Antenna Element Segmentation for Wireless Device Bandwidth Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
As wireless networks evolve, managing high-quality service for diverse wireless devices with varying application requirements across different channel sizes and radio access technologies (RATs) like 4G and 5G becomes challenging, especially with increasing contention for resources between 5G and legacy devices.
Innovation Solution
The system dedicates specific antenna elements to wireless devices based on their application types and bandwidth requirements, using a combination of 4G and 5G RATs, where 5G antenna elements are reserved for high-bandwidth data communication and 4G for control information, optimizing spectral efficiency and throughput.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If antenna elements are shared among all wireless devices, then resource utilization is improved, but service quality for specific application types deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the antenna elements into different groups, where each group is dedicated to serving specific types of wireless devices or application types. This segmentation allows the system to optimize resource allocation for different service requirements while maintaining overall resource utilization through structured sharing within segments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different antenna element groups to different application types (e.g., enhanced mobile broadband, mission-critical communications, ultra-reliable low-latency communications). Each antenna group is optimized for its specific application type, ensuring high service quality for each while maintaining overall system efficiency.
2Reliability
If antenna elements are dedicated to specific wireless devices, then service quality for those devices is improved, but overall resource utilization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes antenna element groups multi-functional by dedicating them to serve multiple wireless devices of the same application type. Instead of dedicating individual antenna elements to single devices, groups of antenna elements serve multiple devices with similar requirements, maintaining high service quality while improving overall resource utilization through shared access within the group.
3Adaptability or versatility
If all antenna elements are used for all wireless devices, then adaptability is improved, but resource contention increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments antenna elements into application-type-specific groups, which reduces resource contention by preventing different application types from competing for the same antenna resources. Each segment serves its designated application type, eliminating cross-application interference while maintaining adaptability through the ability to dynamically allocate segments to different devices based on their requirements.
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AI summary
Dedicating antenna elements to specific wireless devices by identifying specific wireless devices that meet a set of criteria, such as wireless devices using a certain application type that is associated with a bandwidth, and respectively dedicating a separate portion of antenna elements for communicating with each specific wireless device. The separate portion of antenna elements is selected based on being configured to utilize a bandwidth that meets a threshold bandwidth or matches the bandwidth associated with the application type.