A system for routing signals in a Distributed Antenna System includes a plurality of Digital Access Units (DAUs) and a plurality of Digital Remote Units (DRUs). The plurality of DAUs are coupled and operable to route signals between the plurality of DAUs. The plurality of DRUs are coupled to the plurality of DAUs and operable to transport signals between DRUs and DAUs. The system also includes a plurality of Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) and a plurality of Base Transceiver Station sector RF connections coupled to the plurality DAUs and operable to route signals between the plurality of DAUs and the plurality of Base Transceiver Stations sector RF port connections. The system further includes one or more delay compensation merge units operable to delay signals transmitted from or received by each of the plurality of DRUs

A method for transmitting channel state information performed by a User Equipment (UE) may include receiving, from a base station, a bitmap for configuring codebook subset restriction (CSR) and reporting, to the base station, Channel State Information (CSI), when a number of antenna ports is configured as 16 or more and a number of layers associated with a rank indicator (RI) in the CSI is 3 or 4, a unit of multiple bits in a bitmap for configuring the CSR is associated with each precoder, and a reporting of precoding matrix indicator (PMI) corresponding to the precoder associated with the multiple bits is restricted in the CSI, when the CSR is indicated in any one of the multiple bits, and each bit in the bitmap for configuring the CSR is associated with each precoder.

A method for transmitting channel state information performed by a User Equipment (UE) may include receiving, from a base station, a bitmap for configuring codebook subset restriction (CSR) and reporting, to the base station, Channel State Information (CSI), when a number of antenna ports is configured as 16 or more and a number of layers associated with a rank indicator (RI) in the CSI is 3 or 4, a unit of multiple bits in a bitmap for configuring the CSR is associated with each precoder, and a reporting of precoding matrix indicator (PMI) corresponding to the precoder associated with the multiple bits is restricted in the CSI, when the CSR is indicated in any one of the multiple bits, and each bit in the bitmap for configuring the CSR is associated with each precoder.

Apparatuses, methods, and systems for connecting a wireless hub across multiple wireless networks are disclosed. One system includes a state machine and a router. The state machine operates to maintain a network availability of each of a plurality of wireless networks for a hub, wherein each of the plurality of wireless networks include network characteristics, wherein the network characteristics include at least IP and non-IP protocols, satellite and non-satellite communication channels, and a connection status. The router operative to select a one of the plurality of wireless networks based on the network availability and the network characteristics as maintained by the state machine, process data packets according to the selected available wireless network based on the network characteristics of the selected available wireless network, and route the processed data packets to the hub through the selected one of the plurality of wireless networks.

An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of antennas and an integrated circuit chip coupled to the plurality of antennas, and is configured to process cellular signals received from the plurality of antennas in accordance with a cellular communication protocol and to process radio frequency identification (RFID) signals received from the plurality of antennas in accordance with an RFID protocol.

An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a plurality of antennas and an integrated circuit chip coupled to the plurality of antennas, and is configured to process cellular signals received from the plurality of antennas in accordance with a cellular communication protocol and to process radio frequency identification (RFID) signals received from the plurality of antennas in accordance with an RFID protocol.

A node may receive, from a base station, one or more indications of one or more IRS configurations. The node may correspond to an MT unit. At least one of the one or more IRS configurations may include a surface phase configuration. Each of the one or more IRS configurations may be associated with at least one destination IRS tile. The node may route the one or more indications of the one or more IRS configurations to one or more IRS tiles of a plurality of IRS tiles connected to the node based on one or more indications of one or more destination IRS tiles associated with the one or more IRS configurations.

A node may receive, from a base station, one or more indications of one or more IRS configurations. The node may correspond to an MT unit. At least one of the one or more IRS configurations may include a surface phase configuration. Each of the one or more IRS configurations may be associated with at least one destination IRS tile. The node may route the one or more indications of the one or more IRS configurations to one or more IRS tiles of a plurality of IRS tiles connected to the node based on one or more indications of one or more destination IRS tiles associated with the one or more IRS configurations.

A method (200) for managing a microwave network comprising a plurality of microwave nodes is disclosed, in which a microwave node is associated with a physical microwave path over which the microwave node is operable to transmit or receive a microwave signal, and in which a microwave path of at least some of the microwave nodes in the microwave network is reconfigurable. The method, performed at a domain controller of the microwave network, comprises exposing (210), on an interface of the domain controller, a link topology of the microwave network, wherein the link topology comprises, for a microwave node in the microwave network, a parameter quantifying the extent to which the microwave path associated with the microwave node is reconfigurable.

A method (200) for managing a microwave network comprising a plurality of microwave nodes is disclosed, in which a microwave node is associated with a physical microwave path over which the microwave node is operable to transmit or receive a microwave signal, and in which a microwave path of at least some of the microwave nodes in the microwave network is reconfigurable. The method, performed at a domain controller of the microwave network, comprises exposing (210), on an interface of the domain controller, a link topology of the microwave network, wherein the link topology comprises, for a microwave node in the microwave network, a parameter quantifying the extent to which the microwave path associated with the microwave node is reconfigurable.