Abstract: A base station may transmit, to a wireless device, configuration parameters of a downlink control channel. The configuration parameters may indicate features such as a subframe in which the downlink control channel is configured, and a starting symbol, and the base station may use the downlink control channel for transmitting packet scheduling information.

Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for communicating comprise one or more of a computer-readable media, a computer, a satellite communication device and a mobile device, wherein the at least one of a computer-readable media, a computer, a satellite communication device and a mobile device to perform at least one of supplying data as input communication symbols to an encoder, which converts the input communication symbols into transmittable waveforms having a head function and a tail function, which are different. A transmitter transmits transmittable waveforms over a communication channel, which is received by a receiver, then demodulated and output communication symbols carrying the data to at least one of a user, a secondary computer-readable media, a secondary computer, a secondary satellite communication device and a secondary mobile device.

Abstract: A baseband processing unit includes a baseband processor configured to receive a plurality of component carriers of a radio access technology wireless service, and a delta-sigma digitization interface configured to digitize at least one carrier signal of the plurality of component carriers into a digitized bit stream, for transport over a transport medium, by (i) oversampling the at least one carrier signal, (ii) quantizing the oversampled carrier signal into the digitized bit stream using two or fewer quantization bits.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are presented to transmit fragmented communication frames, such as fragmented ultra-wideband (UWB) frames. In some implementations, a communication frame may be divided into a plurality of fragments, and the fragments may be transmitted across a plurality of regulatory test intervals. E.g., each fragment may be transmitted within a mutually-exclusive regulatory test interval. In some implementations, each fragment may be constrained in time and/or transmission power, such that the total energy emitted during transmission of the fragment remains within a maximum energy limit defined for the regulatory test interval, e.g., by a regulatory entity. In some implementations, the sum of the energy emitted during transmission of two or more fragments may exceed the maximum energy limit defined for the regulatory test interval.

Abstract: A time synchronization method and a device, where the method includes generating, by a first device, a first time synchronization frame according to a first coding scheme, where the first time synchronization frame includes a first frame header and a first time of day (TOD), the first frame header carries an identifier of the first coding scheme, and the first coding scheme defines a boundary of the first time synchronization frame and a location of the first TOD in the first time synchronization frame, and sending, by the first device, the first time synchronization frame to a second device using a first single line to trigger the second device to identify the first time synchronization frame according to the identifier of the first coding scheme, to obtain the first TOD from the first time synchronization frame, and to trace a time of the first device according to the first TOD.

Abstract: An optical network includes a transmitter portion configured to (i) precode an input digitized stream of symbols into a precoded symbol stream, (ii) pulse shape the precoded symbol stream with an eigenvalue channel matrix, and (iii) transmit the pulse shaped symbol stream over a digital optical link. The optical network further includes a receiver portion configured to (i) recover the pulse shaped symbol stream from the digital optical link, (ii) decompose eigenvalues of the eigenvalue channel matrix from the recovered symbol stream, and (iii) decode the decomposed symbol stream into an output symbol stream.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may operate in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state of a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode. The UE may identify, based at least in part on the UE operating in the RRC inactive state, a single frequency network (SFN) for a notification zone that is configured for the UE, the notification zone comprising a plurality of cells. The UE may receive one or more synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) broadcast by the plurality of cells over the SFN. The UE may perform a channel measurement procedure based at least in part on the one or more SSBs received over the SFN.

Abstract: A two-wire transmitter is connected to an external circuit via two transmission lines and outputs a current signal to the external circuit while using the external circuit as a power source. The two-wire transmitter includes: a measured data processing circuit that is connected to a sensor that outputs an electrical signal based on measured data and configured to output a first signal based on the measured data; a current output circuit configured to determine a current signal based on the first signal; and a shunt regulator circuit configured to determine a circuit voltage of the two-wire transmitter based on the first signal.

Abstract: The methods and apparatus described enable automatic configuration, or commissioning, of controller devices and load control devices through a low voltage communication network controlled by one or more controller devices. These methods and apparatus further enable expansion of the load control system by connection of additional loads and or load control devices and or controller devices which will reinitialize the low voltage communication network and automatically reconfigure the controller devices and load control devices connected to the network.

Abstract: A hearing device adapted for use by a wearer comprises an audio streaming circuit configured to receive electromagnetic audio streaming via a first communication link. A configuration circuit is configured to receive configuration parameters via a second communication link different from the first communication link for configuring the hearing device to receive the electromagnetic audio streaming. Control circuitry of the hearing device configures the hearing device to enable reception of the electromagnetic audio streaming in accordance with the received configuration parameters.

Abstract: A system and method for characterizing performance of a terminal radio. The method includes obtaining a plurality of SNR feedbacks by, for each input power level of varying input power levels of the terminal radio, estimating an SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) associated with a respective input power level for a burst sent from the terminal radio to a gateway, where each of the SNR feedbacks may include an estimated SNR and the respective input power level; and determining a RC (radio characterization) of the terminal radio based on where the SNR feedbacks start deteriorating without indicating a saturated response at the gateway, where bursts are transmitted at a selected frequency with a selected SYMCOD (symbol, modulation and error coding scheme).

Abstract: For a system with multiple Antenna Elements, AEs, to be used to transmit multiple symbols to multiple user equipments, UEs, and with multiple time sample positions, where the symbols occupy a time-frequency resource space and wherein at least some of the AEs are powered by constrained RF chains having functionalities that are simplified relative to full RF chains, precoder coefficients are generated for the multiple AEs taking into consideration multipath components of a signal to be transmitted from the multiple AEs to the multiple UEs. The generating forms precoder coefficients for individual ones of the constrained RF chains at corresponding certain time sample positions of the symbols. The signal is transmitted from the multiple AEs to the multiple UEs using FDMA at least by applying the generated precoder coefficients to the multiple AEs over the multiple time sample positions and time-frequency resource space of the symbols.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to methods and systems for processing a network data block. One or more embodiments of the invention include receiving network data at a receiver/transmitter comprising a serializer/deserializer (SERDES). One or more embodiments of the invention include identifying, by the PHY, a start of a data block within the network data. One or more embodiments of the invention include performing, by the SERDES and after identifying the start of the data block, a SERDES action to obtain a SERDES data block. In one or more embodiments of the invention, the SERDES action is based on an encoding scheme used in transmission of the network data. One or more embodiments of the invention include also includes transmitting the SERDES data block towards a receiver.

Abstract: A Machine-to-machine (M2M) terminal (11) comprises a radio communication unit (111) and a controller (112). The radio communication unit (111) is configured to communicate with a base station (13). The controller (112) is configured to change at least one of a cell selection operation, a cell reselection operation, and a handover operation according to whether a specific coverage enhancement processing is required or according to whether the specific coverage enhancement processing is supported by at least one of a cell (13) in which the M2M terminal (11) camps on and a neighbouring cell (14) of the cell (13) which the M2M terminal (11) camps on. It is thus possible to provide an improved technique for allowing the M2M terminal that is supporting a special coverage enhancement processing for M2M terminals to camp on an appropriate cell.

Abstract: A power line communication sender generates a command signal that comprises a series of alternate first level voltage signals and second level voltage signals, while the time periods of each first level voltage signal and each second level voltage signal are determined according to the value of each corresponding bit in a command information. A power line communication receiver is connected to the sender through power lines to receive power and command signals. When the receiver receives the command signal, the time periods of each first level voltage signal and second level voltage signal is calculated to record each bits of the command signal. Since the information is carried in every first level voltage signal and second level voltage signal, it requires only half the time and requires no quick switching in every binary bit of the transmitted signal, therefore efficiency is improved and signal distortion is lowered.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a rectifier circuit that rectifies an AC input voltage, a zero-cross detection circuit that detects a zero-cross of the AC input voltage, a control circuit that turns on the rectifier circuit at a timing determined by the zero-cross detected by the zero-cross detection circuit and a predetermined phase angle, and the phase angle is set so that an output voltage of the rectifier circuit is gradually increased.

Abstract: A network node signals to a wireless communication device which precoders in a codebook are restricted from being used. The network node in this regard generates codebook subset restriction signaling that, for each of one or more groups of precoders, jointly restricts the precoders in the group by restricting a certain component (e.g., a certain beam precoder) that the precoders in the group have in common. This signaling may be for instance rank-agnostic signaling that jointly restricts the precoders in a group without regard to the precoders' transmission rank. Regardless, the network node sends the generated signaling to the wireless communication device.

Abstract: A baseband processing unit includes a baseband processor configured to receive a plurality of component carriers of a radio access technology wireless service, and a delta-sigma digitization interface configured to digitize at least one carrier signal of the plurality of component carriers into a digitized bit stream, for transport over a transport medium, by (i) oversampling the at least one carrier signal, (ii) quantizing the oversampled carrier signal into the digitized bit stream using two or fewer quantization bits.

Abstract: A power line communication sender generates a command signal that comprises a series of alternate first level voltage signals and second level voltage signals, while the time periods of each first level voltage signal and each second level voltage signal are determined according to the value of each corresponding bit in a command information. A power line communication receiver is connected to the sender through power lines to receive power and command signals. When the receiver receives the command signal, the time periods of each first level voltage signal and second level voltage signal is calculated to record each bits of the command signal. Since the information is carried in every first level voltage signal and second level voltage signal, it requires only half the time and requires no quick switching in every binary bit of the transmitted signal, therefore efficiency is improved and signal distortion is lowered.

Abstract: A method for transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is performed by a terminal, may comprise the steps of: determining the number of coded symbols according to the payload size of uplink control information to be transmitted; and mapping the uplink control information to an uplink resource according to the determined number of the coded symbols, wherein the number of the coded symbols is determined using a parameter selected according to the payload size of the uplink control information to be transmitted.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may map channel state information (CSI) to first resource elements that are distributed in frequency, wherein the first resource elements are in a set of resources allocated on an uplink shared channel; map hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback to second resource elements that are distributed in frequency, wherein the second resource elements are in the set of resources; wherein the second resource elements are reserved for the HARQ feedback and are different from the first resource elements; and transmit the CSI and the HARQ feedback on the uplink shared channel in accordance with the mappings. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A cognitive loudspeaker system includes a control station (CS) that broadcasts clock control messages and separate playback messages to a plurality of sound production stations (SPSs). The clock control messages are generated in response to a CS clock signal. Each SPS generates a corresponding local conductor clock signal in response to the received control clock messages and a local SPS clock signal, such that all of the local conductor clock signals are synchronized. Each SPS also generates local digital playback samples in response to the received playback messages. The local digital playback samples are written to an output buffer in response to the local SPS clock signal, and are read from the output buffer in response to the local conductor clock signal.

Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present disclosure an electronic device is provided, which comprises a non-conductive substrate and a touch-based user interface unit having a capacitive sensor structure, wherein said capacitive sensor structure comprises conductive wires embedded in the non-conductive substrate. According to a second aspect of the present disclosure a corresponding method of manufacturing an electronic device is conceived.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing an encoded audio signal, which includes a sequence of access units, each access unit including a core signal with a first spectral width and parameters describing a spectrum above the first spectral width, has a demultiplexer generating, from an access unit of the encoded audio signal, the core signal and a set of the parameters, an upsampler upsampling the core signal of the access unit and outputting a first upsampled spectrum and a timely consecutive second upsampled spectrum, the first upsampled spectrum and the second upsampled spectrum, both, having a same content as the core signal and having a second spectral width being greater than the first spectral width of the core spectrum, a parameter converter converting parameters of the set of parameters of the access unit to obtain converted parameters, and a spectral gap filling processor processing the first upsampled spectrum and the second upsampled spectrum using the converted parameters.

Abstract: Timing Acquisition Module (TAM) configured for use in or associated with a WTPS and associated methods, apparatus, and systems. The TAM is configured to receive encoded beacons broadcast by wireless power receiver clients requesting power on demand. The TAM decodes the encoded beacons to identify which client broadcast the beacon and notifies the WPTS that a client is requesting power, along with an identifier of that client. In response, the WPTS transmits wireless power signals to the client to service the power request. The WPTS and client may use separate beacons or signals to command the client to broadcast its WPTS beacon, whereby phases of the beacon signal are detected by antennas in the WPTS antenna array and processed to direct the wireless power signals from the WPTS to the client. Multiple apparatus including a combination of a WPTS and TAM may be implemented in a wireless power environment in a cooperative manner, enabling a client to move within the environment while supporting power on demand.

Abstract: An image display apparatus for a shovel that includes a lower-part traveling body, an upper-part turning body turnably placed on the lower-part traveling body, and an attachment mounted on the upper-part turning body, and performs work in a work area by driving the attachment, includes an image display part configured to display the work area to be subjected to the work. An image of the work area captured with an image capturing device is subjected to image processing to add and indicate a distribution of depressions and elevations of the work area, and is displayed on the image display part.

Abstract: A method for waking up an implantable medical device from a dormant state, an implantable medical device, and a system that includes such an implantable medical device and an external device. The implantable medical device is woken up from a dormant state by sending a modulated wakeup signal via a wireless link from an external device. The modulated wakeup signal is demodulated by way of a demodulator circuitry of the implantable medical device so as to produce a demodulated wakeup signal. The demodulator circuitry is permanently ready for operation. An awake state of the implantable medical device is then activated in response to the demodulated wakeup signal.

Abstract: A bandwidth allocation and monitoring method may divide available bandwidth on a shared communication medium into a plurality of discrete tones that can be individually allocated to modems on an as-needed basis. The effective modulation rate that a particular modem can use for each discrete tone can be monitored over time using a schedule of pilot tones transmitted from the modems on different tones at different times. The schedule may define representative pilot tones, in which case effective modulation rates for neighboring tones may be inferred from a determined effective modulation rate of a pilot tone.

Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing data are disclosed. An example method can comprise receiving a first data signal, decoding the first data signal, determining a second data signal based on the decoded first data signal, and determining a modulation error ratio based on a difference between the first data signal and the second data signal.

Abstract: Service modes specify how digital content is formatted in sidebands of an FM radio channel. In an improved service mode, encoded bits can be distributed between an in-band encoded component and a cross-band encoded component, where the encoded bits in the in-band encoded component are desynchronized by a specified duration with respect to the encoded bits in the cross-band encoded component. The encoded bits in the in-band encoded component can be allocated into frequency partitions that are used by a legacy service mode, such as MP1 or MP3, which can provide backward compatibility with the legacy service mode. The encoded bits in the cross-band encoded component can be allocated into frequency partitions that are not used by the legacy service mode, and are found in the opposite sideband, compared with the legacy service mode, which can provide time diversity within a single sideband.

Abstract: Aspects herein describe determining a channel format for transmitting uplink communications in a slot, wherein the channel format is selected from multiple channel formats based at least in part on a payload size of the uplink communications, determining a starting symbol and an ending symbol of an uplink channel duration of the slot for transmitting the uplink communications, determining, based at least in part on the starting symbol and the ending symbol, a portion of the channel format to utilize in transmitting the uplink communications in the slot, and transmitting the uplink communications in the slot, wherein transmitting the uplink communications is based on the portion of the channel format.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide various wireless communication numerology designs that can maintain symbol boundary alignment while multiplexing different numerologies in wireless communication. The symbols may be scaled for different tone or subcarrier spacings while maintaining the symbol boundary alignment between different numerologies. Maintaining the symbol-boundary alignment between different numerologies enables symbol-level numerology multiplexing. The disclosed numerology designs enable low latency communication and improved interference management, and provide non-ambiguous symbol boundary timing reference for multiplexing different numerologies.

Abstract: A baseband processing unit includes a baseband processor configured to receive a plurality of component carriers of a radio access technology wireless service, and a delta-sigma digitization interface configured to digitize at least one carrier signal of the plurality of component carriers into a digitized bit stream, for transport over a transport medium, by (i) oversampling the at least one carrier signal, (ii) quantizing the oversampled carrier signal into the digitized bit stream using two or fewer quantization bits.

Abstract: This application provides a technical solution for rank indication, and especially when a CQI number is not configured or a CQI number is 1, a network device configures a rank indication restriction parameter as that at least one of ranks whose index numbers are 0, 1, 2, and 3 is allowed to be reported by the terminal device; or even if the network device does not perform the foregoing configuration, and none of the ranks whose index numbers are 0, 1, 2, and 3 is allowed to be reported, the terminal device may select at least one rank for RI reporting, so as to resolve a problem that a system cannot work. In addition, according to embodiments of this application, bit overheads required for RI reporting may further be reduced.

Abstract: A data receiving circuit may include: a variable delay circuit suitable for generating a delayed strobe signal by delaying a strobe signal; a receiving circuit suitable for sampling data in synchronization with the delayed strobe signal; a phase shift circuit suitable for generating a shifted strobe signal by shifting a phase of the delayed strobe signal; a phase comparison circuit suitable for comparing phases of the data and the shifted strobe signal; and a delay adjusting circuit suitable for adjusting a delay value of the variable delay circuit in response to the phase comparison result of the phase comparison circuit.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a radio transceiver, comprising: a precoder configured to precode a data signal for transmission to a plurality of multi-stream terminals based on a plurality of precoding weight matrices; and a processor configured to generate for each terminal in an iterative manner a precoding weight matrix and a transformed channel matrix, wherein the transformed channel matrix indicates a channel gain between the radio transceiver and the respective terminal transformed by a receive filter matrix of the respective terminal, wherein the generation of the precoding weight matrix and the transformed channel matrix in a current iteration is based on the transformed channel matrix generated from a previous iteration.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a terminal device that allows constraints on user allocation to be prevented and spread codes to be allocated in a scheduler when non-adaptive HARQ is employed using a PHICH. A codeword generator generates code words by encoding data, a layer mapping unit places each CW in one or a plurality of layers, a DMRS generator generates a reference signal for each layer in which a CW is placed by using any resource among a plurality of resources defined by a mutually orthogonal plurality of OCCs, and an ACK/NACK demodulator receives a response signal indicating a retransmission request. When a response signal requesting retransmission of only a CW placed in a plurality of layers is received, the DMRS generator uses each resource having the same OCC among the plurality of resources for the reference signals generated in the corresponding layers.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for reducing power consumption on a power sensitive wireless device, such as for example a digital wireless camera operating on a battery. According to some techniques, power can be reduced when a portable device is in close proximity to the power sensitive wireless device, such as when a person is home and the recording of video on a digital wireless security camera can be disarmed. Some techniques include filtering mechanisms, which reduce unnecessary information being transmitted to the wireless network circuit of the power sensitive wireless device. Other techniques include modifying or adapting IEEE 802.11 standards to achieve power reducing results such as for example reducing the number of times to wake up to receive the beacons. Also, improved synchronization techniques are implemented such as for example improved synchronization accuracy allows reducing the duration of the wake time for receiving the beacons.

Abstract: A power distribution box (PDB) includes relays to connect a vehicle battery to corresponding electronic control units (ECUs) of a vehicle. A processor is programmed to instruct the PDB via a control interface to cause one of the relays to power a target ECU, send a sleep command over a vehicle bus to cause powered ECUs other than the target ECU to sleep, and install a software update to the target ECU.

Abstract: Provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses related to modular electronics platforms for mobile computing devices. One such apparatus may include a system on module (SOM) having a first surface that is configured to be coupled electrically to one or more chipsets. The apparatus may include a land grid array (LGA) disposed on a second surface of the SOM. The LGA may include one or more center anchor pads, one or more corner anchor pads, a digital signal array, one or more communications pads, and one or more ground pads. The various pads of the LGA may be configured to be coupled to one or more pads or pins disposed on a surface of a main logic board (MLB).

Abstract: Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating in a communication medium are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates with a second wireless communication device, a first scheduling grant. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device, a second scheduling grant including at least one of a start slot index (SSI) or a slot format indicator (SFI). The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device, an uplink communication signal based on the first scheduling grant and the second scheduling grant.

Abstract: Provided are a method for transmitting uplink control information (UCI) of a terminal in a wireless communication system and the UE using the method. The method includes determining a number of coded symbols for the UCI transmission and transmitting the UCI on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) based on the number of coded symbols. The number of coded symbols is determined among a first value based on a payload size of the UCI and an offset value and a second value based on a radio resource control (RRC) signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). In a feedback method of a terminal, receiving a first subframe from a base station, detecting, from the first subframe, downlink control information (DCI) including transmission timing information and frequency resource information for feedback, creating feedback information for data decoding of the first subframe to be transmitted in a second subframe determined based on the DCI, and transmitting the feedback information, based on a time resource indicated from the transmission timing information and a frequency resource indicated from the frequency resource information in the DCI.

Abstract: A loudspeaker system and method of utilizing and/or installing thereof. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a loudspeaker system that may be conveniently integrated with a power distribution network of a premises.

Abstract: The methods and apparatus described enable automatic configuration, or commissioning, of controller devices and load control devices through a low voltage communication network controlled by one or more controller devices. These methods and apparatus further enable expansion of the load control system by connection of additional loads and or load control devices and or controller devices which will reinitialize the low voltage communication network and automatically reconfigure the controller devices and load control devices connected to the network.

Abstract: The present invention relate to a method of extracting an optimum rank without considering a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) receiver, the method including calculating a correlation matrix from a MIMO channel matrix between a base station antenna and an MIMO receiver antenna; obtaining an eigenvalue from the correlation matrix; calculating channel capacity for each rank on the basis of the obtained eigenvalue; and selecting a rank corresponding to a channel capacity having a maximum value among the calculated channel capacities for each rank as an optimum rank.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for transmitting uplink data in a wireless communication system. Specifically, a first terminal transmits a random access preamble for requesting a connectionless transmission. The first terminal receives a random access response comprising scheduling information of the uplink data. The first terminal transmits uplink data and a reference signal from a first resource configured on the basis of scheduling information of the uplink data and information indicating the CP length of the reference signal. The CP length of the reference signal can be configured to be identical to the CP length of the random access preamble. The first resource can correspond to a resource utilized by both the first terminal and second terminal.

Abstract: A digital mobile fronthaul (MFH) network includes a baseband processing unit (BBU) having a digitization interface configured to digitize, using delta-sigma digitization, at least one wireless service for at least one radio access technology. The network further includes a transport medium in operable communication with the BBU. The transport medium is configured to transmit a delta-sigma digitized wireless service from the BBU. The network further includes a remote radio head (RRH) configured to operably receive the delta-sigma digitized wireless service from the BBU over the transport medium.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a device receives data indicative of a routing topology of a network. The network includes a root node and each node in the network has an associated network depth relative to the root. The device selects a first subset of timeslots from a slotframe of a communication schedule based on the network depth of a particular node in the network. The device selects a second subset of timeslots from the first subset, based on a media access control (MAC) address of the particular node. The device assigns the second subset of timeslots to the particular node for reception in the slotframe of the communication schedule. The device sends the communication schedule to one or more nodes in the network.

Abstract: A time synchronization method and a device, where the method includes generating, by a first device, a first time synchronization frame according to a first coding scheme, where the first time synchronization frame includes a first frame header and a first time of day (TOD), the first frame header carries an identifier of the first coding scheme, and the first coding scheme defines a boundary of the first time synchronization frame and a location of the first TOD in the first time synchronization frame, and sending, by the first device, the first time synchronization frame to a second device using a first single line to trigger the second device to identify the first time synchronization frame according to the identifier of the first coding scheme, to obtain the first TOD from the first time synchronization frame, and to trace a time of the first device according to the first TOD.