Abstract: A method of reducing power consumption of a Radio Network Controller with a plurality of control units in a wireless communication system, each of the control units including one or more processors, the control units being adapted to operate in an active mode or adopt a power saving mode and a first control unit i operating in the active mode, the method comprising the steps of measuring a degree of utilization Cwi of the first control unit i, comparing the degree of utilization Cwi of the first control unit i with a first threshold Tsli, and changing the mode of the first control unit i to a power saving mode after a predetermined first period of time if the degree of utilization of the first control unit i is below the first threshold Tsli.

Abstract: Embodiments herein include a method for obtaining a calibration parameter for an antenna array. The antenna array comprises a first and a second radio module with respective associated antennas, wherein both radio modules comprise a main transmitter and a connected calibration receiver or both radio modules comprise a main receiver and a connected calibration transmitter. The method comprises: injecting a first calibration signal in the first radio module and measuring a first response to the first calibration in the first radio module. This injecting and measuring is repeated for all combinations of the first and second radio modules. Finally, a numerical value is calculated using the responses; a calibration parameter is calculated based on the calculated numerical value. Embodiments herein also include a corresponding antenna array, computer program and computer program product.

Abstract: A bifurcated intravascular stent graft comprises primary stent segments and a primary graft sleeve, forming a main fluid channel and having a side opening therethrough. An external graft channel formed on the primary graft sleeve has a first end communicating with the side opening and an open second end outside the primary graft sleeve, thereby providing a branch flow channel from the main channel out through the side opening and external graft channel. The primary stent segments and graft sleeve engage an endoluminal surface of a main vessel and form substantially fluid-tight seals. The stent graft further comprises a secondary stent graft, which may be positioned partially within the external graft channel, through the open second end thereof, and partially within a branch vessel. The secondary stent graft engages the inner surface of the external graft channel and the endoluminal surface of the branch vessel, thereby forming substantially fluid-tight seals.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for fixing an item of equipment to the inner surface of a wall of a cryogenic fluid line or a tank and in particular a tank intended to contain liquid oxygen, the method being characterized in that a layer of porous material is interposed between the wall and the item of equipment.

Abstract: The visible and near-infrared radiation detector includes a near-infrared photosensitive element, a readout circuit for reading the near-infrared photosensitive element, four visible photosensitive elements, one of which being placed facing the near-infrared photosensitive element, and three interference filters to define a pixel quadruplet. A first pixel, including the near-infrared photosensitive element and one of the visible photosensitive elements, has no filter. The three other pixels, respectively including the three other visible photosensitive elements, are respectively provided with filters associated with the three primary colors. Each interference filter includes an alternation of metal layers and of dielectric layers.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method in a radio base station (12) for scheduling a radio resource to a first user equipment (10). The radio base station (12) is comprised in a radio communications network and controls a number of radio resources to be scheduled for communication to a number of user equipments (10,11). The number of user equipments comprises the first user equipment (10) and being served by the radio base station (12). The scheduling is based on channel quality of channels used by the respective user equipments. The radio base station (12) estimates a first channel quality of a channel used by the first user equipment (10). The radio base station determines a pathloss between the first user equipment (10) and the radio base station (12), and computes a second channel quality of the channel based on the estimated first channel quality and the determined pathloss.

Abstract: Passive safety device (104) designed to be placed near the top of a nuclear fuel assembly (102), comprising: a neutron-absorbing material and a material capable of forming a low melting point eutectic with the material forming the cladding of the nuclear fuel rods (8) in the assembly (102), and fused means (28) to retain said materials in the high position in the assembly (102).

Abstract: Transmitting and receiving arrangements and methods in a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) system having a plurality of modems and vectored transmission capability. A first part of an available frequency band is reserved for vectored DSL transmission and reception using modems operating in the first part of the frequency band. The remaining, second, part of the available frequency band is reserved for both vectored and non-vectored transmission using modems operating in the second part of the frequency band.

Abstract: A method performed by a network management node for offering an object for sale is disclosed. The network management node receives a sales offering request message from a user equipment, wherein the sales offering request message requests the network management node to offer a specific object for sale. In a subsequent step, information about the specific object is gathered from a unique network entity profile associated with the specific object, i.e. the object intended for sale. A sales ad is thereafter generated in step. The sales ad is generated on the basis of the gathered information about the object. Embodiments of the present invention presented herein also relate to methods, network management nodes, user equipments, systems, computer programs and computer program products for offering an object for sale.

Abstract: The detector of visible and near-infrared radiation comprises a near-infrared photosensitive element, a readout circuit for reading the near-infrared photosensitive element, four visible photosensitive elements, one of which being placed facing the near-infrared photosensitive element, and four pigmented resin filters to define a pixel quadruplet. A first pixel, including the near-infrared photosensitive element and one of the visible photosensitive elements, is provided with a resin filter opaque to visible radiation. The three other pixels, respectively including the three other visible photosensitive elements, are respectively provided with filters associated with the three primary colors.

Abstract: A node for an optical network has an electrical selector (30, 35) coupled to a first transponder for selecting which of first or second connections, is carried. A connection controller (80, 130) cooperates with other nodes to set up the first connection on a main path using a second transponder, and to reserve a first restoration path for the first connection. A second connection (best effort traffic) is set up on at least part of the reserved first restoration path by controlling the electrical selector. If the main path fails, the first connection is restored by controlling the electrical selector to select the first connection for the first restoration path in place of the second connection. By having an electrical selector, a change can be made more rapidly than if done only optically.

Abstract: A method implemented by a network topology design system, the network topology design system including a processing device. The method to determine placement of a controller within a network with a split architecture where control plane components of the split architecture network are executed by a controller and the control plane components are separate from data plane components of the split architecture network. The placement of the controller is selected to minimize disruption of the split architecture network caused by a link failure, a switch failure or a connectivity loss between the controller and the data plane components.

Abstract: A method of producing a microelectronic device with transistors wherein a strain layer is formed on a series of transistors and the strain exerted on at least one given transistor of said series is released by removing a sacrificial layer situated between said given transistor and said strain layer.

Abstract: A method of operating a mobile station requesting uplink access from a base station subsystem includes transmitting a first access request to a base station subsystem, and looking for an assignment message matching the first access request from the base station subsystem during a response interval after transmitting the first access request. When an assignment message is not received during, the response interval, a second access request is transmitted to the base station subsystem after expiration of a retransmission interval after transmitting the first access request, with the retransmission interval being longer than the response interval.

Abstract: A method is implemented in a network element to generate quality of experience (QoE) metrics for hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) sessions over a network between a user device and an HTTP server. The QoE metrics are based on detecting premature termination of a download process that indicate low QoE. This QoE metric data can then be utilized by network administrators or service providers to adjust network characteristics to improve the QoE or to offer changes in services to a customer that would improve the QoE.

Abstract: A method for measuring the changes of the electrical performance of an FDSOI transistor between a first and a second state of the transistor after an operating period t1, including the following steps: measurement of the transistor's capacities C1 and C2 respectively in the first and second states, according to a voltage VFG applied between the gate and the source and drain areas, determination, in relation to characteristic C1(VFG) varying between a maximum value Cmax and a minimum value Cmin, with three inflection points, of an ordinate value Cplat of C1(VFG) at the second inflection point of C1(VFG), and of two abscissa values VUpper(0) and VLower(0) of C1(VFG) according to equations VUpper(0)=C1?1((Cmax+Cplat)/2) and VLower(0)=C1?1((Cmin+Cplat)/2), determination, from characteristic C2(VFG), of two abscissa values VUpper(t1) and VLower(t1) of C2(VFG) according to equations VUpper(t1)=C2?1((Cmax+Cplat)/2) and VLower(t1)=C2?1((Cmin+Cplat)/2), determination of variations of defect densities ?Dit1, ?Dit2 b

Abstract: A device with a suspended beam and piezoresistive means of detecting displacement of the beam and a method of manufacturing the device are disclosed. The device comprises a support, a suspended beam, moving parallel to the plane of the support, and means of detecting displacement, comprising at least two piezoresistive strain gauges that are not in line with each other. The beam is suspended through detection means. The two gauges are located on two opposite lateral faces of the beam respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nail polish product, comprising: (1) a base coat composition containing: (i) at least one high gloss film forming agent chosen from a styrene maleic anhydride copolymer; (ii) at least one co-film forming agent chosen from an epoxy resin; (iii) at least one first solvent chosen from at least one volatile solvent and water; (iv) optionally, if water is employed as a first solvent, at least one auxiliary reactive agent chosen from a polyalkyleneamine or a combination of polyalkyleneamine and a polyurethane; (v) optionally, at least one colorant; and (vi) optionally, at least one plasticizer; and (2) a top coat composition containing: (i) at least one second solvent chosen from at least one volatile solvent and water; (ii) at least one main reactive agent chosen from at least one alkoxysilane comprising at least one solubilizing functional group and, if water is employed as a second solvent, at least one polyalkyleneamine or a combination of a polyalkyleneamine and a polyurethan

Abstract: A method for making a microelectronic device with transistors, in which silicided source and drain zones are formed to apply a compressive strain on the channel, in some transistors.

Abstract: The current invention relates to self-supporting cables that often are aerial mounted between cable fixing points (800) and where the conductors in the cables act as the bearing elements. In this type of cables, slip-page between the surfaces of different layers in the cable is undesirable. On the other hand, it must be possible to easily bend the cable, even for larger dimensions. Both these requirements are difficult to meet with the solutions from prior art. The present invention overcomes this by introducing an intermediate layer (130) in the cable (100) located between and adhered to the surfaces (112, 121) of the layers and having a frictional inner structure allowing the two surfaces (112, 121) to slip relatively each other in longitudinal direction enough so that the cable (100) can be bent but prevents the two surfaces {112, 121) from slipping in response to an inwardly directed radial pressure force (F) at the cable fixing points (800).