Abstract: Described herein are devices and methods, including a base station and user equipment (UE) and methods implemented by such devices. The base station may communicate using a first band, such as a n105 band, and its first transmit-receive frequency separation. The base station may also communicate with a first UE, the first UE being configured to communicate using a second band (e.g., the n71 band), using a second transmit-receive frequency separation. The first transmit-receive frequency separation may be ?51 MHz and the second transmit-receive frequency separation may be ?46 MHz. A second UE may communicate with the base station using the first band, and the base station may configure the second UE to use the first transmit-receive frequency separation by utilizing a UE specific channel bandwidth or carrier aggregation.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for modifying a downlink configuration of a user device in a cell to mitigate interference. The methods and systems assign, via a first cell site, a first bandwidth to the user device within a serviceable area of the first cell site. The first bandwidth is blanked such that the user device receives data on a second bandwidth that is a smaller bandwidth than the first bandwidth. In addition, the methods and systems determine that the first bandwidth has at least one interference measurement above a threshold. Upon determining that the at least one interference measurement is above the threshold, the methods and systems modify the downlink configuration of the user device to a third bandwidth. The third bandwidth is a smaller bandwidth than the second bandwidth.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for modifying a downlink configuration of a user device in a cell to mitigate interference. The methods and systems assign, via a first cell site, a first bandwidth to the user device within a serviceable area of the first cell site. The first bandwidth is blanked such that the user device receives data on a second bandwidth that is a smaller bandwidth than the first bandwidth. In addition, the methods and systems determine that the first bandwidth has at least one interference measurement above a threshold. Upon determining that the at least one interference measurement is above the threshold, the methods and systems modify the downlink configuration of the user device to a third bandwidth. The third bandwidth is a smaller bandwidth than the second bandwidth.

Abstract: System and methods for allocating user equipment (UE) specific carrier bandwidth are described. A bases station may advertise cell specific carrier bandwidth and an initial bandwidth part that represent a subset of the carrier bandwidth available to the base station. A UE may respond with an indication that is has bandwidth capabilities that include a greater range of frequencies than those of the cell specific carrier bandwidth. In response, the base station may instruct the UE to use this greater range of frequencies as a UE specific carrier bandwidth, allowing the UE to operate using a range of frequencies that exceed the advertised cell specific carrier bandwidth.

Abstract: System and methods for smart cell selection and reselection are described. A mobile device may attempt to camp on a cell in a tracking area that has advertised a particular frequency band. If the mobile device is unable to recognize an information element identifying a different subset of the advertised frequency band than that supported by the mobile device, the mobile device will store a record of the tracking area and the advertised frequency band and compare future cell information broadcasts to the entry, avoiding attempts to operate within cells in the same tracking area advertising the same frequency. In this way the mobile device conserves resources by avoiding actions in incompatible cells and avoids storing information about many cells by only storing the tracking area information.

Abstract: Transmitting information used to estimate a position of a mobile device. This disclosure describes NEAD-based and external location server (ELS)-based positioning systems and methods that determine when an identifier of a mobile device is not known or when the identifier of the mobile device is known but cannot be detected during a search by reference points, and to then provide a location of a reference point that had previous contact with the mobile device instead of an estimated position of the mobile device. The provided location of the reference point can be used by a location server to generate an estimate of mobile device position.

Abstract: Communicating transmission power information that specifies a transmission power used by a reference point for use in estimating a position of a mobile device. Systems and methods measure an amount of power present in a signal received from the reference point, receive an identifier of the reference point and transmission power information that specifies the transmission power used by the reference point, transmit the identifier of the reference point to a location server, and also transmit the transmission power information or an estimate of a distance separating the mobile device and the reference point to the location server.

Abstract: Transmitting information used to estimate a position of a mobile device. This disclosure describes NEAD-based and external location server (ELS)-based positioning systems and methods that determine when an identifier of a mobile device is not known or when the identifier of the mobile device is known but cannot be detected during a search by reference points, and to then provide a location of a reference point that had previous contact with the mobile device instead of an estimated position of the mobile device. The provided location of the reference point can be used by a location server to generate an estimate of mobile device position.

Abstract: Receiving positioning signals in support of estimating positions of receivers. Systems and methods for receiving positioning signals in support of estimating positions of receivers may receive, at a receiver which is authorized to transmit signals through a first network but is not authorized to transmit signals through a second network, positioning signals from transmitters of the second network. The receiver may receive assistance data associated with the second network and further associated with the positioning signals. The positioning signals and the assistance data may be used to generate an estimated position of the receiver.

Abstract: A method (500, 600) is provided of operating a local transceiver (300), comprising: setting the local transceiver into an operational mode; operating the local transceiver in a polling mode (520); receiving a quiescent begin indicator identifying a beginning of a quiescent mode (520); setting a portion of the local transceiver into a low power consumption mode in response to the quiescent begin indicator (540); measuring an elapsed time since receiving the quiescent begin indicator as a quiescent time (530, 550); and returning the portion of the local transceiver to the operational mode based on a quiescent end indicator 550, 580, 690).

Abstract: A communication device (1001) is provided. The communication device (1001) can include a transceiver (1003), for transmitting and receiving communications when operably connected to a communication network. Also, the communication device (1001) can include a processor (1009) cooperatively operable with the transceiver (1003). The processor (1009) can facilitate receiving (1015) one or more frames from a transmitting device. Also, the processor (1009) can obtain a frame check sequence result (1019). Before obtaining the frame check sequence result, the processor can initiate (1017) a transmission of a responsive frame corresponding to the one or more frames. The responsive frame will explicitly indicate an acknowledgement (ACK) or negative acknowledgement (NAK) of the one or more frames.

Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting data. A first device generates a first signal having a first duty cycle, comprising a first gated-on portion and a first gated-off portion in a time slot; and a second device generates a second signal having second duty cycle, comprising a second gated-on portion and a second gated-off portion in the same time slot. The first gated-on portion is generated during a first segment of the time slot and the first gated-off portion is generated during a second segment of the time slot, while the second gated-on portion is generated during the second segment and the second gated-off portion is generated during the first segment. Media access control (MAC) can be used to further define positions within time slots and provide error correction, power control, and the like. A preamble can be transmitted at an increased power level to facilitate acquisition.

Abstract: A network bridge (160) is provided, comprising: a local interface (320) configured to transmit and receive local signals in a local network (305); a bridging interface (325) configured to transmit and receive bridging signals in a bridging network (310); a control circuit (330) configured to pass outgoing local data packets from the local network to the bridging network and to pass incoming bridging payloads from the bridging network to the local network; and an address translation circuit (340) configured to provide the control circuit with address translation data identifying a correspondence between local packet addresses and global packet addresses. The control circuit translates outgoing local addresses to outgoing global addresses (460), and the control circuit translates incoming global addresses to incoming local addresses (560), based on the address translation data.

Abstract: In a method for measuring round trip time (RTT), an RTT measurement packet is transmitted to a destination node. The RTT from transmission of the RTT measurement packet to reception of a response from the destination node is measured to determine if the RTT is greater than a predetermined time period. If the RTT is greater than the predetermined time period, an RTT measurement packet is repeatedly retransmitted at a different time interval and the RTT is remeasured until either the RTT measurement packet has been transmitted a predetermined number of times or the RTT is not greater than the predetermined time period.

Abstract: A method is provided for receiving a data frame in an ultrawide bandwidth network. In this method, a device receives an ultrawide bandwidth signal containing a data frame. The device then performs an acquisition operation during a first preamble in the data frame, and identifies a marker after the first preamble that indicates that the first preamble has ended. After this, the device performs a signal processing operation during a second preamble in the data frame. After the training, the device then receives a header in the data frame, and then receives a payload in the data frame. By having a marker between the two preambles, this method provides a receiving device with critical information regarding the timing of the preamble section of a frame.

Abstract: An electronic device (120) is provided that comprises: a transceiver circuit (310) configured to send and receive signals; a memory unit (330) configured to contain testing, configuration, and calibration (TCC) code (440, 450, 460) used to define TCC functions in the device, and operational code (470) used to define operational functions in the device; and a device controller (320) connected to the transceiver circuit and the memory unit, configured to control the device in an operational mode in accordance with the operational code and operational instructions received via the transceiver circuit (650), and to control the device in a TCC mode in accordance with the TCC code and TCC instructions received via the transceiver circuit (635, 640). The device controller is further configured to permanently disable access to at least a portion of the TCC code in response to a disable instruction received via the transceiver circuit (645).

Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting data. A first device generates a first signal having a first duty cycle, comprising a first gated-on portion and a first gated-off portion in a time slot; and a second device generates a second signal having second duty cycle, comprising a second gated-on portion and a second gated-off portion in the same time slot. The first gated-on portion is generated during a first segment of the time slot and the first gated-off portion is generated during a second segment of the time slot, while the second gated-on portion is generated during the second segment and the second gated-off portion is generated during the first segment. Media access control (MAC) can be used to further define positions within time slots and provide error correction, power control, and the like. A preamble can be transmitted at an increased power level to facilitate acquisition.

Abstract: A transmitter and a receiver are both initially assigned a starting time slot from a plurality of active time slots in a superframe structure. A controller sends instructions to the transmitter and receiver during a first superframe. These instruct the transmitter to transmit signals during an ending time slot in one or more unused time intervals in the superframes. If the transmitter receives these instructions, it immediately begins transmitting in the ending time slot. If the receiver receives the instructions, it listens for the signals during both the starting active time slot and the ending active time slot for a set number of consecutive superframes after the first superframe. If the receiver does not receive the instructions, it listens for the signals during the entire superframe until it hears instructions in a new superframe. If the transmitter misses more than the set number of superframes, it stops transmitting.

Abstract: A method is provided for operating a dual-use wireless device. The method includes: receiving an external timing signal at a first wireless circuit in the device; synchronizing a first clock in the first wireless circuit with the external timing signal; sending a first internal timing signal from the first wireless circuit to a second wireless circuit in the device, after the synchronizing; and listening for a remote periodic control signal at the second wireless circuit for a set monitoring time, a start of the monitoring time being based on the first internal timing signal. The second wireless circuit sends an association request if the second wireless circuit hears the remote periodic control signal within the monitoring time, and sends a local periodic control signal if the second wireless circuit does not hear the remote periodic control signal within the monitoring time.

Abstract: A method is provided for transmitting data. A first device generates a first signal having a first duty cycle, comprising a first gated-on portion and a first gated-off portion in a time slot; and a second device generates a second signal having second duty cycle, comprising a second gated-on portion and a second gated-off portion in the same time slot. The first gated-on portion is generated during a first segment of the time slot and the first gated-off portion is generated during a second segment of the time slot, while the second gated-on portion is generated during the second segment and the second gated-off portion is generated during the first segment. Media access control (MAC) can be used to further define positions within time slots and provide error correction, power control, and the like. A preamble can be transmitted at an increased power level to facilitate acquisition.