H04B7/08

Satellite signal acquisition
11710887 · 2023-07-25 · ·

A method and apparatus for performing satellite signal acquisition are described. In one embodiment, a method for using a satellite antenna comprises estimating antenna orientation when the antenna is in motion, including estimating yaw using one or more sensors; and performing signal acquisition to search for a satellite signal with the satellite antenna by interleaving a plurality of signal searches performed by the satellite antenna, the plurality of signal searches being based on an estimated yaw.

Switching Device for a True Diversity Receiver
20180014118 · 2018-01-11 ·

A switching device is adapted for a true diversity receiver and contains: a control switch defined between two microcontrollers of two antennas and configured to switch RF wireless microphone signals so that the two microcontrollers execute a single-receiving dual true diversity program or a dual-receiving single true diversity program. The RF wireless microphone signals are received by the two antennas and are decoded to sound signals by two digital decoders respectively, and the sound signals are sent to two audio signal processors by a multiplexer which corresponds to the two microcontrollers to switch the sound signals of a single-receiving dual true diversity or a dual-receiving single true diversity. Thereafter, the sound signals are output by a sound signal mixer.

Integrated mixed-signal ASIC with ADC, DAC, and DSP

An integrated analog to digital converting and digital to analog converting (ADDA) RF transceiver for satellite applications, configured to replace conventional analog RF down and up conversion circuitry. The ADDA RF transceiver includes one of more ADCs, DSPs, and DACs, all on a single ASIC. Further, the circuitry is to be radiation tolerant for high availability and reliability in the ionizing radiation environment present in the space environment.

Integrated mixed-signal ASIC with ADC, DAC, and DSP

An integrated analog to digital converting and digital to analog converting (ADDA) RF transceiver for satellite applications, configured to replace conventional analog RF down and up conversion circuitry. The ADDA RF transceiver includes one of more ADCs, DSPs, and DACs, all on a single ASIC. Further, the circuitry is to be radiation tolerant for high availability and reliability in the ionizing radiation environment present in the space environment.

Resource sharing between transmission hypotheses

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may indicate, to a base station, a capability of the UE to use a channel measurement resource for both a joint transmission hypothesis and a single transmission hypothesis. The UE may receive, based on indicating the capability of the UE, a configuration message indicating a first channel measurement resource that is associated with a first transmission configuration indicator state and that is configured for a first joint transmission hypothesis. The UE may obtain a channel measurement for both the first joint transmission hypothesis and a first single transmission hypothesis using the first channel measurement resource based on the configuration message.

Wireless communication method and wireless communication device

A wireless communication method and a wireless communication device. The method comprises: a sending side device generating a common sequence so as to send to a plurality of receiving side devices; each of the plurality of receiving side devices determining a first analogue weight parameter according to a receiving situation of the common sequence, and determining an antenna configuration for sending a pre-determined pilot frequency signal corresponding to the receiving side device according to the determined first analogue weight parameter so as to send the pre-determined pilot frequency signal to the sending side device; and the sending side device determining a second analogue weight parameter regarding the receiving side device according to a receiving situation of the pre-determined pilot frequency signal, and determining an antenna configuration for sending data regarding the receiving side device according to the determined second analogue weight parameter so as to send the data to the receiving side device.

ANTENNA SYSTEM HAVING SIMULTANEOUS BEAMFORMING AND SURVEYING CAPABILITY
20230239023 · 2023-07-27 ·

An apparatus as described herein may include an antenna array that receives radio frequency signals and outputs analog signals. The apparatus may also include analog to digital signal converters that convert the analog signals into digital sample streams. Also, the apparatus may include a sample buffer that buffers subsets of the digital sample streams and a beamformer that uses the digital sample streams to generate one or more beam signals. Additionally, the apparatus may include a processor that determines a spatial characteristic or a spectral characteristic for the radio frequency signals based on the subsets of the digital sample streams.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING CSI-RS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
20230239114 · 2023-07-27 · ·

A method and a device for transmitting/receiving a CSI-RS in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A method for receiving an aperiodic channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS), according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, may comprise steps of: receiving, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) for triggering the aperiodic CSI-RS; and receiving, from the base station, the aperiodic CSI-RS on the basis of the DCI, wherein, on the basis the scheduling offset of the aperiodic CSI-RS being smaller than the beam switch timing of a terminal, a quasi co-location (QCL) assumption of a downlink signal associated with the same CORESET pool index as the CORESET pool index of a control resource set (CORESET) for the DCI can be applied for the reception of the aperiodic CSI-RS.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

An electronic device, a wireless communication method, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises a processing circuit, configured to send two reference signals using identical time-frequency resources and respectively using two beams in a beam pair, wherein a spatial distance between the two beams in the beam pair is greater than a predetermined value, and the two reference signals satisfy a predetermined constraint relation. The efficiency of a beam training process can be improved, and the time consumption of the beam training process is reduced, thereby achieving a compromise between beam training overheads and beamforming gains.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

An electronic device, a wireless communication method, and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises a processing circuit, configured to send two reference signals using identical time-frequency resources and respectively using two beams in a beam pair, wherein a spatial distance between the two beams in the beam pair is greater than a predetermined value, and the two reference signals satisfy a predetermined constraint relation. The efficiency of a beam training process can be improved, and the time consumption of the beam training process is reduced, thereby achieving a compromise between beam training overheads and beamforming gains.