Abstract: A method according to the present invention is implemented in a base station used in a wireless communications system that supports flexible-TDD (flexible-time division duplex) UL-DL (uplink-downlink) configuration. The method includes configuring a first type of user equipment (UE) with a first type of configuration; configuring a second type of UE with a second type of configuration; and receiving from a user equipment a HARQ-ACK (hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement) signal according to a DL association set. The DL association set includes: a first DL association set for a UL-DL TDD configuration used by the first type of UE; and a second DL association set for a reference UL-DL TDD configuration including a third DL association set for PUCCH resource mapping used by the second type of UE.

Abstract: There is provided methods for use in control signaling in advanced wireless communication systems that support flexible allocation of TDD UL-DL configurations. Where HARQ-ACK bundling is used, PDCCH/EPDCCH transmissions indicating DL SPS release and PDSCH transmissions with corresponding PDCCH/EPDCCH are scheduled only on DL and/or special subframes in a DL association set which are not after the subframe in the DL association set carrying an UL grant. Where HARQ-ACK multiplexing is used, the value of the DL assignment index (VDAIUL) is set to the number of subframes in the DL association set. Cross-subframe scheduling is also used.

Abstract: A method is implemented in a base station used in a wireless communications system that supports flexible-TDD (flexible-time division duplex) UL-DL (uplink-downlink) configuration. The method includes configuring a first type of user equipment (UE) with a first type of configuration; configuring a second type of UE with a second type of configuration; and receiving from a user equipment a HARQ-ACK (hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement) signal according to a DL association set. The DL association set includes: a first DL association set for a UL-DL TDD configuration used by the first type of UE; and a second DL association set for a reference UL-DL TDD configuration including a third DL association set for PUCCH resource mapping used by the second type of UE.

Abstract: There is provided a wireless communications system (1000) including a wireless device (100) and a wireless communications node (300). The wireless communications node (300) transmits in a reference signal sequence to the wireless device (100) a first code sequence (485) and a second code sequence (486). The first code sequence (485) carries information identifying a physical resource block that carries an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH) and the second code sequence (486) carries information identifying a control format indicator.

Abstract: There is provided a method in a wireless base station (300), the method comprise transmitting, to a wireless device (100) having a reduced data bandwidth or a reduced control and data bandwidth, control and data signalling within a first bandwidth, in respective control and data regions, wherein signalling within the data region intended for the wireless device (100) is constrained within a second bandwidth which is narrower than the first bandwidth.

Abstract: A method and system for using Threat Imaging Projection (TIP) technology, and the operator testing data that it generates, in order to certify x-ray inspection system operators and thereby assure an acceptable and uniform level of operator performance. In a preferred configuration, the operator views x-ray images of objects on a screening system equipped with TIP technology. When the operator believes that a threat item image appears on the screening system, the operator indicates such via an indicating means. The system is capable of recording, storing and transmitting individual operator performance data relating to proper detections, missed detections, and false alarms, i.e., when an operator indicates that a threat item image appears when no such image actually appears on the screening system. The system preferably contains a library of various threat item images, e.g., guns, bombs, knives, etc., which are classified according to type of threat and difficulty of detection.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention generally provide hydrogen-doped and/or fluorine-doped transparent conducting oxide (TCO) materials and processes for forming such doped TCO materials. In one embodiment, a method for fabricating a doped TCO on a substrate surface includes forming a TCO material on a substrate, exposing the TCO material to a hydrogen plasma while forming a hydrogen-doped TCO material during an atmospheric pressure plasma (APP) process, wherein the hydrogen-doped TCO material contains atomic hydrogen at a concentration within a range from about 1 at % (atomic percent) to about 30 at %, and exposing the hydrogen-doped TCO material to a thermal annealing process. In another embodiment, the method includes exposing the TCO material to a fluorine plasma while forming a fluorine-doped TCO material during the APP process, wherein the fluorine-doped TCO material contains atomic fluorine at a concentration within a range from about 1 at % to about 30 at %.

Abstract: There is provided a method of controlling machine-type communications (MTC) in a wireless communications network (500). The method includes assigning (610) network identification to a first MTC device (20) of a specified access class. The specified access class substantially simultaneously requests network access to the wireless communications network (500) when a trigger event occurs.

Abstract: There is provided a method implemented in a base station (11) of providing control information to a UE (13) over a wireless communications system (10). This method includes: scrambling (32) an E-PDCCH including the control information; modulating the E-PDCCH; mapping (34) the E-PDCCH on an allocated PRB; and transmitting (12) the E-PDCCH to the UE (13). The UE (13) communicates over the wireless communications system (10) according to the control information.

Abstract: In a wireless communications network providing a machine-type communications (MTC) service, a portion of a frequency spectrum is allocated to a MTC device to communicate between a base station and other MTC devices. MTC system information is transmitted/received from/to the MTC device through the portion of the frequency spectrum and may include channel information. The portion of the frequency spectrum may be used for a Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless communication network.

Abstract: A method of measuring Channel State Information (CSI) in a multiple input/multiple output (MIMO) communication system including at least one base station (eNodeB) and at least one User Equipment (UE), the method including: receiving a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) carried in a sub-frame of a radio frame of the communication system at the at least one UE from the at least one eNodeB over at least one downlink. channel therebetween; extracting CSI-RS Resource Elements (RE) from the CSI-RS sub-frame; and using the extracted CSI-RS REs to perform downlink channel estimations for active pairs of receiving and transmitting antennas of the UE and the eNodeB respectively to derive the CSI.

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 transmitting and receiving a carrier segment in a wireless communications system, including a base station and a user equipment, is disclosed. The carrier segment includes a first band having a first bandwidth and a second band having a second bandwidth, wherein a first segment gap is disposed in a frequency domain between the first band and the second band.

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 of providing control information for user equipments (UEs) in communication with a base station over a wireless communication system includes: mapping at least one enhanced-physical downlink control channel (E-PDCCH) on at least one allocated pair of physical resource blocks (PRBs) according to an enhanced-control channel element (ECCE) structure including a variable number of resource element groups (REGs); and varying the number of REGs in an E-CCE structure.

Abstract: A method of providing a packetized data transmission service to a mobile terminal (108) in a spread spectrum communication network (100), includes: at a transmitter (102), broadcasting an indication message to a cell on a downlink broadcast channel (114), the indication message providing notification of an available packetized data transmission service intended for the mobile terminal (108); at the mobile terminal (108), monitoring the broadcast channel (114) for the indication message, and upon receipt, acknowledging detection of the indication message to the transmitter (102) on an uplink contention channel (116); and at the transmitter (102), upon contention completion, transmitting packetized data transmission service configuration information to the mobile terminal (108) on the broadcast channel (114).

Abstract: A method of providing a packetized data transmission service to a mobile terminal (108) in a spread spectrum communication network (100), includes: at a transmitter (102), broadcasting an indication message to a cell on a downlink broadcast channel (114), the indication message providing notification of an available packetized data transmission service intended for the mobile terminal (108); at the mobile terminal (108), monitoring the broadcast channel (114) for the indication message, and upon receipt, acknowledging detection of the indication message to the transmitter (102) on an uplink contention channel (116); and at the transmitter (102), upon contention completion, transmitting packetized data transmission service configuration information to the mobile terminal (108) on the broadcast channel (114).

Abstract: A method of channel estimation for a control channel in an OFDM system of the present invention includes the steps of: performing weighted averaging over time of input LS estimates of a plurality of channel condition matrices; performing frequency domain averaging on the input LS estimates; performing channel estimates on multiple subcarriers of pilot OFDM symbols from the frequency domain averaged input LS estimates; and performing channel estimates on multiple subcarriers of OFDM symbols in the control channel from the channel estimates on the subcarriers of pilot OFDM symbols.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to methods for generating a dynamic pilot symbol structure in spread spectrum communication systems, and in particular to the use of pilot symbols by user equipment in channel estimation. In one form, the method includes, allocating basic pilot symbols at the beginning of each data chunk and spread over the plurality of sub-carrier frequencies; and selectively replacing data symbols in each data chunk with adaptive pilot symbols according to the speed of the user equipment.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to methods for generating a dynamic pilot symbol structure in spread spectrum communication systems, and in particular to the use of pilot symbols by user equipment in channel estimation. In one form, the method includes, allocating basic pilot symbols at the beginning of each data chunk and spread over the plurality of sub-carrier frequencies; and selectively replacing data symbols in each data chunk with adaptive pilot symbols according to the speed of the user equipment.