Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus comprises: a radio frequency (RF) front end circuit to receive and process an RF signal comprising a packet, the RF front end circuit to output a digital signal comprising the packet; and a baseband circuit coupled to the RF front end circuit. The baseband circuit may comprise: a demodulator to receive the digital signal comprising a plurality of extended and modulated symbols and to: perform a plurality of operations on at least some of a first block of the plurality of extended and modulated symbols according to a reverse recipe of operations to obtain a processed first block of the plurality of extended and modulated symbols; aggregate the processed first block of the plurality of extended and modulated symbols into an aggregated symbol; and demodulate the aggregated symbol to obtain at least one soft value.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a circuit to: modulate a symbol with a sequence; extend the modulated symbol to obtain a plurality of modulated symbols; and perform, on the plurality of modulated symbols, a plurality of operations according to a Recipe of operations, to obtain extended and modulated symbols. The apparatus may further include a radio frequency (RF) front end circuit coupled to the circuit to process and transmit the extended and modulated symbols.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, in a receiver of a gateway, from a wireless device a radio frequency (RF) signal including a packet and processing the RF signal to obtain a digital stream; detecting and synchronizing, in the gateway, the packet based at least in part on a preamble of the packet; decoding, in the gateway, a header of the packet to obtain information associated with the packet; demodulating, in the gateway, a data portion of the packet into soft information; and sending at least a portion of the decoded header and the soft information from the gateway to a server coupled to the gateway, to enable the packet to be decoded using the soft information.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a transmitter includes: a circuit to generate a packet having a preamble, a header, and a data portion, where the preamble and the header are dynamically adaptable based at least in part on a range between the transmitter and a receiver; and a radio frequency (RF) front end circuit coupled to the circuit to process and transmit the packet.

Abstract: In one aspect, a circuit includes a preamble generator to generate a preamble having a first field and a second field, the first field having a first sequence that is repeated a plurality of times, a length of the first sequence and a number of the plurality of times based at least in part on a range between a transmitter and a receiver.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a circuit to: modulate a symbol with a sequence; extend the modulated symbol to obtain a plurality of modulated symbols; and perform, on the plurality of modulated symbols, a plurality of operations according to a Recipe of operations, to obtain extended and modulated symbols. The apparatus may further include a radio frequency (RF) front end circuit coupled to the circuit to process and transmit the extended and modulated symbols.

Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus comprises: a radio frequency (RF) front end circuit to receive and process an RF signal comprising a packet, the RF front end circuit to output a digital signal comprising the packet; and a baseband circuit coupled to the RF front end circuit. The baseband circuit may comprise: a demodulator to receive the digital signal comprising a plurality of extended and modulated symbols and to: perform a plurality of operations on at least some of a first block of the plurality of extended and modulated symbols according to a reverse recipe of operations to obtain a processed first block of the plurality of extended and modulated symbols; aggregate the processed first block of the plurality of extended and modulated symbols into an aggregated symbol; and demodulate the aggregated symbol to obtain at least one soft value.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is a device for assembling the components of a panel antenna that comprises at least one volumic radiating element comprising a base atop which is mounted a radiating plane, and at least one component of the antenna's mechanical structure. The device comprises a dielectric member comprising a central area comprising a first fastening means cooperating with the radiating component, lateral areas comprising second fastening means cooperating with longitudinal edges of the antenna's mechanical structure, and an intermediate area comprising a third means of flexible linking between the first and the second fastening means.

Abstract: The panel type antenna includes a flat conductive mount including at least one orifice, at least one radiating element including a base mounted beneath a dipole and a device for coupling and fixing the radiating element to the support. The device for coupling and fixing the radiating element, comprising a base mounted beneath a dipole, on the support with a dielectric part including a base with a dimension greater than the orifice in the support, at least one rod joined with the base and extending in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the base through the orifice of the support adapted for the insertion of the rod, at least one protuberance built into the end of the rod able to cooperate with the radiating element to hold it in place. The device includes a dielectric layer between the radiating element and the conductive mount to avoid direct contact.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is a device for assembling the components of a panel antenna that comprises at least one volumic radiating element comprising a base atop which is mounted a radiating plane, and at least one component of the antenna's mechanical structure. The device comprises a dielectric member comprising a central area comprising a first fastening means cooperating with the radiating component, lateral areas comprising second fastening means cooperating with longitudinal edges of the antenna's mechanical structure, and an intermediate area comprising a third means of flexible linking between the first and the second fastening means.

Abstract: The panel type antenna contains a flat conductive mount including at least one orifice, at least one radiating element containing a base mounted beneath a dipole and a device for coupling and fixing the radiating element to the support. The device for coupling and fixing the radiating element, comprising a base mounted beneath a dipole, on the support contains a dielectric part including a base with a dimension greater than that of the orifice in the support, at least one rod joined with the base and extending in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the base through the orifice of the support adapted for the insertion of the rod, at least one protuberance built into the end of the rod able to cooperate with the radiating element to hold it in place. The device also contains a dielectric layer placed between the radiating element and the conductive mount to avoid any direct contact.