Abstract: Provided are a transmitter and a method for transmitting a data block in a wireless communication system. The method comprises the following steps: deciding the number of bits (s) and encoders (NES) to allocate to one axis of a signal constellation; encoding an information bit based on the s and the NES and generating a coded block; parsing the coded block based on the s and the NES and generating a plurality of frequency sub-blocks; and transmitting the plurality of frequency sub-blocks to a receiver.

Abstract: A hybrid beamforming based cooperative transmission system may comprise comprising a centralized processor (CP), access nodes (ANs) connected to the CP, and fronthaul links connecting the CP to the ANs. The CP may provide an outer precoding matrix for a first AN of the ANs, which is derived from global statistical channel state information (CSI) generated from local statistical CSI collected from the ANs, to the first AN via the fronthaul link; and the first AN may configure a radio frequency (RF) precoder of the first AN based on the outer precoding matrix, and configure a digital precoder of the first AN based on local instantaneous effective CSI between the first AN and first terminals to be served by the first AN.

Abstract: Facilitating a determination of channel state information for advanced networks (e.g., 4G, 5G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a system can comprise configuring a mobile device with a demodulation reference signal. The operations can also comprise transmitting a channel state information reference signal to the mobile device, wherein the channel state information reference signal configures a number of channel state information reference signal ports. Operations of another system can comprise determining a number of resources for a group of transmission ranks and determining a link quality metric for transmission ranks of the group of transmission ranks. The operations can also comprise selecting a transmission rank and a precoding matrix indicator and transmitting the precoding matrix indicator to a network device.

Abstract: A system of a machine includes a network of a plurality of nodes distributed throughout the machine. Each of the nodes is operable to communicate through a plurality of electromagnetic signals. A controller is operable to communicate with the network of nodes through the electromagnetic signals. A plurality of waveguides is configured to confine transmission of the electromagnetic signals between the controller and one or more of the nodes. A radio frequency antenna is coupled to a first end of a first waveguide of the plurality of waveguides. A radio frequency transceiver is coupled between the controller and the radio frequency antenna. A capacitively coupled membrane at a second end of the first waveguide is configured to establish communication between the first waveguide and at least one node of the plurality of nodes.

Abstract: Adjacent channel leakage-power ratio (ACLR) can be reduced at a transmitter of a device. A modulated signal can be mapped into a plurality of tone sets in a frequency domain, wherein the plurality of tone sets include a first, a second, and a third set of tones. The first and the third set of tones can be converted in the frequency domain to a fourth and a fifth set of tones, respectively, in a time domain. A zero padding of one or more symbols associated with the fourth and the fifth set of tones can be performed to output a sixth and a seventh set of tones, respectively. The sixth and the seventh set of tones can be converted to an eighth and a ninth set of tones, respectively, in the frequency domain. The eighth and the ninth set of tones can be processed for transmitting to another wireless device.

Abstract: A demodulator and method includes a plurality of correlation circuits, a result combining stage, and a time combining stage. The plurality of correlation circuits may be configured to output a plurality of correlation values that indicate a likelihood of whether a pattern of a buffered portion of an input data signal matches a first plurality of target frequency behavior patterns. The plurality of correlation circuits may be further configured to output a plurality of delayed correlation values that indicate a likelihood of whether a pattern of a delayed buffered portion of the input data signal matches a second plurality of target frequency behavior patterns, where both the buffered portion and the delayed buffered portion include a current symbol.

Abstract: Pre-charging two or more sets of nodes to set a differential output of a multi-input summation latch connected to the two or more sets of nodes in a pre-charged state, the two or more sets of nodes comprising a set of data signal nodes and a set of DFE correction nodes, in response to a sampling clock, generating a differential data voltage and an aggregate differential DFE correction signal, and generating a data decision by driving the differential output of the multi-input summation latch into one of two possible output states according to a summation of the differential data voltage signal and the aggregate differential DFE correction signal and subsequently holding the data decision by holding the differential output of the multi-input summation latch in a latched state for a duration determined by the sampling clock.

Abstract: The ADS-B power transcoder extracts transponder data from parasitic oscillations on the aircraft power line induced by transmissions of ownship radar transponder reply signals (e.g., responses to interrogations of the transponder). The radio is configured for replacement installation of an aircraft lighting assembly, and connection thereby to legacy onboard power sources without resorting to wireless or wired radar transponder, or pneumatic connections.

Abstract: A discrete-time delay (TD) technique in a baseband receiver array is disclosed for canceling wide modulated bandwidth spatial interference and reducing the Analog-to-Digital Conversion (ADC) dynamic range requirements. In particular, the discrete-time delay (TD) technique first aligns the interference using non-uniform sampled phases followed by uniform cancellation using a cancellation matrix, such as, for example, a Truncated Hadamard Transform implemented with antipodal binary coefficients.

Abstract: A threshold computation circuit includes an input circuit, a maximum filter circuit, a minimum filter circuit, and a calculating circuit. The input circuit receives a discrete frequency signal from a digital filtering circuit. The discrete frequency signal is based on an S-FSK waveform received by an S-FSK receiver associated with the digital filtering circuit. The discrete frequency signal is representative of digital logic levels in a series of data frames modulated using S-FSK to form the S-FSK waveform. The maximum filter circuit adjusts a maximum amplitude parameter based on the discrete frequency signal and a predetermined threshold. The minimum filter circuit adjusts a minimum amplitude parameter based on the discrete frequency signal and the predetermined threshold. The calculating circuit adapts the predetermined threshold for a next data frame based on the maximum and minimum amplitude parameters. An integrated circuit and a method for computing the threshold are also disclosed.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for detection of a signal at an I/O interface module are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus to provide signal detection may include at least one receiver, at least one memory, and logic for a signal detection module, at least a portion of the logic comprised in hardware coupled to the at least one memory and the at least one receiver, the logic to access a plurality of pulse signals of a clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit, analyze at least one pulse characteristic of the plurality of pulse signals, and generate a signal determination to indicate a signal at the at least one receiver based on the at least one pulse characteristic. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A method of demodulating a signal that is phase modulated to convey R chips having phase transitions between adjacent ones of the R chips to represent chip states, and an overlay symbol spanning the R chips, wherein R>1, and wherein the phase transitions are rotated in a same direction according to an overlay symbol state, comprises: first processing the signal including: accumulating a respective phase of each chip into a respective first chip magnitude, to produce R first chip magnitudes; and accumulating the R first chip magnitudes to produce a first magnitude; second processing the signal including: accumulating a respective phase of each chip into a respective second chip magnitude, to produce R second chip magnitudes; and accumulating the R second chip magnitudes to produce a second magnitude; and determining the overlay symbol state based on the first magnitude and the second magnitude.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling frequency hopping, a transmitter and a receiver, the method comprising: switching a synchronization frequency to any pre-configured synchronization frequency value when a time slot for sending a synchronization frame is reached, and sending the synchronization frame; after the previous synchronization frame is sent, switching the synchronization frequency from the previous pre-configured synchronization frequency value to any pre-configured synchronization frequency value, and sending the synchronization frame; after a total time slot for sending a synchronization frame is complete, switching a data frequency to any pre-configured data frequency value, and sending the data frame when the time slot for sending a data frame is reached; or, receiving a data frame when a time slot for receiving a data frame is reached; after the previous data frame is sent or received, and sending a data frame, switching the data frequency from a previous pre-configured dat

Abstract: A wireless communication network uses Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO). Network circuitry stores geographic data that indicates geographic containers. Transceiver circuitry wirelessly receives network signaling from User Equipment (UEs) located in the geographic containers. The network circuitry processes the network signaling to determine UE MU-MIMO correlation factors between the UEs and associate the UE MU-MIMO correlation factors with the geographic containers. The network circuitry processes the UE MU-MIMO correlation factors associated with the geographic containers to determine container MU-MIMO correlation factors between the geographic containers. The network circuitry selects UEs for MU-MIMO based on their container MU-MIMO correlation factors. The transceiver circuitry wirelessly transfers MU-MIMO signals to the UEs that were selected based on their container MU-MIMO correlation factors.

Abstract: A signal sending method and apparatus, and a signal receiving method and apparatus are provided, to ensure a low peak-to-average power ratio and a frequency domain diversity gain when a signal is sent on two different subcarrier groups in a same time cell. The method includes: mapping, by a transmit end, a first sequence {pia0, pia1, . . . , piaP?1} whose length is P into an ith subcarrier group in M subcarrier groups in a same time cell, where the ith subcarrier group includes K consecutive subcarriers that are evenly distributed, M, P, and K are all greater than or equal to 2, P?K, there is at least one pair of two inconsecutive subcarrier groups in the M subcarrier groups, and a second sequence {pi} corresponding to the M subcarrier groups meets the following requirement: A sequence {xi} is a Barker sequence, where {xi}={xi|x1=ps+1, x2=ps+2, . . . , xM?s=pM, xM?s+1=p1, xM?s+2=p2, . . .

Abstract: A transmission device of the disclosure includes: a plurality of delay sections having changeable delay amounts; a driver section that includes a plurality of drivers and transmits a data signal indicating a sequence of symbols using the plurality of drivers, the plurality of drivers being provided to correspond to the plurality of delay sections and setting a voltage at a corresponding output terminal to a mutually different voltage on the basis of a signal delayed by a corresponding delay section of the plurality of delay sections; and a controller that sets the respective delay amounts of the plurality of delay sections on the basis of a transition of a symbol in the sequence of symbols.

Abstract: A method for receiving a signal, includes a useful signal, interfering signals and noise, and for suppressing interfering signals in a multi-channel receiver, comprising steps of: (a) reception, frequency transposition and digital conversion of the received signal; (b) estimation of a correlation matrix of the received signals; (c) estimation of the variance of the noise; (d) initial estimation of the arrival directions of the useful and interfering signals; (e) initialization of the powers of the useful and interfering signals; (f) iterative computation: of the current directional vectors of the useful and interfering signal; of the powers of the useful and interfering signals; of the amplitude/phase errors of assumed directional vectors with respect to the current directional vectors; and of the arrival directions of the useful and interfering signals; (i) suppression of the interfering signals from the signal received in step (a).

Abstract: A communication method and a terminal device are provided. The method includes: generating one or more radio frames, where each radio frame includes at least one multiplexing block, each multiplexing block includes a synchronization signal and a PBCH field, and the PBCH field includes information for indicating a beam; and then sending the radio frames to a terminal device.

Abstract: Provided are a device and method for performing authentication in a wireless power transfer system. Provided is an authentication method in a wireless power transfer system including receiving a first packet including indication information on whether a target device supports an authentication function from the target device; transmitting, when the target device supports an authentication function, an authentication request message to the target device; receiving an authentication response message including a certificate on wireless charging from the target device in response to the authentication request message; and confirming authentication of the target device based on the authentication response message.

Abstract: A circuit includes a transmitter circuit which includes a single-to-complementary circuit, a driver stage, and a pre-emphasis control circuit. The single-to-complementary circuit generates complementary output signals from a single ended input signal. The driver stage includes inputs to receive the complementary output signals, the driver stage includes a main driver circuit and a pre-emphasis driver circuit, and the pre-emphasis driver circuit is active during transitions of the complementary output signals to provide additional current for the driver stage. The pre-emphasis control circuit includes an RC pulse generation circuit in which the RC pulse generation circuit includes a capacitance and a resistance, and the RC pulse generation circuit provides, based on edges of a signal, pulses having a duration based on an RC time constant of the capacitance and resistance. The pre-emphasis driver circuit is active to provide additional current for the driver stage in response to the pulses.