Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for monitoring and controlling electronic devices using wired and wireless protocols are disclosed. The systems and apparatus may monitor their environment for signals from electronic devices. The systems and apparatus may take and disambiguate the signals that are received from the devices in their environment to identify the devices and associate control signals with the devices. The systems and apparatus may use communication means to send control signals to the identified electronic devices. Multiple apparatuses or systems may be connected together into networks, including mesh networks, to make for a more robust architecture.

Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods for performing wireless charging of an electronic device and establishing a wireless connection with the electronic device for receiving data from the electronic device. Different modes of wireless data reception from the electronic device can be used to ensure that a power supply of the electronic device is charged without interruption.

Abstract: A contactless communication device includes a near field communication (NFC) module for generating an electromagnetic carrier signal and modulating the carrier signal according to data to be transmitted, and an antenna coupled to and driven by said NFC module with the modulated carrier signal. The device includes an RF front end coupled between said NFC module and said antenna and further includes a detection module coupled to said NFC module for detecting an end of a PauseA of an incoming RF signal by monitoring an amplitude of a digital output signal derived from the incoming RF signal. The detection module detects the PauseA in said digital output signal by comparing the amplitude of said output digital signal to a first level. The detection module further detects the end of the PauseA in said digital output signal by comparing the amplitude of said digital output signal to a second level.

Abstract: A method of communicating between a first electronic communication device of a plurality of electronic communication devices and a wireless communication initiating device for reading the first electronic communication device. The method comprises receiving, at the first electronic communication device, a communication signal from the wireless communication initiating device and determining a first characteristic value relating to the communication signal. The method further comprises receiving at least a second characteristic value relating to a communication signal received by at least a second electronic communication device that is connected to the first electronic communication device and initiating communication with a reading device based on the first and second value.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for transmission of NR control information in an LTE downlink subframe. At least two symbols in the subframe are allocatable for LTE control information. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises configuring resource elements for LTE transmission and resource elements for NR transmission within the subframe such that NR control information is allocated to resource elements of at least one symbol within the at least two symbols allocatable for the LTE control information in the subframe. The method comprises initiating transmission of the subframe from co-sited antennas, such that the resource elements for LTE transmission and the resource elements for NR transmission are transmitted from the co-sited antennas.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and system for alignment of an antenna (4a, 4b) in a microwave radio link system in Non-Line-Of Sight (NLOS) conditions. The method comprises the steps of: ?Having a pointer (1) indicating a first position on a surface (2) to define a first candidate reflection/diffraction point (3:1) on the surface (2) ?Aligning a first antenna (4a) at a first node (A) and a second antenna (4b) at a second node (B) towards the first candidate reflection/diffraction point (3:1) ?Record a relevant property concerning the channel quality between the first node (A) and the second node (B) via the first candidate reflection/diffraction point (3:1).

Abstract: Systems and methods for Channel State Information (CSI) feedback on small control channels are provided. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a second node connected to a first node in a wireless communication network includes reporting CSI feedback to the first node on a physical channel. In some embodiments, this is accomplished by identifying a subset of codebook entries from an advanced CSI codebook of coefficients; selecting a codebook entry from the subset of codebook entries; and reporting an index of the selected codebook entry from the subset of codebook entries. This may allow robust feedback and allow variably sized cophasing and beam index indicators to be carried on the channel. Also, this may allow periodic feedback of advanced CSI on existing Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) Format 2.

Abstract: A method for transmitting feedback information by a terminal may comprise the steps of: measuring a channel; multiplying a first matrix associated with the measured channel by a transformation matrix, so as to obtain a second matrix and transmitting the obtained second matrix to a base station in a bit format. In addition, the transformation matrix may be determined on the basis of an angle offset satisfying a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A multiple-input multiple output transmit and receive system includes a first antenna that transmits a first signal at a channel frequency that propagates in a first path and that simultaneously receives a pilot signal at the channel frequency with the transmitting the first signal at the channel frequency, where the pilot signal propagates in a second path. A single-channel duplex transmit-receive system is coupled to an output of the first antenna. A processor is coupled to an output of the single-channel duplex transmit-receive system and configured to determine channel state information of the first path at the channel frequency using the received pilot signal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, systems and methods between a between a plurality of collaborating Access Points (APs) and a receiving station (STA) operating in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The method include the steps of: transmitting, by each AP in the plurality of collaborating APs, a data frame to the receiving STA, each data frame has a preamble portion, the preamble portion including a signal (SIG) field, and the SIG field has a subfield including information representative of a total number of spatial streams transmitted by the plurality of collaborating APs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method including receiving only one downlink signal in a set of slots; generating an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (A/N) codebook for the one or more downlink signals; and transmitting the A/N codebook, wherein if a specific condition is satisfied, the A/N codebook includes only A/N information for the one downlink signal, and an apparatus therefor.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing an adaptive beamforming antenna for OFDM-based communication systems. In one embodiment, a method includes forming a matrix (A) of cyclic prefix values and a matrix (B) of tail values from an orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) symbol, and forming a summation matrix (S) and a difference matrix (D) from the matrix A and the matrix B. The method also includes multiplying a beamformer preset matrix (W) with the matrix S and the matrix D to determine a matrix (P) and a matrix (Q), and determining a beam identifier from the P and Q matrices.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method includes: receiving a reference signal sent by a base station; selecting, based on the reference signal, a precoding matrix from a codebook, where a precoding matrix W included in the codebook is a product of three matrices being W1, Z, and W2, that is, W=W1ZW2, where both W1 and Z are block diagonal matrices, W1=a formula (I), Z=a formula (II), each of W1 and Z includes at least one block matrix, that is, NB?1, and each column of each block matrix Zi in the matrix Z has the following structure formula (III); and sending a precoding matrix indicator PMI to the base station, where the PMI corresponds to the selected precoding matrix, and is used by the base station to obtain the selected precoding matrix W according to the PMI.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a channel estimation method and apparatus, and relate to the field of communications technologies, to help reduce indication overheads. The method may include: generating and sending indication information, where the indication information is used to indicate M N-dimensional precoding vectors, each precoding vector is applied to one of M frequency bands, the M N-dimensional precoding vectors form a space-frequency matrix, and the space-frequency matrix is generated by performing weighted combination on a plurality of space-frequency component matrices, where the space-frequency matrix is an M×N-dimensional space-frequency vector or an X×Y space-frequency matrix, X and Y are one and the other of M and N, M?1, N?2, and both M and N are integers.

Abstract: For example, an EDMG STA may generate an LDPC coded bit stream for a user based on data bits for the user in an EDMG PPDU, the LDPC coded bit stream for the user including a concatenation of a plurality of LDPC codewords, a count of the plurality of LDPC codewords is based at least on a codeword length for the user and on a code rate for the user; generate encoded and padded bits for the user by concatenating the LDPC coded bit stream with a plurality of coded pad zero bits, a count of the coded pad zero bits is based at least on a count of one or more spatial streams for the user and on the count of the plurality of LDPC codewords for the user; and distribute the encoded and padded bits for the user to the one or more spatial streams for the user.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for precoding, a network device and a computer readable storage medium. For example, at a network device configured with a plurality of antennas and configured to operate in a plurality of frequency bands, channel state information (CSI) and an indication of a plurality of CSI accuracies corresponding to the CSI are obtained from a plurality of terminal devices. The bandwidth of the plurality of frequency bands is divided into one or more frequency band ranges based on comparison of each CSI accuracy with a first threshold accuracy, and ordering and precoding are performed, based on the CSI, on a plurality of data to be transmitted to the plurality of terminal devices within each frequency band range. Within each frequency band range, the plurality of precoded data is transmitted to the plurality of terminal devices via the plurality of antennas.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. One or more reference signals may be transmitted by a user equipment (UE) that may be used by a base station for channel estimation and determination of one or more parameters to be used for subsequent uplink transmission of the UE. The base station may transmit an indication of uplink transmission parameters in an uplink grant that is transmitted to the UE. The UE may modify one or more subsequent reference signal transmissions based on the uplink grant received from the base station and a timing of the uplink grant relative to the one or more subsequent reference signal transmissions. The base station may determine a timing for the uplink grant based on a timing associated with the reference signal transmissions from the UE.

Abstract: An uplink signal transmission method includes: determining, by a terminal device, a target codebook according to a number of antenna panels of the terminal device; and transmitting, by the terminal device, uplink signal by using a codeword in the target codebook.

Abstract: A CBSR configuration can include a set of restricted beams. Each restricted beam can be constrained by a maximum gain. A set of beams including one or more restricted beams can be selected based on received reference signals. A set of precoder coefficients, each forming a beam gain, can be determined for each selected beam. A function of the set of precoder coefficients can satisfy the maximum gain constraint. The function can be proportional to an average of amplitudes of members of a subset of the set of precoder coefficients or a square root of an average of squared values of amplitudes of members of the subset. A CSI report including at least an indicator of the set of selected beams, an indicator of the set of precoding coefficients, and coefficients of the selected beams can be transmitted.

Abstract: A CBSR configuration can include a set of restricted beams. Each restricted beam of the set of restricted beams can be associated with a restricted beam gain coefficient. A plurality of sets of quantized coefficients can be determined based on the CBSR configuration. A set of quantized coefficients corresponding to a particular restricted beam can generate a set of quantized weights at a set of frequencies based on a least a Fourier transform of the set of quantized coefficients of the particular restricted beam. The plurality of sets of quantized coefficients can be determined such that quantized weights of the particular restricted beam satisfy a constraint based on at least the set of quantized coefficients corresponding to the particular restricted beam and the restricted beam gain coefficient. A CSI report can be transmitted. The CSI report can include the plurality of sets of quantized coefficients.

Abstract: A channel information sending method, a data sending method, and a device are provided, to improve feedback precision of a precoding matrix. These include a receiver that receives a reference signal and a memory, configured to store at least one computer instruction which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to measure the reference signal from the receiver to obtain first channel information and second channel information and send the first channel information and the second channel information to the second device.

Abstract: An electronic device, a method, and computer readable media for adapting a hierarchical codebook. The electronic device includes a memory for storing a hierarchical codebook and a processor operably connected to the memory, which is configured to determine usage probabilities for codewords in the hierarchical codebook. The codewords are represented by nodes assigned to one of a plurality of tiers of the hierarchical codebook based on a tier identifier. The processor is also configured to change a structure of the hierarchical codebook based on the usage probabilities so that nodes associated with codewords having relatively higher usage probabilities are located closer to a root node than nodes associated with codewords having relatively lower usage probabilities, and select a codeword from the hierarchical codebook for use in wireless communication. The codeword is selected by a codeword selection procedure performed on the changed structure of the hierarchical codebook.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating and utilizing spreading sequence codebooks for a symbol-level sequence spreading is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method performed by a wireless communication device, comprising: receiving a first number from a wireless communication node; selecting a first spreading sequence codebook from at least one spreading sequence codebook; selecting a first spreading sequence from the first spreading sequence codebook according to the first number; and spreading data symbols according to the first spreading sequence, wherein the at least one spreading sequence codebook each comprises a plurality of spreading sequences configured based on one entry of a first sequence set after cyclic shifting operation, wherein the first sequence set before cyclic shifting operation is configured based on a second sequence set.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for changing a beam pair utilized by a user equipment (UE) for communicating over a full-duplex frequency channel. The method includes establishing full-duplex communication with a base station (BS) utilizing a first beam pair comprising a first uplink beam and a first downlink beam utilized by the UE for the full-duplex communication. The method also includes transmitting a first signal to the BS, the first signal comprising a request to change the first beam pair. The method also includes receiving, via the first downlink beam, a second signal responsive to the request, the second signal configured to enable the UE to change from the first beam pair to a second beam pair and maintain full-duplex communication with the BS, wherein the second beam pair includes one or more of a second uplink beam or a second downlink beam.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide a repeater for beamforming a received signal at a millimeter wave (mmW) radio frequency via one or more scan angles or beamforming directions and then retransmitting and beamforming the signal at the mmW radio frequency. Repeaters may include analog and digital components for downconverting on the received signal to reduce a frequency of the signal from the mmW frequency to an intermediate frequency (IF) or baseband frequency, and then filtering the downconverted signal to reduce interference. The filtering may include digital filtering or a combination of analog and digital filtering, in which a set of filter coefficients for the digital filtering is selected based on beamforming parameters used to receive the signal, retransmit the signal, or both. The repeater may then upconvert the filtered signal back to the mmW frequency for the retransmission of the signal.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for configuring resources for downlink CSI measurements. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises configuring, within a radio frame, the resources for downlink CSI measurements. The resources for downlink CSI measurements comprise at least two resources for interference measurements and at least one resource for channel measurements. Each resource for interference measurement is configured in its own slot within the radio frame. The method comprises transmitting configuration information. The configuration information specifies slot locations of the at least two resources for interference measurement and the at least one resource for channel measurement within the radio frame. The method comprises transmitting, within the radio frame, a reference signal in the at least one resource for channel measurements.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to communication systems, and more particularly, to a partial channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) port indication. A method by a base station (BS) includes configuring a user equipment (UE) with a CSI-RS resource, of one or more CSI-RS resources associated with a CSI report. The CSI-RS includes a set of CSI-RS ports. The BS provides a first indication to the UE of a subset of groups of the CSI-RS ports to be used by the UE for channel measurements and/or a second indication to the UE of a subset of groups of the CSI-RS to be used by the UE for interference measurements. Based on the indication, the UE performs channel measurements and/or interference measurements using the indicated subset of CSI-RS ports.

Abstract: In order to control CSI reporting properly when communication is carried out by applying different configurations than existing LTE systems, a user terminal has a receiving section that receives configuration information for channel state information reporting, and a control section that controls a start of periodic transmission of the channel state information reporting based on the configuration information in response to receipt of a command for activation of the channel state information reporting, and that controls that, when a condition is fulfilled during a period from the start to deactivation of the channel state information reporting, the channel state information reporting is no longer transmitted.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for multiple beam downlink data transmission while indicating only a single transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a single TCI state from a base station (BS). The UE determines one or more UE receive beams based, at least in part, on the TCI state. The UE receives a multi-beam data transmission from the BS using the determined one or more UE receive beams.

Abstract: Facilitating generic feedback to enable reciprocity and over the air calibration for advanced networks (e.g., 4G, 5G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a system can comprise selecting information to include in a channel state information feedback report based on a feedback instance. The operations can also comprise generating the channel state information feedback report as a function of channel statistics of channels. Further, the operations can comprise transmitting the channel state information feedback report to a network device of a communications network.

Abstract: Mechanisms for reduction of channel state information (CSI) feedback overhead are disclosed for full dimensional multiple input, multiple output (FD-MIMO) systems with large dimension antenna ports. In one aspect, rank-dependent CSI antenna port measurements are used in order to limit the number of antenna ports for high rank CSI reporting. Another aspect allows a user equipment (UE) to select subband feedback for aperiodic CSI porting on an uplink shared channel when the UE is to report subband quality and precoding indicators. Another aspect provides for on-demand CSI feedback that dynamically configures CSI feedback parameters. To reduce the signaling overhead, the multiple parameter sets may be pre-configured with different values for dynamic reporting parameters.

Abstract: A method executed by a first base station in this application includes: determining target pilot ports and a coordinating cell of a target cell, where the coordinating cell is a cell that jointly sends, with the target cell, channel state information-reference signals CSI-RSs of the target cell, the target pilot ports are pilot ports used to jointly send the CSI-RSs of the target cell, and the target pilot ports include a pilot port of the target cell and a pilot port of the coordinating cell; determining a resource location of a target time-frequency resource, where the target time-frequency resource is a time-frequency resource used to send the CSI-RSs of the target cell; and sending the CSI-RSs of the target cell to a terminal based on the target time-frequency resource, where signal strength of the terminal is lower than a preset threshold.

Abstract: A technique for transmitting reference signals (RS), from a first station using a transmit antenna (400) with a number of antenna ports to a second station for determining channel state information (CSI), of a radio channel between the first station and the second station is described. As to a method aspect of the technique, a first set of precoders (502) is defined for the number of antenna ports. Based on the first set, a second set of precoders (702) is derived for the number of antenna ports. A second rank of the second set of precoders (502) is different from a first rank of the first set of precoders (702). The second rank of the second set is less than the number of antenna ports (402). Each of the antenna ports is associated with non-zero energy by at least one of the precoders (702) of the second set. The RS are transmitted using each of the precoders (702) of the second set.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a mechanism capable of more appropriately ascertaining an interference condition of a data signal. [Solution] An apparatus includes: a processing unit that feeds back a channel quality indicator (CQI) of a serving base station, which is calculated on a basis of results of measuring reference signals received from the serving base station and a neighbor base station and information related to a power difference between the reference signal and a data signal of the neighbor base station, to the serving base station.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transfer rate higher than that of a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as LTE (long term evolution). An operating method of an electronic device according to various embodiments may include: receiving a reference signal from a base station via a plurality of antennas; acquiring path loss values respectively corresponding to the antennas, based on the reference signal; determining at least two antennas among the antennas, based on frequency band information received from the base station; acquiring a ratio for the path loss values corresponding to the determined at least two antennas; and transmitting a signal via the at least two antennas, based on the acquired ratio.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for dynamically selecting a beamforming codebook and hierarchically generating beamforming codebooks is provided. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a channel estimation processor configured to receive a signal using a current beamforming codebook in a current beam sweeping period; a look-up table configured to store a plurality of beamforming codebooks; a state abstraction processor connected between the channel estimation processor and the look-up table, and configured to determine a codebook index based on a current channel condition as a function of the received signal and the current beamforming codebook, and select one of the plurality of beam sweeping codebooks in the look-up table as the beamforming codebook for the next beam sweeping period based on the codebook index.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present specification, a method by which a terminal can report beam information in a wireless communication system can be provided, and the method by which a terminal reports beam information comprises: obtaining information related with beam reporting from a base station; triggering beam reporting; receiving a signal related with beam reporting from the base station; measuring the signal related with beam reporting; and reporting the beam information to the base station based on the measured signal, wherein the beam information includes information on best beams among all available beams and the beam information can be reported based on reporting configuration.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for beam management using adaptive learning. Certain aspects provide a method that can be performed by a node, such as user equipment (UE) or a base station (BS). The node determines one or more beams to utilize for a beam management procedure using adaptive learning. The node performs the beam management procedure using the determined one or more beams. In some aspects, the node uses an adaptive reinforcement learning algorithm to select beams for measurement in beam discovery procedure. The node may adaptive the beam management algorithm based on feedback associated with the beam selection, such as based on a throughput achieved using a beam pairing determined during the beam management procedure.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to performing receive beam tracking using motion sensing information in a cellular communication system. A wireless device and a cellular base station may establish a cellular link. A receive beam configuration may be selected for the cellular link. A downlink data beam may be received using the selected receive beam configuration. A possible modification to the receive beam configuration may be selected based at least in part on motion sensing information for the wireless device. It may be determined whether the possible modification to the receive beam configuration improves downlink data beam reception. It may be determined whether to modify the receive beam configuration for the cellular link in accordance with the possible modification to the receive beam configuration, for example based on whether the possible modification to the receive beam configuration improves downlink data beam reception.

Abstract: Carrier aggregation circuit having multi-stage filter combination. In some embodiments, a carrier aggregation circuit can include a first combining stage configured to aggregate a first signal in a first path associated with a first band and a second signal in a second path associated with a second band to provide a first aggregated signal in a first combined path. The carrier aggregation circuit can further include a second combining stage configured to aggregate the first aggregated signal in the first combined path and a third signal in a third path associated with a third band to provide a second aggregated signal in a second combined path.

Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a system comprising a first converter unit configured to receive a first modulated enterprise signal from an enterprise base station, demodulate the first modulated enterprise signal, extract enterprise data from the demodulated enterprise signal, and transmit the enterprise data to a modem over a wideband wireless communication network. The system further comprises a second converter unit configured to receive the enterprise data from the modem. The modem is configured receive the enterprise data from the wideband wireless communication network. The system is configured to create a second modulated enterprise signal corresponding to the first modulated enterprise signal using the enterprise data and wirelessly transmit the second modulated enterprise signal to an enterprise mobile station.

Abstract: A repeater system includes a first repeater device to receive a first beam of radio frequency (RF) signal from a first network node, and a second repeater device to receive a second beam of RF signal from the first network node. The first repeater device synchronizes and controls the second repeater device to concurrently provide the first beam and the second beam of RF signal to a second network node. A plurality of measurements associated with network nodes and repeater devices is acquired. A plurality of signal parameters is selected at the first and second repeater devices for a first beam and a second beam of RF signal, respectively, such that a cross-leakage of first beam on the second beam of RF signal and vice-versa at the second network node is reduced and the gain and a phase of first beam and the second beam of RF signal is adjusted.

Abstract: The terrestrial-based satellite telephone monitoring system may be used for, among other things, intelligence gathering purposes that intercept communications to or from target satellite handsets or terminals. The exemplary signal processing units receive wireless signals and extend the line-of-sight range of a terrestrial-based satellite telephone monitoring system.

Abstract: A time division multiple access frame structure includes a signal transmission section allocated for transmitting reference signals from a plurality of ground reference stations; a relay section for relaying the transmitted reference signals by a plurality of aeronautical satellite relay stations selected by a central station; and a data transmission section for data transmission of the central station, the plurality of ground reference stations, or the plurality of aeronautical satellite relay stations, wherein the signal transmission section, the relay section, and the data transmission section are time division multiplexed with each other.

Abstract: A method for design an optimized constellation set and labeling for satellite point to multi-point transmission systems including transmitters and receivers, wherein the transmitters are adapted to create signals overlay and are configured to allow simultaneous transmission of at least two different data streams (services) intended for users with different radio link qualities. In particular, N services are provided to users having a good radio link and a subset of services is maintained and guaranteed for the users having a lower radio link quality condition.

Abstract: Provided are a satellite operation service management system, a satellite operation service management apparatus, and a satellite operation service management method, and the satellite operation service management apparatus may include a ground station manager configured to generate a control signal for a space ground station based on the space ground station to be used for control of an artificial satellite and a time slot to be used by the space ground station; and a communicator configured to transmit the control signal to the space ground station to be used.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for a predictive connectivity layer. In the disclosed embodiments, resources, such as bandwidth, processing, and memory, at a network node are dynamically allocated based on one or more predicted user behaviors. A predicted user behavior may be determined based on one or more previous actions of a user or a group of users at the network node. For example, if a user accesses the network node to download a particular web site at the same time every morning, the predictive technique may determine that the user will attempt to download the same web site the next morning, and therefore cache a copy of the web site before the user's next attempt to access the network through the network node, Similarly, the network node may predict an amount of bandwidth or other resources to allocate based on previous behavior of one or more users.

Abstract: A DECT system and a method for communicating between a DECT fixed point and multiple DECT portable points. The method may include step (a) of communicating between a master communication processor of the DECT fixed point and one or more DECT portable points during master communication slots. The method may also include step (b) of communicating between a slave communication processor of the DECT fixed point and at least one of the DECT portable points during slave communication slots. step (a) and step (b) are executed according to an allocation of master communication slots and slave communication slots, wherein the allocation facilitates concurrent slave communication processor communications and master communication processor communications.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hardware-based protection group switching method and optical communication equipment.

Abstract: The object is to provide a technique for predicting a time for performing maintenance of optical communication in an electronic component mounting device in which optical communication is performed. A controller in a time prediction process reads the voltage of an electrical signal from a storage section, calculates the slope with respect to time of the read voltage, and based on the amount of decrease with time of the voltage outputted from an AD converter, the time at which the voltage becomes to be equal to or less than a threshold value is calculated. The time at which the output value of the optical signal outputted from the mounting head will become equal to or less than the threshold value is then estimated.