Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for applying a firewall security layer to software for hardware interface. Sensor data imported by the hardware interface may be secured using the firewall security layer. The sensor data may be provided to an artificial intelligence (AI) expert system. The sensor data provided to the AI expert system may be analyzed. An indication of an insecure condition may be provided via a user interface based upon, at least in part, analysis of the sensor data.

Abstract: Disclosed are a resource indication method and a terminal device. The method comprises: receiving first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating the time domain resource and/or the frequency domain resource of preemption transmission, the minimum granularity of the time domain resource is a symbol, and the minimum granularity of the frequency domain resource is a subcarrier or a physical resource block; and based on the first indication information, determining the available resource of a first type of service to be transmitted, wherein the available resource of the first type of service is at least part of the time domain resources excluding the time domain resource of the preemption transmission, and/or at least part of the frequency domain resources excluding the frequency domain resource of the preemption transmission.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method in which a processing system receives data regarding an operating environment of a user equipment device located in a cell of a cellular communication network. The method also includes analyzing the data to determine a power adjustment for a control signal transmitted to the UE device using a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs); allocating, in accordance with the analyzing, a subset of the PRBs for transmission of an adjusted control signal with an adjusted power greater than an initial default power; and transmitting the adjusted control signal to the UE device using the subset of the PRBs with the adjusted power. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and applications are described that use group signature technology to allow for anonymous and/or semi-anonymous feedback while allowing for the application of rules and parameters. The use of group signature technology may serve to potentially mitigate or prevent malicious identification of individuals or entities providing a communication such as feedback. Feedback may range from constructive feedback all the way to the ‘whistleblower’ variety. It may be desirable to identify the individuals as belonging to a particular group or having a particular status or position while maintaining the anonymity of the individuals within the particular group.

Abstract: A domain and a mobile device may exchange data via a radio access node included in a mobile network. During a time of peak demand, a data load level of the radio access node may exceed a threshold. To accommodate the peak demand, historical types and volumes of data may be used to manage a data rate related to data associated with the domain. Based on the historical information, the data rate for a mobile device, a radio access node, a range of time, or a data type may be controlled. The data rate may be managed by a network gateway, such as a gateway included in the mobile network.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a spatial reuse indication method and a wireless communications apparatus, thereby reducing a quantity of nodes that can participate in spatial reuse, reducing mutual interference between nodes in spatial reuse, and improving spatial reuse system performance. The method in some implementations includes a first access point generates a spatial reuse limitation indication and a spatial reuse group indication. The spatial reuse limitation indication can be used to indicate whether only a node in a spatial reuse group is allowed for spatial reuse and to indicate the spatial reuse group. The spatial reuse group includes one or more basic service sets. The first access point sends the spatial reuse limitation indication and the spatial reuse group indication.

Abstract: An apparatus may comprise a component for communicating using a first RAT and another component for communicating using a second RAT. Overlapping communication using the two RATs may cause problems for proper reception at the apparatus. The apparatus may detect that transmission or reception of a first packet using a first RAT will overlap in time with reception of a second packet using a second RAT. The apparatus prioritizes the first packet or the second packet based at least on a relative priority of the first packet and the second packet.

Abstract: An evolved multimedia broadcast multicast services (eMBMS) core may map sensor data or telemetry data from a central repository server (e.g., tag it with an area code from where the data is being generated) to a service area. The eMBMS core may inform the radio access network to create a service area for the specific area code, which may be part of or an entire city, county, or the like. Then the radio access network may broadcast the data to the vehicles or devices in the specific area code.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes receiving an indication of available frequency resources, receiving direction information, and determining one or more communication directions for each of the available frequency resources based on the direction information. The method also includes communicating with a base station using the available frequency resources based on the determined one or more communication directions for each of the available frequency resources.

Abstract: Provided are a method, performed by a first terminal, for adjusting a threshold for determining hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus for supporting the same. The method comprises the steps of: transmitting at least one piece of information to a second terminal; receiving, from the second terminal, at least one HARQ feedback in response to the at least one piece of information; determining an ACK or NACK with respect to the at least one HARQ feedback, based on the threshold; receiving, from the second terminal, an HARQ feedback transmission history of the second terminal; and adjusting the threshold, based on the HARQ feedback transmission history of the second terminal and information about the HARQ feedback determined by the first terminal.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station, a plurality of resource allocations for a group of UEs, wherein the plurality of resource allocations are for communication of UEs in proximity to each other. The UE selects one of the plurality of resources allocations for transmission, and transmits using the selected resource allocation, wherein the UE is in proximity to at least one other UE.

Abstract: An RF fingerprint signal processing device configured for executing a machine learning algorithm on a plurality of input signals. The RF fingerprint signal processing device includes a receiver-feature determination circuit and a classifying determination circuit. The receiver-feature determination circuit is configured to compute on the plurality of input signals in a neural network. The classifying determination circuit is coupled with the receiver-feature determination circuit, and the classifying determination circuit is configured to send feedback information of a receiver-feature component to the receiver-feature determination circuit. The receiver-feature determination circuit decreases the receiver-feature weight of the neural network. The receiver-feature weight is associated with the receiver-feature component, and the receiver-feature weight which is decreased is applied for computing an output value of the neural network.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for communicating in a wireless communications system utilizing a plurality of frequency bands for downlink (DL) transmission and a plurality of frequency bands for uplink (UL) transmission. In an embodiment, a mobile device receives a DL signal via a DL frequency band. The DL signal contains DL-UL frequency band association information which is used to determine a UL frequency band for UL transmission. The mobile device configures its radio-frequency (RF) circuitry to operate in the UL frequency band for UL transmission.

Abstract: Improvements are provided to the paging process for an eMTC UE by allowing a base station and the UE to apply a UE-specific DRX cycle for paging, from one set of DRX cycles, when the UE is operating in non-CE mode and apply another UE-specific DRX cycle, from a more restricted set of UE-specific DRX cycles, when the UE is operating in a CE mode. A UE may report and apply certain UE-specific DRX cycles under non-CE mode, and may change a UE-specific DRX cycle to one from a more restricted set when operating in CE mode. Similarly, base stations may receive the reported UE-specific DRX cycle and apply that UE-specific DRX cycle for paging the UE in non-CE mode, while applying a different UE-specific DRX cycle from the more restrictive set for paging the UE in CE mode.

Abstract: Methods for selecting and configuring a random access channel, an access device and a network device are provided.

Abstract: Proposed is a method for transmitting a physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble in a wireless communication system. Specifically, a method performed by user equipment (UE) comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, setting information including a first power ramping step for a two-step random access channel (RACH) and a second power ramping step for a four-step RACH; transmitting, to the base station, information including a first preamble and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) for a two-step RACH on the basis of the first power ramping step; and transmitting, to the base station, a second preamble for a four-step RACH by using the second power ramping step, on the basis of the number of retransmissions of the information exceeding a maximum number of retransmissions associated with a preset two-step RACH.

Abstract: There is provided methods and processors for executing Forward Error Correction (FEC) coding. The method includes acquiring a stream of real data symbols from a communication medium. The stream of real data symbols being arranged in a real matrix. The method includes generating virtual data symbols being arranged in a virtual matrix. The generating includes applying an interleaver map onto the matrix such that (i) at most c number of virtual data symbols in a given virtual row of the virtual matrix are copies of (ii) real data symbols associated with a same real row of the real matrix, c being a positive integer higher than 1. The method includes decoding codewords formed by the virtual matrix and the matrix.

Abstract: A method can be used for channel access in an industrial wireless network. A network controller allocates time/frequency resource units in a set of guaranteed timeslots to packet transceivers in the industrial wireless network. The guaranteed timeslots are timewise divided into slots and frequency wise divided into channels, where one slot-channel pair defines one time/frequency resource unit. The network controller provides to the packet transceivers information about the time/frequency resource units allocated to the packet transceivers. The packet transceivers map packets of their own traffic flows to their allocated time/frequency resource units in each set of guaranteed timeslots. The packets for each packet transceiver are mapped according to priority-based scheduling of its own traffic flows and independently of any mapping of packets of other packet transceivers in the industrial wireless network.

Abstract: An ad-hoc lighting network comprised of a plurality of light units, each of the light units including a light source, a manual input component, memory, a transmitter, a receiver, and a processing unit. A method of deploying the lighting network may include steps of providing a plurality of light units, placing each of the light units within a communication range, causing each of the light units to enter PAIRING MODE, causing each of the light units to add, into its network list, other unique identifiers of other light units; and causing each of the light units to enter PAIRED MODE. Light units function identically with respect to received reserved commands. Any light unit can broadcast commands, causing all light units in the network, or a subset thereof, to execute the command. Such commands may cause the desired lighting configuration.

Abstract: This disclosure introduces an advancement to the error indication message to provide detailed information about errors in configurations that are arriving from the Layer 2 to the Layer 1. A method is disclosed, comprising: performing physical layer control (PHY) of a wireless signal at a Layer 1 (L1) software module; performing medium access control (MAC) of the wireless signal at a Layer 2 (L2) software module; providing an application programming interface between the L1 software module and the L2 software module for receiving L1 configuration messages and providing error codes to the L2 software module; receiving a L1 configuration message at a Layer 1 software module; and providing an enhanced error code progressively from a L1 software module to the Layer 2 (L2) software module.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, from one or more first sensors and one or more second sensors, first operational states of fixed broadband network nodes and second operational states of wireless network nodes, respectively. The computing system might analyze the received first and second operational states, might determine an optimal network pathway and/or an optimal network backhaul pathway, and might establish the optimal network pathway and/or the optimal network backhaul pathway, through a determined combination of fixed and wireless network nodes, thereby implementing the combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services.

Abstract: A base wireless device includes plural transmission buffers storing plural signals having transmission destinations that are different from each other, a transmission processing unit transmitting the signals to plural remote wireless devices respectively, by transmitting the signals stored in the plural transmission buffers in a predetermined order, regardless of whether or not each transmission has been made successfully, and a storage control unit, wherein when a transmission of a signal stored in one of the transmission buffers has been made successfully, the storage control unit overwrites the one transmission buffer from which the transmission has been made successfully, with another signal to be transmitted to a transmission destination that is different from a transmission destination of a signal stored in a transmission buffer other than the one transmission buffer from which the transmission has been made successfully, among the plural transmission buffers.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for systemic resource utilization analysis and management, such as employing a single-point sensor to detect or identify resource leakage at one or more other locations in a structure.

Abstract: A method is disclosed that divide a total frequency band of a communication system into several equally spaced non-overlapping information channels, which are allocated to different users; the information channels are in one-to-one correspondence with the users; user signals from different addresses are distinguished based on frequency, thereby completing the multiple access connection; and duplex communication between two users uses a fundamental frequency and harmonics for information transmission. A process of the information transmission is as follows: different information is first modulated and then is separately loaded on different harmonic components, different information is transmitted through different harmonic components or component combinations so that each pair of information channels can transmit N groups of different information at the same time, and finally the fundamental frequency and harmonic information received by a receiving end is demodulated to obtain all the transmitted information.

Abstract: An electronic device incorporating a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen comprises at least one at least one radio frequency (RF) antenna mounted behind a LCD panel of the LCD screen, and a processor. The RF antenna includes a directional transmit RF antenna that transmits an RF signal through the LCD panel to impinge on a human user, and includes a receive antenna configured to receive a RF signal reflected from tissue of the human user. The processor processes the reflected RF signal to generate a processed signal indicative of presence or absence of the human user, and responsive to the processed signal, controls an operating mode of the electronic device and/or enables control of the device by the human user.

Abstract: An example of a channelizer includes a plurality of receiver circuits, an individual receiver circuit including a frequency demultiplexer that is configured to demultiplex a plurality of subchannels and a time-division demultiplexer coupled to the frequency demultiplexer, the time-division demultiplexer configured to time-division demultiplex the plurality of subchannels to provide a plurality of time-division outputs, an individual time-division output including portions of data from each of the plurality of subchannels; and a plurality of switch circuits, each configured to receive a different time-division output of the plurality of time-division outputs from the individual receiver.

Abstract: Embodiments of apparatus and method for transition smoothing implementation on a stream of data are disclosed. In an example, a system on chip (SoC) for wireless communication includes a digital front-end. The digital front-end is configured to obtain a stream of data having one carrier or multi-carriers. The stream of data is divided into a plurality of blocks. The digital front-end is also configured to adjust a gain of the stream of data based on a predetermined frequency corresponding to a length of each of the plurality of blocks. The digital front-end is also configured to append a ramp-down tail sequence to a first block of the stream of data after a last sample of the first block, and generate a ramp-up head sequence for a second block immediately after the first block, based on a head sequence of the second block.

Abstract: A method performed by a network node connected to one or more additional network nodes, the network node and the one or more additional network nodes forming a cloud. The method including setting a first timer to a first value, the first timer associated with determining whether another network node from the one or more additional network nodes is an active controller in the cloud. The method further includes determining, before the first timer expires, whether a first message that indicates that another network node from the one or more additional network nodes is the active controller is received. The method further includes based on determining the first message is received before the first timer expires, restarting the first timer. The method further includes, based on determining the first message is not received before the first timer expires, assigning one or more tasks to at least one network node.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A non-coherent modulation configuration may be selected for a transmission of a set of data based on a radio frequency spectrum band used for the transmission. After selecting the non-coherent modulation configuration, the set of data may be modulated using a differential phase shift keying modulation technique. After selecting the non-coherent modulation configuration, a set of frequency-domain symbols may be generated from the set of modulated symbols using a discrete Fourier transform. The set of frequency-domain symbols may be mapped to a set of subcarriers, and a time-domain waveform may be generated from the mapped set of frequency-domain symbols, yielding a time-domain waveform. The time-domain waveform may be transmitted over the radio frequency band.

Abstract: A profile optimizing method is provided for a transmission of active subcarriers over a channel to user devices. The method includes steps of (i) obtaining a symbol mapping architecture for the set of profiles, (ii) calculating, from the symbol mapping architecture, a plurality of mapping orders for the set of profiles different from the logical order, (iii) determining, from the calculated plurality of mapping orders, a particular mapping order having a higher spectral efficiency than the logical order, (iv) reordering the respective codewords of the set of profiles to correspond to the particular mapping order, (v) re-mapping the symbol mapping architecture to a number of symbols corresponding to the reordered codewords, and (vi) transmitting the symbols to the population of user devices. The symbol mapping architecture includes a codeword for each profile of the set of profiles, and maps the codewords to a different number by logical order.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method of determining, by a processing system, complete neighbor information for a plurality of radio devices in a wireless network, wherein the complete neighbor information denotes neighboring radio devices; establishing, by the processing system, a backbone list including radio devices that provide beacons, wherein the backbone list includes a first radio device of the plurality of radio devices; determining, by the processing system, a set of radio devices in the plurality of radio devices that are not neighboring radio devices of every radio device in the backbone list; adding, by the processing system, an additional radio device from the plurality of radio devices to the backbone list responsive to an existence of at least one radio device in the set, wherein the additional radio device has at least one neighboring radio device in the backbone list and has at least one neighboring radio device in the set; and repeating, by the processing syst

Abstract: A system and method for reducing latency in a N/ACK system is described. The present system and method reduces latency in a N/ACK system by pre-generating one or more unsolicited backhaul grants to prepare one or more backhaul elements for the receipt and transmission of wireless data. In an embodiment, the present system and method additionally generates backhaul NACK holds for delaying the transmission of a NACK such that a NACK arrive at the UE at a predesignated time, such as at the subframe 12 after the original transmission at the subframe 0.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for autonomous transmission in an unlicensed band are provided. The method and apparatus comprising: a wireless device receiving a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configuration for first uplink transmission, wherein the SPS configuration includes information regarding an SPS window indicating a time section in which the first uplink transmission is allowed; the wireless device receiving on a DL channel downlink control information (DCI) having an uplink grant that instructs second uplink transmission, wherein the uplink grant includes a second hybrid automatic repeat request process identifier (HARQid) for the second uplink transmission; and the wireless device performing the first uplink transmission in the SPS window when it is confirmed that a wireless medium is in an idle state by performing a listen before talk (LBT) in the SPS window, wherein a first HARQid for the first uplink transmission is not the same as the second HARQid.

Abstract: Some implementations of the disclosure relate to dynamic switching of a satellite inroute data path between a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) method and a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) method. In one implementation, a satellite terminal comprises one or more processors; and one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media configured with instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the satellite terminal to perform operations comprising: communicating, using the satellite terminal, over an inroute TDM channel; determining, based on an ingress traffic rate to the satellite terminal or a determination that the satellite terminal has not received any traffic flows classified for communication using TDM, to switch communications from the inroute TDM channel to an inroute TDMA channel; and after determining to switch communications, switching, at the satellite terminal, from communicating over the inroute TDM channel to communicating over the inroute TDMA channel.

Abstract: Technologies for refining stochastic similarity search candidates include a device having a memory that is column addressable and circuitry connected to the memory. The circuitry is configured to add a set of input data vectors to the memory as a set of binary dimensionally expanded vectors, including multiplying each input data vector with a projection matrix. The circuitry is also configured to produce a search hash code from a search data vector, including multiplying the search data vector with the projection matrix. Additionally, the circuitry is configured to identify a result set of the binary dimensionally expanded vectors as a function of a Hamming distance of each binary dimensionally expanded vector from the search hash code and determine, from the result set, a refined result set as a function of a similarity measure in an original input space of the input data vectors.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to timing advance offset for uplink/downlink switching in New Radio (NR). In one embodiment, there proposes a method in a wireless communication device, comprising: determining a timing advance (TA) offset for uplink/downlink switching, wherein the TA offset is at least based on the time offset requirement for uplink/downlink switching in different scenarios used in communication between the wireless communication device and a network node; applying the determined TA offset in the uplink communication from the wireless communication device to the network node. With embodiments herein, uplink/downlink switching time for NR is defined.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for supporting multiple frequency bands efficiently in a mobile communication system are provided. The method includes generating first system information including a frequency band indicator indicating a frequency band supported by the base station and an additional frequency band indicator indicating at least one frequency band supported by the base station, and broadcasting the first system information.

Abstract: A method of secure wireless ranging between a verifier node and a prover node comprises performing a measurement procedure resulting in a two-way phase measurement and a round-trip time measurement between the verifier node and the prover node. The measurement procedure comprises the verifier node transmitting on the frequency a verifier packet, the prover node receiving the verifier packet and performing a phase measurement of a verifier carrier signal and a time-of-arrival measurement of a verifier frame delimiter, the prover node transmitting a prover packet, and the verifier node receiving the prover packet and performing a phase measurement of the prover carrier signal and a time-of-arrival measurement of the prover frame delimiter. The method further comprises calculating a distance between the verifier node and the prover node based on the two-way phase measurements and the round-trip time measurements for the plurality of frequencies.

Abstract: A cellular repeater system is provided. The cellular repeater system includes an outdoor antenna communicatively coupled to a repeater. The outdoor antenna is configured to relay communications from the repeater to a cellular base station. The outdoor antenna includes a plurality of log-periodic antennas rotated relative to one another such that each of the plurality of log-periodic antennas is pointed in a different direction. The cellular repeater system includes a switching device configured to selectively couple one or more of the plurality of log-periodic antennas to a RF transceiver of the repeater in order to configure the outdoor antenna in a plurality of antenna modes. Each of the plurality of antenna modes have a distinct radiation pattern.

Abstract: An apparatus for wirelessly increasing the number of communication channels in a critical mission wireless communication system installed in a confined area is provided. The system includes a transmitter configured to transmit radio signals at a first frequency band, wherein the first frequency band is higher than a standard frequency band defined by a critical mission wireless communication protocol of the critical mission wireless communication system; and a plurality of receivers, wherein each plurality of receivers is wirelessly connected to the transmitter and configured to receive signals at the first frequency band transmitted by the transmitter and processed signals at the standard frequency, wherein the plurality of receivers and the transmitter are part of the critical mission wireless communication system.

Abstract: A wireless communication method for connecting a base station with each of a plurality of terminal stations set to differ in Guard interval length, with the base station being equipped with a plurality of wireless communications units each configured to be connectable with one or more of the terminal stations, includes: a collection step of collecting information about the Guard interval length set for each of the terminal stations and connection information about the terminal stations; a policy calculation step of calculating a setting policy for setting the Guard interval length permitted for each of the wireless communications units and a switching policy for setting a condition for switching that one of the wireless communications units which is to be connected, for each of the terminal stations, based on each of the collected information about the Guard interval length and connection information about the terminal stations; and a setting step of setting those of the terminal stations which are to be conn

Abstract: A method and device for modulating with Zadoff-Chu sequences. Each K-ary symbol to be transmitted is converted into a Zadoff-Chu sequence of preset length N and of preset root r, and the frequency offset q of which is dependent on the K-ary symbol. Various root values may be used to separate distinct uplink and downlink and synchronous or asynchronous communications. The modulating device is implemented in the frequency domain. A demodulating method and device allows the K-ary symbols thus transmitted to be recovered. The demodulating device may be implemented in the time domain or frequency domain.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described for silencing signal transmissions by a user equipment (UE). Silencing signals may be transmitted periodically during shared spectrum downlink communications from a serving base station to the UE to prevent an interfering node from passing a listen before talk (LBT) procedure. The silencing signal transmissions may be configured by the base station and enabled in cases where potential interfering nodes are detected. An interfering node may be notified that silencing signals are being used, and may adjust a periodicity or wait time of its LBT procedures based on the silencing signal periodicity.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for wireless communication. In one aspect, a method includes generating, by an access point, a frame, the frame assigning first resource units to first devices participating in a multi-user transmission with the access point during a transmission opportunity, and further indicating second resource units available during the transmission opportunity for transmissions to other devices, transmitting the frame; and receiving the multi-user transmission from the first devices according to the resource unit assignments.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, from one or more first sensors and one or more second sensors, first operational states of fixed broadband network nodes and second operational states of wireless network nodes, respectively. The computing system might analyze the received first and second operational states, might determine an optimal network pathway and/or an optimal network backhaul pathway, and might establish the optimal network pathway and/or the optimal network backhaul pathway, through a determined combination of fixed and wireless network nodes, thereby implementing the combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, from one or more first sensors and one or more second sensors, first operational states of fixed broadband network nodes and second operational states of wireless network nodes, respectively. The computing system might analyze the received first and second operational states, might determine an optimal network pathway and/or an optimal network backhaul pathway, and might establish the optimal network pathway and/or the optimal network backhaul pathway, through a determined combination of fixed and wireless network nodes, thereby implementing the combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive, from one or more first sensors and one or more second sensors, first operational states of fixed broadband network nodes and second operational states of wireless network nodes, respectively. The computing system might analyze the received first and second operational states, might determine an optimal network pathway and/or an optimal network backhaul pathway, and might establish the optimal network pathway and/or the optimal network backhaul pathway, through a determined combination of fixed and wireless network nodes, thereby implementing the combined broadband and wireless self-organizing network (“SON”) for provisioning of services.

Abstract: Disclosed is a field device comprising: a connection terminal; field device electronics; an internal interface for connecting an electronic module; the electronic module having at least one electronic component for realizing an additional functionality; a capacitor, which is designed to provide an additional first auxiliary energy amount to the component if the component of the electronic module has an energy demand exceeding the main power; a battery, which is designed to provide a second auxiliary energy amount to the at least one component if the at least one component of the electronic module has an energy demand exceeding the main power and the first auxiliary energy amount, wherein the battery provides the second auxiliary energy amount to the component only if the main power and the first auxiliary energy amount are not sufficient for the energy supply of the component.

Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to wireless communication, and more particularly to selective relay of data packets. A method includes receiving one or more received data packets from a series of transmitted data packets that are transmitted from a host device over a host piconet during a plurality of listening time slots of the host piconet; receiving a bitmap over a primary/secondary piconet, wherein the bitmap includes a plurality of bitmap portions and each bitmap portion respectively corresponds to one of the plurality of listening time slots of the host piconet; analyzing the received bitmap to identify one or more missed data packets from the series of transmitted data packets that were not received from the host device; and generating a relay list of missed data packets based on the analyzing of the bitmap.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a radio-frequency (RF) receiver for receiving an RF signal using a plurality of antennas. The RF receiver includes a demodulator to provide a switch signal to cause the RF receiver to use an antenna in the plurality of antennas. The RF receiver further includes a carrier frequency offset (CFO) correction circuit that estimates and removes a carrier frequency offset.