Antenna Beam Steering for Dynamic Wireless Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wireless communications networks face challenges in providing efficient and adaptive coverage to mobile devices due to fixed antenna configurations that do not dynamically adjust to device locations, leading to suboptimal signal quality and network resource allocation.
Innovation Solution
The use of antennas with signal transmitting and receiving components that can modify signals in three dimensions (x, y, z-planes) to dynamically adjust the sector of coverage based on mobile device locations, integrating mobile device tracking components and base band units to control signal modifications for improved alignment and resource allocation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixed antenna configurations are used, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by enabling the antenna system to transition from fixed configurations to dynamically adjustable beamforming capabilities. The base station can modify signal parameters in real-time to steer coverage sectors toward mobile devices, making the system adaptive to changing network conditions while maintaining manageable complexity through algorithmic control
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes parameter changes by adjusting signal characteristics (phase, amplitude, frequency) across multiple antenna elements to dynamically reshape coverage patterns. This allows the system to adapt beam directions and coverage areas without physical reconfiguration, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity
2Reliability
If fixed antenna configurations are used, then device complexity is reduced, but signal quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts beamforming parameters based on mobile device locations and network conditions, maintaining optimal signal quality throughout the coverage area. This dynamic adaptation ensures reliable connectivity even as devices move, without requiring complex hardware modifications at the antenna level
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the base station receives information about mobile device locations and signal conditions, then uses this feedback to continuously optimize beamforming parameters. This closed-loop control improves signal quality while keeping the system complexity manageable through intelligent algorithms
3Adaptability or versatility
If dynamic signal modification is implemented, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamics by enabling real-time modification of signal parameters (phase, amplitude, frequency) across multiple antenna elements. This allows the system to adapt coverage patterns dynamically while managing complexity through coordinated control algorithms that process location data and generate appropriate beamforming weights
4Productivity
If dynamic signal modification is implemented, then network efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically optimizes resource allocation by steering beams toward active mobile devices and adjusting coverage sectors based on network conditions. This improves network efficiency through better resource utilization while maintaining manageable complexity through centralized control at the base station
Solution Approach 2:
The invention utilizes parameter changes in signal processing to dynamically allocate network resources more efficiently. By modifying signal characteristics based on device locations and traffic patterns, the system improves productivity while keeping implementation complexity manageable through software-based control
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AI summary
Systems and methods for providing configured and/or dynamically adjustable coverage in wireless communications networks is disclosed. A broadcast cell may include one or more antennas used to provide one or more sectors of coverage in the network. Each antenna may include at least one radio and at least one corresponding signal transmitting and receiving component that is in communication with the radio, allowing a signal generated by the radio to be broadcast by the signal transmitting and receiving component to form at least a portion of a sector of coverage provided by the antenna. Additionally, the signal generated by the radio may be modifiable, allowing the beam of coverage emitted by the signal transmitting and receiving component to be adjusted (e.g., in any one of an x, y, and/or z-plane) for a particular operating environment.