Abstract: A method for auto provisioning for a communication device in a wireless communication network comprises the steps of: receiving a request from a station; determining the validity of the request according to a verification code carried by the request; sending a response to the station; receiving a security message from the station; retrieving a security key carried by the security message; and executing network provisioning according to the security key.

Abstract: A method for multi-channel transmission with multiple frequency segments comprises the steps of: determining a plurality of non-contiguous frequency segments from an available frequency band of a communication system, wherein each frequency segment comprises a plurality of contiguous channels; determining available channels from the channels in the plurality of non-contiguous frequency segments, wherein the number of available channels is less than or equal to the number of total channels in the plurality of non-contiguous frequency segments; determining a primary channel from the available channels; performing channel bonding technique on the available channels; and performing multi-channel transmission by performing dynamic channel selection technique on the available channels.

Abstract: A method for clustering multiple stations for a MIMO communication system comprises the steps of: assigning a plurality of stations of a MIMO communication system to a plurality of clusters, wherein each station is assigned to at least one cluster, and at least one cluster is assigned with more than one station; and assigning the plurality of clusters to a plurality of sets, wherein each cluster is assigned to a set.

Abstract: A multi input multi output (MIMO) receiver is disclosed for transmitting and receiving packets having a preamble format of a packet of information and having a short training sequence (STS), a long training sequence (LTS) and signal (SIG) for training receivers, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The packets having a preamble format for allowing data to be piggy-backed, e.g. transmitted and received using the physical layer rather than the transport layer of networking layers.

Abstract: A balanced patched inverse F antenna comprises a radiation conductor and a balun circuit. The radiation conductor includes a main body, a first branch and a second branch. The balun circuit includes an unbalanced port, a balanced port, and first, second, third and fourth components, with the first, second, third and fourth components being serially connected. A feeding input of the unbalanced port is connected to the second and third components, a grounding wire of the unbalanced port is connected to the first and fourth components, an inverting terminal of the balanced port is connected to the first and second components, a non-inverting terminal of the balanced port is connected to the third and fourth components, and the inverting and non-inverting terminals are respectively connected to the first and second branches.

Abstract: A multi input multi output (MIMO) transceiver having a channel estimation module being responsive to received samples including channel state information (CSI) and operative to generate time domain beamforming parameters, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Abstract: A wireless communication system for transmitting signals having a wireless positioning system being responsive to incoming signals for processing the same to generate coordinate information for determining the position of said wireless communication system, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The wireless communication system further includes a phase controller module being responsive to said coordinate information for controlling the phase of the output signals for transmission in a specified direction by performing beamforming, said wireless communication system for performing beamforming to increase the range of transmission of said output signals.

Abstract: A method for detecting radar signal comprises the steps of: receiving a signal by a receiver, wherein the strength of the received signal is controlled within a range; sampling the received signal so as to obtain a plurality of sampling values; dividing the sampling values into a plurality of segments; summing up the absolute values of the sampling values in each segment; and determining that the received signal includes radar signals if at least one summation is greater than a threshold.

Abstract: Phase-locked loop charge pump driven by low voltage input. In one aspect, a phase-locked loop circuit includes a phase frequency detector operating at a low voltage and providing low-voltage sourcing control signals and low-voltage sinking control signals at the low voltage. A charge pump operates at a high voltage and includes a sourcing control circuit coupled to the low-voltage sourcing control signals and selectively causing the charge pump to source the sourcing current to an output of the charge pump based on the low-voltage sourcing control signals. The charge pump also includes a sinking control circuit that receives the low-voltage sinking control signals and selectively causes the charge pump to sink the sinking current from the output of the charge pump based on the low-voltage sinking control signals.

Abstract: A method for determining signal phase rotation of sub-channels within a contiguous transmission bandwidth comprises the steps of: determining a fundamental set of phase rotations; performing a cyclic shift operation for the fundamental set of phase rotations to generate a cyclic-shifted set of phase rotations; multiplying the cyclic-shifted set of phase rotations by a complex constant to generate a final set of phase rotations; and determining the phase rotation of each sub-channel within the contiguous transmission bandwidth according to the final set of phase rotations.

Abstract: A method for generating a forbidden channel list for a combined wireless communication station comprises the steps of: obtaining a channel usage report from an access point; performing a channel scan procedure; generating at least one of a channel load report, a noise indicator report, a signal strength indicator report and a packet error rate report according to the results of the channel scan procedure; and generating a forbidden channel list at least according to the generated one of the channel usage report, the channel load report, the noise indicator report, the signal strength to report, and the packet error rate report.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a power-saving method. The method comprises the steps of: forwarding a packet in accordance with a forwarding signal; operating in a power-saving receiving mode to enable a receiver in accordance with a receiving enable signal; and determining whether a standard receiving mode is operating in accordance with a packet detection result.

Abstract: A management method for an Internet protocol sharing communication mechanism comprises the steps of: setting up a plurality of rules for an Internet protocol sharing communication mechanism; providing a schedule divided into different time slots; assigning one rule from the rules for the Internet protocol sharing communication mechanism for each time slot of the schedule; and conducting a network communication according to the assigned rules.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention includes a calibration system employed in a multi-input-multi-output (MIMO) system for beamforming and receiving a plurality of streams. The system includes a first calibration circuit responsive to inphase (I) and quadrature (Q) pairs of stream and operative to calibrate each I and Q pair and a second calibration circuit responsive to the calibrated I and Q pairs for all streams, wherein the first and second calibration circuits perform calibration in the time domain.

Abstract: A communication method for a MIMO communication system comprises the steps of: transmitting a plurality of first streams modulated in a non space division multiplexing manner from a transmitter to a plurality of receiving stations; and transmitting a plurality of second streams following the plurality of first streams modulated in a space division multiplexing manner from the transmitter to the plurality of receiving stations. Each of the first streams comprises a legacy short training field, a legacy long training field, a legacy signal field and at least a very high throughput signal field, and each of the first streams has the same length. Each of the second streams comprises a very high throughput short training field, a plurality of very high throughput long training fields and a data field, and each of the second streams has the same length.

Abstract: A wireless transmission method comprises the steps of: determining transmission time slots and start antenna indexes of a plurality of stations in a spatial division multiple access system according to the number of antennas of the plurality of stations; broadcasting a control frame signal to the plurality of stations and waiting for requests to transmit signals from the plurality of stations, wherein the control frame signal includes the transmission time slots and start antenna indexes of the plurality of stations; receiving the requests to transmit signals from the plurality of stations; and broadcasting a clear to transmit signal to the plurality of stations based on the received request to transmit signals. The requests to transmit signals of the plurality of stations, which are transmitted based on the transmission time slots and start antenna indexes of the plurality of stations, conform to a multi-input multi-output transmission standard of the access point.

Abstract: A method for responding to messages comprises the steps of: establishing a first database; establishing a second database; forwarding content of the first database to a first proxy device; forwarding content of the second database to a second proxy device; utilizing the first proxy device to respond to at least one first real message; and utilizing the second proxy device to respond to at least one second real message.

Abstract: A communication apparatus is disclosed. The communication apparatus comprises a transmission module and an I/O controller interface. The transmission module is configured to transmit data. The I/O controller interface acts as a host controller interface between the transmission module and a host module of an alternate MAC/PHY (AMP) manager. The I/O controller interface directs the transmission module to transmit and receive data of the AMP manager according to I/O request packets forwarded by the host module.

Abstract: A signal processing circuit in a transmitter of a communication system comprises an appending circuit, a scrambler, an FEC encoder and a stream parser. The appending circuit is configured to divide a packet data string into a plurality of divided data strings, append a predetermined string to the tail of each divided data string, and output the appended data strings sequentially. The scrambler is configured to perform a scramble operation for the appended data strings. The FEC encoder is configured to sequentially encode the output data strings of the scrambler into convolutional code-words complying with the requirements of a MIMO communication system. The stream parser is configured to forward the convolutional code-words to at least a stream signal processing circuit.

Abstract: A system within a circuit is disclosed. The system comprises a first shield and a device above the first shield. The system also includes a plurality of conductive walls coupled to and extending from the first shield to block electromagnetic (EM) waves to other parts of the circuit. A system and method in accordance with the present invention adds metal walls on the edge of a sliced shield. The walls block the electromagnetic wave from coupling to other parts of the circuit from a sideways direction.