Adaptive Mobile Antenna for 5G Signal Penetration
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Solution Overview
Problem
5G technology's higher frequency waves offer faster speeds but reduce penetration capability, leading to signal blocking issues by objects and structures, which challenges service providers in maintaining acceptable Quality of Service (QOS) and Quality of Experience (QOE, especially with increased demand for image and video transmission.
Innovation Solution
A mobile antenna device with transceivers, processors, and memory that can move to optimize signal strength and frequency, adapting communication frequencies based on environmental features to mitigate interference and enhance signal quality for user equipment devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If higher frequency waves are used for 5G communication, then data transfer speed increases, but penetration capability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a personal adaptive radio access network (PARAN) device as an intermediary between the 5G base station and user equipment. This PARAN device receives high-frequency signals from the base station, processes them locally, and retransmits them to user equipment, thereby mediating the signal transmission to overcome the penetration limitations of high-frequency waves while maintaining high data transfer speeds.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent deploys PARAN devices in three-dimensional space (airborne, ground-based, or building-mounted) to create additional signal transmission paths. By moving the communication infrastructure from a two-dimensional ground plane to three-dimensional space, the system provides multiple spatial routes for signal propagation, enabling signals to bypass obstacles and improve penetration capability.
2Speed
If higher frequency waves are used for 5G communication, then data transfer speed increases, but signal blocking by objects and structures increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the communication path into multiple hops by deploying distributed PARAN devices throughout the service area. Instead of a single direct link from base station to user equipment, the signal is broken into segments transmitted through multiple PARAN nodes, which reduces the impact of signal blocking by objects and structures on any single transmission path.
Solution Approach 2:
PARAN devices act as intermediary relays that receive, process, and retransmit signals. When direct signals are blocked by objects or structures, these intermediary devices provide alternative transmission routes, effectively mitigating the signal blocking problem while maintaining high-frequency communication benefits.
3Reliability
If more infrastructure is deployed to overcome signal blocking, then service quality improves, but network cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The PARAN devices are designed as multi-functional units that can perform multiple roles: signal reception, signal processing, frequency conversion, and retransmission. A single PARAN device can serve multiple user equipment devices simultaneously and can operate in different locations (airborne, ground-based, building-mounted), reducing the total quantity of infrastructure needed compared to traditional dedicated solutions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs dynamically deployable PARAN devices that can be moved or repositioned as needed. Airborne PARAN devices on drones or balloons can be relocated to optimize signal coverage, and ground-based devices can be deployed temporarily during events or emergencies. This dynamic capability reduces the need for permanent fixed infrastructure throughout the entire service area.
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AI summary
Personal adaptive radio access network advanced capabilities are provided. A device can include a transceiver; a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising facilitating movement of the device from a first position associated with a user equipment (UE) to a second position in response to an observed signal strength at the UE from a communication network being determined to have fallen below a threshold; in response to facilitating the movement of the device, determining a first communication frequency for communications between the device and the UE based on features determined to be present in an environment associated with the UE; and conveying signals transmitted by the communication network to the UE via the transceiver at the first communication frequency instead of a second communication frequency used by the communication network.