Abstract: This invention refers to a probiotic composition consisting of the bacteria Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium longum, preferably of the strains L. rhamnosus CECT8361, L. casei CECT9104 and B. longum CECT7347, and its use as an antioxidant. This composition is particularly useful in the treatment and/or prevention of damage, at the molecular level, caused by oxidative stress, preferably during high intensity physical exercise.

Abstract: A transmission system and method for use in a mobile communication network comprising an active antenna arrangement of multiple antennas. The active antenna arrangement comprising several pairs of radiofrequency sub-modules each radiofrequency sub-module including a first phase shifter module, a TRX module and a radiating antenna element and where an dynamic phase offset is applied to one of the sub-modules of each pair, and where the phase offset vector is selected according to the signal quality received by users of the mobile communication network using an algorithm which minimizes the duration of the selection process.

Abstract: A method for data transmission in a wide area mobile network supporting both MIMO User Equipments and non MIMO User Equipments includes allocating in a first signal the traffic of non MIMO user Equipments, a first MIMO data stream and a primary pilot channel, allocating in a second signal a second MIMO data stream and a secondary pilot channel, and transmitting the first signal and the second signal with two orthogonal circular polarizations.

Abstract: Method and system for improving the performance of mobile communication networks. The method and system employs the additional functionality whereby an additional phase offset can be applied to one of the physical paths (one physical antenna) in order to modify and adapt the transmit polarization. In the preferred embodiment, the criterion for selecting the additional phase offset will be to maximize the energy received from the HSPA serving cell by the legacy HSDPA user equipments.

Abstract: The invention relates to data transmission in radio communication networks, the object of the invention multiband directional antenna comprising a multidimensional array structure and having more than one director working in active or passive mode according to the working frequency.

Abstract: A transmission system and method for use in a mobile communication network comprising an active antenna arrangement of multiple antennas. The active antenna arrangement comprising several pairs of radiofrequency sub-modules each radiofrequency sub-module including a first phase shifter module, a TRX module and a radiating antenna element and where an dynamic phase offset is applied to one of the sub-modules of each pair, and where the phase offset vector is selected according to the signal quality received by users of the mobile communication network using an algorithm which minimizes the duration of the selection process.

Abstract: Method and RNC for selecting transmission technology when a UE enters the network, which checks whether the UE is MIMO and, if so and only one carrier is available, allocates its traffic to said carrier and uses a S-CPICH to provide all MIMO traffic with a diversity pilot and Virtual Antenna Mapping for balance. If more than one carrier is available, the number of UEs, their radio conditions and load of carriers are checked periodically. If the carrier is busy only with MIMO and its load is higher than the load of the remaining carriers, diversity CPICH of STTD is selected; otherwise and only if the UEs vulnerable to STTD with good radio conditions exceed a certain number, the S-CPICH is selected. The RNC can reconfigure the network from transmitting MIMO traffic with STTD to using MIMO with S-CPICH or vice versa dynamically by periodical check of the load and UEs criteria for configuration change.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for selecting a transmission technology (MIMO or non MIMO) for a HSDPA connection established between a RNC and a UE depending on the mobility of said UE, measured at the RNC as variations of the position of the UE. Then, if the connection is established with HSDPA MIMO technology and the position variations exceed a first pre-defined threshold, the connection is switched to HSPDA non MIMO technology. Also, if the connection is established with HSPDA non MIMO technology and the position variations are below a second pre-defined threshold, the connection is switched to HSPDA MIMO technology.

Abstract: System and method for transmitting a radio signal in a mobile communication network. The radio signal has a circular polarisation.

Abstract: To determine which traffic and terminal types and in which parts of a call should be best served by a given carrier there is provided a method and system for dynamically allocating carriers in a MIMO network using S-CPICH. The consideration of which carrier to allocate addresses problems caused by the enablement of the diversity transmission technique. Carriers are dynamically allocated to terminals in a WCDMA network scenario taking into account each terminal's vulnerability to interference from a carrier using S-CPICH or STTD according to certain parameters, such as a requested service or the radio conditions at any given time. The carriers are allocated from carriers using P-CPICH, S-CPICH and/or STTD. The invention also relates to a system that implements this method in a WCDMA network.

Abstract: A method of selecting a cell from a certain active set of cells (102, 103) to become serving cell for a mobile terminal (101) instead of the primary cell (102) of said active set of cells (102, 103) during a call in a mobile communications network implementing soft handover, the method comprising the steps of: determining whether the radio access bearer (RAB) of said call is being served on a soft handover area or not, and: if said call is being served on a soft handover area, determining whether the user of said mobile terminal (101) can be considered static or in motion, and: if said user of said mobile terminal (101) is considered static, comparing the load of said primary cell (102) to the load of at least one of the remaining cells (103) within the active set (102, 103), and: if the load of said primary cell (102) exceeds the load of said at least one of said remaining cells (103) within the active set (102, 103) by a predetermined factor, transferring the downlink user plane from said primary cell (102)

Abstract: The invention relates to data transmission in radio communication networks, the object of the invention multiband directional antenna comprising a multidimensional array structure and having more than one director working in active or passive mode according to the working frequency.

Abstract: Method and system for improving the performance of mobile communication networks. The method and system employs the additional functionality whereby an additional phase offset can be applied to one of the physical paths (one physical antenna) in order to modify and adapt the transmit polarization. In the preferred embodiment, the criterion for selecting the additional phase offset will be to maximize the energy received from the HSPA serving cell by the legacy HSDPA user equipments.

Abstract: The described method provides a Network Controller (e.g., RNC) with an active set update procedure for application when activating STTD in the 3G networks. To avoid any call drop due to misalignments between the respective transmission diversity mode configurations of cells and the presence/absence of support for transmission diversity in user terminals, STTD mode is deactivated, in cases where the terminal is rejecting the Active Set Update message due to ‘invalid configuration’. The misalignments between the respective transmission diversity mode configurations may arise in a number of scenarios: handover from a cell with STTD deactivated to a cell with STTD activated, handover from a cell with STTD activated to a cell with STTD deactivated, or handover between cells with STTD activated. In all cases the solution consists of indicating to the UE the STTD Off configuration to obtain a success active set update procedure irrespective of the true configuration status.

Abstract: An active antenna with an IP address including a first set of modules (Mi) and a second set of modules (M?j), both sets using a same hardware platform and each set integrating radiofrequency sub-modules. Further including at least an Ethernet connection to the core network for providing the active antenna with capability of operation from an anchor site, and a digital platform integrating a set of modules for base-band processing, operating in one or more of 2G, 3G and LTE technologies. The active antenna includes processing apparatus for control plane of 2G and 3G radio access networks, routing apparatus for lu, Gb or S1 data relay from/to the core network to provide the active antenna with capability of operation from a relay site. Further included is at least two optical ports for connection in chain with a pair of active antennas in the same relay site and a power supply connection.

Abstract: A system and method are described for detecting and controlling the phase difference introduced to radio signals by transmission branches of a transmission system in a mobile communication network. Periodically a calibration signal is generated at an input of the transmission branches during a phase calibration mode. The phase difference introduced by the two transmission branches is detected by detecting the phase difference between the calibration signal, which has at least partly passed through the first transmission branch and the calibration signal, which has at least partly passed through the second transmission branch. The phase difference between the radio signals is controlled based on the detected phase difference.

Abstract: Method and RNC for selecting transmission technology when a UE enters the network, which checks whether the UE is MIMO and, if so and only one carrier is available, allocates its traffic to said carrier and uses a S-CPICH to provide all MIMO traffic with a diversity pilot and Virtual Antenna Mapping for balance. If more than one carrier is available, the number of UEs, their radio conditions and load of carriers are checked periodically. If the carrier is busy only with MIMO and its load is higher than the load of the remaining carriers, diversity CPICH of STTD is selected; otherwise and only if the UEs vulnerable to STTD with good radio conditions exceed a certain number, the S-CPICH is selected. The RNC can reconfigure the network from transmitting MIMO traffic with STTD to using MIMO with S-CPICH or vice versa dynamically by periodical check of the load and UEs criteria for configuration change.

Abstract: Method and system for data transmission in a wide area mobile network supporting both MIMO User Equipments and non MIMO User Equipments, comprising: Allocating in a first signal (6a) the traffic of non MIMO user Equipments (9), a first MIMO data stream and a primary pilot channel. Allocating in a second signal (6b) a second MIMO data stream and a secondary pilot channel. Transmitting the first signal (6a) and the second signal (6b) with two orthogonal circular polarizations.

Abstract: To determine which traffic and terminal types and in which parts of a call should be best served by a given carrier there is provided a method and system for dynamically allocating carriers in a MIMO network using S-CPICH. The consideration of which carrier to allocate addresses problems caused by the enablement of the diversity transmission technique. Carriers are dynamically allocated to terminals in a WCDMA network scenario taking into account each terminal's vulnerability to interference from a carrier using S-CPICH or STTD according to certain parameters, such as a requested service or the radio conditions at any given time. The carriers are allocated from carriers using P-CPICH, S-CPICH and/or STTD. The invention also relates to a system that implements this method in a WCDMA network.

Abstract: System and method for transmitting a radio signal in a mobile communication network. The radio signal has a circular polarisation.