Abstract: Systems and methods for utilizing two or more phased arrays to coherently receive and/or transmit waveforms to one or more directions. The method includes applying a first and a second coherent processing to two or more sets of signal portions received or transmitted by corresponding two or more phased arrays. In reception mode, the first coherent processing includes converting the sets of signal portions received into corresponding sets of directional signals, by applying coherent integrations to each set signals portions such that each of the resulting directional signals being indicative of the angular frequencies, amplitudes and phases of the received waveforms. In reception mode, the second coherent processing includes adjusting phases of respectively the sets of the directional signals according to spatial dispositions between their respective phased arrays and the angular frequencies of the directional signals, thereby generating a coherent set of directional signals.

Abstract: According to the presently disclosed subject matter there is provided a wireless device system-architecture and a wireless device including a plurality of functional layers each of the functional layers comprising one or more respective layer elements where the plurality of functional layers being operatively connected and ordered as a cascade of functional layers for data-transfer from one layer to its one or more adjacent functional layers. The architecture further includes one or more matrix-switches, each matrix-switch operatively connected between each two functional layers in the cascade of functional layers.

Abstract: A method for controlling electric power supply, the method comprising: (a) controllably down converting by a step-down power converter entry voltage from a power source and preventing up-conversion by a step-up power converter, substantially when the entry voltage is larger than a measured exit voltage and is in compliance with a first criterion that is based on the entry voltage and on the measured exit voltage; wherein the measured exit voltage is measured at an exit of both step-up power converter and the step-down power converter; and (b) controllably up converting by the step-up power converter the entry voltage and preventing down-conversion by the step-down power converter, substantially when the entry voltage is lower than the measured exit voltage and is in compliance with a second criterion that is based on the entry voltage and on the measured exit voltage.

Abstract: A hierarchical cellular network administration system operative to administrate for a hierarchical cellular network having a core, the hierarchical cellular network administration system comprising a link establishment initiator operative to generate link establishment commands; and relay manager functionality operative to establish at least one link between at least one relay in the hierarchical cellular network and all nodes in said cellular network desired to be served by said at least one relay, as per said link establishment commands generated by the link establishment initiator; and to control operation of links thus established.

Abstract: A system and methods for cancelling spatial interference associated with an original multi-carrier signal carrying at least one data transmission sent by a transmitter to an antenna array comprising a plurality of antennae and having a receiver operatively associated therewith, the system receiving a plurality of received signals respectively including interference and the original signal as received by a respective individual antenna from among the plurality of antennae, the system comprising a spatial nulling device for generating a cleaner signal by reducing at least one spatial component of the interference; and a signal manipulator operative to manipulate a derivative of the received signal so as to cause the at least one data transmission to be more concentrated in a subset of frequency bands in which the spatial nulling device is more effective and to be less concentrated in frequency bands which do not belong to the subset of frequency bands.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus, including: an arrangement that includes at least one pair of oppositely directed, spaced apart, radiating-capable elements along a common axis, each of said elements being hollow with internal space, and being slotted throughout its entire extent; a first circuitry coupled to said arrangement and being configured to sense an electric field projection along said axis and to convey it to a first feeding terminal; and a second circuitry coupled to at least one slot of said arrangement configured to sense a magnetic field's projection along said axis and to convey it to a first feeding terminal. The apparatus being further configured to resolve a polarization vector of incoming wavefront propagating in an orthogonal direction to said common axis based on at least said sensed electric field projection and said magnetic field projection.

Abstract: A cellular communication system comprising a population of cellular communication network nodes comprising a stationary core, a plurality of base stations, and at least one node having mobile station functionality; and a client tunneling functionality co-located with the node having mobile station functionality which is operative to use network topology information obtained via the mobile station functionality to initiate generation of a tunnel having a first end at the node and a second far end at the stationary core.

Abstract: A hierarchical cellular network system having a core and comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein at least one node comprises a relay; and wherein at least one relay includes: a tunneling sub-system; a backhauling link subsystem interfacing between the tunneling subsystem and a node which is closer to the core than the relay; and a base station subsystem, interfacing between the tunneling subsystem and a mobile station or a node which is further from the core than the relay, wherein the tunneling subsystem is operative to perform the following, on data arriving from a base station subsystem belonging to another node from among the plurality of nodes: collecting the data; and encapsulating the results to be sent in an individual session into packets and sending the packets to the Backhauling Link Subsystem.

Abstract: A carrier plate configured for mounting thereto of a plurality of communication units to form a phased array antenna; The carrier plate is integrally formed with a plurality of sockets, each of the sockets being adapted to receive therein at least one of the plurality of communication unit; The carrier plate is further integrally formed with one or more cooling channels extending along the carrier plate and associated with the sockets; The channels are configured for passage of a cooling fluid therethrough for cooling of the plurality of units during operation of the antenna.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical system suitable for detecting muzzle flashes in a scene, the optical system comprising: a first optical module customized for detecting flashes at short range of the optical system by analyzing irradiance received on a first infrared sensor; a second optical module customized for detecting flashes at long range of the optical system by analyzing irradiance received on a second infrared sensor; wherein: the first and second optical modules are configured to share a common field of view and to operate independently of each other.

Abstract: A moving cellular communication system comprising at least one upgraded moving relay including at least two base station functionalities and at least one mobile station functionality and a relay resource manager, all co-located, wherein each base station functionality of the upgraded moving relay is operative to communicate via antennae with at least one mobile station thereby to define a first radio link therebetween, and wherein each base station functionality has a connection to its relay resource manager, wherein each mobile station functionality of the upgraded moving relay communicates via antennae with a unit which has base station functionality thereby to define at least one second radio link, respectively, wherein the relay resource manager in each individual moving relay comprises a radio resource manager; and functionality for exchanging information with relay resource managers is included in moving relays other than the individual moving relay.

Abstract: Present ice skates 10 have a relatively great distance between the sole and the surface of the blades 40 for contacting the ice in use. This leads to instability. The present invention provides an ice skate comprising a boot or shoe, a sole and at least one blade 140 integral therewith, wherein the distance between the blade surface, for contact with ice in use, and the underside of the sole is approximately 20 mm or less.

Abstract: A hierarchical cellular network system having a core and comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein at least one node comprises a relay; and wherein at least one relay includes: a tunneling subsystem; a backhauling link subsystem interfacing between the tunneling subsystem and a node which is closer to the core than the relay; and a base station subsystem, interfacing between the tunneling subsystem and a mobile station or a node which is further from the core than the relay, wherein the tunneling subsystem is operative to perform the following, on data arriving from a base station subsystem belonging to another node from among the plurality of nodes: collecting the data; and encapsulating the results to be sent in an individual session into packets and sending the packets to the Backhauling Link Subsystem.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a digital retro-directive system and method thereof for receiving incoming signals from a transmitting source by means of at least two antennas and transmitting outgoing signals back, substantially, simultaneously, towards said transmitting source through said at least two antennas irrespective of the location of one antenna with respect to another and without calculating phase differences between said outgoing signals.

Abstract: A communication system, typically wireless and comprising at least one wireless (say) communication network node having a capacity for communicating with at least one additional wireless (say) communication network node at a given center frequency; and at least one external frequency converter, external to the node, operative to cause at least one wireless (say) communication network node, from outside said node, to communicate with at least one additional wireless (say) communication network node, at least on occasion, according to a given e.g. wireless communication protocol, at at least one converted center frequency which differs from the given center frequency, wherein a Channel Compensation Signal (CCS) is employed.

Abstract: An apparatus that includes two non-coinciding arrangements disposed in an two axes Cartesian coordinate system such that each arrangement having a non-zero projection on a respective axis from among the two axes. Each one of the arrangements includes a pair of oppositely directed, spaced apart, co-axial radiating-capable elements, each of the elements being hollow with internal space, and being slotted throughout its entire extent. A first circuitry coupled to the arrangement and being configured to sense an electric field projection along the axis and to convey it to a first feeding terminal. A second circuitry coupled to a slot of the arrangement and being configured to sense a magnetic field's projection along said axis and to convey it to a first feeding terminal.

Abstract: A communication system including Satellite Communication apparatus providing communication services to at least a first set of communicants, the first set of communicants including a first plurality of communicants, wherein the communication services are provided to each of the communicants in accordance with a spectrum allocation corresponding thereto, thereby to define a first plurality of spectrum allocations apportioning a first predefined spectrum portion among the first set of communicants; and Dynamic Spectrum Allocations apparatus operative to dynamically modify at least one spectrum allocation corresponding to at least one of the first plurality of communicants without exceeding the spectrum portion.

Abstract: A wireless device system-architecture and wireless device includes functional layers each including one or more respective layer elements where the functional layers are operatively connected and ordered as a cascade of functional layers for data-transfer from one layer to its one or more adjacent functional layers. The architecture further includes one or more matrix-switches, each operatively connected between each two functional layers in the cascade of functional layers. A matrix-switch controller is operable to determine at least two processing routes for data-transfer from at least one layer element in one functional layer, to at least one layer element in a second functional layer, wherein each of the at least two processing routes is associated with a different application processor layer element and wherein data is being transmitted via the at least two processing routes, in the same direction, substantially at the same time.

Abstract: A multimedia file storage system, a related source-end device and a destination-end device are disclosed. The source-end device includes a source-end storage device for storing an original multimedia file; a source-end decoding circuit for decoding only a part of multiple B-pictures of the original multimedia file to form a source-end representative file; a source-end computing circuit for conducting a Hash algorithm computation based on the source-end representative file to generate a source-end check value; and a transmitting circuit for transmitting the source-end check value and the original multimedia file.

Abstract: A communication system comprising moving relay/s including base- and mobile-station functionality and a radio manager, all co-located, emergency moving relay/s further including a simulated stationary network that includes a simulated IP connectivity gateway communicating with a simulated mobility management entity and simulating the operation of a stationary network; the emergency moving relay being a root of a subtree including moving relay/s and mobile station/s, and utilizing its mobile-station functionality, base station functionality and radio manager for normal and emergency operation including communicating to a designated mobile station in the subtree each message received from a moving relay mobile in the subtree, the message having an IP address of the designated mobile station; or communicating to the simulated stationary network each message received from a moving relay/mobile station in the subtree and having an IP address not matching any mobile station in the subtree.