Single Fixed Broad-Beam Antenna for Multi-Band UE Beam Testing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current beam management processes for 5G NR require expensive active antenna panels, which are narrow band and inefficient for multiple band or full band coverage, leading to resource waste and delays in UE attachment procedures.
Innovation Solution
A device with a single fixed broad beam antenna emulates 5G NR beam scanning processes, generating UE broad beams to cover various bands and frequencies, allowing simultaneous testing of multiple UEs and identifying errors at a base station.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If active antenna panels are used for beam management, then beam scanning capability is achieved, but device cost and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a single fixed broad beam antenna to emulate or simulate the functionality of complex active antenna panels. Instead of using multiple active antenna elements that physically perform beam scanning, the system creates a simplified copy or simulation of the beam scanning effect through signal processing and emulation techniques, thereby achieving the same functional outcome with much lower complexity
Solution Approach 2:
A single fixed broad beam antenna is designed to perform multiple functions that traditionally required complex active antenna panels. The antenna serves as both the physical radiating element and the basis for emulating various beam scanning patterns, making the system universally applicable for different beam management scenarios without requiring specialized hardware for each function
2Reliability
If narrow band active antenna panels are used, then beam management is achieved, but resource efficiency decreases for multiple band coverage
Solution Approach 1:
The single fixed broad beam antenna is designed to handle multiple frequency bands and beam scanning scenarios universally. Instead of requiring separate narrow band active antenna panels for each band, this universal antenna structure can emulate beam scanning across multiple bands, significantly improving resource efficiency while maintaining beam management reliability through software-defined beamforming techniques
3Measurement precision
If traditional beam scanning processes are used, then beam selection is achieved, but UE attachment procedure delays occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary emulation of beam scanning patterns and pre-calculates beam characteristics before actual UE attachment. By preparing beam emulation data and patterns in advance, the system reduces the time required during the actual attachment procedure while maintaining accurate beam selection through pre-computed beamforming weights and emulation results
Data Source
AI summary
A device may receive configuration data identifying bands and frequencies utilized by a plurality of user equipments and may generate a user equipment broad beam based on the configuration data. The device may transmit the user equipment broad beam towards a base station with a single user equipment fixed broad beam antenna of the device and may receive, from the base station, feedback data associated with the user equipment broad beam transmitted towards the base station. The device may determine whether the feedback data identifies one or more errors at the base station for one or more of the plurality of user equipments and may perform one or more actions based on determining whether the feedback data identifies the one or more errors at the base station for one or more of the plurality of user equipments.