Beam Sweeping Optimization via Service Threshold Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
In telecommunications environments, existing technologies fail to optimize intra-cell beam sweeping effectively, leading to unbalanced network access where some beams serve too few users while others are overutilized, resulting in degraded connectivity and underutilized resources.
Innovation Solution
A method is introduced where beams are adjusted based on a service threshold, with feedback signals from user devices determining if a beam is below the threshold, allowing the base station to change the beam's direction to better serve a greater number of users, thereby optimizing intra-cell beam sweeping and balancing user distribution across beams.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If beam sweeping is performed with fixed directions, then the system structure is simple, but network access becomes unbalanced with some beams serving too few users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic beam direction adjustment by allowing beams to change their serving directions based on user distribution feedback. The base station receives feedback signals from user devices and dynamically reconfigures beam directions to balance user distribution, transforming the static beam structure into a dynamic one that adapts to changing network conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a feedback mechanism where user devices send feedback signals to the base station about their beam associations. The base station uses this feedback information to determine whether beam direction changes are needed to achieve better user distribution balance, creating a closed-loop control system for beam optimization.
2Reliability
If beam directions are changed to balance user distribution, then network connectivity improves, but the control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses feedback signals from user devices to guide beam direction adjustments. The base station receives feedback about user device states and uses this information to make informed decisions about whether to change beam directions, ensuring that connectivity improvements are achieved through data-driven control rather than arbitrary changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the directional parameters of beams dynamically based on network conditions. By adjusting beam directions as configurable parameters rather than fixed settings, the system can optimize connectivity while managing complexity through parameter-based control mechanisms.
3Productivity
If beams serve more users dynamically, then resource utilization improves, but the system requires more complex coordination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs feedback mechanisms to monitor user distribution across beams and trigger appropriate beam direction changes. This feedback-driven approach enables the system to automatically optimize resource utilization by balancing user distribution, reducing the need for complex manual coordination while improving productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables beams to effectively 'self-adjust' their user distribution through the feedback loop. The base station automatically processes feedback signals and makes beam direction adjustments without external intervention, allowing the system to self-optimize resource utilization and reduce coordination overhead.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are provided for optimizing intra-cell beam sweeping based on a service threshold. The system transmits a plurality of beams including a first beam at a first direction. When it is determined that a first feedback from a user device is below a service threshold, the system will associate the first beam with a second direction. Then, the system will transmit the plurality of beams with the first beam at a second direction.