Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Mathias Pieroth

Angelo Centonza

Rossella De Benedittis

Ioannis Maniatis

Charles Sloan

Bernd Kurzmann

Coordination of interference handling may be beneficial in a variety of communication systems. In particular, enhanced inter-cell interference coordination may benefit from proper configuration and setup, as well as termination, of partnerships amongst base stations. A method can include determining at a first base station of an interference coordination partnership pair a corresponding partner base station of the pair. The partner base station may not be configured regarding the partnership pair. The method can also include setting up the partnership pair with the partner base station.

Interference coordination partnership establishment and termination

Components of a cellular communication system and methods for operating components of a cellular communication system are disclosed, wherein an access right indication is sent from a network element to a base station which access right indication defines limited access rights of a user equipment to access the radio access network to which the base station belongs. According to embodiments, the access right indication is an access right update updating already defined access rights of the user equipment to access the radio access network.

Informing a user equipment of a cell and a radio base station serving the cell about access rights granted to the user equipment

A packet-switching connection is set up from a mobile station through a first transceiver unit, whereby the mobile station is assigned to a first cell and a first residence zone. As the mobile station moves to a second cell and a second residence zone, the connection is assigned a residence zone change identification. A transfer procedure for the packet-oriented connection from the first cell to the second cell is carried out. After the transfer procedure a data exchange by the packet-switched connection is reestablished. After reestablishing the data exchange a procedure for residence zone exchange is carried out.

Method for carrying out a transfer procedure in a radio communication system for a packet-switching connection and radio communication system suitable for the same

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Gilching, Germany

Mathias Pieroth