Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for communication in non-terrestrial networks are provided. Downlink transmission from a satellite node is received (300). Pathloss of uplink transmission to the satellite node is estimated (302). Based on the path loss, it is determined (304) whether uplink transmission of the apparatus can reach the satellite node and uplink transmission suspended (306) if determination indicates that the transmission will not reach the node.

Abstract: An apparatus such as a user equipment configured to support an irregular bandwidth signal. The apparatus comprising multiple means for frequency translating a wireless communication signal in a frequency bandwidth that is different to a predefined bandwidth and for filtering said frequency translated wireless communication signals. Means for adjusting a centre frequency used by the multiple means for frequency translating; and control means.

Abstract: A user equipment, method and computer program for adjusting an effective centre frequency of channel filter in a user equipment to improve the adjacent selectivity when the network is transmitting on an irregular bandwidth channel and the user equipment is receiving the signal via a channel filter that has a wider pass band than the bandwidth of the channel. The method comprises filtering received wireless communication signals at a channel filter. Identifying a preferred centre frequency for the channel filter by: adjusting a centre frequency of the channel filter; determining a level of adjacent channel selectivity of signals filtered by the channel filter; comparing a level of adjacent channel selectivity at different centre frequencies of the channel filter; and identifying the preferred centre frequency as the centre frequency that provides a highest level of adjacent channel selectivity.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a planar printed circuit board having at least receiver circuitry. The apparatus also includes a plurality of directional antennas that have radiation patterns that cover a respective plurality of partially overlapping sectors that extend outwardly from the printed circuit board. The apparatus further includes control circuitry for controlling a discovery process for discovering availability of multiple radio links. The control circuitry is configured to receive a plurality of quality measurements for signals received via the respective plurality of directional antennas. The control circuitry is also configured to select directional antennas for communicating data via radio links based on the plurality of quality measurements. A portable electronic device and a stationary electron device that include the apparatus are also provided.

Abstract: In some examples, a substrate handling system includes a sheet processing machine and at least one alignment device that includes at least four stops. At least one stop is configured as a front stop, at least one stop is configured as a rear stop, and at least two stops are configured as lateral stops. The at least two lateral stops are arranged opposite one another, and the at least one front stop and the at least one rear stop are arranged opposite one another. The alignment device includes at least one support element that is configured as a propping element for propping at least one partial stack of sheets in the alignment device. Further, at least one respective support element is arranged at the at least two lateral stops and at the at least one rear stop.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: first radio frequency receiver circuitry configured for operation at least in one or more first radio frequency bands; at least a first antenna arrangement configured for operation in the one or more first radio frequency bands; at least a second antenna arrangement configured for operation in one or more second radio frequency bands; a frequency down-converter for converting a frequency of a signal received via the second antenna arrangement, in one or more second radio frequency bands, to the one or more first radio frequency bands; a radio frequency path to the first radio frequency receiver circuitry that is configured for transferring the signal received via the second antenna arrangement after down-conversion to the one or more first radio frequency bands and for transferring a signal received via the first antenna arrangement in the one or more first radio frequency bands.

Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprising: receiving from a network node, by a user equipment of a plurality of user equipment associated with more than one communication beam of a communication network, information comprising locations in time of the user equipment during paging occasions with at least one cell of the communication network associated over more than one communication beam, wherein the information identifies any provided order of the more than one communication beam covering the locations in time of the user equipment during the paging occasions; and based on the information, identifying by the user equipment at least one communication beam and timing of at least one paging occasion, of the paging occasions, for the user equipment.

Abstract: A method comprising securing orientation of a first type of an antenna and a second type of an antenna, wherein the first type of an antenna and the second type of an antenna are comprised in a terminal device, determining if the terminal device is radio resource control connected to a cell provided by an access node comprised, at least partly, in a satellite or relayed through the satellite, and if it is, estimating a link loss based, at least partly, on downlink receive measurements obtained using the first type of an antenna, determining an uplink link budget based on the estimated link loss, determining if the uplink link budget is greater than a threshold for a transmit antenna, wherein the transmit antenna is the first type of the antenna or the second type of an antenna, and attempting a transmission to the access node using the transmit antenna if the uplink link budget is greater than the threshold for the transmission antenna.

Abstract: Circuitry comprising: a first resonant radio frequency conductive path between a first node and a third node; a second resonant radio frequency conductive path between a second node and the third node; an internode radio frequency conductive path between the first node and the second node; a shunt resonant element coupled to the third node and shared by the first resonant radio frequency conductive path and the second resonant radio frequency conductive path; and a phase shift element for introducing a relative phase shift to the first resonant radio frequency conductive path relative to the second resonant radio frequency conductive path.

Abstract: Circuitry comprising: a first radio path comprising a first filter configured for a first radio access technology (RAT) system; a second radio path comprising a second filter configured for a second radio access technology (RAT) system different to the first RAT system; means for obtaining a first indicator, dependent on the first RAT system, wherein the first indicator is one of a predetermined number of states; means for obtaining a second indicator, dependent on the second RAT system wherein the second indicator is one of a predetermined number of states; and means for using a combination of the states of the first indicator and the second indicator to control characteristics of at least the first filter.

Abstract: A method comprises: determining, from an indication that an initial uplink beam between a user equipment and a network node is misaligned with respect to a downlink beam between the network node and the user equipment, at least one misalignment angle between the initial uplink beam and the downlink beam; and reconfiguring the uplink beam based on the misalignment angle to produce a reconfigured uplink beam.

Abstract: There is provided aligning timing of Multiple Input Multiple Output, MIMO, transmissions. A method comprises measuring delays between a calibration signal fed to an antenna port via an RF frontend transmission path of a MIMO transceiver comprising a plurality of antenna ports connected to RF frontend transmission paths and the calibration signal received at one or more other antenna ports of the MIMO transceiver, wherein the calibration signal is fed to each of the antenna ports at a time for measuring at least one delay according to a measurement set. On the basis of the measured delays, one or more delay configurations for baseband signals fed to the RF frontend transmission paths for aligning timing of transmissions across the antenna ports are determined.

Abstract: A wave activated power generation system comprises a pump to be located on the sea bottom. The piston of the pump is connected by a flexible connection to a float body to be located at the sea surface. The suction chamber of the pump is connected via a valve arrangement to a suction chamber which communicates with the surrounding sea through a water driven motor. In order to achieve a load equalization a gas reservoir with variable volume is provided in the suction chamber, the gas reservoir being separated from the surrounding sea.