Abstract: The present invention relates to communication systems and methods and more particularly to a system and method for optimizing the bandwidth of a point to multipoint wireless system by synchronizing transmit and receive modes of various hubs and sectors. The inventive method and system provides an optimal guard time between transmit and receive modes. Moreover, the inventive system and method utilizes a control channel located in a guard space associated with a data channel to provide synchronization telemetry to facilitate dynamically variable transmit and receive modes.

Abstract: Antenna switches (1,10) in dual-band or multi-band mobile phones are according to a basic idea provided with a serial semiconductor switches (11,21,12,22) per transmitting branch (2,3) and with a further semiconductor switch (13,23) coupled in parallel to a receiving branch (4,5,6), to obtain isolation between branches (2-6) in a simple way. Said semiconductor switches are PIN diodes or MEMS switches or pHEMT switches. Another semiconductor switch (14) coupled in parallel to the receiving branches (4-6) allows together with said further semiconductor (13) the introduction of elements (15,16) without a transmission line. Alternatively, the antenna switch (1,10) may comprise a transmission line (24,25), in which case the receiving branches (4,5,6) can be switched via transistor switches (26,27,28). This all improves isolation, reduces costs, complexity, size and high Radio-Frequency (RF) losses.

Abstract: According to one embodiment a microelectromechanical (MEMS) switch is disclosed. The MEMS switch includes a pulse generator to provide a low voltage source, a transformer coupled to the pulse generator to boost a voltage received from the pulse generator and a switch component coupled to the pulse generator. The switch component includes an actuation capacitor to store charge associated with the voltage received from the transformer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for frequency re-use in a wireless communication system. More particularly, the inventive system and method provides for maximum coverage of a service area with a pattern of cells each having a sectorized hub antenna pattern where only a limited number of communication channels are available.

Abstract: A communication system includes a front-end multi-throw switch, a back-end multi-throw switch, multiple filters and a switch controller. The front-end multi-throw switch includes front-end throws and a front-end pole. The front-end pole is coupled to a receive channel or a transmit channel. The front-end pole is switchably coupled to one of the front-end throws. The back-end multi-throw switch includes back-end throws and a back-end pole. Each of the back-end throws is associated with a corresponding one of the front-end throws. The back-end pole is coupled to the receive channel or the transmit channel. The back-end pole is switchably coupled to one of the back-end throws. The one of the back-end throws corresponds to the one of the front-end throws. The filters are interposed between the front-end multi-throw switch and the back-end multi-throw switch. Each of the filters has a first port coupled to one of the front-end throws and a second port coupled to one of the back-end throws.

Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile station executed method for updating a signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) target during a discontinuous transmission (DTX) period of a downlink transport channel having a network specified quality target value, as is a mobile station (100) that operates in accordance with the method. The method includes measuring a quality, such as the BLER, of another downlink transport channel for which a network (20) has not specified a quality target value; and updating the SIR target in accordance with the measured quality. For a case where the downlink transport channel for which the network has not specified a quality target value is on a power controlled physical channel, updating the SIR target uses the measured quality.

Abstract: A communications system (10) and method of operating the communications system includes a first stratospheric platform generating a second beam having a frequency the same as a satellite beam to the same service area. User terminals are configured to receive the first beam or the second beam.

Abstract: An interference-resistant wireless audio system includes a transceiver for transforming an audio signal into an RF signal, and a receiver for receiving RF signals in the air. The transceiver has an audio signal receiver, an audio data format converter, a frame and coding unit, a modulation module, an RF transceiver, a receiving/transmitting switch controller, an RF signal detector, and a channel switch controller electrically connected to the RF signal detector for controlling the RF transceiver to switch the used channel to another one after receiving a switch signal generated by the RF signal detector.

Abstract: Techniques to implement MBMS services in a wireless communication system. In one aspect, a method is provided for processing data for transmission to a plurality of terminals. Frames of information bits (which may have variable rates) are provided to a buffer implementing a matrix. The matrix is padded with padding bits based on a particular padding scheme to support variable frame rates. The frames are then coded based on a particular block code to provide parity bits. The frame of information bits and the parity bits are then transmitted to the terminals. In another aspect, a method is provided for controlling the transmit power of a data transmission to a plurality of terminals. In accordance with the method, TPC streams are received from the terminals and processed to obtain a stream of joint power control commands used to adjust the transmit power of the data transmission.

Abstract: Base stations having potentially interfering terminal stations that are geographically located on the same or similar diagonal or Line of Sight (relative to the base station) operate on a first set of time frames (e.g., “even” time frames). Similarly, base stations having potentially interfering terminal stations that are not geographically located on the same or similar diagonals operate on a second set of time frames (e.g., “odd” time frames). By alternating in their use of the even and odd frames, the potential for co-channel interference between terminal stations is minimized. Systems and methods are disclosed which reduce co-channel and adjacent channel interference between terminal stations of different cells as well as adjacent channel interference between terminal stations of adjacent cells. The methods and systems so described can be used during the deployment or expansion of a communication system in a region.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for dynamic frequency selection in a wireless communication system or network includes processing that begins when an access point determines interference on a wireless channel that is being used by the access point. When the interference exceeds an interference threshold, the access point provides a request packet to affiliated stations being serviced by the access point for channel spectrum information. The processing continues as the affiliated stations generate the channel spectrum information regarding each of the wireless channels in the wireless communication network. The processing proceeds then as the affiliated stations provide the channel spectrum information to the access point via the current wireless channel. The access point interprets the channel spectrum information to determine a desired wireless channel of the plurality of wireless channels within the wireless communication network.

Abstract: A method of controlling noise in a pulse width modulation circuit includes varying a sample frequency and a range of information levels, wherein each sample within a data sample stream at the sample frequency represents a level within the range of information levels, to shift in frequency noise generated at the sample frequency during encoding of the data sample stream into pulse width modulated patterns.

Abstract: In a UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN), a method of switching from a current common channel to a dedicated channel for a UE. The method comprises estimating the round trip delay for data packets travelling between the UE and a peer node with which the UE is communicating. The product of the estimated round trip delay and the bandwidth of the common channel or the dedicated channel is determined and a threshold defined on the basis of that product. A switch from the common channel to a dedicated channel is initiated when the fill level of the RLC buffer(s) in the UTRAN for the UE reaches or exceeds said threshold.

Abstract: Techniques to acquire and track pilots in a CDMA system. In an aspect, frequency acquisition of a number of signal instances (i.e., multipaths) in a received signal may be achieved concurrently based on a frequency control loop (RAFC) maintained for each finger processor of a rake receiver. Upon successful acquisition, frequency tracking of acquired multipaths may be achieved based on a combination of a frequency control loop (VAFC) maintained for an oscillator used for downconverting the received signal and the RAFCs for the finger processors. In a tracking mode, the VAFC tracks the average frequency of the acquired multipaths by adjusting the frequency of the oscillator. The RAFC of each finger processor tracks the residual frequency error (e.g., due to Doppler frequency shift) of the individual acquired multipath by adjusting the frequency of a complex sinusoidal signal used in a rotator within the finger processor.

Abstract: An interface between radios supporting different air interfaces is disclosed that avoids some of the costs and disadvantages associated with inter-radio interfaces in the prior art. The present invention enables the needed coordination across multiple wireless protocols, such as 802.11 and Bluetooth, by providing a communication link spanning different integrated circuits when each radio is on a separate integrated circuit. This low cost, low complexity link can be added to standard integrated circuits produced by individual companies without adding appreciably to the overall cost of the integrated circuits.

Abstract: The invention discloses a process for re-transmitting single frequency signals and a single frequency signal repeater, where coupling occurs between the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna, and where the process is of the type used in a single frequency signal repeater and comprises the steps of: [a] receiving a first radio frequency signal having a particular receiving power, [b] optionally converting said first radio frequency signal into a process signal, [c] filtering, amplification and automatically controlling the gain of said signal, [d] canceling said coupling between said transmitting antenna and said receiving antenna, [e] reconverting, as the case may be, said process signal into a second radio frequency signal, [f] amplifying the power of said second radio frequency signal, [g] output filtering, and [g] transmission.

Abstract: A channel quality assessment with short assessment time and good frequency resolution is disclosed. Some channels are grouped and their detecting results are collected as whale to determine the channel quality. The channel quality is determined by interference collision ratio, which is the ratio of the number of interference events to the sum of the number of interference events and interference-free events. Interfered channels are disabled form the group. The Channel quality of each of plurality of channels is determined from detection results of each of plurality of groups so as to have a short assessment time and meanwhile a good frequency resolution may be retained.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus performs wireless communication using a plurality of frequency channels. In order to prevent a radio signal from interfering with another wireless communication system, the apparatus includes a unit which detects an error rate of each of the plurality of frequency channels, a unit which determines whether the detected error rate is higher than a specific threshold value, and a unit which suspends use of a frequency channel whose error rate is determined to be higher than the threshold value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring the characteristics of radio frequency energy in an industrial radio frequency processing system at a plurality of frequencies is disclosed. The method and apparatus measures the characteristics of radio energy using one detector.

Abstract: An interference wave detecting device comprises a transmitter for converting data to be transmitted from a base station into a radio signal of a predetermined transmission frequency, and for transmitting the radio signal to a mobile station by way of a transmitting antenna, a receiving unit for receiving either of a radio signal lying within a certain reception band of frequencies including a predetermined reception frequency from the mobile station and an interference wave signal lying within a certain transmission band of frequencies including the predetermined transmission frequency, and a controlling unit for causing the transmitting unit to stop transmitting the radio signal of the predetermined transmission frequency in order to detect the interference wave signal, and for enabling the receiving unit to receive the interference wave signal only within a period of time during which the transmitting unit stops transmitting the radio signal of the predetermined transmission frequency to the mobile station.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to an apparatus and method for automatically disabling cell phone ringing and/or cell phone beeping. An RF transmitter is used to transmit an RF non-audible mode or control signal. Upon receiving the non-audible mode or control signal, the cell phone and/or beeper automatically disables its audible alarm. Users are notified of incoming calls and/or pages by means of blinking lights or vibration. When the user no longer receives the non-audible mode or control signal or upon the elapse of a fixed, pre-determined amount of time, the cell phone and/or beeper automatically reverts back to its normal mode of operation whereby incoming calls and pages are indicated by cell phone ringing and pager beeping.

Abstract: The invention relates to the simultaneous operation of items of electrical apparatus, such as but not exclusively, a broadcast data receiver and a DECT telephone system. A problem with this type of apparatus is that the operating frequencies of the same can overlap and in turn cause interference in the operation of the respective items. The invention provides a method for identifying the overlap of the RF ranges of the apparatus, and having identified the same, adjusting the operating characteristics of one of the items to allow the interference to be avoided or minimized and the opportunity for the items of apparatus to be combined into one unit.

Abstract: A method for processing radio signals of a plurality of radio communication standards occupying a broadband frequency having a step which consists in broadband analysis to acquire information on the signals contained in the frequency broadband and selecting an appropriate narrowband processing to demodulate the radio signals; and a step which consists in processing in narrowband the radio signals contained in the frequency broadband to demodulate them.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for providing a multi-channel, multi-user wireless intercom, comprising a plurality of multi-channel wireless transceiver radios configured to form a radio unit. Each user in a group of users employs a radio unit to communicate with other users in the group. Users may selectively communicate with another user or broadcast simultaneously to all users in the group. Additionally, subnets between users may be formed where communications take place among a number of selected users comprising less than the entire group of users. Receive and transmit audio combiners are employed such that users can hear communications traffic on one or more channels and transmit on one or more channels, simultaneously.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided that a highly efficient broadcast channel that can be shared among many different base stations. In one embodiment, the invention includes a broadcast channel structure with a first burst having a first reuse factor, a plurality of secondary bursts having a second reuse factor greater than the first reuse factor, and a plurality of segments of each secondary burst, each segment being associated with a different set of unchanging spatial parameters, each secondary burst including at least one repetition of the plurality of segments.

Abstract: A wireless device is provided with a wireless transceiver to transmit and receive signals in accordance with a first protocol to and from network devices of a first wireless network, and a controller manager to control operation of the wireless transceiver. The wireless device is further provided with a wireless receiver to receive signals transmitted in accordance with a second protocol by network devices of a second wireless network, and the controller manager is equipped to control operation of the wireless transceiver based at least in part on at least one signaling characteristic of the received signals from network devices of the second wireless network, to reduce interference with proximately located ones of the network devices of the second wireless network. In various embodiments, the controller manager suspends operation of the wireless transceiver whenever interference is predicted.

Abstract: A portable terminal of this invention has a portable phone control section which performs processing for a portable phone via a radio wave in a certain frequency band. This portable terminal also has a transmission section and a reception section which have respective functions as an on-board machine in an electronic toll collection system and transacts ETC information on automatic toll collection to and from a radio equipment installed at a tollgate via a radio wave in a different frequency band. A common control unit also provided in the portable terminal controls switching between the functions as the terminal and the machine according to the frequency band of the received radio wave. Thus, the electronic toll collection system can be used by the user at a low cost, and also established as the infrastructure.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus, a wireless communication method thereof, and a wireless communication system employing the same. A master device of the wireless communication system requests one slave device of a network to perform a function of a master device for a predetermined time, and sends Piconet information about other slave devices of the network, while the one slave device receives the Piconet information from the master device and communicates with the other slave devices of the network for a predetermined time as a temporary master device. Accordingly, the one slave device becomes a dynamic master device and communicates with the other slave devices by using a frequency hopping sequence and a clock of a previous master device as they are, there is no need to transmit the frequency hopping sequence and the clock of the new master device to the slave devices, and accordingly, much time can be saved.

Abstract: A method for mobile communication by access points in a wireless local area network (WLAN) includes transmitting a first downlink signal on a common frequency channel from a first access point to a first mobile station, at a first downlink power level, which is adjusted responsively to a first uplink power level transmitted from the first mobile station to the first access point. If the first downlink signal received at a second access point is below a predetermined interference threshold, the second access point may transmit a second downlink signal on the common frequency channel to a second mobile station, simultaneously with transmission of the first downlink signal from the first access point to the first mobile station. The capacity of the WLAN may thus be substantially increased.

Abstract: A mobile communications network includes a plurality of cells and cell sectors in each cell. Carrier frequencies for carrying beacon control signaling, such as a broadcast control channel (BCCH), are assigned from the entire band of available carrier frequencies. The same carrier frequencies are assigned to carry traffic channels. This arrangement enables the use of one carrier frequency to communication beacon control signaling in one cell segment, while also allowing the use of the same one carrier frequency to communicate bearer traffic in another cell segment, thus affording substantial increases in network capacity that has heretofore not been possible in networks in the absence of significant infrastructure buildout or modification.

Abstract: A method and a device used for displaying wideband information to a user has a return channel made through a cellular mobile terminal (CMT) providing interactivity. The device (10) has a first antenna (12) and a second antenna (20), a receiver (14, 16) that is coupled to the first antenna and a transmitter (24) that is coupled to the second antenna. The method includes, prior to receiving information in a symbol-wise manner with the receiver in a first band of radio frequencies, generating a notification of reception with the receiver by asserting a DVB_RX_ON signal (16A) and, in response to the notification, requesting a change of transmitter transmission frequencies from a second band of radio frequencies to a third band of radio frequencies that is predetermined to avoid interference with the reception of the information in the first band of radio frequencies.

Abstract: An arrangement for coupling external antennas (14, 15) to a communication unit (20) comprises, for example, a first filter (25) located in the unit, which filter combines at least signals of a first frequency range and signals of at least a second frequency range to be transmitted and feeds them via a common coupling (29, 26) to external antennas (14, 15), filters the received first signals to a first radio part (11) of the unit (20), and filters the received second signals to a second radio part (12) of the unit (20), and a second filter (16) in the antennas, for example, which filter combines at least the first signals and at least the second signals received and feeds them via the common coupling means (29, 26) to the unit (20), filters the first signals to the transmitted to first external antenna (14), and filters the second signals to be transmitted to a second external antenna (15).

Abstract: A wireless telecommunications terminal employing both an IEEE 802.11 radio and a Bluetooth radio is disclosed. The illustrative embodiment employs a novel preemption scheme that ensures that Bluetooth preemptions of the 802.11 radio are not fatal to the 802.11 media access control (MAC) error-correction mechanism. The illustrative embodiment thus enables what appears to be concurrent 802.11 and Bluetooth activity by a single wireless telecommunications terminal. The preemption scheme does not require any changes to the 802.11 and Bluetooth protocols, or to the radios. It will be clear to those skilled in the art how to make and use alternative embodiments of the present invention for protocols other than IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth that might interfere with each other.

Abstract: Disclosed is a control apparatus capable of more effectively utilizing radio resources. Mobile stations positioned close to each other are treated as one group, and a direction and width (radiation angle) of a beam radiated from an adaptive array antenna 11 is controlled for each group so that one beam capture one group. To be concrete, a plurality of mobile stations are classified into groups by a classification section 19, and an area to which each group moves is estimated by a directivity determination section 20. The adaptive array antenna 11 is controlled by the directivity control section 15 so that one beam can cover an area in which one group is positioned and the area to which this one group moves.

Abstract: Combined IEEE 802.11 (WiFi) and Bluetooth transceiver and method of operation employing busy signals to monitor when transmissions of each type are being transmitted or received, and employing a synchronizing signal to synchronize the use of time slots. In one embodiment, a simple two-wire interface is exposed linking Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11 radio systems. In another embodiment, the Bluetooth and IEEE 802.11 services can exchange information including scheduling, mode of operation, channel usage and device state via a shared resource such as a memory, referred to as a ‘mailbox’.

Abstract: A method of creating a database of poor coverage areas (120) in a wireless communication system includes (100) determining if a signal quality metric (204) of a communication link (130) in a poor coverage area (120) is below a signal quality threshold (202) then incrementing a poor coverage area counter (210), if not, incrementing a good coverage area counter (212). Storing one or more previous coverage areas (138-140) traversed by wireless device (102) prior to entering the poor coverage area (120) and calculating a trajectory (136) to the poor coverage area (120) based on one or more previous coverage areas (138-140) and poor coverage area (120). Subsequently, anticipating entry of the wireless device (102) into the poor coverage area (120) utilizing the trajectory (136) to the poor coverage area (120) and alerting a user of wireless device (102).

Abstract: A satellite radiotelephone system includes a space-based component, a plurality of ancillary terrestrial components, and a plurality of radiotelephones. The space-based component is configured to provide wireless radiotelephone communications using satellite radiotelephone frequencies. The plurality of ancillary terrestrial components include a plurality of ancillary terrestrial component antennas configured to provide wireless radiotelephone communications using at least one of the satellite radiotelephone frequencies in a radiation pattern that increases radiation below the horizon compared to above the horizon. The plurality of radiotelephones are configured to communicate with the space-based component and with the plurality of ancillary terrestrial components. Each radiotelephone also includes a GPS signal processor and a GPS mode filter that is configured to suppress energy at (1575.42−&Dgr;) MHz, where 0<&Dgr;≦16.42 MHz. Related radiotelephones and methods are also discussed.

Abstract: A method and radio station for transmitting information, wherein frequency channels of a frequency band are arranged in accordance with a first coarse raster system and a second fine raster system, the raster system being used, in particular, for performing an efficient frequency channel search and for the effective coding of the frequency channels.

Abstract: A satellite radiotelephone frequency can be reused terrestrially by an ancillary terrestrial network even within the same satellite cell, using interference cancellation techniques. Moreover, the ancillary terrestrial network can use a modified range of satellite band forward link frequencies for transmission, to reduce interference with out-of-band receivers. A modified range of satellite band forward link frequencies that is used by the ancillary terrestrial network can include only a subset of the standard satellite band forward link frequencies to provide a guard band, can include power levels that monotonically decrease as a function of increasing frequency and/or can include two or more contiguous slots per frame that are left unoccupied and/or are transmitted at reduced maximum power. Time division duplex operation of the ancillary terrestrial network may also be provided over at least a portion of satellite band return frequencies.

Abstract: A radio communication method or system for transmitting part of the control signal addressed to a terminal station from a base station by means of a narrow-band carrier which is narrower than the band of multi-carrier signal and is arranged in the vicinity of the frequency band used for information transmission, in the case where a plurality of frequency bands for information transmission exist continuously. It may be modified such that part of the control signal addressed to the terminal station, which is transmitted from the base station, is transmitted by means of one or more subcarriers in the band of the multi-carrier signal. A radio communication method for exchanging information between a base station and a terminal station in the frame period by means of multi-carrier signals due to OFDM modulation scheme, in which the transmission of part of the control signal addressed from the base station to the terminal station is accomplished by means of the specific position in the frame period.

Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for reducing multi-frequency signal interference in a wireless communication network. An available frequency spectrum is divided into a plurality of channels, a first wireless communication coverage unit is then segregated into a first number of geographical segments. After the segregated channels are grouped into a second number of channel blocks, each channel block is assigned to at least one of the segregated geographical segments with predetermined priorities.

Abstract: A transmission mixer (10) has a local input port (10LO) supplied with a local signal, an intermediate input port (10in) supplied with an input signal having an input frequency (fin) a first output port (10out1) for producing a first output signal having a first output frequency (fout1), and a second output port (10out2) for producing a second output signal having a second output frequency (fout2). The first and the second output ports (10out1, 10out2) are connected to first and second loads (LD1, LD2), respectively. The first load (LD1) is that where impedance-matching is made at the first output frequency (fout1) while the second load (LD2) is that where impedance-matching is made at the second output frequency (fout2).

Abstract: A system for allocating a resource to a terminal in a cellular mobile radio network in which each cell of the network is identified by a primary color and a secondary color which correspond to transmission frequencies allocated to it, namely and respectively a set of primary frequencies (FP) and a set of secondary frequencies (FS) whose rate of re-use is higher than that of said primary frequencies (FP), and the terminal is connected to a local cell (A1). The system knows a potential level of interference (N) received by the terminal and allocates said resource to said terminal on a primary frequency (FP) or on a secondary frequency (FS) according to whether said potential level of interference (N) is respectively above or below a first distribution threshold (S1).

Abstract: A base station comprises: an interference quantity measurement unit configured to measure an interference quantity toward a frequency band used in a communication system in which the base station is provided; an allowable interference quantity calculation unit configured to calculate an allowable interference quantity toward the frequency band, which is allowed to maintain a determined number of terminal equipments connecting lines with the base station, based on the measured interference quantity and the determined number of the terminal equipments; a reception unit configured to receive a request of connecting the line transmitted by the terminal equipment; and an acceptance control unit configured to control an acceptance of the request for connecting the line by comparing the measured interference quantity with the allowable interference quantity.