Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that facilitates receiving a modulated signal in a spectral segment for communicating with a communication device, wherein the modulated signal conforms to a signaling protocol, generating a plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves, wherein the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves conveys the modulated signal without modifying the signaling protocol, and transmitting the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves via a transmission medium, wherein the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves is directed to another system. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that facilitates receiving a modulated signal in a spectral segment for communicating with a communication device, wherein the modulated signal conforms to a signaling protocol, generating a plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves, wherein the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves conveys the modulated signal without modifying the signaling protocol, and transmitting the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves via a transmission medium, wherein the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves is directed to another system. Other embodiments are disclosed.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes: a first board that time-divides each of a plurality of parallel data and generates a plurality of packets corresponding to each time period based on levels of each of the plurality of parallel data included in each time period in order to convert the plurality of parallel data into serial data; and a second board that determines levels of each of the plurality of parallel data in each time period to convert the serial data into the plurality of parallel data when the serial data are received from the first board, in which the first board may convert the data into a first signal or a second signal based on the levels of the data included in each time period in order to generate the packets.

A method for dynamically modifying a frame structure in tranceiving of data between a network side entity and at least one node, the data is divided among a plurality of frames, the method comprising: providing an upstream management symbol offset position with respect to a frame reference point, said upstream management symbol offset position is associated with an up-stream management symbol that is configured to at least convey downstream acknowledgement data; providing an updated frame structure to said at least one node, including: information defining a transition point between downstream and upstream; and a reference point indicating when said updated frame structure shall take effect; receiving said updated frame structure by said at least one node; and employing said updated frame structure from said reference point, by said network side entity.

A method for dynamically modifying a frame structure in tranceiving of data between a network side entity and at least one node, the data is divided among a plurality of frames, the method comprising: providing an upstream management symbol offset position with respect to a frame reference point, said upstream management symbol offset position is associated with an up-stream management symbol that is configured to at least convey downstream acknowledgement data; providing an updated frame structure to said at least one node, including: information defining a transition point between downstream and upstream; and a reference point indicating when said updated frame structure shall take effect; receiving said updated frame structure by said at least one node; and employing said updated frame structure from said reference point, by said network side entity.

The present invention provides, on the basis of congestion of a network, an arrangement state of nodes, and a quality of a communication channel, a fast synchronization scheduling apparatus and method for reducing a listening time of a node that desires to join. The fast synchronization scheduling apparatus and method include a radio frequency (RF) transmission and reception module configured to transmit and receive RF signals from nearby channels, a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) reception and storage module configured to receive RSSI values from the RF signals received from the RF transmission and reception module and store the received RSSI values, a channel sorting module configured to measure Channel Quality Estimation (CQE) values of the respective channels by putting the RSSI values of the respective channels received from the RSSI reception and storage module into a CQE formula and to sort the channels in order of highest CQE value (highest channel quality) based on the measured CQE values, and a channel setting and advertisement packet (ADV) reception module configured to receive an input of a channel having the highest CQE value from the channel sorting module, set the channel, and start a listening operation to receive an ADV in the set channel.

The fast synchronization scheduling apparatus includes: a radio frequency (RF) transmission and reception module configured to transmit and receive RF signals from nearby channels, a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) reception and storage module configured to receive RSSI values from the RF signals received from the RF transmission and reception module and store the received RSSI values, a channel sorting module configured to measure Channel Quality Estimation (CQE) values of the respective channels by putting the RSSI values of the respective channels received from the RSSI reception and storage module into a CQE formula and to sort the channels in order of highest CQE value (highest channel quality) based on the measured CQE values.

A TDD (Time Division Duplex) switching control apparatus in a DAS (Distributed Antenna System) is provided. The present disclosure in some embodiments provides an apparatus, in a TDD switching control of a distributed antenna system, for transmitting a switching signal by using correlation property between a PSS (Primary Synchronization Signal) and an SSS (Secondary Synchronization Signal) and a property of a matched filter.

A TDD (Time Division Duplex) switching control apparatus in a DAS (Distributed Antenna System) is provided. The present disclosure in some embodiments provides an apparatus, in a TDD switching control of a distributed antenna system, for transmitting a switching signal by using correlation property between a PSS (Primary Synchronization Signal) and an SSS (Secondary Synchronization Signal) and a property of a matched filter.

Embodiments relate to a method for detecting a broken binder in an access network including a plurality of telecommunication lines grouped in respective binders, executed by a detection device, including identifying a plurality of telecommunication lines for which a transmission interruption has been detected within a given time period obtaining line data associated with the respective identified telecommunication lines, for respective pairs of identified telecommunication lines, determining a virtual distance between the two telecommunication lines, in function of the associated line data, determining at least one cluster of telecommunication lines in function of the virtual distances, and detecting a broken binder in function of the determined at least one cluster.