Abstract:
A slot antenna having a single -ridge waveguide (13) with a top broadwall (12) and a plurality of radiant elements (5). The radiant elements are formed on the top broadwall (12) and are configured to radiate and receive circularly- polarized waves. Each radiant element (5) is formed by two slots (11) which are arranged at 90 to each other, are non-overlapping, extend on opposite sides with respect of the broadwall axis A and are spaced apart from each other by a mutual distance in the range of lambdag/4±20%, wherein lambdag is a nominal guide wavelength.
Abstract:
There is described a system for managing and supervising networked equipment according to an SNMP protocol, comprising: - plurality of management agents, each of which is associated with a corresponding network equipment item (M1-M5) belonging to a community and arranged to carry out management decisions in the context of the associated equipment (M1-M5); - plurality of MIB databases, each of which is associated with a respective managed equipment item (M1-M5) and includes a set of state data for the equipment item, which MIB databases are accessible to the agent operating on the monitored equipment item; and - a plurality of manager modules (MAN1-MAN5) adapted to take management decisions under the control of an operator, each of which is arranged to access a MIB database of a respective managed equipment item (M1-M5) in order to send requests and/or to receive notifications, characterized in that it includes a module (SCSM) for controlling the switching between managers (MAN1-MAN5) of equipment items which are linked in a logical community (MGL) in order to manage a workload distributed over several equipment items (M1-M5), in which the MIB databases of every management agent for the equipment items (M1-M5) are aligned in content, which module is arranged to define a manager-agent management connection for managing all the equipment items (M1-M5) of the logical community (MGL), and in that the switching control module (SCSM) is adapted to receive commands from an operator and is arranged to dynamically select one of the plurality of managers (MAN1- MAN5) available depending on the state of the monitored equipment (M1-M5) and on the associated agent and based on a pre-established order of priority among managers (MAN1- MAN5).
Abstract:
A power converter is described adapted to be connected to an electrical power source, in particular a voltage source (V cc ) , and intended to receive at the input a control signal (A(t)) for the conversion, including a first regulator circuit (L 1 , C 1 , M 1 , D 1 ) of the pulse width modulation step-down type and an energy recovery- circuit for managing a bidirectional flow of energy from the source to the load and from the load to the source; such an energy recovery circuit may advantageously be implemented using a second regulator circuit (L 2 , M 2 , D 2 ) of the pulse width modulation step-up type.
Abstract:
A method for managing heterogeneous traffic flows accessing a communications network (WN) is described, in which an access node (G) of the network operates an aggregation of traffic flows (f i L3 ) in at least a real transmission queue (Q i L2 ) at a predetermined protocol layer (L2) of the network, including allocating a predetermined bandwidth ( θ i max ) to the transmission queue (Q i L2 ) in order to guarantee a related quality of service (QoS i L3 ) established according to a service level agreement. The method comprises: generating a virtual transmission queue (Q iv L2 ) in the data plane (UP L2 ) of the system for managing traffic flows (f i L3 ) accessing the network, including a current replication of the aggregated traffic flow (/J ) at the real transmission queue (Q i L2 ) measuring at least a parameter representative of the current quality of service (QoS i L3oL2 ) obtained on the virtual transmission queue (Q iv L2 ) in a plurality of predetermined successive observation horizons (OH j (k)); and dynamically estimating the bandwidth need (θ* i ) of the virtual transmission queue (Q iv L2 ) complying with the quality of service as a function of the value assumed by the aforementioned parameter in each observation horizon (OH i (k)); hence according to the estimated bandwidth need ( θ* i ) the bandwidth ( θ i max ) allocated to the real transmission queue (Q i L2 ) for the subsequent observation horizon (OH i (k+1)) is modified or the traffic flow (f i L2 ) towards the queue (Q i L2 ) is limited. The method can be carried out at an access node of a communications network, such as a gateway device (G) adapted to interconnect two local and/or wide area networks (TN, WN) having different architecture, arranged for carrying out a process of aggregation of traffic flows (f i L3 ) at a data link protocol layer (L2), or an edge router adapted to interconnect two portions of the same communication network (TN; WN), arranged for carrying out a process of aggregation of traffic flows (f i L3 ) at a network protocol layer (L3).
Abstract:
A DSSS detector (19) for detecting a synchronization between an aperiodic spread spectrum signal (r(nT c )) having a plurality of chips (r(n) ) and a spreading sequence (PN) having a plurality of chips (pi). The DSSS detector (19) has at least one branch (16) adapted to receive the spread spectrum signal, and the branch is formed by a plurality of correlators (1) cascade connected to each other and separated one another by a branch delay block (20). Each correlator (1) has a multiplier (12) for correlating chips (pi) of the spreading sequence (PN) with chips (r(n) ) of the spread spectrum signal (r(nT c )) and generating each an own correlation value (y(n)). The DSSS detector (19) further has a matching detector (22, 23, 27) receiving the correlation values (y(n) ) and detecting when all the correlation values (y(n)) are maximum.
Abstract:
There is described an electronic mail management system comprising at least one mail server adapted to transmit messages to a remote receiving site, identifiable by a respective remote mail domain and accessible via a data communication path including a high- frequency radio link with a radio station associated with the site, characterized in that it comprises an HF-band communication radio transceiver apparatus coupled to said mail server; a database containing correspondences between mail domains of remote sites and callsigns of the radio station of the remote sites; an apparatus for automatically establishing a radio link with a remote site receiving a message, arranged to: - select an optimal connection frequency in a range of available HF frequencies; - establish a radio link with the radio station of the remote site according to a callsign determined by the correspondence with the remote mail domain; - attach to the message a return receipt request; - send the message using the STANAG 5066 protocol; and - bring down the link upon reception of the return receipt from the remote site.
Abstract:
A system and a method for evaluating the relative dielectric constant of a laminated dielectric material are described, wherein: a waveguide device (26) is arranged to hold at least one slab (12) of dielectric material under test in a longitudinal arrangement, and a vector network analyzer (A) is coupled to the waveguide device (26) to provide measurement data of the transmission coefficient (S21 parameter) of the device (26), and wherein the relative dielectric constant value of the dielectric material under test is determined by comparison of phase difference data indicative of the difference between the phase of the transmission coefficient in a first propagation condition in an empty guide, that is without the slab (12), and in a second propagation condition with the guide loaded, that is with the slab (12), with corresponding phase difference data calculated in accordance with a predetermined reference model of propagation in the device.
Abstract:
A linear antenna for operation in the HF frequency range, particularly for naval communications is disclosed, comprising a radiating arrangement (Hl, H2, H3, Wl, W2) , adapted to be operatively associated with a ground conductor (20) and at least one electrical impedance device (Z1-Z4) , comprises a pair of powered conducting branches (Hl, H2) and a return conducting branch (H3) connected to ground, having a predominantly vertical configuration, in which each powered branch is connected to the return branch through a corresponding horizontal conducting branch (Wl, W2) .
Abstract:
A method for routing data packets in a network including a plurality of nodes (2); the method comprises the operations of arranging in each node (2) transceiver units (4, 6, 8, 10) to transmit and receive the data packets and arranging processing means to process message data comprising attributes for identifying at least one transmitter node (20) and at least one receiver node (22). The method further comprises the operations of defining for each node (2) a plurality of static criteria, indicative of nominal configuration parameters for the nodes (2), and dynamic criteria, indicative of current operational conditions of the nodes (2), and sending from the transmitter node (20) to a plurality of intermediate receiver nodes (2) query data to search for at least one transmission route. Subsequent operations are: repeating the sending of the query data from at least one of the intermediate receiver nodes (2), selected according to the static and dynamic criteria, to successive nodes in order to reach the receiver node (22) thus defining an optimal route (24), receiving at the transmitter node (20) response data originating from the receiver node (22), and routing the message data along the optimal route (24), from the transmitter node (20) to the receiver node (22).
Abstract:
A protection device for radiocommunications apparatuses, including: a transmission line (15) for radio- frequency signals; a reference-potential line set at a reference potential; a first conductive element (22); a first biasing unit (30, 34, 38; 46, 50), which biases the first conductive element (22) at a first biasing voltage (Vmax); and a plurality of first voltage-controlled switches (26) connected between the first conductive element (22) and the transmission line (15).