Abstract: The subject system allows a source device providing a content stream over a network connection to a sink device to adaptively bypass a transcoding portion of a content processing pipeline when the original content stream, e.g. the non-transcoded content stream, can be decoded by the sink device and/or when no actions that utilize transcoding have been requested for the content stream. The source device may power down the transcoding portion of the content processing pipeline when the transcoding portion is not in use. When an action that utilizes transcoding is requested, and the transcoding portion of the pipeline is being bypassed, the source device may power on the transcoding portion and adaptively modify the pipeline to pass the content stream through the transcoding portion. The source device may provide configuration messages to the sink device when the pipeline is modified to provide information for decoding the transcoded content stream.

Abstract: A device configured to communicate on a first and at least one second band, the first band being reserved for communication using a specific communication standard, the second band being accessible for communication using different communication standards. The device is configured to request communication resources in the second band from a second device using a first type of request to obtain access to the resources in competition with other requests of the first type issued from other devices; allocate the resources in the second band for communication upon receipt of a resource allocation confirmation from the second device; and communicate using at least a part of the allocated resources in the second band conformant to the specific communication standard applied for communication on the first band.

Abstract: A master communications device/slave device configuration is disclosed where a master communications device discovers a slave device when the master communications device does not have the necessary features and resources to perform a service requested by an operator. The master communications device utilizes the slave device to provide additional features and resources to the master communications device in performing the service requested by the operator. The master communications device and the slave device interact as a single device provided by the master communications device/slave device configuration. The slave device serves as an extension to the master communications device providing a larger interface to the operator.

Abstract: An antenna circuit includes a substrate, an antenna, and a projected artificial magnetic mirror (PAMM). The antenna is fabricated on the substrate and is positioned in a region of the substrate that has a high permittivity. The PAMM produces an artificial magnetic conductor at a distance above a surface of the substrate to facilitate a radiation pattern for the antenna.

Abstract: A system and method that provide reduced latency in a video signal processing system. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise receiving a current request from a user for first video information. Such a request may, for example, be received with a user interface module. A first video stream and a second video stream may be received simultaneously, where the first video stream comprises the first video information currently requested by the user, and the second video stream comprises second video information not currently requested by the user. A video receiver module may, for example, perform such receiving. The first video stream may be processed to present the first video information to the user at the current time. Further, the second video stream may be pre-processed in preparation for being presented to the user in the future. A video processing module may, for example, perform such video stream processing.

Abstract: Coordination and synchronization is performed between two or more wireless network managers (e.g., access points (APs)). A first wireless network manager supports first communications with first other wireless communication devices, and a second wireless network manager supports second communications with those first and/or second other wirelessly case devices. The first and second wireless network managers also support communications with one another to coordinate the first and second communications supported with the first and/or second other wireless communication devices. Examples of coordination include selection of which other wireless communication devices are serviced or in communication with which of the first and second wireless network managers, selection of operational parameters (e.g., modulation coding set (MCS), beamforming, frequency band assignment, channel assignment, scheduling information, transmit power, etc.

Abstract: A system and apparatus is provided to reduce signal routing, area and signal loss in double-pole, double-throw (DPDT) switch implementations in wireless and millimeter-wave front ends. A cyclic staggered arrangement of receivers, transmitters and antenna ports connecting with DPDT switches reduce signal cross-over and allow for compact, low-loss multi-antenna configurations.

Abstract: A circuit includes a light source, a sensor, and a switch. The sensor measures output of the light source and provides an electrical signal to a feedback loop that is indicative of the measured output of the light source. The switch is positioned in the feedback loop and is movable between a first position and a second position depending upon whether the feedback loop is operating in a first mode of operation or a second mode of operation. During the first mode of operation the output of the feedback loop adjusts at least one operating parameter of the light source responsive to the electrical signal. During the second mode of operation the output of the feedback loop does not adjust the at least one operating parameter of the light source responsive to the electrical signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for dynamic and adaptive load balancing. An example method includes receiving, at a network device, a data packet to be sent via one or more aggregation groups, where the aggregation groups each comprise a plurality of aggregate members. The example method further includes determining, based on the data packet, a flow identifier of a flow to which the data packet belongs and determining a state of the flow. The example method also includes determining, based on the flow identifier and the state of the flow, an assigned member of the plurality of aggregate members for the flow and communicating the packet via the assigned member.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a power transmitting device includes a wireless power generator configured to generate a wireless power signal. A transmit resonator is configured to transmit the wireless power signal via a transmit magnetic field to a power receiving unit. The transmit resonator includes a transmit coil configured to generate that transmit magnetic field in response to the wireless power signal. At least one variable magnetic element is configured to adjust at least one property of the transmit coil by varying a reluctance of the at least one variable magnetic element in response to at least one control signal. A processing device is configured to generate the at least one control signal to select the reluctance corresponding to the at least one property of the transmit coil.

Abstract: An optical chip-scale package (CSP) is provided for use in a high channel density, high data rate communications system that has optical I/O ports and that is capable of being housed in a standard rackmount-sized box. The optical I/O ports comprise a bulkhead of multi-optical fiber (MF) adapters installed in a front panel of a switch box that houses the communications system. The adapters have first and second receptacles that are adapted to mate with first and second MF connectors, respectively. The communications system comprises a single-harness optical subassembly that uses a plurality of the optical CSPs that interface with a switch IC chip of the communications system to perform electrical-to-optical and optical-to-electrical conversion.

Abstract: A circuit for phase locked loop (PLL) multiple spur cancellation includes multiple spur cancellation circuits and a number of multiplexers that are coupled to respective input ports of the spur cancellation circuits. The circuit further includes a number of demultiplexers that are coupled to respective output ports of the spur cancellation circuits. Each spur cancellation circuit can cancel a spur associated with a spur source, and input nodes of the multiplexers and output nodes of the demultiplexers are coupled to different connection points of a PLL circuit.

Abstract: Devices and methods for determining timing offsets between wireless devices are provided. One method includes transmitting, from a first device, a request for timing data to first user equipment and receiving a response. The timing data is indicative of a frame timing associated with a reference time for both the first device and a second device. The method further includes determining a timing offset between the frame timing for the first device and a frame timing for the second device based on the timing data. Another method includes receiving a reference time from a timing reference device, applying a timestamp to frame timing data for the first device, receiving frame timing data from the second device time-stamped based on the reference time, and comparing the timing data to determine a time offset between the devices.

Abstract: A reconstituted semiconductor package and a method of making a reconstituted semiconductor package are described. An array of die-attach substrates is formed onto a carrier. A semiconductor device is mounted onto a first surface of each of the die-attach substrates. An interposer substrate is mounted over each of the semiconductor devices. The interposer substrates are electrically connected to the first surface of the respective die-attach substrates. A molding compound is filled in open spaces within and between the interposer substrates mounted to their respective die-attach substrates to form an array of reconstituted semiconductor packages. Electrical connections are mounted to a second surface of the die-attach substrates. The array of reconstituted semiconductor packages is singulated through the molding compound between each of the die-attach substrates and respective mounted interposer substrates.

Abstract: A system includes a charging station and one or more receiving devices receiving wireless power from the charging station. The charging station includes an orientation adaptable antenna (OAA). The OAA may generate a magnetic field component parallel to the plane of the OAA to charge devices oriented at 90 degrees with respect to the OAA. The OAA may generate a magnetic field along different directions within the plane parallel to the OAA. The OAA may be able to adjust the direction of the field to couple to devices with antennas in different orientations. The OAA may further produce a magnetic field normal to the plane of the OAA. The OAA may adjust the relative strengths the various directional components of the magnetic field to align the field normal to the antennas of the receiving devices in up to three dimensions, simultaneously charge receiving devices in different orientations, or both.

Abstract: To improve on power and bandwidth limitations associated with conventional feedforward equalizer (FFE) implementations, the present disclosure provides intersymbol interference (ISI) compensation circuits that do not use delay cells common to FFE structures. In one example, the compensation circuit of the present disclosure comprises a two stage amplifier. Each stage of the amplifier is implemented using a differential pair with degeneration. One of the amplifier stages has a transfer function with a zero in the left half of the s-domain, also called the s-plane, and the other amplifier has a transfer function with a zero in the right half of the s-domain. The amplifier stage with the zero in the left half of the s-domain can be used to provide post-cursor ISI compensation, and the amplifier stage with the zero in the right half of the s-domain can be used to provide pre-cursor ISI compensation.

Abstract: Described herein is a modulator-demodulator (modem) that is utilized for improving full duplex communication of a communication system. The modem includes a first digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to process data included in a first frequency band (e.g., 5 MHz-85 MHz) and a second DAC configured to process data included in a second frequency band (e.g., 108 MHz to 684 MHz). The modem further includes an uptilt filter configured to tilt a power spectral density of data processed by the second DAC. Moreover, the modem includes a first power amplifier configured to amplify data output by the first DAC, and a second power amplifier configured to amplify data output by the uptilt filter, the first power amplifier operates at a power level lower than a power level of the second power amplifier.

Abstract: A system controls a transmission of a sequence of compressed video data from an encoder buffer to a network for delivery to a decoder buffer. Control of the transmission includes to: determine characteristics of a video transmission path between the encoder buffer and the decoder buffer, the characteristics comprising at least one of a buffer size of the decoder buffer, an input rate of the decoder buffer, and a buffer size of an equivalent intermediary buffer of the video transmission path; determine a transmission rate from the characteristics of the video transmission path and from the sequence of compressed video data, the transmission rate being determined such that a target quality of service value can be guaranteed for the entire sequence of compressed video data transmitted at the determined transmission rate to the decoder buffer; and control transmission of the sequence of compressed video data at the determined transmission rate.

Abstract: A network device, such as a network switch, can include an ingress to receive data packets from a network. The ingress can communicate with an egress included in the network device though a fabric included in the network device. At least one of ingress and the egress can enqueue a data packet prior to receipt of all cells of the data packet. The ingress can also commence with dequeue of the cells of the received data packet prior to receipt of the entire data packet from the network. At least one of ingress and the egress can process the data packets using cut-through processing and store-and-forward processing. In a case of cut-through processing of a data packet at both the ingress and the egress of a network device, such as CIOQ switch, the fabric can be allocated to provide a prioritized virtual channel through the fabric for the data packet.

Abstract: A network-displaced direct storage architecture transports storage commands over a network interface. In one implementation, the architecture maps, at hosts, block storage commands to remote direct memory access operations (e.g., over converged Ethernet). The mapped operations are communicated across the network to a network storage appliance. At the network storage appliance, network termination receives the mapped commands, extracts the operation and data, and passes the operation and data to a storage device that implements the operation on a memory.