Industrial Technology Research Institute

Alpha Networks Inc.

Chia-Lung Liu

Jen-Shun Yang

Chai-Hien Gan

Kuei-Li Huang

Dong-Shing Wu

Ting-Wu Ho

Wei-Han Kuo

Jui-Tang Wang

Ming-Chia Lee

Ching-Hsu Chang

Hsi-Lu Chao

Guan-Hsien Du

Pi-Chen Chiu

Mu-Liang Wang

You-Lin Chen

Chia-Kai Chang

Chun-Hao Tseng

Chung-Lai Lee

Lung-Han Hsu

Pi-Chen Chui

Ren Hao Chen

A method, a device, and a system for measuring physiological state information based on channel state information are provided. The method includes: respectively transmitting, by at least two transmitting antennas of a transmitter, a measurement signal. Respectively receiving, by at least two receiving antennas of a receiver, a reflected signal reflected the measurement signal through a target object. Obtaining, by the receiver, channel state information (CSI) between the transmitting antennas and the receiving antennas according to the reflected signals. Receiving, by a computing device, the CSI transmitted by the receiver and obtaining physiological state information of the target object according to the CSI.

Method, device and system for measuring physiological state information based on channel state information

Provided is a wireless positioning calibration system, including a plurality of transmission base stations, at least one sniffer base station and a positioning server. The at least one sniffer base station receives a plurality of channel state information (CSI) transmitted by the plurality of transmission base stations. The positioning server receives the plurality of CSI transmitted by the at least one sniffer base station. The positioning server calculates a phase error and an antenna spacing error generated by the at least one sniffer base station by means of the plurality of CSI, and compensates the phase error and the antenna spacing error. A wireless positioning calibration method is also provided.

Wireless positioning calibration system and wireless positioning calibration method

The disclosure provides a channel-based positioning device, a channel-based positioning system and a channel-based positioning method. The channel-based positioning method includes: calculating a plurality of angles of arrival (AoA), a plurality of angles of departure (AoD) and a plurality of time of flight (ToF) of signals according to a plurality of channel state information transmitted from a terminal apparatus to a base station; determining a path type of the signals according to the plurality of AoA, AoD and ToF of the signals; and calculating a position information of the terminal apparatus relative to the base station through a specific algorithm.

Channel-based positioning device, channel-based positioning system and channel-based positioning method

A multi-antenna network system has a reduced operational complexity for matrix inversion by referring to the variations of the status of a plurality of communication channels at a first time duration and a second time duration. Therefore, the speed for calculating matrix inversion is improved. Accordingly, the amount of servo antennas and/or user antennas operating in the same multi-antenna network system can be increased.

Multi-antenna network system and signal processing method thereof

A method for transmitting channel information, adapted to a base station, includes steps of: receiving a first uplink reference signal and a second uplink reference signal from a user device, obtaining an uplink channel estimation value according to the first uplink reference signal, and obtaining a downlink channel estimation value according to the second uplink reference signal and the uplink channel estimation value.

Method for transmitting channel information and wireless communication system using the same

A communication system, a base station, a user equipment (UE), and a timing synchronization method for the base station thereof are provided. The communication system includes a first base station, a second base station and the user equipment. The UE is located within coverage of the first base station and the second base station. The first base station and the second base station respectively measure signal stability of the user equipment so that the second base station selects the user equipment based on the measurements for the stability of the signals. The first base station computes a first timing error for transmitting or receiving message between the first base station and the user equipment then transmits the first timing error to the second base station. The second base station adjusts a timing difference between the first base station and the second base station through the first timing error.

Communication system, base station, user equipment and timing synchronization method for base station thereof

A base station and a method that reduce abnormal cell re-selection behaviors. The base station includes: a detection module having a pattern information detector that provides pattern information of an almost blank subframe, and a measurement configuration adjustor that provides a first parameter threshold for cell-selection and generates a second parameter threshold for cell-selection according to the pattern information; and a measurement configuration generating module having a measurement configuration schedule generator that generates a broadcasting schedule according to the pattern information, a system information broadcaster that transmits first schedule information to first user equipment when the first user equipment establishes connection to allow the first user equipment to receive the first parameter threshold according to the first schedule information and perform cell-selection, and a dedicated signal generator that generates a dedicated signal and transmits second schedule information to second user equipment when the second user equipment establishes connection.

Base station and method for reducing abnormal cell re-selection behaviors

A software defined network (SDN) and a corresponding mobility management method and a corresponding controller are provided. The SDN includes a controller, a plurality of switches and a plurality of edge devices. The controller manages a topology and routing actions of the SDN. When a user equipment (UE) attaches to a target edge device in the edge devices, the target edge device transmits a notification message to the controller. The controller updates flow entries in the switches and the edge devices according to the notification message.

Software defined network and mobility management method and controller thereof

A base station and a resource allocation method are provided. The method includes: calculating transmission rates of user equipment (UE) on unallocated resource blocks; finding consecutive resource block (RB) sets within the unallocated resource blocks according to a predetermined window size; finding minimum transmission rates of the UE among the transmission rates respectively corresponding to the consecutive RB sets; finding a largest value and a second largest value corresponding to each of the consecutive RB sets among the minimum transmission rates corresponding to the UE; calculating absolute difference values between the largest value and the second largest value corresponding to each of the consecutive RB sets; finding a maximum absolute difference value from the absolute difference values corresponding to the consecutive RB sets; and allocating the consecutive RB set corresponding to the maximum absolute difference value to the specific UE.

Resource allocation method for allocating resource blocks to several user equipment

A home base station and method for supporting a plurality of cells under carrier aggregation. The home base station includes a preamble generator and a preamble monitor. The preamble generator allocates respective random access resources in the cells for handover to be carried out by a user equipment (UE), and upon receiving a handover request signal transmitted by a Mobility Management Entity (MME), generates a specific preamble and its transmission time, so that the UE performs random access on the cells based on the preamble and the transmission time to obtain the random access resources and sends out a Random Access Preamble (RAP). The preamble monitor enables the cells to simultaneously monitor the RAP sent by the UE, and when one of the cells receiving the RAP, identifies the cell on which the UE camps based on which one of the cells that has the RAP.

Home base station and method for supporting plurality of cells under carrier aggregation

A method and an apparatus for correcting wireless signal quality are provided. The apparatus includes an abnormality detector and a quality adjuster. The abnormality detector collects multiple measurement values reported by a user equipment (UE), calculates a variation degree value according to the measurement values, and compares the variation degree value with a predetermined threshold value. The measurement values are generated by the UE when the UE measures the wireless signal quality of an evolved node B. The measurement values include a first reference signal receiving quality (RSRQ) of the evolved node B. When the variation degree value is larger than the predetermined threshold value, the quality adjuster corrects the first RSRQ based on the measurement values to generate a second RSRQ of the evolved node B.

Method and apparatus for correcting wireless signal quality

A method for an access service network gateway (ASN-GW) to provide multicast and broadcast services (MBSs) through a plurality of base stations (BSs) in an MBS zone. The method includes: generating a plurality of synchronization maps (SYNC MAPs) including synchronization information for the BSs to generate MBS data frames; and transmitting to the BSs the generated SYNC MAPs, one in each of a plurality of schedule intervals.

System and method for multicast and broadcast service synchronization

A reliable synchronization apparatus and method within a multicast and broadcast service (MBS) zone having m sync executers (SEs) belonging to n retransmission zones is provided. Each retransmission zone has a selected leader SE and other member SEs. The apparatus comprises a sync controller and the n selected leader SEs. When the Sync controller multicasts a sync ruler to all SEs in a retransmission zone, the leader SE that loses the Sync ruler sends a NACK message to request the sync controller to retransmit the sync ruler. An election is triggered for updating leader information and announcing election to all SEs. The member SE that loses the sync ruler sends a NACK message to request its leader or the Sync controller to retransmit the sync ruler.

Reliable synchronization apparatus and method within a multicast and broadcast service zone

A method for allocating a multicast connection identifier (MCID) to a new multicast/broadcast service (MBS) provided in a wireless network including a plurality of base stations. The method includes: calculating, for a new MBS zone and existing MBS zones, coverage area ratios each based on information regarding the new MBS zone and one of the existing MBS zones, the new MBS zone including a first group of base stations, the one of the existing MBS zones including a second group of base stations; and allocating an MCID to the new MBS based the coverage area ratios; wherein the first group of base stations include ones of the plurality of base stations to transmit data relating to the new MBS, and the second group of base stations include ones of the plurality of base stations to transmit data relating to at least one existing MBS.

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Chia-Lung Liu