Future Wei Technologies, Inc.

Huawei Technologies Co., Limited

Nxp Usa, Inc.

Dong Wei

Guozhu Long

Jianhua Liu

Raphael Jean Cendrillon

Hongyuan Zhang

Rui Cao

Yan Zhang

Liming Fang

Liang Chen

Cao Shi

Chen Gong

Zihuan Chen

Guijin Xu

Xiaoyue He

Anni Wu

Zhengyuan Xu

Shun Lou

Haixiang Liang

Jie Lv

Lihe Liu

Gouzhou Long

Ying Liu

Embodiments of a device, a method, and a system for periodic wireless local area network (WLAN) sensing are disclosed. In an embodiment, the device includes a wireless network interface device implemented on one or more integrated circuits (ICs), where the wireless network interface device is configured to negotiate parameters for performing periodic sensing measurements, and implement the negotiated parameters when performing the periodic sensing measurements.

Device, method, and system for periodic wireless local area network (WLAN) sensing

A device, a system, and a method for power spectrum density (PSD) limited transmissions are disclosed. In an embodiment, the device includes a wireless network interface device implemented on one or more integrated circuits (ICs), where the wireless network interface device is configured to generate a Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) that includes a base modulation frequency unit, where the base modulation frequency unit is duplicated to unpunctured subchannels of the PPDU with a phase rotation, and transmit the PPDU in accordance with a power spectrum density (PSD) limit.

Device, system, and method for power spectrum density (PSD) limited transmissions

A wireless communication system, apparatus, and methodology are described for enabling wireless communication station (STA) devices to generate a Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) that includes a resource unit (RU) having a size that is less than a spreading frequency block by using one or more predetermined pilot and/or data tone mapping plans to control how each pilot/data tone from the RU is distributed onto a disjoint set of pilot/data subcarriers forming a distributed RU included in the spreading frequency block, thereby accommodating transmission of wider bandwidth and multiple resource unit assignments in accordance with power spectrum density (PSD) limits provided for orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) modulated symbols supported by emerging 802.11 standards.

Pilot design for distributed resource units

A method implemented by a visible light communication (VLC) device comprises determining, by a processor of the VLC device, n time slots for a signal block based on a dimming value, the signal block specifying a predetermined duration of time and the signal block being divided equally into n time slots, with the dimming value specifying a light intensity of light to be emitted by the light source, determining, by the processor, w pulses to be transmitted during one or more of the n time slots of the signal block, based on the dimming value and according to a pulse pattern indicating a position of the w pulses transmitted during the one or more of the n time slots, and determining, by the processor, a codeword based on n and w, the codeword corresponding to the pulse pattern.

Method of dimming for visible light communications

A method of dimming control for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)-based visible light communication (VLC). The method includes transmitting, by an optical communication device, an optical signal using OFDM with all active sub-carriers when a first dimming level is observed, transmitting, by the optical communication device, the optical signal using OFDM with a first subset of active sub-carriers and without sub-carrier index modulation (SIM) when a second dimming level is observed, wherein the second dimming level is less than the first dimming level; and transmitting, by the optical communication device, the optical signal using OFDM with a second subset of active sub-carriers and with SIM when a third dimming level is observed, wherein the second subset of the active sub-carriers is smaller than the first subset of the active sub-carriers, and wherein the third dimming level is less than the second dimming level.

Dimming control for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing-based visible light communication

An apparatus comprising a first transceiver unit (TU) for coupling to a first subscriber line, at least one next TU for coupling to at least one next subscriber line, and a processor coupled to the first TU and the at least one next TU, wherein the processor is configured to determine a link state in which data transmission is disabled for the duration of one or more symbols in a superframe, instruct the first TU to operate in the determined link state, and coordinate data transmission by the first TU and the at least one next TU to avoid an increase of crosstalk from the first line to the at least one next subscriber line due to the first TU operating in the determined link state.

Control and management of power saving link states in vectored TDD transmission systems

A method implemented in a network element (NE), comprising determining, via a processor of the NE, a channel order for a set of subscriber lines at each of a plurality of subcarriers to equalize data rates of the set of subscriber lines, wherein the set of subscriber lines is coupled to a plurality of remote NEs associated with a plurality of users, determining, via the processor, parameters for a crosstalk mitigation filter for a first subcarrier from the plurality of subcarriers according to channel responses of the set of subscriber lines at the first subcarrier and a first channel order from the channel orders for the first subcarrier, and sending, via a transmitter of the NE, parameters of the crosstalk mitigation filter to facilitate joint processing of data of the plurality of users for crosstalk mitigation.

Channel ordering for multi-channel multi-carrier communication systems

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a signal transmission method. A first correspondence is acquired between both a PSD of transmitted signals of the first communications equipment and a PSD of transmitted signals of a second communications equipment and a signal-to-noise ratio of received signals of the first communications equipment. A second correspondence is acquired between the signal-to-noise ratio of received signals of the first communications equipment and the number of bits for bearing signals. An optimization algorithm is used to calculate a PSD of transmitted signals of the first communications equipment and a PSD of transmitted signals of the second communications equipment.

Signal transmission method, communications equipment, and system

An access node for digital subscriber line (DSL) communication comprising a transceiver configured to couple to a subscriber line, and a control entity coupled to the transceiver, wherein the control entity is configured to receive a request to switch to a nominal asymmetry ratio between an upstream data rate and a downstream data rate after initialization of the subscriber line, determine a flexible time period value based on the nominal asymmetry ratio, wherein the flexible time period is used to define a time division duplexing (TDD) frame structure, and forward a message that comprises the flexible time period value to the transceiver, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit an upstream transmission using the TDD frame structure over the subscriber line, and receive a downstream transmission using the TDD frame structure over the subscriber line.

Dynamic frame structure for synchronous time-division duplexing digital subscriber lines

An apparatus comprising a customer node configured to couple to an access node and to receive via a channel from the access node a time of day (TOD) value and a corresponding sample index (SNUM) value, wherein the TOD value and the SNUM value are used to estimate a second time of day (TOD') value based on a propagation delay of the channel (L-Delay), and wherein the TOD value and the TOD&#x2032; value are used to estimate a second SNUM value (SNUM&#x2032;) based on L-Delay and a plurality of parameters.

Method for accurate distribution of time to a receiver node in an access network

A method implemented by a first network component (NC) in a digital subscriber line (DSL) system comprising retrieving an on-line reconfiguration (OLR) request from a control entity (CE), wherein the OLR request is generated by the CE based on a noise increase on a subscriber line between the NC and a second NC in the DSL system, and in response to the OLR request, transmitting a message to a receiver in the second NC to request for a reduced data rate on the subscriber line.

Transmitter initiated on-line reconfiguration

A method comprising determining a plurality of power spectrum density (PSD) profiles for a plurality of cabinet-deployed digital subscriber lines (DSLs) comprising jointly and iteratively determining a plurality of cutoff frequencies based on crosstalk coupling parameters among the DSLs, wherein the cutoff frequencies and PSD profiles are in one to one correspondence, and wherein each profile comprises a reduced PSD portion below the cutoff frequency of the profile and a maximum PSD portion above the cutoff frequency.

Optimal downstream power back-off for digital subscriber lines

A digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) configured to couple to a first subscriber line and a second subscriber line, wherein the DSLAM comprises at least one transmitter configured to transmit a first signal onto the first subscriber line in a first time slot, transmit a second signal onto the second subscriber line in the first time slot, wherein the first and second signals are linearly related and are intended for a first customer premise equipment (CPE), transmit a third signal onto the second subscriber line in a second time slot, and transmit a fourth signal onto the first subscriber line in the second time slot, wherein the third and fourth signals are linearly related and are intended for a second CPE.

MIMO mechanism for strong FEXT mitigation

An apparatus comprising a transmitter at a digital subscriber line (DSL) Cabinet configured to transmit a downstream signal in a subscriber line according to a power spectral density (PSD) configuration, wherein the PSD configuration comprises a cutoff frequency based on a required data-rate of the subscriber line. Also included is an apparatus comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising determining a downstream PSD for a PSD mask for a DSL, determining a cutoff frequency for the PSD profile based on a data-rate required for the DSL, and adjusting a downstream signal power on the DSL according to the PSD mask. Included is a method comprising configuring a plurality of transmitted PSDs for a plurality of Exchange deployed lines and Cabinet deployed lines by varying a plurality of cutoff frequencies corresponding to the transmitted PSDs, wherein the cutoff frequencies are varied by line, with time, or both.

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