Full Duplex Beam Direction Selection via Local Feedback
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication systems face challenges in efficiently managing beam direction selection for full duplex operation, leading to suboptimal performance due to unawareness of local conditions and channel conditions, which affects spectral efficiency and increases error rates.
Innovation Solution
A method where wireless communication devices transmit information for selecting transmission or reception directions for specific beams, allowing devices to determine and assign beam directions based on local and channel conditions, improving full duplex operation performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If beam direction selection is performed without considering local conditions and channel conditions, then device complexity is reduced, but spectral efficiency deteriorates and error rates increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where wireless communication devices transmit information about local conditions and channel conditions to each other. This feedback enables dynamic beam direction selection that adapts to changing environmental conditions, thereby improving spectral efficiency without requiring complex centralized control. The devices use the exchanged information to independently determine optimal beam directions, maintaining low device complexity while achieving high spectral efficiency through distributed intelligence.
2Device complexity
If beam direction selection is performed without considering local conditions and channel conditions, then device complexity is reduced, but error rates increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having wireless communication devices exchange information about local conditions and channel conditions before performing beam direction selection. This preparatory step ensures that devices have the necessary information to make informed decisions about beam directions, thereby reducing error rates. The information exchange and condition assessment are performed in advance, allowing devices to select optimal beam directions that account for environmental factors, thus improving reliability without adding significant complexity during the actual communication process.
3Use of energy by moving object
If beam directions are not optimized based on real-time conditions, then computing resources are conserved, but spectral efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling wireless communication devices to autonomously perform beam direction selection based on locally available information about conditions and channel state. Each device independently processes the exchanged information and determines optimal beam directions without requiring extensive centralized computing resources. This distributed self-service approach maintains low computing resource consumption while achieving high spectral efficiency through local intelligence and real-time adaptation to environmental conditions.
4Use of energy by stationary object
If beam directions are not optimized based on real-time conditions, then power resources are conserved, but spectral efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by dynamically adjusting beam directions based on real-time local conditions and channel conditions. Instead of using fixed beam configurations, the system modifies beam parameters (directions, angles, orientations) in response to changing environmental factors. This dynamic parameter adjustment improves spectral efficiency by optimizing beam alignment with receiving devices and environmental conditions, while the changes are computed efficiently to avoid excessive power consumption. The system balances power usage with performance by making targeted parameter adjustments only when conditions warrant changes.
Data Source
AI summary
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a first wireless communication device (WCD) may transmit, to a second WCD, information for selecting transmission or reception directions for a first beam and a second beam for communications between the first WCD and the second WCD using a full duplex operation. The WCD may receive an indication to use, for the full duplex operation of the first WCD, the first beam to receive communications and the second beam to transmit communications. Numerous other aspects are provided.


