Abstract: Methods, apparatus and non-transitory machine-readable mediums are provided for wireless access in communications networks comprising radio access network nodes and wireless light communication network nodes. In one embodiment, a method is performed by a radio access network node for selecting a transmit or receive beam for communication with a wireless device in a communication network. The radio access network node comprises a plurality of antenna elements configurable to provide a plurality of transmit or receive beams. The communication network further comprises one or more wireless light communication, LC, network nodes.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of a transmitter configured to transmit a physical layer packet having a plurality of midambles. The method includes applying a respective phase shift for each midamble of the physical layer packet, and transmitting the physical layer packet. The respective phase shift is applied to at least a portion of symbols of the midamble. A method is also disclosed of a receiver configured to receive a physical layer packet having a plurality of midambles. The method includes receiving the physical layer packet, and counteracting a respective phase shift for each midamble of the physical layer packet. Counteracting the respective phase shift includes applying an opposite of the respective phase shift to at least a portion of symbols of the midamble or compensating the respective phase shift for at least a portion of symbols of the midamble. Corresponding apparatuses, and computer program product are also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting a symbol from a plurality of antennas. In one example, a method comprises transmitting simultaneously, from each antenna, the symbol multiplied by a respective element of a selected column of a matrix. The number of rows of the matrix is at least the number of antennas, the number of columns of the matrix is at least 9, and the matrix comprises or is a sub-matrix of a real Hadamard matrix of maximum excess.

Abstract: A wireless transmitter (10, 11) transmits user data using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing modulation on a shared wireless medium having a bandwidth organized in multiple resource units. Based on a mapping of the user data to the resource units, the wireless transmitter (10, 11) modulates a symbol of the user data onto a first set of subcarriers of a first resource unit of the resource units and redundantly modulates the symbol onto a second set of subcarriers of a second resource unit of the resource units. The mapping of the user data to the resource units is based on possible puncturing patterns applied to the resource units.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and wireless device for fast scanning of a wireless communications medium are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes tuning a transceiver of the wireless node to a first frequency. The method further includes computing a first difference frequency, the first difference frequency being a difference between the first frequency and a second frequency. The method further includes generating a first control signal to configure a first backscattering device to switch between at least two states at a switching frequency equal to the first difference frequency.

Abstract: An access point (10) of a wireless communication system configures a carrier for communication with one or more wireless devices (11) associated with the access point (10). Further, the access point (10) contends for access to the carrier and, in response to winning contention for access to the carrier, reserves a transmission opportunity, TXOP, on the carrier. Further, the access point (10) cooperates with one or more other access points (10) of the wireless communication system by sharing the TXOP based on spatial multiplexing of wireless transmissions on the carrier.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided. In an example aspect, a method in a wireless device of transmitting a frame to a receiver is provided. The method comprises determining that the frame is not successfully received by the receiver via a first wireless ommunication link between the wireless device and the receiver, and transmitting the frame to the receiver via a second wireless communication link between the wireless device and the receiver.

Abstract: A wireless device (11) configures a carrier for communication with a serving access point (10). The wireless device (11) maintains a virtual carrier sense timer. The virtual carrier sense timer indicates that the carrier is to be regarded as occupied as long as the virtual carrier sense timer is not expired. The wireless device (11) receives one or more wireless transmissions on the carrier. The one or more wireless transmissions each include: an identifier commonly assigned to multiple access points which cooperate by sharing a transmission opportunity, and a duration field for indicating a duration for which the carrier is expected to be occupied. In response to the identifier matching an identifier of the serving access point (11), the wireless device (11) updates the virtual carrier sense timer according to the indicated duration. Based on the virtual carrier sense timer, the wireless device (11) controls one or more UL wireless transmissions from the wireless device (11).

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for a wireless communication device comprising a main receiver and a wake-up receiver (WUR) having a channel selective filter. Such methods include determining a correlation metric for the WUR, based on the following: a signal received via the WUR using the channel selective filter configured according to a first one of a plurality of available bandwidths, and a reference signal that is representative of a wake-up signal (WUS) transmitted by an access point node. Such methods include detecting a WUS included in the received signal based on the correlation metric in relation to a first threshold, and in response to detecting the WUS, selecting a second one of the available bandwidths for the channel selective filter, based on the correlation metric in relation to a second threshold. Other embodiments include complementary methods for an access point node, as well as apparatus configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a wheel to contact a surface having a reference surface plane in operation of the vehicle; a chassis; an axle housing having an axis which is normal to the reference surface plane; and an axle. The axle extends from the axle housing, to couple the wheel to the axle housing and to support rotation of the wheel relative to the axle housing to support motion of the vehicle across the surface in operation of the vehicle. A suspension system couples the wheel to the chassis and includes a linkage assembly having a first end pivotably coupled to the chassis and a second end pivotably coupled to the axle housing. The first end of the linkage assembly is spaced apart laterally from the second end of the linkage assembly along a longitudinal axis of the linkage assembly. The suspension system is configured to maintain the axis of the axle housing at an angle normal to the reference surface plane in response to an angular displacement between the chassis and the reference surface plane.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided. In an example aspect, a method in a wireless device of transmitting data on a first channel in unlicensed spectrum is provided. The method comprises determining that a transmitter is transmitting a first signal on the first channel in unlicensed spectrum, transmitting a second signal to cause the transmitter to cease transmitting the signal, and transmitting the data on the first channel in unlicensed spectrum.

Abstract: Solid cleansing compositions and methods for the same are disclosed herein. The solid cleansing composition may include a soap and a plant oil. The plant oil may include flaxseed oil, and may be present in an amount effective to maintain or increase hydration of skin, inhibit inflammation of skin, deodorize skin, inhibit irritation of skin, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an auricular neurostimulation device wearable by a user and configured to stimulate the Auricular Branch of Vagus Nerve (ABVN) on the user’s ear: the device comprises at least two electrodes designed to be located in the cymba and in the cavity of the cavum conchae respectively; the electrodes stimulate the nerve ramifications of the cymba and the cavum conchae, respectively, when an electrical voltage difference is applied between them. The invention further refers to an auricular neurostimulation system comprising an auricular neurostimulation device as described and a charging case where the device can charge an internal battery and where the device discharges into this case the data captured by the photoplethysmographic or biosensor during stimulation and sends them to a dedicated platform in the cloud. The invention also refers to a method of operation of an auricular neurostimulation system as described.

Abstract: In a wireless communication system, an access point (10) contends with at least one further access point (10) for a set of transmission resources. In response to winning contention for the set of transmission resources, the access point (10) shares at least a subset of the transmission resources with the at least one further access point (10). In addition, the access point (10) exchanges information with the at least one further access point (10). Based on the exchanged information, the access point (10) coordinates wireless transmissions on the shared subset of transmission resources.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and non-transitory machine-readable mediums are provided for wireless access in communications networks comprising radio access network nodes and wireless light communication network nodes. In one embodiment, a method is performed by a radio access network node for selecting a transmit or receive beam for communication with a wireless device in a communication network. The radio access network node comprises a plurality of antenna elements configurable to provide a plurality of transmit or receive beams. The communication network further comprises one or more wireless light communication, LC, network nodes.

Abstract: A method of transmitting signals includes transmitting a signal from a plurality of antennas over a plurality of subcarriers. The signal is on-off keyed and comprises a plurality of on periods and a plurality of off periods. Each on period comprises, on each subcarrier, a frequency domain symbol associated with the subcarrier. The frequency domain symbol is phase shifted from each antenna by a respective factor of a set of factors associated with the subcarrier. The set of factors is different for at least two of the subcarriers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for a wireless communication apparatus, and such an apparatus, configured to use a wake-up signal (WUS), transmitted for waking up a main receiver of a wireless communication device responsive to detection of the WUS by a wake-up receiver (WUR) of the wireless communication device. The method comprises controlling a bandwidth associated with the WUS based on a reception condition metric for the WUR. Embodiments may comprise determining the reception condition metric for the WUR by correlating a received signal comprising the WUS with a WUS reference signal to provide an extreme correlation value, and determining the reception condition metric for the WUR based on the extreme correlation value. In some embodiments, controlling the bandwidth associated with the WUS based on the reception condition metric may comprise controlling a WUS bandwidth based on the reception condition metric.

Abstract: Personal care compositions and methods for treating one or more dry skin conditions are disclosed. The composition may include a carrier, one or more plant oils, and a source of Aloe vera. The one or more plant oils and the source of Aloe vera may each be present in an effective amount to increase natural moisturizing factors in skin when applied thereto. The method for treating the one or more dry skin conditions may include contacting the personal care composition with skin. Contacting the personal care composition with the skin may increase an amount of natural moisturizing factors in the skin and/or increase an amount of Caspase-14 in the skin.

Abstract: A method and transmitter for transmitting an On-Off Keying, OOK, signal which comprises an ON waveform and an OFF waveform forming a pattern representing transmitted binary information as a Manchester code. For one binary value of information to be transmitted, a first set of complex-valued frequency domain symbols is provided to an inverse fast Fourier transformer, or for the other binary value of information to be transmitted, a second set of complex-valued frequency domain symbols is provided to the inverse fast Fourier transformer. The inverse fast Fourier transform is performed to form an orthogonal frequency division multiplex, OFDM representation, including a cyclic prefix, of the OOK signal of information to be transmitted. The OFDM representation is then transmitted.

Abstract: The present invention provides a construction of an orthogonal code that includes an encoding matrix CK having N rows and N?P+1 columns, wherein N=P·2K, K is a positive integer and P is an odd positive integer, wherein the encoding matrix CK having N rows and N?P+1 columns includes selecting a code word length, N, and factoring N to determine K and P, and wherein exactly one of the columns of the encoding matrix comprises N elements having the same real non-zero value; each of the other columns of the encoding matrix comprises exactly (N?L) elements having zero value and exactly L elements having real, non-zero, alternating positive and negative values of same magnitude wherein L?{2K, 2K?1, . . . , 22, 21}, and wherein, for each column, elements of each of an adjacent pair of the L elements are separated by (N?L)/L elements having zero value; and no column is equal to another column.