Beamforming mode control based on time advance

A non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to:

• receive, by a beam management system communicatively coupled to one or more user devices, an uplink allocation request corresponding to the one or more user devices;
• store a plurality of time advances and a plurality of identifiers of responses to the uplink allocation request, wherein the plurality of time advances correspond to at least one distance between the one or more user devices and a cell site;
• determine at least one time advance group for the one or more user devices based on the stored plurality of time advances;
• store the plurality of time advances and a plurality of cell identifiers based on the at least one time advance group;
• determine a beam mode structured to selectively communicate with the one or more user devices according to the at least one time advance group;
• and
• activate the beam mode for communication with the one or more user devices of the at least one time advance group.

A system for controlling a beam emitted from at least one antenna at a cell site, the system comprising:

• a user device;
• and
• the cell site comprising a beam management system communicatively coupled to the user device, the cell site structured to:
• receive, by the beam management system communicatively coupled to one or more user devices, an uplink allocation request corresponding to a user device;
• store a time advance and an identification of a response to the uplink allocation request, wherein the time advance corresponds to a distance between the user device and the cell site;
• determine a time advance group for the user device based on the stored time advance;
• store the time advance and a cell identifier based on the time advance group;
• determine a beam mode structured to selectively communicate with the one or more user devices according to the time advance group;
• and
• activate the beam mode for communication with the one or more user devices of the time advance group.