Abstract: A fixed-gain power amplifier receives a preamplifier output signal and produces a power output signal. The preamplifier output signal is amplified by the fixed-gain power amplifier to produce the power output signal. The variable-gain preamplifier receives an input signal, a preamplifier control signal, and produces the preamplifier output signal. The input signal is amplified by a preamplifier amount of gain by the variable-gain preamplifier to produce the preamplifier output signal. The preamplifier amount of gain is based on the preamplifier control signal. A variable attenuator receives the power output signal, an attenuator control signal, and produces an output signal. The power output signal is attenuated by an attenuator amount of attenuation by the variable attenuator to produce the output signal. The attenuator amount of attenuation is based on the attenuator control signal.

Abstract: In a wireless communication device, circuitry selects a first frequency band for a first wireless communication and transfers a pair of radio frequency signals at the first frequency band. An antenna receives and orthogonally transmits the radio frequency signals over a first patch antenna element that is resonant at the first frequency band. The circuitry selects a second frequency band for a second wireless communication and transfers a pair of radio frequency signals at the second frequency band and including a voltage component. The antenna receives the radio frequency signals including the voltage component, couples a second patch antenna element to the first patch antenna element in response to the voltage component, and orthogonally transmits the radio frequency signals over the coupled patch antenna elements that together are resonant at the second frequency band.

Abstract: Systems and methods of automatically optimizing an operational radio access network are provided. Objective and operational cost functions for the radio access network are generated, and a deviation between the generated cost functions is determined. At least one aspect of the radio access network is adjusted in order to minimize the determined deviation between cost functions.

Abstract: Systems and methods of allocating sub-channels are provided. A method a signal quality measure associated with a first mobile station is determined. It is also determined that the first mobile station has an associated Quality of Service (QoS) above a predetermined QoS. A number of sub-channels are allocated to the first mobile station based on the signal quality measure and QoS associated with the first mobile station, where more sub-channels are allocated for lower signal quality measures compared to higher signal quality measures.

Abstract: A communication system is supplied for filtering and attenuating a receive signal in between a bi-directional antenna system and a bi-directional base station system. In the communication system, a first circulator is configured to receive a receive signal from a first bi-directional link coupled to the bi-directional antenna system and circulate the receive signal to a first uni-directional link. A signal processing system is configured to receive the receive signal from the first uni-directional link, filter and attenuate the receive signal, and transfer the receive signal to a second uni-directional link. A second circulator is configured to receive the receive signal from the second uni-directional link, circulate the receive signal to a second bi-directional link coupled to the bi-directional base station system, receive a transmit signal from the second bi-directional link, and circulate the transmit signal to a third uni-directional link.

Abstract: Systems and methods of allocating radio resources are provided. It is determined whether a bandwidth assigned to a communication station can be satisfied using available subchannels and a modulation and coding scheme (MCS). When the bandwidth cannot be satisfied using available subchannels and MCS, a number of the available subchannels and an MCS are selected. A power level for communications transmitted to the communication station is adjusted relative to a power level determined based a signal quality measurement. Information is transmitted to the communication station using the selected number of subchannels, MCS and adjusted power level.

Abstract: Systems and methods of automatically optimizing an operational radio access network are provided. Objective and operational cost functions for the radio access network are generated, and a deviation between the generated cost functions is determined. At least one aspect of the radio access network is adjusted in order to minimize the determined deviation between cost functions.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for distributing electronic media to near stationary users, such as in-vehicle users or other mobile users, using short-range high speed wireless access techniques. A content provider stores electronic media at one or more wireless servers positioned at the edge of a network, such as the Internet. The wireless servers transfer the electronic media to one or more subscriber wireless devices using unlicensed frequency bands at relatively short ranges. The wireless servers are generally positioned at convenient locations where users tend to congregate. Media can be cached at desired wireless servers within the distributed mobile broadband network and downloaded to the subscriber wireless devices at the designated locations and subsequently played at the convenience of the user.

Abstract: A terrestrial repeater is disclosed for use in a satellite transmission system that may also include a plurality of satellites. The terrestrial repeaters are implemented as OFDM transmitters to minimize the channel impairments caused by multi-path propagation. The OFDM terrestrial repeaters differentially encode the transmitted signal over frequency, as opposed to time, in order to avoid channel phase distortion. The OFDM receiver allocates two unmodulated sub-carriers as pilot bins and thereby provides two sub-carriers as a reference within each OFDM symbol. At the OFDM receiver, the two unmodulated pilot bins contain no phase information and provide a reference for the differential demodulation performed by the OFDM receiver. The OFDM transmitter operates in two modes, namely, a normal mode and a transmitter identifier information (TII) mode.

Abstract: A terrestrial repeater is disclosed for use in a satellite transmission system that may also include a plurality of satellites. The terrestrial repeaters are implemented as OFDM transmitters to minimize the channel impairments caused by multi-path propagation. The OFDM terrestrial repeaters differentially encode the transmitted signal over frequency, as opposed to time, in order to avoid channel phase distortion. The OFDM receiver allocates two unmodulated sub-carriers as pilot bins and thereby provides two sub-carriers as a reference within each OFDM symbol. At the OFDM receiver, the two unmodulated pilot bins contain no phase information and provide a reference for the differential demodulation performed by the OFDM receiver. The OFDM transmitter operates in two modes, namely, a normal mode and a transmitter identifier information (TII) mode.

Abstract: A satellite digital audio radio system (SDARS) transmitter provides a broadcast transmission signal including a time division multiplex (TDM) mode of transmission and a coded orthogonal frequency multiplex (OFDM) mode of transmission. The SDARS transmitter provides a transmission signal that supports four transport mechanisms or traffic channels: (1) multiple audio and data program channels (program channels), (2) a cluster control information channel (CC), (3) a global control information channel (GC), and (4) a synchronization channel (CS). In particular, the SDARS transmitter processes 100 program channels into 5 clusters, each cluster comprising GC and CS information, along with a program cluster comprising 20 program channels and CC information. The SDARS transmitter further partitions each cluster into 255 cluster segments and interleaves the cluster segments from each cluster for transmission.

Abstract: A terrestrial repeater is disclosed for use in a satellite transmission system that may also include a plurality of satellites. The terrestrial repeaters are implemented as OFDM transmitters to minimize the channel impairments caused by multi-path propagation. The OFDM terrestrial repeaters differentially encode the transmitted signal over frequency, as opposed to time, in order to avoid channel phase distortion. The OFDM receiver allocates two unmodulated sub-carriers as pilot bins and thereby provides two sub-carriers as a reference within each OFDM symbol. At the OFDM receiver, the two unmodulated pilot bins contain no phase information and provide a reference for the differential demodulation performed by the OFDM receiver. The OFDM transmitter operates in two modes, namely, a normal mode and a transmitter identifier information (TII) mode.

Abstract: A system and method to provide cost effective, portable and convenient access to the Internet and other personal computer applications from any location within a predetermined distance from a desktop personal computer (PC). According to one aspect, a compact handheld terminal functions as a user interface device and communicates via an FM frequency hopped radio link with a base station which is located near and connected with the desktop PC. The handheld terminal allows home users to conveniently and remotely interface with their desktop PC with a freedom of movement similar to that of using a laptop PC while allowing an inexpensive network connection. The FM frequency hopped radio link carries the appropriate video, audio, keyboard and mouse signals between the desktop PC and the handheld terminal. The approach may be adapted to short range transfer of high quality video in a variety of applications.

Abstract: A system and apparatus are disclosed for distributing electronic media to near stationary users, such as in-vehicle users or other mobile users, using short-range high speed wireless access techniques. A content provider stores electronic media at one or more wireless servers positioned at the edge of a network, such as the Internet. The wireless servers transfer the electronic media to one or more subscriber wireless devices using unlicensed frequency bands at relatively short ranges. The wireless servers are generally positioned at convenient locations where users tend to congregate. The present invention recognizes that a significant amount of the multimedia content that is of interest to users does not require real-time updates. Thus, the media can be cached at desired wireless servers within the distributed mobile broadband network and then downloaded to the subscriber wireless devices at the designated locations and subsequently played at the convenience of the user.

Abstract: A satellite digital audio radio system (SDARS) transmitter provides a broadcast transmission signal including a time division multiplex (TDM) mode of transmission and a coded orthogonal frequency multiplex (OFDM) mode of transmission. The SDARS transmitter provides a transmission signal that supports four transport mechanisms or traffic channels: (1) multiple audio and data program channels (program channels), (2) a cluster control information channel (CC), (3) a global control information channel (GC), and (4) a synchronization channel (CS). In particular, the SDARS transmitter processes 100 program channels into 5 clusters, each cluster comprising GC and CS information, along with a program cluster comprising 20 program channels and CC information. The SDARS transmitter further partitions each cluster into 255 cluster segments and interleaves the cluster segments from each cluster for transmission.

Abstract: In a wireless transmission system that transmits the same information in parallel using two or more different types of modulation schemes, such as a satellite-based digital audio transmission system transmitting two TDM signals and a single OFDM signal, a receiver processes the differently modulated signals to generate separate demodulated signals that are then combined to form a single combined signal for further processing (e.g., decoding). In one embodiment, the receiver applies a maximal ratio combining (MRC) technique to generate a single optimal ratio combined signal from the differently modulated signals. By combining the differently modulated signals using an MRC technique, the adverse affects of noise related to inter-symbol interference in the individual signals can be reduced and the complexity of hardware in the receiver can be reduced.