Abstract: Disclosed are example embodiments of systems and methods for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ). An example method includes performing a first HARQ compression to reduce a number of HARQ bits, the HARQ compression comprising one of a unified HARQ compression and a block-wise HARQ compression. Optionally, the example method further includes performing a second HARQ compression to further reduce the number of HARQ bits to a compressed number of HARQ bits. One of the first HARQ compression and the second HARQ compression include the unified HARQ compression and another of the first HARQ compression and the second HARQ compression comprising the block-wise HARQ compression. The example method also includes saving the compressed HARQ data to a DDR storage.

Abstract: A method for performing location functions in a wireless communications using user equipment devices which communicate using a sidelink communication link is provided. Information may be transmitted from a transmit user equipment to a receive user equipment, and the information may be utilised to establish a locality of the transmit user equipment. If it is determined that the transmit user locality coincides with a communication area of the receive user equipment HARQ feedback may be enabled.

Abstract: A method of configuring an error correction engine, the method comprising determining the frequency of operation of the error correction engine, determining the size of the code to be error corrected, determining the time permitted in which to error correct the code, and based on the determining steps, configuring the number of active error correction processes within the error correction engine to be used to error correct the code.

Abstract: A method of receiving LTE data by a user device, the data being transmitted on a channel of an unlicensed band comprising the steps of receiving a cell ID from a primary LTE cell, receiving system information from the primary LTE cell for access to an unlicensed channel, receiving LTE data on the channel of an unlicensed band.

Abstract: A self-drilling anchor including a screw and an anchor body configured to receive a shank of the screw, the anchor body including: a flange at an end oriented toward a head of the screw, a threaded portion, a deformable expansion portion between the flange and the threaded portion, and a rotation locking mechanism preventing rotation of the anchor body relative to the wall. The threaded portion is configured to engage with the screw thread and advance in a direction of the flange, by deforming the expansion portion, when the screw is screwed into the threaded portion. The anchor body further includes a piercing element at the opposite end from the flange, the anchor including a fastening mechanism between the screw and the anchor body, the fastening mechanism being detachable by a torque, applied between the screw and the anchor body, equal to or greater than a predetermined torque.

Abstract: A method of configuring an error correction engine, the method comprising determining the frequency of operation of the error correction engine, determining the size of the code to be error corrected, determining the time permitted in which to error correct the code, and based on the determining steps, configuring the number of active error correction processes within the error correction engine to be used to error correct the code

Abstract: An expansion anchor includes a screw and an anchor body configured to receive a shank of the screw, the anchor body including: a flange configured to be directed towards the screw head; a nut-forming portion configured to cooperate with the screw thread; and a deformable expansion portion between the flange and the nut-forming portion. The nut-forming portion is configured to advance in the direction of the flange, by deforming the expansion portion to a deployed state, by screwing the screw in the nut-forming portion. When the anchor is mounted inside a hole in a wall, with the flange bearing against a first face of the wall, the expansion portion in the deployed state forms a continuous contact surface facing a second face of the wall and has a load-bearing section, transversely with respect to the screw axis, which is generally decreasing from the contact surface towards the nut-forming portion.

Abstract: A method of receiving LTE data by a user device, the data being transmitted on a channel of an unlicensed band comprising the steps of receiving a cell ID from a primary LTE cell, receiving system information from the primary LTE cell for access to an unlicensed channel, receiving LTE data on the channel of an unlicensed band.

Abstract: An expansion anchor includes a screw and an anchor body configured to receive a shank of the screw, the anchor body including: a flange configured to be directed towards the screw head; a nut-forming portion configured to cooperate with the screw thread; and a deformable expansion portion between the flange and the nut-forming portion. The nut-forming portion is configured to advance in the direction of the flange, by deforming the expansion portion to a deployed state, by screwing the screw in the nut-forming portion. When the anchor is mounted inside a hole in a wall, with the flange bearing against a first face of the wall, the expansion portion in the deployed state forms a continuous contact surface facing a second face of the wall and has a load-bearing section, transversely with respect to the screw axis, which is generally decreasing from the contact surface towards the nut-forming portion.

Abstract: A self-drilling anchor including a screw and an anchor body configured to receive a shank of the screw, the anchor body including: a flange at an end oriented toward a head of the screw, a threaded portion, a deformable expansion portion between the flange and the threaded portion, and a rotation locking mechanism preventing rotation of the anchor body relative to the wall. The threaded portion is configured to engage with the screw thread and advance in a direction of the flange, by deforming the expansion portion, when the screw is screwed into the threaded portion. The anchor body further includes a piercing element at the opposite end from the flange, the anchor including a fastening mechanism between the screw and the anchor body, the fastening mechanism being detachable by a torque, applied between the screw and the anchor body, equal to or greater than a predetermined torque.

Abstract: A panel for use in building construction comprises a substrate board having two opposed faces. A lamina is secured to a first one of the faces of the substrate board by means of one or more regions of bonding between the lamina and the board. The one or more regions of bonding cover a total area that is less than 20% of the total interfacial area between the lamina and the board.