Abstract: This application proposes a reference signal transmission method and a device. The method includes: converting, by a sending device, a frequency domain reference signal from frequency domain to time domain, to generate a time domain reference signal, where the frequency domain reference signal includes a reference signal sequence mapped to a frequency domain resource group, the reference signal sequence is related to a Zadoff-Chu sequence and a length of the reference signal sequence, and a length value of the Zadoff-Chu sequence is greater than a quantity of minimum time-frequency resource units included in a maximum frequency domain resource that can be allocated; and sending, by the sending device, the time domain reference signal. According to the reference signal transmission method in this application, a performance requirement on a PAPR/RCM of a reference signal can be met, a quantity of blind reference signal detection times can be reduced, and system performance can be improved.

Abstract: Text can be encoded into DNA sequences. Each word from a document or other text sample can be encoded in a DNA sequence or DNA sequences and the DNA sequences can be stored for later retrieval. The DNA sequences can be stored digitally, or actual DNA molecules containing the sequences can be synthesized and stored. In one example, the encoding technique makes use of a polynomial function to transform words based on the Latin alphabet into k-mer DNA sequences of length k. Because the whole bits required for the DNA sequences are smaller than the actual strings of words, storing documents using DNA sequences may compress the documents relative to storing the same documents using other techniques. In at least one example, the mapping between words and DNA sequences is one-to-one and the collision ratio for the encoding is low.

Abstract: Techniques for broadcasting audio data from one device to multiple devices are described. A sound source device is configured for broadcasting audio data on a plurality of first time blocks in a first broadcast interval, and, one or more receiving and forwarding devices are configured for receiving the audio data from the sound source device and/or other receiving and forwarding devices on one or more second time blocks in a second broadcast interval, where the receiving and forwarding devices forward the audio data on one or more third time blocks in the second broadcast interval after the audio data packet is received correctly. The first broadcast interval is synchronously aligned with the second broadcast interval, and the aligned first and second broadcast intervals are used to transmit the same audio data. Thereby, reliable audio data communication from one point to multiple points can be realized.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and provides a method and a device therefor, the method comprising: a step of receiving a downlink control channel carrying downlink control information on at least one OFDM symbol in a TTI; and a step of receiving, in the TTI, a downlink data channel on the basis of the downlink control information, wherein the downlink control channel is received by using one or more CCEs, wherein each of the CCEs comprises multiple REGs, wherein each of the REGs comprises an N number of consecutive subcarriers in the same OFDM symbol, wherein the downlink data channel is received by using at least one RB, wherein the N is the same as the number of subcarriers constituting the RB.

Abstract: A receiver front end capable of receiving and processing intraband non-contiguous carrier aggregate (CA) signals using multiple low noise amplifiers (LNAs) is disclosed herein. A cascode having a “common source” configured input FET and a “common gate” configured output FET can be turned on or off using the gate of the output FET. A first switch is provided that allows a connection to be either established or broken between the source terminal of the input FET of each LNA. Further switches used for switching degeneration inductors, gate capacitors and gate to ground caps for each legs can be used to further improve the matching performance of the invention.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE configured to receive a plurality of beams through a plurality of different receive beam directions, each of the beams including broadcast information on a PBCH. The apparatus may be further configured to determine, for each of a subset of the received beams, a log likelihood ratio (LLR) for coded bits of the broadcast information. The apparatus may be further configured to decode the broadcast information associated with each of the subset of the received beams, and determine a refined receive beam direction based on the determined LLRs and based on whether the broadcast information associated with each of the subset of the received beams fails to decode or is successfully decoded.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: calibrating a first block of storage space in memory, identifying a page in the calibrated first block having a highest RBER, and determining whether the RBER of the identified page is greater than an error correction code limit. In response to determining that the RBER of the identified page is not greater than the error correction code limit, a determination is made as to whether the RBER of the identified page is greater than a relocation limit. In response to determining that the RBER of the identified page is not greater than a relocation limit, another determination is made as to whether the first block has been excessively calibrated. Furthermore, in response to determining that the first block has been excessively calibrated, data in the first block relocated to a second block of storage space in the memory.

Abstract: A transmitting method includes: configuring a frame using a plurality of orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, by allocating time resources and frequency resources to a plurality of transmission data; and transmitting the frame, wherein the frame includes a first period in which a preamble which includes information on a frame configuration of the frame is transmitted, and a second period in which the plurality of transmission data are transmitted by at least one of time division and frequency division, and among the plurality of OFDM symbols, OFDM symbols included in the second period include pilot symbols arranged along a time axis with a predetermined spacing therebetween, and a predetermined number of data symbols.

Abstract: Wireless communication devices are adapted to facilitate multiplexing of signals. According to one example, a wireless communication device can multiplex a first signal and a second signal for transmission across a first resource element and a second resource element. The first resource element may utilize a first subcarrier in a first symbol employing a first numerology. The second resource element may utilize a second subcarrier in a second symbol employing a second numerology that is different from the first numerology, where the second subcarrier overlaps in frequency at least a portion of the first subcarrier. The first and second symbols including the multiplexed first and second signals may subsequently be transmitted. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for collaborative wireless communication in a wireless network are described. One example method includes performing, by a first node of a plurality of nodes, a communication with at least a second node of the plurality of nodes, receiving, by the first node from a destination node of the plurality of nodes, a probe, computing, based on the probe, a phase of a strongest tap of a channel estimate between the first node and the destination node, computing a phase correction based on the phase of the strongest tap and a phase difference between a first phase of the first node and a second phase of a reference node, wherein the phase difference is based on the communication, and transmitting, to the destination node, a message with the phase correction.

Abstract: A broadcast signal receiver includes a tuner for tuning a broadcast signal, a reference signal detector for detecting pilots from the tuned broadcast signal, a de-framer for de-framing a signal frame of the broadcast signal and deriving service data based on a number of carriers of the signal frame, and a decoder for performing error correction process on the derived service data.

Abstract: Method, system, and computer program product are provided to guarantee no tuple loss and/or corruption in a real-time data streaming environment. In some embodiments, a stream of tuples is sent from an entry operator to downstream operator(s), and, at the entry operator, a mark is placed on each tuple in the stream of tuples. In an embodiment where the stream of tuples includes first, second, and subsequent tuple(s), for example, the mark may comprise a tuple-unique number and a tuple-data hash of data contained in the tuple, and the mark on the second and each subsequent tuple may further comprise a link-back hash associated with the immediately preceding tuple in the stream of tuples. In some embodiments, the link-back hash is used to check whether a tuple is lost or received out of order, and the tuple-data hash is used to check whether a received tuple is corrupt.

Abstract: Apparatus for augmenting a received signal comprising a receiver configured to receive a signal, a digitizer configured to generate a digitized version of the received signal at two different times, and a signal processor, coupled to the digitizer, configured to determine a phase relationship between the digitized signals at the two different times, adjust a phase of at least one of the digitized signals based on the phase relationship to combine the two digitized signals to form an augmented signal.

Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for providing search results automatically to a user of a computing device. A spoken input provided by a user to a computing device is received. The spoken input is transmitted to a computer server system that is remote from the computing device. Search result information that is responsive to the spoken input is receiving by the computing device and in response to the transmitted spoken input. An alert is provided to the user that the device will connect the user to a target of the search result information if the user does not intervene to stop the connecting of the user. The user is connected to the target of the search result information based on a determination that the user has not intervened to stop the connecting of the user.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are related to systems and methods for a power efficient successive approximation analog to digital converter (SAR ADC). In one aspect, the SAR ADC includes a sample and digital to analog conversion (DAC) circuit to sample an input voltage. In one aspect, the SAR ADC includes a first comparator coupled to the DAC circuit, and a first set of storage circuits coupled between the first comparator and the DAC circuit. In one aspect, the SAR ADC includes a second comparator coupled to the DAC circuit, and a second set of storage circuits coupled between the second comparator and the DAC circuit. In one aspect, the SAR ADC includes a control circuit configured to select, for each of multiple bits corresponding to the input voltage, a corresponding comparator to determine a state of the each of the multiple bits during a corresponding time period.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for distortion cancellation by receiving a collided signal, the collided signal comprising a plurality of signals that each carry a corresponding packet; for a first signal of the plurality of signals that includes a first packet: amplifying and digitizing the collided signal into a first digital signal at a first gain; and decoding the first packet from the first digital signal; for each signal of the plurality of signals other than the first signal, carrying a given packet: estimating a given linear interference component and a given nonlinear interference component of one or more prior packets to the given packet on the collided signal; removing the given linear interference component and the given nonlinear interference component from the collided signal to produce a given de-interfered signal; and decoding the given packet of the plurality of packets from the given de-interfered signal.

Abstract: A port of a computing device is to connect to another device over a link and use equalization logic to perform equalization of the link at a plurality of different data rates. The equalization logic may identify that the other device supports bypassing a sequential equalization mode, determine a maximum data rate supported by the devices on the link, and participate in equalization of the link at the maximum supported data rate before equalizing the link at one or more other data rates lower than the maximum supported data rate in the plurality of data rates.

Abstract: The apparatus for encoding a multi-channel signal having at least two channels, includes: a parameter determiner for determining a broadband alignment parameter and a plurality of narrowband alignment parameters from the multichannel signal; a signal aligner for aligning the at least two channels using the broadband alignment parameter and the plurality of narrowband alignment parameters to obtain aligned channels; a signal processor for calculating a mid-signal and a side signal using the aligned channels; a signal encoder for encoding the mid-signal to obtain an encoded mid-signal and for encoding the side signal to obtain an encoded side signal; and an output interface for generating an encoded multi-channel signal including the encoded mid-signal, the encoded side signal, information on the broadband alignment parameter and information on the plurality of narrowband alignment parameters.

Abstract: A communication device and a communication method are provided. The communication device includes: a processor configured to generate a Golay complementary set, and a modulator configured to modulate the Golay complementary set to a carrier. Herein, the generated Golay complementary set is generated by using an algebraic structure and has an elastic length, and is adapted to communication application such as channel estimation or signal synchronization.

Abstract: A network node of a communication network may determine that a target transmission power for a subsequent transmission by the network node is no longer optimal. In response to the determination, the network node may autonomously modify one or more parameters of the subsequent transmission, from a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) and/or a set resources for the subsequent transmission. The network node may then transmit a channel, based at least in part on the one or more modified parameters, to a target network node in the subsequent transmission. The target network node may determine that the network node has autonomously modified the one or more parameters of the transmission, from the modulation and coding scheme (MCS) and/or the set resources for the transmission. The target network node may process the transmission based on the determination.

Abstract: Devices and methods of receiving a PDCCH-less xSIB are generally described. A UE receive a xPBCH that occurs in a 0th or a 25th subframe and an ePBCH in an ePBCH transmission block. The ePBCH has the xSIB and is received on different Tx beams. The ePBCH spans consecutive symbols on the same subcarrier and with the same ePBCH symbol. The frame number, subframe number and symbol number of the ePBCH is dependent on a subframe number and symbol number of the xPBCH. The number of beams received for a particular symbol is dependent on a total number of beams, a beam sweeping time for the beams and a transmission periodicity of the xPBCH and ePBCH. The UE also uses different OCCs to demodulate a DMRS from different APs, in a same PRB as the ePBCH.

Abstract: A receiver signal is sampled at a sampling rate equivalent to a chip rate at which chips of a known signal are timed. The resulting receiver signal samples are segmented into receiver signal segments, which are filtered by respective matched filters that are matched to known signal segments segmented from the known signal. Indexes are assigned to elements of the resulting filter response sequences to define an array thereof. Frequency transforms are computed of elements of the filter response sequences in respective columns of the array. Indexes are assigned to elements of the resulting frequency response sequences to define another array thereof. Channel effects imparted on a radio signal are jointly estimated from characteristics of the other array at which at least one local maximum is located.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting interference related control information in order to improve reception performance of a UE which receives a downlink signal, in a cellular mobile communication system based on an Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) system. A communication method includes receiving, from a base station, resource allocation information on resource allocation granularity for a neighbor cell associated with an interference signal; identifying the resource allocation granularity for the neighbor cell; and performing an interference cancellation for the interference signal based on the resource allocation granularity for the neighbor cell.

Abstract: An encoder outputs a first bit sequence having N bits. A mapper generates a first complex signal s1 and a second complex signal s2 with use of bit sequence having X+Y bits included in an input second bit sequence, where X indicates the number of bits used to generate the first complex signal s1, and Y indicates the number of bits used to generate the second complex signal s2. A bit length adjuster is provided after the encoder, and performs bit length adjustment on the first bit sequence such that the second bit sequence has a bit length that is a multiple of X+Y, and outputs the first bit sequence after the bit length adjustment as the second bit sequence. As a result, a problem between a codeword length of a block code and the number of bits necessary to perform mapping by a set of modulation schemes is solved.

Abstract: A deinterleaver device, a method for deinterleaving, an interleaver device, and a method for interleaving are disclosed. The method for deinterleaving includes: providing a memory and a stream count for a frame; virtually dividing the memory into equal sections, wherein a section count equals the stream count; calculating a write address for a sample of the samples based on a location of the sample in the frame and a correspondence of the location to one of the sections; receiving the sample; and writing the received sample to the write address, wherein the calculating and the write address corresponds to a correct deinterleaving location in one of the sections for the sample.

Abstract: An electrical meter (M) installed at a facility (F) supplied electrical power by a utility's (U) electrical distribution system (EDS) utilizes a two-way automatic communications system (TWACS) for receiving messages from the utility sent over the electrical distribution system using the TWACS. An improvement to the meter comprises reconfiguring existing components installed in the meter to function as an analog-to-digital (ADC) converter so to facilitate processing of powerline waveforms (WF) propagated through the electrical distribution system by application of a signal based detection algorithm. This improves detection of signal elements comprising a message sent via the TWACS and by other means and incorporated in the electrical waveforms thereby reducing occurrence of a false synchronization with the message elements so a content of a message is readily ascertained by the meter.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for presenting media listings based on quality of service at a user device.

Abstract: There is provided a decoder for decoding a data signal received through a transmission channel in a communication system, the decoder (310) comprising a symbol estimation unit (311) configured to determine estimated symbols representative of the transmitted symbols carried by the received signal, the estimated symbols being determined from nodes of a decoding tree based on a weight metric associated with each of the node. The decoder further comprises a termination alarm monitoring unit (312) for monitoring a termination alarm depending on the current decoding computation complexity, the termination alarm being associated with a metric parameter, the symbol estimation unit being configured to reduce the weight metric of each node of the decoding tree by a quantity corresponding to a function of the metric parameter associated with the termination alarm, in response to the triggering of the termination alarm.

Abstract: A method for channel estimation, performed by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), includes: receiving a plurality of input signals, generating a plurality of sensing matrices for the input signals, generating an augmented sensing matrix and an augmented observation vector according to the sensing matrices and the input signals, estimating a plurality of channel delay parameters according to the augmented sensing matrix and the augmented observation vector, and estimating channel information according to the channel delay parameters.

Abstract: A computing device configured to communicate with a display provides a graphical user interface (GUI) and receives gestural input interacting with the GUI from input device. The computing device produces a region on the display to undo a previously performed action. Upon receiving input at the region via the input device, a counter is initiated to count an amount of time the input is consecutively received at the region. Upon the counter reaching a predetermined threshold, an action is executed to undo the previously performed action. A progress of the counter may be indicated. The progress may be indicated by altering the display at the region or a different region. The GUI at the region may display an empty progress bar before the input and be filled in response to the progress. A message may be communicated to invoke an undo operation by another device.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for presenting media listings based on quality of service at a user device.

Abstract: Processing a received optical signal in an optical communication network includes equalizing a received optical signal to provide an equalized signal, demodulating the equalized signal according to an m-ary modulation format to provide a demodulated signal, decoding the demodulated signal according to an inner code to provide an inner-decoded signal, and decoding the inner-decoded signal according to an outer code. Other aspects include other features such as equalizing an optical channel including storing channel characteristics for the optical channel associated with a client, loading the stored channel characteristics during a waiting period between bursts on the channel, and equalizing a received burst from the client using the loaded channel characteristics.

Abstract: A system includes one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform a method for determining the ordered sequence. In the method, a dataset is retrieved from a database. The dataset comprises a data matrix comprising a plurality of elements or cells arranged in a set of rows and columns. The dataset is partitioned into a plurality of frames comprising a first subset of the set of rows and columns, the plurality of frames being in a sequential order. A machine learning algorithm to the dataset to predict contents of a next frame in the sequential order. Comparing the predicted contents of the next frame with actual contents of the next frame to determine a prediction accuracy value, and if the prediction accuracy value of the predicted contents exceeds a first threshold level, storing the predicted contents of the next frame.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an example of a system and a method for command execution synchronization in a nodal network. In one example, the method includes starting at a first time, propagating a message including an instruction and timestamp, in a nodal network including a plurality of wireless communication nodes (nodes). The timestamp identifies a second time later than the first time by an amount of time equal to or greater than a period of delay expected for propagation of the message through the nodal network to all of the nodes. The method also includes running a software (soft) clock in each of the nodes, the soft clocks being synchronized to within a timing error tolerance value of the soft clocks in other of the nodes and executing, by each respective one of the nodes, the instruction when the soft clock of the respective nodes reaches the second time identified by the timestamp.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to downlink (DL) based and uplink (UL) based positioning reference signal (PRS) techniques that may help facilitate positioning procedures in systems deploying narrowband devices, such as narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) devices. An exemplary method that may be performed by a node includes monitoring for positioning reference signals (PRS) transmitted from one or more base stations within a narrowband region of a wider system bandwidth, wherein tones of the PRS are repeated across at least one of multiple symbols within a same subframe, or multiple consecutive subframes, and estimating timing from the one or more base stations based on the PRS.

Abstract: A transmitting circuit may include a clock generation circuit and a serializer. The clock generation circuit may generate a plurality of output clock signals by performing an emphasis operation for a plurality of clock signals based on a plurality of data. The serializer may output the plurality of data as output data in synchronization with the plurality of output clock signals.

Abstract: An apparatus for operating a storage system is provided. The apparatus is coupled with one or more storage devices and one or more controllers and comprises a data request input module configured to receive a request for data and determine a data stripe that includes the requested data. The apparatus further comprises a controller instruction module configured to instruct one or more controllers to perform a decoding of code words of the determined data stripe, wherein the code words are acquired by the controllers from the one or more storage devices, and determine, based on error status information associated with the decoding, an error handling operation on the data stripe to modify one or more code words of the data stripe. The apparatus also comprises a data packaging module configured to generate the requested data based on the modified at least one or more code words.

Abstract: A transmitter for transmitting a data transmission signal in a reception area is provided with an input for receiving an information signal (IS) to be transmitted, a coding—and/or modulation unit for coding and/or modulating the information signal with a certain coding—and/or modulation scheme into the data transmission signal, and an output for supplying the data transmission signal, and an output for supplying the data transmission signal. In accordance with the invention, the coding—and/or modulation unit is adapted to code and/or modulate the information signal with n different coding—and/or modulation schemes (n?2), and further is adapted to transmit an additional information signal by changing between these n coding—and/or modulation schemes. The invention also relates to a receiver for receiving the data transmission signal transmitted by the transmitter.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to techniques for combining a plurality of decision metrics of a scrambled payload in a 5G wireless communications system. For example, in some cases, combining decision metrics of a scrambled payload may generally involve receiving a first payload at a receiver that was scrambled both before and after encoding, generating a second payload at the receiver with selectively set payload mask bits, and using the selectively-set payload mask bits in the second payload to descramble the first payload.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for broadcast signal frame using layered division multiplexing are disclosed. An apparatus for generating broadcast signal frame according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a combiner configured to generate a multiplexed signal by combining a core layer signal and an enhanced layer signal at different power levels; a power normalizer configured to reduce the power of the multiplexed signal to a power level corresponding to the core layer signal; a time interleaver configured to generate a time-interleaved signal by performing interleaving that is applied to both the core layer signal and the enhanced layer signal; and a frame builder configured to generate a broadcast signal frame including a bootstrap and a preamble using the time-interleaved signal.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) receives a first synchronization signal (SS) block including a first codeword and a second SS block including a second codeword. Each codeword is based on a linear encoding of a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) payload. The PBCH payloads include different timing indicators. The SS blocks are received at different times separated by a time increment. The UE determines, based on the time increment, one or more hypotheses of combined decoding metrics for the first codeword and the second codeword, and decodes the first codeword based on each of at least one hypothesis in the one or more hypotheses. The at least one hypothesis includes a correct hypothesis. The UE determines the first codeword based on an error detection procedure such as CRC verification performed when decoding the first codeword based on the correct hypothesis.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A base station may send, to a wireless device, one or more radio resource control messages comprising power control parameters and/or other wireless resources. The base station may send, to the wireless device, activation or deactivation of channel state information reporting. The wireless device may adjust, based on one or more of the activation or deactivation, at least one value associated with a transmission power of an uplink channel transmission.

Abstract: A timing control device and a timing control method for a high frequency signal system, the timing control method respectively control trigger points of reset signals, and process the controlled reset signals and clock signals to obtain a signal group with having an absolute timing relationship.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for a sending end and a receiving end of a wireless communication system, and a soft information estimator. The apparatus for the sending end of the wireless communication system comprises: an interleave division multiple access unit configured to perform interleave processing on information to be sent; and a filter bank multi-carrier unit configured to use a specific sub-carrier chosen in advance to transmit the interleaved information in a parallel manner.

Abstract: Disclosed is an M-ary direct sequence spread spectrum communication method. The method involves: filling a one-bit M-ary-number of code elements between two spread spectrum sequence codes; and during despreading, obtaining the number of code elements filled between the two spread spectrum sequence codes so as to obtain one-bit M-ary data. Provided is a spread spectrum communication method having high communication efficiency.

Abstract: A processor is configured to map at least two synchronisation signal sequences to a respective set of resource elements of an OFDM symbol, wherein there is at least one resource element between each pair of adjacent sets of resource elements.

Abstract: A system and method of optimizing tree pruning for a decision tree may include splitting, a first dataset into a training dataset and a testing dataset, growing the training dataset into a first decision tree, sampling the training dataset by creating a plurality of sampling datasets from the training dataset, pruning the first decision tree using the plurality of sampling datasets, creating a plurality of models, at least one for each of the plurality of sampling datasets, and verifying the accuracy of each of the plurality of models, using the testing dataset.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a method and an apparatus for transmitting a reference signal in a wireless communication system. The present specification comprises transmitting at least one of the user equipment (UE)-specific value which is the parameter used for generating the UE-specific reference signal sequence to the UE, selecting one value out of at least one of the UE-specific value and cell-specific value, calculating an initialization value of pseudo-noise (PN) sequence based on the value selected, generating a first reference signal sequence using the initialization value of PN sequence, mapping the first reference signal sequence to a resource element, and transmitting a reference signal to the UE using the resource element to which the first reference signal sequence is mapped.

Abstract: A method for channel estimation, performed by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), includes: receiving a plurality of input signals, generating a plurality of sensing matrices for the input signals, generating an augmented sensing matrix and an augmented observation vector according to the sensing matrices and the input signals, estimating a plurality of channel delay parameters according to the augmented sensing matrix and the augmented observation vector, and estimating channel information according to the channel delay parameters.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for delivering information to an individual, group, or device. The information is carried by audio signals beyond the audible frequency range of human hearing, but within the frequency range of an audio system. The information is modulated onto an ultrasonic frequency and embedded into an audio signal transmitted by the audio system. Each individual, group member, or device may have or be coupled to a receiver configured to receive an acoustic signal transmitted by the audio system that includes the modulated ultrasonic frequency. The receiver extracts the information from the modulated ultrasonic frequency and provides the information to the individual, group member, or device.