Nokia Technologies Oy

Nokia Corporation

Apple Inc.

Nokia Technology Oy

Jarkko Lauri Sakari Kneckt

Olli Alanen

Klaus Franz Doppler

Mika Kasslin

Mika Petri Olavi Rinne

Klaus Doppler

Joonsuk Kim

Christiaan A Hartman

Guoqing Li

Ari T Hottinen

Juha Sakari Korhonen

Janne Marin

Mika P Rinne

Teemu Ilmari Savolainen

Niko Kiukkonen

Naveen Kumar Kakani

Chiu Ngok E Wong

Cassio Ribeiro

Eng Hwee Ong

Pekka Janis

Mika Ilkka Tapani Kasslin

Tero Heikki Matti Henttonen

Pekka Jänis

Toni Huovinen

Päivi Marjut Ruuska

Svetlana Mikhailova

Niko Tapani Kiukkonen

Timo NihtilÄ

An apparatus for triggering generation of a service period(s) in a network may include a processor and memory storing executable computer program code that cause the apparatus to at least perform operations including triggering generation of at least one service period in a first network based in part on receipt of information from a network device of a second network. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to enable wake up, based in part on the generated service period, of one or more devices of the first network for communication of content to at least one of the devices during a specified time period of the service period. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.

Facilitating power conservation for local area transmissions

In a non-limiting and exemplary embodiment, a method is provided for arranging multi-channel wireless communications, comprising: determining a first dedicated channel for a first apparatus from a set of channels, receiving an indication of a second dedicated channel for a second apparatus, and communicating with the second apparatus on the first dedicated channel and on the second dedicated channel, wherein a first communications event on the first dedicated channel and a second communication event at the second dedicated channel are carried out at least partially simultaneously.

Method and apparatus for wireless networks

This document discloses a solution for enabling overlapping transmissions in a wireless network. An apparatus may be arranged to detect a response to a frame, the response transmitted from a first device as addressed to a second device different from the apparatus and comprising a first value indicating a received signal strength between the first device and the second device. The apparatus may determine a second value indicating a received signal strength of the response in the apparatus and cause transmission of a frame that overlaps with a transmission between the first device and the second device only if the second value in proportion to the first value is below a determined threshold.

Transmission coordination in wireless network

Embodiments described herein relate to a system and method for providing flexible receiver configuration in wireless communication systems, such as 802.11 WLAN systems. In one embodiment, a wireless device may transmit a first data frame including first configuration information specifying a first configuration of the receiver to notify a remote device that the wireless device intends to configure its receiver according to the first configuration. After receiving an acknowledgement frame confirming the first configuration information, the wireless device may configure the receiver according to the first configuration. In another embodiment, a wireless device may receive a first data frame including first configuration information and further including a request that the wireless device configure its receiver according to the first configuration. In response, the wireless device may configure the receiver according to the first configuration. In either case, the wireless device may receive subsequent communications according to the first configuration.

Outage delay indication and exploitation

This document relates to a wireless network where an access node may define association limitations to prefer some terminal devices over the other. A terminal device may determine the association limitations on the basis of a frame received from the access node and choose, on the basis of the received frame, whether or not to associate to the access node.

Association in wireless network

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include configuring the device to monitor the presence of the OFDMA beacons and the quality of the OFDMA beacon receptions. The device may transmit the beacon reports that detail the sensed beacons from the beaconing device during an OFDMA beacon opportunity. In another aspect there is provided a method. The method may include configuring a dedicated beacon quality measurement agreement between two or more devices. Based on the agreement defining the beacon transmission and reception periodicity, one device transmits a beacon and the other devices in the agreement monitor the beacon. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Method and apparatus for autonomous OFDMA beacon reception measurement

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises determining at a base station an activity level, and selecting an availability mode based at least in part on the activity level, wherein the availability mode is one of a full-availability mode, a semi-availability mode and a minimum-availability mode. The method also comprises configuring radio resources for at least the minimum-availability mode and switching to the selected availability mode.

Method and apparatus for power saving operations in wireless network elements

There is provided a method including detecting, by an apparatus, a first wireless access option; determining whether or not the first wireless access option shares at least part of a backbone with a second wireless access option; and deciding whether or not to associate with the first wireless access option at least partly on the basis of the determination.

Improving communication efficiency

This document discloses methods, apparatuses, and computer programs for carrying out packet arrival measurements and reporting the measurement results. A first wireless apparatus transmits a packet arrival measurement request to a second wireless apparatus. The first wireless apparatus then receives a packet arrival measurement report from the second wireless apparatus, wherein the packet arrival measurement report comprises information on arrival of at least one data packet addressed to the first wireless apparatus at the second wireless apparatus.

Packet measurements and reporting in wireless network

There is a method and apparatus for transmitting a beacon for D2D communications in a first radio resource selected from among a first set of radio resources of a beacon frame; and for transmitting a broadcast message in a second radio resource selected from among a second set of radio resources of the same beacon frame. In various particular embodiments: the beacon has an indication that the broadcast message is to be transmitted in the beacon frame; the beacon has an indication specifying the second radio resource; there is transmitted a broadcast message header in the second radio resource during an initial subframe of the beacon frame and the broadcast message header has an indication of how many subframes are allocated for the broadcast message; and the broadcast message header has a retransmission control field that selectively indicates which broadcast partners are to re-transmit the broadcast message.

D2D communication procedures: beaconing; broadcast; conflict resolution

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises identifying at least one beacon opportunity at a wireless network device; selecting a beacon channel from a beacon slot that is a flexibly allocated frequency resource; and transmitting at least one beacon signal in the selected beacon channel multiplexed in a beacon frame during the identified beacon opportunity.

Method and apparatus for device discovery through beaconing

A method, apparatus, and computer program for carrying out channel sounding are provided. Said method comprises: causing, by an apparatus, transmission of a request for space-time channel sounding to at least one unassociated access node; receiving, in the apparatus as a multi-antenna transmission and in response to said request, at least one message comprising space-time sounding information from at least one unassociated access node; determining, by the apparatus, at least one parameter describing space-time channel quality from the received space-time sounding information; and causing, by the apparatus, transmission of the at least one determined parameter to an associated access node or causing selection of an unassociated access node for further communication based at least partly on the determined at least one parameter.

Space-time channel sounding in wireless network

Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments of the invention are disclosed to improve the discovery of wireless networks. In example embodiments of the invention, a method comprises: transmitting a wireless message including at least one condition for response from one or more wireless devices, the condition for response including at least one of receive power of the wireless message at the one or more wireless devices, service level of the one or more wireless devices, or identity of the one or more wireless devices that can respond with a selected response; and receiving one or more responses from the one or more wireless devices that can satisfy the at least one condition.

Method, apparatus, and computer program product for probe request and response exchange

This document discloses methods, apparatuses, and computer programs for operating a wireless apparatus during a service period between two wireless apparatuses. The service period comprises a first period during which only one of the apparatuses may terminate the service period and another period during which the other apparatus may terminate the service period.

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