Periodic Time-Domain Power Detection for Radio Chain Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cellular systems lack efficient methods for proactive and reactive troubleshooting and performance management due to the absence of precise power detection in the time domain, which is crucial for understanding system functionality and making dynamic adjustments.
Innovation Solution
A system for time domain power detection is implemented, allowing for precise extraction of power data at predetermined points, synchronized across different time ranges, and stored for comparative analysis using processors, read circuits, and memory units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If power detection is performed in the time domain at predetermined tap points with gating over selected time ranges, then measurement precision and system performance monitoring are improved, but device complexity increases due to the need for multiple read circuits and memory units across downlink and uplink chains
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the radio system into multiple segments (downlink chain and uplink chain) with separate read circuits and memory units for each segment. This segmentation allows independent power detection at different tap points along the signal path, enabling precise measurement of power at specific locations without interference from other segments, thereby resolving the contradiction between measurement precision and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a time-domain dimension for power detection by gating the detection over selected time ranges. This temporal dimension allows the system to capture power information at specific moments in time, enabling precise measurement of transient power conditions and improving overall measurement precision while managing complexity through time-multiplexed operations.
2Productivity
If time alignment is implemented for input-output comparison across different tap points, then productivity and troubleshooting efficiency are improved, but device complexity increases due to additional synchronization and coordination requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary time alignment and synchronization of read circuits before power detection begins. By establishing time references and coordination mechanisms in advance, the system enables efficient input-output comparison across different tap points during troubleshooting, improving productivity while containing synchronization complexity through pre-configured timing structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where power detection results from different tap points are compared and analyzed to identify system performance issues. This feedback loop enables efficient troubleshooting by systematically comparing aligned measurements across the signal path, improving productivity while managing complexity through structured comparison protocols.
3Reliability
If power data is collected and stored in the time domain for periodic analysis, then reliability and proactive troubleshooting are improved, but use of energy increases due to continuous data collection and memory operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs power data collection and storage operations periodically rather than continuously. By gating the detection over selected time ranges and updating memory only at appropriate intervals, the system maintains reliable monitoring of radio system performance while significantly reducing energy consumption compared to continuous operation, thus resolving the contradiction between reliability and energy use.
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AI summary
Technology described herein can gather time domain power data for enabling real-time adjustment of one or more parameters of a radio system. In an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor that is configured to control collection of power data from a radio system, a read circuit communicatively coupled to the processor and controlled by the processor to read, at the radio system, the power data in a time domain, across at least a portion of a downlink chain or an uplink chain of the radio system, along a selected time range that is defined by a specified upper limit of time and a specified lower limit of time, and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor and that receives and stores the power data as stored power data in the time domain from the read circuit.