Apparatus and methods are provided to handle idle mode operation in the heterogeneous network with conventional macro cell and millimeter wave (mmW) small cells. In one novel aspect, the UE camps on both the macro cell and the mmW small cell. The UE receives system information that includes information of mmW small cells and paging messages from the macro cell and establishes RRC connection with one of the mmW small cell. In one embodiment, the UE performs mmW small cell discovery upon obtaining mmW small cell information. In another embodiment, the UE performs the mmW small cell discovery if the mobility status indicates low mobility and/or the traffic type is suitable for the mmW small cell. In another novel aspect, the UE receives the paging request from the macro cell and sends the paging response to the mmW small cell base station who forwards the paging response to the MME.

A gateway apparatus including a first inter-device interface configured to communicate with a monitoring apparatus; a second inter-device interface configured to communicate with multiple subordinate base station apparatuses; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to generate first configuration information when second configuration information is received from the monitoring apparatus via the first inter-device interface. The processor generates the first configuration information by performing protocol conversion of converting the second configuration information into a format adapted to the second inter-device interface for the multiple base station apparatuses. The processor is further configured to transmit the generated first configuration information to the multiple base station apparatuses via the second inter-device interface, and divide the multiple base station apparatuses into predetermined groups. The processor transmits the first configuration information to the multiple base station apparatuses at a different timing for each of the groups.

A gateway apparatus including a first inter-device interface configured to communicate with a monitoring apparatus; a second inter-device interface configured to communicate with multiple subordinate base station apparatuses; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to generate first configuration information when second configuration information is received from the monitoring apparatus via the first inter-device interface. The processor generates the first configuration information by performing protocol conversion of converting the second configuration information into a format adapted to the second inter-device interface for the multiple base station apparatuses. The processor is further configured to transmit the generated first configuration information to the multiple base station apparatuses via the second inter-device interface, and divide the multiple base station apparatuses into predetermined groups. The processor transmits the first configuration information to the multiple base station apparatuses at a different timing for each of the groups.

A communication control method is disclosed, including: connecting, by a small cell by using a built-in soft SIM card or an inserted SIM card, to a Uu air interface of a macro cell to access the macro cell; after receiving a broadcast synchronization signal of the macro cell, synchronizing, by the small cell, with the macro cell, and acquiring configuration information of the macro cell; and performing, by the small cell, system configuration for the small cell according to the configuration information of the macro cell. A SIM card is added to the small cell, so that the small cell can access a macro cell in a terminal form, which is equivalent to addition of a Uu air interface between the small cell and the macro cell. Therefore, configuration management, performance optimization, admissible subscriber configuration, and the like are implemented for the small cell by using this air interface.

A communication control method is disclosed, including: connecting, by a small cell by using a built-in soft SIM card or an inserted SIM card, to a Uu air interface of a macro cell to access the macro cell; after receiving a broadcast synchronization signal of the macro cell, synchronizing, by the small cell, with the macro cell, and acquiring configuration information of the macro cell; and performing, by the small cell, system configuration for the small cell according to the configuration information of the macro cell. A SIM card is added to the small cell, so that the small cell can access a macro cell in a terminal form, which is equivalent to addition of a Uu air interface between the small cell and the macro cell. Therefore, configuration management, performance optimization, admissible subscriber configuration, and the like are implemented for the small cell by using this air interface.

The disclosed apparatus, systems, and methods relate to a location query mechanism that can efficiently determine whether a target entity is located within a region of interest (ROI). At a high level, the location query mechanism can be configured to represent a ROI using one or more polygons. The location query mechanism can, in turn, divide (e.g., tessellate) the one or more polygons into sub-polygons. Subsequently, the location query mechanism can use the sub-polygons to build an index system that can efficiently determine whether a particular location is within any of the sub-polygons. Therefore, when a computing device queries whether a particular location is within the region of interest, the location query mechanism can use the index system to determine whether the particular location is within any of the sub-polygons.

The present disclosure describes a communication method, including: sending, by a user equipment (UE), a request message to a micro network node, so that the micro network node sends an indication message to a macro network node; receiving an uplink resource sent according to the indication message by the macro network node; and sending uplink signaling or uplink data to the macro network node according to the uplink resource. The present disclosure further describes a corresponding device and system. The micro network node participates in accessing the user equipment (UE) to a network so that a UE can rapidly access the network and reduce access delay.

Aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and techniques for managing interference across operators. A base station identifies a first region of a first frequency spectrum assigned to a first operator, wherein uplink and downlink subframe configurations for Time Division Duplex (TDD) communications using the first region and a first region of a second frequency spectrum assigned to a second operator are synchronized between the first and second operator. The base station further identifies a second region of the first frequency spectrum, wherein uplink and downlink subframe configurations for TDD communications using the second region and a second region of the second frequency spectrum are not synchronized between the first and second operator. The base station communicates with one or more user equipments using the first and second region of the first frequency spectrum.

Aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and techniques for managing interference across operators. A base station identifies a first region of a first frequency spectrum assigned to a first operator, wherein uplink and downlink subframe configurations for Time Division Duplex (TDD) communications using the first region and a first region of a second frequency spectrum assigned to a second operator are synchronized between the first and second operator. The base station further identifies a second region of the first frequency spectrum, wherein uplink and downlink subframe configurations for TDD communications using the second region and a second region of the second frequency spectrum are not synchronized between the first and second operator. The base station communicates with one or more user equipments using the first and second region of the first frequency spectrum.

A radio station (2) transmits or receives, to or from a radio terminal (1) in a second cell (23, 24), a CP message containing a NAS message or an RRC message or both, when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The second cell (23, 24) uses a RAT different from that of the first cell, and is used in addition and subordinate to the first cell. The predetermined condition relates to at least one of: (a) a content or type of the CP message; (b) a type of a signalling radio bearer used to transmit the CP message; (c) a transmission cause of the CP message; and (d) a type of a core network associated with the NAS message. It is thus, for example, possible to contributing to efficient transmission of control plane (CP) messages in a radio architecture that provides interworking of two different Radio Access Technologies (RATs).