Abstract: An apparatus including at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code with the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to control: receiving scheduling information for uplink transmission; performing at least one scheduled uplink transmission according to the scheduling information; controlling content of a power headroom report in dependence upon detection of a reflection of the scheduled uplink transmission; and transmitting the power headroom report having content controlled in dependence upon detection of the reflection of the scheduled uplink transmission.

Abstract: Antenna-plexers for interference cancellation are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a wireless device includes an antenna, an antenna-plexer coupled to the antenna and configured to generate a feedback signal, a transmitter configured to transmit a transmit signal to the antenna by way of the antenna-plexer, a receiver configured to process a receive signal, and a feedback receiver configured to process the feedback signal from the antenna-plexer to provide compensation to the receive signal.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a first multi-port antenna that operates with a first radiation pattern when a first port is used and operates with a second radiation pattern, different to the first radiation pattern, when a second port, different to the first port, is used. The apparatus also includes a second multi-port antenna that operates with a third radiation pattern when a third port is used and operates with a fourth radiation pattern, different to the third radiation pattern, when a fourth port, different to the third port, is used. The apparatus further includes at least one switch for selecting one of multiple paths between a node and each port of a pair of ports.

Abstract: There is provided co-channel interference mitigation by power adjustments that take into account sensitivity improvement provided by the sky communications. In connection with a communications network configured for ground communications and sky communications one radio device performs transmission power control of another radio device. If at the controlling radio device, a radio link is determined to be sky communications, at least one power adjustment for controlling the transmission power of the other radio device is determined in accordance with one or more power control parameters for sky communications. The transmission power of the second radio device is controlled by the first radio device, on the basis of the determined at least one power adjustment. In this way co-channel interference mitigation is supported by power adjustments that take into account sensitivity improvement provided by the sky communications.

Abstract: There is provided apparatus for a transmitting device, the apparatus including: a first and a second up-converter circuit; a first and a second local oscillator; a first and a second antenna, wherein the first up-converter circuit includes the first local oscillator, and the second up-converter circuit includes the second local oscillator, wherein the first and the second local oscillators are configured to generate different frequency signals from each other. Each of the first and the second up-converter circuits are configured to: obtain a first signal for transmission; increase the frequency of the first signal using the first and the second local oscillators respectively; and provide the increased frequency first signal to the first and the second antennas respectively, for transmission.

Abstract: Radio frequency (RF) communication systems with interference cancellation for coexistence are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an RF communication system includes a transmitter including a power amplifier that amplifies an RF transmit signal, a receiver including a low noise amplifier (LNA) that amplifies an RF receive signal, and an interference cancellation circuit that selects a bandpass filter from a plurality of bandpass filters to filter the RF transmit signal after amplification by the power amplifier. The selected bandpass filter operates in combination with a controllable gain circuit and a controllable phase circuit to generate an analog interference cancellation signal that is injected into the receiver to compensate the RF receive signal for interference arising from the transmitter.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing isolation between a pair of partially overlapping antennas. An example electronic device includes a first antenna coupled to a first transceiver through a first signal path comprising a first feed, and a second antenna coupled to a second transceiver through a second signal path comprising a second feed. The first antenna and second antenna partially overlap. The example electronic device also includes compensation circuitry coupled to the first signal path and the second signal path and configured to generate a compensation signal that provides analog cancellation of an interference signal received at the second antenna from the first antenna.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes means for obtaining a total delay error that when added to a reference time equivalent to a reference distance between first and second antennas equals a difference between a transmission time of a signal sent via the first antenna and a reception time of the signal received via the second antenna; means for measuring a frequency-variable first delay associated with reflection of a signal from a frequency-variable complex impedance of the first antenna; means for measuring a frequency-variable second delay associated with reflection of a signal from a frequency-variable complex impedance of the second antenna; means for estimating a first portion of the total delay error associated with the first antenna in dependence upon at least the first delay; and means for estimating a second portion of the total delay error associated with the second antenna in dependence upon at least the second delay.

Abstract: RF communication systems with interference cancellation for coexistence are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an RF communication system includes a transmitter that transmits a transmit signal through a first front end circuit, a receiver that processes a receive signal from a second front end circuit, and a feedback receiver that processes a feedback signal from the first front end circuit to generate a digital interference cancellation signal that compensates the receiver for interference arising from the transmitter.

Abstract: Antenna-plexers for interference cancellation are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a wireless device includes an antenna, an antenna-plexer coupled to the antenna and configured to generate a feedback signal, a transmitter configured to transmit a transmit signal to the antenna by way of the antenna-plexer, a receiver configured to process a receive signal, and a feedback receiver configured to process the feedback signal from the antenna-plexer to provide compensation to the receive signal.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to enable different modes of concurrent radio transmission and radio reception, in the same time-frequency channel, using multiple antennas, the apparatus comprising means for a) selecting concurrent transmission and reception on different ones of the multiple antennas, b) selecting concurrent transmission and reception at overlapping frequencies or at non-overlapping frequencies, c) selecting one of non-diversity reception, diversity reception, or multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) reception.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a switching arrangement configured to split an antenna array panel, comprising an array of antenna elements, to provide a first part for a first downlink beam from a first transmitter and a second part for a second downlink beam from a second transmitter, wherein the first downlink beam and the second downlink beam have independent directions; and the switching arrangement being configured to enable inter-band carrier aggregation at receiver circuitry using a first component carrier received at the first part of the antenna array panel via the first downlink beam and a second component carrier received at the second part of the antenna array panel via the second downlink beam.

Abstract: Radio frequency (RF) communication systems with interference cancellation for coexistence are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an RF communication system includes a transmitter including a power amplifier that amplifies an RF transmit signal to generate an amplified RF transmit signal, a receiver including a low noise amplifier (LNA) that amplifies an RF receive signal, and an interference cancellation circuit. The interference cancellation circuit includes a filter that generates an analog interference cancellation signal based on filtering the amplified radio frequency transmit signal, a controllable phase circuit that provides a phase adjustment to the analog interference cancellation signal, and a controllable gain circuit that provides a gain adjustment to the analog interference cancellation signal. The interference cancellation circuit injects the analog interference cancellation signal into the LNA to compensate the receiver for interference arising from the transmitter.

Abstract: RF communication systems with interference cancellation for coexistence are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an RF communication system includes a transmitter that transmits a transmit signal through a first front end circuit, a receiver that processes a receive signal from a second front end circuit, and a feedback receiver that processes a feedback signal from the first front end circuit to generate a digital interference cancellation signal that compensates the receiver for interference arising from the transmitter.

Abstract: An apparatus including an array of dual-polarized antenna elements. Each antenna element includes a pair of orthogonal polarization feeds, and a coupler configured to couple, in the near field, the orthogonal polarizations. The apparatus also including control circuitry configured to control, for each polarization, for each antenna element, a power adjustment and a phase adjustment applied to signals of the respective polarization feeds. The apparatus further includes measurement circuitry configured to measure, for each polarization, for each antenna element via its respective coupler, a power and/or a phase of a signal transmitted from the respective array.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing isolation between a pair of partially overlapping antennas. An example electronic device includes a first antenna coupled to a first transceiver through a first signal path comprising a first feed, and a second antenna coupled to a second transceiver through a second signal path comprising a second feed. The first antenna and second antenna partially overlap. The example electronic device also includes compensation circuitry coupled to the first signal path and the second signal path and configured to generate a compensation signal that provides analog cancellation of an interference signal received at the second antenna from the first antenna.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for providing isolation between a pair of partially overlapping antennas. An example electronic device includes a first antenna coupled to a first transceiver through a first signal path comprising a first feed, and a second antenna coupled to a second transceiver through a second signal path comprising a second feed. The first antenna and second antenna partially overlap. The example electronic device also includes compensation circuitry coupled to the first signal path and the second signal path and configured to generate a compensation signal that provides analog cancellation of an interference signal received at the second antenna from the first antenna.

Abstract: Radio frequency (RF) communication systems with interference cancellation for coexistence are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an RF communication system includes a transmitter that transmits a transmit signal through a first front end system, a receiver that processes a receive signal from a second front end system, and an interference cancellation circuit that generates an interference cancellation signal that compensates the receiver for interference arising from the transmitter. The interference cancellation circuit includes a filter for filtering the transmit signal, a controllable phase circuit for adjusting a phase of the interference cancellation signal, and a controllable gain circuit for adjusting a gain of the interference cancellation signal.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a ground plane having a perimeter, at least one support positioned within the perimeter of the ground plane and extending outwardly from the ground plane and at least one multi-port antenna supported by the support at a distance from the ground plane. The multi-port antenna has a different radiation pattern associated with each port. The multi-port antenna operates with a first radiation pattern when a first port is used and operates with a second radiation pattern, different to the first radiation pattern, when a second port, different to the first port, is used. The at least one support defines a slot positioned between the multi-port antenna and the ground plane and/or the ground plane defines a slot.

Abstract: Radio frequency (RF) communication systems with interference cancellation for coexistence are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an RF communication system includes a transmitter including a power amplifier that amplifies an RF transmit signal to generate an amplified RF transmit signal, a receiver including a low noise amplifier (LNA) that amplifies an RF receive signal, and an interference cancellation circuit. The interference cancellation circuit includes a filter that generates an analog interference cancellation signal based on filtering the amplified radio frequency transmit signal, a controllable phase circuit that provides a phase adjustment to the analog interference cancellation signal, and a controllable gain circuit that provides a gain adjustment to the analog interference cancellation signal. The interference cancellation circuit injects the analog interference cancellation signal into the LNA to compensate the receiver for interference arising from the transmitter.