Abstract: Embodiments of an edge cloud computing device are disclosed. In an embodiment, the edge cloud computing device includes an edge node activation module configured to discover one or more other edge cloud computing devices based on a first set of parameters to establish a connection therebetween. The edge node activation module is further configured to provide a microservice runtime environment to execute one or more microservices associated with the connection established between one or more edge cloud computing devices. The edge node activation module is further configured to: discover an existence of the one or more edge cloud computing devices regardless of an operating system and/or network type associated with the one or more edge cloud computing devices, discover capabilities and behaviour associated with the one or more edge cloud computing devices, and discover one or more microservices supported by the one or more edge cloud computing devices.

Abstract: Embodiments of an edge cloud computing device are disclosed. In an embodiment, the edge cloud computing device includes an edge node activation module configured to receive a request from an application running in the edge cloud computing device and determine a type of one or more microservices required to service the received request. The edge node activation module is configured to process the request locally in the edge cloud computing device when the determined type corresponds to one or more microservices locally hosted in the edge cloud computing device.

Abstract: Embodiments of an edge cloud computing device are disclosed. In an embodiment, the edge cloud computing device includes an edge node activation module configured to discover one or more other edge cloud computing devices based on a first set of parameters to establish a connection therebetween. The edge node activation module is further configured to provide a microservice runtime environment to execute one or more microservices associated with the connection established between one or more edge cloud computing devices. The edge node activation module is further configured to: discover an existence of the one or more edge cloud computing devices regardless of an operating system and/or network type associated with the one or more edge cloud computing devices, discover capabilities and behaviour associated with the one or more edge cloud computing devices, and discover one or more microservices supported by the one or more edge cloud computing devices.

Abstract: Embodiments of millimeter-wave chip-array reflector antenna system are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, the millimeter-wave chip-array reflector antenna system includes a millimeter-wave reflector to shape and reflect an incident antenna beam and a chip-array antenna comprising an array of antenna elements to direct the incident antenna beam at the surface of the reflector to provide a reflected antenna beam.

Abstract: Embodiments of chip-lens array antenna systems are described. In some embodiments, the chip-lens array antenna systems (100) may comprise a millimeter-wave lens (104), and a chip-array antenna (102) to generate and direct millimeter-wave signals through the millimeter-wave lens (104) for subsequent transmission.

Abstract: Embodiments of millimeter-wave communication systems and methods for communicating using millimeter-waves are described. In some embodiments, a directional antenna (102) may direct millimeter-wave signals substantially in a horizontal plane (115), and one or more reflectors (104) may be positioned to reflect the millimeter-wave signals to user devices (108).

Abstract: A universal method of trellis encoding signals mapped according to any signal constellation format involves constructing an encoder output table and a state transition table. The encoder output table defines the output symbol of an encoder given the input symbol and the present state of the encoder, while the state transition table defines the next state of the encoder given the present state of the encoder and the input applied to the encoder. The output table and the next state table are constructed with the objective of providing maximal distances between the branches of the trellis diagram without any regards for the shift register implementation of the code. Cyclic trellis-coded modulation is an example of such codes without feed-forward or feed-back shift register implementations, and with equal or better performance than “optimal” shift register trellis codes with 16 states or less.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described herein to provide for wireless communications mode switching in a MIMO communications system. Other embodiments may include a method for communicating through a MIMO channel that includes choosing a communications level for each of at least two communications mode, and calculating the spectral efficiency for the chosen communications level. The method may further include comparing the spectral efficiencies and choosing a communications mode and communications level based on the comparison. Further embodiments may include a communications apparatus that includes a transceiver, a capacity calculator and a selecting module. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Embodiments of an indoor millimeter-wave wireless personal area network and method are described. In some embodiments, a directional antenna (103) and a diffusive reflector (106) are used to increase throughput and reduce multipath components.

Abstract: Embodiments of millimeter-wave communication systems and methods for communicating using millimeter-waves are described. In some embodiments, a directional antenna (102) may direct millimeter-wave signals substantially in a horizontal plane (115), and one or more reflectors (104) may be positioned to reflect the millimeter-wave signals to user devices (108).

Abstract: Embodiments of chip-lens array antenna systems are described. In some embodiments, the chip-lens array antenna systems (100) may comprise a millimeter-wave lens (104), and a chip-array antenna (102) to generate and direct millimeter-wave signals through the millimeter-wave lens (104) for subsequent transmission.

Abstract: Embodiments of millimeter-wave chip-array reflector antenna system are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, the millimeter-wave chip-array reflector antenna system includes a millimeter-wave reflector to shape and reflect an incident antenna beam and a chip-array antenna comprising an array of antenna elements to direct the incident antenna beam at the surface of the reflector to provide a reflected antenna beam.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described herein to provide for wireless communications mode switching in a MIMO communications system. Other embodiments may include a method for communicating through a MIMO channel that includes choosing a communications level for each of at least two communications mode, and calculating the spectral efficiency for the chosen communications level. The method may further include comparing the spectral efficiencies and choosing a communications mode and communications level based on the comparison. Further embodiments may include a communications apparatus that includes a transceiver, a capacity calculator and a selecting module. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A universal method of trellis encoding signals mapped according to any signal constellation format involves constructing an encoder output table and a state transition table. The encoder output table defines the output symbol of an encoder given the input symbol and the present state of the encoder, while the state transition table defines the next state of the encoder given the present state of the encoder and the input applied to the encoder. The output table and the next state table are constructed with the objective of providing maximal distances between the branches of the trellis diagram without any regards for the shift register implementation of the code. Cyclic trellis-coded modulation is an example of such codes without feed-forward or feed-back shift register implementations, and with equal or better performance than “optimal” shift register trellis codes with 16 states or less.

Abstract: A universal method of trellis encoding signals mapped according to any signal constellation format involves constructing an encoder output table and a state transition table. The encoder output table defines the output symbol of an encoder given the input symbol and the present state of the encoder, while the state transition table defines the next state of the encoder given the present state of the encoder and the input applied to the encoder. The output table and the next state table are constructed with the objective of providing maximal distances between the branches of the trellis diagram without any regards for the shift register implementation of the code. Cyclic trellis-coded modulation is an example of such codes without feed-forward or feed-back shift register implementations, and with equal or better performance than “optimal” shift register trellis codes with 16 states or less.

Abstract: A universal method of trellis encoding signals mapped according to any signal constellation format involves constructing an encoder output table and a state transition table. The encoder output table defines the output symbol of an encoder given the input symbol and the present state of the encoder, while the state transition table defines the next state of the encoder given the present state of the encoder and the input applied to the encoder. The output table and the next state table are constructed with the objective of providing maximal distances between the branches of the trellis diagram without any regards for the shift register implementation of the code. Cyclic trellis-coded modulation is an example of such codes without feed-forward or feed-back shift register implementations, and with equal or better performance than “optimal” shift register trellis codes with 16 states or less.

Abstract: A universal method of trellis encoding signals mapped according to any signal constellation format involves constructing an encoder output table and a state transition table. The encoder output table defines the output symbol of an encoder given the input symbol and the present state of the encoder, while the state transition table defines the next state of the encoder given the present state of the encoder and the input applied to the encoder. The output table and the next state table are constructed with the objective of providing maximal distances between the branches of the trellis diagram without any regards for the shift register implementation of the code. Cyclic trellis-coded modulation is an example of such codes without feed-forward or feed-back shift register implementations, and with equal or better performance than "optimal" shift register trellis codes with 16 states or less.

Abstract: A universal method of trellis encoding signals mapped according to any signal constellation format involves constructing an encoder output table and a state transition table. The encoder output table defines the output symbol of an encoder given the input symbol and the present state of the encoder, while the state transition table defines the next state of the encoder given the present state of the encoder and the input applied to the encoder. The output table and the next state table are constructed with the objective of providing maximal distances between the branches of the trellis diagram without any regards for the shift register implementation of the code. Cyclic trellis-coded modulation is an example of such codes without feed-forward or feed-back shift register implementations, and with equal or better performance than "optimal" shift register trellis codes with 16 states or less.

Abstract: A cellular communication system provides for trellis encoding/decoding of a 16 Star QAM signal. The system includes a transmitter circuit and a receiver circuit. The transmitter circuit has a Reed-Solomon encoder, an outer interleaver circuit for spreading burst errors, a cyclic trellis encoder, an inner interleaver circuit for reducing channel memory, a 16 Star QAM mapper and a radio frequency transmitter. The receiver circuit has a radio frequency receiver, equalization and filtering circuitry and timing and synchronization recovery circuitry. The receiver also has an inner deinterleaver, a trellis decoder, an outer deinterleaver, and a Reed-Solomon decoder.

Abstract: A universal method of trellis encoding signals mapped according to any signal constellation format involves constructing an encoder output table and a state transition table. The encoder output table defines the output symbol of an encoder given the input symbol and the present state of the encoder, while the state transition table defines the next state of the encoder given the present state of the encoder and the input applied to the encoder. The output table and the next state table are constructed with the objective of providing maximal distances between the branches of the trellis diagram without any regards for the shift register implementation of the code. Cyclic trellis-coded modulation is an example of such codes without feed-forward or feed-back shift register implementations, and with equal or better performance than "optimal" shift register trellis codes with 16 states or less.