Apparatus including DMA and method for optimizing DMA elements thereof
Optimizing DMA elements in dynamic metasurface antennas addresses the CAPEX and OPEX issues in mMIMO systems by enhancing energy efficiency, data transmission speed, and adaptability, while reducing system complexity and costs.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- KR1020250014820
- Authority / Receiving Office
- KR · KR
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-06
- Publication Date
- 2026-08-05
- Estimated Expiration
- 2045-02-06
AI Technical Summary
The high capital expenditures (CAPEX) and operating expenses (OPEX) associated with each antenna having its own RF chain in Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (mMIMO) systems are significant challenges, necessitating the development of alternative antenna architectures like dynamic metasurface antennas (DMAs) to optimize DMA elements.
A method for optimizing DMA elements in a transmitting device with a dynamic metasurface antenna involves defining a DMA weight matrix, setting an optimization objective function, and calculating optimization coefficients using various spatial modulation control methods to maximize signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) or spectral efficiency, thereby reducing system complexity and costs.
This approach maximizes energy efficiency, data transmission speed, and adaptability while minimizing system complexity and operating costs, improving communication stability and signal strength through suitable spatial modulation methods.