An apparatus for use by a communication network control element or function configured to conduct a radio resource management, the apparatus being configured to cause the apparatus at least: to acquire input parameters; to process the input parameters by using a first-stage procedure for maximizing a weighted sum-rate for a fixed subcarrier allocation for all subcarriers, and a second-stage procedure for determining a power allocation for a single subcarrier under consideration of specified multiplexing and interference cancellation constraints wherein a processing result output from the first-stage procedure is input into the second-stage procedure, and a processing result output from the second-stage procedure is returned to the first-stage procedure; and to output, on the basis of results of the processing in the first-stage procedure and the second-stage procedure, a power setting for at least one subcarrier.

Communicating polarization-dependent information over a free space channel may include separating a data signal carrying data into a first signal and a second signal each carrying a portion of the data of the data signal, modulating a first carrier signal with the first signal and a second carrier signal with the second signal, radiating the modulated first signal with a first polarization as a polarized first signal over a free space channel, radiating the modulated second signal with a second polarization as a polarized second signal over the free space channel, demodulating the polarized first signal and the polarized second signal, and combining the demodulated first signal with the demodulated second signal to provide an output signal carrying the data of the data signal.

Communicating polarization-dependent information over a free space channel may include separating a data signal carrying data into a first signal and a second signal each carrying a portion of the data of the data signal, modulating a first carrier signal with the first signal and a second carrier signal with the second signal, radiating the modulated first signal with a first polarization as a polarized first signal over a free space channel, radiating the modulated second signal with a second polarization as a polarized second signal over the free space channel, demodulating the polarized first signal and the polarized second signal, and combining the demodulated first signal with the demodulated second signal to provide an output signal carrying the data of the data signal.

A method and apparatus for using Euclidean modulation in an antenna are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for controlling an antenna comprises mapping a desired modulation to achievable modulation states, mapping modulation values associated with the achievable modulation states to one or more control parameters, and controlling radio frequency (RF) radiating antenna elements using the one or more control parameters to perform beam forming.

A communication device (20) includes a processing unit (232) that performs a NOMA transmission process on a partial range of transmission data to be transmitted to another communication device (40), the NOMA transmission process being signal processing for non-orthogonal multiple access, and a transmitting unit (235) that transmits data obtained after the NOMA transmission process to the another communication device.

The present disclosure provides a method for configuring and receiving a common control channel, and a device for configuring and receiving a common control channel. The method for configuring a common control channel includes: configuring a common control channel and a primary synchronization signal and/or a secondary synchronization signal in a subband where a user equipment resides in a frequency division multiplexing manner; and transmitting the common control channel by using configured resources. Embodiments of the present disclosure may improve resource utilization by configuring the common control channel.

The present disclosure provides a method for configuring and receiving a common control channel, and a device for configuring and receiving a common control channel. The method for configuring a common control channel includes configuring a common control channel and a primary synchronization signal and/or a secondary synchronization signal in a subband where a user equipment resides in a frequency division multiplexing manner; and transmitting the common control channel by using configured resources. Embodiments of the present disclosure may improve resource utilization by configuring the common control channel.

The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication method for use in a wireless terminal. The wireless communication method comprises receiving, from a wireless network node, a configuration indicating resources of at least one reference signal, and transmitting, to the wireless network node, at least one report based on the configuration.

The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication method for use in a wireless terminal. The wireless communication method comprises receiving, from a wireless network node, a configuration indicating resources of at least one reference signal, and transmitting, to the wireless network node, at least one report based on the configuration.

Radio Frequency (RF) systems configured to implement full-duplex wireless data transfer for rotary joints are disclosed. An example RF system includes a 60 GHz short distance communication link implemented using elliptically (e.g., circularly) polarized antennas. Such a system may provide a mm-wave, high-speed, wideband wireless communication link in a manner that is associated with simpler design and operation, mechanical integrity, and reduced power consumption, compared to alternative solutions.