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20100040182 | BUST-MODE CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERY CIRCUIT USING PHASE SELECTING TECHNOLOGY - A bust-mode clock and data recovery circuit using phase selecting technology is provided. In the data recovery circuit, a phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit is used for providing a plurality of fixed clock signals, each of which has a clock phase. An oversampling phase selecting circuit is coupled to the phase-locked loop circuit and used for detecting a data edge of a received data signal by using the clock signals and selects a clock phase to be locked according to the location of the data edge. A delay-locked loop (DLL) circuit is coupled to the phase-locked loop circuit and the oversampling phase selecting circuit, and used for comparing the data phase of the data signal with the clock phase of the selected clock signal, so as to delay the data phase of the data signal by a delay time until the data phase is locked as the clock phase. | 02-18-2010 |
20110018645 | VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR - A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) includes a voltage controlled current source (VCCS), a negative resistance circuit (NRC), a first transformer, a second transformer, a first transistor and a second transistor. A current terminal of the VCCS receives a control voltage. First terminals of first and second current paths in the NRC are coupled to a current terminal of the VCCS. Primary sides of the first and the second transformers are respectively coupled to second terminals of the first and the second current paths. Secondary sides of the first and the second transformers are first and second output terminals of the VCO, respectively. First terminals of the first and the second transistor are respectively coupled to the secondary sides of the first and the second transformers. Control terminals of the first and the second transformers are respectively coupled to the primary sides of the first and the second transformers. | 01-27-2011 |
20110175651 | FREQUENCY DOUBLER - A frequency doubler receiving an in-phase oscillating signal and an inverse oscillating signal and generating an output signal oscillating at a multiplied frequency, accordingly. The frequency doubler has a first transistor, a second transistor, a first inductor and a second inductor. A first terminal of the first transistor and a first terminal of the second transistor are at a common voltage. The frequency doubler receives the in-phase oscillating signal and the inverse oscillating signal via control terminals of the first and second transistors. The first and second inductors couple a second terminal of the first transistor and a second terminal of the second transistor to an output terminal of the frequency doubler, respectively. The first and second inductors may be separate inductance devices or, in another case, be implemented by a symmetric inductor. | 07-21-2011 |
20120082103 | RANDOM ACCESS METHOD, PARAMETER ASSIGNMENT METHOD, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND BASE STATION USING THE SAME - A random access method, a parameter assignment method, a wireless communication device, and a base station using the same are provided. The random access method is adapted for the wireless communication device to perform a random access process with the base station, and includes following steps. The wireless communication device transmits a preamble code to the base station, obtains an indicator in a packet transmitted from the base station, and determines whether to obtain a first random access response and a second random access response according to the indicator. When the transmission of the preamble code by the wireless communication device encounters a collision and the indicator is set the wireless communication device performs a random access process by using the command in the first random access response. Otherwise, the wireless communication device performs the conventional process. | 04-05-2012 |
20120154060 | QUADRATURE VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR APPARATUS - A quadrature voltage-controlled oscillator (QVCO) apparatus including a first VCO, a second VCO, a first energy-storage element, a second energy-storage element, a third energy-storage element and a fourth energy-storage element is provided. The first VCO has a first and a second phase output ends. The second VCO has a third and a fourth phase output ends. A first and a second ends of the first energy-storage element respectively connect to the first and the third phase output ends. A first and a second ends of the second energy-storage element respectively connect to the second and the third phase output ends. A first and a second ends of the third energy-storage element respectively connect to the second and the fourth phase output ends. A first and a second ends of the fourth energy-storage element respectively connect to the first and the fourth phase output ends. | 06-21-2012 |
20120163794 | LEVEL TRANSITION DETERMINATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - A level transition determination circuit includes a multi-phase clock generator, an oversampling unit, and a state detection circuit. The multi-phase clock generator is used for receiving an input clock signal and generating S×N clock signals, in which S and N are integers. Each clock signal is synchronized to the input clock signal and has a different delay time. The oversampling unit is used for performing N-times oversampling on M bit periods of the serial input data according to the clock signals, so as to generate M×N sampled values in parallel during the M bit periods. The state detection circuit is used for receiving (M×N)+1 sampled values and generating N detection signals by detecting level transitions between adjacent sampled values of the (M×N)+1 sampled values and the level transition results. | 06-28-2012 |
20130115913 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NOTIFYING ACCESS CONTROL INFORMATION - A method and an apparatus for notifying activations of extended access barring (EAB) and updates of EAB information in the field of Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless communication systems have been proposed. In accordance with the present disclosure, the eNB notifies MTC devices of EAB changes from a paging message through the paging channel (PCH). The network could use either a single bit EAB status indicator to notify whether the EAB has been enabled or disabled or use multiple bits EAB indicator to represent different EAB parameter changes in addition to whether the EAB has been enabled or disabled. Based on the present disclosure, the network could reduce the paging overhead by require the MTC device to acquire the EAB-SIB only when it needs the EAB information. | 05-09-2013 |
20130301446 | METHOD OF ALLOCATING RESOURCES FOR SCHEDULING REQUEST AND USER EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME AND A CONTROL NODE USING THE SAME - The present disclosure proposes a method of allocating resources for a scheduling request (SR), a user equipment using the same method, and a control node using the same method, which is related to dynamically adjusting a dedicated SR (D-SR) period which is a semi-persistently configured D-SR resource used to transmit a SR. The method, the user equipment, and the control node would perform functions including establishing a connection between the user equipment and the control node in order to transmit uplink data, the user equipment transmitting through the connection an assisting information to the control node after establishing the connection to adjust the D-SR period, and the user equipment obtaining a second D-SR period after transmitting the assisting information to the control node. | 11-14-2013 |
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20100159960 | PAGING PROCESS IN A HOME CELLULAR NETWORK - Disclosed embodiments include a method of paging one of a plurality of mobile subscribers in a wireless communication network. The method includes receiving, at a base station, an idle mode request from the one mobile subscriber and sending an idle mode notification to a control device, after receiving the idle mode request from the one mobile subscriber. The method also includes receiving a paging request from the control device and sending a paging advertisement intended for the one mobile subscriber, after receiving the paging request from the control device. | 06-24-2010 |
20100261467 | FEMTOCELL SELF ORGANIZATION AND CONFIGURATION PROCESS - A base station includes an interface for providing communication with at least one other base station and communication with a network server in a communication system, a processor coupled to the interface, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores program instructions executable by the processor to connect to the network server using the interface, send information to the network server regarding femtocell capability, configure operating parameters of the base station based on the information, including to configure transmission power of the base station, and operate the base station based on the operating parameters. | 10-14-2010 |
20110237239 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY MUTING A CONTROL CHANNEL FOR A FEMTOCELL FOR INTERFERENCE AVOIDANCE - A method of providing a framework for efficient scanning and session establishment may include receiving vocabulary independent property information indicative of a property request and corresponding setting information of an application associated with a device capable of communication with a network communication environment, determining capabilities of the network communication environment relative to the received property information, and enabling generation of a selected scan function having selected scan parameters based at least in part on the determined capabilities and the property information. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 09-29-2011 |
20110319066 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RELAYING CONTENT BETWEEN A MACROCELL AND A FEMTOCELL - An apparatus is provided for relaying content between a macro base station and a femto base station of a femtocell whose geographic area of coverage is at least partially overlapped by a macrocell including the macro base station. As a user equipment, the apparatus may receive information, including a random access code, which has been coordinated between the macro base station and femto base station. The apparatus may prepare the random access code for transmission on a random access channel to the macro/femto base station in an instance in which the other of the macro/femto base station is serving the apparatus. The code serves to notify the macro/femto base station that the apparatus has been selected to relay content between the macro base station and femto base station. And consequently, the apparatus may also relay content between the macro base station and femto base station. | 12-29-2011 |