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531 results about "Data rate" patented technology

Data rate and data transfer rate can refer to several related and overlapping concepts in communications networks: . Achieved rate. Bit rate, the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of time . Data signaling rate or gross bit rate, a bit rate that includes protocol overhead; Symbol rate or baud rate, the number of symbol changes, waveform changes, or signaling events across ...

Control method for leaky-wave antenna and communication device

The invention relates to the technical field of antenna control, and discloses a control method for a leaky-wave antenna and a communication device. The method comprises the following steps: measuring the dispersion characteristic of the leaky-wave antenna, establishing a second-order nonlinear mapping relation between a propagation constant and a control voltage, and obtaining a dispersion control parameter group; reversely deducing the target beam directional angle to obtain a target propagation constant, and calculating an initial voltage value of each control unit in combination with the parameter group to form a voltage gradient control sequence; correcting the propagation constant of each unit by adopting a distance compensation algorithm, and recalculating to obtain distance self-adaptive voltage distribution data; and detecting a beam quality factor in real time, updating voltage distribution data through a gradient descent algorithm when the beam quality factor deviates from a target value, and outputting a control voltage sequence to drive each control unit. The leaky-wave antenna control method and device solve the problems that in an existing leaky-wave antenna control technology, the beam quality is reduced and the data rate is sharply attenuated during long-distance transmission, and the beam control precision and the long-distance transmission performance of the leaky-wave antenna in the terahertz frequency band are improved.
Owner:BEIJING ZHONGCHENG KANGFU TECH CO LTD

Switching circuit for switching signal path in wireless communication system, and electronic device comprising same

A 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate than previous 4th generation (4G) communication systems is provided. A switching circuit in a wireless communication system is provided. The switching circuit includes a first coil, a second coil electrically coupled to the first coil, a first switch electrically connected to the second coil, a third coil electrically coupled to the first coil, a second switch electrically connected to the third coil, and a control unit configured to control the opening or closing of the first switch and the second switch. The control unit can be configured to close the first switch and open the second switch to form a first path using the first coil and the second coil, and open the first switch and close the second switch to form a second path using the first coil and the third coil.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Transmissive communication system and method based on low-frequency carrier and high-frequency modulation

The invention discloses a transmission type communication system and method based on low-frequency carrier waves and high-frequency modulation. The transmission type communication system and method are suitable for complex medium environments such as deep sea, strata and biological tissues. Aiming at the contradiction that the traditional low-frequency communication bandwidth is insufficient and the high-frequency communication penetrating power is poor, according to the scheme, a low-frequency carrier wave (30Hz-100kHz) and a high-frequency modulation signal (such as OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) and 256QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation)) are fused through a nonlinear signal superposition technology to generate a composite carrier wave signal, long-distance penetration is realized by utilizing the low attenuation characteristic of the low-frequency carrier wave, and meanwhile, the data rate is improved through high-frequency modulation. Application scenes comprise deep sea detection (300-meter high-definition video return), a brain-computer interface (implantable antenna transmission neural signal) and an intelligent power grid (underground pipe network monitoring). Through the physical layer-information layer collaborative design, the physical boundary limitation of traditional communication is broken through, and high penetrability, high bandwidth and strong anti-interference capability are achieved.
Owner:王启枝

Low-power island for display interface

A mobile communication device includes a first physical layer circuit powered by a first power supply and configured to communicate first frames of data over a first serial bus to a display controller in a high-speed mode and to refrain from communicating over the first serial bus when the display controller is operated in a low-power mode, a second physical layer circuit powered by a second power supply and configured to communicate second frames of data at a second data rate over a second serial bus to the display controller in the low-power mode, a first processor powered by the first power supply and configured to generate the first frames of data, and a second processor powered by the second power supply and configured to provide the second frames of data to the second physical layer circuit when the display controller is operated in the low-power mode.
Owner:QUALCOMM INC

Data processing method and apparatus of packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer supporting multicast and broadcast service (MBS) in next-generation mobile communication system

The disclosure relates to a communication technique for fusing a 5G communication system with IoT technology to support higher data rate after the 4G system and a system thereof. The disclosure may be applied to an intelligent service (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail, security and safety related services, etc.) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The disclosure discloses a method for allowing a UE to normally receive a MBS service in various scenarios.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

System and method for generating gating signal of single-photon detector

The invention provides a single-photon detector gating signal generation system and generation method. The system comprises a bias voltage source; the gating circuit is provided with a first sine branch and a second sine branch, the first sine branch is configured to output a first sine voltage signal, and the second sine branch is configured to output a second sine voltage signal; the frequency of the first sinusoidal voltage signal is greater than that of the second sinusoidal voltage signal; the second sinusoidal voltage signal, the first sinusoidal voltage signal and the bias voltage signal are matched to generate a gating signal acting on the avalanche photodiode; based on the period of the first sinusoidal voltage signal, the gating signal has an amplitude greater than a preset value in a continuous first number of periods, and the gating signal does not have an amplitude greater than the preset value in a subsequent continuous second number of periods. The generated gating signal can accelerate the carrier removal process from the physical mechanism level, the post-pulse probability is suppressed, the required dead time is effectively shortened, and the data rate of the detector is further improved.
Owner:MOZI LABORATORY

Method and apparatus for effectively performing header compression or decompression procedure in next-generation mobile communication system

The disclosure relates to a communication technique and system for combining an IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate than a 4G system. The disclosure is applicable to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related service, and the like) on the basis of a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. The disclosure provides a method and apparatus for effectively performing a header compression or decompression procedure in a next-generation mobile communication system.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

200GE service data transmission method based on 224G high-speed SerDes, chip and communication system

The invention provides a 200GE service data transmission method based on 224G high-speed SerDes, a chip and a communication system, and the method comprises the steps that a PCS sending module carries out PCS sending processing on obtained upstream data to obtain first PCS data; the PCS sending module sends first PCS data to the PMA sending module through the rate increasing module according to the first PCS clock rate and the first PCS data bit width; the rate increasing module determines first clock information according to the first PMA data bit width, the first PMA clock rate, the first PCS clock rate, the first PCS data bit width and the set bandwidth so as to increase the first PCS clock rate; the PCS sending module sends first PCS data according to the first PMA data bit width and the improved first PCS clock rate; the PMA sending module processes the first PCS data and sends the first serial data. The method can be applied to the fields of internet access and related services, the alignment mark insertion process is avoided so as to improve the sending rate of the PCS layer, and the PMA state frame is introduced so as to accelerate link convergence and improve link stability.
Owner:CORE TREND (ZHUHAI) TECH CO LTD

Memory controller useable for a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) health monitor

A memory controller includes a first storage circuit which stores trained center eyes for a dual data rate (DDR) interface, each trained center eye including a corresponding trained delay value, and a second storage circuit which stores boundary points for the DDR interface. The memory controller includes test circuitry which halts normal operation and uses a corresponding trained delay value of a trained center eye for a first bit lane of the DDR interface as a starting delay value in performing a search for a first boundary point of a data eye margin by repeatedly adjusting a delay between a data signal (DQS) of the first bit lane and a corresponding data strobe signal (DQS) and performing a test with each adjusted delay. The test circuity stores the first boundary point in the second storage circuit, restores the delay back to the corresponding trained delay value, and resumes normal operation.
Owner:NXP USA INC

Method and apparatus for measuring and reporting CSI for beam management in wireless communication system

The present disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or 6th generation (6G) communication system for supporting a higher data rate. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, and security and safety related services) based on 5G communication technology and IoT related technology. The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for performing channel state information (CSI) measurement and reporting for artificial intelligence (AI)-based beam management in a wireless communication system.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Dynamically optimizing trajectories of mobile network nodes using tensor networks

A method performed by a mobile network node operating in a network is disclosed. The method includes collecting user equipment, UE, parameter data from each of a plurality of UE devices operating in the network; utilizing the collected UE parameter data to cluster the plurality of UE devices into one or more cluster groups, which are subsequently converted to a respective one or more tensor networks; determining the future trajectory positions for each of the UE devices included in a cluster group assigned to the mobile network node using the one or more tensor networks; determining a most energy-efficient movement for the mobile network node to support the future trajectory positions of the plurality of UE devices; and establishing a new position for the mobile network node based on the most energy-efficient movement and an optimal data rate prediction achievable by the mobile network node.
Owner:TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) +1

Apparatus and method for E2 node control in wireless communication system

The disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). According to embodiments of the disclosure, a method performed by a Radio Access Network (RAN) Intelligent Controller (RIC) is provided. The method includes receiving a report message from an E2 node, generating a control message, based on the report message, and transmitting the control message to the E2 node. The control message may include an RAN configuration related to the E2 node. The report message may include at least one of User Equipment (UE) assistance information transmitted from a UE and UE expected behavior-related information transmitted from an Access and Mobility management Function (AMF).
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Power line communication signal sending and receiving method and device based on semi-parallel architecture

The invention discloses a power line communication signal sending and receiving method and device based on a semi-parallel architecture, and belongs to the technical field of power system communication. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining a sending signal comprising a plurality of sub-signals, dynamically determining the number R of parallel processing units according to a transmission data rate and a clock frequency, phase adjustment, frequency domain transformation, linear combination and filtering processing are carried out through R parallel processing units in the DCT module, the matrix module and the multi-phase filter module in sequence, and finally processed signals are serialized and sent to a power line channel; and the receiving process reversely executes corresponding processing. Therefore, by implementing the method and the device, the problem that the transmission rate and the communication stability of the system are difficult to effectively improve while low resource consumption and low power consumption are ensured in the prior art can be solved.
Owner:GUANGZHOU POWER SUPPLY BUREAU GUANGDONG POWER GRID CO LTD

Network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA)

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). Disclosed is a method of performing Network Slice-Specific Authentication and Authorization, NS SAA, in a telecommunication network, for at least one network slice, such that a given user is able to access the at least one network slice, S-NSSAI, comprising the step of performing NSSAA after a specified time period, T, has elapsed.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Dual-mode transmitter for low-power double-data rate (LPDDR)interface

ActiveUS20250379717A1Synchronisation transmittersAmplitude-modulated carrier systemsDouble data rateReturn-to-zero
A dual-mode transmitter for a low-power double-data rate (LPDDR) interface can be operated in one of a non-return to zero (NRZ) mode and a pulse amplitude modulation (PAM)-4 mode. The dual-mode transmitter includes: a pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS) generator configured to generate a transmission signal to be transmitted to a dual-mode receiver; at least one serializer configured to serialize the transmission signal; a single-ended to differential (S2D) configured to convert the serialized transmission signal in a form of a single-ended signal into a differential signal; a ZQ calibration configured to generate a result code for matching an impedance value at an output terminal of the dual-mode transmitter with a terminating resistance value of the dual-mode receiver; and a pre-driver configured to combine the differential signal obtained by the converting and the result code.
Owner:FOUND FOR RES & BUSINESS SEOUL NAT UNIV OF SCI & TECH

Signal transmission method, apparatus, electronic device and computer readable storage medium

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a signal transmission method, apparatus, electronic device and computer readable storage medium.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Large-scale MIMO channel estimation method fusing double attention mechanism and TCN-BiLSTM network

According to the large-scale MIMO channel estimation method fusing the double attention mechanism and the TCN-BiLSTM network, the TCN and the BiLSTM network are combined, and the double attention mechanism is introduced to further enhance the feature extraction and focusing capability of the model. Compared with other advanced deep learning models, the method has the advantages that prediction errors can be greatly reduced in various channel environments; the method shows excellent performance and stability in a non-line-of-sight scene with a multipath effect and serious interference; by providing more accurate CSI, according to the method, a large-scale MIMO base station can generate more accurate beams, signal energy is more effectively transmitted to a target user, meanwhile, interference to other users is reduced to the minimum, a higher single-user data rate is brought, a system is allowed to serve more users in the same spectrum resource at the same time, and the user experience is improved. Therefore, the throughput and the spectrum utilization efficiency of the whole network are remarkably improved.
Owner:NANJING UNIV OF POSTS & TELECOMM

Techniques to facilitate communications between adult toys over a network

This disclosure relates to haptic stimulation and provides improved techniques for permitting an adult toy of one manufacturer to drive reactions of a second adult toy (or an accessory) of a potentially different manufacturer. In one embodiment, sensor data from a first toy is buffered and resampled at a constant data rate to generate a genericized data stream. This data is then processed (e.g., filtered, combined or otherwise modified) to generate interpretations pertaining to toy manipulation, for example, inferences as to toy motion. Upon detecting defined conditions, a translation or mapping function then converts identified actions / manipulations to commands for actions or reactions of the second toy or accessory. Techniques can further be applied for mitigating skew between the timing of these actions / reactions and linked audiovisual material, thereby providing for improved content and / or an improved experience.
Owner:BYBORG IP SARL

Generation of multi-channel audio signal and audio data signal representing multi-channel audio signal

A decoder audio device comprises a receiver (101) and an audio signal generator (103). The receiver receives an audio data signal, the audio data signal comprising: a downmix audio signal that is a downmix of a first multi-channel audio signal; an upmix parameter set for a time-frequency segment of the downmix audio signal, the upmix parameter set comprising a level difference parameter, a correlation parameter and a phase difference parameter; and at least one transient parameter indicative of a transient characteristic of the first multi-channel audio signal. The audio signal generator generates an output multi-channel audio signal by upmixing the downmix audio signal according to the upmix parameter and the transient parameter. The decoder audio device uses an artificial neural network (105) having an input node that receives the upmix parameter and the transient parameter. The transient parameter has a different time-frequency resolution than the upmix parameter, and typically has a much roughened frequency resolution. An improved multi-channel audio signal can be generated with little need for additional overhead in terms of processing complexity, resources, and data rate.
Owner:KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS NV

User equipment and base station in a communication system and methods performed thereby

The present disclosure relates to a multi-band communication system, for example, to a 5G communication system or a 6G communication system, for supporting higher data rates than a 4G communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE). In one aspect, a method performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided, comprising: obtaining first information related to at least one second frequency band associated with a first frequency band; performing a first random access procedure on the first frequency band; and performing a second random access procedure on the second frequency band if the first random access procedure satisfies a first condition, wherein the first condition comprises at least one of: preamble identification information in a RAR received by the UE is not consistent with preamble identification information transmitted by the UE, identification information in a message 4 received by the UE is not consistent with identification information of the UE, a first time corresponding to backoff indication information received by the UE is greater than or equal to a first threshold, and a parameter value corresponding to the backoff indication information received by the UE is a non-zero value.
Owner:BEIJING SAMSUNG TELECOM R&D CENT +1

Adaptive archive of data chunkfiles

Techniques are described for performing direct archive of data chunkfiles. A computing system comprising a storage device and processing circuitry having access to the storage device may be configured to perform various aspects of the techniques. The processing circuitry may be configured to predict an incoming data rate of native format to be archived to obtain a predicted incoming data rate for the native format data to be archived, and compare the predicted incoming data rate to a first threshold data rate. The processing circuitry may also be configured to, responsive to determining that the predicted incoming data rate exceeds a first threshold data rate, segment the native format data into chunks, and directly write the chunks to an archive storage system as a chunkfile.
Owner:COHESITY INC

Method for parametric multi-channel encoding

The present invention relates to a method for parametric multi-channel coding. In particular, the present document relates to an efficient method and system for parametric multi-channel audio coding. An audio coding system (500) is described which is configured to generate a bitstream (564) indicative of a downmix signal and spatial metadata for generating a multi-channel upmix signal from the downmix signal. The system (500) comprises a downmix processing unit (510) configured to generate the downmix signal from a multi-channel input signal (561); wherein the downmix signal comprises m channels, and wherein the multi-channel input signal (561) comprises n channels; n, m being integers, wherein m < n. Further, the system (500) comprises a parameter processing unit (520) configured to determine the spatial metadata from the multi-channel input signal (561). In addition, the system (500) comprises a configuration unit (540) configured to determine one or more control settings for the parameter processing unit (520) based on one or more external settings; wherein the one or more external settings comprise a target data rate of the bitstream (564), and wherein the one or more control settings comprise a maximum data rate of the spatial metadata.
Owner:DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB

A Communication-Sensing Integrated Beamforming Method and System Based on Reconfigurable Smart Surfaces

PendingCN122092912AApplicable detection functionApplicable communication functionsSpatial transmit diversityWave based measurement systemsTransmitted powerImproved algorithm
This invention proposes an integrated beamforming method and system for communication and sensing based on reconfigurable smart surfaces, belonging to the field of wireless communication technology. The aim is to design suitable beamforming to maximize communication and data rate while ensuring adequate radar sensing performance. The method includes: first, constructing an ISAC system containing J RIS elements, a base station (BS), and M single-antenna mobile users (MUs), and completing the modeling of baseband signals and user received signals; second, constructing user communication and data rate models and radar target detection signal-to-noise ratio models, establishing unit mode constraints on RIS reflection coefficients and transmit power constraints; third, employing an improved algorithm combining alternating optimization and fractional programming to decompose the non-convex optimization problem into sub-problems for iterative solution, ultimately maximizing communication and data rate and radar sensing performance, while also meeting the dual functional requirements of communication and sensing. This invention is applicable to providing target detection and communication functions for vehicles.
Owner:HARBIN ENG UNIV

Control information sending method and device, equipment, storage medium and program product

The invention relates to a control information sending method and device, equipment, a storage medium and a program product. The method comprises the following steps: a core network user function plane entity or a second wireless node sends first downlink protocol data unit PDU session information and / or a first downlink user plane data packet, wherein the first downlink PDU session information comprises control information related to a PDU session; or, sending the first uplink PDU session information and / or the first uplink user plane data packet to a core network user function plane entity or a second wireless node, the first uplink PDU session information comprises at least one of an uplink available data rate, a downlink available data rate, a first uplink available data rate indication, a first downlink available data rate indication, a first downlink PDU set importance-based PSI discard indication, a first downlink PSI-based discard activation suggestion, uplink congestion indication information and downlink congestion indication information. By adopting the method, the rate self-adaption requirement for the XR service can be met.
Owner:CHINA TELECOM CORP LTD TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTER +1

Automatic feedback for proper placement of Wi-Fi connected set top box

Embodiments include an automatic set top box placement (STB) process and system that balances video playback needs against the performance characteristics of individual devices and the communications system. For video playback, this involves maintaining required sustained data rates needed to support video of various levels of quality and resolution and matching these against the capacity of the Wi-Fi system in terms of channel capacity and gateway / Access Point to STB connection quality. An intelligent network controller calculates the STB total airtime. Each STB is associated with a Service Set Identifier (SSID) that the controller uses to identify the STB clients. The controller calculates the End-to-End PHY rates for each client. The total STB airtime can then be calculated and compared to the default allocation for the STBs. Recommendations regarding moving STBs, gateways, and or satellite / booster devices can then be provided to the user.
Owner:CALIX INC

A flexible antenna-assisted common sense fusion NOMA network resource scheduling method and device

The application provides a flexible antenna assisted common sense fusion NOMA network resource scheduling method and device, including: exploring a flexible antenna assisted common sense fusion NOMA network architecture, considering the scenario of multiple pinching antennas on the same waveguide, users in the form of clustering non-orthogonal multiple access network, and comprehensively considering the communication and sensing demand, according to the wave leakage characteristics of the pinching antenna, the line-of-sight transmission link is reconstructed, the pinching antenna link channel model and the transmission signal model are established; a decision variable set is constructed; the user cluster communication data rate and the detection signal power of the sensing target are comprehensively analyzed, the regularization coefficient is introduced according to the channel model and the transmission signal model and the decision variable set, the regularization clustering user data rate and the sensing target detection power model are constructed, and the common sense performance optimization target is solved by using an artificial intelligence algorithm, and the optimal correlation and power allocation set is obtained. The application can perform resource scheduling on the common sense fusion NOMA network.
Owner:UNIV OF SCI & TECH BEIJING

Method for operating a dynamic low-power double-rate 5 direct access memory (LPDDR5-DRAM)

Method for operating a dynamic low-power double data rate 5 direct access memory, LPDDR5 DRAM, in a multi-rank memory system (10) which includes a plurality of memory ranks (RNK1 - RNKM), wherein the method includes the following steps: Receiving a write command intended for a first memory rank (RNK1) from the plurality of memory ranks (RNK1 - RNKM), wherein the write command corresponds to an LPDDR5 standard and is not intended for a second memory rank (RNK2) from the plurality of memory ranks (RNK1 - RNKM); Activating a receive buffer (720, BF1) in the first memory rank (RNK1); Disabling a transfer driver (710, DR1) in the first memory rank (RNK1); Disabling a receive buffer (720, BF2) and a transmit driver (710, DR2) in the second memory rank (RNK2); Receiving a data strobe signal pair (WCK_T, WCK_C); Activating (S200) on-die terminal, ODT, circuits (300) of the first memory rank (RNK1) and the second memory rank (RNK2) in response to the write command; Receiving data signals while the data strobe signal pair (WCK_T, WCK_C) is toggled during the activation of the ODT circuits (300) of the first memory rank (RNK1) and the second memory rank (RNK2); Receiving a read instruction intended for the first memory rank (RNK1), where the read instruction conforms to the LPDDR5 standard and is not intended for the second memory rank (RNK2); Enabling the transfer driver (710, DR1) in the first memory rank (RNK1); Disable the receive buffer (720, BF1) in the first memory rank (RNK1); Disable the receive buffer (720, BF2) and the transmit driver (710, DR2) in the second memory rank (RNK2); Disable (S300) the ODT circuit (300) of the first memory rank (RNK1) and enable the ODT circuit (300) of the second memory rank (RNK2) in response to the read command; and Sending data signals while the data strobe signal pair (WCK_T, WCK_C) is toggled during the disabling of the ODT circuit of the first memory rank (RNK1) and the enabling of the ODT circuit (300) of the second memory rank (RNK2).
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Information indication method, first device, and second device

PCT designated stageWO2026174554A1Computer hardwareDevice type
The present application relates to an information indication method, a first device, a second device, a chip, a computer-readable storage medium, a computer program product, a computer program, and a communication system. The method comprises: a first device receives control information from a second device, wherein the control information is used for jointly indicating a plurality of pieces of information related to data transmission, and the plurality of pieces of information include a device type and a data rate. The embodiments of the present application can reduce the overhead of the control information.
Owner:GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD

Arrangement and method for optimizing the transmission of digital data in two-wire communication networks

ActiveDE102014222661B4Fixed station two-conductor transmission systemsTransmission monitoring/testing/fault-measurement systemsDigital dataSignal quality
Two-wire communication network (KNW1 - KNW4) with two or more network nodes (NK1 - NK12), without additional repeaters or amplifiers, wherein a network node (NK1 - NK12) comprises: - a receiving device (DD) suitable for receiving signals of different data rates, wherein the receiving device (DD) is configured to determine the signal quality of received signals; - a transmitting device (SV) suitable for transmitting signals at different data rates; - a controllable termination impedance (3); wherein a network node (NK1 - NK12) is configured to transmit the detected signal quality to one or more network nodes; wherein at least one network node (NK1 - NK12) in the communication network (KNW1 - KNW4) is designed to record the detected signal qualities and the values ​​of the termination impedances (3) of the respective network nodes (NK1 - NK12); wherein at least one network node (NK1 - NK12) specifies to the other network nodes in the communication network (KNW1 - KNW4) what value they are to set as the termination impedance (3); and wherein at least one network node (NK1 - NK12) comprises means for determining which termination impedances (3) the network nodes (NK1 - NK12) should each set in order to optimize the data rate between the network nodes (NK1 - NK12) and the signal quality at the receiving devices (EV) of the network nodes (NK1 - NK12).
Owner:SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG

Methods of transmitting data from a utility metering device to a further device using long range, lora, communications

PCT designated stageWO2026021994A1Power managementUtility meters data arrangementsTelecommunicationsLow data rate
A method (400, 500) of transmitting data, by a utility metering device (200) and to a further device, using long range, LoRa, communications. The method (400, 500) comprises assigning, to each item of data (302a-j) of a plurality of data (300) to be transmitted by the utility metering device (200), a priority level from a plurality of priority levels; determining a desired transmission interval based a desired energy consumption from a power source powering the utility metering device (200), during transmission, by the utility metering device, of a predetermined size of data at a first data rate associated with a first spreading factor, wherein the first data rate is one of a plurality of predefined data rates, each data rate of the plurality of data rates being associated with a corresponding spreading factor, and wherein the first data rate is the lowest data rate of the plurality of predefined data rates and the first spreading factor is the highest spreading factor of the corresponding spreading factors; determining a transmission data rate; determining which one or more items of data, of the plurality of data, to transmit at the desired transmission interval, based on the determined transmission data rate and the priority level assigned to each item of data; and transmitting the determined one or more items of data to the further device at the desired transmission interval using the determined transmission data rate.
Owner:LANDIS GYR GMBH