# US 11,115,832 B2 · Method and device for network design in wireless communication system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,115,832 B2 - Document ID: US11115832B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/484,628 - Filed: 2017-03-13 - Published: 2019-11-21 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2017-02-10 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jaesung An; Sungbum Park; Soonyoung Lee; Minsung Cho - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11115832B2 ## CPC - H04W 16/18: Network planning tools - H04B 17/27: for locating or positioning the transmitter - H04B 17/3912: {Simulation models, e.g. distribution of spectral power density or received signal strength indicator [RSSI] for a given geographic region} - H04W 16/22: Traffic simulation tools or models - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract Disclosed are a communication technique of merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system, and a system therefor. The disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network design method of a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: setting at least one environmental element related to millimeter wave (mmWave) propagation, on the basis of image information within a set map; grouping a design area within the map into at least one detailed area; and designing a network. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for network design in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: configuring at least two environmental factors related to millimeter wave (mmWave) propagation based on image information in a map, wherein the at least two environmental factors include shapes formed by a plurality of buildings, a building layout, a foliage density, and a road shape; dividing a design region in the map into one or more subregions based on the shapes formed by the plurality of buildings; grouping the one or more subregions based on states of the at least two environmental factors; and performing a ray tracing for determining at least one base station position in the design region according to grouped one or more subregions. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least two environmental factors further include first characteristic information and second characteristic information of the shapes formed by the plurality of buildings. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the dividing of the design region in the map comprises: dividing the design region into first subregions and grouping the first subregions based on the first characteristic information; and dividing the first subregions into second subregions and grouping the second subregions based on the second characteristic information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the design region is divided into the first subregions and the first subregions are grouped according to a first template for a first shape of the shapes formed by the plurality of buildings, wherein the first subregions are divided into the second subregions and the second subregions are grouped according to a second template for a second shape of the shapes formed by the plurality of buildings, wherein the first template is determined based on the first characteristic information, and wherein the second template is determined based on the second characteristic information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the performing of the network design comprises: identifying characteristics of a signal transmitted from a transmission point to a reception point in the wireless communication system based on the grouped one or more subregions; and designing a network of the wireless communication system based on the identified characteristics of the signal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the image information is determined based on at least one of two-dimensional map information or three-dimensional map information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A non-transitory storage medium storing a program that includes instructions configured to implement the method of claim 1. ### Claim 8 An apparatus for network design in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising: a transceiver configured to transmit and receive information; and a controller configured to: configure at least two environmental factors related to millimeter wave propagation based on image information in a map wherein the at least two environmental factors include shapes formed by a plurality of buildings, a building layout, a foliage density, and a road shape, divide a design region in the map into one or more subregions based on the shapes formed by the plurality of buildings, group the one or more subregions based on states of the at least two environmental factors, and perform a ray tracing for determining at least one base station position in the design region according to grouped one or more subregions. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the at least one of the two environmental factors further include first characteristic information and second characteristic information of the shapes formed by the plurality of buildings. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller is further configured to: divide the design region into first subregions and group the first subregions based on the first characteristic information, and divide the first subregions into second subregions and group the second subregions based on the second characteristic information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to: divide the design region into the first subregions and group the first subregions according to a first template for a first shape of the shapes formed by the plurality of buildings, and divide the first subregions into the second subregions and group the second subregions according to a second template for a second shape of the shapes formed by the plurality of buildings, wherein the first template is determined based on the first characteristic information, and wherein the second template is determined based on the second characteristic information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the controller is further configured to: identify characteristics of a signal transmitted from a transmission point to a reception point in the wireless communication system based on the grouped one or more subregions, and design a network of the wireless communication system based on the identified characteristics of the signal. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the image information is determined based on at least one of two-dimensional map information or three-dimensional map information.