Abstract: Channel access delays and reception uncertainty are modeled as protocol-independent generic processes that are optimized for improved simulation performance. The generic process components are designed such that each different protocol can be modeled using an arrangement of these components that is specific to the protocol. In this way, speed and/or accuracy improvements to the generic process components are reflected in each of such protocol models. If an accurate analytic model is not available for the generic process component, a prediction engine, such as a neural network, is preferably used. The prediction engine is trained using the existing detailed models of network devices. Once trained, the prediction engine is used to model the generic process, and the protocol model that includes the generic component is used in lieu of the detailed models, thereby saving substantial processing time.

Abstract: Communication device comprising a transmitter and a receiver, coupled to antenna means respectively via a transmitter output and a receiver input. For an effective and reliable reduction of transmitter leakage signals occurring at the receiver input corrective signal means are being used, comprising transmitter leakage signal selective amplifying means for selectively amplifying said transmitter leakage signal provided with a transmitter signal reference input being coupled to the transmitter output, a transmitter leakage signal input being coupled to the receiver input and a transmitter leakage signal output being coupled to said transmitter leakage signal input for a negative feed back of said transmitter leakage signals.

Abstract: An AM receiver includes an audio filter that is configured to selectively narrow the audio bandwidth of the demodulated signal when a signal with a low signal-to-noise ratio is received. By suitably bandpass-filtering the signal, for example, to 200–5000 Hertz, the intelligibility of the demodulated audio signal is not substantially reduced, whereas this bandpass-filtering substantially suppresses the audio noise that is typically found to be most annoying when listening to an full-bandwidth audio signal with a low signal-to-noise ratio. Optionally, the audio filter also provides gain to the bandpass-filtered signal.