Abstract: Radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuit (RFIC) chip(s) allow for the integration of multiple electronic circuits on a chip to provide distributed antenna system functionalities. RFIC chips are employed in central unit and remote unit components, reducing component cost and size, increasing performance and reliability, while reducing power consumption. The components are also easier to manufacture. The RFIC chip(s) can be employed in distributed antenna systems and components that support RF communications services and/or digital data services.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling inter-PLMN handover based on CSG lists of equivalent PLMNs is provided. A method for receiving subscriber information of a terminal at a Mobility Management Entity (MME) includes transmitting an update location request message for the terminal to a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), and receiving an update location acknowledgement message with the subscriber information of the terminal from the HSS, wherein the update location request message comprises a list of equivalent Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs) among which the MME supports inter-PLMN handover of the terminal. The method and apparatus for controlling inter-plan handover to a CSG cell according to the present invention is characterized in that a control apparatus of a core network acquires the allowed CSG lists for determining a User Equipments (UEs) capability of access to a CSG cell and determines whether to permit inter-PLMN handover based on the allowed CSG lists.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are provided for mobility management for wireless communications systems that utilize a flexible bandwidth carrier. Some embodiments include approaches for determining bandwidth information, such as one or more bandwidth scaling factors N and/or flexible bandwidths, at a user equipment (UE), where the bandwidth information may not be signaled to the UE. Embodiments for determining bandwidth information include: random ordered bandwidth scaling factor approaches, delay ordered bandwidth scaling factor approaches, storing bandwidth scaling factor value in UE Neighbor Record approaches, spectrum measurement approaches, spectrum calculation approaches, and/or a priori approaches. Flexible bandwidth carrier systems may utilize spectrum portions that may not be big enough to fit a normal waveform.

Abstract: A method is provided. The method includes receiving, by a terminal, N configuration parameters sent by a base station. The method also includes, when feature information indicated by the N configuration parameters comprises feature information of the terminal, determining, by the terminal, a maximum transmit power of the terminal according to at least a nominal transmit power corresponding to the feature information of the terminal and a limiting power indicated by a configuration parameter corresponding to the feature information of the terminal.

Abstract: Mobile terminal case with a gripping element for the user's fingers to prevent accidental falls of the mobile terminal. It comprises a base which covers at least part of the rear side of a mobile terminal, and comprises at least one recess and a folding tab of a size and configuration equal to those of the recess. The folding tab has possibility of tilting between a resting position where it is in the recess and a gripping position where it is inclined with respect to the base. The grip is achieved by means of an elastic element linked to the folding tab and to the base and which exerts a returning force on the folding tab in the direction of the resting position.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting power headroom information by a terminal in a mobile communication system. The method includes receiving, by the terminal, information on an allocated uplink transmission resource; determining whether a path loss has changed more than a threshold, after transmitting last power headroom information, when the terminal has the allocated transmission resource; if the path loss has changed more than the threshold when the terminal has the allocated transmission resource, determining a transmission of the power headroom information; and transmitting an uplink packet including the power headroom information using the allocated uplink transmission resource.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a main body having an aperture, a slot member disposed in the main body, the slot member having a slot exposed by the aperture and in which a memory card of a predetermined size is inserted and a connection terminal electrically connectable to a connection terminal of the memory card, and a coil disposed on a surface of the main body or within the main body so as to overlap with a surface of the slot member that is disposed to face a main surface of the memory card when the memory card is inserted in the slot.

Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments, a communication device includes a dual-band antenna array configured to communicate RF signals in an RF band and to communicate MMW signals in a MMW frequency band with a remote device. At least one transceiver is configured to generate the RF signals conveying a command to the remote device to transmit probe signals in the MMW frequency band, to receive the probe signals via the dual-band antenna in the MMW frequency band, and is initialized with first antenna beam steering parameters to facilitate a first antenna beam of the dual-band antenna array for the operation in the MMW frequency band. A controller is configured to generate the first antenna beam steering parameters based on the probe signals and to generate the control signal to switch the dual-band antenna array to the operation in the MMW frequency band after transmission of the RF signals.

Abstract: A terminal device may: shift an operating state of the terminal device from a non-parent station state to a parent station state so as to form a wireless network if a predetermined trigger instruction is given; establish a wireless connection with the first communication device, in a case where a first communication link is established with a first communication device; send predetermined setting information to the first communication device; establish a wireless connection with the second communication device in a case where a second communication link is established with a second communication device; and send the predetermined setting information to the second communication device.

Abstract: A power socket terminal network, comprising: at least one power socket stave terminal, having: at least one power socket coupled to a power line, for providing power to a device; a switch for turning said at least one power socket on and off; a wireless communication module, for providing wireless communications; and at least one power socket master terminal, having: at least one power socket coupled to a power line, for providing power to a device; a switch for turning said at least one power socket on and off; a power line communications module, for providing power line communications via said power line; and a wireless communications module, for providing wireless communications; wherein said at least one power socket slave terminal is arranged to communicate wirelessly, using said wireless communications module, with said at least one power socket master terminal.

Abstract: A system, apparatus, method and article to manage channel prediction for a wireless communication system are described. The apparatus may include a media access control processor to perform channel prediction, and a transceiver to communicate information using the channel prediction. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: The present document relates to a wireless communication system and, more particularly, to a method for transmitting a frame in a high-density wireless LAN system, and a station device for performing the method. To this end, a station for transmitting a frame is comprised of a radio frame for a second type station comprising a frame portion for a first type station and a frame portion for the second type station, wherein the frame portion for the first type station comprises a first OFDM symbol for transmitting a signaling field (L-SIG) for the first type station, and the frame portion for the second type station comprises one or more second OFDM symbols for transmitting a signaling field (HE-SIG) for the second type station. Additionally, the radio frame for the second type station further comprises one or more third OFDM symbols for transmitting the L-SIG and the HE-SIG repeatedly.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for controlling uplink power of a user equipment, where the method includes: separately acquiring first maximum transmit power of the user equipment corresponding to a first subframe and second maximum transmit power of the user equipment corresponding to a second subframe; and when the first maximum transmit power and the second maximum transmit power are different, using a minimum value of the first maximum transmit power and the second maximum transmit power as first configured maximum transmit power, and performing power control over transmit power of multiple carriers in an overlap region according to the first configured maximum transmit power, so that total transmit power of the multiple carriers in the overlap region after the power control is lower than or equal to the minimum value of the first maximum transmit power and the second maximum transmit power.

Abstract: A communication apparatus comprises: a communication unit configured to communicate with external communication apparatuses; a storage unit configured to store history information related to an external communication apparatus with which connection has been established in the past; and a display control unit configured to, during display for selection of an external communication apparatus, display information indicating one or more services provided by the external communication apparatuses, wherein the communication unit receives information related to the services provided by the external communication apparatuses, and based on the received information related to the services provided by the external communication apparatuses and on the history information, the display control unit changes a display appearance used in displaying the information indicating one or more services provided by the external communication apparatuses.

Abstract: An antenna device includes a reflecting mirror, a primary radiator connected with a wireless device including a transmitter and a receiver, a radiator support mechanism that rotatably supports the primary radiator at a focusing position of the mirror with respect to a central axis of the radiator, evaluation data acquisition unit that acquires evaluation data that is data regarding a polarization direction angle that is a tilt angle of a polarization plane of the radiator with respect to a horizontal direction, a tilt angle of its own device correlated with the polarization direction angle, or a detection level, polarization plane adjuster that adjusts the polarization plane of the radiator based on the evaluation data, trigger input unit that inputs a trigger to the polarization plane adjuster, wherein the polarization plane adjuster rotates the radiator to adjust the polarization plane of the radiator according to timing provided by the trigger.

Abstract: A technology is described for determining a position of a HBC (Human Body Channel) sensor. An example method may include receiving signal data for a radio signal from a first transmitting HBC sensor transmitted over a human body channel. A signal loss of the radio signal can be calculated using the signal data received from the first transmitting HBC sensor, where the signal loss may be a function of distance of the first transmitting HBC sensor from a receiver. A distance of the first transmitting HBC sensor from the receiver can then be determined based in part on the signal loss and a relative position of the first transmitting HBC sensor can be identified based in part on the distance between the first transmitting HBC sensor and the receiver.

Abstract: Systems and associated methods for reducing Doppler shifts in the broadband signals between Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and ground stations are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for reducing the Doppler shift of wireless signals includes estimating a velocity of the UAV based on a Global Positioning System (GPS) or an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) of the UAV and calculating the Doppler shift of an upload (UL) wireless signal based on the velocity of the UAV. The method further includes predistorting a frequency of the UL wireless signal at the ground station to reduce the Doppler shift at a UAV receiver (RX) and transmitting the UL wireless signal from a ground station transmitter (TX) to the UAV RX. In some embodiments, calculating the Doppler shift of the UL wireless signal is performed at the ground station.

Abstract: A method is described for use in a satellite communication network, utilizing available resources (e.g. when operating in an idle mode) of at least one first terminal. that belongs to a cluster comprising a plurality of terminals that are adapted to communicate with a satellite, by at least one other terminal being a second terminal that belongs to that cluster of terminals, and wherein the utilization of idle resources is done by enabling communications between the first and second terminals is carried out by using a communication link that is not part of the satellite communication network.

Abstract: An information transmission system includes a first sensing device configured to transmit a cooperation request signal, receive a cooperation response signal corresponding to the cooperation request signal, generate a jamming signal on the basis of the cooperation response signal, and generate and transmit a transmission signal including sensor information; an information collection device configured to receive the transmission signal transmitted by the first sensing device; and at least one second sensing device provided near the first sensing device, and configured to receive the cooperation request signal and transmit the cooperation response signal corresponding to the cooperation request signal to the first sensing device. The cooperation response signal includes channel information between the at least one second sensing device and the information collection device, and a seed for a random signal generator shared between the first sensing device and the at least one second sensing device.

Abstract: A protective case for a mobile device having an alternative user interface that is capable of wirelessly controlling the operations of the mobile device is disclosed. The alternative user interface is displaced from the corresponding user interface on the mobile device and is programmable and paired or otherwise wirelessly connected to the mobile device via a Bluetooth or other suitable wireless interface or protocol. A software application residing on the mobile can facilitate wireless operation of the mobile device features by the additional user interface on the case. Wireless user control via the alternative user interface controls on the case, for example, may be of one or more of the operations of a camera feature of the mobile device or may be any other operation of the mobile device. The protective case can be formed of multiple components that are user separable from another to allow for modular and independent functionality.