Frequency Deviation Pre-Correction for Handover Signal Stability

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Solution Overview

Problem

In mobile communication systems, frequency deviation during cell handover leads to performance degradation in user equipment, especially in high-speed movements, where existing frequency deviation pre-calibration methods are ineffective for broadcast channels and result in significant demodulation issues due to Doppler frequency shifts.

Innovation Solution

A method and device for frequency deviation pre-calibration in a base station that estimates and adjusts the uplink frequency deviation value of user equipment, using a current pre-calibration value closer to the estimated value than historical values, to minimize frequency deviation impact by transmitting signals at a frequency closer to the cell frequency, thereby stabilizing the signal reception for the user equipment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If frequency deviation pre-calibration is applied at the base station, then the demodulation performance of user equipment is improved, but the complexity of the base station increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedemodulation performanceVSAvoidbase station complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The base station performs frequency deviation pre-calibration by estimating the Doppler frequency shift fd and adjusting the downlink transmission frequency to fc-fd in advance, so that the user equipment receives the signal at frequency fc without significant frequency deviation impact

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The base station estimates the uplink frequency deviation from the uplink channel and uses this feedback information to adjust the downlink transmission frequency, creating a closed-loop system that continuously optimizes frequency alignment

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Stability of the object's composition

If the user equipment tracks frequency through AFC after handover, then the frequency stability is maintained, but the frequency deviation increases to maximum value of 2fd due to AFC delay

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefrequency stabilityVSAvoidsignal detection performance
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The base station adjusts the downlink transmission frequency to fc-fd before the user equipment completes AFC tracking after handover, so that even with AFC delay the user equipment receives the signal at the correct frequency fc without experiencing maximum frequency deviation of 2fd

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This approach effectively reduces frequency deviation-induced performance degradation during cell handover, improving signal detection performance by aligning the user equipment's frequency with the base station's operating frequency, thus enhancing network performance despite increased base station complexity.

Implementation Method 1

the base station transmits a signal at the frequency fc, and the user equipment receives the signal at a frequency of fc+Δf over a channel, where Δf is a Doppler frequency shift

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectDoppler frequency shift: Doppler Effect

Data Source

PatentEP2456078B1Method and device for frequency deviation pre-correction
Publication Date: 2014.09.17 CHINA ACAD OF TELECOMM TECH
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AI summary

A method and device for frequency deviation pre -correction are provided. The method includes: estimating an uplink frequency deviation value of a terminal, and obtaining a historic value of the uplink frequency deviation pre -correction that has been used for the frequency deviation pre -correction of the terminal; according to the historic value of the uplink frequency deviation pre-correction, determining a current value of the uplink frequency deviation pre-correction of the terminal, the current value of the uplink frequency deviation pre-correction being closer to the uplink frequency deviation value than the historic value of the uplink frequency deviation pre-correction; by using the current value of the uplink frequency deviation pre-correction, pre -correcting the frequency deviation of the terminal, thereby the signal detection performance of the terminal can be effectively improved.