Abstract: A method of deploying a distributed antenna system (DAS) is provided. The method comprises outputting first and second signals from a multiple-input and multiple-output base station (MIMO BTS) and coupling a master unit to the MIMO BTS. The method further comprises coupling first and second remote units to the master unit, the first remote unit communicating the first signal over a first air interface located within the environment at a first location, the second remote unit communicating the second signal over a second air interface within the environment at a second location. The first and second remote units are arranged at the first and second locations within the environment and configured to provide signal coverage of both the first signal and the second signal at a third location in the environment to provide the capacity for MIMO communications through the system at the third location.

Abstract: A base station 1 includes a radio communication unit 11 and a frequency channel control unit 15. The radio communication unit 11 is capable of forming a primary cell and a secondary cell, and transmitting a physical channel for data transmission (HS-PDSCH) in each of these two cells. Further, the frequency channel control unit 15 determines a frequency channel available to the secondary cell based on the load status of a nearby cell formed by a nearby base station 7. In this way, the interference to the nearby cell caused by the base station 1 is suppressed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a multi-carrier mobile communication system are provided, in which a Mobile Station (MS) reports to a Base Station (BS) a number of Carrier Components (CCs) over which the MS can simultaneously receive data, receives from the BS monitoring CC set information indicating as many monitoring CCs as the reported number of CCs or fewer monitoring CCs than the reported number of CCs, and receives data based on the monitoring CCs indicated by the monitoring CC set information from the BS.

Abstract: Generally described, aspects of the disclosed subject matter are directed to managing communications from a mobile device. In accordance with one embodiment, a method for establishing a communication session with a contact is provided. The method includes causing information about at least one contact associated with the user to be displayed on the mobile device and receiving input to initiate a communication session with the contact. Then, if the identified contact is associated with a CB radio, a CB based communication session is established in which audio is transmitted and received from the mobile device using a CB radio communication unit. On the other hand, if the identified contact is associated with a remote device capable of performing data-based communications, a data-based communication session is established and which data is transmitted and received in accordance with IP-based protocols.

Abstract: A wireless network device including: a first RF transceiver module configured to (i) for a predetermined number of times, transmit a data frame to a second RF transceiver module, and (ii) for each data frame transmitted to the second RF transceiver module, receive an acknowledgement frame from the second RF transceiver module after a respective delay period; a timing module configured to generate a timer value corresponding to an accumulated delay period, wherein the accumulated delay period corresponds to each of the respective delay periods; and a control module configured to (i) determine the predetermined number of times that the first RF transceiver transmitted the data frame to the second RF transceiver based on a resolution of the timing module, and, (ii) determine an actual delay period based on (a) the timer value and (b) the predetermined number of times.

Abstract: A method and system for providing a network protocol for utility services are disclosed are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises discovering a utility network, wherein a constant powered meter sends network discovery messages to find the utility network. Neighboring meters are discovered, wherein the constant powered meter sends hello messages periodically. The constant powered meter is registered with the utility network. Further, the battery powered meter finds and associates itself with a constant powered meter. The constant powered meter also registers its associate battery powered meter with the utility network. The constant powered meter sends a node registration message to the gateway of the utility network. The constant powered meter can sense outage problems with the gateway and the neighbors of its network, and search and migrate to an alternate network.

Abstract: A base station determines a report execution probability of a mobile station reporting to the base station a monitor result on the radio link acquired by the mobile station in accordance with traffic on the radio link and/or the number of reports made on the monitor results. The mobile station prohibits or makes reporting to the base station in accordance with the large/small relationship between a random number generated and the report execution probability. A management server prohibits reporting from the mobile station on the cell basis or on the GPS location—cell pair basis.

Abstract: When receiving an inquiry about whether allocation of a mobile communication device can be made from an arbitrary base station device, a handover control unit 20 records the number of times that a handover has been carried out for the arbitrary base station device. When receiving an inquiry about whether allocation can be made from another base station device, a control enable or disable determining unit 30 determines that the allocation can be made if the number of handover times recorded for the other base station device in the handover control unit 20 is smaller than a predetermined value and the base station itself can satisfy a throughput which the mobile communication device requests.

Abstract: A base station apparatus includes a transmitting unit which transmits control information with an area as a unit, which area is in multiple numbers and each of which area is divided from a coverage area; a storing unit which stores control information corresponding to the divided area; and a determining unit which determines an order of distribution for each of the divided areas. The determining unit includes either or both of a unit which randomly determines the order of distribution for each of the divided areas and a unit which determines an order of distribution for distributing the same information with another base station apparatus.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of cell searching in a wireless communication is disclosed. A method of cell searching in a user equipment of a wireless communication system, which supports a multi-mode, comprises the steps of generating a list of neighbor cells by measuring a power of each of the neighbor cells of first radio access technology (RAT) when the user equipment is operating in second RAT; and a first search step of searching for a cell, which can serve the user equipment, from the cells included in the list of neighbor cells if radio link failure is occurred in the second RAT.

Abstract: A lost or stolen computing device is recovered. A trusted server is requested to locate the computing device. The trusted server requests coarse location information from the computing device, and the computing device reports its coarse location. The trusted server then requests that the computing device transmit wireless local area networks signal so that it may be recovered.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least one processor configured to receive a first message from a local mobility anchor (LMA), wherein the first message initiates a flow binding operation that does not require mobility management by a mobile node (MN), perform the flow binding operation, and transmit a second message from a media access gateway (MAG) to the LMA acknowledging that the flow binding operation was successfully performed, wherein the flow binding operation comprises adding the flow binding to a MAG, deleting the flow binding from the MAG, modifying the flow binding in the MAG, refreshing the flow binding in the MAG, moving the flow binding from the MAG to a second MAG, switching the flow binding from the LMA to a second LMA, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: Operation of a mobile voice client utilizing a WLAN for access is enhanced by controlling the rate at which transmission power is changed by the access point with which the mobile voice client is associated. The access point calculates a target transmit power level based at least in-part on the distance to the nearest fixed position wireless device and the distance to the mobile voice client. The access point then determines whether the target transmit power level differs from a current transmit power level. If the target transmit power level is greater than the current transmit power level, the current transmit power level is increased at a first controlled, non-instantaneous rate such as 1 dB per second. If the target transmit power level is less than the current transmit power level, the current transmit power level is decreased at a second controlled, non-instantaneous rate such as 1 dB per second.

Abstract: Provided is a scheme of a base station to avoid interference with a macrocell, wherein the base station prompts a terminal to perform handoff from the macrocell by using a pilot beacon.

Abstract: A centralized wireless resource manager is leveraged to facilitate in reconciling communication conflicts between wireless devices that interact with a computing device and/or reconciling communication conflicts between a wireless device and a locale of a computing device interacting with the wireless devices. One instance allows dynamic reconciliation of a wireless device based, at least in part, on the wireless device's hardware supported communication parameters and/or its currently utilized communication parameters and the like. Another instance provides dynamic communication adjustments based, at least in part, on a locale of a computing device. This facilitates in adjusting communication frequencies based on, at least in part, local laws and regulations and the like.

Abstract: A subframe structure for a wireless community uses a master common subframe and second master common subframe method to give BSs different priorities to serve overlapping areas in common subframes. The subframe structure and corresponding method can increase overlapping cells' capacity and reduce interference.

Abstract: A mobile communications device with a wireless module and a controller module is provided. The wireless module performs wireless transceiving to and from a cellular station of a service network, and the cellular station is associated with a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) identification (ID) and configured to operate in a hybrid access mode. The controller module transmits a request message for Circuit Switched (CS) or Packet Switched (PS) domain to the cellular station via the wireless module, and receives a response message corresponding to the request message from the cellular station via the wireless module. Also, the controller module determines whether the response message indicates authorized membership of the CSG ID, and adds the CSG ID in an allowed CSG list in response to the CSG ID not being in the allowed CSG list and the response message indicating authorized membership of the CSG ID.

Abstract: A system for communications on an extraterrestrial body may include a space-based component and an ancillary extraterrestrial component on the extraterrestrial body. The space-based component may be configured to provide wireless communications with a plurality of radioterminals located on the extraterrestrial body over a satellite frequency band wherein the space-based component includes at least one satellite orbiting the extraterrestrial body. The ancillary extraterrestrial component may be configured to provide wireless communications with the plurality of radioterminals located on the extraterrestrial body. Moreover, the ancillary extraterrestrial component may reuse at least one satellite frequency of the satellite frequency band, and the space-based component and the ancillary extraterrestrial component may be configured to relay communications therebetween. Related methods are also discussed.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for reducing power consumption in communication networks. In one exemplary embodiment, a system includes a leader node in communication with a plurality of follower nodes. The leader node causes the leader and follower nodes to transition from an awake mode to a sleep mode where they consume less power. An exemplary embodiment of a method includes the steps of configuring nodes in a communication network as follower nodes and configuring a node in the communication network as a leader node. The leader node is configured to cause the leader and follower nodes to alternate between an awake mode and a sleep mode. The leader and follower nodes consume less power when in the sleep mode than when in the awake mode.

Abstract: A receiver system and method for determining the location of a device in a wireless network having a plurality of transmitters is provided. The method includes receiving a signal at the device, transforming the received signal into a time-domain signal having a characteristic, and computing a range of the device from each of the plurality of transmitters based on the characteristic. Additionally, the method includes determining the location of the device based on the computed ranges. In certain embodiments, the characteristic may be a time of arrival, time difference of arrival, or a signal strength, and the wireless network is a DTV broadcasting network.

Abstract: A transmission method for use in a multi-hop wireless communication system is provided. The system includes a source apparatus, a destination apparatus and one or more intermediate apparatuses. The system has access to at least one predetermined transmission introduction sequence and also having access to a time-frequency format for use in assigning available transmission frequency bandwidth during a discrete transmission interval, said format defining a plurality of transmission windows within such an interval. The method for use in this system includes, when transmitting a message with a preamble in a particular transmission interval, transmitting the preamble in a first transmission window of that transmission interval. The method further includes transmitting the transmission introduction sequence in a second transmission window of that transmission interval other than the first transmission window as control information for use by at least one said intermediate apparatus.

Abstract: In a method for transferring information between wireless networks of different technology types, a node in the first network receives configuration information associated with a plurality of nodes of the second network, the information including identifying information for radio access controllers associated with neighboring cells of the second technology type. After it has received the configuration information, the node in the first network sends the identifying information to a plurality of access nodes in the first network via which mobile devices access the first network. The invention is particularly, but not exclusively, applicable where the first network is in accordance with LTE and the second one with UMTS, and the information includes RNC-ids for use in handover from the LTE to the UMTS network.

Abstract: A baseband controller includes a microsequencer with special hardware resources circuitry and a configuration that supports real-time micronetwork functionality for an upper limit of slave devices. The microsequencer includes a correlator that may also be used as an accumulator, wherein the topology provides that the correlator can communicate with an arithmetic logic unit that correspondingly enables the correlator to act as an accumulator. The microsequencer also includes a plurality of clocks and timers for facilitating micronetwork timing functionality, and at registers for temporarily storing computational data, where each of the storage registers have different sizes for accommodating different-sized packets of computational data.

Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for receiving interaction information relating to a mobile communication facility, weighting content based at least in part on the interaction information, and ordering the content for presentation on a mobile communication facility based at least in part on the weighting.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for communication using multiple carriers is provided. A mobile station receives information regarding at least one assigned carrier selected from the available carriers based on the multiple carrier capability from a base station. The mobile station activates or inactivates the at least one assigned carrier by receiving a message comprising information indicating activation or inactivation of the at least one assigned carrier from the base station. Signaling overhead for managing multiple carriers may be reduced.

Abstract: A turbine includes a turbine blade, a plurality of sensors, a wireless sensor module, a data aggregator, and a blade pitch control unit. The plurality of sensors are distributed in a plurality of locations on the turbine blade suitable for determining a moment of the turbine blade. The sensor module is configured to transmit data to the data aggregator to determine the moment. The data aggregator is configured to provide an output to the blade pitch control unit. The blade pitch control unit is configured to adjust pitch of the turbine blade based on the moment.

Abstract: A Radio Frequency for Consumer Electronics (RF4CE)-based terminal and a system therefor are disclosed. The system includes a plurality of terminals each having an RF4CE communication module, and at least one gateway for storing unique Identifier (ID) information and other ID information about a plurality of terminals within a predetermined area in a table and periodically transmitting the table externally.

Abstract: Taking control of a subscriber terminal is disclosed. An apparatus comprises a processor configured to cause the apparatus: to control a stand-alone base station so that an emulated cell of a cellular radio system is formed by transmitting a control channel with information of a real cell and with such transmission power that a subscriber terminal having an ongoing connection with a serving cell base station is caused to measure reception of the stand-alone base station as being better than reception of the serving cell base station; and to control the stand-alone base station to perform cell reselection with the subscriber terminal so that the ongoing radio connection with the serving cell base station is transferred to continue with the stand-alone base station.

Abstract: A wireless base station includes: a detector for detecting radio interference between the wireless base station and another wireless base station; and a transiting controller for transiting a state of the wireless terminal, the wireless terminal performing a wireless communication with the wireless base station at the state, to a change state in which a frequency used between the wireless base station and the wireless terminal is changed while a communication connection between the wireless base station and the wireless terminal is kept to be established, upon detecting the radio interference.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus of monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a wireless communication system, carried in a user equipment (UE), are provided. The method includes receiving a PDCCH map, and monitoring a set of PDCCH candidates based on the PDCCH map.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating a channel in a frequency domain are provided. The apparatus acquires frequency selectivity information using a cell-specific reference signal, selects a channel estimation scheme using a user specific reference signal according to the acquired frequency selectivity information, and estimates a frequency channel using the selected channel estimation scheme. Accordingly, more accurate channel estimation with respect to a region to which a physical downstream shared channel is allocated can be performed.

Abstract: A broadcast receiving system capable of keeping low the power consumption of a mobile station having a broadcast receiving unit for receiving an irregular broadcast is realized. A broadcast station transmits a broadcast notice for notifying that predefined contents will be broadcasted. The broadcast notice is transmitted to the mobile station through a relay apparatus and a mobile basestation. The mobile station receives the broadcast notice from the mobile basestation by a communication channel commonly used by mobile stations in the mobile coverage. The mobile station is set to a state capable of receiving the broadcast.

Abstract: A radio base station determines a communication mode for each radio communication terminal from among a direct mode for communicating without via a relay apparatus, a relay mode for communicating via the relay apparatus by using a directional beam transmitted between the radio base station and the relay apparatus, and a combined mode for communicating by combining the direct mode and the relay mode based on the reception power information acquired from each radio communication terminal, and communicates with the each radio communication terminal by using the communication mode determined for the each radio communication terminal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the wireless communication between a base station and several devices. The base station monitors the non-use of the transmission of a device telegram to the base station in a time range, or in several consecutive time ranges, between two synchronization signals (S) in the communication mode and after a duration (Tping) of non-use emits an identification telegram (GWping).

Abstract: A distributed antenna system (DAS) includes a multiple-input and multiple-output (“MIMO”) base station configured to output at least a first and second signal, and a hybrid coupler coupled thereto, the coupler configured to receive the first and second signal from the MIMO base station on respective first and second ports and provide an output signal on at least one output port, the output signal including at least a portion of the first signal and at least a portion of the second signal. The DAS further includes a master unit communicating with the coupler and configured to receive at least the output signal, and at least one remote unit communicating with the master unit and configured to communicate the output signal to a device.

Abstract: A communications system may include a first transceiver and a second transceiver both mountable to a vehicle. The first transceiver may include a range substantially limited to a close proximity of the vehicle. The communications system may also include a mobile communications device. The mobile communications device may be adapted to receive a signal from the first transceiver when within the range of the first transceiver. The signal may include information useable by the mobile communications device for configuration of the mobile communications device for two-way communications with the second transceiver.

Abstract: A communication bandwidth is divided into a beacon period in which all master stations compete for transmission of a beacon packet, a first carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) period in which only authorized specific stations are allowed to compete for access, and a second CSMA period in which all stations are allowed to compete for access. The master stations exchange information with each other about a communication bandwidth being used in the first CSMA period, thereby calculating a communication bandwidth which can be used by each communication system in the first CSMA period, based on the information.

Abstract: Provided are a terminal and a base station, and a frequency sensing method thereof. The terminal or the base station may filter a frequency band needing frequency sensing in the entire frequency band where the terminal or the base station may receive an input signal. It is possible to enhance a detection performance and rate of signals by applying frequency sensing to the filtered frequency band.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for cluster based data in wireless sensor networks. The method includes: selecting any one of border nodes positioned at the edge of a cluster as a temporary cluster head as a temporary cluster head when a target is sensed in the cluster; bugging data of the temporary cluster head by border nodes in other adjacent cluster which do not sense the target to temporarily change the border node selected as the temporary cluster head to a cluster head of each of the border nodes; when the target is sensed by at least one of the border nodes, collecting data from each of the border nodes by the temporary cluster head to transferring the collected data to an actual cluster head of the temporary cluster head; and aggregating the collected data by actual cluster head of the temporary cluster head.

Abstract: A contention based uplink transmission method may perform an uplink transmission using a radio resource corresponding to a contention based identity, for example, a contention based cell-radio network temporary identity (CB C-RNTI) suitable for the uplink transmission of a user equipment, based on radio channel quality and a size of uplink data desired to be transmitted.

Abstract: A user terminal transmits a preamble signal generated using a Zadoff-Chu sequence. A correlation processing unit calculates autocorrelation of a received preamble signal. A preamble detection unit detects a side peak position of the autocorrelation of the preamble signal and calculates the main correlation value representing correlation at the main peak position and the side correlation value representing correlation at the side peak position. A frequency offset estimation unit estimates frequency offset that has occurred in the wireless transmission path according to the main correlation value and the side correlation value.

Abstract: A mobile communication method according to the present invention communicates between a mobile station (UE) and a radio base station (eNB) by using a certain key. The method includes the step of: (A) acquiring, at a radio base station managing a re-establishment target cell for the mobile station (UE), a first key (KeNB[n+1]) for generating a certain key from a switching center (MME) in a procedure for re-establishment of the mobile station (UE), the certain key to be used for communication between the mobile station (UE) and a next re-establishment target cell for the mobile station (UE).

Abstract: Embodiments of a mobile station and a method performed by a base station for transmitting a paging message to an idle-mode mobile station are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a multicarrier paging information (MC-PAG-Info) message is transmitted to indicate a time-slot and paging carrier for a subsequent transmission of a paging message to an idle-mode mobile station. The idle-mode mobile station may monitor the indicated paging carrier during the indicated time-slot of a paging listening interval for receipt of a paging message directed to the idle-mode mobile station. In some embodiments, the indicated time-slot and the paging carrier are determined by the idle-mode mobile station using a device identifier of the idle-mode mobile station and hash modulo parameters provided within the paging information message.

Abstract: A system for managing the operation of a plurality of radio modems contained within the same WCD. One or more of the plurality of radio modems may be a dual-mode radio modem enabled to communicate using at least two separate radio protocols concurrently. The operation of the one or more dual-mode modems may be managed by resources encompassed in a radio modem interface coupled to, or integrated within, the dual-mode radio modem. These management resources may receive information from the operating system level of the WCD and from the at least two radio modem stacks utilizing the resources of the dual mode radio modem in order to coordinate the operation of the at least two radio protocols concurrently active in the modem.

Abstract: A method for reducing power consumption of sensors (2) within a sensor network (1), wherein a central controller (3) calculates a transmission schedule for said sensors (2) on the basis of a correlation between sensor data transmitted from said sensors (2) to the central controller (3).

Abstract: Method and arrangement in a base station, a user equipment and a positioning node, for sending, and obtaining, respectively, a value of a propagation delay of a signal. The signal is sent to the base station from a user equipment. The base station and the user equipment are comprised within a wireless communication system. Also, the base station and the user equipment are adapted to exchange wireless signals. The method is characterised by the step of receiving a signal sent from the user equipment. The method is further characterised by the step of measuring the value of the signal propagation delay of the received signal. Still further, the method is characterised by the step of sending the measured value to the equipment and/or to a positioning node comprised within the wireless communication system.

Abstract: A base station for enabling communication with a high-mobility wireless communication device is described. The base station includes a processor and instructions stored in memory. The base station identifies a high-mobility wireless communication device and sends a reference signal configuration. The base station also allocates an additional specific reference signal and sends the additional specific reference signal to the high-mobility wireless communication device.

Abstract: Mechanisms for optimizing the selection of a new legal channel during regulatory domain changes and improving the user experience during changes in the underlying physical link having wide applicability to many wireless communications links are disclosed. Applications comprise cellular networks, WLANs, WPANs. Wireless USB, high speed channels for Bluetooth and other uses of WiMedia as well as a wide range of radio technologies that use a number of time and/or frequency-domain separation techniques to create multiple channels in a given portion of the RF spectrum where there is no global agreement on the use of the RF spectrum. Differences could pertain to permitted frequency ranges, permitted power levels, requirements to detect and/or avoid other radio technologies, indoor/outdoor use requirements, and many others.

Abstract: In a method of radio link handling in a radio base station (RBS) in a telecommunication system, said radio base station (RBS) supporting a plurality of mobile user equipment (UE) and comprising a plurality of antenna arrangements each associated with a respective determined cell coverage area. Performing the steps of actively determining (20) a respective local receive active set of cells or antennas for each of at least a subset of said plurality of mobile user equipment (UE). Finally, receiving and detecting (30) signals from each mobile user equipment (UE) jointly utilizing each said determined local receive active set.

Abstract: The field of wireless communications is related, especially the technique of transmitting uplink sounding reference signal (SRS) by a mobile terminal with multiple transmission antennas is related. A method for receiving uplink sounding reference signal includes the following steps: receiving the SRS signals, which are respectively transmitted from respective radio frequency transmission modules of the mobile terminal according to the respectively allocated Transmission Comb (TC) values and Cyclic Shift (CS) values when the transmission period arrives, wherein TC values and/or CS values allocated for any two radio frequency transmission modules are different; determining the radio frequency transmission module corresponding to every received SRS signal according to the TC values and CS values respectively allocated for respective radio frequency transmission modules.