Managing a network of radio frequency (RF) repeater devices

A system for managing a network of repeater devices, the system comprising:

• control circuitry configured to:
• obtain radar data from a radio detection and ranging system provided in each repeater device of the network of repeater devices;
• determine a plurality of signal propagation indicators that includes one or more open areas surrounding each repeater device of the network of repeater devices, one or more blocked areas surrounding each repeater device of the network of repeater devices, and one or more passive reflectors present in a geographical area, based on the obtained radar data from each repeater device of the network of repeater devices;
• wherein a three-dimensional representation of the geographical area is generated based on the obtained radar data from each repeater device of the network of repeater devices and the determined plurality of signal propagation indicators;
• track a location and movement of a plurality of user devices in the geographical area;
• estimate an amount of power to be used to communicate a beam of radio frequency signal to a first user device of the plurality of user devices, based on the generated three-dimensional representation of the geographical area and the tracked location and movement of the first user device of the plurality of user devices in the geographical area;
• and
• execute an out-of-band control of operations of a first repeater device of the network of repeater devices such that the beam of radio frequency signal communicated to the first user device from the first repeater device uses the estimated amount of power,
• wherein in order to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to:
• acquire an image of a first user from an image-capture device provided in at least one repeater device in the network of repeater devices;
• identify the first user based on the acquired image;
• and
• assign a unique identity of the first user to a first user device and a first object that are tagged with each other.

A method for managing a network of repeater devices, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by a server, radar data from a radio detection and ranging system provided in each repeater device of the network of repeater devices;
• determining, by the server, a plurality of signal propagation indicators that includes one or more open areas surrounding each repeater device of the network of repeater devices, one or more blocked areas surrounding each repeater device of the network of repeater devices, and one or more passive reflectors present in a geographical area, based on the obtained radar data from each repeater device of the network of repeater devices;
• wherein a three-dimensional representation of the geographical area is generated based on the obtained radar data from each repeater device of the network of repeater devices and the determined plurality of signal propagation indicators;
• tracking, by the server, a location and movement of a plurality of user devices in the geographical area;
• selecting, by the server, a beamforming scheme from a plurality of beamforming schemes for one or more repeater devices of the network of repeater devices based on the generated three-dimensional representation of the geographical area and the tracked location and movement of the plurality of user devices;
• and
• executing, by the server, an out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices based on the generated three-dimensional representation, the selected beamforming scheme for the one or more repeater devices, and the tracked location and movement of the plurality of user devices in the geographical area, wherein the estimating, by the server, an amount of power to be used to communicate a beam of radio frequency signal to a first user device of the plurality of user devices based on the generated three-dimensional representation of the geographical area and the tracked location and movement of the plurality of user devices in the geographical area, wherein an out-of-band control of operations of a first repeater device of the network of repeater devices is executed such that the beam of radio frequency signal communicated to the first user device from the first repeater device uses the estimated amount of power.

A non-transitory computer-readable having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions, which when executed by control circuitry, caused the control circuitry to execute instructions, the instructions comprising:

• obtaining, by a server, radar data from a radio detection and ranging system provided in each repeater device of the network of repeater devices;
• determining, by the server, a plurality of signal propagation indicators that includes one or more open areas surrounding each repeater device of the network of repeater devices, one or more blocked areas surrounding each repeater device of the network of repeater devices, and one or more passive reflectors present in a geographical area, based on the obtained radar data from each repeater device of the network of repeater devices, wherein a three-dimensional representation of the geographical area is generated based on the obtained radar data from each repeater device of the network of repeater devices and the determined plurality of signal propagation indicators;
• tracking, by the server, a location and movement of a plurality of user devices in the geographical area;
• selecting, by the server, a beamforming scheme from a plurality of beamforming schemes for one or more repeater devices of the network of repeater devices based on the generated three-dimensional representation of the geographical area and the tracked location and movement of the plurality of user devices;
• and executing, by the server, an out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices based on the generated three-dimensional representation, the selected beamforming scheme for the one or more repeater devices, and the tracked location and movement of the plurality of user devices in the geographical area;
• wherein in order to execute the out-of-band control of operations of the network of repeater devices, the control circuitry is further configured to:
• acquire an image of a first user from an image-capture device provided in at least one repeater device in the network of repeater devices;
• identify the first user based on the acquired image;
• and
• assign a unique identity of the first user to a first user device and a first object that are tagged with each other.