of resources.3. The communications device of claim 1 , whereinthe plurality of pools of resources comprise a pool of resources that is divided into at least a first sub-pool and a second sub-pool, the first sub-pool and the second sub-pool being separate from each other.4. The communications device of claim 3 , whereinthe circuitry is configured to ...

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Номер записи: 19
02-01-2020 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING SPLIT RADIO BEARERS

Номер: US20200008255A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method for use in a wireless telecommunications network, the method including: when a secondary base station exhausts a supply of unique parameter sets used in security ciphering of received split radio bearers, the secondary base station sends a notification to a master base station of a requirement to alter data handling resources allocated for handling split radio bearers received from the secondary base station in one or both of the master base station and a terminal device; and the master base station, in response to the notification, operating to effect an alteration in the said data handling resources. 1. A method for use in a wireless telecommunications network , the mobile telecommunications network comprising:a core network;base stations supported by the core network and each providing wireless connectivity within at least one base station cell where the cells are arranged into a master cell group under control of a master base station and a secondary cell group under control of a secondary base station; anda terminal device configured to communicate wirelessly with the base stations including by the use of a split radio bearer receivable at the secondary base station for splitting between the secondary base station and the master base station before delivery to the terminal device; the method comprising:when the secondary base station exhausts a supply of unique parameter sets used in security ciphering of received split radio bearers, the secondary base station sends a notification to the master base station of a requirement to alter data handling resources allocated for handling split radio bearers received from the secondary base station in one or both of the master base station and the terminal device; andthe master base station, in response to the notification, operates to effect an alteration in the said data handling resources.2. The method of claim 1 , in which the parameter sets are made unique by inclusion of successive numbers from a counter ...

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Номер записи: 20
27-01-2022 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, AND METHODS

Номер: US20220030501A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: Sony Group Corporation

A communications device configured to transmit signals representing data to one or more in-coverage communications devices forming with the communications device a group, one of the in-coverage communications devices acting as an active relay node for the communications device, so that the in-coverage communications device can transmit signals representing the data to the infrastructure equipment of the mobile communications network, and to receive signals representing the data from the in-coverage communications device acting as the active relay node. The signals transmitted to the in-coverage communications device are received according to a device-to-device communications protocol, wherein the signals transmitted by the communications device or received by the communications device include an identifier which identifies the signals to the in-coverage communications device. One of the other in-coverage communications device can be selected by the infrastructure equipment to act as the active relay node. 1transmitter circuitry configured to transmit signals to one or more communications devices via a wireless access interface within a radio coverage area of the infrastructure equipment,receiver circuitry configured to receive signals from the one or more communications devices via the wireless access interface within the radio coverage area of the infrastructure equipment, andcontroller circuitry for controlling the transmitter circuitry and the receiver circuitry to transmit or to receive the signals via the wireless access interface to transmit or to receive data represented by the signals, and the controller circuitry is configured to with the transmitter circuitry and the receiver circuitryto receive an indication, from each of one or more in-coverage communications devices of a measured signal strength signal of one or more signals transmitted by an out-of-coverage communications device and received by the in-coverage communications devices, wherein the ...

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Номер записи: 21
27-01-2022 дата публикации

MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHODS

Номер: US20220030655A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: Sony Group Corporation

A communications device for use in a mobile communications network, the mobile communications network comprising one or more other infrastructure equipment, the infrastructure equipment and other infrastructure equipment each providing wireless connectivity within at least one cell, wherein the communications device includes transmitter circuitry configured to transmit signals to the infrastructure equipment, receiver circuitry configured to receive signals from the infrastructure equipment, and controller circuitry configured to control the transmitter circuitry and the receiver circuitry. The controller circuitry controls the transmitter circuitry and the receiver circuitry to communicate wirelessly with at least a first of the infrastructure equipment including by the use of a radio bearer, to receive a reconfiguration message from the first infrastructure equipment to effect re-establishment of its radio link control protocol layer, and subsequently to re-establish its radio link control protocol layer in response to the reconfiguration message. 1. A communications device for use in a mobile communications network , the mobile communications network comprising one or more other infrastructure equipment , the infrastructure equipment and other infrastructure equipment each providing wireless connectivity within at least one cell , wherein the communications device comprises:transmitter circuitry configured to transmit signals to the infrastructure equipment;receiver circuitry configured to receive signals from the infrastructure equipment; andcontroller circuitry configured to control the transmitter circuitry and the receiver circuitryto communicate wirelessly with at least a first of the infrastructure equipment including by the use of a radio bearer,to receive a reconfiguration message from the first infrastructure equipment to effect re-establishment of its radio link control protocol layer, and subsequentlyto re-establish its radio link control protocol ...

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Номер записи: 22
12-01-2017 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SELECTING A WIRELESS ACCESS INTERFACE

Номер: US20170013551A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device transmits data to a mobile communications network or receives data from a mobile communications network. The mobile communications network includes plural infrastructure equipment each providing a wireless access interface for the communications device. The wireless access interfaces may have a different frequency but operate in accordance with the same standard or may use different radio access technologies. The communications device selects one of the wireless access interface by generating a signal reception metric for each of the wireless access interfaces provided by the one or more neighbouring infrastructure equipment and each if the wireless access interfaces provided by the selected infrastructure equipment, and selects or reselects one of the wireless access interfaces provided by the one or more neighbouring infrastructure equipment or one of the wireless access interfaces provided by the selected infrastructure equipment in accordance with predetermined criteria based on the generated signal reception metrics. 1. A method of selecting a wireless access interface of an infrastructure equipment in a mobile communications network , the mobile communications network including a plurality of infrastructure equipment each providing one or more wireless access interfaces for the communications device , the method comprising selecting , by the communications device , one of the wireless access interfaces of the infrastructure equipment as a serving wireless access interface , wherein one or more of theselected infrastructure equipment or one or more neighbouring infrastructure equipment provide an enhanced wireless access interface providing a facility for transmitting or receiving signals at a lower power relative to a wireless access interface which is not enhanced, and the selecting the one of the wireless access interface comprisesgenerating a signal reception metric for each of the wireless access interfaces provided by the one or ...

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Номер записи: 23
12-01-2017 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE

Номер: US20170013655A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Morioka Yuichi, Webb Matthew William
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device comprising a transmitter for transmitting signals representing device-to-device communiations to a second communications device across a wireless access interface, a receiver for receiving signals representing device-to-device communication from the second communications device across the wireless access interface, the wireless access interface including a control resource for communicating control data between communications devices and a data resource for communicating user data between communications devices, the control data providing scheduling assignments for the allocation of resources of the data resource, and a controller for controlling the transmitter and the receiver to perform interference detection in one or more of the control resource and the data resource, and to transmit in the control resources, in response to detecting interference in one or more of the control resource and the data resource, signals representing an indication of the detected interference to the second communications device. 1. A communications device comprisinga transmitter for transmitting signals representing device-to-device communications to a second communications device across a wireless access interface,a receiver for receiving signals representing device-to-device communication from the second communications device across the wireless access interface, the wireless access interface including a control resource for communicating control data between communications devices and a data resource for communicating user data between communications devices, the control data providing scheduling assignments for the allocation of resources of the data resource, anda controller for controlling the transmitter and the receiver to perform interference detection in one or more of the control resource and the data resource, and to transmit in the control resources, in response to detecting interference in one or more of the control resource and the data resource ...

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Номер записи: 24
14-01-2016 дата публикации

CONTROL OF OFFLOADING FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE TRAFFIC IN A CELLULAR NETWORK

Номер: US20160014663A1
Автор: Berggren Anders, Martin Brian Alexander, Nord Lars
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

In a cellular network based on a cellular radio technology, a communication device sends a request for D2D communication to the cellular network. Further, the communication device receives a response to the request. The response indicates that an alternative radio technology is to be utilized for the D2D communication. The communication device then establishes the D2D communication on the basis of the alternative radio technology. 1. A communication device , comprising:a first radio interface providing connectivity to a cellular network based on a cellular radio technology;a second radio interface providing connectivity based on an alternative radio technology; anda processor, send, to the cellular network, a request for device-to-device communication;', 'receive a response to the request, the response indicating that the alternative radio technology is to be utilized for the device-to-device communication; and', 'establish the device-to-device communication on the basis of the alternative radio technology., 'the processor being configured to2. The communication device according to claim 1 ,wherein the processor is configured to select radio resources from radio resources of the alternative radio technology indicated in the response and establish the device-to-device communication on the selected radio resources.3. The communication device according to claim 1 , evaluate one or more criteria concerning the alternative radio technology; and', 'depending on the evaluation, decide whether to perform said establishing of the device-to-device communication on the basis of the alternative radio technology., 'wherein the processor is configured to4. The communication device according to claim 3 ,wherein said criteria are based on radio resources of said alternative radio technology.5. The communication device according to claim 3 ,wherein said criteria are based on one or more capabilities of the communication device.6. The communication device according to claim 3 , ...

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Номер записи: 25
10-01-2019 дата публикации

Wireless telecommunications system, terminal device, base station and methods

Номер: US20190014616A1
Автор: Brian Alexander Martin, Hideji Wakabayashi, Martin Warwick Beale, Shinichiro Tsuda, Yuxin Wei
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

A first terminal device for use in a wireless telecommunications system includes one or more base stations each forming a respective network node of the wireless telecommunications system and a plurality of terminal devices, wherein each of the terminal devices is operable to be established as a relay node via which each of the other terminal devices is operable to communicate with at least one of the base stations. The first terminal device includes a controller operable to determine a value of an operational characteristic associated with the first terminal device, and a transceiver unit operable to receive, from each of the other terminal devices, signalling indicative of a value of the operational characteristic associated with that terminal device.

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Номер записи: 26
18-01-2018 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20180020366A1
Автор: Beale Martin, Martin Brian Alexander, PRIYANTO Basuki
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of operating a terminal device capable of coverage enhancement in a wireless telecommunication system including receiving a signal from a base station within the wireless telecommunication system, measuring the received signal strength of the received signal, comparing the measured signal strength with at least one threshold value, and selecting a mode of operation of coverage enhancement based on a result of the comparison. 1. A method of operating a terminal device capable of coverage enhancement in a wireless telecommunication system comprising receiving a signal from a base station within the wireless telecommunication system , measuring the received signal strength of the received signal , comparing the measured signal strength with at least one threshold value and selecting the mode of operation of coverage enhancement based on the result of the comparison.2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the received signal comprises system information which indicates the threshold value.3. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one threshold value relates to the minimum level of power supported by the base station at a particular level of coverage enhancement.4. A method according to claim 1 , comprising receiving system information associated with the selected mode of operation of coverage enhancement.5. A method according to claim 1 , comprising transmitting to the wireless telecommunication system the selected mode of coverage enhancement.6. A method according to claim 5 , wherein the selected mode is transmitted in the physical random access channel.7. A method according to claim 1 , wherein when operating in the selected mode of operation claim 1 , in the event that the system information associated with the selected mode of operation is not received claim 1 , the method comprises: selecting a different mode of coverage enhancement.8. A terminal device capable of coverage enhancement for use in a wireless telecommunication system wherein ...

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Номер записи: 27
18-01-2018 дата публикации

Telecommunications apparatus and methods

Номер: US20180020438A1
Автор: Brian Alexander Martin
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

A method of operating a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications network is described. The method comprised; receiving a system information block containing a list of a plurality of different values of a parameter used in the wireless telecommunication network; determining one or more parameter values in the list which is supported within the terminal device; and receiving a system information block associated with the one or more supported parameter values from one or more other system information blocks associated with non-supported parameter values.

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Номер записи: 28
03-02-2022 дата публикации

TERMINAL DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, METHODS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITRY

Номер: US20220039173A1
Автор: Berggren Anders, Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит:

A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications network, the terminal device comprising: storage configured to store ancillary information not essential to every connection between the terminal device and the wireless telecommunications network; a controller configured to produce data indicative of the stored ancillary information; a transmitter configured to transmit the produced data to the wireless telecommunication network; and a receiver configured to receive an indication from the wireless telecommunication network to transmit the ancillary information to the wireless telecommunication network, wherein in response to the indication, the transmitter is configured to transmit the ancillary information. 1. A method of controlling a terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications network , the method comprising:storing ancillary information not essential to every connection between the terminal device and the wireless telecommunications network;producing data indicative of the stored ancillary information;transmitting the produced data to the wireless telecommunication network;receiving an indication from the wireless telecommunication network to transmit the ancillary information to the wireless telecommunication network, wherein in response to the indication; andtransmitting the ancillary information.2. A method of controlling infrastructure equipment for use with a wireless telecommunications network , the method comprising:receiving indicative data from a terminal device indicating that the terminal device has stored ancillary information not essential to every connection between the terminal device and the wireless telecommunications network;determining whether to request the ancillary information from the terminal device; andtransmitting a request for the stored ancillary information; wherein the receiver is configured to receive the ancillary information.3. Integrated circuitry for infrastructure equipment for use with a wireless ...

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Номер записи: 29
17-01-2019 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20190021014A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Berggren Anders, Martin Brian Alexander, Takano Hiroaki
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of operating network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications system configured to support communications between the network infrastructure equipment and terminal devices using a primary component carrier operating on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary component carrier operating on radio resources within a second frequency band. The method includes: transmitting a request message to plural terminal devices to request that at least some of plural terminal devices make measurements of radio channel conditions for radio resources within the second frequency band in accordance with a measurement configuration associated with the request message; receiving measurement reports from at least some of plural terminal devices indicating their respective measurements of radio channel conditions; and establishing an operating characteristic for the secondary component carrier based on the measurement reports. 1. A method of operating network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications system configured to support communications between the network infrastructure equipment and terminal devices using a primary component carrier operating on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary component carrier operating on radio resources within a second frequency band , wherein the method comprises:transmitting a request message to a plurality of terminal devices to request that at least some of the plurality of terminal devices make measurements of radio channel conditions for radio resources within the second frequency band in accordance with a measurement configuration associated with the request message;receiving measurement reports from at least some of the plurality of terminal devices indicating their respective measurements of radio channel conditions; andestablishing an operating characteristic for the secondary component carrier based on the measurement reports.2. The method of claim 1 , ...

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Номер записи: 30
17-01-2019 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SELECTING A WIRELESS ACCESS INTERFACE

Номер: US20190021049A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device transmits data to a mobile communications network or receives data from a mobile communications network. The mobile communications network includes plural infrastructure equipment each providing a wireless access interface for the communications device. The wireless access interfaces may have a different frequency but operate in accordance with the same standard or may use different radio access technologies. The communications device selects one of the wireless access interface by generating a signal reception metric for each of the wireless access interfaces provided by the one or more neighbouring infrastructure equipment and each if the wireless access interfaces provided by the selected infrastructure equipment, and selects or reselects one of the wireless access interfaces provided by the one or more neighbouring infrastructure equipment or one of the wireless access interfaces provided by the selected infrastructure equipment in accordance with predetermined criteria based on the generated signal reception metrics. 1: A method of selecting a wireless access interface of an infrastructure equipment in a mobile communications network , the mobile communications network including a plurality of infrastructure equipment each providing one or more wireless access interfaces for the communications device , the method comprisingselecting, by the communications device, one of the wireless access interfaces of the infrastructure equipment as a serving wireless access interface, wherein one or more of the selected infrastructure equipment or one or more neighbouring infrastructure equipment provide an enhanced wireless access interface providing a facility for transmitting or receiving signals at a lower power relative to a wireless access interface which is not enhanced, and the selecting the one of the wireless access interface comprisesgenerating a signal reception metric for each of the wireless access interfaces provided by the one or more ...

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Номер записи: 31
25-01-2018 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND METHODS

Номер: US20180027454A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device configured to transmit signals representing data to a first in-coverage communications device acting as source relay node for the communications device, the first in-coverage communications device configured to transmit signals to the infrastructure equipment of the mobile communications network, and to receive signals representing the data from the first in-coverage communications device acting as the source relay node. The source relay node is within a coverage area of the infrastructure equipment of the mobile communications network, the source relay node being configured to transmit the signals representing the data received from the communications device to the infrastructure equipment and to transmit the signals representing the data to the communications device which are received from the infrastructure equipment. 1. A communications device , comprisinga transmitter configured to transmit signals to one or more other communications devices via a wireless access interface to perform device-to-device communications, the wireless access interface being provided for transmitting signals to an infrastructure equipment of a mobile communications network when within a radio coverage area of the infrastructure equipment,a receiver configured to receive signals from the one or more other communications devices via the wireless access interface, the wireless access interface being provided for receiving signals from the infrastructure equipment of the mobile communications network when within the radio coverage area of the infrastructure equipment, anda controller for controlling the transmitter and the receiver to transmit or to receive the signals via the wireless access interface to transmit or to receive data represented by the signals, and subject to predetermined conditions, the controller is configured is configured in combination with the transmitter and the receiverto receive one or more beacon signals from one or more other in-coverage ...

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Номер записи: 32
25-01-2018 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND METHOD

Номер: US20180027546A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Wakabayashi Hideji, Webb Matthew William
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of transmitting/receiving data between a communications device and a mobile communications network including a wireless access interface providing communications resources within a system bandwidth and in time divided units allocated to communications devices of first and second types having different capabilities. The method generates, at the communications device, a random access message, by selecting a sequence from a predetermined set of sequences, which have been allocated to the communications devices of the second type and transmitting the random access message from the communications device to the wireless communications network, and in response to the random access message, receives a random access response at the communications device transmitted according to the capability of the communications device of second type, the random access message being recognized as from a communications device of second type from the selected one of the predetermined sequences allocated to the communications devices of second type. 1. A method of transmitting data from a communications device to a mobile communications network or receiving data from the mobile communications network at the mobile communications device , the method comprising:providing, by the mobile communications network, a wireless access interface, for transmitting and receiving data to and from communications devices, the wireless access interface providing communications resources within a system bandwidth and in time divided units providing communications resources within the system bandwidth for allocation to communications devices of a first type and a second type, the first type of the communications devices having a different capability to the second type of communications devices;generating, at the communications device, a random access message, by selecting a sequence from a predetermined set of sequences, which have been allocated to the communications devices of the second type; ...

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Номер записи: 33
24-01-2019 дата публикации

TERMINAL DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS FOR RESOURCE SELECTION AND UPDATING OF ACCESS CLASS INFORMATION

Номер: US20190028960A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Martin Brian Alexander, Wong Shin Horng
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications network includes a transceiver configured to receive information indicative of one or more access classes of terminal devices which are permitted to exchange signals with the wireless telecommunications network, and a controller configured to update, the received information to modify the one or more access classes of terminal devices which are permitted to exchange signals with the mobile telecommunications network, the received information being updated by the controller according to a predetermined function of time. 1. A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications network , the terminal device comprising:a transceiver configured to exchange signals with the wireless telecommunications network using one of a plurality of predetermined radio frequency resources; anda controller configured to determine a subset of the plurality of predetermined radio frequency resources on the basis of a network characteristic indicative of a network preference for biasing access to each predetermined radio frequency resource and an operational characteristic associated with the terminal device, and to select the one of the plurality of predetermined radio frequency resources from the determined subset.2. A terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of predetermined radio frequency resources is a Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) carrier.3. A terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein:the network characteristic indicative of the network preference for biasing access to each predetermined radio frequency resource is a number of access classes of terminal devices which are permitted to exchange signals with the wireless telecommunications network using that predetermined radio frequency resource;the operational characteristic associated with the terminal device is an access class of the terminal device; andthe controller is configured to include each predetermined radio ...

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Номер записи: 34
24-01-2019 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20190029021A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Morioka Yuichi
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A wireless telecommunications system in which downlink communications are made using a radio interface that spans a system frequency bandwidth (host carrier) and supports at least some communications from a base station to least some terminal devices within a plurality of restricted frequency bands (virtual carriers) which are narrower than and within the system frequency bandwidth. A terminal device conveys an indication of its identity, to the base station during an initial connection procedure as the terminal device seeks to access the radio interface. The terminal device and the base station both determine a selected restricted frequency band from among the plurality of restricted frequency bands based on the identity of the terminal device in the same way. Thus the terminal device and base station select the same restricted frequency band and can accordingly configure their respective transceivers to allow downlink communications between them within the selected restricted frequency band. 1. A method of operating a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications system in which downlink communications are received using a radio interface that spans a system frequency bandwidth and supports at least some communications with at least some terminal devices within a plurality of restricted frequency bands which are narrower than and within the system frequency bandwidth , the method comprising:selecting a restricted frequency band from among the plurality of restricted frequency bands based on an identifier for the terminal device and a total number of restricted frequency bands; andconfiguring the terminal device to receive downlink communications within the selected restricted frequency band.2. The method of claim 1 , whereinthe identifier for the terminal device comprises an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with the terminal device.3. The method of claim 1 , whereinthe selected restricted frequency band is determined from a remainder ...

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Номер записи: 35
01-05-2014 дата публикации

MEASUREMENT REPORTING

Номер: US20140119227A1
Автор: Kubota Keiichi, Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: RENESAS MOBILE CORPORATION

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to provide for periodic measurements related to a frequency identified by the network, such as a downlink frequency associated with a secondary uplink frequency. In the context of a method, a message is caused to be transmitted to a mobile terminal indicating that the mobile terminal is to perform periodic measurements in relation to a secondary uplink frequency. Following the performance of the periodic measurements by the mobile terminal, the method also includes receiving an indication of the periodic measurements in relation to the secondary uplink frequency that have been performed by the mobile terminal. 1. A method for use in measurement reporting , the method comprising:causing a message to be transmitted to a mobile terminal indicating that the mobile terminal is to perform periodic measurements in relation to a secondary uplink frequency; andreceiving an indication of the periodic measurements in relation to the secondary uplink frequency performed by the mobile terminal,wherein the message identifies the secondary uplink frequency and includes control information specific to the secondary uplink frequency, independent of any other frequency to be measured.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the control information includes at least one of:a reporting amount that indicates a number of times that a periodic measurement is to be reported,an interval at which results of the periodic measurements are to be reported, anda reporting cell status.3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the message includes a flag indicating that the mobile terminal is to perform the periodic measurements in relation to the secondary uplink frequency.4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein receiving the indication of the periodic measurements comprises receiving at least one of:an indication of a quality of a cell on a downlink frequency associated with the secondary uplink frequency,an ...

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Номер записи: 36
01-02-2018 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, AND METHODS

Номер: US20180035354A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device configured to transmit signals representing data to one or more in-coverage communications devices forming with the communications device a group, one of the in-coverage communications devices acting as an active relay node for the communications device, so that the in-coverage communications device can transmit signals representing the data to the infrastructure equipment of the mobile communications network, and to receive signals representing the data from the in-coverage communications device acting as the active relay node. The signals transmitted to the in-coverage communications device are received according to a device-to-device communications protocol, wherein the signals transmitted by the communications device or received by the communications device include an identifier which identifies the signals to the in-coverage communications device. One of the other in-coverage communications device can be selected by the infrastructure equipment to act as the active relay node. 1. A communications device , comprisinga transmitter configured to transmit signals to one or more other communications devices via a wireless access interface in accordance with a device-to-device communications protocol and the wireless access interface for transmitting signals to an infrastructure equipment of a mobile communications network when within a radio coverage area of the infrastructure equipment,a receiver configured to receive signals from the one or more other communications devices via the wireless access interface, and the wireless access interface for receiving signals from the infrastructure equipment of the mobile communications network when within the radio coverage area of the infrastructure equipment, anda controller for controlling the transmitter and the receiver to transmit or to receive the signals via the wireless access interface to transmit or to receive data represented by the signals, and the controller is configured with the ...

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Номер записи: 37
31-01-2019 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20190037431A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Berggren Anders, Martin Brian Alexander, Takano Hiroaki
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of operating a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications system that supports a connected mode of operation in which terminal devices receive a type user-plane data from the network infrastructure equipment using primary and/or secondary component carriers operating on different frequency bands and an idle mode of operation in which terminal devices do not receive that type of user-plane data from the network infrastructure equipment. The method includes: establishing a measurement configuration making measurements of radio channel conditions for radio resources within the second frequency band; making measurement of radio channel conditions for radio resources within the second frequency band in accordance with the measurement configuration while the terminal device is operating in the idle mode; determining if the measurement of radio channel conditions meets a trigger criterion, and if so, transmitting a measurement report to the network infrastructure equipment to indicate the trigger criterion has been met. 1. A terminal device configured to operate in a wireless network configured to support communications with terminal devices using a primary component carrier operating on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary component carrier operating on radio resources within a second frequency band , wherein the wireless network supports a connected mode of operation in which terminal devices receive user-plane data from the wireless network using the primary and/or secondary component carrier and an idle mode of operation in which terminal devices do not receive user-plane data from the wireless network , the terminal device comprising: identify a measurement configuration for making measurements of radio channel conditions for radio resources within the second frequency band;', 'measure radio channel conditions for radio resources within the second frequency band in accordance with the measurement configuration; and', 'determine ...

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Номер записи: 38
30-01-2020 дата публикации

USER EQUIPMENT AND BASE STATION

Номер: US20200037330A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A user equipment for a mobile telecommunications network has a circuitry which is configured to: receive a signal from an entity of a mobile telecommunications network, thereby determining identity information about the determined entity; and transmit the identity information to the mobile telecommunications network for interferences analysis. 1. A user equipment for a mobile telecommunications network , comprising circuitry configured to:receive a signal from an entity of a mobile telecommunications network, thereby determining identity information about the determined entity; andtransmit the identity information to the mobile telecommunications network for interferences analysis.2. The user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured tomeasure a quality of the received signal; andtransmit the quality of the received signal to the mobile telecommunications network.3. The user equipment of claim 2 , whereinthe information about the quality of the received signal includes at least one of a Received Signal Strength Indicator, a Channel Quality Indicator, a Reference Signal Received Power, and a Reference Signal Received Quality.4. The user equipment of claim 1 , whereinthe identity information is identity information about a mobile base station.5. The user equipment of claim 1 , whereinthe identity information is identity information about a mobile Transmission-Reception Point.6. The user equipment of claim 1 , whereinthe received signal is an uplink reference signal in a Physical Random Access Channel from the entity.7. A user equipment for a mobile telecommunications network claim 1 , comprising circuitry configured to:determine beam information, based on a received signal of the beam emitted by an entity of a mobile telecommunications network; andtransmit the beam information to the mobile telecommunications network for interferences analysis.8. A user equipment for a mobile telecommunications network claim 1 , comprising circuitry configured ...

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Номер записи: 39
09-02-2017 дата публикации

D2d peer discovery and data transmission

Номер: US20170041863A1
Автор: Anders Berggren, Brian Alexander Martin, Wei Na
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

A communications device and method of communicating using a communications device via a wireless access interface. The method includes transmitting signals representing data in accordance with a device-to-device communication protocol via a shared communication channel of the wireless access interface. The transmitting the signals includes: selecting an identifier which identifies a party and identifies a discovery communication type; transmitting a scheduling assignment message in an scheduling assignment portion of the shared communications channel, wherein the scheduling assignment message includes the selected identifier for discovery by one or more other communications devices; and transmitting the signals representing the data in a data portion of the shared communications channel in accordance with the scheduling assignment message. The method can facilitate use of discovery in device-to-device environments.

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Номер записи: 40
08-02-2018 дата публикации

Telecommunications apparatus and methods

Номер: US20180042020A1
Автор: Brian Alexander Martin, Yuichi Morioka
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

A wireless telecommunications system in which downlink communications are made using a radio interface that spans a system frequency bandwidth (host carrier) and supports at least some communications from a base station to least some terminal devices within a plurality of restricted frequency bands (virtual carriers) which are narrower than and within the system frequency bandwidth. A terminal device conveys an indication of its identity, to the base station during an initial connection procedure as the terminal device seeks to access the radio interface. The terminal device and the base station both determine a selected restricted frequency band from among the plurality of restricted frequency bands based on the identity of the terminal device in the same way. Thus the terminal device and base station select the same restricted frequency band and can accordingly configure their respective transceivers to allow downlink communications between them within the selected restricted frequency band.

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Номер записи: 41
08-02-2018 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE TRANSMISSION OF RANDOM ACCESS MESSAGES

Номер: US20180042053A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device to transmit data to a mobile communications network includes one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for communication. The communications device includes a controller controlling a transmitter to transmit a random access message to a first network element via a random access channel of the wireless access interface common to one or more other communications devices, to receive in response an acknowledgement indicating an allocation of communications resources of a shared up-link channel for the communications device to transmit signals to the mobile communications network, or a negative acknowledgment indicating the communications device has not been allocated communications resources of the shared up-link channel. After detecting random access failure conditions by the controller, the controller in combination with the transmitter re-transmits the random access message one or more times, with a variable delay greater than or equal to a delay of a previous re-transmission. 1. A communications device for communicating via a mobile communications network , the mobile communications network including one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for transmitting signals to or receiving signals from the communications device , the communications device comprising:a transmitter configured to transmit the signals to the mobile communications network via the wireless access interface provided by the one or more network elements of the mobile communications network, anda receiver configured to receive the signals from the mobile communications network via the wireless access interface provided by the one or more network elements of the mobile communications network, anda controller configured to control the transmitterto transmit a random access message to a first network element via a random access channel of the wireless access interface which is common to one or more other communications devices,to ...

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Номер записи: 42
24-02-2022 дата публикации

ENHANCING HANDOVER PERFORMANCE USING RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL DIVERSITY

Номер: US20220061042A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin
Принадлежит: Sony Group Corporation

A base station for a mobile telecommunications system has circuitry, which is configured to communicate with at least one user equipment and at least another base station. The circuitry is further configured to configure a radio resource control message for radio resource control diversity, and transmit the configured radio resource control message to the user equipment or to receive a configured radio resource control message from the user equipment and the at least another base station. 1. A base station for a mobile telecommunications system comprising circuitry configured to communicate with at least one user equipment and at least another base station , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:configure a radio resource control message for radio resource control diversity; andtransmit the configured radio resource control message to the user equipment or to receive a configured radio resource control message from the user equipment and the at least another base station.2. A user equipment for a mobile telecommunications system comprising circuitry configured for radio resource control diversity communication , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:receive or transmit at least two radio resource control messages, which are configured for radio resource control diversity communication.3. A mobile telecommunications system method for providing a radio resource control connection to a user equipment , wherein the mobile telecommunications system comprises at least two cells , wherein the first cell is based on a first radio access technology and the second cell is based on a second radio access technology , the method comprising:transmitting a first radio resource control message from the first cell to the user equipment;transmitting a second radio resource control message from the second cell to the user equipment; andproviding the radio resource control connection based on at least one of the first radio resource control message and the second ...

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Номер записи: 43
07-02-2019 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20190045373A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A network infrastructure equipment establishes a configuration of radio resources within a second frequency band for use by a terminal device for communications with network infrastructure equipment based on a first radio access technology and communicates an indication of that to the terminal device. The terminal device establishes a configuration of radio resources for use by the terminal device for communications based on a second radio access technology and determines if there is any overlap in radio resources configured for use by two different radio access technologies, and if so communicates an indication of that to the network infrastructure equipment. In response the network infrastructure equipment establishes a replacement configuration of radio resources for communications with the terminal device based on the first radio access technology that avoids the radio resources indicated as subject to overlap, and transmits an indication of the replacement configuration to the terminal device. 1. Circuitry for a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications system for communicating in accordance with a first radio access technology on a primary cell supporting a primary component carrier on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary cell supporting a secondary component carrier on radio resources within a second frequency band , wherein the terminal device is configured to use radio resources within the second frequency band for communicating in accordance with a second radio access technology , wherein the circuitry is configured to:receive an indication of a configuration of radio resources within the second frequency band for use by the terminal device for communications in accordance with the first radio access technology;establish a configuration of radio resources within the second frequency band for use by the terminal device for communications in accordance with the second radio access technology;determine if there is an overlap in ...

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Номер записи: 44
07-02-2019 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20190045425A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Webb Matthew William
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A wireless telecommunications system supports a virtual carrier operation mode in which downlink communications are made by a base station while a terminal device can receive at least some communications from the base station within a restricted subset of transmission resources, and supports terminal devices in a radio resource control connected mode and radio resource control idle mode. When there is to be a change in system information the base station transmits to the terminal device an indication that updated system information is to be broadcast by the base station, the indication received by the terminal device while in the connected mode. Before seeking to acquire the updated system information, the terminal device transitions from the connected mode to the idle mode, and then seeks to acquire updated system information. The base station restricts transmission of user-plane data to the terminal device until the terminal device re-enters the connected mode. 1. A terminal device for use in a wireless telecommunications system in which downlink communications are made from a wireless telecommunications system using a radio interface that spans a system frequency bandwidth and the terminal device is configured to receive at least some communications from the wireless telecommunications system within a restricted subset of transmission resources selected from within the system frequency bandwidth and comprising a downlink channel having a channel bandwidth which is smaller than the system frequency bandwidth , and the wireless telecommunications system supports a connected mode of operation in which the terminal device receives a type of user-plane data using the restricted subset of transmission resources and an idle mode of operation in which terminal device does not receive the type of user-plane data , the terminal device comprising:circuitry configured toreceive from the wireless telecommunications system an indication that updated system information is to be ...

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Номер записи: 45
07-02-2019 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHODS

Номер: US20190045545A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device can identify one or more sections of plural predetermined sections, divided into time-units, of shared communications resources of a wireless access interface for transmitting data signals to one or more other communications device. The communications device detects whether another of the one or more communications devices are transmitting signals in one or more of the identified sections of the shared communications resources in at least one time divided unit, and if signals transmitted by another of the communications devices are not detected, the device transmits signals in the identified one or more predetermined sections of the shared communications resources for at least one of the time divided units, and then, after a collision avoidance time, detects for at least one subsequent time unit whether another of the one or more communications devices transmits signals in one or more of the identified sections of the shared communications resources. 1. A communications device comprising: transmit signals to one or more other communications devices via a wireless access interface to perform device-to-device (D2D) communications;', 'receive signals from the one or more other communications devices via the wireless access interface, wherein the wireless access interface includes a plurality of predetermined sections of shared communications resources in time divided units;', 'identify one or more sections of the plurality of the predetermined sections of the shared communications resources for transmitting signals representing data for transmission to one or more other communications device;', 'transmit signals in the identified one or more predetermined sections of the shared communications resources for at least one of the time divided units;', 'detect, after a collision avoidance time, for at least one subsequent time unit, whether another of the one or more communications devices transmits signals in the identified one or more predetermined ...

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Номер записи: 46
07-02-2019 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE TRANSMISSION OF RANDOM ACCESS MESSAGES

Номер: US20190045555A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device to transmit data to a mobile communications network includes one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for communication. The communications device includes a controller controlling a transmitter to transmit a random access message to a first network element via a random access channel of the wireless access interface common to one or more other communications devices, to receive in response an acknowledgement indicating an allocation of communications resources of a shared up-link channel for the communications device to transmit signals to the mobile communications network, or a negative acknowledgment indicating the communications device has not been allocated communications resources of the shared up-link channel. After detecting random access failure conditions by the controller, the controller in combination with the transmitter retransmits the random access message one or more times, with a variable delay greater than or equal to a delay of a previous re-transmission. 1. A communications device for communicating via a mobile communications network , the mobile communications network including one or more network elements providing a wireless access interface for transmitting signals to or receiving signals from the communications device , the communications device comprising: transmit the signals to the mobile communications network via the wireless access interface provided by the one or more network elements of the mobile communications network;', 'receive the signals from the mobile communications network via the wireless access interface provided by the one or more network elements of the mobile communications network;', 'transmit a random access message to a first network element via a random access channel of the wireless access interface which is common to one or more other communications devices;', 'receive from the first network element an acknowledgement in response to the random access message ...

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Номер записи: 47
18-02-2021 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHODS OF COMMUNICATING VIA A WIRELESS ACCESS INTERFACE TO PERFORM DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS

Номер: US20210051743A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device and method of communicating using a communications device is disclosed for performing device-to-device communications. The communications device is configured to determine in accordance with predetermined conditions whether the communications device is within a coverage area of a mobile communications network, and if the communications device is determined to be within the coverage area of the mobile communications network, to transmit or to receive signals via the wireless access interface to one or more other communications devices in accordance with device to device communications using communications resources of the wireless access interface allocated according to a first mode in which the mobile communications network performs resource allocation. 1. A method of communicating using a communications device via a wireless access interface to perform device-to-device communications , the method comprising:determining in accordance with predetermined conditions whether the communications device is within a coverage area for transmitting or receiving radio signals using a wireless access interface provided by a mobile communications network, andif the communications device is determined to be within the coverage area of the mobile communications network,transmitting or receiving signals via the wireless access interface to one or more other communications devices in accordance with device to device communications using communications resources of the wireless access interface are allocated according to a first mode in which the mobile communications network performs resource allocation, or if the communications device is determined not to be within the coverage area of the mobile communications network, thentransmitting or receiving signals via the wireless access interface to one or more other communications devices in accordance with device to device communications using communications resources of the wireless access interface allocated ...

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Номер записи: 48
06-02-2020 дата публикации

ENTITY AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR A MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

Номер: US20200045617A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A mobile telecommunications system anchor entity for a mobile telecommunications system is provided. The mobile telecommunications system has at least one entity serving at least one user equipment, wherein the at least one entity and the at least one user equipment are located in a common system information area. The mobile telecommunications system has circuitry, which performs transmitting minimum system information to the at least one user equipment, wherein the minimum system information includes system information area identifier information. 1. A mobile telecommunications system anchor entity for a mobile telecommunications system including at least one entity serving at least one user equipment , wherein the at least one entity and the at least one user equipment are located in a common system information area , comprising circuitry configured to:transmit minimum system information to the at least one user equipment, wherein the minimum system information includes system information area identifier information.2. The mobile telecommunications system anchor entity of claim 1 , wherein the minimum system information includes information about entities within the system information area.3. The mobile telecommunications system anchor entity of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to transmit information about entities within the system information area on demand to the at least one user equipment.4. The mobile telecommunications system anchor entity of claim 3 , wherein the information about entities is transmitted based on at least one of moving speed and moving direction of the user equipment.5. The mobile telecommunications system anchor entity of claim 1 , wherein each entity in the system information area transmits the minimum system information.6. The mobile telecommunications system anchor entity of claim 1 , wherein the minimum system information is transmitted upon detection of at least one of an uplink reference signal or measurement ...

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Номер записи: 49
06-02-2020 дата публикации

TRANSMISSION OF UPLINK REFERENCE SIGNALLING ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT UPLINK REFERENCE SIGNALLING CONFIGURATIONS

Номер: US20200045690A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Berggren Anders, Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin, Wong Shin Horng
Принадлежит:

A method of operating network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications network comprising the network infrastructure equipment and a terminal device, wherein the terminal device is operable to transmit uplink reference signalling to support measurements of radio channel conditions between the terminal device and the network infrastructure equipment, wherein the method comprises: receiving, from the terminal device, uplink reference signalling in accordance with a first uplink reference signalling configuration; determining the terminal device should be configured to transmit uplink reference signalling in accordance with a second uplink reference signalling configuration; and transmitting a paging message for the terminal device, wherein the paging message comprises an indication of an identifier for the terminal device and an indication of the second uplink reference signalling configuration. 1. A method of operating network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications network comprising the network infrastructure equipment and a terminal device , wherein the terminal device is operable to transmit uplink reference signalling to support measurements of radio channel conditions between the terminal device and the network infrastructure equipment , wherein the method comprises:receiving, from the terminal device, uplink reference signalling in accordance with a first uplink reference signalling configuration;determining the terminal device should be configured to transmit uplink reference signalling in accordance with a second uplink reference signalling configuration; andtransmitting a paging message for the terminal device, wherein the paging message comprises an indication of an identifier for the terminal device and an indication of the second uplink reference signalling configuration.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network infrastructure equipment comprises a first group of one or more radio transceiver entities operable to ...

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Номер записи: 50
15-02-2018 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS

Номер: US20180048433A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

Communicating data in a wireless telecommunications system, the system comprising a base station and one or more terminals operable to communicate via a wireless interface and in accordance with a mobile communication protocol, the wireless interface being provided by at least a first component carrier within a first frequency band and a second component carrier within a second frequency band. The method comprising transmitting a link control layer Packet Data Unit “PDU” from a link control module to an access control layer module for transmission; transmitting first access control layer data using resources allocated within the first component carrier; identifying that transmission of data for the PDU has been unsuccessful; and upon identification that transmission of data for the PDU has been unsuccessful, re-transmitting the PDU and causing the re-transmitted PDU to be transmitted via second access control layer data using resources allocated within the second component carrier. 1. A method of communicating data in a wireless telecommunications system , the system comprising a base station and one or more terminals operable to communicate via a wireless interface and in accordance with a mobile communication protocol , the wireless interface being provided by at least a first component carrier within a first frequency band and a second component carrier within a second frequency band , wherein the method comprises:transmitting a link control layer Packet Data Unit “PDU” from a link control module to an access control layer module for transmission, the link control layer being at a higher layer than the access control layer;transmitting first access control layer data using resources allocated within the first component carrier, wherein the first access control layer data corresponds to the PDU;identifying that transmission of data for the PDU has been unsuccessful; andupon identification that transmission of data for the PDU has been unsuccessful, the link ...

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Номер записи: 51
16-02-2017 дата публикации

Telecommunications apparatus and methods

Номер: US20170048875A1
Автор: Anders Berggren, Brian Alexander Martin, Dimitris Koulakiotis, Jussi Tapani Kahtava, LARS Nord, Peter C. Karlsson, Rickard Ljung
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

A method of operating a terminal device and a base station in a wireless telecommunications system to communicate with one another using a primary component carrier operating on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary component carrier operating on radio resources within a second frequency band. The terminal device makes measurements of radio usage in the second frequency band, and transmits an indication of the measurements to the base station. The base station then establishes a configuration setting for the secondary component carrier. The configuration setting is associated with a validity period during which the base station communicates data to the terminal device using the primary component carrier and the secondary component carrier operating in accordance with its configuration setting.

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Номер записи: 52
14-02-2019 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20190052435A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Berggren Anders, Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит:

A method of operating a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications network comprising the terminal device and a plurality of base stations arranged into groups of one or more base stations supporting communications over different areas. The method including establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection with an initially selected base station and entering an RRC connected mode of operation with respect to the initially selected base station and suspending the RRC connection with the initially selected base station and entering an RRC suspended mode of operation. The method includes subsequently transmitting a message to request a resumed RRC connection to a subsequently selected base station, wherein the subsequently selected base station is selected in accordance with a cell (re)selection procedure for the terminal device performed while in the RRC suspended mode of operation. 1. A method of operating a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications network comprising the terminal device and a plurality of base stations , wherein the base stations are arranged into groups of one or more base stations supporting communications over different areas , wherein the method comprises:establishing a radio resource control, RRC, connection with an initially selected base station and entering an RRC connected mode of operation with respect to the initially selected base station, wherein the initially selected base station is a member of a first group of base stations;suspending the RRC connection with the initially selected base station and entering an RRC suspended mode of operation; andsubsequently transmitting a message to request a resumed RRC connection to a subsequently selected base station, wherein the subsequently selected base station is selected in accordance with a cell selection or reselection procedure for the terminal device performed while in the RRC suspended mode of operation, and wherein the message to request a resumed RRC connection is ...

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Номер записи: 53
14-02-2019 дата публикации

TERMINAL DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, METHODS AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITRY

Номер: US20190053285A1
Автор: Berggren Anders, Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит:

A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications network, the terminal device comprising: storage configured to store ancillary information not essential to every connection between the terminal device and the wireless telecommunications network; a controller configured to produce data indicative of the stored ancillary information; a transmitter configured to transmit the produced data to the wireless telecommunication network; and a receiver configured to receive an indication from the wireless telecommunication network to transmit the ancillary information to the wireless telecommunication network, wherein in response to the indication, the transmitter is configured to transmit the ancillary information. 1. A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications network , the terminal device comprising:storage configured to store ancillary information not essential to every connection between the terminal device and the wireless telecommunications network;a controller configured to produce data indicative of the stored ancillary information;a transmitter configured to transmit the produced data to the wireless telecommunication network; anda receiver configured to receive an indication from the wireless telecommunication network to transmit the ancillary information to the wireless telecommunication network, wherein in response to the indication, the transmitter is configured to transmit the ancillary information.2. A terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to measure a signal parameter of the wireless telecommunications network claim 1 , and the ancillary information is measurement data which is measured by the terminal device3. A terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the produced data is a preamble and the controller is configured to select the preamble from a set of random access preambles provided by the wireless telecommunications network.4. A terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein ...

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Номер записи: 54
25-02-2021 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20210058864A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wong Shin Horng
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of operating a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications system is disclosed. The terminal device is configured to selectively switch between an active operating mode and a reduced-power operating mode. The method comprises communicating with a network entity to exchange a block of data between the terminal device and the network entity while the terminal device is in the active operating mode. The method further comprises determining when communications associated with the exchange of the block of data are complete, and in response to determining communications associated with the exchange of the block of data are complete, switching from the active operating mode to the reduced-power operating mode. 1. A method of operating a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications system , wherein the terminal device is configured to selectively switch between an active operating mode and a reduced-power operating mode , the method comprising:communicating with a network entity to exchange a block of data between the terminal device and the network entity while the terminal device is in the active operating mode;determining when communications associated with the exchange of the block of data are complete; andin response to determining communications associated with the exchange of the block of data are complete, switching from the active operating mode to the reduced-power operating mode.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the terminal device supports a protocol stack comprising a physical claim 1 , PHY claim 1 , layer claim 1 , a medium access control claim 1 , MAC claim 1 , layer claim 1 , and a radio link control claim 1 , RLC claim 1 , layer claim 1 , and wherein determining when communications associated with the exchange of the block of data are complete is performed at the radio link control claim 1 , RLC claim 1 , layer.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein communicating with the network entity to exchange the block of data comprises transmitting the ...

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Номер записи: 55
25-02-2021 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING SPLIT RADIO BEARERS

Номер: US20210058995A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method for use in a wireless telecommunications network, the mobile telecommunications network comprising: a core network; base stations supported by the core network and each providing wireless connectivity within at least one base station cell where the cells are arranged into a master cell group under control of a master base station and a secondary cell group under control of a secondary base station; and a terminal device configured to communicate wirelessly with the base stations including by the use of a split radio bearer receivable at the secondary base station for splitting between the secondary base station and the master base station before delivery to the terminal device; the method comprising: when the secondary base station exhausts a supply of unique parameter sets used in security ciphering of received split radio bearers, the secondary base station sends a notification to the master base station of a requirement to alter data handling resources allocated for handling split radio bearers received from the secondary base station in one or both of the master base station and the terminal device; and the master base station, in response to the notification, operating to effect an alteration in the said data handling resources. 1. A method for use in a wireless telecommunications network , the mobile telecommunications network comprising:a core network;base stations supported by the core network and each providing wireless connectivity within at least one base station cell where the cells are arranged into a master cell group under control of a master base station and a secondary cell group under control of a secondary base station; anda terminal device configured to communicate wirelessly with the base stations including by the use of a split radio bearer receivable at the secondary base station for splitting between the secondary base station and the master base station before delivery to the terminal device; the method comprising:when the secondary ...

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Номер записи: 56
20-02-2020 дата публикации

TRANSMITTING NODE, RECEIVING NODE, METHODS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

Номер: US20200059324A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A transmitting node operating with a mobile communications system comprises transmitter circuitry configured to transmit signals representing protocol data units formed from one or more service data units via a wireless access interface of the mobile communications system to a receiving node of the mobile communications system according to an automatic repeat request process, receiver circuitry configured to receive signals from the receiving node via the wireless access interface, controller circuitry configured to control the transmitter circuitry to transmit the signals and to control the receiver circuitry to receive the signals, and a buffer configured to store data conveyed by or representing the protocol data units for transmission to the receiving node according to the automatic repeat request process, wherein each of the protocol data units has a sequence number defining their position in a predetermined order. 1. A transmitting node operating with a mobile communications system comprisingtransmitter circuitry configured to transmit signals representing protocol data units formed from one or more service data units via a wireless access interface of the mobile communications system to a receiving node of the mobile communications system according to an automatic repeat request process,receiver circuitry configured to receive signals from the receiving node via the wireless access interface,controller circuitry configured to control the transmitter circuitry to transmit the signals and to control the receiver circuitry to receive the signals, anda buffer configured to store data conveyed by or representing the protocol data units for transmission to the receiving node according to the automatic repeat request process,wherein each of the protocol data units has a sequence number defining their position in a predetermined order, and the controller circuitry is configured in combination with the transmitter circuitry and the bufferto detect, based on the ...

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Номер записи: 57
20-02-2020 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS TO TRANSMIT WAKE-UP SIGNAL COMPRISING SYNCHRONISATION SIGNALLING

Номер: US20200059862A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Martin Brian Alexander, MAZLOUM Nafiseh, PRIYANTO Basuki, Wong Shin Horng
Принадлежит:

A method of operating a network access node in a wireless telecommunications system comprising the network access node and a terminal device, wherein the method comprises: establishing that a downlink message, e.g. a paging message, for the terminal device to decode is going to be transmitted by the network access node; and transmitting wake-up signalling to the terminal device in advance of transmitting the downlink message to provide the terminal device with an indication the downlink message for the terminal device is going to be transmitted, wherein the wake-up signalling comprises an indication of an amount of synchronisation signalling for use by the terminal device to achieve radio synchronisation with the network access node, wherein the amount of synchronisation signalling depends on an amount of time elapsed since the terminal device was previously radio synchronised to the network access node. 1. A method of operating a network access node in a wireless telecommunications system comprising the network access node and a terminal device , wherein the method comprises:establishing that a downlink message for the terminal device to decode is going to be transmitted by the network access node; andtransmitting wake-up signalling to the terminal device in advance of transmitting the downlink message to provide the terminal device with an indication the downlink message for the terminal device to decode is going to be transmitted, wherein the wake-up signalling comprises an amount of synchronisation signalling for use by the terminal device to achieve radio synchronisation with the network access node, wherein the amount of synchronisation signalling depends on an amount of time elapsed since the terminal device previously achieved radio synchronisation with the network access node.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the downlink message comprises a paging message.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wake-up signalling further comprises an indication of an ...

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Номер записи: 58
01-03-2018 дата публикации

TERMINAL DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM

Номер: US20180063768A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system comprising a base station and a plurality of relay nodes, the terminal device comprising: a transmitter; a receiver; and a controller operable to: select a first relay node from the plurality of relay nodes and control the transmitter and receiver to exchange signals with the base station via the first relay node; measure a signal characteristic associated with the first relay node and compare the measured signal characteristic with a predetermined threshold value; if the measured signal characteristic is greater than the predetermined threshold value, control the transmitter and receiver to continue to exchange signals with the base station via the first relay node; and if the measured signal characteristic is less than the predetermined threshold value, perform a procedure for allowing selection of a second relay node from the plurality of relay nodes via which the transmitter and receiver may exchange signals with the base station. 1. A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system comprising a base station and a plurality of relay nodes , the terminal device comprising:a transmitter;a receiver; and select a first relay node from the plurality of relay nodes and control the transmitter and receiver to exchange signals with the base station via the first relay node;', 'measure a signal characteristic associated with the first relay node and compare the measured signal characteristic with a predetermined threshold value;', 'control the transmitter and receiver to continue to exchange signals with the base station via the first relay node in a case that the measured signal characteristic is greater than the predetermined threshold value; and', 'perform a procedure for selecting a second relay node from the plurality of relay nodes via which the transmitter and receiver may exchange signals with the base station in a case that the measured signal characteristic is less than the ...

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Номер записи: 59
04-03-2021 дата публикации

Telecommunications apparatus and methods

Номер: US20210067977A1
Автор: Brian Alexander Martin
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

A terminal device and network infrastructure equipment communicate in accordance with a first radio access technology on a primary cell supporting a primary component carrier on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary cell supporting a secondary component carrier on radio resources within a second frequency band. The terminal device is also operable to use radio resources within the second frequency band for communicating in accordance with a second radio access technology, e.g. Wi-Fi. The network infrastructure equipment establishes a configuration of radio resources within the second frequency band for use by the terminal device for communications with the network infrastructure equipment in accordance with the first radio access technology and communicates an indication of this to the terminal device. The terminal device establishes a configuration of radio resources for use by the terminal device for communications in accordance with the second radio access technology and determines if there is any overlap in the radio resources configured for use by the two different radio access technologies, and if so communicates an indication of this to the network infrastructure equipment. In response the network infrastructure equipment establishes a replacement configuration of radio resources for communications with the terminal device in accordance with the first radio access technology, wherein the replacement configuration avoids the radio resources indicated as being subject to overlap, and transmits an indication of the replacement configuration to the terminal device.

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Номер записи: 60
29-05-2014 дата публикации

Apparatus, computer programs and methods for enabling filtering of neighbor cells or frequencies

Номер: US20140148156A1
Автор: Brian Alexander Martin, Keiichi Kubota
Принадлежит: Broadcom Corp

A serving cell sends to user equipments (UEs) indications of frequency bands supported by neighbor cells/frequencies, at least one individual neighbor cell/frequency supporting a plurality of frequency bands. The neighbor cells/frequencies are filtered by the UE to retain only those that are indicated to support a frequency band or frequency bands which are also supported by the UE. The sent indications comprise, for each respective neighbor cell/frequency, one absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) associated with the respective neighbor cell/frequency and the frequency band or bands associated with the respective neighbor cell/frequency. Examples are given of various system information blocks for sending the frequency band indications to the UE. In one embodiment they are arranged in an information element IE having an entry for each of the neighbor cells/frequencies and a list of frequency bands for each entry.

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Номер записи: 61
28-02-2019 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20190069307A1
Автор: Berggren Anders, Kahtava Jussi Tapani, Karlsson Peter C., KOULAKIOTIS Dimitris, LJUNG Rickard, Martin Brian Alexander, Nord Lars
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of operating a terminal device and a base station in a wireless telecommunications system to communicate with one another using a primary component carrier operating on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary component carrier operating on radio resources within a second frequency band. The terminal device makes measurements of radio usage in the second frequency band, e.g. by other devices which are not part of the wireless telecommunications system but which can also use radio resources within the second frequency band. The terminal device transmits an indication of the measurements to the base station, and on the basis if this the base station establishes a configuration setting for the secondary component carrier, for example in terms of frequency resources to use for the secondary component carrier. The configuration setting is associated with a validity period during which the base station communicates data to the terminal device using the primary component carrier and the secondary component carrier operating in accordance with its configuration setting. When the validity period expires, the terminal device again measures and reports on radio usage so the base station can determine an updated configuration setting for the secondary component carrier that takes account of any changes in radio usage during the validity period. 1. A method of operating a terminal device in a wireless telecommunications system for communicating with network infrastructure equipment using a primary component carrier operating on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary component carrier operating on radio resources within a second frequency band , wherein the method comprises the steps:(a) receiving an indication of a configuration setting for the secondary component carrier from the network infrastructure equipment;(b) establishing a validity period for the configuration setting for the secondary component carrier; and(c) ...

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Номер записи: 62
09-03-2017 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20170071019A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of operating a first terminal device to transmit data to a second terminal device by performing device-to-device communication includes selecting radio resources, on which to transmit the data based on a priority status associated with the data, whereby certain radio resource are reserved for use in association with data classified as high priority. A method of operating the second terminal device to receive data from the first terminal device includes: receiving data from the first terminal device using the selected radio resources; determining if another terminal device is transmitting data on a radio resource which is not selected for transmitting data by the first terminal device and which is reserved for transmitting data classified as having a high priority; and, if so, stopping reception of data from the first terminal device on the selected radio resources and instead seeking to receive further transmissions from the other terminal device. 1. A method of operating a first terminal device to transmit data to a second terminal device by performing device-to-device communication , wherein the method comprises:selecting radio resources on which to transmit the data to the second terminal device based on a priority status associated with the data; andtransmitting the data to the second terminal device using the selected radio resources.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device-to-device communication is performed over a radio interface comprising radio resources divided into a plurality of time blocks and selecting radio resources on which to transmit the data to the second terminal device comprises selecting one or more time blocks in which to transmit the data to the second terminal device claim 1 , and/or claim 1 , wherein the device-to-device communication is performed over a radio interface comprising radio resources divided into a plurality of frequencies and selecting radio resources on which to transmit the data to the second terminal device ...

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Номер записи: 63
27-02-2020 дата публикации

Apparatus and method for a mobile telecommunications system

Номер: US20200068379A1
Автор: Brian Alexander Martin, Hideji Wakabayashi, Martin Warwick Beale, Samuel Asangbeng Atungsiri, Shin Horng Wong, Shinichiro Tsuda, Vivek Sharma, Yuxin Wei
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to generate a user equipment identifier which is unique on Anchor cell level or which is unique in RAN notified area level.

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Номер записи: 64
27-02-2020 дата публикации

Terminal and relay devices, base station and methods

Номер: US20200068510A1
Автор: Brian Alexander Martin, Hideji Wakabayashi, Hiromasa Uchiyama, Martin Warwick Beale, Shin Horng Wong, Shinichiro Tsuda
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

A relay device configured to communicate with a terminal device of the network and with a base station of the network. The relay device comprises transmitter circuitry, receiver circuitry and controller circuitry. The controller circuitry is configured in combination with at least the transmitter circuitry: to select a maximum transmission power to be used by the terminal device for communicating with the relay device, wherein the identified maximum transmission power is based on link information relating to one or both of the link between the relay device and the base station and the link between the relay device and the terminal; to notify the communication device of the selected maximum transmission power for the terminal to select an actual transmission power and to transmit signals to the relay device at a power that is no more than the maximum transmission power.

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Номер записи: 65
11-03-2021 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD

Номер: US20210076227A1
Автор: Atungsiri Samuel Asangbeng, Beale Martin Warwick, KOSTA Chrysovalantis, Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin, Wong Shin Horng
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device configured to detect one or more beams of signals transmitted by each of a plurality of infrastructure equipment forming a plurality of cells of the wireless communications network, each of the beams being separately identifiable and forming a directional bias with respect to a location of the infrastructure equipment. The communications device is configured to perform measurements for evaluating a quality of the plurality of cells including one or more beams on signals received from each of the detected beams, to determine from the evaluation of each of the cells, and if one or more of the cells satisfies predetermined conditions to perform a process for identifying one or more of the cells which should be used by the communications device for transmitting data. 1. A communications device for transmitting data to or receiving data from a wireless communications network , the communications device comprisingtransmitter circuitry configured to transmit signals to one or more infrastructure equipment of the wireless communications network via a wireless access interface provided by the one or more infrastructure equipment,receiver circuitry configured to receive signals from one or more of the infrastructure equipment via the wireless access interface, andcontroller circuitry configured to control the transmitter circuitry and the receiver circuitry to transmit or to receive the signals representing data, the control circuitry being configured in combination with the receiver circuitry and the transmitter circuitryto detect one or more beams of signals transmitted by each of a plurality of infrastructure equipment forming a plurality of cells of the wireless communications network, each of the beams transmitted from each of the infrastructure equipment being separately identifiable and forming a directional bias with respect to a location of the infrastructure equipment in which the signals can be received,to perform measurements for evaluating ...

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Номер записи: 66
11-03-2021 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS

Номер: US20210076235A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

Methods of communicating in a wireless telecommunications system comprising a communications device, a master cell group comprising one or more infrastructure equipment of a first type and a secondary cell group comprising one or more infrastructure equipment of a second type, the communications device being in a coverage area of one of the infrastructure equipment of the first type and a coverage area of at least one of the infrastructure equipment of the second type, wherein the communications device is configured to transmit signals to and receive signals from the infrastructure equipment of the first type in accordance with a first communications protocol and to transmit signals to and receive signals from the at least one infrastructure equipment of the second type in accordance with a second communications protocol, the second communications protocol being different to the first communications protocol. A method according to a first example embodiment of the present disclosure comprises establishing a measurement of radio conditions associated with a first communications path between the communications device and the infrastructure equipment of the first type, determining that the first communications path is not appropriate for use by the communications device, transmitting a failure message from the communications device to one of the infrastructure equipment of the second type via a second communications path, the failure message providing information regarding the determination that the first communications path is not appropriate for use by the communications device, receiving at the communications device a signal comprising a reconfiguration message from the one of the infrastructure equipment of the second type via the second communications path, and establishing, using the reconfiguration message, signals to be transmitted by the communications device and signals to be received by the communications device. The determining that the first communications ...

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Номер записи: 67
11-03-2021 дата публикации

INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHODS

Номер: US20210076305A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek, Wong Shin Horng
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

An infrastructure equipment (eNodeB) is configured to transmit a paging notification which indicates that configuration information which is broadcast in a cell to all communications devices which are configured to operate in accordance with a network controlled function has changed. Communications devices which are configured to perform the network controlled function are provided with an indication that they should receive the configuration information which is broadcast in order to reconfigure the network controlled function. A communications device which is not configured to perform the network controlled function may not recognise the paging notification or at least may detect that it does not need to receive the updated configuration information for the network controlled service. Such communications devices may therefore remain in an idle mode thereby saving power. 1. An infrastructure equipment for transmitting data to or receiving data from one or more communications devices in a wireless communications network , the infrastructure equipment comprising:transmitter circuitry configured to transmit signals to the communications devices via a wireless access interface,receiver circuitry configured to receive signals from the communications devices via the wireless access interface, and controller circuitry is configured to control the transmitter circuitry and the receiver circuitryto transmit a paging message to one of the communications devices currently in a mode in which signals are only being received by the communications device from the infrastructure equipment, the paging message indicating that the communications device should establish a connection with the infrastructure equipment to receive downlink data transmitted from the infrastructure,to receive, as part of a procedure for establishing the connection for transmitting the downlink data, an indication from the communications device of a function being performed or about to be performed by the ...

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Номер записи: 68
07-03-2019 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD

Номер: US20190075517A1
Автор: KAHTAVA Jussi, Martin Brian Alexander, Morioka Yuichi, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device establishes a communications context for communicating data packets using a packet communications bearer from the communications device via mobile communications network in a connected state and releases communications context when in an idle state. A controller is configured in combination with a receiver to receive signalling information providing an indication of one or more functions performed by at least one of the receiver, a transmitter, or the controller which can be changed in a power saving state, and when in either the idle state or the connected state, to enter the power saving state in which the one or more of the operations performed by at least one of the receiver, the transmitter, or the controller are changed in accordance with the indication of the changed functions received in the signalling information from the mobile communications network. 1. A communications device for transmitting data to and receiving data from a mobile communications network providing a wireless access interface for communicating with the communications device , the communications device comprising: establish a communications context for communicating data packets using a packet communications bearer from the communications device via the mobile communications network when operating in a connected state;', 'release the communications context and the packet communications bearer to an idle state;', 'receive signaling information providing an indication of one or more functions performed by the circuitry which can be changed in a power saving state to reduce power consumed by the communications device; and', 'when in either the idle state or the connected state, enter the power saving state in which the one or more of the operations performed by the circuitry are configured in accordance with the indication of the changed functions received in the signaling information from the mobile communications network., 'circuitry configured to'}2. The ...

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Номер записи: 69
24-03-2022 дата публикации

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM METHOD INCLUDING SWITCHING BETWEEN RADIO RESOURCES BASED ON MEASURED SIGNAL PROPERTIES

Номер: US20220095174A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin
Принадлежит: Sony Group Corporation

A mobile telecommunications system method is described. A property of a first received reference signal from a first base station operating in a first mobile telecommunications system and a property of a second received reference signal from a second base station or a user equipment operating in a second mobile telecommunications system are measured. It is switched from the first base station to the second base station as a serving base station based on the property of the first received reference signal and on the property of the second received reference signal. 1. A mobile telecommunications system method comprising:measuring a property of a first received reference signal from a first base station operating in a first mobile telecommunications system;measuring a property of a second received reference signal from a second base station or a user equipment operating in a second mobile telecommunications system; andswitching from the first base station to the second base station as a serving base station based on the property of the first received reference signal and on the property of the second received reference signal.2. The mobile telecommunications system method of claim 1 , further comprising switching from a first radio resource control function specified in the first mobile telecommunications system to a second radio resource control function specified in the second mobile telecommunications system.3. The mobile telecommunications system method of claim 2 , wherein each radio resource control function handles at least one of: a provision of system information claim 2 , radio resource control connection control claim 2 , network controlled inter-RAT mobility claim 2 , measurement configuration claim 2 , and measurement reporting.4. The mobile telecommunications system method of claim 2 , further comprising:the second radio resource control function establishing a connection to the second base station; andmeasuring a property of a third received reference ...

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Номер записи: 70
16-03-2017 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20170079016A1
Автор: Berggren Anders, Martin Brian Alexander, Morioka Yuichi, Nord Lars
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

Schemes for supporting device-to-device, D2D, communications between terminal devices in a wireless telecommunication system. A network entity, e.g. a base station, establishes a set pool of radio resources to be reserved for use for D2D communications and communicates an indication of these resources to terminal devices. On an ongoing basis the network entity monitors the extent to which the set of radio resources reserved for D2D communications is being used, for example based on feedback received from terminal devices or its own measurements. If it is determined the set of radio resources reserved for D2D communications is being under-utilized or over-utilized, the network entity may establish an updated set of radio resources to be used for D2D communications, and communicate this to the terminal devices. Thus a mechanism is provided for dynamically adjusting the size of a set of resources available for D2D communications in response to changing resource utilization. 1. A method of operating a network entity in a wireless telecommunication system supporting device-to-device , D2D , communications between terminal devices , the method comprising:establishing a set of radio resources to be made available for D2D communications within the wireless telecommunication system;communicating an indication of the set of radio resources to terminal devices operating in the wireless telecommunications system;determining an indication of an extent to which the set of radio resources is being used for D2D communications;establishing an updated set of radio resources to be made available for D2D communications within the wireless telecommunication system based on the indication of the extent to which the set of radio resources is being used for D2D communications; andcommunicating an indication of the updated set of radio resources to terminal devices operating within the wireless telecommunications system.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication of the extent to ...

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Номер записи: 71
05-03-2020 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND METHODS

Номер: US20200077317A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method is performed in a first infrastructure equipment for a handover of a wireless device from the first infrastructure equipment as a source to a second infrastructure equipment as a target. The method comprises maintaining a mapping between a plurality of packet bearers and a data radio bearer for the wireless device, each of the plurality of packet bearers being configured to provide a specified quality of service, determining that the wireless device should handover from the first infrastructure equipment to the second infrastructure equipment, determining that the second infrastructure equipment does not support the mapping of the plurality of packet bearers to the data radio bearer, and providing an indication of a mapping of the plurality of packet bearers for the second infrastructure equipment after handover to one of a core network equipment and the second infrastructure equipment. 1. A method performed in a first infrastructure equipment for a handover of a wireless communications device from the first infrastructure equipment as a source to a second infrastructure equipment as a target , the method comprisingmaintaining a mapping between a plurality of packet bearers and a data radio bearer for the wireless communications device, each of the plurality of packet bearers being configured to provide a specified quality of service,determining that the wireless communications device should handover from the first infrastructure equipment to the second infrastructure equipment,determining that the second infrastructure equipment does not support the mapping of the plurality of packet bearers to the data radio bearer, andproviding an indication of a mapping of the plurality of packet bearers for the second infrastructure equipment after handover to one of a core network equipment and the second infrastructure equipment for configuration of at least one of the radio bearer and the plurality of packet bearers at the second infrastructure equipment after the ...

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Номер записи: 72
18-03-2021 дата публикации

METHOD, MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, SYSTEM AND CIRCUITRY FOR ESTIMATING AN OCCUPANCY LEVEL OF A SHARED CHANNEL

Номер: US20210084512A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Martin Brian Alexander, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method determining indication of an occupancy level in a mobile communications system including a base station to communicate with a mobile communications device via a wireless interface provided by a first frequency channel allocated to mobile networks communications for the mobile communications system and by a shared channel which can be shared by the mobile communications system and by other wireless communications systems. The method includes: a mobile communications device: measuring, for each of plural first time periods within a second time period, a channel utilization on the shared channel; determining channel occupancy states for the shared channel for each of the first time periods based on the measured channel utilization; and determining an indication of an occupancy level for the shared channel for the second time period, the indication of an occupancy level determined based on the occupancy states for the shared channel for each first time period. 1. A mobile communications device for use in a mobile communications system arranged to communicate with mobile communications devices via a wireless interface provided by a first frequency channel allocated to mobile networks communications for the mobile communications system and by a shared frequency channel which can be shared by the mobile communications system and by other wireless communications systems , the mobile communications device comprising:a transceiver configured to transmit signals via the wireless interface; and measure, for each of a plurality of first time periods within a second time period, a channel utilisation on the shared channel based on signals received by the transceiver;', 'determine channel occupancy states for the shared channel for each of the first time periods based on the measured channel utilisation; and', 'determine an indication of an occupancy level for the shared channel for the second time period, wherein the indication of an occupancy level is determined based ...

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Номер записи: 73
18-03-2021 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20210084678A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A terminal device in a wireless telecommunication system which transmits a master information block and a first and a second system information block the first and second system information block comprising first and second scheduling information relating to the timing of at least one additional block of system information. The terminal device configured to receive the master information block of system information that comprises a marker instructing the terminal device to ignore the first scheduling information and process only the second scheduling information. 1. A method of operating a base station in a wireless telecommunication system comprising transmitting , to a terminal device , at least one of a plurality of blocks of system information at predetermined times , the blocks of system information including i) first scheduling information relating to the timing of at least one additional block of system information and ii) a marker indicating the presence of second scheduling information , wherein the second scheduling information provides an instruction to the terminal device relating to reception of at least one further block of system information.2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the instruction comprises: ignoring reception of one or more additional blocks of system information claim 1 ,3. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the instruction comprises an instruction to receive one or more blocks of system information at the time indicated in the scheduling information.4. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the instruction comprises an instruction to receive one or more blocks of system information at a time different to that indicated in the scheduling information.5. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the instruction comprises an instruction to receive part of one block of system information at a first time and a second part of the one block of system information at a second time.6. A method according to claim 5 , comprising repeating ...

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Номер записи: 74
18-03-2021 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20210084696A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method for controlling a connection procedure for a terminal device requesting a radio connection to a cell supported by network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunication system, the method comprising: determining, at the terminal device, that a request to connect to the cell supported by the network infrastructure equipment is to be made, establishing, at the terminal device, application information relating to an operating context for the terminal device: transmitting a connection request message from the terminal device to the network infrastructure equipment, wherein the connection request message comprises a request for the terminal device to connect to the cell and an indication of the application information; and determining, at the network infrastructure equipment, whether to allow the request for the terminal device to connect to the cell based, at least in part, on the application information received by the network infrastructure equipment from the terminal device. 1. A method for controlling a connection procedure for a terminal device requesting a radio connection to a cell supported by network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunication system , the method comprising:determining, at the terminal device, that a request to connect to the cell supported by the network infrastructure equipment is to be made,establishing, at the terminal device, application information relating to an operating context for the terminal device;transmitting a connection request message from the terminal device to the network infrastructure equipment, wherein the connection request message comprises a request for the terminal device to connect to the cell and an indication of the application information; anddetermining, at the network infrastructure equipment, whether to allow the request for the terminal device to connect to the cell based, at least in part, on the application information received by the network infrastructure equipment from the ...

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Номер записи: 75
14-03-2019 дата публикации

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, TERMINAL DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, INTEGRATED CIRCUITRY AND METHODS

Номер: US20190082359A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

The present technique provides a first terminal device for exchanging signals with a wireless telecommunications network and a plurality of second terminal devices, the first terminal device configured to exchange signals with each of the plurality of second terminal devices, when the first terminal device provides a local cell for providing wireless connectivity for the plurality of second terminal devices, and to exchange signals with one or more infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications network, and receive, from each of the plurality of second terminal devices served by the first terminal device when providing the local cell, suitability information indicative of the suitability of each of one or more other terminal devices or infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications network to exchange signals with that second terminal device to provide for that second terminal devices another local cell. 1. A first terminal device for exchanging signals with a wireless telecommunications network and a plurality of second terminal devices , the first terminal device comprising:a transceiver configured to exchange signals with each of the plurality of second terminal devices, when the first terminal device provides a local cell for providing wireless connectivity for the plurality of second terminal devices, and to exchange signals with one or more infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications network, anda controller configuredto control the transceiver to receive, from each of the plurality of second terminal devices served by the first terminal device when providing the local cell, suitability information indicative of the suitability of each of one or more other terminal devices or infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications network to exchange signals with that second terminal device to provide for that second terminal devices another local cell; andto control the transceiver to transmit a handover command ...

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Номер записи: 76
12-03-2020 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20200084644A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Martin Brian Alexander, PRIYANTO Basuki
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of operating a terminal device capable of coverage enhancement in a wireless telecommunication system including receiving a signal from a base station within the wireless telecommunication system, measuring the received signal strength of the received signal, comparing the measured signal strength with at least one threshold value, and selecting a mode of operation of coverage enhancement based on a result of the comparison. 1. A terminal device capable of coverage enhancement for use in a wireless telecommunication system wherein the terminal device comprises: receive master information block (MIB) including information indicating the presence of scheduling information for first system information block (SIB), the MIB being broadcast by a base station;', 'receive the first SIB including at least a first threshold and a second threshold, the system information being broadcast by the base station, the first threshold indicating minimum power level for a first mode without coverage enhancement and the second threshold indicating minimum power level for a second mode with coverage enhancement;', 'perform a measurement to obtain a signal strength from the base station;', 'selecting the first mode as a selected mode of coverage enhancement when the measured signal strength is greater than the first threshold value;', 'not selecting the first mode as the selected mode of coverage enhancement and comparing the measured signal strength with a second threshold value when the measured signal strength is less than the first threshold value;', 'selecting the second mode as the selected mode of coverage enhancement when the measured signal strength is greater than the second threshold value; and', 'perform random access procedures with selected physical random access channel (PRACH) resources, the selected PRACH resources being associated with the selected mode of coverage enhancement., 'circuitry configured to'}2. The terminal device according to claim 1 , ...

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Номер записи: 77
12-03-2020 дата публикации

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

Номер: US20200084700A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to distribute an area-specific system information update. 1. An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to distribute an area-specific system information update.2. The apparatus of wherein the system information update comprises common system information and/or cell specific system information.3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to update system information —which is applicable with an area.4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a system information change notification via area based paging.5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a system information change notification to another cell via Xn interface.6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured todetermine if one of the cells in a system information area has changed the system information configurations, and,if the system information configuration has changed, send a notification to UEs in a paging message, and/ornotify other cells in the system information area to send the notification in their paging messages as well.7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a system information change notification and/or a system information update to an anchor cell.8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a system information change notification via a broadcast channel.9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a system information change notification via a broadcast channel claim 1 , included in the minimum system information of an anchor cell or of each cell of a system information area.10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit scheduling info that relates to a system information update by broadcast signaling.11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a system information ...

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Номер записи: 78
25-03-2021 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHOD

Номер: US20210091850A1
Автор: KOSTA Chrysovalantis, Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communication device is configured to communicate with an infrastructure equipment forming part of a mobile communications network, and to communicate with one or more relay nodes of the mobile communications network. The communications device comprises a receiver configured to receive signals on the downlink from the one or more relay nodes via a first wireless interface, and to receive signals on the downlink from the infrastructure equipment via second wireless access interface, a transmitter configured to transmit signals on the uplink to the one or more relay nodes via the first wireless access interface, and to transmit signals on the uplink to the infrastructure equipment via the second wireless access interface, and a controller configured to control the receiver to receive the signals and to control the transmitter to transmit the signals. 1. A method of controlling communications in a mobile communications network , the mobile communications network comprising one or more communications devices , one or more relay nodes and an infrastructure equipment , the method comprisingin a first mode of operation, performing one or more oftransmitting signals representing data via a first wireless access interface to one of the relay nodes for transmission via a second wireless access interface to the infrastructure equipment, and receiving signals representing data via the second wireless access interface from the infrastructure equipment via the first wireless access interface from the one of the relay nodes,switching, in response to predetermined conditions, to a second mode of operation, wherein in the second mode of operation, performing one or more oftransmitting signals representing data via the second wireless access interface to the infrastructure equipment, and receiving signals representing data via the second wireless access interface from the infrastructure equipment.2. Circuitry for a communications device configured to communicate with an ...

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Номер записи: 79
25-03-2021 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20210092597A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek, Wong Shin Horng
Принадлежит:

A method of operating a second network access node comprises configuring the second network access node to act as a secondary network access node for a dual connectivity mode for a terminal device in which a first network access node acts as a master network access node. The method further comprises establishing, while acting as a secondary network access node for the dual connectivity mode, that the second network access node should switch to acting as a master network access node, deriving a new master network access node security key for use by the second network access node when switched to acting as a master network access node for the dual connectivity mode, and configuring the second network access node to act a master network access node for the dual connectivity mode using the new master network access node security key. 1. A method of operating a second network access node in a wireless telecommunication system comprising a terminal device , a first network access node and the second network access node , wherein the method comprises:configuring the second network access node to act as a secondary network access node for a dual connectivity mode of operation for the terminal device in which the first network access node acts as a master network access node, wherein the first network access node is associated with a master network access node security key and the second network access node is associated with a secondary network access node security key, wherein the secondary network access node security key is derived from the master network access node security key and is established by the second network access node from information received from the first network access node;establishing, while the second network access node is acting as secondary network access node for the dual connectivity mode of operation for the terminal device, that the second network access node should switch to acting as a master network access node for the dual connectivity ...

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Номер записи: 80
30-03-2017 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MEASUREMENTS OF AN UNLICENSED CARRIER

Номер: US20170093508A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of operating a terminal device to perform measurement event evaluation for measurement reporting in respect of a downlink carrier operating in a wireless telecommunications system. The method comprises determining that measurement event evaluation for the downlink carrier should be undertaken beginning at a start time. Measurements of a parameter, such as a reference signal received power, associated with radio channel conditions for frequency resources used by the downlink carrier are obtained during an evaluation period beginning at the start time. The extent to which the downlink carrier is being transmitted during the evaluation period is also established. Whether or not to send a measurement report to network infrastructure equipment is then evaluated by taking account of both the measurements of the parameter during the evaluation period and the extent to which the downlink carrier is being transmitted during the evaluation period. A measurement report is sent by the terminal device to the network infrastructure equipment depending on the outcome of the evaluation. 1. A method of operating a terminal device to perform measurement event evaluation for measurement reporting in respect of a downlink carrier operating in a wireless telecommunications system , the method comprising:determining that measurement event evaluation for the downlink carrier should be undertaken from a start time;obtaining measurements of a parameter associated with radio channel conditions for frequency resources used by the downlink carrier during an evaluation period beginning at the start time;establishing the extent to which the downlink carrier is being transmitted during the evaluation period; andevaluating whether to send a measurement report to network infrastructure equipment by taking account of both the measurements of the parameter during the evaluation period and the extent to which the downlink carrier is being transmitted during the evaluation period.2. The method ...

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Номер записи: 81
19-03-2020 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING DATA RETRANSMISSION IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

Номер: US20200092050A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

Communicating data in a wireless telecommunications system, the system comprising a base station and one or more terminals operable to communicate via a wireless interface and in accordance with a mobile communication protocol, the wireless interface being provided by at least a first component carrier within a first frequency band and a second component carrier within a second frequency band. The method comprising transmitting a link control layer Packet Data Unit “PDU” from a link control module to an access control layer module for transmission; transmitting first access control layer data using resources allocated within the first component carrier; identifying that transmission of data for the PDU has been unsuccessful; and upon identification that transmission of data for the PDU has been unsuccessful, re-transmitting the POU and causing the re-transmitted POU to be transmitted via second access control layer data using resources allocated within the second component carrier. 1. A telecommunication device for communicating data in a wireless telecommunications system via a wireless interface , the wireless interface being provided by at least a first component carrier within a first frequency band and a second component carrier within a second frequency band , wherein the telecommunication device comprises:a link control module at a link control layer; andan access control layer module at an access control layer, the link control layer being at a higher layer than the access control layer, wherein transmit, from the link control module to the access control layer module, a link control layer Packet Data Unit (PDU) for transmission;', 'transmit first access control layer data using resources allocated within the first component carrier, wherein the first access control layer data corresponds to the PDU;', 'identify that transmission of data for the PDU has been unsuccessful; and', 'upon identification that transmission of data for the PDU has been unsuccessful, ...

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Номер записи: 82
19-03-2020 дата публикации

MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS

Номер: US20200092774A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

Methods are provided for communicating in a mobile network, the mobile network comprising a plurality of infrastructure equipment, each providing wireless connectivity within at least one cell, and a device configured to communicate wirelessly with at least a first of the infrastructure equipment in control of a first cell. In some embodiments, the method comprises determining, at the device, whether a second cell under control of a second of the infrastructure equipment is connected to a first core network operating in accordance with a first protocol or both of the first core network and a second core network operating in accordance with a second protocol, and transmitting, by the device, an automatic neighbor relation report to the first infrastructure equipment, a report comprising an indication of whether the second cell is connected to the first core network or both of the first core network and the second core network. 1. A method for use in a mobile communications network , the mobile communications network comprisinga plurality of infrastructure equipment each providing wireless connectivity within at least one cell, anda communications device configured to communicate wirelessly with at least a first of the infrastructure equipment in control of a first cell, wherein the method comprisesdetermining, at the communications device, whether a second cell under control of a second of the infrastructure equipment is connected to a first core network operating in accordance with a first communications protocol or both of the first core network and a second core network operating in accordance with a second communications protocol, the second cell being a neighbour of the first cell, andtransmitting, by the communications device, an automatic neighbour relation report to the first infrastructure equipment, the automatic neighbour relation report comprising an indication of whether the second cell is connected to the first core network or both of the first core ...

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Номер записи: 83
19-03-2020 дата публикации

TERMINAL DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHODS

Номер: US20200092808A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Martin Brian Alexander, MAZLOUM Nafiseh, PRIYANTO Basuki, Wong Shin Horng
Принадлежит:

A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the terminal device configured to attempt to receive or to transmit a first signal during one or more of a plurality of predetermined time periods in response to determining that one or more second signals indicating, respectively, that the one or more of the plurality of predetermined time periods should be used for the attempted reception or transmission of a first signal have been received by the transceiver; determine a characteristic associated with the one or more second signals; and to control the transceiver to receive a third signal from the infrastructure equipment or to transmit a third signal to the infrastructure equipment, the third signal comprising information on the basis of which it is determinable whether or not a predetermined condition associated with the characteristic associated with the one or more second signals has been met. 1. A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system , the terminal device comprising a transceiver and a controller , wherein:the controller is configured:to control the transceiver to attempt to receive a first signal from infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications system or to transmit a first signal to the infrastructure equipment during one or more of a plurality of predetermined time periods, the controller being configured to control the transceiver to attempt to receive or to transmit a first signal during the one or more of the plurality of predetermined time periods in response to determining that one or more second signals indicating, respectively, that the one or more of the plurality of predetermined time periods should be used for the attempted reception or transmission of a first signal have been received by the transceiver;to determine a characteristic associated with the one or more second signals; andto control the transceiver to receive a third signal from the infrastructure equipment or to transmit ...

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Номер записи: 84
01-04-2021 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SELECTING A WIRELESS ACCESS INTERFACE

Номер: US20210099949A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device transmits data to a mobile communications network or receives data from a mobile communications network. The mobile communications network includes plural infrastructure equipment each providing a wireless access interface for the communications device. The wireless access interfaces may have a different frequency but operate in accordance with the same standard or may use different radio access technologies. The communications device selects one of the wireless access interface by generating a signal reception metric for each of the wireless access interfaces provided by the one or more neighbouring infrastructure equipment and each if the wireless access interfaces provided by the selected infrastructure equipment, and selects or reselects one of the wireless access interfaces provided by the one or more neighbouring infrastructure equipment or one of the wireless access interfaces provided by the selected infrastructure equipment in accordance with predetermined criteria based on the generated signal reception metrics. 1. A circuitry for a communications device for transmitting data to or receiving data from a mobile communications network , the mobile communications network including infrastructure equipment , the infrastructure equipment providing a wireless access interface for transmitting signals to or receiving signals from the communications device , the circuitry comprisinga transmitter configured to transmit signals representing the data via a serving wireless access interface provided by a selected infrastructure equipment to the mobile communications network,a receiver configured to receive signals representing the data via the serving wireless access interface provided by the selected infrastructure equipment,a controller configured to control the transmitter and the receiver to select one of the wireless access interfaces of the infrastructure equipment as the serving wireless access interface, wherein one or more of the ...

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Номер записи: 85
28-03-2019 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20190098632A1
Автор: Berggren Anders, Kahtava Jussi Tapani, Karlsson Peter C., KOULAKIOTIS Dimitris, LJUNG Rickard, Martin Brian Alexander, Nord Lars
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of operating a terminal device and network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications system for communicating on a primary cell supporting a primary component carrier on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary cell supporting a secondary component carrier on radio resources within a second frequency band. The infrastructure equipment establishes a plural configuration settings for the secondary carrier based on measurements of radio usage in the second frequency band, which are conveyed to the terminal device. The terminal device makes channel quality measurements for the secondary component carrier according to the different configuration settings and reports these to the infrastructure equipment. Based on the measurements of channel quality for the different configurations, the infrastructure equipment selects one of the configuration settings, and conveys an indication of this to the terminal device in association with an allocation of transmission resources on the secondary component carrier. 1. A terminal device configured to operate in a wireless telecommunications system and for communicating on a primary cell supporting a primary component carrier on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary cell supporting a secondary component carrier on radio resources within a second frequency band , the terminal device comprising:circuitry configured toreceive an allocation message indicating an allocation of transmission resources to be used for receiving data at the terminal device on the secondary component carrier;receive, in association with the allocation message, an indication of a selected one of a plurality of configuration settings for the secondary component carrier to be used for receiving the data; andreceive the data using the allocated resources on the secondary component carrier operating in accordance with the selected one of the plurality of configuration settings.2. The terminal device ...

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Номер записи: 86
28-03-2019 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND METHODS

Номер: US20190098686A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device configured to transmit signals representing data to a first in-coverage communications device acting as source relay node for the communications device, the first in-coverage communications device configured to transmit signals to the infrastructure equipment of the mobile communications network, and to receive signals representing the data from the first in-coverage communications device acting as the source relay node. The source relay node is within a coverage area of the infrastructure equipment of the mobile communications network, the source relay node being configured to transmit the signals representing the data received from the communications device to the infrastructure equipment and to transmit the signals representing the data to the communications device which are received from the infrastructure equipment. 1. A communications device , comprisinga transmitter configured to transmit signals to one or more other communications devices via a wireless access interface to perform device-to-device communications, the wireless access interface being provided for transmitting signals to an infrastructure equipment of a mobile communications network when within a radio coverage area of the infrastructure equipment,a receiver configured to receive signals from the one or more other communications devices via the wireless access interface, the wireless access interface being provided for receiving signals from the infrastructure equipment of the mobile communications network when within the radio coverage area of the infrastructure equipment, anda controller for controlling the transmitter and the receiver to transmit or to receive the signals via the wireless access interface to transmit or to receive data represented by the signals, and subject to predetermined conditions, the controller is configured is configured in combination with the transmitter and the receiverto receive one or more beacon signals from one or more other in-coverage ...

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Номер записи: 87
08-04-2021 дата публикации

TERMINAL DEVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS

Номер: US20210105863A1
Автор: Beale Martin Warwick, Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, UCHIYAMA Hiromasa, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wong Shin Horng
Принадлежит:

A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the terminal device comprising: a transmitter; a receiver configured to receive a measurement radio signal from each of one or more potential relay nodes of the wireless telecommunications system, each measurement radio signal being transmitted using the same predetermined radio frequency band and identifying the one of the potential relay nodes from which it is transmitted; and a controller configured: to measure a characteristic of each received measurement radio signal, and based on each received measurement radio signal and its measured characteristic, to determine a suitable one of the one or more potential relay nodes for acting as a relay node for relaying the further radio signal between the terminal device and the infrastructure equipment. 1. A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system , the terminal device comprising:a transmitter;a receiver configured to receive a measurement radio signal from each of one or more potential relay nodes of the wireless telecommunications system, each measurement radio signal being transmitted using the same predetermined radio frequency band and identifying the one of the potential relay nodes from which it is transmitted; anda controller configured:to measure a characteristic of each received measurement radio signal indicative of the suitability of the potential relay node associated with that measurement radio signal for acting as a relay node for relaying a further radio signal between the terminal device and infrastructure equipment of the wireless telecommunications system, andbased on each received measurement radio signal and its measured characteristic, to determine a suitable one of the one or more potential relay nodes for acting as a relay node for relaying the further radio signal between the terminal device and the infrastructure equipment, and to control one of the transmitter to transmit the further radio signal to ...

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Номер записи: 88
04-04-2019 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD

Номер: US20190104558A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of allocating resources for communications in a mobile telecommunication system wherein the mobile telecommunication system includes a wireless interface for a base station to communicate with communications devices and wherein a communications device is operable to transmit signals to another communications device using resources of the wireless interface and in accordance with a device-to-device communication protocol. A first pool of the resources is allocated to device-to-device communications of broadcast type and a second pool of the resources is allocated to a device-to-device communications of unicast type, the second pool of resources being separate from the first pool. The method includes a first communications device transmitting broadcast messages using resources of the first resources pool and a second communications device transmitting unicast messages using resources of the second resources pool. 1. A communications device configured to communicate with another communications device using resources of a wireless interface provided by a wireless communications network in accordance with a device-to-device (D2D) communication protocol , the communications device comprising: select resources from a first pool of resources for transmitting broadcast messages;', 'transmit broadcast messages using the selected resources of the first pool of resources;', 'select resources from a second pool of resources for transmitting unicast messages; and', 'transmit unicast messages using the selected resources of the second pool of resources., 'circuity configured to'}2. The communications device of claim 1 , whereinthe circuity is configured to receive, from the wireless communications network, a message comprising an indication of a position of the first pool of resources and a position of the second pool of resources.3. The communications device of claim 1 , whereinthe second pool of resources is divided into at least a first sub-pool and a second sub-pool, ...

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Номер записи: 89
19-04-2018 дата публикации

TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20180109990A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A wireless telecommunications system includes a base station and a plurality of terminal devices. A first one of the terminal device is configured to communicate with the base station via a second one of the terminal devices, wherein the second one of the terminal device is selected from among a plurality of potential second terminal devices based on a measured characteristic of beacon signaling exchanged between the first terminal device and respective ones of the potential second terminal devices, wherein the beacon signaling is exchanged between the first terminal device and respective ones of the potential second terminal devices for a predetermined period of time. 1. A wireless telecommunications system comprising a base station and a plurality of terminal devices , wherein a first terminal device is configured to communicate with the base station via a second terminal device , wherein the second terminal device is selected from among a plurality of potential second terminal devices based on a measured characteristic of beacon signaling exchanged between the first terminal device and respective ones of the potential second terminal devices , wherein the beacon signaling is exchanged between the first terminal device and respective ones of the potential second terminal devices for a predetermined period of time.2. A wireless telecommunications system according to claim 1 , wherein the beacon signaling is transmitted by the first terminal device and received by respective ones of the potential second terminal devices.3. A wireless telecommunications system according to claim 1 , wherein the beacon signaling is transmitted by respective ones of the potential second terminal devices and received by the first terminal device.4. A wireless telecommunications system according to claim 3 , wherein different ones of the potential second terminal devices are configured to begin transmitting their respective beacon signaling at different start times.5. A wireless ...

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Номер записи: 90
11-04-2019 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHODS

Номер: US20190110284A1
Автор: Berggren Anders, Martin Brian Alexander, Nord Lars, Wakabayashi Hideji, Webb Matthew William
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device, and method, is configured with at least one of an indication of first communications resources of the wireless access interface which can be allocated on request to the communications device by a mobile communications network for transmitting signals in one or more other communications devices in accordance with the first mode of operation or an indication of second communications resources of the wireless access interface, which can be used by the communications device for transmitting signals to one or more other communications devices in accordance with a second mode of operation using a device to device communications protocol. 1. A communications device comprising:a transmitter configured to transmit signals to one or more other communications devices via a wireless access interface to perform device-to-device communications;a receiver configured to receive signals from the one or more other communications devices via the wireless access interface; and an indication of one or more first communications resources of the wireless access interface which can be allocated on request to the communications device by a mobile communications network for transmitting signals to one or more other communications devices or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices in accordance with the first mode of operation, when the communicating device is within a coverage area provided by the mobile communications network, and', 'an indication of one or more second communications resources of the wireless access interface which can be used by the communications device for transmitting signals to one or more other communications devices or receiving signals from the one or more other communications devices in accordance with a second mode of operation using device to device communications protocol, when the communications device is within the coverage area provided by the mobile communications network, and, 'a controller configured to ...

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Номер записи: 91
02-04-2020 дата публикации

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS

Номер: US20200106557A1
Автор: Atungsiri Samuel Asangbeng, Beale Martin Warwick, Martin Brian Alexander, Sharma Vivek, Wong Shin Horng
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of transmitting blocks of data in a wireless telecommunications system in which blocks of data are transmitted a plurality of times. When a first block of data becomes available for transmission an initial selection of transmission resources for a plurality of transmissions of the first block of data in a corresponding plurality of time periods is made, and transmissions of the first block of data are started. While there are still transmissions of the first block of data which remain to be made, a second block of data becomes available for transmission. In response to this, the initial selection of transmission resources for the remaining repeat transmissions of the first block of data is modified to increase the amount of resource available for transmitting the second block of data during the time periods in which repeat transmissions of the first block of data remain to be made. 1. A method of transmitting blocks of data from a transmitter entity to a receiver entity in a wireless telecommunications system in which blocks of data are transmitted a plurality of times in a corresponding plurality of time periods using transmission resources in each time period selected from among available transmission resources for transmitting the blocks of data; wherein the method comprises:determining a first block of data has become available for transmission from the transmitter entity to the receiver entity;determining an initial selection of transmission resources for a plurality of transmissions of the first block of data in a corresponding plurality of time periods, wherein the plurality of transmissions for the first block of data comprise a first transmission and one or more repeat transmissions;beginning transmission of the first block of data using the initial selection of transmission resources;determining a second block of data has become available for transmission from the transmitter entity to the receiver entity before the plurality of transmissions for ...

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Номер записи: 92
02-04-2020 дата публикации

Wireless telecommunications apparatus and methods

Номер: US20200107189A1
Автор: Brian Alexander Martin, Martin Warwick Beale, Shin Horng Wong, Vivek Sharma
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

A first network access node for use with a handover procedure for a terminal device involving the first network access node and a second network access node. The first network access is configured to receive a block of uplink data from the terminal device and establish whether the block of data has been ciphered by the terminal device using a cipher key corresponding to a first cipher key or to a second cipher key. In response to establishing the block of data has been ciphered using a cipher key corresponding to the first cipher key, decipher the block of data using the first cipher key. In response to establishing the block of data has been ciphered using a cipher key corresponding to the second cipher key, forward the block of data to the second network access node.

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Номер записи: 93
03-05-2018 дата публикации

MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, METHODS, CONTROLLER, RELAY NODE AND COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL

Номер: US20180123683A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A controller is configured to control a first of plural relay nodes to transmit signals representing data to one of communications terminals received from a base station or to receive signals representing data from a communications terminal for transmission to the base station, wherein, upon first predetermined conditions being met, to control a second of the plurality of relay nodes to transmit signals representing the data to the communications terminal received from the base station or to receive signals representing the data from the communications terminal for transmission to the base station, and to control the communications terminal to transmit a first signal representing at least a first part of the data to the first relay node for transmission to the base station, and to transmit a second signal representing at least a second part of the data to the second relay node for transmission to the base station. 1. A mobile communications system comprisinga base station, the base station including a transmitter and a receiver, the transmitter being configured to transmit signals via a wireless access interface to a plurality of relay nodes and to one or more communications terminals, and the receiver being configured to receive signals via the wireless access interface from the plurality of relay nodes and from the one or more communications terminals, anda controller operatively coupled to the base station and configuredto control a first relay node of the plurality relay nodes to transmit signals representing the data to one of the communications terminals received from the base station or to receive signals representing the data from the communications terminal for transmission to the base station, wherein,upon first predetermined conditions being met, to control a second relay node of the plurality of relay nodes to transmit signals representing the data to the communications terminal received from the base station or to receive signals representing the data ...

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Номер записи: 94
25-04-2019 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND METHOD

Номер: US20190123814A1
Автор: KOSTA Chrysovalantis, Martin Brian Alexander, Tsuda Shinichiro, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device is configured to communicate with an infrastructure equipment forming part of a mobile communications network, and to communicate with one or more relay nodes of the mobile communications network. The communications device comprises a receiver configured to receive signals on the downlink from the one or more relay nodes via a first wireless interface, and to receive signals on the downlink from the infrastructure equipment via a second wireless access interface, a transmitter configured to transmit signals on the uplink to the one or more relay nodes via the first wireless access interface, and to transmit signals on the uplink to the infrastructure equipment via the second wireless access interface, and a controller configured to control the receiver to receive the signals and to control the transmitter to transmit the signals. 1. A communications device configured to communicate with an infrastructure equipment forming part of a mobile communications network , and to communicate with one or more relay nodes of the mobile communications network , wherein the communications device comprisesa receiver configured to receive signals on the downlink from the one or more relay nodes via a first wireless interface, and to receive signals on the downlink from the infrastructure equipment via a second wireless access interface,a transmitter configured to transmit signals on the uplink to the one or more relay nodes via the first wireless access interface, and to transmit signals on the uplink to the infrastructure equipment via the second wireless access interface, anda controller configured to control the receiver to receive the signals and to control the transmitter to transmit the signals, wherein the controller is configured in combination with the receiver and the transmitter in a first mode of operation to perform one or more oftransmitting signals representing data via the first wireless access interface to one of the relay nodes for ...

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Номер записи: 95
25-04-2019 дата публикации

TERMINAL DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, METHODS AND INTERGRATED CIRCUITRY

Номер: US20190124597A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications network, the terminal device including a transceiver; and a controller configured to control the transceiver to exchange data with the wireless telecommunications network using one of a first communications service and a second communications service, the first communications service being associated with a first quality of service for exchanging data and the second communications service being associated with a second quality of service for exchanging data. The controller is configured to control the transceiver to establish one of a first set of radio connection states with the wireless telecommunications network and one of a second set of radio connection states with the wireless telecommunications network, and control the transceiver to establish the radio connection state of the first communications service independently of the radio connection state of the second communications service. 1. A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications network , the terminal device comprising:a transceiver; anda controller configured to control the transceiver to exchange data with the wireless telecommunications network using one of a first communications service and a second communications service, the first communications service being associated with a first quality of service for exchanging data, and the second communications service being associated with a second quality of service for exchanging data; whereinthe controller is configured to control the transceiver to establish one of a first set of radio connection states with the wireless telecommunications network, each radio connection state of the first set of radio connection states defining a mode of the first communications service comprising one or more of transmitting data to, receiving data from or managing an attachment of the terminal device to the wireless telecommunications network in accordance with the first quality of service; ...

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Номер записи: 96
25-04-2019 дата публикации

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND METHOD

Номер: US20190124670A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A communications device includes a transmitter configured to transmit signals to one or more other communications devices via a wireless access interface, the one or more communications devices configured to perform device-to-device communications. A receiver is configured to receive signals from the one of the other communications devices via the wireless access interface, and a controller controls the transmitter and receiver to transmit or to receive the signals via the wireless access interface to transmit or to receive data represented by the signals. The wireless access interface provides a scheduling region including plural predetermined sections of communications resources, and plural sections of shared communications resources. Transmission of a scheduling assignment message in a section of the scheduling region informs other devices of a group that a communications device will transmit signals representing data in a corresponding section of the shared communications channel. 1. A communications device comprisinga transmitter configured to transmit signals to one or more other communications devices via a wireless access interface to perform device-to-device communications,a receiver configured to receive signals from the one or more other communications devices via the wireless access interface, anda controller for controlling the transmitter and the receiver to transmit or to receive the signals via the wireless access interface to transmit or to receive data represented by the signals, the wireless access interface providinga scheduling region comprising a plurality of predetermined sections of communications resources, anda plurality of predetermined sections of shared communications resources, wherein each of the plurality of predetermined sections of the scheduling region correspond to one of the plurality of sections of the shared communications resources, so that transmitting in one or more of the plurality of the sections of the scheduling region ...

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Номер записи: 97
23-04-2020 дата публикации

METHODS, BASE STATION, INFRASTRUCTURE NODE AND COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL

Номер: US20200128563A1
Автор: Kahtava Jussi Tapani, Martin Brian Alexander, Wakabayashi Hideji, Wei Yuxin
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A method of transmitting data from a first communications terminal to one or more second communications terminals includes receiving from an infrastructure equipment forming part of a wireless communications network an indication identifying a predetermined pattern of communications resources of a wireless access interface. The wireless access interface provides plural communications resources divided into time divided units. The method also includes transmitting the data in some or all of the predetermined pattern of communications resources to one or more of the second communications terminals in accordance with device to device communications. The predetermined pattern of communications resources is one of plural patterns of communications resources of the wireless access interface for plural of the time divided units. The plural patterns of communications resources are predetermined for a reduction in latency when transmitting the data from the first communications terminal and/or reducing in signalling overhead required to transmit the data. 1. A method of transmitting data from a first communications terminal to one or more second communications terminals , the method comprisingreceiving from an infrastructure equipment forming part of a wireless communications network an indication identifying a predetermined pattern of communications resources of a wireless access interface, the wireless access interface providing a plurality of communications resources divided in time into a time divided units, andtransmitting the data in some or all of the predetermined pattern of communications resources to one or more of the second communications terminals in accordance with device to device communications, wherein the predetermined pattern of communications resources is one of a plurality of patterns of communications resources of the wireless access interface for a plurality of the time divided units.2. A method as claimed in claim 1 , comprising the plurality of ...

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Номер записи: 98
03-06-2021 дата публикации

Transmitting node, receiving node, methods and mobile communications system

Номер: US20210167896A1
Автор: Brian Alexander Martin, Vivek Sharma
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

A transmitting node operating with a mobile communications system comprises transmitter circuitry configured to transmit signals representing protocol data units formed from one or more service data units via a wireless access interface of the mobile communications system to a receiving node of the mobile communications system according to an automatic repeat request process, receiver circuitry configured to receive signals from the receiving node via the wireless access interface, controller circuitry configured to control the transmitter circuitry to transmit the signals and to control the receiver circuitry to receive the signals, and a buffer configured to store data conveyed by or representing the protocol data units for transmission to the receiving node according to the automatic repeat request process, wherein each of the protocol data units has a sequence number defining their position in a predetermined order.

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Номер записи: 99
03-06-2021 дата публикации

TERMINAL DEVICE, INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT, WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, METHODS AND INTERGRATED CIRCUITRY

Номер: US20210168723A1
Автор: Martin Brian Alexander
Принадлежит: SONY CORPORATION

A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications network, the terminal device including a transceiver; and a controller configured to control the transceiver to exchange data with the wireless telecommunications network using one of a first communications service and a second communications service, the first communications service being associated with a first quality of service for exchanging data and the second communications service being associated with a second quality of service for exchanging data. The controller is configured to control the transceiver to establish one of a first set of radio connection states with the wireless telecommunications network and one of a second set of radio connection states with the wireless telecommunications network, and control the transceiver to establish the radio connection state of the first communications service independently of the radio connection state of the second communications service. 1a transceiver; anda controller configured to control the transceiver to exchange data with the wireless telecommunications network using one of a first communications service and a second communications service, the first communications service being associated with a first quality of service for exchanging data and the second communications service being associated with a second quality of service for exchanging data; whereinthe controller is configured to control the transceiver to establish one of a first set of radio connection states with the wireless telecommunications network, each radio connection state of the first set of radio connection states defining a mode of the first communications service comprising one or more of transmitting data to, receiving data from or managing an attachment of the terminal device to the wireless telecommunications network in accordance with the first quality of service; andthe controller is configured to control the transceiver to establish one of a second set of radio ...

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Номер записи: 100