A frequency hopping device is co-located with a set of frequency hopping devices, and includes a controller that is configured to identify from a plurality of channels, first and second sets of channels that are available and unavailable for an adaptive frequency hopping (AFH) operation associated with the frequency hopping device, respectively. The controller is further configured to assign a lowest priority level to each channel of the second set of channels, an intermediate priority level to each channel of the first set of channels that is to be utilized by the set of frequency hopping devices, and a highest priority level to each remaining channel of the first set of channels. Further, the controller is configured to generate an AFH map based on a number of channels that have the highest priority level, and execute the AFH operation based on the AFH map.

A frequency hopping device is co-located with a set of frequency hopping devices, and includes a controller that is configured to identify from a plurality of channels, first and second sets of channels that are available and unavailable for an adaptive frequency hopping (AFH) operation associated with the frequency hopping device, respectively. The controller is further configured to assign a lowest priority level to each channel of the second set of channels, an intermediate priority level to each channel of the first set of channels that is to be utilized by the set of frequency hopping devices, and a highest priority level to each remaining channel of the first set of channels. Further, the controller is configured to generate an AFH map based on a number of channels that have the highest priority level, and execute the AFH operation based on the AFH map.

The present disclosure provides a mechanism to perform a CSB burst mode between a master device and one or more slave devices. In CSB burst mode, the master device may broadcast more than one packet of data in a CSB interval, and hence, may use the time slots in a CSB interval more efficiently than while operating in traditional CSB mode. CSB burst mode of the present disclosure may be used to improve the latency and duty cycle of data transmissions, such as for example, broadcast audio. In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may determine to broadcast a set of packets during a CSB interval, where the set of packets includes a plurality of packets. In some aspects, the apparatus may broadcast the set of packets during the CSB interval to a set of second nodes.

The present disclosure provides a mechanism to perform a CSB burst mode between a master device and one or more slave devices. In CSB burst mode, the master device may broadcast more than one packet of data in a CSB interval, and hence, may use the time slots in a CSB interval more efficiently than while operating in traditional CSB mode. CSB burst mode of the present disclosure may be used to improve the latency and duty cycle of data transmissions, such as for example, broadcast audio. In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may determine to broadcast a set of packets during a CSB interval, where the set of packets includes a plurality of packets. In some aspects, the apparatus may broadcast the set of packets during the CSB interval to a set of second nodes.

A clock buffer or driver is gated pending reception of verifiable crypto keys. These clock buffer or divers remain gated, thus disabling a processor from any meaningful function, till crypto keys are decoded, verified, and applied to the clock buffer or driver. A low frequency pseudorandom frequency hopping time sequence is generated and used for randomizing spread-spectrum to modulate a reference clock (or output clock) of a frequency synthesizer. This hopping time sequence holds the key to unlocking the crypto keys. The PWM modulated crypto keys are carried by the hopping time sequence. To decode the PWM modulated crypto keys, the hopping time sequence is used. The reference clock which is modulated with crypto keys in the spread-spectrum is sent to a decoder (in a processor) along with the hopping time sequence. The crypto keys are decoded and then used to un-gate the clock buffer.

A clock buffer or driver is gated pending reception of verifiable crypto keys. These clock buffer or divers remain gated, thus disabling a processor from any meaningful function, till crypto keys are decoded, verified, and applied to the clock buffer or driver. A low frequency pseudorandom frequency hopping time sequence is generated and used for randomizing spread-spectrum to modulate a reference clock (or output clock) of a frequency synthesizer. This hopping time sequence holds the key to unlocking the crypto keys. The PWM modulated crypto keys are carried by the hopping time sequence. To decode the PWM modulated crypto keys, the hopping time sequence is used. The reference clock which is modulated with crypto keys in the spread-spectrum is sent to a decoder (in a processor) along with the hopping time sequence. The crypto keys are decoded and then used to un-gate the clock buffer.

A radio-transmitting device comprises a radio interface operating in a predetermined frequency band, operatively arranged for modulating a carrier having a frequency in the frequency band, while switching the frequency of the carrier among several hopping frequencies in the frequency band, according to a hopping sequence, to obtain a spread-spectrum modulated signal, wherein the spread-spectrum modulated signal includes, in a preamble portion, a plurality of sync words, each combined with at least one instance of a sequential index, the sync words being transmitted at different frequencies, and a data portion following the preamble portion and including a plurality of frequency hops.

A radio-transmitting device comprises a radio interface operating in a predetermined frequency band, operatively arranged for modulating a carrier having a frequency in the frequency band, while switching the frequency of the carrier among several hopping frequencies in the frequency band, according to a hopping sequence, to obtain a spread-spectrum modulated signal, wherein the spread-spectrum modulated signal includes, in a preamble portion, a plurality of sync words, each combined with at least one instance of a sequential index, the sync words being transmitted at different frequencies, and a data portion following the preamble portion and including a plurality of frequency hops.

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for determining a frequency resource and a user equipment. In the method, for a hop in frequency domain, when a first part of a frequency resource of the hop is outside a first bandwidth part (BWP), the UE moves the frequency resource of the hop, such that the whole frequency resource of the hop is turned inside the first BWP.

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for determining a frequency resource and a user equipment. In the method, for a hop in frequency domain, when a first part of a frequency resource of the hop is outside a first bandwidth part (BWP), the UE moves the frequency resource of the hop, such that the whole frequency resource of the hop is turned inside the first BWP.