Abstract: A scalable process for fabricating graphene/hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) heterostructures is disclosed herein. The process includes (BN)xHy-radical interfacing with active sites on silicon nitride coated silicon (Si3N4/Si) surfaces for nucleation and growth of large-area, uniform and ultrathin h-BN directly on Si3N4/Si substrates (B/N atomic ratio=1:1.11±0.09). Further, monolayer graphene van der Waals bonded with the produced h-BN surface benefits from h-BN's reduced roughness (3.4 times) in comparison to Si3N4/Si. Because the reduced surface roughness leads to reduction in surface roughness scattering and charge impurity scattering, therefore an enhanced intrinsic charge carrier mobility (3 folds) for graphene on h-BN/Si3N4/Si is found.

Abstract: There is provided a signalling method for use in an advanced wireless communication network (100) that supports a first duplex mode, a second duplex mode different to the first duplex mode, and carrier aggregation of the first second duplex modes. This method includes configuring a UE (104-106) for data communication with the network (100) through a first access node (101) as a PCell, on the first duplex mode and with a first transmission mode (TM) including one or more transport blocks (TBs). This method also includes configuring the UE (104-106) for data communication with the network (100) through a second access node (103) as a SCell, on the second duplex mode and with a second TM including one or more TBs. The second TM associated with the second access node (103) is configured independently of the first TM associated with the first access node (101).

Abstract: A method for providing vehicular communication in an advanced wireless communication system, which includes instant feedback to enable synchronized cooperative driving, is provided. The method comprises: identifying, at a first V2X-UE, one or more second V2X-UEs in proximity to the first V2X-UE; transmitting, from the first V2X-UE- and to the one or more second V2X-UEs, control channel information identifying a portion of a data pool allocated for V2X intention data; transmitting, from the first V2X-UE and to the one or more second V2X-UEs and on the identified portion of the data pool, V2X intention data; and receiving, at a first V2X-UE- and on a reserved feedback channel, confirmation of receipt of the V2X intention data from a V2X-UE of the one or more second V2X-UEs.

Abstract: Data communication methods and systems are provided for use in an LTE-based vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication. The method (300) includes: receiving (315), on the data interface and according to a predefined timing reference (TREF) a synchronization signal; determining (317) a timing synchronization according to the synchronization signal; and transmitting or receiving data according to the timing synchronization. Furthermore, the method may include receiving, on a data interface, a positioning signal; performing a coarse timing synchronization according to the positioning signal; and refining the coarse timing synchronization according to the synchronization signal. Data may be communication using a configurable V2X communication cycle comprising one or more first V2X-communication periods for event-triggered V2X message transmission and one or more second V2X-communication period s for periodic V2X application message transmission.

Abstract: A method for depositing a layer of graphene directly on the surface of a substrate, such as a semiconductor substrate is provided. Due to the strong adhesion of graphene and cobalt to a semiconductor substrate, the layer of graphene is epitaxially deposited.

Abstract: A device-to-device user equipment (D2D-UE) and a method for use by a device-to-device user equipment (D2D-UE) is provided. The method comprises: determining, according to a non-UE specific resource allocation configuration, a plurality of available channels within a resource pool; selecting a primary channel of the plurality of available channels for the transmission of data; determining one or more transmission (TX) opportunities and one or more reception (RX) opportunities associated with the selected primary channel, wherein the transmit opportunities comprise a transmit subframe and an associated transmit resource block which are allocated for data transmission, and the reception opportunities comprise a transmit subframe which is not allocated for data transmission; transmitting a scheduling assignment (SA) on a TX opportunity of the TX opportunities; and receiving, an SA of another D2D-UE on an RX opportunity of the RX opportunities.

Abstract: A device-to-device user equipment (D2D-UE) and a method for use by a device-to-device user equipment (D2D-UE) is provided. The method comprises: determining, according to a non-UE specific resource allocation configuration, a plurality of available channels within a resource pool; selecting a primary channel of the plurality of available channels for the transmission of data; determining one or more transmission (TX) opportunities and one or more reception (RX) opportunities associated with the selected primary channel, wherein the transmit opportunities comprise a transmit subframe and an associated transmit resource block which are allocated for data transmission, and the reception opportunities comprise a transmit subframe which is not allocated for data transmission; transmitting a scheduling assignment (SA) on a TX opportunity of the TX opportunities; and receiving, an SA of another D2D-UE on an RX opportunity of the RX opportunities.

Abstract: An advanced wireless communication system and method of use thereon is disclosed. The method comprises: selecting, according to first CSI provided by the plurality of UEs, one or more based UEs and one or more extended UEs; transmitting, from the advanced based station to extended UEs, a second configuration including configuration information elements for second CSI measurement and reporting assisting UEs pairing and HARQ retransmission; transmitting, from the advanced based station, a superposition modulated stream of data to the one or more based UEs and the one or more extended UEs, wherein the stream of data comprises a string of precoded symbols for the one or more based UEs and a string of precoded symbols for the one or more extended UEs, and wherein the precoded symbols for the one or more extended UEs are superposition modulated on the precoded symbols for the one or more based UEs.

Abstract: An advanced wireless communication system supporting Multi-User Superposition Transmission (MUST) including plurality of UEs and an advanced base station, and method of use thereon is disclosed. The method comprises: receiving, from a MUST-UE, a MUST receiver scheme; determining a baseline size of second downlink control information according to the received MUST receiver scheme and a MUST transmission technique; configuring the MUST-UE to operate according to a MUST configuration, the MUST configuration including the MUST transmission technique; and transmitting, to the MUST-UE: first downlink control information, including an indication that MUST is used; second downlink control information including assistant information according to the determined baseline size; and a MUST composite data signal on an associated DL shared channel, according to the MUST transmission technique.

Abstract: A control signalling method for use in advanced communication networks is proposed. The method provides for self-scheduling carrier aggregation, cross-carrier scheduling carrier aggregation, and hybrid-scheduling carrier aggregation for downlink data transmission on up to 32 concurrent downlink component carriers where the UE feedback on downlink data is transmitted on a single uplink component carrier.

Abstract: A system and method of data communication is provided for use in a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system includes a base station, a relay user equipment (UE) and an out of coverage UE (OOC-UE). The method includes receiving, at the relay UE and from the base station, a relay cycle configuration, the relay cycle configuration defining a relay cycle including a first time period for device to device (D2D) communication, and a second time period for cellular communication. The method then includes receiving, at the relay UE by D2D communication, within the first time period and from the out of coverage UE (OOC-UE), relay data, and providing, from the relay UE by cellular communication, within the second time period and to the BS, the relay data.

Abstract: An advanced wireless communication system, and a method for use at an advanced wireless communication system are disclosed that support direct communication to provide flexible resource pool sharing. The method comprises: measuring, at a first UE, utilization of at least one resource pool of a direct communication channel associated with a configured shared region; transmitting, by the first UE and to at least one second UE, sidelink control information (SCI) identifying a selected resource pool of the at least one resource pool; and transmitting, by the first UE and to the at least one second UE, data associated with the SCI in the selected resource pool.

Abstract: A device-to-device user equipment (D2D-UE) and a method for use by a device-to-device user equipment (D2D-UE) is provided. The method comprises: determining, according to a non-UE specific resource allocation configuration, a plurality of available channels within a resource pool; selecting a primary channel of the plurality of available channels for the transmission of data; determining one or more transmission (TX) opportunities and one or more reception (RX) opportunities associated with the selected primary channel, wherein the transmit opportunities comprise a transmit subframe and an associated transmit resource block which are allocated for data transmission, and the reception opportunities comprise a transmit subframe which is not allocated for data transmission; transmitting a scheduling assignment (SA) on a TX opportunity of the TX opportunities; and receiving, an SA of another D2D-UE on an RX opportunity of the RX opportunities.

Abstract: An advanced wireless communication system and method for use therein provides adaptive radio access using a plurality of configurable OFDM-based waveforms. The method comprises: receiving, at a UE and on a band-specific fixed system subband, one or more synchronisation signals; determining, at the UE, and according to the synchronisation signals, a base waveform numerology; and receiving, at the UE and according to the base waveform numerology, system information, wherein the system information defines parameters for a service or services.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for PHICH resource allocation in a wireless communication system that supports flexible TDD UL-DL configuration and in which different TDD UL-DL configurations are available and the TDD UL-DL configuration used by first UEs which operate according to the flexible TDD configuration can be different to the TDD UL-DL configuration used by second UEs which operate according to a long term TDD UL-DL configuration. The method comprising allocating a PHICH resource for both first UEs and second UEs according to LTE timing rules applicable to the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by second UEs.

Abstract: A system and method of data communication is provided for use in a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system includes a base station, a relay user equipment (UE) and an out of coverage UE (OOC-UE). The method includes receiving, at the relay UE and from the base station, a relay cycle configuration, the relay cycle configuration defining a relay cycle including a first time period for device to device (D2D) communication, and a second time period for cellular communication. The method then includes receiving, at the relay UE by D2D communication, within the first time period and from the out of coverage UE (OOC-UE), relay data, and providing, from the relay UE by cellular communication, within the second time period and to the BS, the relay data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally provide electrochromic devices and materials and processes for forming such electrochromic devices and materials. In one embodiment, an electrochromic device contains a lower transparent conductor layer disposed on a substrate, wherein an upper surface of the lower transparent conductor layer has a surface roughness of greater than 50 nm and a primary electrochromic layer having planarizing properties is disposed on the lower transparent conductor layer. The upper surface of the primary electrochromic layer has a surface roughness less than the surface roughness of upper surface of the lower transparent conductor layer, such as about 50 nm or less.

Abstract: A method for depositing a layer of graphene directly on the surface of a substrate, such as a semiconductor substrate is provided. Due to the strong adhesion of graphene and cobalt to a semiconductor substrate, the layer of graphene is epitaxially deposited.

Abstract: A method and system for device-to-device (D2D) communication off-network is provided. The method includes providing, from a first D2D-UE to at least one second D2D-UE, a scheduling assignment (SA) providing, from between the first D2D-UE to the at least one second D2D-UE, MAC-PDU data according to the scheduling assignment.

Abstract: A scalable process for fabricating graphene/hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) heterostructures is disclosed herein. The process includes (BN)XHy-radical interfacing with active sites on silicon nitride coated silicon (Si3N4/Si) surfaces for nucleation and growth of large-area, uniform and ultrathin h-BN directly on Si3N4/Si substrates (B/N atomic ratio=1:1.11±0.09). Further, monolayer graphene van der Waals bonded with the produced h-BN surface benefits from h-BN's reduced roughness (3.4 times) in comparison to Si3N4/Si. Because the reduced surface roughness leads to reduction in surface roughness scattering and charge impurity scattering, therefore an enhanced intrinsic charge carrier mobility (3 folds) for graphene on h-BN/Si3N4/Si is found.