POSITIONING IN BEAM-SHAPED COMMUNICATIONS
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE602017088618
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2017-03-13
- Filing Date
- 2017-06-22
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-26
- Estimated Expiration
- 2037-06-22
AI Technical Summary
In millimeter-wave (mmW) wireless communication systems, determining the location of user equipment (UE) is challenging due to increased signal attenuation and the dynamic nature of both the environment and radio signals, which traditional positioning methods struggle to accurately handle, especially with the use of beamforming techniques.
The implementation of improved positioning methods that utilize measurement reference signals (MRS) and beamformed sounding reference signals (BSRS) across multiple base stations, employing beam-sweeping patterns and coordinated timing and frequency offsets to enhance positioning accuracy, allowing for more precise location determination of UEs in mmW communication systems.
This approach significantly improves positioning accuracy by overcoming signal attenuation and environmental dynamics, enabling reliable location determination of UEs in mmW communication systems, even in scenarios where traditional methods fail, by leveraging the strengths of beamforming and coordinated signal transmission.