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A method for configuring a discontinuous reception, DRX, period for a user equipment from an evolved Node B, eNB, comprising: determining whether a precondition has been met, wherein the precondition is at least one of a low traffic volume for the user equipment, a lack of uplink and downlink transmissions for the user equipment, or a likely transition of the user equipment to another cell; when the precondition has been met, send a medium access control, MAC, control element for a long DRX period; and when the precondition has not been met, maintaining a short DRX period.
Process for manufacturing a stacked structure comprising at least one thin layer bonded to a target substrate, comprising the following steps: a) formation of a thin layer starting from an initial substrate, the thin layer having a free face called the first contact face, the formation of the thin layer comprising the introduction of gaseous compounds into the initial substrate, through one of its faces corresponding to the said first contact face, to form a weakened layer separating a film from the rest of the initial substrate and leading to a fracture of the initial substrate during step c), b) putting the first contact face into bonding contact with a face of a support, the structure obtained being compatible with later thinning of the initial substrate, c) thinning of the said initial substrate to expose a free face of the thin layer called the second contact face and opposite the first contact face, the thinning resulting from a thermal treatment that allows to obtain the fracture in the initial substrate at the weakened layer, characterized in that the support put into bonding contact with the thin layer is not the target substrate but an intermediate substrate, the process further comprising the steps of: d) putting a face of the target substrate into bonding contact with at least part of the second contact face, the structure obtained being compatible with later removal of all or some of the intermediate support, e) removal of at least part of the intermediate support in order to obtain the said stacked structure. a) formation of a thin layer starting from an initial substrate, the thin layer having a free face called the first contact face, the formation of the thin layer comprising the introduction of gaseous compounds into the initial substrate, through one of its faces corresponding to the said first contact face, to form a weakened layer separating a film from the rest of the initial substrate and leading to a fracture of the initial substrate during step c), b) putting the first contact face into bonding contact with a face of a support, the structure obtained being compatible with later thinning of the initial substrate, c) thinning of the said initial substrate to expose a free face of the thin layer called the second contact face and opposite the first contact face, the thinning resulting from a thermal treatment that allows to obtain the fracture in the initial substrate at the weakened layer, d) putting a face of the target substrate into bonding contact with at least part of the second contact face, the structure obtained being compatible with later removal of all or some of the intermediate support, e) removal of at least part of the intermediate support in order to obtain the said stacked structure.
A method comprising: determining, by processing circuitry of a network device, a release time for sending a synchronization packet in accordance with a time synchronization protocol; modifying, by the processing circuitry, the synchronization packet to include a release timestamp specifying the release time; and sending, by the processing circuitry, a time value via sideband data associated with the synchronization packet, wherein the time value is based on the release time specified by the release timestamp; scheduling, by the processing circuitry, transmission of the synchronization packet for a time corresponding to the time value in the sideband data, the synchronization packet to be transmitted to a destination network device. determining, by processing circuitry of a network device, a release time for sending a synchronization packet in accordance with a time synchronization protocol; modifying, by the processing circuitry, the synchronization packet to include a release timestamp specifying the release time; and sending, by the processing circuitry, a time value via sideband data associated with the synchronization packet, wherein the time value is based on the release time specified by the release timestamp; scheduling, by the processing circuitry, transmission of the synchronization packet for a time corresponding to the time value in the sideband data, the synchronization packet to be transmitted to a destination network device.
A service chaining method, comprising: receiving a source routed data packet that comprises a destination address, and wherein the source routed data packet identifies a plurality of next-hops along a service chain path; identifying a next-hop for the source routed data packet using the plurality of next-hops; determining whether the next-hop is source routing capable; setting the destination address of the source routed data packet in accordance with the determination, wherein the destination address is set to the next-hop when the next-hop is source routing capable, and wherein the destination address is set to a next source routing capable next-hop of the plurality of next-hops along the service chain path and obtained from the received source routed data packet, when the next-hop is not source routing capable; and forwarding the source routed data packet to the next-hop indicated by the destination address. receiving a source routed data packet that comprises a destination address, and wherein the source routed data packet identifies a plurality of next-hops along a service chain path; identifying a next-hop for the source routed data packet using the plurality of next-hops; determining whether the next-hop is source routing capable; setting the destination address of the source routed data packet in accordance with the determination, wherein the destination address is set to the next-hop when the next-hop is source routing capable, and wherein the destination address is set to a next source routing capable next-hop of the plurality of next-hops along the service chain path and obtained from the received source routed data packet, when the next-hop is not source routing capable; and forwarding the source routed data packet to the next-hop indicated by the destination address.
A 12 volt automotive battery system (58B; 60; 650), comprising: - a first battery configured to be coupled to an electrical system and to be charged with a constant first voltage, wherein an alternator outputs the constant first voltage, and the first battery comprises a first battery chemistry; - a second battery comprising a second battery chemistry that has a higher coulombic efficiency than the first battery chemistry; and - a DC/DC converter (410B; 414; 654) coupled in series with the second battery, wherein the DC/DC converter (410B; 414; 654) and the second battery are coupled in parallel with the first battery, and the DC/DC converter (410B; 414; 654) is configured to: - selectively couple the second battery to the electrical system; and - boost the first voltage to a second voltage to charge the second battery during regenerative braking, wherein the second voltage is higher than a maximum charging voltage of the first battery; and - a housing to house the first battery, the second battery, and the DC/DC converter (410B; 414; 654), wherein the housing comprises a positive terminal and a ground terminal coupled to the first battery and selectively coupled to the second battery via the DC/DC converter (410B; 414; 654), wherein the positive terminal and the ground terminal are configured to couple to the electrical system. - a first battery configured to be coupled to an electrical system and to be charged with a constant first voltage, wherein an alternator outputs the constant first voltage, and the first battery comprises a first battery chemistry; - a second battery comprising a second battery chemistry that has a higher coulombic efficiency than the first battery chemistry; and - a DC/DC converter (410B; 414; 654) coupled in series with the second battery, wherein the DC/DC converter (410B; 414; 654) and the second battery are coupled in parallel with the first battery, and the DC/DC converter (410B; 414; 654) is configured to: - selectively couple the second battery to the electrical system; and - boost the first voltage to a second voltage to charge the second battery during regenerative braking, wherein the second voltage is higher than a maximum charging voltage of the first battery; and - selectively couple the second battery to the electrical system; and - boost the first voltage to a second voltage to charge the second battery during regenerative braking, wherein the second voltage is higher than a maximum charging voltage of the first battery; and - a housing to house the first battery, the second battery, and the DC/DC converter (410B; 414; 654), wherein the housing comprises a positive terminal and a ground terminal coupled to the first battery and selectively coupled to the second battery via the DC/DC converter (410B; 414; 654), wherein the positive terminal and the ground terminal are configured to couple to the electrical system.
A device for a gateway controller of a user equipment, the device comprising processing circuitry configured to: receive one or more ingress frames of bits, wherein each ingress frame has one of multiple frame formats (A, B, C) included in a set of frame formats; and convert each ingress frame into a normalized frame of bits, wherein each normalized frame has a normalized frame format, wherein each normalized frame comprises a header, a payload, and a trailer, and the payload of each normalized frame comprises the respective ingress frame. receive one or more ingress frames of bits, wherein each ingress frame has one of multiple frame formats (A, B, C) included in a set of frame formats; and convert each ingress frame into a normalized frame of bits, wherein each normalized frame has a normalized frame format, wherein each normalized frame comprises a header, a payload, and a trailer, and the payload of each normalized frame comprises the respective ingress frame.
A method for removing a bead from a fluid-filled well of a microchip for synthesizing nucleic acid molecules, wherein the microchip is a CMOS chip and wherein a nucleic acid molecule is attached to the bead, the method comprising: providing a voltage between a first electrode that is arranged at a bottom of the fluid-filled well and a second electrode in operable connection with the well, wherein the voltage is sufficient to cause fluid in the fluid-filled well to undergo electrolysis producing one or more bubbles in the fluid to rise to a top of the fluid-filled well along with the bead or to lift the bead to the top of the fluid-filled well.
A unit dose dispenser in the form of a blister containing a dry powder for inhalation, wherein the blister comprises: • A base material in which a cavity is formed, wherein the cavity comprises a bowl that contains the powder and a channel that opens into the bowl; • a lid material, such as a foil or foil laminate, which seals the cavity; and • at least one detachable portion which, when removed, exposes an air inlet (38a,b) to the bowl and an air outlet from the bowl via the channel; wherein the channel contains a tube that has separate sections which provide the air outlet and the air inlet (38a,b), and the air outlet is further from the bowl than the air inlet (38a,b), wherein the tube has a flat upper side which is level with the top of the channel, and wherein the tube is divided longitudinally into a central air outlet section and two air inlet sections (38a,b), one on either side of the central section. • A base material in which a cavity is formed, wherein the cavity comprises a bowl that contains the powder and a channel that opens into the bowl; • a lid material, such as a foil or foil laminate, which seals the cavity; and • at least one detachable portion which, when removed, exposes an air inlet (38a,b) to the bowl and an air outlet from the bowl via the channel;
A device for the detection of an analyte in a sample comprising: (a) a diffraction grating comprising (i) chemical groups capable of immobilizing a binding agent capable of binding said analyte or (ii) an immobilized binding agent capable of binding said analyte, and (b) a periodic dielectric multilayer, wherein said chemical groups or immobilized binding agent is immobilized on the surface of said periodic dielectric multilayer, wherein Bloch surface waves are capable of propagating at the surface of said periodic dielectric multilayer, thereby enhancing diffraction of visible light from said diffraction grating. (a) a diffraction grating comprising (i) chemical groups capable of immobilizing a binding agent capable of binding said analyte or (ii) an immobilized binding agent capable of binding said analyte, and (b) a periodic dielectric multilayer, wherein said chemical groups or immobilized binding agent is immobilized on the surface of said periodic dielectric multilayer, wherein Bloch surface waves are capable of propagating at the surface of said periodic dielectric multilayer, thereby enhancing diffraction of visible light from said diffraction grating.
A method for configuring a secondary cell, executed by a second base station, comprising: receiving, by the second base station, a secondary cell configuration message sent by a first base station, wherein the secondary cell configuration message comprises a secondary cell index allocated by the first base station for a secondary cell, and the secondary cell is a cell of the second base station, and the secondary cell index is used for activation or deactivation of the secondary cell; receiving, by the second base station, secondary cell configuration completion information sent by the first base station, wherein the secondary cell configuration completion information is used to indicate that configuration of the secondary cell is completed; and when it is determined to release the secondary cell or after the secondary cell is released, sending, by the second base station, a secondary cell release indication message to the first base station, wherein the secondary cell release indication message comprises information about the released secondary cell, and the secondary cell index is capable of to be allocated to another secondary cell. receiving, by the second base station, a secondary cell configuration message sent by a first base station, wherein the secondary cell configuration message comprises a secondary cell index allocated by the first base station for a secondary cell, and the secondary cell is a cell of the second base station, and the secondary cell index is used for activation or deactivation of the secondary cell; receiving, by the second base station, secondary cell configuration completion information sent by the first base station, wherein the secondary cell configuration completion information is used to indicate that configuration of the secondary cell is completed; and when it is determined to release the secondary cell or after the secondary cell is released, sending, by the second base station, a secondary cell release indication message to the first base station, wherein the secondary cell release indication message comprises information about the released secondary cell, and the secondary cell index is capable of to be allocated to another secondary cell.
A three-level power converter, wherein: a vertical arm and an intermediate arm configuring a three-level power conversion circuit are housed in a first module and a second module respectively; the first module and the second module are disposed adjacent to each other; the three-level power converter comprises connecting terminal boards (44, 48) functioning as a flat high-potential connection conductor and a flat low-potential connection conductor, each of which is pulled out vertically with a lower end thereof connected to a connecting terminal on an upper surface of the first module, as well as a connecting terminal board functioning as a flat intermediate-potential connection conductor which is pulled out vertically with a lower end thereof connected to a connecting terminal on an upper surface of the second module; these connecting terminal boards (44, 46, 48) are stacked close to and parallel to one another; a lateral width of the stacked connecting terminal boards (44, 46, 48) is made equivalent to a width across the first and second modules; external connecting ends of the high-potential connection conductor and the low-potential connection conductor are formed at upper ends of the connecting terminal boards (44, 48) functioning as the high-potential connection conductor and the low-potential connection conductor, the upper ends being located above the second module; an external connecting end of the intermediate-potential connection conductor is formed at an upper end of the connecting terminal board functioning as the intermediate-potential connection conductor, the upper end being located above the first module; and DC capacitors (60-1, 60-2) are connected and disposed between these external connecting ends.
A monolithically integrated, tunable semiconductor laser with an optical waveguide, comprising a laser chip having epitaxial layers (720, 722, 724) on a substrate and having first and second reflectors (706, 708) bounding an optical gain section and a passive section, wherein at least one of the reflectors is a distributed Bragg reflector section comprising a grating (706B, 708B) and configured to have a tunable reflection spectrum, wherein the laser is provided with a common earth electrode that is configured to be electrically grounded in use, wherein control electrodes (706A, 708A n, 710A, 712A) are provided on the optical waveguide in at least the optical gain section and the at least one distributed Bragg reflector section, wherein the passive section is provided with a passive section electrode that electrically contacts the opposite side of the optical waveguide from the substrate, the passive section is configured not to be drivable by an electrical control signal, and no grating is present within the passive section, and wherein the passive section is a grounded passive section in which the passive section electrode is configured to be electrically grounded in use and electrically contacts the passive section, and wherein the passive section electrode and the common earth electrode electrically contact opposite sides of the optical waveguide. first and second reflectors (706, 708) bounding an optical gain section and a passive section,
A method for presenting communication information in video communication, comprising: controlling collection of audio information and video information of a video communication site; determining a position of a speaker in the video communication site according to the audio information, wherein the speaker is a person of participants in the video communication site that speaks; acquiring speech video information from the video information according to the position of the speaker, wherein the speech video information is video information of the speaker within a speaking period; and controlling presentation of the speech video information, characterized in that the method further comprises: receiving a keyword from a terminal device; and controlling presentation of text information that includes the keyword and that corresponds to segments of the speech audio information, wherein the text information is a text record of the speech audio information. controlling collection of audio information and video information of a video communication site; determining a position of a speaker in the video communication site according to the audio information, wherein the speaker is a person of participants in the video communication site that speaks; acquiring speech video information from the video information according to the position of the speaker, wherein the speech video information is video information of the speaker within a speaking period; and controlling presentation of the speech video information, characterized in that the method further comprises: receiving a keyword from a terminal device; and controlling presentation of text information that includes the keyword and that corresponds to segments of the speech audio information, wherein the text information is a text record of the speech audio information. receiving a keyword from a terminal device; and controlling presentation of text information that includes the keyword and that corresponds to segments of the speech audio information, wherein the text information is a text record of the speech audio information.
A patient positioner for maintaining a position of a patient on an operating surface during anterior hip replacement surgery, the patient positioner comprising: a generally rectangular body support having a lower surface configured to rest against the operating surface and an upper surface having a recess formed therein with a shape configured to receive an upper body of the patient therein, the generally rectangular body support having a first cavity; at least one hip support configured to be removably received in the first cavity of the body support and having a lower surface configured to rest against the operating surface and an upper surface configured to receive at least a hip of the patient thereon; at least one lower extremity support configured to removably engage a distal end of the body support and having a lower surface configured to rest against the operating surface and an upper surface configured to receive at least one leg of the patient thereon, the lower extremity support being configured to be raised and lowered relative to the operating surface during use, the at least one lower extremity support being distinct from the at least one hip support, wherein the at least one lower extremity support is configured to receive both legs of the patient thereon simultaneously. a generally rectangular body support having a lower surface configured to rest against the operating surface and an upper surface having a recess formed therein with a shape configured to receive an upper body of the patient therein, the generally rectangular body support having a first cavity; at least one hip support configured to be removably received in the first cavity of the body support and having a lower surface configured to rest against the operating surface and an upper surface configured to receive at least a hip of the patient thereon; at least one lower extremity support configured to removably engage a distal end of the body support and having a lower surface configured to rest against the operating surface and an upper surface configured to receive at least one leg of the patient thereon, the lower extremity support being configured to be raised and lowered relative to the operating surface during use, the at least one lower extremity support being distinct from the at least one hip support, wherein the at least one lower extremity support is configured to receive both legs of the patient thereon simultaneously.