Abstract: A method of detecting atmospheric conditions in an area via a plurality of devices, each arranged for transmitting, receiving, and/or processing radio frequency signals in a predetermined frequency band; wherein the radio frequency signals can be affected by atmospheric conditions; wherein the method comprises the steps of: transmitting, by a first device of the plurality of devices, a first radio frequency signal intended for receipt by a second device of the plurality of devices in order to perform a network communications function between the first and the second device during a time period; receiving, by the second device, the transmitted first radio frequency signal; and processing, by the second device, the received first radio frequency signal in order to perform the network communications function; wherein the method further comprises the steps of: selecting a third device, of the plurality of devices, based on a physical location of the third device relative to the area in which the atmospheric condi

Abstract: A platform that facilities preservation of user privacy with respect to location-based applications executing on mobile computing devices is described. The platform registers triggers that are set forth by location-based applications, where a trigger specifies one or more rules and includes a location constraint. The platform causes a sensor on the mobile computing device to output location data, and the platform determines if the trigger has been satisfied by comparing the location constraint with the location data. If the trigger is satisfied, the platform transmits a callback to the application. Accordingly, the application does not receive location data from the sensor.

Abstract: A method and system for limiting mobile device functionality when the mobile device is located in a pre-defined fixed geographic area. The mobile device may receive a local disabling signal from a disabling device, which, when detected by a Device Owner Application resident on the mobile device, limits the mobile device functionality. Alternatively, the system may use GPS based geofencing to determine that the mobile device is in a predefined geographic area, and then transmit instructions to the mobile device, where a Device Owner Application operates to restrict the mobile device functionality. Mobile device functionality may be limited by restricting the mobile device's ability to send and receive text messages, email messages and phone calls; restricting the mobile device's ability to respond to user input; restricting the mobile device's ability to utilize a web browser; and restricting the mobile device's web browser from accessing predetermined web sites.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may utilize synchronization signal block (SSB) and channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) based beam management to select beams for communicating with a base station. For example, a UE may receive, from a base station, control signaling that configures the UE to monitor a set of SSBs and a set of reference signals. The UE may select a subset of the set of SSBs based on measuring a first signal metric for each SSB of the set of SSBs. In some examples, the UE may select a reference signal subset of the set of reference signals that correspond to the subset of the set SSBs, and may communicate a data transmission with the base station using a first beam selected based on measuring a second signal metric for each reference signal in the reference signal subset.

Abstract: Apparatus including a first interface to a host processor, a second interface to transmit and receive data packets having headers and payloads, to and from a packet communication network, a memory holding context information regarding a flow of the data and assigning serial numbers to the data packets in the flow, according to a session-layer protocol, and processing circuitry between the first and second interfaces and having acceleration logic, to decode the data records according to the session-layer protocol, using and updating the context information based on the serial numbers and the data records of the received packets, and processing circuitry writing the decoded data records through the first interface to a host memory. The acceleration logic, upon receiving in a given flow a data packet containing a serial number that is out of order, reconstructs the context information and applies that context information in decoding data records in subsequent data packets in the flow.

Abstract: A method of a base station (BS) for transmitting synchronization signals in a wireless communication system. The method comprises generating a primary synchronization signal (PSS) including one of multiple PSS sequences that is generated based on a M-sequence of length 127 in a frequency domain, wherein the PSS indicates part of cell identification (ID) information using a cyclic shift performed on the M-sequence generating the PSS; generating a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) including one of multiple SSS sequences that is generated based on multiple BPSK modulated M-sequences of length 127 in the frequency domain, wherein the SSS indicates the cell ID information using cyclic shifts performed on the M-sequences generating the SSS; and transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), the PSS and SSS over downlink channels.

Abstract: A host configured to operate in a communication system to provide an over-the-top (OTT) service is proposed. The host computer includes processing circuitry providing user data and a network interface initiating transmission of the user data to a network node in a cellular network for transmission to a user equipment (UE). The network node has a communication interface and processing circuitry, configured to perform operations including determining a signaling message that indicates a subcarrier spacing numerology for a synchronization signal transmission, transmitting the signaling message to the UE, and transmitting the user data to the UE. The signaling message includes a MeasObjectNR information element that indicates the subcarrier spacing numerology for the synchronization signal transmission.

Abstract: Noise in a communication channel is estimated by, in the absence of transmitted information packets, obtaining a plurality of sets of signal samples, and estimating noise power levels associated with the sets of signal samples and allotted to respective noise power classes. In the presence of at least one transmitted information packet, an information packet power level is estimated. A set of signal-to-noise ratios computed between the information packet power level and the noise power levels in the respective noise power classes are compared against a signal-to-noise threshold and partitioned into a first subset and a second subset of signal-to-noise ratios failing to exceed/exceeding, respectively, the threshold. One or more resulting impulsive noise parameters are computed as a function of impulsive noise parameters indicative of noise power levels in the signal-to-noise ratios in the first subset while disregarding impulsive noise parameters indicative of noise power levels in the second subset.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and systems to generate a point-source model for simulating near-field effects from structures of an antenna. The techniques and systems generate, based on near-field values extracted from electromagnetic simulations, respective far-field radiation patterns for active elements and, in some cases, passive elements of the antenna array. The far-field radiation patterns account for electromagnetic interactions between the active elements and an antenna structure, which can include passive elements of the antenna array. The techniques and systems output the far-field radiation patterns, which are effective to simulate, using an asymptotic numerical method, electromagnetic interactions between the antenna array and at least one interaction structure.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to multi-user uplink channel sounding. A device may determine a channel sounding sequence with one or more access points (APs), wherein the channel sounding sequence comprises a null data packet announcement (NDPA) communicated with at least one of the one or more APs. The device may determine a first group of station devices (STAs) associated with a first basic service set (BSS). The device may cause to send a trigger frame to the first group of STAs to solicit an uplink NDP from each STA of the first group of STAs. The device may identify a first uplink NDP received from a first STA of the first group of STAs. The device may identify a second uplink NDP received from a second STA of a second group of STAs.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a receiver chain includes an input node and a transmitter chain comprising a tap and output nodes. An auxiliary transmitter chain comprises an auxiliary input node coupled to the tap node, an adaptive filter unit and a signal output coupled to the input node. The filter unit includes an interpolation processor, and an adaptive filter and a coefficient processor coupled to the receiver chain and the adaptive filter. The transmitter chain generates a first waveform comprising a plurality of frequency-separated signals. Contemporaneously, the auxiliary chain applies a second waveform comprising another plurality of frequency-separated signals at the input node. The receiver chain receives a composite waveform comprising a waveform coupled from the output node and the second waveform. The first waveform lacks signals required for determination of coefficients of the filter whose frequencies coincide with the another plurality of signals of the second waveform.

Abstract: Wireless devices are adapted to facilitate beamforming communications in wireless networks. A wireless device may identify a first beam group with a number of beams equal to a maximum number of allowed beams, and a second beam group with a number of beams less than the maximum number of allowed beams. Channel statistics may be estimated for each of the first beam group and the second beam group, and the second beam group may be selected for communications when the second beam group is determined to have at least substantially equal or greater channel statistics compared to the first beam group. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.

Abstract: Various example embodiments for supporting stateless multicast in label switched packet networks are presented. Various example embodiments for supporting stateless multicast in label switched packet networks may be configured to support stateless multicast in label switched packet networks based on support for handling a label switched packet associated with a multicast group, where the label switched packet includes a payload and a header and, further, where the header includes a set of labels indicative of a group of egress routers including at least a portion of the egress routers of the multicast group.

Abstract: The present invention provides an emissions control apparatus for an entity. The emissions control apparatus comprises: storage means for storing transmission data relating to an entity; a controller configured to calculate a propagation profile for the entity based on at least the transmission data; and a display for displaying the propagation profile. The present invention also provides a method of controlling emissions.

Abstract: A measuring device 1 performs control to perform a reception sensitivity test of measuring a throughput of a signal under measurement, and repeating the measurement while changing an output level of a test signal at each measurement position corresponding to a plurality of orientations. The integrated control device 10 that performs the control includes a measurement situation display control unit 18d that displays a measurement progress display screen having a first display area for displaying a result of the reception sensitivity test up to the measurement position where the reception sensitivity test is completed, and a second display area for displaying a progress situation of the measurement of the reception sensitivity test at the measurement position at which the reception sensitivity test is started.

Abstract: A base station is disclosed including a processor that maps one or more control channel elements (CCEs) in a downlink control channel to one or more resource units that are obtained by an interleaver for interleaving indexes of a plurality of resource units in a control resource set, and a transmitter transmits the downlink control channel. Each of the one or more resource units are being defined as a plurality of resource element groups (REGs). A transmitter transmits the downlink control channel. In other aspects, a terminal and a radio communication method are disclosed.

Abstract: A relay device connected to an in-vehicle network includes a first determination unit; a second determination unit; and a relay processing unit. The first determination unit is configured to send out a high priority transfer message through a first path that runs from the first determination unit to the relay processing unit without passing through the second determination unit. The relay processing unit is configured to output the high priority transfer message, acquired through the first path, to the second determination unit and the in-vehicle device. The first determination unit is configured to send out a normal priority transfer message to the relay processing unit through a second path that runs from the first determination unit to the relay processing unit via the second determination unit. The relay processing unit is configured to output the normal priority transfer message, acquired through the second path, to the in-vehicle device.

Abstract: Data Center Bridge (DCB)-based path selection methods and systems reduce packet loss in a network system comprising a Link Aggregation Group (LAG) topology. In embodiments, once traffic received at a LAG node and identified as DCB traffic, links whose DCB status are identified as “up” are assigned to a LAG sub-trunk that may be used to forward the DCB traffic on the LAG trunk, while non-DCB traffic is forwarded to any member of the LAG, irrespective of DCB status. In addition, DCB traffic received from a LAG peer node, which sends traffic on an inter-node link (INL) when no DCB-enabled links to a downstream device are present, is identified as DCB traffic and forwarded on a LAG sub-trunk that comprises DCB-enabled links. An egress mask that indicates to not forward the traffic received at the LAG node on the INL may be overridden, such that DCB traffic may be forwarded.

Abstract: A method of a first device which performs ranging by using an ultra-wide band (UWB) and the first device are provided. The method of the first device includes performing ranging with a second device in a first ranging round among a plurality of ranging rounds included in a first ranging block, determining whether to perform hopping, based on a result of the performing of the ranging, when it is determined to perform the hopping, determining an index of a second ranging round for performing ranging with a second device, based on a random-number generation function, and performing the ranging with the second device in the second ranging round of a second ranging block.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus of cooperating with a plurality of base stations in a wireless communication system. A cloud cell is configured with a plurality of base stations that cooperate with each other for a mobile station and synchronizes user contexts for serving the mobile station among the plurality of base stations included in the cloud cell, and the plurality of base stations cooperate with each other to provide a communication service to the mobile station. The present disclosure reduces generation of a handover when the mobile station moves between base stations, and increases the data yield of the mobile station by transmitting and receiving data in cooperation with base stations in a cloud cell at a shaded area or a cell border.