Abstract: A method includes a method includes obtaining source data from a data source, the source data may correspond to a source clock and may be stored in a data buffer. The method may also include performing a clock adjustment to a determined clock. The determined clock may be associated with a data stream output from the data buffer. The clock adjustment may be operable to equalize the source clock and the determined clock. The method may include identifying a symbol clock associated with a buffer device. The method may also include adjusting an amount of null packets in the data stream, in response to a number of elements in the buffer device satisfying a threshold amount in the buffer device. The method may include updating clock reference values present in the source data such that a client device may synchronize with the source data with minimal clock jitter.

Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method may include obtaining a first signal at a first port of a communication system. The first signal may include a combination of an incident signal and a reflected signal. The method may include performing a first processing to the first signal. In response to the first processing, the method may include performing a second processing to the first signal. The method may include estimating a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) associated with a transmission line from results of the second processing to the first signal.

Abstract: A network processing system includes an interface connection to obtain a packet. The network processing system also includes one or more packet processing components individually connected to a system communication channel. The one or more packet processing components are individually configured to perform a packet processing operation to the packet. The network processing system also includes a queueing system connected to the system communication channel. The queueing system determines a processing path of the packet from the interface connection and through the one or more packet processing components. The one or more packet processing components are individually configured to direct the packet to a next component using the processing path.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining data to process using at least one data transform operation. The method further includes determining a processing path for the data to traverse at least a first data transform engine and a second data transform engine. The method also includes directing the data to the first data transform engine. The first data transform engine is to perform a first data transform operation on the data. The method further includes directing the data to the second data transform engine, the second data transform engine to perform a second data transform operation on the data.

Abstract: A responding station (STA) for adaptive ranging may comprise a transceiver configured to receive, from an initiating STA, a signal comprising one or more of a frame or a data packet, and a processing device. The processing device may be configured to: identify, at the responding STA, one or more of the frame or the data packet; identify, at the responding STA, one or more physical layer measurements based on the one or more of the frame or the data packet; identify, at the responding STA, one or more application layer requests comprising a ranging accuracy level; and determine, at the responding STA, one or more ranging parameters for a ranging operation based on the one or more physical layer measurements and the ranging accuracy level.

Abstract: A wireless access point for latency-based contention may comprise a processing device and a transceiver. The processing device may be configured to monitor a media idle time using a media idle time counter, wherein the media idle time is measured from a last transition from a clear channel assessment (CCA) busy indication to a CCA idle indication. The processing device may be configured to identify a frame at a contention queue head. The processing device may be configured to determine a back-off counter when the frame arrives at the contention queue head. The processing device may be configured to push the frame for transmission when the back-off counter is less than or equal to the media idle time counter. The transceiver may be configured to transmit the frame.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a first characteristic associated with a wireless environment. The wireless environment may include at least a first device and a second device. The method may include automatically determine a mode of operation of the first device that may be based on the first characteristic. The method may include configuring an adaptive module in the first device to transmit data to the second device using the determined mode of operation. The method may also include transmitting the data from the first device to the second device using the adaptive module and the determined mode of operation.

Abstract: A system is provided where one of a first device or a second device is supplied with power by the other one of the first device or the second device. Supplying may be done via a universal serial bus cable like a universal serial bus Type-C cable.

Abstract: Examples relate to apparatuses, devices, methods and computer programs for a Root Complex (RC) and/or for an Endpoint (EP) of a PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect express) system, to a PCIe system and to a gateway device comprising a PCIe system. An apparatus configured for a RC of a PCIe system comprises a memory and one or more processors, which are configured to generate a PCIe VDM (Vendor Defined Message) message for an EP of the PCIe system.

Abstract: A cable modem transceiver includes a processor configured to derive an instant of time for an upstream calibration signal on basis of upstream scheduling information. Further, the cable modem transceiver includes a transmitter configured to generate the upstream calibration signal at the derived instant of time. The cable modem transceiver additionally includes a detector configured to determine a property of the generated upstream calibration signal. The processor is further configured to derive at least one calibration parameter for the transmitter on basis of the detected property.

Abstract: A method may include detecting parameter(s) of communication between an AP and a STA. The method may include determining a training configuration for a channel estimation of the communication based on the parameter(s). The method may include transmitting a DL transmission or a trigger frame to the STA. The DL transmission may include a training block configured according to the training configuration. The trigger frame may include the training configuration and instructions for the STA to include a training block configured according to the training configuration in a UL transmission to the AP. The STA may be configured to determine the channel estimation of a channel of the communication using the training block of the DL transmission received at the STA. Alternatively, the method may also include determining the channel estimation of a channel of the communication using the training block of the UL transmission received at the AP.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for using frequency spreading during communications, in particular communications in which multiple carriers (or subcarriers) are used. The frequency spreading may comprise generating a plurality of spreading data vectors based on transmit data, such as by application of a spreading matrix to portions of the transmit data. Each spreading data vector may comprise a plurality of elements, for assignment to the multiple subcarriers. The receive-side device may then apply frequency de-spreading, to obtain the original transmit data. The frequency de-spreading may comprise use of the same spreading matrix on data extracted from received signals, which (the data) may correspond to the plurality of spreading data vectors.

Abstract: A receiver circuit is disclosed and is configured to receive an optical signal. The receiver circuit includes a receiving circuit configured to receive the optical signal and convert the optical signal from a duobinary signal format into a binary signal based on a plurality of decision thresholds. The receiver circuit also includes a clock data recovery circuit configured to sample the binary signal per data period at a first time instant based on a predetermined clock data recovery technique, and sample the binary signal per data period at a second time instant offset from the first instant, as well as determine an intermediate sample based on an offset for decoding a transmitted bit sequence according to soft information based on the samples.

Abstract: An access point may include a processing device configured to: identify a puncturing pattern for a channel width of a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) of a transmit signal; compute one or more tone rotation patterns using one or more tone rotation pattern parameters; and select a tone rotation pattern of the one or more tone rotation patterns based on the puncturing pattern for the channel width to minimize a peak to average power ratio (PAPR) of the transmit signal. The access point may include a transceiver configured to transmit the transmit signal to a wireless device based on the tone rotation pattern.

Abstract: Methods and systems may include processes by which the reliability and robustness of a wireless network may be improved. In some implementations, a method may include selecting at least two resource units to be used for communications to a single client device; and transmitting data in duplicate via each of the at least two resource units to the client device such that the client device is able to combine the data from each of the at least two resource units into a single instance of the data. In some implementations, a method may include obtaining notification of one or more ranges of frequencies corresponding to a set of resource units to be avoided in a spectrum of available frequencies, and allocating resource units to a set of client devices that covers the available frequencies while excluding the set of resource units to be avoided.

Abstract: Examples relate to apparatuses, devices, methods and computer programs for a Root Complex (RC) and/or for an Endpoint (EP) of a PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect express) system, to a PCIe system and to a gateway device comprising a PCIe system. An apparatus configured for a RC of a PCIe system comprises a memory and one or more processors, which are configured to generate a PCIe VDM (Vendor Defined Message) message for an EP of the PCIe system.

Abstract: Example operations may include initiating wireless transmission of a first data frame of data designated for wireless transmission. The wireless transmission of the first data frame may be via a first wireless signal packet configured to carry the data of the first data frame. The operations include directing termination of the wireless transmission of the first data frame via the first wireless signal packet prior to wireless transmission, via the first wireless signal packet, of all of the data of the first data frame. In addition, the operations include directing, in response to termination of transmission of the first data frame, wireless transmission of a termination signal, the termination signal indicating that transmission of the first data frame via the first wireless signal packet terminated prior to completion of transmission of all of the data of the first data frame via the first wireless signal packet.

Abstract: A method to adaptively select uplink (UL) duration includes collecting UL transmission statistics for UL transmissions from multiple client stations to an access point (AP). The method includes estimating, based on the UL transmission statistics, an amount of queued UL data at the client stations for a next UL transmission. The method includes determining, based on the estimated amount of queued UL data and the UL transmission statistics, one or more UL durations for the next UL transmission. The method includes sending the client stations scheduling information with the determined one or more UL durations to initiate the next UL transmission from the client stations to the AP.

Abstract: A network device or system can operate to enable a security pass-through with a user equipment (UE) and further define various virtual functions between a physical access point (pAP) and a virtual AP (vAP) based on one or more communication link parameters (e.g., latency). The security pass-through can be an interface connection that passes through a computer premise equipment (CPE) or wireless residential gateway (GW) without the CPE or GW modifying or affecting the data traffic such as by authentication or security protocol. The SP network device can receive traffic data from a UE through or via the security pass-through from a UE of a community Wi-Fi network at a home, residence, or entity network.

Abstract: A method to operate a wireless access point (WAP) that includes identifying multiple stations from uplink statistics of a plurality of uplinks and determining an optimal spatial state of an antenna array for reception of the plurality of uplinks. Channel state information (CSI) is evaluated for each antenna in the antenna array. Determining the optimal spatial state of the antenna array includes using the CSI for each antenna to extrapolate the optimal spatial state of the antenna array for the plurality of uplinks. The method further includes changing a spatial state of the antenna array to the optimal spatial state.