公开(公告)号：US20130316702A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-28

申请号：US13893309

申请日：2013-05-13

Applicant: Broadcom Corporation

Inventor： Wael William DIAB ,  Charles ABRAHAM ,  Xuemin Sherman CHEN ,  Vinko ERCEG ,  Victor T. HOU ,  Jeyhan KARAOGUZ ,  Mark KENT

IPC: H04W40/02 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04W40/02 ,  H04L29/06176 ,  H04L49/90 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W28/26 ,  H04W84/045

Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for timely delivery of multimedia content via a femtocell are provided. In this regard, a femtocell may receive data via an upstream path and transmit data via a downstream path. One of the upstream path and downstream path may comprise a cellular path and the other may comprise a non-cellular path. One or both of the upstream path and the downstream path may be audio video bridging (AVB) paths. Data may be stored in the femtocell based on timing characteristics of one or both of the upstream path and the downstream path. Data may be delivered to the femtocell utilizing best effort delivery and the data may be forwarded by the femtocell with guaranteed quality of service. Resources in the femtocell may be reserved and/or synchronized, utilizing AVB protocols, for communication of one or more data streams.

Abstract translation: 提供了通过毫微微小区及时传送多媒体内容的方法和系统的方面。 在这方面，毫微微小区可以经由上游路径接收数据，并经由下行路径发送数据。 上游路径和下游路径之一可以包括蜂窝路径，另一个可以包括非蜂窝路径。 上游路径和下游路径中的一个或两个可以是音频视频桥接（AVB）路径。 可以基于上游路径和下游路径中的一个或两个的定时特性将数据存储在毫微微小区中。 数据可以使用尽力传递来传送到毫微微小区，并且数据可以由具有保证的服务质量的毫微微小区转发。 可以使用AVB协议来保留和/或同步毫微微小区中的资源，以用于一个或多个数据流的通信。

公开(公告)号：US20160302110A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-13

申请号：US15093699

申请日：2016-04-07

Applicant: Broadcom Corporation

Inventor： Florin BABOESCU ,  Petrea TIMARIU ,  Vinko ERCEG

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/30

CPC classification number: H04L12/4633 ,  H04W28/08 ,  H04W36/0027 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: A device for facilitating cellular-wireless local area network (WLAN) interworking may include at least one processor circuit. The processor circuit may be configured to receive a packet including a first tunnel identifier and addressed to a user equipment (UE). The processor circuit may be configured to identify a radio bearer associated with the first tunnel identifier, where the radio bearer is configured to facilitate transmission of the packet to the UE via cellular communications. The processor circuit may be configured to determine whether the radio bearer has been offloaded over a WLAN. The processor circuit may be configured to, when the radio bearer has been offloaded over the WLAN, identify a second tunnel identifier mapped to the radio bearer; encapsulate the packet based on the second tunnel identifier, where the encapsulated packet includes the second tunnel identifier; and transmit the encapsulated packet to the UE over the WLAN.

Abstract translation: 用于促进蜂窝无线局域网（WLAN）互通的设备可以包括至少一个处理器电路。 处理器电路可以被配置为接收包括第一隧道标识符并且寻址到用户设备（UE）的分组。 处理器电路可以被配置为识别与第一隧道标识符相关联的无线电承载，其中无线电承载被配置为便于通过蜂窝通信向UE传送分组。 处理器电路可以被配置为确定无线电承载是否已经通过WLAN卸载。 处理器电路可以被配置为当无线电承载已经通过WLAN卸载时，识别映射到无线承载的第二隧道标识符; 基于所述第二隧道标识符封装所述分组，其中所述封装分组包括所述第二隧道标识符; 并通过WLAN将封装的分组发送给UE。

公开(公告)号：US20130128945A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-23

申请号：US13732047

申请日：2012-12-31

Applicant: Broadcom Corporation

Inventor： Mark KENT ,  Uri LANDAU ,  Severine CATREUX-ERCEG ,  Vinko ERCEG ,  Ning KONG ,  Pieter ROUX

IPC: H04B7/04

CPC classification number: H04B7/0413 ,  H04L25/03038 ,  H04L2025/03426 ,  H04L2025/03471 ,  H04L2025/03617 ,  H04L2025/03662 ,  H04L2025/037

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing signals in a receiver are disclosed herein and may include updating a plurality of filter taps utilizing at least one channel response vector and at least one correlation vector, for a plurality of received clusters, based on initialized values related to the at least one channel response vector and the at least one correlation vector. At least a portion of the received signal clusters may be filtered utilizing at least a portion of the updated plurality of filter taps. The update may be repeated whenever a specified signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for the received signal clusters is reached. The initialized values may be updated during a plurality of iterations, and the update may be repeated whenever a specified number of the plurality of iterations is reached.

Abstract translation: 本文公开了一种用于在接收机中处理信号的方法和系统，并且可以包括利用至少一个信道响应向量和至少一个相关向量来更新多个滤波器抽头，对于多个接收到的簇，基于与该at 至少一个信道响应向量和所述至少一个相关向量。 可以利用更新的多个滤波器抽头的至少一部分来对接收信号簇的至少一部分进行滤波。 只要达到接收信号簇的指定信噪比（SNR），就可以重新进行更新。 可以在多次迭代期间更新初始化值，并且可以在达到多次迭代的指定次数时重新进行更新。

公开(公告)号：US20140357294A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-04

申请号：US14291863

申请日：2014-05-30

Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasantha RAJAKARUNANAYAKE ,  Vinko ERCEG

IPC: H04W4/02

CPC classification number: H04W4/02 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/0268 ,  G01S5/06 ,  G01S5/10 ,  H04W64/00

Abstract: A communication network of the present disclosure can determine a location of a communication device, such as a mobile communication device, a wireless access point, and/or a base station to provide some examples, within its geographic coverage area based upon one or more communication signals that are communicated within the communication network and/or between the communication network and another communication network. The communication network can implement a multilateration technique to determine the location of the communication device based upon the one or more communication signals as received over various signal pathways. In, an embodiment, the communication device can include multiple receiving antennas for receiving the one or more communication signals over multiple first signal pathways. The multilateration technique can use the one or more communication signals as received over the multiple first signal pathways to estimate a coarse location of the mobile communication device. Thereafter, the multilateration technique can, optionally, be used to effectively refine the coarse location based upon the one or more communication signals as received over multiple second signal pathways within the communication network to estimate a fine location of the mobile communication device.

Abstract translation: 本公开的通信网络可以基于一个或多个通信来确定诸如移动通信设备，无线接入点和/或基站之类的通信设备的位置，以在其地理覆盖区域内提供一些示例 在通信网络内和/或通信网络和另一通信网络之间通信的信号。 通信网络可以实现多点技术以基于通过各种信号路径接收的一个或多个通信信号来确定通信设备的位置。 在一个实施例中，通信设备可以包括用于通过多个第一信号路径接收一个或多个通信信号的多个接收天线。 多点技术可以使用通过多个​​第一信号路径接收的一个或多个通信信号来估计移动通信设备的粗略位置。 此后，可以根据通信网络内的多个第二信号路径接收的一个或多个通信信号，可选地使用多点技术来有效地改善粗略位置，以估计移动通信设备的精细位置。

公开(公告)号：US20140355466A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-04

申请号：US14291866

申请日：2014-05-30

Applicant: Broadcom Corporation

Inventor： Yasantha RAJAKARUNANAYAKE ,  Vinko ERCEG

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W24/00

CPC classification number: H04W24/08 ,  H04W4/185 ,  H04W24/00

Abstract: A communication network of the present disclosure can determine one or more locations of communication devices within its geographic coverage area based upon one or more communication signals that are communicated within the communication network and/or between the communication network and another communication network. The one or more communication devices within the communication network can be implemented to utilize, for example, pilot signals encoded using orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) on multiple carrier frequencies to concurrently transmit the one or more communication signals over multiple signal pathways. The communication devices can determine one or more characteristics of these various communication signals that are received over the multiple signal pathways to assist in determining the one or more locations. Thereafter, the communication devices can determine one or more properties from the one or more characteristics to determine the one or more locations.

Abstract translation: 本公开的通信网络可以基于在通信网络内和/或在通信网络和另一通信网络之间通信的一个或多个通信信号来确定其地理覆盖区域内的通信设备的一个或多个位置。 可以实现通信网络内的一个或多个通信设备来利用例如在多个载波频率上使用正交频分复用（OFDM）编码的导频信号，以在多个信号路径上同时传送一个或多个通信信号。 通信设备可以确定通过多个信号路径接收的这些各种通信信号的一个或多个特性，以帮助确定一个或多个位置。 此后，通信设备可以根据一个或多个特性来确定一个或多个属性以确定一个或多个位置。

公开(公告)号：US20130143506A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-06

申请号：US13753097

申请日：2013-01-29

Applicant: Broadcom Corporation

Inventor： Severine CATREUX-ERCEG ,  Vinko ERCEG ,  Pieter ROUX ,  Pieter Van ROOYEN ,  Jack WINTERS

IPC: H04B1/02 ,  H04B1/06

CPC classification number: H04B1/02 ,  H04B1/06 ,  H04B7/061 ,  H04B7/0691 ,  H04B7/0697 ,  H04B7/0808 ,  H04B7/0814 ,  H04B7/082 ,  H04B7/0874 ,  H04L1/0618

Abstract: Systems and methods that provide channel-adaptive antenna selection in multi-antenna element communication systems are provided. In one embodiment, a method that selects a subset of receive antennas of a receiver to receive a transmitted RF signal may include, for example, one or more of the following: establishing possible subsets of the receive antennas; determining sets of channel parameter statistics corresponding to the possible subsets of the receive antennas; computing output bit error rates of the receiver, each output bit error rate being computed based on at least one set of channel parameter statistics; selecting a particular possible subset of the receive antennas based upon a criterion predicated on the computed output bit error rates; and connecting one or more RF chains of the receiver to the receive antennas of the selected particular possible subset.

Abstract translation: 提供了在多天线单元通信系统中提供信道自适应天线选择的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，选择接收器的接收天线的子集以接收所发送的RF信号的方法可以包括例如以下中的一个或多个：建立接收天线的可能子集; 确定与所述接收天线的可能子集相对应的信道参数统计的集合; 计算接收机的输出比特错误率，每个输出误码率是基于至少一组信道参数统计来计算的; 基于所计算的输出误码率的准则，选择接收天线的特定可能子集; 以及将所述接收机的一个或多个RF链连接到所选择的特定可能子集的接收天线。

公开(公告)号：US20140355465A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-04

申请号：US14291853

申请日：2014-05-30

Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION

Inventor： Yasantha RAJAKARUNANAYAKE ,  Vinko ERCEG

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  G01S3/14

CPC classification number: H04W64/00 ,  G01S3/14 ,  G01S5/0263 ,  G01S19/11 ,  G01S19/48 ,  H04W64/006

Abstract: A communication network of the present disclosure can determine one or more locations of communication devices within its geographic coverage area based upon one or more communication signals that are communicated within the communication network and/or between the communication network and another communication network. The communication devices within the communication network can be implemented to utilize, for example, an implicit beamforming technique to receive the one or more communication signals over multiple signal pathways. The communication devices can determine one or more characteristics of these various communication signals that are received over the multiple signal pathways to assist in determining the one or more locations. Thereafter, the communication devices can determine one or more properties of the various communication signals based upon the one or more characteristics to determine the one or more locations.

Abstract translation: 本公开的通信网络可以基于在通信网络内和/或在通信网络和另一通信网络之间通信的一个或多个通信信号来确定其地理覆盖区域内的通信设备的一个或多个位置。 可以实现通信网络内的通信设备以利用例如隐式波束形成技术来在多个信号路径上接收一个或多个通信信号。 通信设备可以确定通过多个信号路径接收的这些各种通信信号的一个或多个特性，以帮助确定一个或多个位置。 此后，通信设备可以基于一个或多个特征来确定各种通信信号的一个或多个属性，以确定一个或多个位置。

公开(公告)号：US20140192932A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-10

申请号：US14096667

申请日：2013-12-04

Applicant: Broadcom Corporation

Inventor： Mark KENT ,  Vinko ERCEG ,  Uri M. LANDAU ,  Peter VAN ROOYEN ,  Peter ROUX

IPC: H04B7/04

CPC classification number: H04B7/0413 ,  H04B7/0697 ,  H04B7/0857

Abstract: Certain aspects of the method may comprise generating at least one control signal that may be utilized to control at least a first of a plurality of received spatially multiplexed communication signals. An amplitude and/or phase of the first received spatially multiplexed communication signal may be adjusted via the generated control signal so that the amplitude and/or phase of the first received spatially multiplexed communication signal may be equivalent to an amplitude and/or phase of a second received spatially multiplexed communication signal. The amplitude of the first received spatially multiplexed communication signal is adjusted within the processing path used to process the first received spatially multiplexed communication signal.

Abstract translation: 该方法的某些方面可以包括生成至少一个控制信号，该至少一个控制信号可被用于控制多个接收的空间复用通信信号中的至少第一个。 可以经由所生成的控制信号来调整第一接收的空间多路复用通信信号的振幅和/或相位，使得第一接收空间复用的通信信号的振幅和/或相位可以等于 第二接收的空间复用通信信号。 在用于处理第一个接收到的空间复用的通信信号的处理路径内调整第一个接收的空间多路复用的通信信号的振幅。

公开(公告)号：US20130310005A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-21

申请号：US13947885

申请日：2013-07-22

Applicant: Broadcom Corporation

Inventor： Jeyhan KARAOGUZ ,  Charles ABRAHAM ,  Xuemin (Sherman) CHEN ,  Wael William DIAB ,  Vinko ERCEG ,  Victor T. HOU ,  Mark KENT

IPC: H04W8/18 ,  H04W12/06

CPC classification number: H04W12/06 ,  H04L63/102 ,  H04W8/02 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W48/02 ,  H04W84/045 ,  H04W88/005

Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for service mobility via a femtocell infrastructure are provided. In this regard, a mobile cellular enabled communication device may detect a femtocell operable to deliver content for one or more services to the mobile cellular enabled communication device, where the one or more services may be provided via a set-top-box communicatively coupled to the femtocell. The mobile cellular enabled communication device may communicate a user profile to the femtocell, wherein information in the profile may be utilized by the set-top-box to authenticate and/or authorize access to the services by the mobile cellular enabled communication device and thus the mobile cellular enabled communication device may receive the content from the set-top-box based on the authentication and/or authorization. The content may comprise voice, video, data, text and/or still images. The mobile cellular enabled communication device may detect the femtocell by receiving one or broadcast messages from the femtocell.

Abstract translation: 提供了通过毫微微蜂窝基础设施进行业务移动的方法和系统的方面。 在这方面，支持移动蜂窝的通信设备可以检测可操作以将一个或多个服务的内容递送到支持移动蜂窝的通信设备的毫微微小区，其中可以经由机顶盒提供一个或多个服务，该机顶盒通信耦合到 毫微微蜂窝。 支持移动蜂窝的通信设备可以将用户简档传送到毫微微小区，其中该配置文件中的信息可以由机顶盒利用来认证和/或授权由支持移动蜂窝的通信设备访问服务，因此 支持移动蜂窝的通信设备可以基于认证和/或授权从机顶盒接收内容。 内容可以包括语音，视频，数据，文本和/或静止图像。 支持移动蜂窝的通信设备可以通过从毫微微小区接收一个或广播消息来检测毫微微小区。

公开(公告)号：US20130252598A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-26

申请号：US13890006

申请日：2013-05-08

Applicant: Broadcom Corporation

Inventor： Vinko ERCEG ,  Charles ABRAHAM ,  Xuemin CHEN ,  Wael William DIAB ,  Victor HOU ,  Jeyhan KARAOGUZ ,  Mark KENT

IPC: H04W16/28

CPC classification number: H04W16/28 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W52/244 ,  H04W84/045

Abstract: Aspects of a method and system for dynamic adjustment of power, antenna direction and frequencies in a femtocell network are provided. In this regard, a communication system may comprise a plurality of femtocells, one or more base stations, and a femtocell management entity that coordinates operation of the plurality of femtocells. One or more parameters may be communicated from one of the plurality of femtocells and/or one or more base stations to the femtocell management entity. The femtocell management entity may be enabled to utilize the one or more parameters to determine configuration information for one of the plurality of femtocells and/or for one or more remaining ones of the plurality of femtocells. One of the plurality of femtocells may be enabled to receive the determined configuration information from the femtocell management entity. One of the plurality of femtocells may be configured utilizing the received determined configuration information.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于在毫微微小区网络中动态调整功率，天线方向和频率的方法和系统的方面。 在这方面，通信系统可以包括多个毫微微小区，一个或多个基站和协调多个毫微微小区的操作的毫微微小区管理实体。 一个或多个参数可以从多个毫微微小区和/或一个或多个基站之一传送到毫微微小区管理实体。 毫微微小区管理实体可以被使能以利用一个或多个参数来确定多个毫微微小区之一和/或多个毫微微小区中的一个或多个剩余的毫微微小区中的一个的配置信息。 可以使多个毫微微小区中的一个能够从毫微微小区管理实体接收确定的配置信息。 可以使用所接收的确定的配置信息来配置多个毫微微小区中的一个。