Abstract: Systems and methods for beamforming of broadcast and synchronization channels are provided. In one example, a system includes a BBU, RU(s) communicatively coupled to the BBU, and antennas communicatively coupled to the RU(s). Each RU is communicatively coupled to a respective subset of antennas. The BBU, RU(s), and antennas implement a base station for wirelessly communicating with UEs. The base station is configured to map a synchronization signal to the antennas during a sequence of time periods, transmit the synchronization signal via each respective subset of antennas with a first antenna beam pattern during a first time period of the sequence of time periods, and transmit the synchronization signal via each respective subset of the antennas with a second antenna beam pattern during a second time period of the sequence of time periods. The first antenna beam pattern is different than the second antenna beam pattern.

Abstract: A communication system for statically allocating physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources on a PUCCH. The communication system includes a base station configured to exchange radio frequency (RF) signals with a plurality of user equipment terminals (UEs). The base station is also configured to identify two PUCCH resources, each sharing the same orthogonal code sequence and located in different resource block of adjacent slots of a subframe. The base station is also configured to statically allocate the two PUCCH resources to two of the UEs, where both UEs are legacy UEs or Category-M1 (Cat-M1) UEs.

Abstract: Systems and methods for beamforming of broadcast and synchronization channels are provided. In one example, a system includes a BBU, RU(s) communicatively coupled to the BBU, and antennas communicatively coupled to the RU(s). Each RU is communicatively coupled to a respective subset of antennas. The BBU, RU(s), and antennas implement a base station for wirelessly communicating with UEs. The base station is configured to map a synchronization signal to the antennas during a sequence of time periods, transmit the synchronization signal via each respective subset of antennas with a first antenna beam pattern during a first time period of the sequence of time periods, and transmit the synchronization signal via each respective subset of the antennas with a second antenna beam pattern during a second time period of the sequence of time periods. The first antenna beam pattern is different than the second antenna beam pattern.

Abstract: A receiving device in a communication system is provided. The communication system includes at least one processor configured to estimate noise power on a frequency channel by despreading a reception on the frequency channel using at least one non-assigned despreading code. The at least one non-assigned despreading code corresponds to at least one spreading code that is unused by transmitting devices in the communication system on the frequency channel.

Abstract: A communication system for statically allocating physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources on a PUCCH. The communication system includes a base station configured to exchange radio frequency (RF) signals with a plurality of user equipment terminals (UEs). The base station is also configured to identify two PUCCH resources, each sharing the same orthogonal code sequence and located in different resource block of adjacent slots of a subframe. The base station is also configured to statically allocate the two PUCCH resources to two of the UEs, where both UEs are legacy UEs or Category-M1 (Cat-M1) UEs.

Abstract: A receiving device in a communication system is provided. The communication system includes at least one processor configured to estimate noise power on a frequency channel by despreading a reception on the frequency channel using at least one non-assigned despreading code. The at least one non-assigned despreading code corresponds to at least one spreading code that is unused by transmitting devices in the communication system on the frequency channel.

Abstract: Briefly, an apparatus, a method and a wireless communication device are provided. The wireless communication device includes a turbo encoder to generate an encoded data block and a transmitter to transmit a data sub-block of the encoded data block in a time slot of a physical channel of the wireless communication system. The encoded data block includes real time data.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a wireless client adapted to obtain its location information and based upon the location information, determine its network scanning requirements for a single wireless interface, or a plurality of wireless interfaces connecting to a plurality of networks.

Abstract: DC offset is estimated in a wireless receiver during a period when receive energy is blocked from reaching a mixer within the receiver. The estimated DC offset value may then be used to reduce DC offset within the wireless receiver when a receive signal is subsequently being processed.

Abstract: Briefly, an apparatus, a method and a wireless communication device are provided. The wireless communication device includes a turbo encoder to generate an encoded data block and a transmitter to transmit a data sub-block of the encoded data block in a time slot of a physical channel of the wireless communication system. The encoded data block includes real time data.

Abstract: DC offset is estimated in a wireless receiver during a period when receive energy is blocked from reaching a mixer within the receiver. The estimated DC offset value may then be used to reduce DC offset within the wireless receiver when a receive signal is subsequently being processed.

Abstract: A synchronized frequency generating system is provided which includes a main crystal clock, for producing a basic frequency FB, a channel sampling phase locked loop (PLL) unit, connected to the main crystal clock, for converting the basic frequency FB into a channel sampling frequency FCS, a voice sampling PLL unit, connected to the main crystal clock, for converting the basic frequency FB into a voice sampling frequency FVS, a time tracking unit, connected to the channel sampling PLL unit, for detecting signal characteristics so as to determine a channel sampling frequency phase change value &Dgr;&phgr;CS and a frame timing phase change value &Dgr;&phgr;FRAME, and a phase controller, connected to the voice sampling PLL. The phase controller receives channel sampling frequency phase adjustment data and determines a voice sampling frequency phase change value &Dgr;&phgr;VS. The phase controller provides the voice sampling frequency phase change value &Dgr;&phgr;VS to the voice sampling PLL.

Abstract: A synchronized frequency generating system is provided which includes a main crystal clock, for producing a basic frequency F.sub.B, a channel sampling phase locked loop (PLL) unit, connected to the main crystal clock, for converting the basic frequency F.sub.B into a channel sampling frequency F.sub.CS, a voice sampling PLL unit, connected to the main crystal clock, for converting the basic frequency F.sub.B into a voice sampling frequency F.sub.VS, a time tracking unit, connected to the channel sampling PLL unit, for detecting signal characteristics so as to determine a channel sampling frequency phase change value .DELTA..phi..sub.CS and a frame timing phase change value .DELTA..phi..sub.FRAME, and a frequency controller, connected to the voice sampling PLL. The frequency controller receives channel sampling frequency phase adjustment data and determines a voice sampling frequency phase change value .DELTA..phi..sub.VS. The frequency controller provides the voice sampling frequency phase change value .