Wireless Terminal Resource Allocation for Channel State Information Estimation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wireless communication systems face challenges in obtaining reliable Channel State Information (CSI) for environment sensing, particularly when signal-to-noise ratio is low or there are rapid channel changes, which affects the accuracy of Wi-Fi sensing applications.

Innovation Solution

The system allocates additional transmission resources with known padding symbols to wireless terminal devices, allowing access points to estimate CSI beyond the Long Training Field (LTF), and uses machine learning to analyze CSI samples for improved sensing accuracy, even in conditions where initial CSI measurements are insufficient.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If additional transmission resources with known padding symbols are allocated, then channel state information estimation accuracy is improved, but transmission resource consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechannel state information estimation accuracyVSAvoidtransmission resource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-allocates additional transmission resources containing known padding symbols before actual data transmission. These pre-prepared resources enable the access point to perform accurate channel state information estimation by comparing received signals against the known padding symbols, thereby improving measurement precision without requiring additional real-time resources during critical transmission phases.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies partial action by allocating transmission resources that exceed the minimum required for data transmission alone. The additional resources are dedicated specifically to channel estimation purposes, providing enough excess capacity to achieve accurate CSI measurement while avoiding the waste of allocating far more resources than necessary. This balanced approach optimizes the trade-off between measurement accuracy and resource consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

2Measurement precision

If machine learning analysis is applied to CSI samples, then sensing accuracy is improved, but computational complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesensing accuracyVSAvoidcomputational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements self-service by having the access point automatically perform machine learning analysis on collected CSI samples without requiring external processing assistance. The access point utilizes its own computational resources to train and apply machine learning models, enabling it to autonomously improve sensing accuracy while managing its own computational complexity through efficient algorithm selection and optimization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary collection and preprocessing of CSI samples before applying machine learning analysis. By accumulating sufficient training data and preparing it in advance, the system enables the machine learning model to achieve high sensing accuracy while distributing the computational load over time, thereby managing computational complexity more effectively rather than requiring all processing to occur simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3742654B1Communications apparatus and methods
Publication Date: 2023.09.13 NOKIA SOLUTIONS & NETWORKS OY
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AI summary

Communications apparatuses and methods are provided. The solution comprises receiving (200) from a server a request to perform sensing measurements; allocating (202) transmission resources to one or more wireless terminal devices, where the allocated resources are larger than needed for data transmission of the one or more wireless terminal; transmitting (204) information on resource to the one or more wireless terminal devices; receiving (206) transmission from one or more wireless terminal devices, the transmission comprising an amount of known symbols in addition to data; estimating (208) channel state information utilizing the known symbols; and transmitting (210) channel state information to the server.