Abstract: An arrangement for wireless communication includes apparatus operable to establish a region of wireless communications capability, and operable to establish communication with a communications hub by way of a backhaul. The apparatus is operable to determine availability of communication facilities on the backhaul and, in response to a request by a communications device operating with the use of the region of wireless communications capability, is operable to offer the backhaul implemented communication facilities to the communications device subject to the existence of a fault in offering of said facilities. The apparatus includes fault detection means operable to detect the presence of a fault. In the event of a fault being detected, the apparatus is operable to emit a signal intended to communicate the existence of the fault to t communications device.

Abstract: A plurality of repeater devices may utilize extreme high frequency (EHF) interface to detect and/or track entities that may be located within the plurality of repeater devices. Each of the plurality of repeater devices may transmit EHF signals that may enable identification of the transmitting repeater device. Identification of the transmitting repeater devise may comprise use of unique information and/or transmission parameters. Each of the plurality of repeater devices may determine characteristics of received EHF signals to enable determining presence and/or location of entities within the plurality of repeater devices. These characteristics may comprise identity of transmitting repeater devices, signal power, signal amplitude, delay of signal, and/or reception angle. Non-extremely high frequency (non-EHF) connections may be utilized within the plurality of repeater devices to coordinate and/or update detection and/or tracking of entities within the plurality of repeater devices.

Abstract: Techniques for transmitting and receiving data in a relay communication network are described. Stations in the relay network may be grouped into multiple depths. Packets may be transmitted in a pipelined manner, with stations at progressively higher depth sending transmissions of a packet in successive frames. In an aspect, a station may receive data with interference cancellation. The station may obtain a received signal containing transmissions of a first packet from stations at a first depth and transmissions of a second packet from stations at a second depth. The first and second stations may be downstream and upstream stations, respectively, or may be upstream stations at different depths. The station may estimate and cancel interference due to the transmissions of the first packet from the received signal to obtain an interference canceled signal. The station may then process the interference canceled signal for the second packet.

Abstract: An analog space-time relay method and apparatus for a wireless communication relay channel is disclosed herein. In a specific embodiment, the analog space-time relay channel (100) includes first and second relay antennas (122,124) arranged to relay an information signal transmitted from a source station (110) to a destination station (130).

Abstract: A repeater system including bi-directional amplifier circuitry that is configured for repeating signals between at least one device and a first signal source. Receiver circuitry is coupled with the amplifier circuitry provides at least one signal associated with at least one of a device or the first signal source or a second signal source. Controller circuitry is configured for monitoring a parameter of a provided signal that is reflective of a property of a signal source or a device. The monitored parameter is used to make a determination of whether repeated signals associated with the first signal source will desensitize the operation of the second signal source. The controller circuitry is also operable for adjusting the power level of the signals that are repeated by the bi-directional amplifier circuitry based on the determination that repeated signals will desensitize the operation of the second signal source.

Abstract: Systems and methods for problem signature terminal diagnosis are disclosed. In an example embodiment, measured operational statistics of a satellite terminal of a peer group of satellite terminals are received and converted into normalized operation statistics. Normalized deviations of the operational statistics are determined and compared to the threshold deviations. A diagnosis zone corresponding to a problem signature is determined based on the normalized deviations by determining that coordinates of the normalized deviations are within the diagnosis zone, comparing a ratio based on the normalized deviations to a threshold ratio, or comparing a differential of the normalized deviations to a threshold differential. A satellite terminal is diagnosed with a problem defined by the problem signature based on the determined diagnosis zone.

Abstract: Systems and methods for peer group diagnosis detection are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a beam profile including a plurality of satellite beam characteristics is determined. A peer group of satellite terminals is determined. Terminal profiles with terminal characteristics for the satellite terminals in the peer group are determined. A normalized baseline profile including normalized terminal characteristics for the peer group is determined. Measured operational statistics of the satellite terminals in the peer group are received and converted into normalized operation statistics using the terminal profiles and the normalized baseline profile. Normalized peer group operational statistics including a mean and a standard deviation of normalized operational statistics are determined. A normalized deviation of the normalized operational statistics is determined for each satellite terminal. The normalized deviations for each satellite terminal are compared to a threshold deviation.

Abstract: The current drawn by a wireless communications device that is configured to periodically scan control channels can be reduced by reducing the number of control channels to be scanned. The relative strengths of a serving cell control channel and the relative strengths of neighboring cell control channels are determined and the scanning of neighboring cell control channels is discontinued if the communications device is not moving and the signal strength of the serving cell is above a threshold value selected to provide a signal level at which data on a control channel can be reliably recovered.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are described, by which interference related detection results of a plurality of relay nodes are obtained, wherein each relay node to the radio access network, wherein a connection between the relay node and its serving access node is an access node—relay node connection. The relay nodes are grouped according to the obtained detection results such that the access node—relay node connection can be configured for each group in order to mitigate interference to mitigate interference between transmissions to and from different relay nodes in each group.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods and apparatus for providing an integrated multi-hop routing and cooperative diversity system are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include methods and systems for receiving a signal at a monitoring station, determining a transmit cross-polarization isolation value and/or 1 dB gain compression point based at least in part on the signal having one or more polarities; and outputting at about real-time the determination of the transmit cross-polarization isolation value and/or the 1 dB gain compression point to a user.

Abstract: A method of performing ranging through a relay station (RS) and supporting thereof is disclosed. If ranging is performed in a system which performs communication between a mobile station and a base station through relay of a relay station, the ranging is performed under the leading of the relay station. In other words, if the relay station determines whether ranging between the mobile station and the relay station is required and also determines transmission parameter adjustment values and reports the determined result to the base station, the base station performs the ranging in such a manner that it prepares a message suitable for a specific format and forwards the message to the mobile station through the relay station.

Abstract: A RF relay of a full-duplex generates a conversion matrix to belong to a null space of a channel matrix of an interference channel, generates a transmitting signal by converting a received signal using the conversion matrix, and then outputs the transmitting signal to a transmitting antenna. Therefore, an interference signal of an electromagnetic wave level (EM level) that can be generated while the transmitting signal passes through the interference channel can be canceled.

Abstract: An uplink signal weighted processing method is disclosed. A first channel impulse response from a Mobile Station (MS) to a relay station, and a second channel impulse response from the relay station to a Base Station (BS) are acquired. A relay weight and a demodulation weight are determined according to the first channel impulse response and the second channel impulse response. The relay weight is sent to the relay station and the demodulation weight is sent to the BS, so as to enable the relay station to perform weighted processing on an MS uplink signal received by the relay station according to the relay weight to obtain an uplink relay weighted signal and to send the uplink relay weighted signal to the BS, and so as to enable the BS to perform demodulation weighted processing on the uplink relay weighted signal received by the BS according to the demodulation weight to obtain an uplink estimation signal corresponding to the MS uplink signal.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for utilizing a repeating function to improve quality of service. According to embodiments, a method for utilizing a repeating function to improve quality of service is provided. According to the method a first mobile cellular device is selected. An instruction is transmitted to the first mobile cellular device instructing the first mobile cellular device. The instruction causes the first mobile cellular device to relay communications between the second mobile cellular device and the cellular service provider. The first mobile cellular device thereby provides the repeating function for the second mobile cellular device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a measurement method in a cell handover procedure, comprising: A. after network measurement is triggered, a base station schedules resources, which are needed for transmitting uplink data, for a user terminal; and B. the base station and relay stations measure relevant data transmitted from the user terminal on the resources scheduled by the base station, and the relay stations report the detection information of the uplink signal derived from the measurement to the base station. A relay station and a base station for realizing cell handover are also provided. The present invention can realize that during measuring the quality of the signal from a user terminal and a network side, the network performs the measurement, and selects a target node to which the user terminal will handover according to the result of the measurement.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for minimizing co-channel interference on-board a satellite. An up-link signal received by the satellite is post-compensated, where the up-link signal includes a desired signal transmitted by a first transmitter and an interfering signal transmitted by a second transmitter. The post-compensating includes identifying the interfering signal based on post-compensation parameters. In addition, a down-link signal to be transmitted from the satellite to a receiver is pre-compensated.

Abstract: A system for autonomously monitoring and managing consumer device assets includes a plurality of consumer device assets registered with a remote computer server platform. The remote computer server platform is configured to execute software applications for monitoring and managing the consumer device assets. The consumer device assets communicate operational status information and consumer usage information to the remote computer server platform automatically as a result of pre-programmed conditions and/or instructions received from the remote computer server platform. The remote computer server platform monitors the consumer device assets by processing the operational status information and consumer usage information automatically according to preprogrammed conditions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transfer system for providing wireless data transfer, electrical power transfer and navigation between a mobile subsea vehicle and a deployed subsea station that uses acoustic and electromagnetic carrier signals for wireless communication and navigation. An inductive connector is provided for power transfer between mobile subsea vehicle and a deployed subsea station without conductive contact.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for method for providing cooperative reception diversity based on signal point rearrangement and superposition modulation performed at a relay station is discussed. A first technique performs superposition modulation at a relay station and a second technique employs signal point rearrangement at a relay station. The superposition modulation is a different type of superposition modulation than that employed by the transmitter of the signal. Similarly, the signal point rearrangement is a different type of signal point rearrangement than that employed by the transmitter of the signal. As a result of the superposition modulation or signal point rearrangement performed by the relay station, the reliability of a signal received by a reception unit at the destination receiver is improved.

Abstract: In order to improve user throughout and increase the capacity in type II relay, a radio relay station apparatus according to the present invention has a channel quality information controlling section configured to measure channel quality of a mobile terminal apparatus, calculate a channel quality reduction value to reduce for the mobile terminal apparatus due to interference from other mobile terminal apparatuses, and select a predetermined mobile terminal apparatus from the other mobile terminal apparatuses; and a transmitting section configured to transmit information of the channel quality of the mobile terminal apparatus, information of the predetermined mobile terminal apparatus selected and the channel quality reduction value to a radio base station apparatus.

Abstract: A relay station that includes a receiver configured to receive a signal sequence indicating a connection request, the signal sequence being selected from a predetermined signal sequence group which is used by a plurality of radio terminals, and to measure reception quality; and a control circuit configured to generate a ranging request message indicating that a radio terminal requesting connection exists when determining that adjustments are not necessary based on the reception quality; and a transmitter configured to transmit the ranging request message to a radio base station.

Abstract: A method includes receiving at a relay node a load status indicator from a subordinate relay node, determining a load status of the relay node and forwarding the received load status indicator to a super-ordinate node if the determined load status does not indicate an overload condition, otherwise if the determined load status does indicate an overload condition sending a load status indicator of the relay node to the superordinate node. Another method includes, in a multihop relay network having a plurality of relay nodes, receiving over a communication link at a network access node a load status indicator from a relay node, the load status indicator identifying a nearest relay node, if any, at which a current load exceeds a threshold; and using the received load status indicator at least when making a network admission decision for a user equipment.

Abstract: A first repeater operating within a wireless network including a second repeater capable of communicating with the first repeater, and first and second wireless station devices capable of communicating with at least one of the first repeater and the second repeater, includes a reception device for receiving a wireless signal at a reception frequency; a detector for detecting if a predetermined portion of the received wireless signal includes a modified portion to thereby determine that the received signal is from the second repeater; and a transmission device for transmitting the wireless signal to one of the first and second wireless station devices at a transmission frequency to thereby repeat the wireless signal.

Abstract: A wireless repeater includes a gain control metric computation block to compute a gain control metric for use in controlling the variable gain of the repeater. The gain control metric is computed by downsampling the gain control input signal to the gain control metric computation block and also downsampling the computed correlation and normalization terms. The gain control metric may be further enhanced by filtering the computed metric values using linear or non-linear filtering.

Abstract: An electronics device, which is connected to a host apparatus via a wireless communication, includes a communication section configured to perform a wireless communication, and a communication control section configured to, if a start-up timing of the electronics device is earlier than any start-up timing of at least one electronics device other than the electronics device, perform control, as a master device, so as to cause the communication section to perform relaying of a wireless communication between the host apparatus and the at least one electronics device other than the electronics device, and if a start-up timing of the electronics device is later than any start-up timing of the at least one electronics device other than the electronics device, perform control, as a sub device, so as to cause the communication section to perform a wireless communication with the host apparatus via the master device.

Abstract: The technology described in this application provides a way for an O&M node or system to configure, monitor, and manage relay nodes efficiently. A base station serves a relay node in a cellular communications system that also includes the O&M node. A relay node O&M data context for the relay node is established in a memory associated with the base station. O&M data pertaining to the relay node is stored in the relay node O&M data context. The information in the relay node O&M data context is different than O&M data pertaining to the base station. The base station performs, on behalf of the relay node, O&M-related communications using the O&M data in the relay node O&M data context.

Abstract: To determine the operational status of a wireless communication device capable of executing server-side applications, a message is sent to the device requesting operational status of the device. The message may be may be triggered by a system administrator at a middleware server. The wireless communication device may receive the message, compose a response message indicative of the operational status of the device, and send the response message back to the middleware server. The messages may be extensible markup language (XML) messages. Composition of the response message may entail verifying that a textual operational status description forming part of the response message omits illegal XML characters, e.g., by passing the description through an XML formatter for removal of any illegal XML characters.

Abstract: A base station performs bandwidth assignment for each terminal station or each wireless link even when the base station does not receive a bandwidth request in random access from the terminal station in the demand assignment period present in a specific period in which a transmission frequency of data to transmit is high, the specific period being specified for each terminal station or each wireless link between the terminal station and the base station, and the terminal station transmits at least one of bandwidth request information and the data to transmit in a bandwidth assigned by the base station.

Abstract: A method of communicating data between a first transceiver and any of a plurality of second transceivers, wherein areas serviced by each of the plurality of second transceivers either overlap or are adjacent. The method comprises operating the first transceiver and the plurality of second transceivers in an overlapping frequency range. Each of the plurality of second transceivers operates in a time period different from a time period of another of the plurality of second transceivers.

Abstract: A system for autonomously monitoring and managing consumer device assets includes a plurality of consumer device assets registered with a remote computer server platform. The remote computer server platform is configured to execute software applications for monitoring and managing the consumer device assets. The consumer device assets communicate operational status information and consumer usage information to the remote computer server platform automatically as a result of pre-programmed conditions and/or instructions received from the remote computer server platform. The remote computer server platform monitors the consumer device assets by processing the operational status information and consumer usage information automatically according to preprogrammed conditions.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of mitigating multipath coupling interference in a wireless repeater system 10 includes measuring an error signal E(z) in a signal path of the repeater which contains the desired communication signals and the multipath coupling interference and determining a cepstrum cee[n] of the error signal E(z), wherein the cepstrum cee[n] is reflective of the open-loop gain G(z) of the system. The method further includes extracting the impulse response of the open-loop gain G(z) from the cepstrum cee[n] of the error signal E(z), calculating a plurality of cancellation filter coefficients using the extracted impulse response, and adaptively applying the plurality of filter coefficients to an adjustable filter to generate the cancellation signal necessary to mitigate the multipath coupling interference.

Abstract: It is provided a solution for assigning to a relay node of a wireless telecommunication system an identifier from which a corresponding identifier of a central node associated with the relay node is derivable according to a determined rule. Accordingly, the identifiers of central nodes and their relay nodes are assigned in a manner which facilitates identification of a central node from a received relay node identifier, thereby avoiding the necessity of consulting higher layer controllers in order to identify the central node.

Abstract: A method is provided for communication between at least one source entity and one destination entity, in a cooperative network that includes a plurality of entities. The method includes a step of determining, for a given entity of the network, a temporal variation of an impulse response of a transmission channel established between the given entity and another entity. The method further includes: a step of determining a temporal variation of an impulse response of at least one global transmission channel intended to be established between the source entity and the destination entity and passing through at least one relay entity, on the basis of the temporal variations of the impulse responses of the transmission channels; and a step of selecting a global transmission channel from among the set of global transmission channels determined.

Abstract: A system and method for tracking call activity of a plurality of businesses is disclosed. A global pool of phone numbers is allocated from which to draw numbers. A business-specific pool of numbers is established for business locations involved in advertisements using the Internet via Web pages. As a consumer begins viewing an advertisement for a business, a number is temporarily allocated from the business's pool of available numbers. As the business's pool of unallocated numbers is exhausted, a metric is used to determine whether or not to grow the pool of numbers, to show an untracked ‘fallback’ number for the business, or to reuse a previously allocated number. When one of the temporarily allocated numbers is called, the online consumer it was associated with is credited for making the call and the business is credited and charged for receiving the call.

Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication system which causes a wireless terminal to select a relay device among plural relay devices connected together via a communication line when the wireless terminal attempts to communicate with another wireless terminal. The relay device has an information acquiring unit, a calling determining unit, and an information adding unit. The wireless terminal has an information analyzing unit which analyzes whether or not the own device is included in a communication counterparty of calling information when the calling information is included in communication information, a priority comparing unit which determines whether or not a priority level of the calling information is higher than that of a current communication when the own device is included, and a channel changing unit which changes a channel to that of another relay device of the calling information when the priority level of the calling information is higher.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method, system and apparatus of a smart device configured to determine higher-order context data. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a sensor to acquire a context data. The context data provides information of an attribute of an event within the range of the sensor. A processor analyzes an attribute of the context data and determines a higher-order context data. A message generator generates a supplemental context message transmittable through a network. The supplemental context message includes the higher-order context data. A network interface device communicatively couples the apparatus to the network.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for compensating for a phase error in a wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus includes a reception modem, a transmission modem, a Common Phase Error (CPE) compensator, a first channel estimator, a phase compensator, and a second channel estimator. The reception modem demodulates and decodes a signal received. The transmission modem encodes and modulates a signal for transmission. The CPE compensator compensates for phase errors of at least two symbols constituting a signal. The first channel estimator estimates channels for respective bursts. The phase compensator compares phases for the channels for the respective bursts with each other and compensates for a phase difference between at least two bursts. The second channel estimator estimates an interference channel.

Abstract: The present invention provides an implementation method, terminal, relay station and system for DMR private communication. A DMR private network communication terminal includes a communication module for receiving CACH information, receiving and transmitting DMR private network communication, a synchronization module for establishing synchronization and determining which time slot the received DMR private network communication occupies based on the received CACH information; and controlling the communication module to make a response for the received DMR private network communication in the time slot. The present invention further provides an implementation method, relay station and system for DMR private network communication. In this case, the stability of the idle time slot can be ensured, and other DMR private network communication terminals can initiate new DMR private network communication by locking unoccupied idle time slot; thereby achieving a full usage of the frequency width of 12.5KHz.

Abstract: A relay communication system and a method for transmitting data in the same system, wherein the method for transmitting data comprises: a relay station notifying a transmitting terminal and a receiving terminal of air interface resources which are required when the transmitting terminal transmits data and when the receiving terminal receives the data (S102); the transmitting terminal transmitting the data to the relay station on the air interface recourses, and the relay station forwarding the data to the receiving terminal on the air interface resources (S104). By using the present invention, the times of forwarding the data along a data transmission path can be effectively reduced, and thus improves data transmission efficiency.

Abstract: A system and method for communicating through a host repeater. Data is received from a remote repeater communicating with a wireless device. The host repeater registers as the wireless device on a wireless network. The data is reformatted for transmission between the wireless devices and the wireless network.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus includes: a first unit which is connected in wireless to a base station by radio wave, and which includes: a measuring unit which measures a reception electric field strength of the radio wave in the first unit transmitted from the base station to the first unit; and a transmitter which transmits information of the reception electric field strength measured by the measuring unit; and a second unit which is connected to the first unit, and which includes: a receiver which receives the information of the reception electric field strength transmitted by the transmitter; and a first indicator which indicates on the second unit the information of the reception electric field strength received by the receiver.

Abstract: A test device includes a microprocessor and a switching network comprising a plurality of coaxial switches. The test device includes a signal booster, an uplink antenna and a downlink antenna, and a diagnostic device. A power source supplies power to the signal booster and the diagnostic device. The microprocessor controls the switching network which, in turn, controls the interconnection of the power source, the signal booster, the uplink and downlink antennas, and the diagnostic device.

Abstract: A method for monitoring feedback loop stability in a wireless repeater includes measuring a gain control metric in the feedback loop of the repeater periodically for a given time period where the gain control metric is indicative of a loop gain of the feedback loop of the repeater; and monitoring the magnitude of the gain control metric to determine the stability of the feedback loop of the repeater. In operation, a large magnitude of the gain control metric indicates instability in the feedback loop of the repeater.

Abstract: A system and method for observing a radio wave in an interplanetary space are provided. The system may include a tile unit to observe a Radio Frequency (RF) signal generated from a cosmic radio source in the interplanetary space, and to generate observation data, a node unit to digitalize the generated observation data, and to store the digitalized observation data, and a data analyzing unit to analyze the digitalized observation data and to compute a characteristic of a solar wind.

Abstract: A remote asset management system comprising a network of programmable wireless modules, each having an antenna and an identification module and configured to communicate via a radio communication protocol. The system further includes a plurality of assets each linked to one of the wireless modules and configured to be managed by the linked wireless module. A remote system server service platform is configured to receive remote asset data from the wireless modules, pass the remote asset data to and from the wireless modules, send messages to at least one of the wireless modules, monitor the wireless modules by requesting and receiving current mode information, and remotely program the wireless modules. A data processing module located within the wireless module(s) and configured to process messages received by the wireless module, authenticate said message, analyze authenticated messages, and carry out asset management instructions included in the message.

Abstract: A method includes receiving information relating to interference between a relay node associated with a first base station and at least one other relay node associated with a second base station. The method also includes initiating modifying transmitting parameters of the relay node and/or the at least one other relay node on the basis of the information.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for monitoring a communication satellite, including: a receiver to receive at least one satellite service signal from a satellite repeater; a measurement unit to measure a frequency, a bandwidth, and a magnitude of the at least one satellite service signal; a controller to determine whether a signal transmitting station malfunctions by comparing the at least one satellite service signal with a predetermined reference value based on the measurement result; and a communication unit to inform an operator terminal about a malfunction of the signal transmitting station when the signal transmitting station is determined to malfunction.

Abstract: A system and method for observing a wireless frequency in a space between planets is provided. A system for integrally collecting rainfall intensity and rainfall attenuation data may include a remote measuring apparatus to measure an amount of a rainfall attenuation of a satellite signal based on a rainfall intensity at a predetermined point, to generate rainfall intensity and rainfall attenuation data based on the amount of the rainfall attenuation measured, and to transmit the generated rainfall intensity and rainfall attenuation data to a satellite relay, and an integrated center system to collect the generated rainfall intensity and rainfall attenuation data from the satellite relay.

Abstract: A method for managing a plurality of mobile units in a wireless cellular communication system having a plurality of repeater stations includes the step of receiving a signal on an uplink communication channel from a mobile transceiver unit at one of the repeaters. The method also measures at the repeater station a power level of the signal as received by the repeater station. The method further includes the step of transmitting a backhaul signal from the repeater station to the base transceiver station on a backhaul communication link, where the backhaul signal is transmitted at one of a plurality of discrete power levels providing an indication of the power level as measured by the repeater station.