When deploying or upgrading an enhanced cellular communication system, a site survey may be performed by configuring cellular devices in a given area to report various operational metrics. The devices may also be configured to report environmental data that can be used to determine whether the devices are indoors or outdoors, which may be useful when interpreting the operational metrics. The environmental signatures may include an audio signature, which may comprise an audio impulse response produced by an acoustic echo canceller (AEC) of the device. The environmental signatures may further include a light signature, which may be based on frequency components of ambient light. The environmental signatures may further include an audio signature, which may be based on characteristics of radio signals received by the device. Machine learning techniques may be used, with the environmental signatures as features, to predict whether a given device is indoors or outdoors.

In an embodiment, a first node (e.g., a UE or a BS) performs a channel response measurement on a reference signal for positioning (e.g., UL reference signal such as SRS for positioning, or a DL PRS). The first node determines, for each of a plurality of peaks detected within the channel response measurement, peak-specific information comprising at least peak magnitude data that is based on a peak magnitude relative to a reference value. The first node reports the peak-specific information for the plurality of peaks to a second node (e.g., a BS, UE, or LMF). The second node receives the peak-specific information, and determines a positioning estimate for a UE based on the peak-specific information.

Embodiments of this application disclose a user pairing method and a related device. The method includes: first, determining a first generation parameter of a first base sequence of a first user and a second generation parameter of a second base sequence of a second user, and the second base sequence is used to generate a second uplink reference signal of the second user; then, determining multiplexing evaluation information based on the first generation parameter and the second generation parameter, where the multiplexing evaluation information may include correlation strength between sequences and interference leakage width; afterwards, determining, based on the multiplexing evaluation information, whether the first user and the second user are successfully paired. Finally, when the first user and the second user are successfully paired, it is determined that the first user and the second user multiplex a same communication resource for communication.

A transmitting system, receiving system, and a method of processing broadcast signals are disclosed. The method for processing a broadcast signal in a broadcast receiver comprises receiving a DTV signal including a data group, the data group including mobile service data, segmented known data sequences, long known data sequences and transmission parameter data, compensating carrier frequency offset of the DTV signal and channel-equalizing the carrier frequency offset compensated DTV signal using at least one of the long known data sequences and segmented known data sequences in the data group of the DTV signal, wherein the channel-equalizing includes performing a Error Correction (FEC) decoding on data located between the segmented known data sequences, and estimating Channel Impulse Response (CIR) using the FEC decoded data as known data.

Systems and methods are provided for measuring latency in a network device, which can include a signal generator, a sampler, a pulse detector, a timer, and a connector. The signal generator can define a signal profile. The sampler can sample the signal profile at a frequency of at least 4 GHz to generate a plurality of bits, each bit corresponding to a value of the signal profile during the sampling. The pulse detector can detect a change in the signal profile by detecting at least one change in the plurality of bits. The timer can time the change in value in the plurality of bits to provide at least one detection time measurement. The connector can electronically link the signal generator and the sampler to the network device to provide an external network path for transmitting a signal from the signal generator to the sampler via the network device.

Predicting a channel between a transceiver and a connected vehicle having a “main antenna”, dedicated to exchanges of payload data with the transceiver, and a “predictor antenna”, placed in front of the main antenna to predict the radio channel dealt with by the main antenna when reaching the current position of the predictor antenna. The method includes: selecting, using an estimate of the vehicle's speed and acceleration, for a multiplet of channel samples measured at the main antenna, a multiplet of channel samples measured at the predictor antenna, each sample of the predictor antenna being selected to correspond to a sample of the main antenna subsequently measured at the same position; calculating a criterion associating multiplets of samples measured at the main and predictor antennas; and selecting samples of the predictor antenna using a speed/acceleration pair optimizing the criterion, to predict the channel between the transceiver and main antenna.

In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, a channel equalizer is provided for use in a near field communication (NFC) device, the channel equalizer comprising: a filter configured to receive an input signal and to generate a filtered output signal; an estimator configured to determine filter coefficients to be used by said filter; a synchronizer configured to determine when to enable the channel equalizer and to provide one or more corresponding control signals to the estimator. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating a channel equalizer for use in a near field communication (NFC) device is conceived.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The described techniques relate to improved methods, systems, devices, and apparatuses that support aperiodic and cross component carrier PRSs. Generally, the described techniques provide for receiving a dynamic trigger indicating that a UE is to monitor for one or more downlink positioning reference signals (PRSs). The UE may generate a timing measurement for the one or more downlink PRSs, and may transmit a measurement report that indicates the timing measurement to a transmission/reception point. A UE may also transmit a capability indicator, indicating that the UE is capable of maintaining phase coherence for a PRS that spans multiple component carriers, receive control signaling that indicates multiple component carries on which the PRS is phase coherent, generate a timing measurement for the PRS based on the control signaling, and transmit a measurement report that indicates the timing measurement to the transmission/reception point.

Example operations may include obtaining a first received signal of a first wireless transmission by a transmitting device of a wireless signal received at a receiving device. The operations may also include obtaining a second received signal of a second wireless transmission by the transmitting device that is a retransmission of the wireless signal also received at the receiving device. The operations may further include determining, based on the first received signal and the second received signal, an equalization of distortion of propagation of the wireless signal between the transmitting device and the receiving device. In addition, the operations may include generating an equalized signal based on the determined signal equalization, wherein the equalized signal is an estimate of the wireless signal as transmitted by the transmitting device.

A transmission device according to the disclosure includes a driver section that is able to transmit a data signal by using three or more predetermined number of voltage states and set voltages in each of the voltage states; and a control section that sets an emphasis voltage that is based on a transition among the predetermined number of the voltage states, and thereby causes the driver section to perform emphasis.