105results about "Radio relay systems" patented technology

According to the present invention, a communication environment with an external communication device or an Internet line is provided to an underwater device existing in an underwater area, and position information or information used for calculating position information is provided to an underwater object. 【Solution means】In a communication system, a general control system includes a system information acquisition unit that acquires information regarding an underwater communication system that provides an environment capable of communicating with an Internet line or the like to an underwater object existing in water, at least one unmanned boat that is capable of navigating on the water and is provided with a communication unit capable of communicating with at least one of the underwater object and the underwater communication system, a communication path determination unit that determines a relay communication path of a communication line for relaying the underwater object to the Internet line using the unmanned boat and the underwater communication system based on the information acquired by the system information acquisition unit, and an unmanned boat control command determination unit that determines a control command for the unmanned boat for configuring the relay communication path based on the determined relay communication path.

A network entity for a wireless communication network is described. The network entity has a plurality of antennas or an antenna array including a plurality of antenna elements. The network entity is configured to control the plurality of antennas or the antenna array to form a plurality of beams and to concurrently transmit and receive on the plurality of beams, the plurality of beams including at least a first beam and a second beam. The network entity is a first network entity configured to communicate with one or more second network entities of the wireless communication network. The network entity is configured to sense a surrounding of the network entity using a reflection of a radio signal. The network entity is configured to transmit the radio signal on the first beam which is directed into a first direction. The network entity is configured to direct the second beam into a second direction, the second direction pointing towards a reflector, the reflector receiving from the surrounding the reflection of the radio signal and directing the reflection of the radio signal towards the network entity. The first direction into which the first beam is directed is different from the second direction into which the second beam is directed.

There is disclosed a relay device, the relay device being arranged to cooperate with a Configurator according to a configuration protocol that enables to configure wireless networks and at least one wireless communication device to associate with a wireless network, the configuration protocol using the wired and / or wireless network connection, the relay device being arranged to communicate with the at least one wireless communication device, via a transceiver, according to a wireless communication protocol, the relay device comprising a processor arranged-to provide to the Configurator, via the configuration connection an indication of a configuration of the transceiver. A Configurator device may receive the indication of the configuration and perform, based on the indication and information concerning an Enrollee device, one or both of a selection of a suitable relay or issuing a command to the relay device to change the configuration of the transceiver.

In a method of identifying a metric associated with a business, a computer system associated with the business recognizes a first user associated with a first communication device and a second user associated with a second communication device, wherein the first user is recognized as an employee of the business and the second user is recognized as an employee of the business. The computer system observes signals in between the first communication device and the second communication device, wherein at least a portion of the communication is an audible communication. The computer system identifies a metric based on the signals in the communication between the first communication device and the second communication device. The metric is then made available for decision making purposes.

A control device according to the present disclosure is provided with a control unit. The control unit virtually generates a communication environment for communication conducted between a first communication device and a second communication device via a third communication device. The control unit determines control information, for controlling the third communication device, on the basis of the virtual communication environment. The control unit transmits the control information to the third communication device.

A method, ambient powered (AMP) device and station for beam selection protocols for tags are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method in an AMP device includes: collecting energy from a radio frequency (RF) energizing beam received from a first sector; receiving a beam identification message identifying a first sector from which the RF energizing beam is received; when a threshold amount of energy is collected, activating signaling circuitry configured to transmit a modulated signal for a first period of time; modulating a signal by the signaling circuitry with information to identify the first sector and indicate a performance associated with the RF energizing beam; and transmitting the modulated signal.

[Problem] The present invention makes it possible to provide, to an underwater apparatus located in an underwater area, an environment for communicating with an external communication apparatus or Internet connection. [Solution] The present invention is a communication system comprising: an information acquisition unit that acquires information relating to an underwater communication system for providing, to an underwater object located underwater, an environment in which a communication connection to an Internet connection or the like is possible; at least one unmanned watercraft that is capable of navigating on the water surface and is provided with a communication unit capable of communicating with the underwater object and / or the underwater communication system; a communication path determination unit that determines, on the basis of the information acquired by the information acquisition unit, a relay communication path for a communication line for establishing a relay connection between the underwater object and the Internet connection by using the unmanned watercraft and the underwater communication system; and an unmanned watercraft command determination unit that determines, on the basis of the determined relay communication path, an unmanned watercraft control command for configuring the relay communication path.

Disclosed are techniques for reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) -assisted sensing in the presence of RIS sidelobes. In an aspect, a method of wireless sensing comprises sending a first sensing signal to a RIS configured to have a first main lobe reflection angle and a first sidelobe reflection angle, detecting a first multipath reflection of the first sensing signal, sending a second sensing signal to the RIS configured to have a second main lobe reflection angle that is the same angle as the first sidelobe reflection angle, detecting a second multipath reflection of the second sensing signal, and identifying one path of the first multipath reflection as a sidelobe path to be ignored during sensing operations, based on a received power of a corresponding path of the second multipath reflection, e.g., the sidelobe path of the first sensing operation will have higher power during the second sensing operation.

A method for mitigating the effect of a localized jamming attack on a secure, tactical wireless network implements a dynamic relay assignment ("DRA") approach, whereby nodes are dynamically assigned to relay communications to "disadvantaged" nodes that are subject to the attack, the relay nodes being selected based on their communication reliability and their proximity to the disadvantaged nodes. In embodiments, the nodes share with each other performance statistics and, in embodiments, measured local noise levels. In various embodiments, each node provides data to a "strategy optimizer" which then dynamically makes relay assignments. In Link- 16 embodiments support for a "DRA" relay mode is added, and the communication protocol is extended to support the required exchange of communication quality and local noise information via PPLI messages.

To provide a power relay (10) to be controlled by the presence of volatile organic compounds often emitted by the release of gases from electronic components during overheating and fault conditions.SOLUTION: A relay housing (12) accommodates a standard power relay (22) ranging from a single-pole, single-throw (SPST) to a multi-pole, twin-throw relays in accordance with an usage. A micro-VOC integrated circuit (24) is arranged in the housing (12) and is made to be accessible to surrounding air through a port (14) on the side of a relay (10). The air quality is such that a system properly monitors a fault event and sampled periodically or continuously as required to latch the relay mechanism (22) open and interrupt the flow of electrical energy on a downstream circuit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Disclosed is a method comprising receiving, by a repeater, access link information from an access point over a backhaul link, wherein the access link information comprises received power of one or more reference signals, or an 5 indication of a spatial filter for an access link; and obtaining, by the repeater, based at least partly on the access link information, at least one spatial filter pair for the backhaul link and the access link.

A relay device configured to cooperate with a configurator according to a configuration protocol that enables setting a wireless network and at least one wireless communication device to be associated with the wireless network is disclosed. The configuration protocol uses a wired and / or wireless network connection, and the relay device is configured to communicate with at least one wireless communication device via a transceiver according to a wireless communication protocol. The relay device has a processor configured to provide an indication of the setting of the transceiver to the configurator via a setting connection. The configurator device receives the indication of the setting and performs one or both of issuing commands to the relay device to select an appropriate relay and modify the setting of the transceiver based on the indication and information regarding the enrollee device.

The invention provides a method and a system for improving access capacity of a data relay satellite network with strong guarantee of user satellite service quality. The method and the system mainly solve the problem that the user satellite service quality and the access capacity of the data relay satellite network are difficult to consider at the same time in the prior art. According to the implementation scheme, under a shortest distance association strategy, a transmission capacity Markov chain is constructed from the perspective of a transmission distance; storage, calculation and transmission processes are depicted into basic elements of a queue, a cascade queue system is constructed, business arrival, calculation and transmission processes of the cascade queue system are mapped to a yoke domain, a business arrival yoke, a processing service yoke and a transmission service yoke are obtained, and then a user satellite service quality boundary is calculated according to the business arrival yoke, the processing service yoke and the transmission service yoke. And calculating the upper bound of the access capacity meeting the stable condition of the system by using the monotonicity of the boundary, and determining the access capacity under the guarantee of the user satellite service quality in the range of the upper bound. According to the method, the service quality can be strongly guaranteed by using the service quality boundary, the access capacity under the service quality guarantee of the user satellite can be effectively improved by improving the service quality boundary, and the method can be used for the storage, calculation and transmission fusion data relay satellite network.

A disaster-resistant network system consisting of a base station, a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles each with a reconfigurable intelligent surface, and a controller, the controller being configured to adjust the reflection phase and amplitude of each element to direct incoming radio signals to target receivers and to decode navigation commands from the radio signals to control the propulsion for positioning the unmanned aerial vehicles to maintain coverage.

Embodiments of apparatus and method for digital variable gain adjustment (DVGA) are disclosed. In an example, a baseband chip includes an unpacking module, a symbol recording module operatively coupled to the unpacking module, and a first variable gain adjusting (VGA) module operatively coupled to the symbol recording module. The unpacking module is configured to unpack a plurality of symbols from a first representation of pseudo floating-point numbers to a second representation of fixed-point numbers. The symbol recording module is configured to obtain a symbol parameter based on the unpacking. The first VGA module is configured to dynamically adjust gains of the plurality of symbols having the second representation based on the symbol parameter.

The relay relays communications between the UE and the first BS. The repeater measures a time difference between signals received from the first BS and from the second BS. The repeater performs cell measurements of these signals. The repeater transmits information indicating the measured time difference and the cell measurement to the first BS. The first BS communicates with the UE through the repeater. The first BS receives, from the relay, information indicating a time difference measured by the relay between a signal received from the first BS and a signal received from the second BS and a cell measurement of the relay on these signals. The first BS makes a handover decision for the UE based at least on the received information indicating the cell measurements.

Amplifier circuit (100) comprising: a gain control (101); a first amplifier (103); a second amplifier (105) comprising a plurality of gain stages (401a-401c); wherein the plurality of amplification stages (401a-401c) are connected in series between an input (119) and an output (121) of the second amplifier (105), and each amplification stage (401a-401c) comprises a plurality of amplification units (401a-1 -401a-2; 401b-1 -401b-4; 401c-1 -401c-4) connected in parallel between an input and an output of the amplification stage; a digital-to-analog converter (201) connected between an output of the first amplifier (103) and an input of the second amplifier (105); and a power to gain mapper (203) configured to receive a power control value indicative of a desired power of an output signal at an output of the amplifier circuit (100); wherein the power-to-gain mapper (203) comprises an amplifier circuit-specific calibration pair consisting of a reference gain value and a resulting reference output power of the amplifier circuit (100); and wherein the power to gain mapper (203) is configured to provide a target gain value based on the received power control value and the calibration pair; wherein the gain controller (101) is designed to receive the desired gain value and, on the basis of the received desired gain value, to supply a gain adjustment signal to the first amplifier (103) and, on the basis of the received desired gain value, to provide for each gain stage of the second amplifier (105) an associated switching code which specifies the gain units of the gain stage to be activated in order to activate a specific combination of gain units (401a-1 - 401a-2; 401b-1 - 401b-4; 401c-1 - 401c-4) of the second amplifier (105), such that a combined gain of the first amplifier (103) and the active gain units (401a-1 - 401a-2; 401b-1 - 401b-4; 401c-1 - 401c-4) of the second amplifier (105) corresponds to the received target gain value; wherein the gain controller (101) comprises a discontinuity compensation lookup table (252) in which a discontinuity compensation value is provided for each desired gain value; and wherein the gain controller (101) is further configured to derive the gain adjustment signal in dependence on the discontinuity compensation value provided in the discontinuity compensation lookup table (252) for the desired gain value.

A methods and apparatus for use in managing connectivity of a WAB node, such as a mobile WAB node, are disclosed. The WAB node is being or has last been served by a first backhaul gNB and is to be connected to a second backhaul gNB. The method at the second backhaul gNB comprises: receiving a request for serving a UE; receiving information for indicating the UE is a mobile termination, MT, component of the WAB node; accepting or rejecting the request for serving the mobile WAB node based on the received information. The second backhaul gNB may receive second information (e.g. capability information) associated with the mobile WAB node which may include at least one of: information for indicating the mobile WAB node supports local services; information for identifying a gNB component of the mobile WAB node; status information associated with the mobile WAB node.

An equalizer stage circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor disposed in a differential configuration. The equalizer stage circuit also includes a first selectable path. The first selectable path includes: a first terminal coupled to an emitter or a source of the first transistor; a second terminal coupled to an emitter or a source of the second transistor; a high-frequency portion comprising a first plurality of high-frequency RC time constant members connected in parallel between the first terminal and the second terminal; a first capacitor coupled to the first terminal; a second capacitor coupled to the second terminal; and a low-frequency portion comprising a second plurality of low-frequency RC time constant members connected between the first capacitor and the second capacitor.

A method and device for a UE-to-Network (U2N) Relay User Equipment (UE) are disclosed. In one embodiment, the U2N Relay UE establishes at least one PC5 connection (or PC5 unicast link) with at least one child UE and establishes a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with a network node. Furthermore, the U2N Relay UE receives a Sidelink Relay Adaptation Protocol (SRAP) Data Protocol Data Unit (PDU) on a Uu Relay Radio Link Control (RLC) Channel from the network node, wherein the SRAP Data PDU includes a header and a data field and wherein the header includes a BEARER identity (ID) field and a UE ID field.

This application provides a radio frequency isolation module and a communication system, which can support output of a multi-band signal, and has an isolation capability, to prevent a reflected signal from affecting a power amplification circuit or a power amplification module. The radio frequency isolation module has lower insertion loss and reduces intermodulation distortion. The radio frequency isolation module may include a splitting circuit, an isolation circuit, and a combining circuit. The isolation circuit includes at least one isolation branch. The splitting circuit includes an input end and N output ends. The N output ends are in a one-to-one correspondence with N frequency bands, one output end is coupled to one isolation branch, and each output end is configured to output a signal of a corresponding frequency band to a coupled isolation branch. Each isolation branch is configured to: transmit a signal provided by one output end of a coupled splitting circuit to the combining circuit, and prevent a signal generated at the combining circuit from being transmitted to an input end coupled to the isolation branch. The combining circuit is configured to: be coupled to an antenna, and combine signals transmitted on isolation branches in the isolation circuit.

The invention provides a metropolitan area network relay capacity expansion method and device, equipment and a storage medium, and relates to the technical field of communication, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining capacity expansion resource information in response to a capacity expansion application of a target relay, and carrying out the pre-configuration of a capacity expansion application work order based on the capacity expansion resource information; obtaining respective service issuing templates of the superior equipment and the subordinate equipment according to respective equipment information of the superior equipment and the subordinate equipment in the capacity expansion application work order; filling respective service issuing templates of the superior equipment and the subordinate equipment according to the capacity expansion application work order to obtain a pre-configuration issuing template containing pre-configuration information, and issuing the pre-configuration issuing template to the superior equipment and the subordinate equipment; and after issuing of the pre-configured issuing template is completed, capacity expansion service loading is carried out on the capacity expansion application work order, a target capacity expansion work order is generated, and the target capacity expansion work order is issued to the upper-level equipment and the lower-level equipment, so that capacity expansion is carried out on the target relay by the upper-level equipment and the lower-level equipment. According to the method provided by the invention, the technical effect of improving the relay capacity expansion efficiency is realized.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a network node may receive, from a network-controlled repeater (NCR), an NCR capability report that indicates a support for NCR forward beamforming and a quantity of NCR radio frequency (RF) chains. The network node may facilitate, based at least in part on the NCR capability report, one or more of: a phase control for the quantity of NCR RF chains to support a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) operation, or a phase calibration for the NCR. Numerous other aspects are described.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a forwarder, a network device and a communication method thereof are provided, the communication method includes a network device sending first instruction information to a forwarder, the first instruction information is used to indicate and / or configure a first frequency resource and / or a second frequency resource, the first frequency resource is used by the forwarder to transmit a first signal generated by the forwarder to the network device, and the second frequency resource is used by the forwarder to transmit a second signal not generated by the forwarder to the network device.

The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods providing transmission power controls in support of expanding a network coverage. In an example, a device is configured to expand the network coverage and establishes multiple wireless links between a base station and a user equipment (UE). The device can be network-controlled, whereby such controls can include adjusting the transmission power used by the device to transmit on at least one of such wireless links.

The invention discloses a data relay transmission method, communication equipment and a communication system. The data relay transmission method comprises the following steps: determining a first data frame; wherein the first data frame comprises first identification information, and the first identification information identifies that source equipment enters a sleep mode after receiving a first BA frame sent by relay equipment; wherein the first BA frame is sent by the relay device in response to a second BA frame; the second BA frame is used for confirming that target equipment receives the first data frame forwarded by the relay equipment; and sending the first data frame to transmit uplink data or downlink data, thereby improving the data transmission rate and reducing the transmission delay.

A power relay (10) is provided that is controlled by the presence of volatile organic compounds often emitted by outgassing from electronic components during overheating and fault conditions. The relay housing (12) houses a standard power relay (22), ranging from a single-pole, single-throw (SPST) to a multi-pole, double-throw relay, depending on the application. A micro-VOC integrated circuit (24) is located within the housing (12) and provides access to the ambient air through a port (14) on the side of the relay (10). Air quality is sampled periodically or continuously as needed to allow the system to properly monitor for fault events and latch the relay mechanism (22) open, interrupting the flow of electrical energy to downstream circuitry.

Provided is an electronic apparatus of performing communication through a communication system implemented using a plurality of relays, the electronic apparatus including a beam shaping module that shapes a beam for transmitting and receiving data, an antenna aligned to transmit and receive a beam shaped by the beam shaping module, a transceiver for transmitting and receiving the data in relation to another electronic apparatus through the antenna, and at least one processor configured to determine a beam hopping pattern between the plurality of relays, change a relay, which is used to transmit and receive data in relation to the another electronic apparatus sharing the beam hopping pattern, from a first relay included in the plurality of relays to a second relay included in the plurality of relays based on the beam hopping pattern, and control at least one of the antenna, the beam shaping module and the transceiver to transmit and receive data through the second relay. According to another example embodiment, a method executed through the electronic apparatus may be provided and a computer readable recording medium having instructions for performing the method may also be provided.