OFDM Environment Sensing for Adaptive Receiver Matching

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication technologies face challenges in matching receivers with diverse communication environments due to the use of unified receiver processing frameworks, leading to suboptimal performance in complex wireless communication scenarios.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for communication environment sensing that involves channel estimation and interference analysis of OFDM signals to obtain environment information, enabling adaptive selection of receivers based on sensed conditions, utilizing neural networks for intelligent dynamic regulation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a unified receiver processing framework and unified configuration parameters are adopted, then device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but receiver matching performance with diverse communication environments deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereceiver operation simplicityVSAvoidreceiver environment matching capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic receiver configuration by enabling receivers to adaptively adjust their processing parameters based on sensed communication environment characteristics. The system transitions from static unified configuration to dynamic environment-specific configuration, allowing receivers to optimize performance for different channel conditions, interference levels, and signal qualities while maintaining a unified underlying framework.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes receiver operating parameters based on environment sensing results. By monitoring communication environment parameters such as channel state, interference characteristics, and signal quality, the system dynamically adjusts receiver configuration parameters including filtering settings, equalization parameters, and detection thresholds to achieve optimal matching between receiver characteristics and environmental conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If environment sensing and adaptive receiver matching are implemented, then receiver performance in diverse environments is improved, but device complexity and processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereceiver environment matching capabilityVSAvoidreceiver system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the receiver system into distinct functional modules: an environment sensing module that characterizes communication conditions, a parameter determination module that translates sensing results into configuration parameters, and a receiver processing module that executes the adaptive operations. This modular segmentation manages complexity by organizing functions into independent, manageable units with well-defined interfaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs environment sensing and parameter determination in advance of actual signal reception. By pre-characterizing the communication environment and pre-determining optimal receiver parameters before processing communication signals, the system avoids complex real-time adjustments during signal reception, thereby managing processing complexity while maintaining adaptive performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If channel estimation and interference analysis are performed to obtain environment information, then sensing precision is improved, but processing time and computational load increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication environment sensing accuracyVSAvoidenvironment sensing processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements partial environment sensing by selectively analyzing specific signal characteristics that are most relevant to receiver configuration rather than performing exhaustive analysis of all possible environmental parameters. The system focuses computational resources on extracting the most critical environment information needed for effective receiver matching, thereby achieving sufficient sensing precision with reduced processing time and computational load.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS20250267041A1Communication method, environment sensing method, apparatus, device, medium, and product
Publication Date: 2025.08.21 ZTE CORP
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AI summary

Provided in the embodiments of the present application are a communication method, a communication environment sensing method, a communication apparatus, a network device, a computer readable storage medium, and a computer program product. By means of analyzing wireless communication signals, communication environment sensing information is obtained, thereby relatively well sensing a wireless communication environment.