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A method and system for the intake air separation within an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The disclosed embodiments of the intake air separation system include an intake air inlet adapted to receive the intake air used in the combustion process for the engine and an intake air separation

A method and system for the intake air separation within an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The disclosed embodiments of the intake air separation system include an intake air inlet adapted to receive the intake air used in the combustion process for the engine and an intake air separation device in flow communication with the intake air inlet and adapted for separating the intake air into a flow of the oxygen enriched air and a flow of nitrogen enriched air. The intake air separation system further includes a first outlet in fluid communication with the intake air separation device and adapted to receive the flow of the oxygen enriched air as well as a second outlet also in fluid communication with the intake air separation device and adapted to provide the flow of nitrogen enriched air to the intake manifold for use in the combustion process. The intake air separation system also includes a permeate air driver in fluid communication with the intake air separation device and operatively associated with the engine exhaust system adapted for forcibly directing the flow of oxygen enriched air via the permeate outlet.

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A method and system for the intake air separation within an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The disclosed embodiments of the intake air separation system include an intake air inlet adapted to receive the intake air used in the combustion process for the engine and an intake air separation

A method and system for the intake air separation within an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The disclosed embodiments of the intake air separation system include an intake air inlet adapted to receive the intake air used in the combustion process for the engine and an intake air separation device in flow communication with the intake air inlet and adapted for separating the intake air into a flow of the oxygen enriched air and a flow of nitrogen enriched air. The intake air separation system further includes a first outlet in fluid communication with the intake air separation device and adapted to receive the flow of the oxygen enriched air as well as a second outlet also in fluid communication with the intake air separation device and adapted to provide the flow of nitrogen enriched air to the intake manifold for use in the combustion process. The intake air separation system also includes a permeate air driver in fluid communication with the intake air separation device and operatively associated with the engine exhaust system adapted for forcibly directing the flow of oxygen enriched air via the permeate outlet. communication link between said mobile unit and said one of said peripheral base stations by utilizing said selected idle channel, wherein, upon link establishment between said mobile unit and said one base station, said one base station sends a request for an update of idle channel information to said management server, wherein, upon receipt of the request for an update of idle channel information received from said one base station, said management server sends first information corresponding to the update of idle channel information to said one base station and also sends second information corresponding to updated idle channel information for said peripheral base stations of said one base station to said one base station, and wherein said one base station stores said first information in a memory of said one base station, and said one base station forwards said second information to said mobile unit to be stored in the memory of said mobile unit. 2. A radio communication system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mobile unit does not perform a frequency scan for available channels of said peripheral base station to select said selected idle channel. 3. A management server comprising: cable network communication means connected to respective base stations through a cable network, base station information update means for updating idle channel information of said respective base stations on the basis of an idle channel information received from said respective base stations through said cable communication means, base station information memory means to store an ID information and an idle channel information of said respective base stations and an ID information of said respective base stations and peripheral base stations of said respective base stations, and peripheral base station selector means for selecting an idle channel information of said peripheral base stations of one of said base stations, which receives an update request from said base station information memory means, and transmitting the selected idle channel information to a mobile unit linked with said one base station, through said cable communication network, wherein the selected idle channel information is stored in a memory of the mobile unit in which the mobile unit refers to the selected idle channel information stored in the memory thereof when determining an idle channel to be used in an on-going communication when the mobile unit moves to one of the peripheral base stations of the one base station, wherein, upon link establishment between said mobile unit and said one base station, said one base station sends a request for an update of idle channel information to said management server, wherein, upon receipt of the request for an update of idle channel information received from said one base station, said management server sends first information corresponding to the update of idle channel information to said one base station and also sends second information corresponding to updated idle channel information for said peripheral base stations of said one base station to said one base station, and wherein said one base station stores said first information in a memory of said base station, and said one base station forwards said second information to said mobile unit to be stored in the memory of said mobile unit. 4. A management server as claimed in claim 3, wherein said mobile unit does not perform a frequency scan for available channels of said peripheral base station to select said selected idle channel. 5. A base station comprising: a cable network communication means connected to a management server through a cable network, radio communication means connected to a mobile unit through a radio frequency signal, for processing the radio frequency signal between said base station and said mobile unit, information notice means for transmitting an idle channel information of said base station to said management server, and an id le channel information memory means for storing the idle channel information of said base station, wherein idle channel information of peripheral base stations to said base station is sent to said base station from said management server at a same time the idle channel information of said base station is sent to said base station from said management server, wherein the idle channel information of said peripheral base stations is forwarded to said base station to said mobile station and is stored in a memory of said mobile unit, wherein said mobile unit refers to the selected idle channel information stored in the memory thereof when determining an idle channel to be used in an on-going communication when said mobile unit moves to one of said peripheral base stations of said base station, wherein, upon link establishment between said mobile unit and said base station, said base station sends a request for an update of idle channel information to said management server, wherein, upon receipt of the request for an update of idle channel information received from said base station, said management server sends first information corresponding to the update of idle channel information to said base station and also sends second information corresponding to updated idle channel information for said peripheral base stations of said base station to said base station, wherein said base station stores said first information in said idle channel information memory means of said base station, and said base station forwards said second information to said mobile unit to be stored in the memory of said mobile unit. 6. A base station as claimed in claim 5, wherein said mobile unit does not perform a frequency scan for available channels of said peripheral base station to select said selected idle channel. 7. A mobile station comprising: radio communication means connected to a mobile unit through a radio frequency signal, for processing the radio frequency signal between said base station and said mobile unit, peripheral base station idle channel information update means for updating an idle channel information of peripheral base stations, peripheral base station channel information memory means for storing an idle channel information of said peripheral base stations, and communication channel selector means for selecting an idle channel from the peripheral base station idle channel information stored in said peripheral base station channel information memory means when the mobile unit moves to a cell of one of said peripheral base stations, wherein, upon link establishment between said mobile unit and said base station, said base station sends a request for an update of idle channel information to a management server that is coupled to the base station by way of a cable network, wherein, upon receipt of the request for an update of idle channel information received from said base station, said management server sends first information corresponding to the update of idle channel information to said base station and also sends second information corresponding to updated idle channel information for said peripheral base stations of said base station to one base station, wherein said base station stores said first information in a memory of said one base station, and said base station forwards said second information to said mobile unit to be stored in said peripheral base station channel information memory means of said mobile station. 8. A mobile station as claimed in claim 7, further comprising means for repeating the selecting operation of said communication channel selector means when the channel selected by referring to said idle channel information table of said peripheral base stations given by said management server is a busy channel, in such a way that a next idle channel is selected from the idle channel information. 9. A mobile station as claimed in claim 7, wherein said mobile unit does not perform a frequency sca