FWA Anchor Overshoot Detection Through Base Station Parameter Tuning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Fixed wireless access (FWA) devices often connect to distant base stations instead of neighboring ones, leading to network inefficiencies and poor user experience due to anchor overshoot issues, which consume computing and networking resources and cause connectivity problems.

Innovation Solution

An overshoot detection system that identifies FWA devices connected to distant base stations and adjusts antenna parameters, such as tilt and transmit power, to ensure they connect to intended neighboring base stations, optimizing network connectivity and performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If FWA devices connect to distant base stations, then signal strength may be improved in some cases, but network efficiency deteriorates and computing resources are consumed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesignal strengthVSAvoidnetwork efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring connection parameters and detecting anchor overshoot conditions, then adjusting base station antenna parameters (tilt, azimuth, power) to optimize connections and prevent FWA devices from connecting to distant base stations

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes physical parameters of base station antennas (tilt angle, azimuth angle, transmit power) to control coverage patterns and ensure FWA devices connect to appropriate neighboring base stations rather than distant ones

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If FWA devices connect to distant base stations, then connectivity is maintained, but computing resources and networking resources are consumed

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveconnectivityVSAvoidcomputing resources

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary detection of anchor overshoot conditions before they cause resource consumption issues, and proactively adjusts antenna parameters to prevent suboptimal connections from occurring

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback loops to monitor connection quality and resource usage, automatically adjusting base station parameters to maintain connectivity while minimizing computing and networking resource consumption

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If FWA devices connect to distant base stations, then connection is established, but user experience deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconnection establishmentVSAvoiduser experience

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system optimizes connection quality by adjusting antenna parameters (tilt, azimuth, power) to ensure FWA devices connect to the most appropriate base stations, thereby improving user experience through better service quality

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20250392962A1Systems and methods for detecting anchor overshoot for a fixed wireless access device

Publication Date: 2025.12.25 VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC

AI summary

A device may determine one or more base stations of a coverage area, and may determine one or more fixed wireless access (FWA) device identifiers in the coverage area. The device may identify a portion of the one or more FWA device identifiers not connected to any of the one or more base stations, as anchor overshoot FWA device identifiers, and may perform one or more actions based on the anchor overshoot FWA device identifiers.