Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
370326000 | Combining or distributing information via time channels | 25 |
20080253314 | WLAN diagnostics using traffic stream metrics - Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to facilitating WLAN diagnostics and management using traffic stream metrics. In a data collection stage, according to one implementation of the present invention, localized uplink measurements are taken at a wireless client associated with a wireless access point. During periodic intervals (e.g., every 5 seconds), the wireless client, in one implementation, transmits uplink measurement information to the wireless access point. The wireless access point may also take downlink measurements, which may also include one or more of the following metrics: observed latency, queuing delay, packet loss rate, and packet count information. The wireless access point, in one implementation, may aggregate and report the uplink and downlink metric information to a network management system. In a diagnostic stage, according to one implementation, a wireless network management module performs diagnostics of the WLAN based on the uplink and/or downlink metrics received from the wireless access-point. | 10-16-2008 |
20090028088 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENTS RELATING TO SATELLITE-BASED POSITIONING - The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses as well as a measurement report signal for reporting measurements on ranging signals (RS | 01-29-2009 |
20090161599 | METHOD, USER EQUIPMENT AND RADIO BASE STATION FOR RANDOM ACCESS IN A CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION - The present invention relates to a random access process in a cellular communications system and to a user equipment (UE) and a NodeB adapted for performing the process. A problem with the random access is that the time slot for receiving a random access request (RA-request) has a long unused guard portion. When the UE transmits the RA-request, the distance to the receiving NodeB is unknown, and the purpose of the guard portion is to accommodate for propagation delay. The disadvantage is the inefficient use of the random access channel which results in long delays for UEs to access the network. The present invention solves the problem with a method in which the UE position is determined and the distance and propagation delay between the UE and NodeB is calculated before the transmission of the RA-request, and the timing of the transmission is advanced by the propagation delay. | 06-25-2009 |
20090285155 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ADDITIONAL DATA OVER LEGACY SATELLITE DIGITAL AUDIO RADIO SIGNALS - Systems and methods for transmitting and receiving additional data, such as video data, over legacy satellite digital audio radio signals are provided. In exemplary embodiments, hierarchical modulation can be used to transmit secondary information over a legacy signal. For example, the Sirius Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (“SDARS”) system may use a second layer of modulation to transmit video data on top of its regular audio signal. In order to support such future services within the original system design, sometimes referred to herein as a “legacy” system, additional information bandwidth can be acquired, for example, by using hierarchical modulation to overlay data for such new services on top of the legacy transmission. In such a system, for example, overlay data can be transmitted by applying a programmable angular offset to legacy QPSK symbols, for forming a new constellation similar to 8PSK. | 11-19-2009 |
20090316621 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING TIMING SYNCHRONIZATION WITH BASE STATIONS - A wireless terminal using OFDM signaling supporting both terrestrial and satellite base station connectivity operates using conventional access probe signaling in a first mode of operation to establish a timing synchronized wireless link with a terrestrial base station. In a second mode of operation, used to establish a timing synchronized wireless link with a satellite base station, a slightly modified access protocol is employed. The round trip signaling time and timing ambiguity between a wireless terminal and a satellite base station is substantially greater than with a terrestrial base station. The modified access protocol uses coding of access probe signals to uniquely identify a superslot index within a beaconslot. The modified protocol uses multiple access probes with different timing offsets to further resolve timing ambiguity and allows the satellite base station access monitoring interval to remain small in duration. Terrestrial base station location/connection information is used to estimate initial timing. | 12-24-2009 |
20100039985 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION AND FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION SIMULTANEOUSLY IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for acquiring reliable frame synchronization performance and frequency synchronization simultaneously in a communication system includes a differential correlator outputting a result value obtained by performing a differential operation based on an input signal having symbol timing synchronization and a value pre-defined with a sender sending the input signal, a frequency error calculator compensating for a frequency error based on the result value of the differential correlator and a frequency compensation control signal, and a frame synchronization determiner outputting the frequency compensation control signal if the result value of the differential correlator is greater than a threshold set having at least one value. By introducing a correlation scheme, i.e. Differential Generalized Post Detection Integration (DGPDI), in which differential information corresponding to a half of a symbol duration length is used within a duration from a frame start symbol to a UW symbol duration in a TDM/TDMA transmission structure in which a low SNR and a high frequency error must be considered, a more reliable frame synchronization estimation value can be acquired in comparison to a conventional frame synchronization scheme in which differential information between single neighbor symbols is used. | 02-18-2010 |
20100085908 | TERMINAL MEASUREMENT BASED SYNCHRONIZATION FOR MESH SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS - Methods, systems, and devices are described for synchronization in mesh satellite communications. The arrival time of the gateway signal may be used to set a start of receive frame time for a terminal. A received control signal from the gateway may then be used to set a start of transmit frame time for the user terminal. The distance between the satellite and the gateway may change. Ephemeris data, various collections of terminal measurements, or terminal sync bursts may be used to modify start of transmit frame or start of receive frame settings for the terminal or gateway. | 04-08-2010 |
20100085909 | TERMINAL SELF-SYNCHRONIZATION FOR MESH SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS - Methods, systems, and devices are described for synchronization in mesh satellite communications. The arrival time of the gateway signal may be used to set a start of receive frame time for a terminal. A received control signal from the gateway may then be used to set a start of transmit frame time for the user terminal. The distance between the satellite and the gateway may change. Ephemeris data, various collections of terminal measurements, or terminal sync bursts may be used to modify start of transmit frame or start of receive frame settings for the terminal or gateway. | 04-08-2010 |
20100195564 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TIMING AND FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION FOR SATELLITE DIVERSITY - An approach facilitates synchronization by providing: (i) a method to analyze the two-satellite synchronization problem in time-frequency domain; and (ii) a two-stage estimation method to accomplish timing and frequency synchronization. The embodiment facilitates satellite diversity. The embodiment applies to a system involving two or more geosynchronous satellites. | 08-05-2010 |
20100195565 | Apparatus and method for timing synchronization in a communication system - An apparatus is capable of restoring a clock of a second node in a communication system with a symmetric network construction of a first node that is capable of receiving a Global Positioning System (GPS) signal, and the second node that is not capable of receiving a GPS signal. The method includes identifying synchronization information received from the first node, determining a delay with the first node, generating a clock using the synchronization information and delay, removing a clock phase being out of a reference range in a phase identification interval, dividing the phase identification interval into at least two subdivision intervals, and removing a clock phase being out of a normal operation range of a phase in each subdivision interval. | 08-05-2010 |
20110044237 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING TRAFFIC RESOURCES IN MULTI-BEAM SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a system where satellite communication using multi-beams is performed for each group including a plurality of beams, a required data transmission rate of each beam is detected for each group, more traffic resources are allocated to a beam having a higher required data transmission rate than other beams based on the detection result, and data traffic transmitted to each beam in the group is adaptively controlled. | 02-24-2011 |
20110075602 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DECODING AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM SIGNALS - A method of extracting automatic identification system (AIS) message segments from AIS signals received by a satellite. The method includes: (a) receiving AIS signals from satellite antennas; (b) generating multiple versions of the AIS signals; (c) extracting message segments contained within each of the AIS signals using one or more AIS receivers; (d) sorting the message segments by time; and (e) deleting any duplicate message segments. Multiple versions of the AIS signals may be generated by one or more of the following methods: (i) processing the AIS signals multiple times, each time with different AIS receiver parameter settings; (ii) splitting each signal into multiple signals and filtering each of the multiple signals separately; (iii) receiving multiple AIS signals and combining them with different phases and amplitudes to produce a plurality of combined AIS signals; and (iv) removing extracted message segments from the received AIS signals and reprocessing the modified AIS signals. | 03-31-2011 |
20120099521 | CENTER DISTRICT DUAL MODE NETWORK SYNCHRONIZATION ACQUISITION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A center district network synchronization acquisition apparatus and method capable of accommodating both a GPS mode based terminal and an NCR mode based terminal. The center district network synchronization acquisition apparatus for a satellite communication system according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a timing generating unit configured to generate an interrupt signal by being synchronized with a PPS (pulse per second) signal received from a reference clock generation module, an NCR counter configured to extract a corresponding NCR (network clock reference) value at a timing indicated by the interrupt signal, and a packet generating unit configured to generate an MPEG2-TS packet including the NCR value extracted according to the interrupt signal. Therefore, this apparatus can accommodate both a GPS mode based terminal and an NCR mode based terminal. As a result, the satellite communication system can operate regardless of the network synchronization mode performed by the terminal. | 04-26-2012 |
20120120870 | SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM COMPRISING A MECHANISM FOR SEPARATING MESSAGES TRANSMITTED BY A PLURALITY OF TRANSMITTERS - A satellite telecommunications system comprises at least one satellite receiving signals originating from a plurality of transmitters present in a surveillance zone called a task, the transmission of the signals by the transmitters being discontinuous and organized into time slots. The satellite includes an array of reception antennas, a set of digital reception filters being associated with each antenna. The satellite also includes means for separating the signals originating from various transmitters and colliding in one and the same slot, said separation being carried out by adapting the coefficients of the digital reception filters, said coefficients being deduced from predictions of the position of the transmitters. | 05-17-2012 |
20120300697 | DYNAMIC FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT IN A MULTI-BEAM SYSTEM - Novel satellite communications systems, methods, and related devices are described. In one set of embodiments, available frequency channels may be dynamically assigned to particular beams of a multi-beam satellite system. The frequency assignment may be based on the amount of frequency allocated to particular beams of the multi-beam satellite system, utilizing a novel frequency selection method employing frequency reuse constraints. There may be a number of distinct frequency channels that are each assigned to one or more different beams. Such a system may be made up of a satellite in communication with terminals (e.g., user terminals or gateways). The satellite may receive and compile bandwidth request data from the terminals, and use this information in frequency assignment. | 11-29-2012 |
20130039265 | RELAY AND TERMINAL IN MULTI-PAIR TWO-WAY RELAY NETWORK AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF - A relay and a terminal in a multi-pair two-way network and a communication method thereof is provided. A communication method of a relay of a network including K transmit-and-receive pairs including a plurality of terminals, with the relay including M antennas and each of the terminals including N antennas, including accessing a codebook including codewords, the codebook being configured to enable effective channels from the K transmit-and-receive pairs to the relay to be aligned in independent dimensions, respectively, when the K transmit-and-receive pairs transmit signals simultaneously, each of the effective channels being aligned based on one of the codewords, selecting one or more of the codewords indicating the effective channels from the K transmit-and-receive pairs to the relay, respectively, and transmitting information associated with the selected codewords to corresponding ones of the K transmit-and-receive pairs. | 02-14-2013 |
20130070666 | FLEXIBLE CAPACITY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Systems and methods for supporting more flexible coverage areas and spatial capacity assignments using satellite communications systems are disclosed. A hub-spoke, bent-pipe satellite communications system includes: terminals; gateways; a controller for specifying data for controlling satellite operations in accordance with a frame definition including timeslots for a frame and defining an allocation of capacity between forward and return traffic; and a satellite including: pathways; at least one LNA, an output of which is for coupling to a pathway and to amplify uplink beam signals in accordance with the allocation; and at least one HPA, an input of which is for coupling to the pathway and to amplify downlink beam signals in accordance with the allocation, and wherein the frame definition specifies at least one pathway as a forward pathway for at least one timeslot and as a return pathway for at least one other timeslot in the frame. | 03-21-2013 |
20130329630 | TANDEM SATELLITE FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION - Systems and methods are described synchronizing communications frames and their respective time slots for satellite communications architectures having multiple satellites in the same orbital slot in such a way that addresses inter-satellite inter-beam interference. In some embodiments, the first and second satellites communicate with a respective number of ground terminals (e.g., gateway and user terminals) according to first and second satellite time slots, respectively. The satellites maintain relative positions in their orbital slot to manifest a maximum path delay difference between first and second path delays, the first path delay being between the first ground terminals and the first satellite, and the second path delay being between the first ground terminals and the second satellite. A synchronization system can offset the first satellite time slots from the second satellite time slots as a function of the maximum path delay difference. | 12-12-2013 |
20140078957 | CLUSTERING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TIMING - A clustering apparatus and method that can be used when synchronizing phase and frequency using a hybrid system of network assisted global navigation satellite system (AGNSS) and timing packet. A clustering apparatus for controlling timing is to determine a best master having a higher master-slave quality level among potential masters that can provide a timing packet based on a neighbor list provided by a server. The clustering apparatus organizes a cluster having linkability between the best master and at least one slave. The clustering apparatus performs synchronization between the best master and said at least one slave for each cluster. | 03-20-2014 |
20140286236 | FLEXIBLE CAPACITY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Systems and methods for supporting more flexible coverage areas and spatial capacity assignments using satellite communications systems are disclosed. A hub-spoke, bent-pipe satellite communications system includes: terminals; gateways; a controller for specifying data for controlling satellite operations in accordance with a frame definition including timeslots for a frame and defining an allocation of capacity between forward and return traffic; and a satellite including: pathways; at least one LNA, an output of which is for coupling to a pathway and to amplify uplink beam signals in accordance with the allocation; and at least one HPA, an input of which is for coupling to the pathway and to amplify downlink beam signals in accordance with the allocation, and wherein the frame definition specifies at least one pathway as a forward pathway for at least one timeslot and as a return pathway for at least one other timeslot in the frame. | 09-25-2014 |
20150063203 | METHOD OF DESIGNING AND COMMUNICATING BEAM IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of designing and communicating a beam in a communication system is provided. More particularly, a method of designing and communicating a beam in a communication system using carrier aggregation in order to increase a maximum data rate in a multiple beam mobile communication system is provided. By applying carrier aggregation, a maximum data rate can be improved. | 03-05-2015 |
20150139072 | SATELLITE MESH COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ACM CONTROL METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided are a satellite mesh communication system and an adaptive coding modulation (ACM) control method using the same. The ACM control method include establishing, by the central station, star and mesh connections between the terminal stations, receiving, by each terminal station, a data burst including MODCOD information for ACM control through the established mesh connection, checking, by each terminal station, a mesh connection link state in response to reception of the data burst, determining, by each terminal station, new requested MODCOD information in units of established mesh connections to transmit a data burst including the determined requested MODCOD information to a partner terminal station, and changing a previous MODCOD according to the requested MODCOD to transmit a data burst in units of mesh connections according to the changed MODCOD. | 05-21-2015 |
20150295639 | ROBUST BEAM SWITCH SCHEDULING - Systems and methods are described for robust scheduling of beam switching patterns in satellite communications systems. Embodiments operate in context of a hub-spoke satellite communications architecture having a number of gateway terminals servicing large numbers of user terminals over a number of spot beams. The satellite includes switching subsystems that distribute capacity to the user beams from multiple of the gateway terminals in a shared manner according to a beam group switching pattern. The beam group switching pattern is robustly formulated to continue distributing capacity during gateway outages (e.g., when one or two gateway terminals are temporarily non-operational due to rain fade, equipment failure, etc.). For example, the beam group switching pattern can be formulated to minimize worst-case degradation of capacity across user beams, to prioritize certain beams or beam groups, etc. | 10-15-2015 |
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