WO2018013076A1

WO2018013076A1 - Adaptive framework in protocol layers for efficient ue mobility/resource management configuration

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Publication number: WO2018013076A1
Application number: PCT/US2016/041726
Authority: WO
Inventors: Ahmed Ibrahim; Ingolf Karls; Michael Faerber; Miltiadis FILIPPOU; Yang Yang
Original assignee: Intel IP Corporation
Priority date: 2016-07-11
Filing date: 2016-07-11
Publication date: 2018-01-18
Also published as: DE112016007053T5

Abstract

Example embodiments presented herein relate to a wireless logic unit and a network logic unit, as well as corresponding methods therein, for providing adaptive configuration profiles comprising a set of adaptable configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within a wireless communications network.

Description

ADAPTIVE FRAMEWORK IN PROTOCOL LAYERS FOR EFFICIENT UE MOBILITY/RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONFIGURATION

TECHNICAL FIELD Example embodiments presented herein relate to a wireless logic unit and a network logic unit, as well as corresponding methods therein, for providing adaptive configuration profiles comprising a set of adaptable configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within a wireless communications network. BACKGROUND

Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol is the Radio Resource Control protocol used in Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) and Long-Term Evolution (LTE). RRC provides the control plane signalling of Layer 3 between the User Equipment (UE) and the Radio Access Network, UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) or Evolved UTRAN (E-UTRAN), as well as for the radio interface between a Relay Node and the E-UTRAN.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The foregoing will be apparent from the following more particular description of the example embodiments, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the different views. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the example embodiments.

Figure 1 a block diagram illustrating measurement processing with the wireless device is in an idle state;

Figure 2 is a block diagram illustrating measurement processing when the wireless device is in a connected state;

Figure 3 is a depiction of Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) measurement processing via Layer 1 and Layer 3 filtering at the wireless device;

Figure 4 is a system overview of adaptive wireless configuration profiles, according to some of the example embodiments described herein; Figure 5 is a message passage diagram illustrating the determination of an initial wireless device adaptive configuration profile, according to some of the example embodiments presented herein;

Figure 6 is a message passage diagram illustrating the determination of a base station provided configuration profile, according to some of the example embodiments presented herein;

Figure 7 is a message passage diagram illustrating updated UE parameters provided by a wireless device, according to some of the example embodiments presented herein;

Figure 8 is a message passage diagram illustrated updated base station parameters provided by a base station, according to some of the example embodiments presented herein;

Figure 9 is a hardware schematic of a logic unit, according to some of the example embodiments presented herein;

Figure 10 is a further hardware schematic according to some of the example embodiments presented herein;

Figure 11 is a flow diagram of example operations which may be taken by the apparatus of Figures 9 and 10, within a wireless device as illustrated in Figures 4-8, according to some of the example embodiments presented herein; and

Figure 12 is a flow diagram of example operations which may be taken by the apparatus of Figures 9 and 10, within a base station as illustrated in Figures 4-8, according to some of the example embodiments presented herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following description, for the purposes of explanation and not limitation, specific details are set forth, such as particular components, elements, techniques, etc. in order to provide a thorough understanding of the example embodiments. However, the example embodiments may be practiced in other manners that depart from these specific details. In other instances, detailed descriptions of well-known methods and elements are omitted so as not to obscure the description of the example embodiments.

The example embodiments presented herein are directed towards an efficient framework between a wireless device and a base station which allows a wireless device and base station to adapt mobility and resource management configurations dynamically based on a current network status.

Figure 1 provides an example of RRC signal of a UE in an idle state. Wireless standards provide that certain steps are to be performed by the UE starting from measuring the reference signals coming from neighbouring access points (AP) to triggering cell reselection. As shown in Figure 1, first the UE gets configured through the System

Information Blocks (SIBs) for the measurements which it has to perform.

This sampling rate depends on the type of the Radio Access Technology (RAT) measured. Following are some examples:

● The UE can measure the Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and the Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) at least every T_{measure,EUTRAN_Intra} sec for intra- frequency cells that are identified and measured according to the measurement rules.

● The UE can measure RSRP or RSRQ at least every K_{carrier,normal} *

T_{measure,EUTRAN_Inter} sec for identified lower or equal priority inter-frequency cells in normal performance group, and at least every 6 * K_{carrier,reduced} * T_{measure,EUTRAN_Inter} sec for identified lower or equal priority inter-frequency cells in reduced performance group.

● UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) cells which have been detected can be measured at least every (N_{UTRA_carrier,normal}) * T_{measureUTRA_FDD} sec for the cells in normal performance group, and at least every 6 * N_{UTRA_carrier,reduced} * T_{measureUTRA_FDD} sec for the cells in reduced performance group. This filter depends on the type of the RAT measured. Following are some examples:

● The UE can filter the RSRP and RSRQ measurements of the serving cell using at least 2 measurements, since the filter consists in numerically averaging the samples. Within the set of measurements used for the filtering, at least two measurements can be spaced by, at least DRX cycle/2.

● The UE can filter RSRP and RSRQ measurements of each measured intra- frequency cell using at least 2 measurements. Within the set of measurements used for the filtering, at least two measurements can be spaced by at least

Tmeasure,EUTRAN_Intra/2 seconds. ● The UE can filter RSRP or RSRQ measurements of each measured higher, lower and equal priority inter-frequency cell using at least 2 measurements. Within the set of measurements used for the filtering, at least two measurements can be spaced by at least Tmeasure,EUTRAN_Inter/2 seconds.

When a neighbour AP satisfies the reselection criteria for a Treselction, then the UE can trigger reselection to this neighbour AP. The UE can adopt the reselection criteria according to the UE mobility state. Following are some examples:

● Speed dependent ScalingFactor for Qhyst: This specifies scaling factor for Qhyst as sf-High for High-mobility state and sf-Medium for Medium-mobility state. ● Speed dependent ScalingFactor for TreselectionEUTRA: This specifies scaling factor for TreselectionEUTRA as sf-High for High-mobility state and sf- Medium for Medium-mobility state.

● Speed dependent ScalingFactor for TreselectionUTRA: This specifies scaling factor for TreselectionUTRA as sf-High for High-mobility state and sf- Medium for Medium-mobility state.

● Speed dependent ScalingFactor for TreselectionGERA: This specifies scaling factor for TreselectionGERA as sf-High for High-mobility state and sf- Medium for Medium-mobility state.

Figure 2 illustrates an example of RRC signal of a UE in a connected state.3GPP TS 36.331 V12.7.0 (2015) and 3GPP TS 36.133 V12.9.0 (2015) specify certain steps to be performed by the UE starting from measuring the neighbour APs, till triggering the measurement report as shown in Figure 2.

With respect to sampling and filtering, the UE gets configured through the“RRC

Connection Reconfiguration” air-message for the measurements which it has to perform. It has to be noted that 3GPP TS 36.133 V12.9.0 does not specify the Layer-1 sampling rate as well as the Layer-1 filtering algorithm, however suggested mechanisms do exist. For example, the UE can obtain each RSRP sample as the linear average over the power contribution of all resource elements that carry the common reference signal within one sub-frame (i.e., 1 ms) and in a pre-defined measurement bandwidth (e.g., 6 Resource Blocks (RBs)). This linear averaging is done in Layer-1 filter. Typically Layer-1 filtering is done by obtaining RSRP samples every 40 ms and further averaging over five successive RSRP samples. Therefore, L1 filtering performs averaging over every 200 ms as shown in Figure 3.

With respect to Layer-3 sampling, 3GPP TS 36.133 V12.9.0 (2015) specifies a fixed measurement sampling rate, which is much larger than the Layer-1 sampling rate. This sampling rate depends on the type of the Radio Access Type (RAT) measured. Following are some examples:

● Measurement gaps are utilized by the UE, in order for the latter to identify neighbouring cells at different frequencies and/or using different RATs. When no measurement gaps are activated, the UE can be capable of performing RSRP and RSRQ measurements for 8 identified-intra-frequency cells, and the UE physical layer can be capable of reporting measurements to higher layers with the measurement period of 200 ms.

● When measurement gaps are scheduled for E-UTRAN FDD inter frequency measurements, the UE physical layer can be capable of reporting RSRP and RSRQ measurements to higher layers with measurement period TMeasurement_Period _Inter_FDD msec.

With respect to Layer-3 filtering, 3GPP TS 36.331 V12.7.0 specifies that for each measurement quantity coming from Layer-1, the UE can filter the measured result, before using it for an evaluation of reporting criteria or for measurement reporting, by applying the following formula:

Where:

● Mn is the latest received measurement result from the physical layer.

● Fn is the updated filtered measurement result, that is used for evaluation of reporting criteria or for measurement reporting.

● Fn-1 is the old filtered measurement result, where F0 is set to M1 when the first measurement result from the physical layer is received; and ● a = 1/2(k/4) is the“forgetting factor”, which determines the degree of averaging over time (as F_n is a“moving average” quantity), where k is the“filter coefficient” for the corresponding measurement quantity (i.e., for each measurement quantity (e.g., RSRP, RSRQ, CPICH-RSCP…) the AP configures the UE to use a certain“filter coefficient”.

The UE should adapt the filter such that the time characteristics of the filter are preserved at different input rates, observing that the“filter coefficient” k configured by the AP assumes a sampling period equal to 200 ms.

With respect to measurement report evaluation criteria, 3GPP TS 36.331 V12.7.0 provides that when a neighbour AP satisfies the measurement reporting criteria for a Time-To- Trigger (TTT), then the UE can send a measurement report containing the measurements collected from this neighbour AP. The UE can adopt the measurement report evaluation criteria according to the UE mobility state. Following are some examples:

● Speed dependent ScalingFactor for timeToTrigger: This specifies scaling factor for timeToTrigger in sf-High for High-mobility state and sf-Medium for Medium-mobility state.

Current mobility and resource management configuration methods do not allow for dynamic operation. For example, the configuration scheme of Figure 1, illustrating a wireless device in a Radio Resource Control (RRC) idle state, only takes into account a limited number of considerations. Examples of such limitations are:

● “Layer-1 sampling rate” and“Layer-1 filtering algorithm” are fixed, they are not adapted dynamically according to other factors (for example, the UE mobility state).

● Measurement configurations (for example, the maximum number of measured cells) are fixed and not affected dynamically with the other factors (for example, the UE mobility state). This is important, especially in high mobility conditions, when the UE is crossing the coverage area of a HetNet.

● “Reselection evaluation criteria” is affected only by the UE mobility state. However, other factors/parameters should be taken into consideration (e.g., UE capabilities, UE location, network type, as well as others). The following are example disadvantages of the configuration scheme of Figure 2, illustrating a wireless device in a RRC connected state:

● “Layer-1 sampling rate” and“Layer-1 filtering algorithm” are not defined by the 3GPP.

● "Layer-3 sampling rate” is fixed, it is not adapted dynamically according to other factors (for example, the UE mobility state).

● “Layer-3 Filter” is adapted dynamically according to the UE mobility state, however the UE mobility state is estimated at the eNB side. Although, the eNB estimates the UE mobility state according to the UE mobility history, the estimated state may still not be accurate especially in case of HetNets. Focusing on a HetNet, it is better to allocate the task of mobility state estimation at the UE, for example, by using the Doppler frequency measurements.

● “Layer-3 Filtering” and“Measurement Report Evaluation Criteria” are merely affected by the UE mobility state. However, other factors/parameters should be taken into consideration, such as the UE capabilities, its location, the network type etc.

It should be appreciated that in addition to the RRC connected and idle state, there may exist an extended state model featuring additional sates in order to reduce the delay that it takes for the wireless device to access the system and start transmission after inactivity periods, to decrease signalling overhead between the wireless device and the core network (CN)/Radio Access Network (RAN) interfaces, to cut the signalling for moving wireless devices by enabling an efficient UE-based mobility mechanism during inactivity periods and to enable a more configurability and flexibility in order to address many different use cases and services with divergent demands. However, current 3GPP standards are not prepared for such changes and lack the means to enable flexibility and configurability for the measurement process.

Current Mobile Broadband Radio Standards have a single set of mobility-related parameters for measurement filtering, which are optimized for the high mobility case. Nevertheless, such design leads to unnecessary high power consumption, stemming from a high signalling overhead in many application scenarios. In future 5G networks, which aim at supporting a large variety of deployment concepts, from ultra-low latency and high mobility, to massive machine type communication (mMTC), a more efficient less-complex measurement scheme may be desirable. Redesigning the measurement scheme at the UE side is only a part of the general resource management problem. More concretely, example embodiments presented herein are influenced by a desire to design a more efficient cooperation framework between the UE and the eNB, so that the available system resources will be utilized in order to satisfy the stringent Quality-of-Service (QoS) requirements of 5G deployments.

Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards the design of efficient, low complexity resource management for mobile broadband networks, taking into account a number of parameters (i.e., the mobility pattern of the User Equipment (UE), as well as others). The design will be applicable to Heterogeneous Network (HetNet) layouts, since the latter are characterized by user densification, in the existence of Access Points (AP) covering small areas.

Thus, in contrast to current mobility broadband radio standards that have a single set of mobility-related parameters for measurement filtering, which are optimized for the high mobility case, the example embodiments presented herein provide a more efficient, less complex cooperation framework between the wireless device and the base station. Such a framework allows the wireless device and the base station to adapt the mobility/resource management scheme or configuration dynamically.

Example advantages provided by some of the embodiments presented herein is allowing the wireless device and base station the ability to adapt a mobility and/or management scheme, or behaviour in general, of the wireless device dynamically. Such flexibility allows the wireless device to achieve better power saving by changing the different measurement requirements according to the current conditions with respect to the wireless device. For example, such adjustments may be made based on the mobility state of the wireless device, where is a wireless device is not mobile, the number of measurements may be decreased.

A further example advantage is that for all parameters which may be calculated with more accuracy at the wireless device side and not the base station side (e.g., the mobility state of the wireless device), the wireless device can calculate them and report them to the base station. Thus, system resources may be used more efficiently as the base station will not have to unnecessarily calculate such parameters. Another example advantage is that embodiments presented herein anticipate the introduction of the new 5G architecture, for example, with respect to the new connected state, for example, the extended state model. Additionally, the example embodiments presented herein provide a backward/forward compatible approach with the current LTE developments and further LTE-Evolution.

Figure 4 illustrates an example overview of some of the example embodiments presented herein. The example embodiments may provide a means for adapting a wireless device behaviour 48 based on a plurality of preconfigured configuration profiles 46A-46N. Each profile comprises a set of configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within the wireless network.

Examples of how the wireless device behaviour which may be adapted is altering or choosing a measurement filtering algorithm, a measurement sampling rate, a maximum number of measured or reported frequencies or cells, a neighbour cell detection or measurement time, a time to trigger cell reselection, a time to trigger a measurement report, and/or a number of required cell changes to change a device mobility state.

The introduced framework allows the UE and the eNB to select the best suitable configuration profile according to a variety of parameters and enable easily extensions. Those parameters may be categorized into different groups as following:

UE-Calculated Parameters 40: This group comprises all the parameters calculated by the UE. Those parameters are calculated by the UE and are reported to the eNB. Examples of such parameters may comprise a device power state, a device capability, a service plan, a device mobility state, and a network state. According to some of the example embodiments, the wireless device may send such parameters to the base station during a connection establishment with the base station or during any other update procedure with the base station.

Table 1 provides example wireless device parameters and parameter values.

TABLE 1

Infrequently-Changing eNB-Calculated Parameters 42: This group comprises all the infrequently changing parameters calculated by the base station. Examples of such parameters may comprise a type of the network, eNB power state, an eNB capability (e.g., eNB computational and memory processing power), an eNB mobility state, a network state (e.g., number of neighbour cells, eNB served cell size, connection type with neighbour cells). Those parameters can be sent to the UE through the SIBs. According to some of the example embodiments, the wireless device may receive such parameters in a System Information Broadcast (SIB). The wireless device may also receive these parameters in a dedicated message as well via the internet of things.

According to some of the example embodiments, a parameter may be deemed to be infrequently changing with respect to a threshold value or a threshold range of values. For example, if a value of a parameter stays within the threshold range, for example, within a predefined period of time, this parameter may be deemed to be infrequently changing. It should be appreciated that some parameters are known to be infrequently changing, for example, base station capabilities.

Table 2 provides example base station parameters and parameter values which are infrequently changing.

Frequently-Changing eNB-Calculated Parameters 44: This group comprises all the frequently changing parameters calculated by the base station. Examples of such parameters may comprise, for example, a service plan (e.g., the current active radio bearers), a network state (e.g., the eNB load status, or the neighbour-cells load status), etc. According to some of the example embodiments, the base station may provide the frequency changing parameters to the wireless device during a connection procedure or during any update procedure. According to some of the example embodiments, a parameter may be deemed to be frequently changing with respect to a threshold value or a threshold range of values. For example, if a value of a parameter does not remain within the threshold range, for example, within a predefined duration of time, this parameter may be deemed to be frequently changing. It should be appreciated that some parameters are known to be frequently changing, for example, network conditions which may vary such as traffic or load based conditions.

Table 3 provides example base station parameters and parameter values which are frequently changing.

According to some of the example embodiments, a UE calculated parameter may indicate the wireless device is static, for example, a wireless device which is not moving. In such embodiments, a UE configuration profile (46A-46N) may be provided which causes the limiting of the mobility functionality of the wireless device (48). For example, reducing the measurement sampling rate and decreasing the number of measurements performed and/or reporting of such measurements.

According to another example use case, a UE calculated parameter may indicate that a wireless device is moving very quickly. For example, if the wireless device is in a high speed train. A UE configuration profile may be selected such that a measurement sampling rate is increased.

According to some of the example embodiments, a UE calculated parameter may indicate that the remaining life-time of the battery of the wireless device is low. Thus, a UE configuration profile may be selected which provides for a decrease in the power consumption of the wireless device.

According to some of the example embodiments, a base station parameter may indicate that the wireless network will experience a natural disaster, for example an earthquake, tsunami, flood, hurricane, etc. Thus, a UE configuration profile may be selected which provides for reliable communications and a minimized use of wireless device energy consumption. Figure 5 illustrates an example of the selection of an adaptive usage configuration profile for the wireless device. In the example provided by Figure 5, the wireless device is in an idle mode. During idle mode, the wireless device will not be in communication with the network but may still receive SIB information. It should be appreciated that while in idle mode, the wireless device will still continuously take measurements on neighbouring cells. First, the wireless device selects an initial wireless device adaptive configuration profile. According to some of the example embodiments, the UE is initially configured with a predefined set of configuration profiles. For example, configurations 46A-46N of Figure 4. The UE selects the best suitable configuration profile according to the“UE-Calculated Parameters” and the“Infrequently-Changing eNB-Calculated Parameters”, as received, for example, in the SIBS.

As illustrated in Figure 5, the wireless device (UE) receives SIB from the base station (eNB) (50). The SIB may comprise base station parameters such as the infrequently changing parameters described above in table 2. The wireless device will still calculate the parameters discussed in table 1 despite the wireless device being in idle mode. Based on the received base station parameters (50) and calculated UE parameters, the wireless device will select an initial wireless device configuration profile (52).

Subsequently, the wireless device can adopt the mobility/resource management scheme, or adjust is behaviour within the network, with respect to selected UE configuration profile (54). Examples of the adaptation of wireless device behaviour is provided below:

● Scaling factor for Layer-1/Layer-3 sampling rate.

● Scaling factor for Layer-1/Layer-3 filtering.

● Scaling factor for different measurement configurations, for example:

● Scaling factor for maximum number of measured cells.

● Scaling factor for measurement report interval (i.e. the interval between periodical reports).

● Scaling factor for different mobility configurations, for example:

● Scaling factor for the number of cell changes to enter high/medium mobility state.

● Scaling factor for the duration for evaluating criteria to enter mobility states. ● Scaling factor for different measurement timing requirements, for example: ● Scaling factor for neighbour cell detection time

● Scaling factor for neighbour cell measurement time.

● Scaling factors for“reselection criteria” or“measurement report evaluation criteria”.

● Scaling factor for measurement enabling threshold (i.e. the threshold controlling whether or not the UE is required to perform measurements of neighbouring cells).

Figure 6 illustrates configuration profile selection and wireless device behaviour adjustment when the wireless device is in a connected state, according to some of the example embodiments presented herein. When the wireless device first connects with a base station or re-enters a connected mode after being in an idle mode, the wireless device will undergo a connection setup (60). According to some of the example embodiments, in the connection set up, the wireless device will send, to the base station, any UE calculated parameters, as explained in relation to table 1.

Upon receiving the UE calculated parameters, the base station may determine the initial wireless device profile configuration as described in relation to Figure 5. Specifically, the base station will have knowledge that the wireless device selected such a profile based on the UE calculated parameters and any information the wireless device received via the SIB, for example, the infrequently changing base station parameters.

The base station may thereafter take into account any additional information the wireless device may not have immediate access to, for the example, the frequently changing base station parameters as described in table 3. The base station may reselect a configuration profile. Specifically, a base station provided configuration profile may be selected (62). Such a reselection may be thought of as a fine-tuning of the wireless device provided configuration profile as the base station will take into account the UE calculated parameters, the frequently changing base station parameters and the infrequently changing base station parameters. The selected base station configuration profile is thereafter transmitted to the wireless device (64). Once received, the wireless device may adapt its network behaviour accordingly.

Figure 7 illustrates a recalculation and retransmission of the UE calculated parameters, according to some of the example embodiments presented herein. The wireless device may be configured to recalculate the UE calculated parameters at a predetermined time interval (70). It should be appreciated that the frequency of such recalculation may be determined via a current wireless device configuration profile. It should further be appreciated that the wireless device may recalculate the UE calculated parameter upon a detection of a change in the parameter.

If the wireless device determines that the recalculated parameters are significantly different, the wireless device may transmit the updated UE calculated parameters to the base station (72). The determination as whether or not to send the updated parameters to the base station may be made via a comparison of the re-calculated parameters to a threshold parameter. For example, if the difference value from the re-calculated parameters, compared to the previously calculated parameters, is above a threshold value or range of threshold values, the updated parameter may be sent to the base station. Figure 8 illustrates a recalculation and retransmission of the base station parameters, according to some of the example embodiments presented herein. Similarly to the wireless device, the base station may also re-calculate any base station parameters including frequently and infrequently changing parameters. If the base station determines that the recalculated parameters are significantly different, the base station may transmit the updated base station parameters to the wireless device (80). In the example provided by Figure 8, the retransmission is performed via the SIB. It should be appreciated that the retransmission may be provided via any other form of messaging.

The determination as whether or not to send the updated parameters to the wireless device may be made via a comparison of the re-calculated parameters to a threshold parameter. For example, if the difference value from the re-calculated parameters, compared to the previously calculated parameters, is above a threshold value or range of threshold values, the updated parameter may be sent to the wireless device.

According to some of the example embodiments, updated UE configuration profiles may also be provided to the wireless device. For example, if a UE configuration profile is amended or if a configuration profile is added or deleted, this information may be provided to the wireless device.

As used herein, the term "circuitry" may refer to, be part of, or include an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), an electronic circuit, a processor (shared, dedicated, or group), and/or memory (shared, dedicated, or group) that execute one or more software or firmware programs, a combinational logic circuit, and/or other suitable hardware components that provide the described functionality. In some embodiments, the circuitry may be implemented in, or functions associated with the circuitry may be implemented by, one or more software or firmware modules. In some embodiments, circuitry may include logic, at least partially operable in hardware.

Embodiments described herein may be implemented into a system using any suitably configured hardware and/or software. Figure 9 illustrates, for one embodiment, example components of a logic unit 100. In embodiments, the logic unit 100 may be, implement, be incorporated into, or otherwise be a part of user equipment (UE), an evolved NodeB (eNB), or other wireless communication equipment. Specifically, the logic unit may be a wireless logic unit, for use in a wireless device, or a network logic unit, for use in a base station. In some embodiments, the electronic device 100 may include application circuitry 102, baseband circuitry 104, Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry 106, front-end module (FEM) circuitry 108 and one or more antennas 110, coupled together at least as shown.

The application circuitry 102 may include one or more application processors. For example, the application circuitry 102 may include circuitry such as, but not limited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors. The processor(s) may include any combination of general-purpose processors and dedicated processors (e.g., graphics processors, application processors, etc.). The processors may be coupled with and/or may include memory/storage and may be configured to execute instructions stored in the memory/storage to enable various applications and/or operating systems to run on the system.

The baseband circuitry 104 may include circuitry such as, but not limited to, one or more single-core or multi-core processors. The baseband circuitry 104 may include one or more baseband processors and/or control logic to process baseband signals received from a receive signal path of the RF circuitry 106 and to generate baseband signals for a transmit signal path of the RF circuitry 106. Baseband processing circuity 104 may interface with the application circuitry 102 for generation and processing of the baseband signals and for controlling operations of the RF circuitry 106. For example, in some embodiments, the baseband circuitry 104 may include a second generation (2G) baseband processor 104a, third generation (3G) baseband processor 104b, fourth generation (4G) baseband processor 104c, and/or other baseband processor(s) 104d for other existing generations, generations in development or to be developed in the future (e.g., fifth generation (5G), 6G, etc.). The baseband circuitry 104 (e.g., one or more of baseband processors 104a-d) may handle various radio control functions that enable communication with one or more radio networks via the RF circuitry 106. The radio control functions may include, but are not limited to, signal modulation/demodulation, encoding/decoding, radio frequency shifting, etc. In some embodiments, modulation/demodulation circuitry of the baseband circuitry 104 may include Fast-Fourier Transform (FFT), precoding, and/or constellation mapping/demapping functionality. In some embodiments, encoding/decoding circuitry of the baseband circuitry 104 may include convolution, tail-biting convolution, turbo, Viterbi, and/or Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) encoder/decoder functionality. Embodiments of

modulation/demodulation and encoder/decoder functionality are not limited to these examples and may include other suitable functionality in other embodiments. In some embodiments, the baseband circuitry 104 may include elements of a protocol stack such as, for example, elements of an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) protocol including, for example, physical (PHY), media access control (MAC), radio link control (RLC), packet data convergence protocol (PDCP), and/or radio resource control (RRC) elements. A central processing unit (CPU) 104e of the baseband circuitry 104 may be configured to run elements of the protocol stack for signalling of the PHY, MAC, RLC, PDCP and/or RRC layers. In some embodiments, the baseband circuitry may include one or more audio digital signal processor(s) (DSP) 104f. The audio DSP(s) 104f may be include elements for compression/decompression and echo cancellation and may include other suitable processing elements in other embodiments.

The baseband circuitry 104 may further include memory/storage 104g. The memory/storage 104g may be used to load and store data and/or instructions for operations performed by the processors of the baseband circuitry 104. Memory/storage for one embodiment may include any combination of suitable volatile memory and/or non-volatile memory. The memory/storage 104g may include any combination of various levels of memory/storage including, but not limited to, read-only memory (ROM) having embedded software instructions (e.g., firmware), random access memory (e.g., dynamic random access memory (DRAM)), cache , buffers, etc. The memory/storage 104g may be shared among the various processors or dedicated to particular processors.

Components of the baseband circuitry may be suitably combined in a single chip, a single chipset, or disposed on a same circuit board in some embodiments. In some embodiments, some or all of the constituent components of the baseband circuitry 104 and the application circuitry 102 may be implemented together such as, for example, on a system on a chip (SOC).

In some embodiments, the baseband circuitry 104 may provide for

communication compatible with one or more radio technologies. For example, in some embodiments, the baseband circuitry 104 may support communication with an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN) and/or other wireless metropolitan area networks (WMAN), a wireless local area network (WLAN), a wireless personal area network (WPAN). Embodiments in which the baseband circuitry 104 is configured to support radio communications of more than one wireless protocol may be referred to as multi-mode baseband circuitry. RF circuitry 106 may enable communication with wireless networks using modulated electromagnetic radiation through a non-solid medium. In various embodiments, the RF circuitry 106 may include switches, filters, amplifiers, etc. to facilitate the communication with the wireless network. RF circuitry 106 may include a receive signal path which may include circuitry to down-convert RF signals received from the FEM circuitry 108 and provide baseband signals to the baseband circuitry 104. RF circuitry 106 may also include a transmit signal path which may include circuitry to up- convert baseband signals provided by the baseband circuitry 104 and provide RF output signals to the FEM circuitry 108 for transmission.

In some embodiments, the RF circuitry 106 may include a receive signal path and a transmit signal path. The receive signal path of the RF circuitry 106 may include mixer circuitry 106a, amplifier circuitry 106b and filter circuitry 106c. The transmit signal path of the RF circuitry 106 may include filter circuitry 106c and mixer circuitry 106a. RF circuitry 106 may also include synthesizer circuitry 106d for synthesizing a frequency for use by the mixer circuitry 106a of the receive signal path and the transmit signal path. In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 106a of the receive signal path may be configured to down-convert RF signals received from the FEM circuitry 108 based on the synthesized frequency provided by synthesizer circuitry 106d. The amplifier circuitry 106b may be configured to amplify the down-converted signals and the filter circuitry 106c may be a low-pass filter (LPF) or band-pass filter (BPF) configured to remove unwanted signals from the down-converted signals to generate output baseband signals. Output baseband signals may be provided to the baseband circuitry 104 for further processing. In some

embodiments, the output baseband signals may be zero-frequency baseband signals, although this is not a requirement. In some embodiments, mixer circuitry 106a of the receive signal path may comprise passive mixers, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect.

In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 106a of the transmit signal path may be configured to up-convert input baseband signals based on the synthesized frequency provided by the synthesizer circuitry 106d to generate RF output signals for the FEM circuitry 108. The baseband signals may be provided by the baseband circuitry 104 and may be filtered by filter circuitry 106c. The filter circuitry 106c may include a low-pass filter (LPF), although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect. In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 106a of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 106a of the transmit signal path may include two or more mixers and may be arranged for quadrature downconversion and/or upconversion respectively. In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 106a of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 106a of the transmit signal path may include two or more mixers and may be arranged for image rejection (e.g., Hartley image rejection). In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 106a of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 106a may be arranged for direct downconversion and/or direct upconversion, respectively. In some embodiments, the mixer circuitry 106a of the receive signal path and the mixer circuitry 106a of the transmit signal path may be configured for super-heterodyne operation.

In some embodiments, the output baseband signals and the input baseband signals may be analog baseband signals, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect. In some alternate embodiments, the output baseband signals and the input baseband signals may be digital baseband signals. In these alternate embodiments, the RF circuitry 106 may include analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuitry and the baseband circuitry 104 may include a digital baseband interface to communicate with the RF circuitry 106.

In some dual-mode embodiments, a separate radio IC circuitry may be provided for processing signals for each spectrum, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect.

In some embodiments, the synthesizer circuitry 106d may be a fractional-N synthesizer or a fractional N/N+1 synthesizer, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect as other types of frequency synthesizers may be suitable. For example, synthesizer circuitry 106d may be a delta-sigma synthesizer, a frequency multiplier, or a synthesizer comprising a phase-locked loop with a frequency divider.

The synthesizer circuitry 106d may be configured to synthesize an output frequency for use by the mixer circuitry 106a of the RF circuitry 106 based on a frequency input and a divider control input. In some embodiments, the synthesizer circuitry 106d may be a fractional N/N+1 synthesizer.

In some embodiments, frequency input may be provided by a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), although that is not a requirement. Divider control input may be provided by either the baseband circuitry 104 or the applications processor 102 depending on the desired output frequency. In some embodiments, a divider control input (e.g., N) may be determined from a look-up table based on a channel indicated by the applications processor 102.

Synthesizer circuitry 106d of the RF circuitry 106 may include a divider, a delay-locked loop (DLL), a multiplexer and a phase accumulator. In some embodiments, the divider may be a dual modulus divider (DMD) and the phase accumulator may be a digital phase accumulator (DPA). In some embodiments, the DMD may be configured to divide the input signal by either N or N+1 (e.g., based on a carry out) to provide a fractional division ratio. In some example embodiments, the DLL may include a set of cascaded, tunable, delay elements, a phase detector, a charge pump and a D-type flip-flop. In these embodiments, the delay elements may be configured to break a VCO period up into Nd equal packets of phase, where Nd is the number of delay elements in the delay line. In this way, the DLL provides negative feedback to help ensure that the total delay through the delay line is one VCO cycle.

In some embodiments, synthesizer circuitry 106d may be configured to generate a carrier frequency as the output frequency, while in other embodiments, the output frequency may be a multiple of the carrier frequency (e.g., twice the carrier frequency, four times the carrier frequency) and used in conjunction with quadrature generator and divider circuitry to generate multiple signals at the carrier frequency with multiple different phases with respect to each other. In some embodiments, the output frequency may be a LO frequency (fLO). In some embodiments, the RF circuitry 106 may include an IQ/polar converter. FEM circuitry 108 may include a receive signal path which may include circuitry configured to operate on RF signals received from one or more antennas 110, amplify the received signals and provide the amplified versions of the received signals to the RF circuitry 106 for further processing. FEM circuitry 108 may also include a transmit signal path which may include circuitry configured to amplify signals for transmission provided by the RF circuitry 106 for transmission by one or more of the one or more antennas 110. In some embodiments, the FEM circuitry 108 may include a TX/RX switch to switch between transmit mode and receive mode operation. The FEM circuitry may include a receive signal path and a transmit signal path. The receive signal path of the FEM circuitry may include a low-noise amplifier (LNA) to amplify received RF signals and provide the amplified received RF signals as an output (e.g., to the RF circuitry 106). The transmit signal path of the FEM circuitry 108 may include a power amplifier (PA) to amplify input RF signals (e.g., provided by RF circuitry 106), and one or more filters to generate RF signals for subsequent transmission (e.g., by one or more of the one or more antennas 110. In some embodiments, the electronic device 100 may include additional elements such as, for example, memory/storage, display, camera, sensor, and/or input/output (I/O) interface. In embodiments where the electronic device 100 is, implements, is incorporated into, or is otherwise part of a UE (or a portion thereof), the baseband circuitry 104 may be to generate a CSI sequence and provide resource mapping for a CSI feedback channel. The RF circuitry 106 may be to report a UE measured CSI.

Figure 10 is a block diagram illustrating components, according to some example embodiments, able to read instructions from a machine-readable or computer-readable medium (e.g., a machine-readable storage medium) and perform any one or more of the methodologies discussed herein. It should be appreciated that such a computer readable medium may be located within a wireless device or a base station. Specifically, FIG.6 shows a diagrammatic representation of hardware resources 600 including one or more processors (or processor cores) 610, one or more memory/storage devices 620, and one or more communication resources 630, each of which are communicatively coupled via a bus 640.

The processors 610 (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU), a reduced instruction set computing (RISC) processor, a complex instruction set computing (CISC) processor, a graphics processing unit (GPU), a digital signal processor (DSP) such as a baseband processor, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC), another processor, or any suitable combination thereof) may include, for example, a processor 612 and a processor 614. The memory/storage devices 620 may include main memory, disk storage, or any suitable combination thereof.

The communication resources 630 may include interconnection and/or network interface components or other suitable devices to communicate with one or more peripheral devices 604 and/or one or more databases 606 via a network 608. For example, the communication resources 630 may include wired communication components (e.g., for coupling via a Universal Serial Bus (USB)), cellular communication components, Near Field

Communication (NFC) components, Bluetooth® components (e.g., Bluetooth® Low Energy), Wi-Fi® components, and other communication components. Instructions 650 may comprise software, a program, an application, an applet, an app, or other executable code for causing at least any of the processors 610 to perform any one or more of the methodologies discussed herein. The instructions 650 may reside, completely or partially, within at least one of the processors 610 (e.g., within the processor’s cache memory), the memory/storage devices 620, or any suitable combination thereof.

Furthermore, any portion of the instructions 650 may be transferred to the hardware resources 600 from any combination of the peripheral devices 604 and/or the databases 606. Accordingly, the memory of processors 610, the memory/storage devices 620, the peripheral devices 604, and the databases 606 are examples of computer-readable and machine-readable media.

Figure 11 is a flow diagram depicting example operations which may be taken by the apparatus within a wireless device of Figures 9 and 10, in providing an adaptive configuration profile to be utilized by a wireless device. It should be appreciated that the operations of Figure 11 need not be performed in order. Furthermore, it should be appreciated that not all of the operations need to be performed. The example operations may be performed in any order and in any combination.

Operation 200

Some of the example embodiments are directed towards calculating 200 at least one wireless device parameter. The at least one wireless device parameter is a wireless device related property or characteristic within the wireless network. The processor of the wireless logic unit is to calculate the at least one wireless device parameter.

The wireless device parameter may be a parameter calculated or determined by the wireless device, or the wireless logic unit of the wireless device. Examples of the wireless device parameter are provide in table 1. The wireless device parameter is further described in relation to Figure 4, the UE calculated parameters 40.

Example operation 202

Some of the example embodiments may comprise generating 202 an uplink transmission comprising the wireless device parameter. The processing unit of the wireless logic unit is to generate the uplink transmission comprising the wireless device parameter.

It should be appreciated that the generating step may occur when the wireless device is in a connected state, as described in relation to Figure 6. The sending of the wireless device parameter may be useful as it gives the base station an indication of a current adaptive configuration the wireless device may be using if the wireless device has just come from an idle state. Furthermore, the base station may use such information to choose an adaptive configuration for the wireless device.

Example operation 204

Some of the example embodiments may comprise recalculating 204 the at least one wireless device parameter. The processor unit is to recalculate the at least one wireless device parameter.

According to some of the example embodiments, the processing unit is to recalculate the at least one wireless device parameter periodically or in response to a detected change in the at least one wireless device parameter. The detected change in the at least one wireless device parameter may be with respect to a threshold value or a range of threshold values. Such recalculating may be useful when a parameter is to be updated. Such example embodiments are further described in relation to Figure 7.

Example operation 206

Some of the example embodiments may comprise determining 206 if there is a change in the at least one wireless device parameter with respect to a predetermined threshold value. The processor unit is to determine if there is a change in the at least one wireless device parameter with respect to the predetermined threshold value. Such example embodiments are further described in relation to Figure 7.

Example operation 208

Some of the example embodiment may comprise generating 208 an uplink transmission comprising the updated wireless device parameter. The processing unit is to generate the uplink transmission comprising the updated wireless device parameter. Thus, the base station will have an accurate value of the wireless device parameter. Such example embodiments are further described in relation to Figure 7.

Operation 210

The example embodiments comprise processing 210 a downlink transmission comprising usage configuration information. The usage configuration information comprises at least one base station parameter and/or a base station provided adaptive configuration profile. The at least one base station parameter is a base station related property or characteristic within the wireless network. The adaptive configuration profile comprises a set of adaptable configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within the wireless network. The processing unit is to process the downlink transmission comprising the usage configuration information.

According to some of the example embodiments, the usage configuration information may be infrequently changing base station parameters received via the SIB, as described in relation to Figure 5. The infrequently changing base station parameters 42 are also further described in relation to Figure 4.

The usage configuration information may a base station provided adaptive configuration profile, as further described in relation to Figure 6 (64). It should be appreciated that the usage configuration information may comprise frequently changing base station parameters 44 which may be sent to the wireless device at any time, as described in relation to Figure 4.

According to some of the example embodiments, the wireless device behaviour may comprise comprises at least one of a measurement filtering algorithm, a measurement sampling rate, a maximum number of measured or reported frequencies or cells, a neighbour cell detection or measurement time, a time to trigger cell reselection, a time to trigger a measurement report, and a number of required cell changes to change a device mobility state.

Example operation 212

According to some of the example embodiments, the at least one base station parameter is an infrequently changing and/or a frequently changing parameter such that an amount of change of a value, for example, within a predetermined period of time, of the at least one base station parameter is below or above, respectively, a threshold value. Such example embodiments further comprise, processing 212 a downlink transmission comprising the usage configuration information based on the wireless parameter. The processing unit is to process the downlink transmission comprising the usage configuration information based on the wireless parameter.

According to such embodiments, the wireless device is in the connected mode and has thus provided the base station with the at least one wireless device parameter, as described in example operation 202. Such example embodiments are described at least in relation to Figure 6.

Example operation 214

Some example embodiments comprise process 214 a downlink transmission comprising updated usage configuration information based on the recalculated at least one wireless device parameter. The processing unit is to process the downlink transmission comprising the updated configuration information based on the recalculated at least one wireless device parameter.

As described in relation to example operations 204, 206 and 208, the wireless device may recalculate and send updated wireless device parameters to the base station. In return, the base station may provide updated configuration information, for example, a base station provide adaptive configuration profile. Such example embodiments are described at least in relation to Figures 7 and 8.

Example operation 216

According to some of the example embodiments, the wireless device is in an idle state and the usage configuration information is the at least one base station parameter. The at least one base station parameter is infrequently changing such that, within a predefined duration of time, an amount of change of a value of the at least one base station parameter is below a threshold value. Such example embodiments further comprise decoding SIB comprising the at least one infrequently changing base station parameter. The processing unit is to decode the SIB comprising the at least one infrequently changing base station parameter.

According to such example embodiment, the wireless device may be in the idle mode. It should be appreciated that when the wireless device is in the idle mode, it will still have access to the SIB. Such example embodiments are described at least in relation to Figure 5. Operation 218

The example embodiments further comprise selecting 218 a wireless device adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter and the usage configuration information. The processing unit is to select the wireless device adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter and the usage configuration information. Example operation 220

Some example embodiments comprise selecting 220 the wireless device adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device and the at least one infrequently changing base station parameter. The selected wireless device adaptive configuration profile is one of a plurality of wireless device configuration profiles pre- configured within the wireless device. The processing unit is to select the wireless device adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter and the at least one infrequently changing base station parameter.

According to such example embodiments, the wireless device may be in an idle mode as described in relation to example operation 216. In idle mode, the wireless device will be able to receive base station parameters via the SIB. Such example embodiments are described in relation to at least Figure 5.

Example operation 222

Some example embodiment comprises updating 222 the wireless device configuration profile based on the updated usage configuration information. The processing unit is to update the wireless device configuration profile based on the updated usage configuration information. Such example embodiments may occur in the presence of updated parameters as explained in relation to example operations 204, 206, 208 and 214. Such example embodiments are described in relation to at least Figures 7 and 8.

Figure 12 is a flow diagram depicting example operations which may be taken by the apparatus of Figures 9 and 10, in providing an adaptive configuration profile to be utilized by a base station. It should be appreciated that the operations of Figure 12 need not be performed in order. Furthermore, it should be appreciated that not all of the operations need to be performed. The example operations may be performed in any order and in any combination.

Operation 300

Example embodiments comprise processing 300 an uplink transmission comprising at least one wireless device parameter. The at least one wireless device parameter being a wireless device related property or characteristic within the wireless network. The processing unit is to process the uplink transmission comprising the at least one wireless device parameter. The wireless device parameter is further discussed at least in relation to Figure 4. Operation 302

Example embodiments also comprise selecting 302 a base station provided adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter and at least one base station parameter. The at least one base station parameter is an infrequently changing and/or a frequently changing parameter such that an amount of change, for example, within a predefined duration of time, of a value of the at least one base station parameter is below or above, respectively, a threshold value. The base station provided adaptive configuration profile comprises a set of adaptable configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within the wireless network. The processing unit is to select the base station provided adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter and that at least one base station parameter.

According to some of the example embodiments the processing unit is to generate a downlink transmission comprising the at least one infrequently changing base station parameter to the wireless device via SIB or a dedicated message. According to some of the example embodiments, the processing unit is to generate a downlink transmission comprising at least one frequently changing base station parameter to the wireless device via a dedicated message. It should also be appreciated that standard messages may also be utilized in the transmission of the base station parameters.

Operation 304

Example embodiments also comprise determining 304 whether to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile to the wireless device. The processing unit is to determine whether to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile to the wireless device.

Upon receiving the at least one wireless device parameter, the base station will have knowledge of which wireless device configuration profile the wireless device is using. This is because the base station has knowledge of the different configuration profiles the wireless device may choose from. The base station also has knowledge of any base station parameters that may have been transmitted to the wireless device. Therefore, the base station will know which profile the wireless device has chosen as an initial wireless device profile. The base station will determine if there is a need to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile based on this knowledge. Example operation 306

Some embodiments comprise determining 304 whether to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile via a comparison 306 of the determined base station adaptive configuration profile and a wireless device adaptive configuration profile for a same wireless device. If the comparison yields a difference greater than a predetermined threshold value, there is a need to send the determined base station adaptive configuration profile. The processing unit is to determine whether to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile via the comparison of the determined base station adaptive configuration profile and the wireless device adaptive configuration profile for the same wireless device. As explained in relation to operation 304, the base station will have knowledge of the wireless device adaptive configuration profile.

Example operation 308

Some embodiments comprise determining 304 whether to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile base on the at least one wireless device parameter 308. The processing unit is to determine whether to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter.

According to some of the example embodiments, the determination may be based on any of the wireless device parameters. For example, the determination may be determined based on a device mobility state, etc. It should also be appreciated that the need may be determined based on a base station parameter, for example, a network state, etc.

Operation 310

Example embodiments further comprise if it is determined to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile, generating 310 a downlink transmission, to the wireless device, comprising the base station provided adaptive configuration profile. The processing unit is to generate the downlink transmission, to the wireless device, comprising the base station provided adaptive configuration profile if the need is determined. The wireless device may thereafter modify its behaviour based on the identified configuration profile provided by the base station. Operation 310 is illustrated in at least Figure 6.

Example operation 312

Some example embodiments comprise processing 312 an indication from the wireless device that an update in the base station provided adaptive configuration profile, and/or at least one infrequently changing and/or frequently changing base station parameter is needed. The processing unit is configured to process the indication from the wireless device that the update is needed.

Example operation 314

Some example embodiments comprise determining 314 an update in the base station provided adaptive configuration profile, and/or the at least one infrequently changing and/or frequently changing base station parameter. The processing unit to determine the update in the base station provided adaptive configuration profile, and/or the at least one infrequently changing and/or frequently changing base station parameter.

According to some of the example embodiments the determining of the update may occur periodically or in response to a detected change in the at least one infrequently and/or frequently changing base station parameter over a predefined time duration with respect to a threshold value. Furthermore, it should be appreciated that the determining may occur in response to an indication provided by the wireless device as described in relation to example operation 312.

Example operation 316

Some example embodiments comprise generating 316 a downlink transmission comprising the updated base station provided adaptive configuration profile, and/or the updated at least one infrequently changing and/or updated frequently changing base station parameter. The processing unit is to generate the downlink transmission comprising the updated base station provided adaptive configuration profile, and/or the updated at least one infrequently changing and/or updated frequently changing base station parameter. This example operation is illustrated in at least Figure 8.

The following is a further listing of examples according to some of the embodiments presented herein.

Example 1 is directed towards an apparatus for a wireless device in a wireless network. The apparatus comprises baseband circuitry and one or more processing units to calculate at least one wireless device parameter. The at least one wireless device parameter is a wireless device related property or characteristic within the wireless network. The one or more processing units is further to process a downlink transmission comprising usage configuration information. The usage configuration information comprises at least one base station parameter and/or a base station provided adaptive configuration profile. The at least one base station parameter is a base station related property or characteristic within the wireless network and said adaptive configuration profile comprising a set of adaptable configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within the wireless network. The one or more processing units are further to select a wireless device adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter and the usage configuration information. The wireless device behaviour within the network will be modified based on the selected wireless device adaptive configuration profile.

Example 2 is directed towards the apparatus of example 1 and any other examples described herein. In example 2, the wireless device is in an idle state and the usage configuration information is the at least one base station parameter. The at least one base station parameter is infrequently changing such that, within a predefined duration of time, an amount of change of a value of the at least one base station parameter is below a threshold value. The one or more processing units further to process a system information block comprising the at least one infrequently changing base station parameter. The one or more processing units further to select the wireless device adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter and the at least one infrequently changing base station parameter. The selected wireless device adaptive configuration profile is one of a plurality wireless device configuration profiles pre-configured within the wireless device.

Example 3 is directed towards the apparatus of example 1 and any other example described herein, where the wireless device is in a connected state. The one or more processing units further to generate an uplink transmission comprising the at least one wireless device parameter.

Example 4 is directed towards the apparatus of example 3 and any other example described herein, where the at least one base station parameter is an infrequently changing and/or a frequently changing parameter such that an amount of change, for example, within a predefined duration of time, of a value of the at least one base station parameter is below or above, respectively, a threshold value. The one or more processing units further to process a downlink transmission comprising usage configuration information based on the at least one wireless device parameter. Example 5 is directed towards the apparatus of any of examples 1-4 or any other example described herein, where the one or more processing units to recalculate the at least one wireless device parameter. The one or more processing units also to determine if there is a change in the at least one wireless device parameter with respect to a predetermined threshold.

Example 6 is directed towards the apparatus of example 5 and any other example described herein, where the one or more processing units to recalculate the at least one wireless device parameter periodically or in response to a detected change in the at least one wireless parameter.

Example 7 is directed towards the apparatus of any of examples 5-6 and any other example described herein, wherein the one or more processing units further to update the wireless adaptive configuration profile based on the determined change and the recalculated at least one wireless device parameter.

Example 8 is directed towards the apparatus of example 7 and any other example described herein, where the one or more processing units further to update the wireless adaptive configuration profile based on the usage configuration information provided by the base station.

Example 9 is directed towards the apparatus of any of examples 5-8 and any other example described herein, where the wireless device is in a connected state or has entered a connected state. The one or more processing units further to generate an uplink transmission comprising the recalculated at least one wireless device parameter.

Example 10 is directed towards the apparatus of example 9 and any other example described herein, where the one or more processing units further to process a downlink transmission comprising updated usage configuration information based on the recalculated at least one wireless device parameter. The one or more processing units further to update the wireless device configuration profile based on the updated usage configuration information.

Example 11 is directed towards the apparatus of any of examples 1-10 and any other example described herein, where the at least one wireless device parameter and the at least one base station parameter is at least one of a device power state, a device capability, a service plan, a device mobility state, or a network state. Example 12 is directed towards the apparatus of any of examples 1-11 and any other example described herein, where the wireless behaviour comprises at least one of a measurement filtering algorithm, a measurement sampling rate, a maximum number of measured or reported frequencies or cells, a neighbour cell detection or measurement time, a time to trigger cell reselection, a time to trigger a measurement report, or a number of required cell changes to change a device mobility state.

Example 13 is directed towards a wireless device comprising the apparatus of any of examples 1-12 and any other example described herein.

Example 14 is directed towards an apparatus in a base station in a wireless network. The apparatus comprises baseband circuitry and one or more processing units to process an uplink transmission comprising at least one wireless device parameter. The at least one wireless device parameter being a wireless device related property or characteristic within the wireless network. The one or more processing units further to select a base station provided adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter, at least one base station parameter. The at least one base station parameter is an infrequently changing and/or a frequently changing parameter such that an amount of change, for example, within a predefined duration of time, of a value of the at least one base station parameter is below or above, respectively, a threshold value. The base station provided adaptive configuration profile comprises a set of adaptable configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within the wireless network. The one or more processing units further to determine whether to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile to the wireless device. If the base station provided adaptive configuration profile is to be sent, the one or more processing units to generate a downlink transmission, to the wireless device, comprising the base station provided adaptive configuration profile.

Example 15 is directed towards the apparatus of example 14 and any other examples described herein, where the one or more processing units further to determine whether to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile via a comparison of the determined base station adaptive configuration profile and a wireless device adaptive configuration profile for a same wireless device. If the comparison yields a difference greater than a predetermined threshold value, there is a need to send the determined base station adaptive configuration profile. Example 16 is directed towards the apparatus of any of examples 14-15 or any other examples described herein, where the one or more processing units further to determine whether to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter.

Example 17 is directed towards the apparatus of any of examples 14-16 and any other example described herein. The one or more processing units further to determine an update in the base station provided adaptive configuration profile, the at least one infrequently changing and/or frequently changing base station parameter. The one or more processing units also to generate a downlink transmission comprising the updated base station provided adaptive configuration profile, the at least one infrequently changing and/or frequently changing base station parameter.

Example 18 is directed towards the apparatus of example 17 and any other example described herein, where the one or more processing units further to determine the update periodically or in response to a detected change in the at least one infrequently changing and/or frequently changing base station parameter over a predefined time duration with respect to a threshold value.

Example 19 is directed towards the apparatus of any of examples 17-18 and any other example described herein, where the one or more processing units further to determine the update in response to an indication from the wireless device that the update is needed. Example 20 is directed towards the apparatus of any of examples 14-19 and any other example described herein, where the one or more processing units further to generate a downlink transmission comprising the at least one infrequently changing base station parameter via a System Information Broadcast, SIB, or via a dedicated message.

Example 21 is directed towards the apparatus of any of examples 14-20 and any other example described herein, where the at least one wireless device parameter and the at least one base station parameter is at least one of a device power state, a device capability, a service plan, a device mobility state, or a network state.

Example 22 is directed towards the apparatus of any of examples 14-21 and any other example described herein, where the wireless behaviour comprises at least one of a measurement filtering algorithm, a measurement sampling rate, a maximum number of measured or reported frequencies or cells, a neighbour cell detection or measurement time, a time to trigger cell reselection, a time to trigger a measurement report, or a number of required cell changes to change a device mobility state.

Example 23 is directed towards a computer-readable storing machine comprising executable instructions such that when executed by an apparatus for a wireless device cause the apparatus to select an adaptive configuration profile. The instructions comprise calculating at least one wireless device parameter. The at least one wireless device parameter is a wireless device related property or characteristic within the wireless network. The instructions further comprise processing a downlink transmission comprising usage configuration information. The usage configuration information comprising at least one base station parameter and/or a base station provided adaptive configuration profile. The at least one base station parameter is a base station related property or characteristic within the wireless network and said adaptive configuration profile comprises a set of adaptable configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within the wireless network. The instructions further comprise determining a wireless device adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter and the usage configuration information. The wireless device adaptive configuration is used to modify a wireless device behaviour in the wireless network.

Example 24 is directed towards the computer-readable storing machine of example 23 and any other example described herein, where the at least one wireless device parameter and the at least one base station parameter is at least one of a device power state, a device capability, a service plan, a device mobility state, or a network state.

Example 25 is directed towards the computer-readable storing machine of any of examples 23-24 and any other example described herein, where the wireless behaviour comprises at least one of a measurement filtering algorithm, a measurement sampling rate, a maximum number of measured or reported frequencies or cells, a neighbour cell detection or measurement time, a time to trigger cell reselection, a time to trigger a measurement report, or a number of required cell changes to change a device mobility state.

Example 26 is directed towards a computer-readable storing machine comprising executable instructions such that when executed by an apparatus in a base station cause the apparatus to select an adaptive configuration profile. The instructions comprise processing an uplink transmission comprising at least one wireless device parameter. The at least one wireless device parameter is a wireless device related property or characteristic within the wireless network. The instructions further comprise selecting a base station provided adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter, and at least one base station parameter. The at least one base station parameter is an infrequently changing and/or a frequently changing parameter such that an amount of change, for example, within a predefined duration of time, of a value of the at least one base station parameter is below or above, respectively, a threshold value. The base station provided adaptive configuration profile comprises a set of adaptable configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within the wireless network. The instructions further comprise determining whether to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile to the wireless device. If the base station provided adaptive configuration profile is to be sent, the instructions also comprise generating a downlink transmission comprising the base station provided adaptive configuration profile.

Example 27 is directed towards the computer-readable storing machine of example 26 and any other example described herein, where the at least one wireless device parameter and the at least one base station parameter is at least one of a device power state, a device capability, a service plan, a device mobility state, or a network state.

Example 28 is directed towards the computer-readable storing machine of any of examples 26-27 or any other example described herein, where the wireless behaviour comprises at least one of a measurement filtering algorithm, a measurement sampling rate, a maximum number of measured or reported frequencies or cells, a neighbour cell detection or measurement time, a time to trigger cell reselection, a time to trigger a measurement report, or a number of required cell changes to change a device mobility state.

Example 29 is directed towards a method, in an apparatus for use in a wireless device in a wireless network. The method comprising calculating at least one wireless device parameter. The at least one wireless device parameter is a wireless device related property or characteristic within the wireless network. The method further comprising processing a downlink transmission, from a base station, comprising usage configuration information. The usage configuration information comprises at least one base station parameter and/or a base station provided adaptive configuration profile. The at least one base station parameter is a base station related property or characteristic within the wireless network and said adaptive configuration profile comprising a set of adaptable configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within the wireless network. The method also comprising selecting a wireless device adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter and the usage configuration information. The selected wireless device adaptive configuration profile is used to modify a wireless device behaviour in the wireless network.

Example 30 is directed towards the method of example 29 and any other example described herein, where the at least one wireless device parameter and the at least one base station parameter is at least one of a device power state, a device capability, a service plan, a device mobility state, or a network state.

Example 31 is directed towards the method of any of examples 29-30 and any other example described herein, where the wireless behaviour comprises at least one of a measurement filtering algorithm, a measurement sampling rate, a maximum number of measured or reported frequencies or cells, a neighbour cell detection or measurement time, a time to trigger cell reselection, a time to trigger a measurement report, or a number of required cell changes to change a device mobility state.

Example 32 is directed towards a method in an apparatus for use in a base station in a wireless network. The method comprising processing an uplink transmission, from a wireless device, comprising at least one wireless device parameter. The at least one wireless device parameter being a wireless device related property or characteristic within the wireless network. The method further comprising selecting a base station provided adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter, at least one base station parameter. The at least one base station parameter is an infrequently changing and/or a frequently changing parameter such that an amount of change, for example, within a predefined duration of time, of a value of the at least one base station parameter is below or above, respectively, a threshold value. The base station provided adaptive configuration profile comprises a set of adaptable configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within the wireless network. The method also comprising determining whether to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile to the wireless device. If the base station provided adaptive configuration profile is to be sent, the method comprising generating a downlink transmission comprising the base station provided adaptive configuration profile.

Example 33 is directed towards the method of example 32 and any other example described herein, where the at least one wireless device parameter and the at least one base station parameter is at least one of a device power state, a device capability, a service plan, a device mobility state, or a network state.

Example 34 is directed towards the method of any of examples 32-33 and any other example described herein, where the wireless behaviour comprises at least one of a measurement filtering algorithm, a measurement sampling rate, a maximum number of measured or reported frequencies or cells, a neighbour cell detection or measurement time, a time to trigger cell reselection, a time to trigger a measurement report, or a number of required cell changes to change a device mobility state.

Example 35 is directed towards an apparatus for use in a wireless device in a wireless network. The apparatus comprising calculating means for calculating at least one wireless device parameter. The at least one wireless device parameter is a wireless device related property or characteristic within the wireless network. The unit further comprising processing means for processing a downlink transmission comprising usage configuration information. The usage configuration information comprises at least one base station parameter and/or a base station provided adaptive configuration profile. The at least one base station parameter is a base station related property or characteristic within the wireless network and said adaptive configuration profile comprising a set of adaptable

configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within the wireless network. The unit also comprising selecting means for selecting a wireless device adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter and the usage configuration information.

Example 36 is directed towards the apparatus of example 35 and any other example described herein, where the at least one wireless device parameter and the at least one base station parameter is at least one of a device power state, a device capability, a service plan, a device mobility state, or a network state.

Example 37 is directed towards the apparatus of any of examples 35-36 and any other example described herein, where the wireless behaviour comprises at least one of a measurement filtering algorithm, a measurement sampling rate, a maximum number of measured or reported frequencies or cells, a neighbour cell detection or measurement time, a time to trigger cell reselection, a time to trigger a measurement report, or a number of required cell changes to change a device mobility state. Example 38 is directed towards an apparatus for use in a base station in a wireless network. The apparatus comprising processing means for processing an uplink transmission, from a wireless device, comprising at least one wireless device parameter. The at least one wireless device parameter being a wireless device related property or characteristic within the wireless network. The unit further comprising selecting means for selecting a base station provided adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter, at least one base station parameter. The at least one base station parameter is an infrequently changing and/or a frequently changing parameter such that an amount of change, for example, within a predefined duration of time, of a value of the at least one base station parameter is below or above, respectively, a threshold value. The base station provided adaptive configuration profile comprises a set of adaptable configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within the wireless network. The unit also comprising determining means for determining whether to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile to the wireless device. If the base station provided adaptive configuration profile is to be sent, the unit also comprising generating means for generating a downlink transmission comprising the base station provided adaptive configuration profile.

Example 39 is directed towards the apparatus of example 38 and any other example described herein, where the at least one wireless device parameter and the at least one base station parameter is at least one of a device power state, a device capability, a service plan, a device mobility state, or a network state.

Example 40 is directed towards the apparatus of any of examples 38-39 and any other example described herein, where the wireless behaviour comprises at least one of a measurement filtering algorithm, a measurement sampling rate, a maximum number of measured or reported frequencies or cells, a neighbour cell detection or measurement time, a time to trigger cell reselection, a time to trigger a measurement report, or a number of required cell changes to change a device mobility state.

Throughout the description and claims of this specification, the words“comprise” and “contain” and variations of them mean“including but not limited to”, and they are not intended to (and do not) exclude other moieties, additives, components, integers or steps. Throughout the description and claims of this specification, the singular encompasses the plural unless the context otherwise requires. In particular, where the indefinite article is used, the specification is to be understood as contemplating plurality as well as singularity, unless the context requires otherwise.

Features, integers, characteristics, compounds, chemical moieties or groups described in conjunction with a particular aspect, embodiment or example of the example embodiments are to be understood to be applicable to any other aspect, embodiment or example described herein unless incompatible therewith. All of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), and/or all of the steps of any method or process so disclosed, may be combined in any combination, except combinations where at least some of such features and/or steps are mutually exclusive. The example embodiments are not restricted to the details of any foregoing embodiments. The example embodiments extend to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the features disclosed in this specification (including any accompanying claims, abstract and drawings), or to any novel one, or any novel combination, of the steps of any method or process so disclosed. The reader's attention is directed to all papers and documents which are filed concurrently with or previous to this specification in connection with this application and which are open to public inspection with this specification, and the contents of all such papers and documents are incorporated herein by reference.

Claims

1. An apparatus for a wireless device in a wireless network, comprising:

baseband circuitry, including one or more processing units to:

calculate at least one wireless device parameter, said at least one wireless device parameter being a wireless device related property or characteristic within the wireless network;

process received usage configuration information, said usage configuration information comprising at least one base station parameter and/or a base station provided adaptive configuration profile, wherein said at least one base station parameter is a base station related property or characteristic within the wireless network and said adaptive configuration profile comprises a set of adaptable configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within the wireless network; and

select a wireless device adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter and the usage configuration information for adapting a wireless device behaviour in the wireless network.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless device is in an idle state and the usage configuration information is the at least one base station parameter, wherein said at least one base station parameter is infrequently changing such that, within a predefined duration of time, an amount of change of a value of the at least one base station parameter is below a threshold value, the one or more processing units further to:

decode a system information block (SIB) to identify at least one infrequently changing base station parameter; and

select the wireless device adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter and the at least one infrequently changing base station parameter, wherein the selected wireless device adaptive configuration profile is one of a plurality wireless device configuration profiles pre-configured within the wireless device.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wireless device is in a connected state, the processing unit further to: generate an uplink transmission comprising the at least one wireless device parameter.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the at least one base station parameter is an

infrequently changing and/or a frequently changing parameter such that an amount of change of a value of the at least one base station parameter is below or above, respectively, a threshold value within a predefined duration of time, the one or more processing units further to:

process a downlink transmission comprising usage configuration information based on the at least one wireless device parameter.

5. The apparatus of any of claims 1-4, the one or more processing units to:

recalculate the at least one wireless device parameter;

determine if there is a change in the at least one wireless device parameter with respect to a predetermined threshold.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the processing unit is to recalculate the at least one wireless device parameter periodically or in response to a detected change in the at least one wireless parameter.

7. The apparatus of any of claims 5-6, wherein the processing unit further to update the wireless device adaptive configuration profile based on the determined change and the recalculated at least one wireless device parameter.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the processing unit further to update the wireless adaptive configuration profile based on the usage configuration information provided by the base station.

9. The apparatus of any of claims 5-8, wherein the wireless device is in a connected state or has entered a connected state, the processing unit further to:

generate an uplink transmission comprising the recalculated at least one wireless device parameter.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processing unit is further to:

process updated usage configuration information based on the recalculated at least one wireless device parameter;

update the wireless device configuration profile based on the updated usage configuration information.

11. The apparatus of any of claims 1-10, wherein the at least one wireless device

parameter and the at least one base station parameter is at least one of a power state, a capability, a service plan, a mobility state, or a network state.

12. The apparatus of any of claim 1-11, wherein the wireless behaviour comprises at least one of a measurement filtering algorithm, a measurement sampling rate, a maximum number of measured or reported frequencies or cells, a neighbour cell detection or measurement time, a time to trigger cell reselection, a time to trigger a measurement report, or a number of required cell changes to change a device mobility state.

13. A wireless device comprising the apparatus of any of claims 1-12.

14. An apparatus for a base station in a wireless network, comprising:

baseband circuitry and one or more processing units to:

process at least one wireless device parameter provided by a wireless device, said at least one wireless device parameter being a wireless device related property or characteristic within the wireless network;

select a base station provided adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter, at least one base station parameter wherein said at least one base station parameter is an infrequently changing and/or a frequently changing parameter such that an amount of change of a value, within a predefined duration of time, of the at least one base station parameter is below or above, respectively, a threshold value, and wherein the base station provided adaptive configuration profile comprises a set of adaptable configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within the wireless network; determine whether to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile to the wireless device; and

if a need is determined, generate a downlink transmission comprising the base station provided adaptive configuration profile.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processing unit further to determine if there is a need to send the selected base station provided adaptive configuration profile via a comparison of the selected base station adaptive configuration profile and a wireless device adaptive configuration profile for a same wireless device, wherein if the comparison yields a difference greater than a predetermined threshold value, there is a need to send the selected base station adaptive configuration profile.

16. The apparatus of any of claims 14-15, wherein the processing unit further to

determine if there is a need to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter.

17. The apparatus of any of claims 14-16, wherein the processing unit further to:

determine an update in the base station provided adaptive configuration profile, the at least one infrequently changing and/or frequently changing base station parameter; and

generate a downlink transmission comprising the updated base station provided adaptive configuration profile, the at least one infrequently changing and/or frequently changing base station parameter.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processing unit is further to determine the update periodically or in response to a detected change in the at least one infrequently changing and/or frequently changing base station parameter over a predefined time duration with respect to a threshold value.

19. The apparatus of any of claims 17-18, wherein the processing unit is further to

determine the update in response to an indication from the wireless device that the update is needed.

20. The apparatus of any of claims 14-19, wherein the processing unit further to send the at least one infrequently changing base station parameter via a System Information Broadcast, SIB, or via a dedicated message.

21. The apparatus of any of claims 14-20, wherein the at least one wireless device

22. The apparatus of any of claims 14-21, wherein the wireless behaviour comprises at least one of a measurement filtering algorithm, a measurement sampling rate, a maximum number of measured or reported frequencies or cells, a neighbour cell detection or measurement time, a time to trigger cell reselection, a time to trigger a measurement report, or a number of required cell changes to change a device mobility state.

23. A computer-readable storing machine comprising executable instructions such that when executed by wireless logic unit cause the apparatus for the wireless device to select an adaptive configuration profile, the instructions comprising:

process a downlink transmission comprising usage configuration information, said usage configuration information comprising at least one base station parameter and/or a base station provided adaptive configuration profile, wherein said at least one base station parameter is a base station related property or characteristic within the wireless network and said adaptive configuration profile comprises a set of adaptable configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within the wireless network; and

select a wireless device adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter and the usage configuration information for modifying a wireless device behaviour in the wireless network.

24. The computer-readable storing machine of claim 23, wherein the at least one wireless device parameter and the at least one base station parameter is at least one of a power state, a capability, a service plan, a mobility state, or a network state.

25. The computer-readable storing machine of any of claims 23-24, wherein the wireless behaviour comprises at least one of a measurement filtering algorithm, a measurement sampling rate, a maximum number of measured or reported frequencies or cells, a neighbour cell detection or measurement time, a time to trigger cell reselection, a time to trigger a measurement report, or a number of required cell changes to change a device mobility state.

26. A computer-readable storing machine comprising executable instructions such that when executed by an apparatus for a base station to determine an adaptive configuration profile, the instructions comprising:

process an uplink transmission comprising at least one wireless device parameter, said at least one wireless device parameter being a wireless device related property or characteristic within the wireless network;

select a base station provided adaptive configuration profile based on the at least one wireless device parameter, at least one base station parameter wherein said at least one base station parameter is an infrequently changing and/or a frequently changing parameter such that an amount of change of a value, within a predefined duration of time, of the at least one base station parameter is below or above, respectively, a threshold value, and wherein the base station provided adaptive configuration profile comprises a set of adaptable configurations defining a wireless device behaviour within the wireless network;

determine if there is a need to send the base station provided adaptive configuration profile to the wireless device; and

27. The computer-readable storing machine of claim 26, wherein the at least one wireless device parameter and the at least one base station parameter is at least one of a power state, a capability, a service plan, a mobility state, or a network state.

28. The computer-readable storing machine of any of claims 26-27, wherein the wireless behaviour comprises at least one of a measurement filtering algorithm, a measurement sampling rate, a maximum number of measured or reported frequencies or cells, a neighbour cell detection or measurement time, a time to trigger cell reselection, a time to trigger a measurement report, or a number of required cell changes to change a device mobility state.