Abstract: A system is disclosed, comprising: a wireless fronthaul access point coupled to a radio mast and in communication with a remote baseband unit, the wireless fronthaul access point further comprising a first millimeter wave wireless interface; and an antenna-integrated radio for providing access to user equipments (UEs), mounted within line of sight on the radio mast with the wireless fronthaul access point, the antenna-integrated radio further comprising: a second millimeter wave wireless interface configured to receive the digital I and Q signaling information from the remote baseband unit wirelessly via the wireless fronthaul access point, wherein the wireless fronthaul access point thereby wirelessly couples the remote baseband unit and the antenna-integrated radio.

Abstract: A battery system of an aircraft includes one or more battery packages. Each battery package includes a plurality of battery cells. A thermal management system is fluidly connected to the one or more battery packages. The cooling system has a flow of coolant flowing therethrough. Thermal energy is dissipated from the one or more battery packages via a phase change of the flow of coolant. A method of managing thermal energy of a battery package includes conducting thermal energy from a plurality of battery cells via a conductive inter-cell separator located between adjacent battery cells, and transferring the thermal energy from the inter-cell separator to a flow of coolant in thermal communication with the conductive inter-cell separator, thereby causing a phase change in the flow of coolant resulting in cooling of the plurality of battery cells. The thermal energy is then dissipated from the flow of coolant.

Abstract: A system and method for providing interference cancellation for simultaneous transmit and receive are presented. In one embodiment, the system includes an analog stage including a transmit chain receiving a first digital transmit signal and providing an analog transmit signal output, an auxiliary transmit chain receiving a second digital transmit signal and providing an analog interference cancellation signal output, and a receive chain receiving an analog receive signal input and the analog interference cancellation signal and providing a digital receive signal output; and a digital stage in communication with the analog stage, and including a cancellation system receiving a digital transmit signal and providing the first digital transmit signal and the second digital transmit signal and receiving the digital receive signal and providing a filtered receive signal.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for providing base station and Remote Radio Head (RRH) functionality. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, the method for providing base station and Remote Radio Head (RRH) functionality in a base station, comprising: providing a baseband card; providing a radio head, the radio head coupled to the baseband card by way of an interface; and switching, under the control of a processor, between use of the baseband card and use of an external baseband unit for controlling the radio head, the external baseband unit used via a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) port, thereby providing dual base station and remote radio head functionality.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a local community may manage its own RAN via a simple, secure, self-service user interface in conjunction with a mobile operator. An exemplary system is disclosed, including: at least two base stations providing wireless access to one or more mobile devices and located in a community; a gateway providing a connection to a core network for the at least two base stations; a management functionality in the core network, in communication with the gateway, for authorizing management activities for the at least two base stations; and a user-facing administration module in communication with the management functionality, the user-facing administration module having: a user interface for providing management control to an administrative user in the community.

Abstract: A system is disclosed, comprising: a solar panel; an electric power supply source; a wireless fronthaul access point coupled to a radio mast and in communication with a remote baseband unit, the wireless fronthaul access point further comprising a first millimeter wave wireless interface; a self-organizing network module in communication with a coordinating server; and an antenna-integrated radio for providing access to user equipments (UEs), mounted within line of sight on the radio mast with the wireless fronthaul access point, the antenna-integrated radio further comprising: a second millimeter wave wireless interface configured to receive the digital I and Q signaling information from the remote baseband unit wirelessly via the wireless fronthaul access point, wherein the wireless fronthaul access point thereby wirelessly couples the remote baseband unit and the antenna-integrated radio. Synchronization is used to pack used resource blocks to reduce the duty cycle of the PAs, thereby reducing power.

Abstract: A fire suppression composition comprises CF3I and CO2, wherein said CF3I is present in an amount of from 23 mol. % to 39 mol. %, based on the total moles of CF3I and CO2 present in the fire suppression composition. Alternatively, the fire suppression composition comprises CF3I and CO2, wherein said CF3I is present in an amount of from 53 mol. % to 85 mol. %, based on the total moles of CF3I and CO2 present in the fire suppression composition.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for accounting for equity transactions for an incorporated legal entity in an interactive computer system is disclosed, comprising: identifying a stock option grant document stored as an electronic document on an interactive computer system, the electronic document stored in association with an electronic record of the incorporated legal entity; identifying a stock option grant in the stock option grant document, stored as core record metadata within the stock option grant document; determining a number of granted stock options using the stock option grant stored as core record metadata; subtracting the number of granted options from a stock option grant user account associated with both a user and the incorporated legal entity; and subtracting the number of granted options from an outstanding shares account associated with the incorporated legal entity, in conjunction with a stock option exercise document and as a number of granted shares.

Abstract: In the case that several transmitting elements (e.g., a Tx chain) are simultaneously impaired, at least two different layouts are possible: the defected Tx chains are randomly scattered around the array; or, the defected Tx chains are aligned vertically on a random column (for 12 and 24 defected Tx chains—1 and 2 such columns are randomly chosen, respectively). It can be seen that the throughput is worse when the defected Tx chains are aligned in a column rather than randomly scattered, unless the defective Tx chains are known, in which case it is the opposite. This is because disabling an entire column has the most significant effect on the spatial null steering. When defected Tx chains are known the performance of all layouts are almost the same, though column yields slightly better results due to the antenna subarrays (2 vertical antennas have the same feed, therefore we lose less degrees of freedom).

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed providing a distributed cloud virtualizing gateway fabric. In one example embodiment, a method includes providing at least one virtualizing gateway device in a cloud; wherein at least one of a virtual machine (VM) and a container are created as needed to provide services for the at least one RAN and the at least one core network for each HNG device.

Abstract: The disclosed invention presents new approach for FEC implementation as part of existing link between the PHY layer (L1) and MAC layer. In one embodiment a method for providing cellular network Forward Error Correction (FEC) offload, includes merging FEC functionality into the PHY-MAC interface including placing FEC functionality IPs inside a small form factor (SFP) transceiver and allowing configurations from the PHY controller; identifying data carrying packets; encoding/decoding of the data payload; and forwarding an encoded/decoded payload to the next layer.

Abstract: A refrigerated transport system comprises a body enclosing a refrigerated compartment. A refrigeration system (29) comprises first and second vapor compression loops each having: a refrigerant charge; a compressor (36A,B) for driving the refrigerant of the refrigerant charge; a first heat exchanger (38A,B) positioned to reject heat to an external environment in a cooling mode; and a second heat exchanger (42A,B) positioned to absorb heat from the refrigerated compartment in the cooling mode.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing base station localization. In one embodiment the system includes a network including a base station such as a 5G gNodeB (gNB); a Hetnet Gateway (HNG) in communication with the gNB, wherein the HNG includes a location server and wherein the HNG virtualizes and abstracts a collection of base stations and provides a complex network under its purview as a simple base station to a mobile packet core network; a plurality of Hyper Sync Network (HSN) nodes in communication with the gNB and the HNG, wherein the plurality of HSN nodes listen to User Equipments (UEs) to locate the UEs and to synchronize clocks on the gNB with the collection of HSN nodes or other gNBs; and an Evolved Serving Mobile Location Center (E-SMLC) server in communication with the HNG and for reporting the location of a UE.

Abstract: A gateway server situated between a radio access network and a core network is disclosed that includes a radio access network packet interface, a load management module for monitoring load of a management server in the core network coupled to the radio access network packet interface, a packet forwarding module for forwarding requests to the management server coupled to the load management module, and a local packet core module coupled to the load management module and the packet forwarding module, the local packet core module being configured to respond to a mobile device, when an overload is detected at the management server, with a management server message requesting that the mobile device try again at a later time.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for fronthaul. In one embodiment a method is disclosed, comprising: providing a virtual Radio Access Network (vRAN) having a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU); and interconnecting the CU and DU over an Input/Output (I/O) bus using Peripheral Component Interconnect-Express (PCIe); wherein the CU and the DU include a PCI to optical converter and an optical to PCI converter.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a local community may manage its own RAN via a simple, secure, self-service user interface in conjunction with a mobile operator. An exemplary system is disclosed, including: at least two base stations providing wireless access to one or more mobile devices and located in a community; a gateway providing a connection to a core network for the at least two base stations; a management functionality in the core network, in communication with the gateway, for authorizing management activities for the at least two base stations; and a user-facing administration module in communication with the management functionality, the user-facing administration module having: a user interface for providing management control to an administrative user in the community.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for enabling a mesh network node to switch from a base station role to a user equipment role relative to a second mesh network node, and vice versa. By switching roles in this manner, the mesh network node may be able to benefit from increased uplink or downlink speed in the new role. This role reversal technique is particularly useful when using wireless protocols such as LTE that are asymmetric and allow differing throughput on uplink and downlink connections. Methods for determining whether to perform role reversal are disclosed, and methods for using role reversal in mesh networks comprising greater than two nodes are also disclosed.

Abstract: This invention discloses a mesh network comprised of at least two dynamic base station nodes, wherein the two dynamic base station nodes comprise each a multiple radio access technology architecture, the multiple radio access technology architecture comprising: at least two radio access technologies for providing access to a core network, and an abstraction layer communicatively coupled to the at least two radio access technologies for receiving and converting data into protocol agnostic data, wherein the first and second dynamic base station nodes are configured to: in response to a query regarding environmental conditions from a computing cloud component, send an environmental condition to the computing cloud component, receive an instruction from the computing cloud in response to the computing cloud component having processed the environmental condition, and change an operational parameter in response to the received instruction.

Abstract: Methods disclosed herein may include configuring a plurality of transceiver modules in an antenna array with assigned receive signal weighting factors, the transceiver modules interconnected with high-speed data communication buses, and each transceiver module positioned adjacent to a respective antenna element in the antenna array; configuring the plurality of transceiver modules into inter-communicating module groups by enabling the associated high-speed data communication buses; receiving a plurality of wireless data signals with the plurality of transceiver modules and responsively generating a corresponding plurality of receive baseband data signals; generating a plurality of received beamformed signals by combining subsets of the receive baseband signals within each module group using the assigned receive signal weighting factors by transmitting the receive baseband signals between the transceiver modules within the module group; and demodulating the received beamformed signals.

Abstract: A fire suppression blends of CF3I and 2-BTP with mol ratios from 1:5 and 5:1 are capable of passing peak inerting and sub-inerting tests. The CF3I: 2-BTP fire suppression blends can also include carbon dioxide of up to 80% of the fire suppression blend to provide additional cooling.