Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and system in which a network system includes a virtual graph composed of a plurality individual networks. A first individual network is associated with a first user. The first individual network includes a plurality of service modules modeled to be representing a first set of network elements. The second individual network is associated with a second user. The second individual network includes a plurality of service modules modeled to be representing a second set of network elements. The second set of network element differs in the type of network elements included in the second individual network and the topological order of the network elements in the second individual network than the first set of network elements.
Abstract:
In an amplifier for amplifying a pulsed sinusoidal carrier signal, wherein the amplifier employs an amplifier element operative as Class-C with a saturation operation region which increases the sharpness of leading and trailing edges of a rectangular pulse envelope of the pulsed carrier signal for undesirable spectral spreading of energy of the signal, a method of reducing the spectral spreading of the energy employs a modification of the rectangular envelope of the pulsed carrier signal to a trapezoidal envelope. The leading and the trailing edges of the trapezoidal envelope constitute envelopes of sinusoidal waveforms of increasing and decreasing amplitude, respectively. The peak amplitudes of the largest amplitude sinusoidal of the leading and the trailing edges have powers which exceed a power level inducing the saturated operation of the amplifier element such that there is a decrement in incremental power gain by a factor of approximately 3 dB. In the pulse of carrier signal outputted by the amplifier element, the carrier in a central region thereof has a substantially square-wave configuration while, at the leading and the trailing edges, the cycles of the waveform are substantially sinusoidal. A bank of numerous amplifying channels, each of which contains the amplifier element, are fed the modified envelope by a common filter which produces the modification.
Abstract:
There is described a 2.times.2 switch matrix which includes four 1.times.1 switch matrix modules. Each 1.times.1 switch matrix module consists of an active power divider switch (APDS), an active power combiner switch (APCS) and an air bridge crossover. Additional APDSs and APCSs are utilized in the matrix to compensate for path length differences between different input to output signal paths thus providing good phase and amplitude tracking. The basic switch matrix modules are utilized to form a 2.times.2 switch matrix whereby two primary input ports can be connected to any one of two primary output ports. The 2.times.2 switch matrix is utilized to formulate larger matrix arrays as N.times.M configuration. Each of the active power divider switches and power combiner switches utilize two separate dual gate FETs which are suitably interconnected, depending upon whether the circuit is to be used as a power combiner or power divider. The other gate electrodes of the dual gate FETs are used as control terminals to receive an adequate bias voltage to therefore determine the power distribution or power combination characteristics of each of the devices and hence to control the coupling between input and output terminals.
Abstract:
A monolithic double balanced mixer with a high third order intercept point employs a local oscillator signal which is applied to the input port of a first active distributed element balun. The balun has two outputs which are applied via amplifiers to respective inputs of a double balanced resistive FET quad mixer. The double balanced resistive FET quad mixer employs four MESFETs arranged in a ring configuration. Two additional inputs to the quad mixer are obtained from a second balun which is also of an active distributed element configuration and receives at the input the RF signal. The quad mixer operates to produce mixing of the LO and RF signals at the outputs thereof. The outputs of the quad mixer are applied to a combiner which operates to combine the outputs of the quad mixer to produce at the combiner output an IF signal. The combiner can be a common gate combiner configuration with active loads or a distributed configuration employing FET devices in a distributed transmission line type of circuit.
Abstract:
An in-phase power divider is constructed of a double field-effect transistor having a common source, first and second gates and first and second drains. The gates are coupled together and adapted to receive a radio frequency signal of power P to be power divided. The power divided output signals each at substantially P.div.2 or more appear at the drains. An alternative power divider for producing unequal power division is constructed of a double dual gate FET having, in addition to the above-mentioned elements, third and fourth gates. By appropriate unequal application of gate bias to the additional gates unequal power division is effected.
Abstract:
A predistortion circuit for use with a solid state power amplifier or traveling wave tube amplifier which exhibits phase and amplitude nonlinearities. The predistortion circuit, which produces gain and phase distortion complementary to that of the associated power amplifier, comprises a hybrid circuit for splitting the input signal into two output signals at respective output terminals, the signals having a relative phase difference of 90.degree., a pair of dual gate FETs or other active nonlinear devices each connected to a different one of the two output terminals and a combiner for combining in-phase the outputs of the nonlinear devices. Bias on the nonlinear devices is adjusted to effect, in the predistortion circuit, nonlinearities complementary to those of the power amplifier.
Abstract:
A one port-to-M port passive signal power divider circuit (or combiner circuit) where M>2 and .noteq. 2.sup.N, M and N are integers, includes M - 1 two-way in-phase passive power dividers having a signal delay D through each path in one or more delay devices having delay D. Each output of each two-way power divider is coupled to an input of another power divider, a delay line or an output port, the arrangement being such that the delay through all ports of the power divider are equal. In accordance with a further embodiment of the invention the outputs of a passive power divider are connected to two-way switches using active components. The switches under control of a control circuit are utilized to switch the input signal to the power divider to any one of 2.multidot.M output terminals of the switches.
Abstract:
Methods and devices for balancing voltages of capacitors in an electronic circuit are provided. The device includes a chopper circuit having a chopper inductor. Further, the chopper circuit may detect voltages across capacitors as well as an output current of the electronic circuit. In addition, the device may include a chopper control unit receiving the output current then generating a signal representing charging of the chopper inductor based on the output current. Also, the chopper control unit may receive the voltages across the capacitors and detect an imbalance between the voltages based on a polarity of the output current. Additionally, the chopper control unit may transfer of charge between the two capacitors, using the chopper inductor. Further, the chopper inductor is substantially discharged, during the transfer of charge between the capacitors.
Abstract:
Emulsion vaccine formulations containing an antigen and an adjuvant in the aqueous phase are used for the vaccination of animals wherein the adjuvant is an acrylic polymer and/or dimethyl dioctadecyl ammonium bromide (DDA). These formulations can be prepared by mixing an aqueous phase containing the antigen and adjuvant with an oil phase in the presence of an emulsifier.
Abstract:
A genetic deletion mutant live E. coli vaccine suitable for mass application to poultry, including chickens, is provided. Also provided is a safe and effective method to protect poultry against the ravages of Escherichia coli bacillosis infection and disease in which a live mutant aroA-gene deleted E. coli immunogen is administered to chickens, turkeys and the like via mass application routes such as coarse sprays and drinking water.