Abstract: A gateway for connection to a host processor and multiple slaves, which are organized in a point-to-point (P2P) topology, is provided. The gateway has an independent channel for each of the slaves, and the gateway can receive multiple control signals, each including at least one control signal for a particular predetermined slave from the multiple slaves, from the host processor. The host processor determines whether the slaves for which the at least one control signal has been received are in an operational state; and to simultaneously output the control signals received from the host processor to the slaves for which the at least one control signal has been received only when all of the slaves for which the at least one control signal has been received are in the operational state.

Abstract: A method is proposed for detecting at least one fluorescence pattern on an immunofluorescence image of a biological cell substrate, comprising the following steps: incubating the cell substrate with a liquid patient sample, which potentially includes primary antibodies, and furthermore with secondary antibodies, which are marked using a fluorescence stain, irradiating the cell substrate using excitation radiation and capturing the immunofluorescence image, determining segmentation information comprising at least one first and one second segmentation area, wherein the segmentation areas each represent a respective cell substrate area, via segmentation of the immunofluorescence image using a first neural network, determining a boundary area, which represents a transition from the first cell substrate area towards the second cell substrate area in the fluorescence image, on the basis of the segmentation information, selecting multiple partial images from the immunofluorescence image along the boundary area, dete

Abstract: A method is proposed for detecting a presence of a fluorescence pattern on an immunofluorescence image of a biological cell substrate, comprising the following steps: incubating the cell substrate with a liquid patient sample, which potentially comprises primary antibodies, and furthermore with secondary antibodies, which are marked using a fluorescence stain, irradiating the cell substrate using excitation radiation and capturing the immunofluorescence image, determining respective items of location information, which indicate respective locations of respective relevant subsections of the cell substrate in the fluorescence image, and determining respective first partial confidence measures of respective presences of the fluorescence pattern on the respective subsections by means of a first neural network on the basis of the overall fluorescence image, extracting respective image subsections, which correspond to the respective subsections of the cell substrate, from the fluorescence image on the basis of the

Abstract: In order to provide a method for predicting process deviations in an industrial-method plant, for example a painting plant, by means of which process deviations are predictable simply and reliably, it is proposed according to the invention that the method should comprise the following: automatic generation of a prediction model; prediction of process deviations during operation of the industrial-method plant, using the prediction model.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for optimizing a real cellular, wireless communication network that combines mobility load balancing (MLB) with coverage and capacity optimization (CCO) in a joint and coordinated optimization. An optimal set of physical base station parameters is determined by performing an iterative direct search. The iterative direct search comprises a partitioning strategy to jointly determine an optimal partition of the served area and an associated optimal load of each of the plurality of base stations for a current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration; said partitioning strategy using an updated value of the received power of the pilot or reference signal for each the plurality of user locations associated with the current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration.

Abstract: The invention relates to a piston of an internal combustion engine including at least one peripheral annular groove. The piston includes an upper part and a lower part permanently joined in the region of a joining plane by a friction welding method. The joining plane may be located between the upper flank and the lower flank of the annular groove. A heat-affected zone is generated due to the use of the friction welding and includes at least one of the upper flank or the lower flank of the annular groove. Where multiple annual grooves are used, the joining plane and heat-affected zone may be positioned on alternate annular grooves.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for optimizing a real cellular, wireless communication network that combines mobility load balancing (MLB) with coverage and capacity optimization (CCO) in a joint and coordinated optimization. An optimal set of physical base station parameters is determined by performing an iterative direct search. The iterative direct search comprises a partitioning strategy to jointly determine an optimal partition of the served area and an associated optimal load of each of the plurality of base stations for a current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration; said partitioning strategy using an updated value of the received power of the pilot or reference signal for each the plurality of user locations associated with the current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for optimizing a real cellular, wireless communication network that combines mobility load balancing (MLB) with coverage and capacity optimization (CCO) in a joint and coordinated optimization. An optimal set of physical base station parameters is determined by performing an iterative direct search. The iterative direct search comprises a partitioning strategy to jointly determine an optimal partition of the served area and an associated optimal load of each of the plurality of base stations for a current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration; said partitioning strategy using an updated value of the received power of the pilot or reference signal for each the plurality of user locations associated with the current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration. (FIG.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for creating cellular network performance indicators by correlating business data of subscribers with a geographic position. In use, one or more subscriber measurement reports associated with an authenticated cellular network subscriber identifier are received. Additionally, the one or more subscriber measurement reports are geo-location tagged with a geographic position estimate. Further, business data associated with the authenticated cellular network subscriber identifier is received. Moreover, the received business data is associated with the one or more corresponding subscriber measurement reports, based on the authenticated cellular network subscriber identifier, such that the business data is associated with the geographic position estimate to create one or more performance indicators.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for optimizing a real cellular, wireless communication network that combines mobility load balancing (MLB) with coverage and capacity optimization (CCO) in a joint and coordinated optimization. An optimal set of physical base station parameters is determined by performing an iterative direct search. The iterative direct search comprises a partitioning strategy to jointly determine an optimal partition of the served area and an associated optimal load of each of the plurality of base stations for a current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration; said partitioning strategy using an updated value of the received power of the pilot or reference signal for each the plurality of user locations associated with the current set of physical base station parameters for each direct search iteration.

Abstract: A method is provided for planning and optimizing the configuration of a radio access network which comprises base stations and receivers and employs a mobile radio technology that allows and/or enforces use of multi-antenna types at said base stations and receivers. By a ray tracing algorithm which is performed between said transmitter positions and said receiver positions using a 3D clutter height matrix, a scalar metric is determined for each receiver position which directly reflects a capacity gain resulting from applying a multi-antenna type instead of a single antenna at said transmitter and receiver positions. This scalar metric allows in an algorithmically advantageous way to analyze the relative performance of different MIMO antenna types in a potential deployment area and to select and deploy an optimal MIMO antenna type for a particular coverage sector.

Abstract: A method is provided for planning and optimizing the configuration of a radio access network which comprises base stations and receivers and employs a mobile radio technology that allows and/or enforces use of multi-antenna types at said base stations and receivers. By a ray tracing algorithm which is performed between said transmitter positions and said receiver positions using a 3D clutter height matrix, a scalar metric is determined for each receiver position which directly reflects a capacity gain resulting from applying a multi-antenna type instead of a single antenna at said transmitter and receiver positions. This scalar metric allows in an algorithmically advantageous way to analyze the relative performance of different MIMO antenna types in a potential deployment area and to select and deploy an optimal MIMO antenna type for a particular coverage sector.

Abstract: A method of optimising real cellular, wireless communication networks comprising the steps of providing location-referenced values of subscriber traffic for area elements; transmitting a reference signal of constant transmission power; providing a cell-referenced value of the power received from the reference signal; providing a model of the communication network having an original model network configuration, and iteratively optimising the model network configuration by accumulating and weighting the subscriber traffic values of the area elements and by locally adjusting the model network configuration, to provide an optimised model network configuration.

Abstract: In a method for controlling sequential object-oriented system-simulations, presentation of an object of a group of objects to an instance-to-class is carried out in the following manner. The instance is produced by adjusting at least one parameter in the part of a simulation program. The instances produce and treat events for simulating a communication between objects, the simulation process being controlled by the activation of instances. The simulation process control is carried out according to a cycle consisting of determined cycle steps, the events being recorded in an event-recording area which is assigned to a target instance.

Abstract: In a method for controlling sequential object-oriented system-simulations, presentation of an object of a group of objects to an instance-to-class is carried out in the following manner. The instance is produced by adjusting at least one parameter in the part of a simulation program. The instances produce and treat events for simulating a communication between objects, the simulation process being controlled by the activation of instances.

Abstract: A method of optimising real cellular, wireless communication networks comprising the steps of providing location-referenced values of subscriber traffic for area elements; transmitting a reference signal of constant transmission power; providing a cell-referenced value of the power received from the reference signal; providing a model of the communication network having an original model network configuration, and iteratively optimising the model network configuration by accumulating and weighting the subscriber traffic values of the area elements and by locally adjusting the model network configuration, to provide an optimised model network configuration.