Sony Corporation

Sony Group Corporation

Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ)

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab

Convida Wireless, LLC

Sony Ericsson Communications Ab

Sony Europe Limited

Sony Europe B.v.

Sony Network Communications Europe B.v.

Lars Nord

Anders Berggren

Brian Alexander Martin

Rickard Ljung

Peter C Karlsson

Yuxin Wei

Hideji Wakabayashi

Svante Alnås

Vivek Sharma

Jussi Tapani Kahtava

Dimitris Koulakiotis

Matthew William Webb

Linh Trang

Basuki Endah Priyanto

Torgny Palenius

Ola Karl Thörn

Bo Hakan Larsson

Vanja Plicanic Samuelsson

Martin Warwick Beale

Yuichi Morioka

Shin Horng Wong

Alexander Hunt

David De Léon

Magnus Persson

Daniel Lonnblad

Erik L Bengtsson

Yassin Aden Awad

Kåre Agardh

Nafiseh Mazloum

Anders Isberg

Peter Ljung

Magnus Midholt

Pär-Anders Aronsson

Peter Isberg

Johan Wadman

Anders Mellqvist

Henrik Sundström

Andrej Petef

Hakan Jonsson

Håkan Jonsson

Daniel Lönnblad

Philip Sandell

Anders Larsson

Heino Wendelrup

Henrik Sundstrom

Yuichi Morioko

Ola Thörn

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 to 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.

Communications device and methods

A method of operating a wireless communication device () includes, while operating in a disconnected mode () with respect to a communications network (--), receiving a paging message () from the communications network (--), the paging message being indicative of an incoming call. The method also includes, upon detecting at least one busy event, transmitting a response message () associated with the paging message () to the communications network (--), the response message () being indicative of the wireless communication device () being temporarily busy.

Extended buffering of data-transfer control information

A method for operating a first base station for configuration of a notification area, wherein first base station includes a first central unit, CU, and one or more first distributed units, DU, controlled by the first CU, the method including: receiving first information identifying a notification area update from a second base station including a second CU and one or more second DUs controlled by the second CU, wherein said first information is based on a message identifying a notification area update procedure obtained in one of said second DUs from a user equipment, UE, being configured with a first notification area including the first base station; establishing a connection between said first CU and said one second DU; and configuring the UE with second information identifying an addition of said one second DU to said first notification area.

Notification area management in a wireless network

A method of requesting a handover of a communications device in a source cell by a source infrastructure equipment in a wireless communications network, the wireless communications network comprising the source infrastructure equipment and a non public network (NPN) portion comprising a target infrastructure equipment providing a wireless access interface in a target cell, the method comprising: transmitting by the source infrastructure equipment to the target infrastructure equipment, via an interface connecting the source infrastructure equipment and the target infrastructure equipment, a handover request message requesting the handover of the communications device, the handover request comprising an indication of one or more identities associated with non-public cells which the communications device is permitted to access.

Method of requesting a handover of a communications device

Disclosed is a method performed by a first core network node, for enhancing service continuity between a wireless device and a second network via a first network, wherein the first core network node is part of the first network. The method comprises receiving, from the wireless device and/or from a second core network node of the first network, control signalling indicating that the wireless device requires that a tunnel between the wireless device and the second network and via a gateway of the first network is maintained. The method comprises controlling a radio access network node and/or the gateway based on the control signalling and a capability of the first core network node of the first network to maintain the tunnel.

Methods for enhancing service continuity between a wireless device and a second network, related core network nodes, and related wireless devices

A method of managing a paging message for a user Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication network includes transmitting the paging message to the UE in the wireless communication network, receiving a wait indication from the UE, and delaying a retransmission of the paging message to the UE responsive to receiving a wait indication from the UE. A method of operating a UE in a wireless communication network includes receiving a paging message from a network node, and, responsive to receiving the paging message, transmitting a wait indication to the network node indicating a delay in transmission of a response to the paging message.

Systems, methods, and computer program products for providing a wait indication for a delayed paging operation

A method of operating a wireless communication device () includes transmitting (), to a first communication network (-), a request () for one or more communication gaps () in a communication along a data connection () associated with a first identity () of the wireless communication device () and monitoring (), in accordance with a timing of the one or more communication gaps (), for one or more paging signals () from a second communication network (-), the one or more paging signals () being associated with a second identity () of the wireless communication device ().

Communication gaps for paging of multi-subscriber identity wireless communication devices

A method of operating a node of a communications network is provided. The node is configured to support at least one data link. The at least one data link is between the communications network and a UE. The method includes providing registration data to an exposure node of the communications network. The registration data is for a reporting service on DSI of the at least one data link. The method also includes, upon receiving a subscription request for a subscription to the reporting service, establishing the subscription to the reporting service between the node and an external application node. The external application node is associated with the subscription request. The method furthermore includes providing the DSI in accordance with the subscription to the external application node.

Reporting service for dynamic status information on a data link

An infrastructure equipment that transmits a radio network identifier to a communications device for identifying the communications device when allocating communications resources of the wireless access interface for transmitting downlink data to the communications device. After the communications device has entered an inactive connected state, the infrastructure equipment transmits control signals including the radio network identifier for allocating communications resources of the wireless access interface for the communications device to receive downlink data, determine whether the communications device is still within a radio coverage area of the infrastructure equipment, and if the communications device has left the coverage area, transmit an indication to the one or more other infrastructure equipment via the inter-connecting interface to trigger a process for transmitting downlink data to the communications device from the one or more other infrastructure equipment.

Infrastructure equipment for determining whether a communications device is within a radio coverage area

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.

Telecommunications apparatus and methods

A wireless telecommunications system including a terminal device; first infrastructure equipment operable to communicate with the terminal device using a first radio access technology (RAT) and second infrastructure equipment operable to communicate with the terminal device using a second RAT. During a handover procedure for handover from the first infrastructure equipment as a source master infrastructure equipment to a third infrastructure equipment as a target master infrastructure equipment, the second infrastructure equipment is operable to communicate with the third infrastructure equipment using an interface associated with the second RAT so as to allow information necessary for completing the handover to be exchanged between the first infrastructure equipment and the third infrastructure equipment via the second infrastructure equipment.

Telecommunications system, terminal device, infrastructure equipment and methods

A method of operating a terminal device to establish a radio resource control connection with network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications network, wherein the terminal device is associated with a previously-allocated temporary identifier that identifies the terminal device within the wireless telecommunications network; the method comprising: transmitting a first message to the network infrastructure equipment comprising an indication of a first portion of the temporary identifier; and transmitting a second message, which is separate from the first message, to the network infrastructure equipment comprising an indication of a second portion of the temporary identifier.

Method and apparatus for management of extended mobile device identity information

A method performed in a wireless device, for enhancing paging operations with a network node is disclosed. The method comprises determining a group identifier based on a paging occurrence parameter, wherein the group identifier is indicative of a subset of wireless devices belonging to a paging group paged at a same paging occasion.

Methods for enhancing paging operations, related wireless devices and related network nodes

The present disclosure relates to the area of mobility management In wireless communication systems, and in particular to methods for managing mobility of a wireless communication device () based on a discovery signal transmitted by the wireless communication device (). According to a first aspect of embodiments it is provided a method, for use in a wireless communication device (), for supporting mobility. The method comprises determining (S) whether to transmit a discovery signal configured for use by one or more of the radio network nodes () in a wireless communication network () for mobility and upon the determining being positive, transmitting (S) the discovery signal, wherein the discovery signal comprises an identifier of the wireless communication device () and an indication that the discovery signal is for use in mobility management.

Methods and network devices for mobility management of unmanned aerial vehicles

A method of operating an access node of a radio access network of a cellular network includes participating in an early-data-transmission of a random access procedure of a UE. The method further includes, in response to said participating in the early-data-transmission: determining whether or not the UE requires an update information element of a notification area of the radio access network. The method further includes selectively transmitting the update information element if the UE requires the update information element.

Early-data-transmission and radio access network notification area update

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