Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure aim at providing three pseudo-orthogonal waveforms that can be used for transmitting 3n bits (n bits over each waveform) at a given frequency. Use of such three pseudo-orthogonal waveforms can be used in applications such as QAM to create a 3-dimensional QAM, along with use in other like applications such as in Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM), Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK), Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK), among others. The three pseudo-orthogonal waveforms can in general be used in any application where complex number algebra is used, and can help increase transmission capacity by additional 50%.

Abstract: A transmitter 1 comprises a clock generation portion 4, FIFO portion 6, and serial signal creation portion 7. The clock generation portion 4 performs modulation by spectrum spreading of a reference clock CKref, and generates a first clock CK1 with a high modulation factor and a second clock CK2 with a low modulation factor. The FIFO portion 6 takes as inputs the first clock CK1 which has been output from the clock generation portion 4 to a data generation portion 2 and output from the data generation portion 2, a parallel data signal which has been synchronized with the first clock CK1 in the data generation portion 2 and output, and the second clock CK2 output from the clock generation portion 4, and synchronizes the parallel data signal Pdata with the second clock CK2 and outputs the parallel data signal Pdata. The serial signal creation portion 7 converts a parallel data signal PRdata into a serial data signal Sdata.

Abstract: This invention is applicable to the field of communications technologies, and provides a device to device (D2D) discovery method and a first D2D user equipment (UE). The method includes: the first D2D UE acquires timing information of the first D2D UE from a Lont Term Evolution (LTE) cellular communications system; receives in a discovery subframe, a device discovery signal from a second D2D UE according to the timing information, wherein the device discovery signal comprises a pilot orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol and a device information OFDM symbol; acquires an arrival time of the device discovery signal by performing a time domain correlation of the pilot OFDM symbol of the device discovery signal and a local pilot sequence, acquires device information of the second D2D UE by parsing the device information OFDM symbol of the device discovery. This invention enables a D2D UE to effectively discover other D2D UEs, improves system efficiency, and saves power of the D2D UE.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention relates to a method of phase detection in a receiver circuit with decision feedback equalization. Partial-equalization and full-equalization edge signals are generated. The feedback from the first tap of the decision feedback equalizer is separated from the feedback of the remaining plurality of taps. The feedback from the plurality of taps (not including the first tap) is used to generate partial-equalization edge signals, while the feedback from all the taps is used to generate full-equalization edge signals. The partial-equalization and full-equalization edge signals are utilized by phase-detection circuitry to provide highly-accurate data sampling locations for improved performance.

Abstract: A method is provided for individually processing multiple frequency bands in a composite RF signal is disclosed. The composite RF signal is separated into a plurality of gain controlled and bandlimited frequency bands. The gain controlled and bandlimited frequency bands are then recombined to produce a controlled composite RF signal, which is then digitized by undersampling with an ADC to produce a plurality of unambiguous frequency bands convolved around baseband. The sample frequency can be substantially less than the Nyquist Limit of twice the highest frequency present for digitization. Each baseband signal is monitored for amplitude spikes therein. In response to an amplitude spike, the appropriate frequency band is modified by a control signal to hold the ADC to within its dynamic range.

Abstract: An OFDM communication transceiver, which is configured to test its connection with an antenna circuit unit, has a receiver chain and an emitting chain. The receiver chain includes a time-to-frequency transform unit and the emitting chain includes a frequency-to-time transform unit. The transceiver further includes means for disconnecting the receiver chain to the antenna circuit unit, means for providing a stimulus as input to the emitting chain, means for reintroducing the signal at the output of the emitting chain as an input of the receiving chain, means for determining a circuit resonance frequency, Fr, and a quality factor, Q, of a transfer function computed from the output of the time-to-frequency transform unit, and means for deciding about the connection of said antenna circuit unit according to the resonance frequency and the quality factor.

Abstract: An output circuit sends out, to an input circuit, a control pilot signal generated by a voltage source. A voltage transformer is provided to a control pilot line on the output side of the output circuit, and a communication unit transmits and receives communication signals via the voltage transformer. A voltage transformer is provided to the control pilot line on the input side of the input circuit, and a communication unit transmits and receives the communication signals via the voltage transformer. A low-pass filter is provided to the control pilot line between the input circuit and the voltage transformer.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for blindly detecting low density activity includes receiving, by a first node from a second node, a signal and executing a joint message passing algorithm (JMPA) on the signal, where executing the JMPA includes jointly producing a decoded signal and an activity list in accordance with the decoded signal, and calculating a plurality of a priori probabilities in accordance with a plurality of log likelihood ratios (LLRs) corresponding to the signal and a plurality of decoded LLRs.

Abstract: A wireless communication system is described which includes a transmitter operable to transmit a transmitted signal, the transmitter having one or more transmitting antennae, a receiver operable to receive a received signal, the receiver having one or more receiving antennae, wherein lattice reduction is used in obtaining, at the receiver, an estimate of the transmitted signal based on the received signal, characterized in that the lattice reduction utilizes a lattice reduction matrix, a decomposed representation of which is transmitted between the transmitter and the receiver.

Abstract: Compensation for one or more effects of impedance mismatch between a power amplifier (PA) and at least one filter is discussed. One example system that compensates for impedance mismatch with at least one filter comprises a PA, a measurement component, and a feedback component. The PA is configured to receive PA stimuli comprising a supply voltage and a radio frequency (RF) signal to be amplified, wherein a PA output is configured to be coupled to the at least one filter. The measurement component is coupled to the PA and configured to measure an output signal from the PA, wherein the output signal comprises a forward signal associated with the PA and a reflected signal associated with the at least one filter. The feedback component is configured to receive the output signal and to adjust one or more of the PA stimuli based at least in part on the output signal.

Abstract: A beacon anchor may include a signal generator configured to generate an ultra-wide band signal inclusive of a unique identifier associated with the beacon anchor, where the UWB signal is a pulse sequence. A transceiver may be in communications with the signal generator. Responsive to receiving the UWB signal from the signal generator, the UWB signal may be broadcast. A processing unit may be in communication with the transceiver, and, responsive to receiving a unicast communications session request from a portable device, be configured to establish a unicast communications session with the portable device to enable a distance between the portable device and beacon anchor to be determined. Through use of UWB signals, relative position (e.g., in front of or behind the beacon anchor) may be determined, thereby enabling different actions to be taken in response to determining the relative position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to digital up-conversion for a multi-band Multi-Order Power Amplifier (MOPA) that enables precise and accurate control of gain, phase, and delay of multi-band split signals input to the multi-band MOPA. In general, a multi-band MOPA is configured to amplify a multi-band signal that is split across a number, N, of inputs of the multi-band MOPA as a number, N, of multi-band split signals, where N is an order of the multi-band MOPA and is greater than or equal to 2. A digital upconversion system for the multi-band MOPA is configured to independently control a gain, phase, and delay for each of a number, M, of frequency bands of the multi-band signal for each of at least N?1, and preferably all, of the multi-band split signals.

Abstract: A system and method for inferring schematic and topological properties of an electrical distribution grid is provided. The system may include Remote Hubs, Subordinate Remotes, a Substation Receiver, and an associated Computing Platform and Concentrator. At least one intelligent edge transmitter, called a Remote Hub Edge Transmitter, may transmit messages on the electrical distribution grid by injecting a modulated current into a power main that supplies an electric meter. The Subordinate Remotes, Remote Hubs, the Substation Receiver, and the associated Computing Platform and Concentrator may contain processing units which execute stored instructions allowing each node in the network to implement methods for organizing the on-grid network and transmitting and receiving messages on the network.

Abstract: A method comprising: at a first transceiver, transmitting a plurality of signals to a second transceiver and receiving corresponding receive signals from the second transceiver, wherein each transmitted signal is sent using a channel perturbation; measuring a plurality of phase values, wherein each phase value is a phase difference between one of the plurality of transmitted signals and corresponding receive signal; masking a subsequent phase modulated signal employing phase rotation at the first transceiver using the plurality of phase values.

Abstract: A method and apparatus to perform a soft demapping in a rotated quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) based communication system is described. The method and the apparatus include pre-processing a symbol based on a priori information and performing a one-dimensional (1D) soft demapping on the pre-processed symbol, continuously.

Abstract: A satellite broadcasts radio programs to mobile and fixed receivers at various locations. Ground stations supplement the satellite broadcasts in areas where the satellite signal may be shadowed. Likewise, the satellite signal supplements the terrestrial transmissions in areas with marginal terrestrial signal strength. Ground stations and a satellite transmit the same digital symbol stream over a same frequency spectrum. The symbol streams arrive in each service area of the ground stations with a relative delay that is within a window for which a receiver is adapted to decode efficiently. Spectral efficiency is achieved by allowing the ground stations to share the same frequencies as the satellites.

Abstract: A system for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) equalizer, said system comprising a program memory, a program sequencer and a processing unit connected to each other, wherein the processing unit comprises an input selection unit, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a coprocessor and an output selection unit; further wherein the program sequencer schedules the processing of one or more symbol-carrier pairs input to said OFDM equalizer using multiple threads; retrieves, for each of the one or more symbol-carrier pairs, multiple program instructions from said program memory; generates multiple expanded instructions corresponding to said retrieved multiple program instructions; and further wherein said ALU performs said processing of the one or more symbol-carrier pairs using the multiple threads across multiple pipeline stages, wherein said processing comprises said ALU executing arithmetic operations to process said expanded instructions using said multiple threads across the multiple pipeline stag

Abstract: A method an apparatus for performing automatic frequency compensation (or control) is disclosed. A method and apparatus for performing automatic frequency compensation (or control) is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes a radio receiver receiving a radio signal and detecting a preamble in the radio signal. The method further includes freezing an automatic frequency compensation (AFC) loop responsive to detecting the preamble. A clock source of the AFC loop may be switched from a first clock signal to a second clock signal. The method further includes subsequently unfreezing the AFC loop.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for implementing interference cancellation across base stations. Communications information for transmitting to a receiving device is received from a first base station at a second base station. At the second base station, second communications information is generated for transmission to the receiving device from the second base station. The second communications information comprises data to reduce interference with the first communications information.

Abstract: A multi-band amplifier may operate in a first frequency band and a second frequency band. The multi-band amplifier may include a first amplifier, a second amplifier, and a coupler. The coupler may couple a signal, such as a communication signal, to a selected amplifier. In some embodiments, the coupler may include one or more inductive elements to couple the signal to the first or the second amplifier. In some embodiments, the inductive elements may include a balun.