Examples relate to an amplification apparatus, device or method, to a Tap for a cable communication network comprising an amplification apparatus or device, and to a cable communication network comprising an amplification apparatus or device. The amplification apparatus comprises interface circuitry for exchanging a first version of a shared signal with a first component of the cable communication network. The shared signal is based on a frequency spectrum comprising at least a first frequency band and a second frequency band. The amplification apparatus comprises interface circuitry for exchanging a second version of the shared signal with a second component of the cable communication network. The amplification apparatus comprises amplifier circuitry configured to selectively amplify the first frequency band of the frequency spectrum of the shared signal, such that the first frequency band is amplified in the second version of the shared signal.

Methods, systems, and devices are described for concurrently performing handoff-related measurements for neighbor cells using multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna resources. In one example, a mobile device is in communication with a serving cell. Handoff-related measurements of first wireless signals from a first neighbor cell are performed. The first wireless signals are received at first MIMO antenna resources of a device. Handoff-related measurements of second wireless signals from a second neighbor cell are performed, as well. The second wireless signals are received at second MIMO antenna resources concurrently with the first wireless signals received at the first MIMO antenna resources. The first handoff-related measurements and the second handoff-related measurements may be performed during a scan interval. A type of handoff-related measurement to perform may be determined based on a determined length of the scan interval.

In one embodiment, a switched amplifier is provided to amplify a data transmission. The switched amplifier may use a control signal that is received via a control signal channel in a transmission cable. Also, the switched amplifier may detect signal power to determine whether the data transmission is received at one of a first port and a second port. Data transmissions via the data transmission channel occur in a first direction and a second direction in a same frequency range in a time division multiplex (TDD) mode. Also, the control signal and data transmission are diverted from the transmission cable that transmits a type of signal different from the control signal and the data transmission. The switched amplifier is controlled based on the control signal or the signal power detected. The amplified signal is diverted in the first direction or the second direction via the data transmission channel back to the transmission cable.

In one embodiment, a switched amplifier is provided to amplify a data transmission. The switched amplifier may use a control signal that is received via a control signal channel in a transmission cable. Also, the switched amplifier may detect signal power to determine whether the data transmission is received at one of a first port and a second port. Data transmissions via the data transmission channel occur in a first direction and a second direction in a same frequency range in a time division multiplex (TDD) mode. Also, the control signal and data transmission are diverted from the transmission cable that transmits a type of signal different from the control signal and the data transmission. The switched amplifier is controlled based on the control signal or the signal power detected. The amplified signal is diverted in the first direction or the second direction via the data transmission channel back to the transmission cable.

The present invention provides a pseudo-force sense to the user without requiring the user holding onto an apparatus. The pseudo-force sense generation apparatus includes: a first contact member and a second contact member that are disposed along an outer peripheral surface of a mounting region, which is a three-dimensional region occupied by a body of the user; a joining member that joins the first contact member to the second contact member; and a vibration element that performs cyclic first asymmetric vibration along a line passing through a virtual point in the mounting region and the first contact member, and transfers a force in a direction along the line based on the first asymmetric vibration to the first contact member. The virtual point is disposed between the first contact member and the second contact member, and the is also transferred to the second contact member via the joining member.

A multifunctional amplifier for Time Division Duplex signals and Frequency Division Duplex signals in Very High Bit-Rate Subscriber Line, is disclosed. The multifunctional amplifier may include a first and second bidirectional terminals, at least one first filter connected between said first and second bidirectional terminals for bypassing signals in a first configuration, an amplifier circuit arranged in a signal path between first and second bidirectional terminals to amplify said signals, the amplifier circuit being operable in a second configuration for amplifying said signals in one direction along the signal path and a third configuration for amplifying said signals in the opposite direction along the signal path, and a control circuit arranged to control said amplifier circuit to change configuration.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that facilitates directing a first electromagnetic wave to a device positioned along a transmission medium, the device facilitating a perturbation of the first electromagnetic wave, and the first electromagnetic wave having a first field intensity near an outer surface of the transmission medium, and generating, by the device, a second electromagnetic wave having a second field intensity near the outer surface of the transmission medium that is lower than the first field intensity of the first electromagnetic wave. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that facilitates directing a first electromagnetic wave to a device positioned along a transmission medium, the device facilitating a perturbation of the first electromagnetic wave, and the first electromagnetic wave having a first field intensity near an outer surface of the transmission medium, and generating, by the device, a second electromagnetic wave having a second field intensity near the outer surface of the transmission medium that is lower than the first field intensity of the first electromagnetic wave. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Methods, systems, and devices are described for concurrently performing handoff-related measurements for neighbor cells using multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna resources. In one example, a mobile device is in communication with a serving cell. Handoff-related measurements of first wireless signals from a first neighbor cell are performed. The first wireless signals are received at first MIMO antenna resources of a device. Handoff-related measurements of second wireless signals from a second neighbor cell are performed, as well. The second wireless signals are received at second MIMO antenna resources concurrently with the first wireless signals received at the first MIMO antenna resources. The first handoff-related measurements and the second handoff-related measurements may be performed during a scan interval. A type of handoff-related measurement to perform may be determined based on a determined length of the scan interval.

A method and apparatus for transmitting data from a transmitter device to one or more receiver devices connected to the transmitter device via a respective wire connection, the transmitter device being operable to transmit signals onto the wire connections and a further wire connection at different tones, the method comprising: for each tone, allocating signals transmitted on the further wire connection as supporting signals for a particular wire connection, and measuring electromagnetic coupling between the further wire connection and that particular wire connection; using the measurements, determining a power allocation for transmitting a supporting signal on the further wire connection; for one or more of the tones: transmitting a signal onto the particular wire connection, and transmitting a supporting signal onto the further wire connection at the determined transmission power, thereby to cause crosstalk interference in the particular wire connection.