US 11,889,492 B2 · Methods and apparatus for wireless signal maximization and management in a quasi-licensed wireless system

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for managing radio device transmitters, beams, and receivers within a power-limited system. In one embodiment, the methods and apparatus utilize so-called “quasi-licensed” CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) wireless spectrum in conjunction with a distributed controller architecture that dynamically allocates frequency, base station, and transmit/receive beam resources for delivery of services to a number of installed fixed wireless apparatus (FWA) at user or subscriber premises. The FWA include radio path controller logic that obtains signal data via its antennae and radio head, and transmits the data to a network centralized controller that determines the resource allocation and timing (e.g., via a slotted TDD medium) for service delivery to each FWA. As such, the base stations do not determine the allocations as in the prior art, and multiple power-limited base stations can transmit signals to a single FWA to achieve greater coverage area and/or receive aggregated power.

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Dependent claims

A computerized method for operating a wireless receiver apparatus, the computerized method comprising:

scanning one or more prescribed frequency bands;
based at least on the scanning, identifying at least two base station apparatus operating on at least two respective RF carriers;
evaluating the at least two base station apparatus;
based at least on the evaluating of the at least two base station apparatus, generating reporting data;
transmitting the reporting data to at least one of the at least two base station apparatus, the at least one of the at least two base station apparatus configured to transmit the reporting data to a computerized network radio controller;
based at least on receipt of the reporting data at the computerized network radio controller, receiving one or more data packets originating from the computerized network radio controller;
evaluating the one or more data packets to extract data;
and
utilize the extracted data to identify one or more prescribed slots in which the wireless receiver apparatus can access user data.

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A computer readable apparatus comprising a non-transitory storage medium, the non-transitory storage medium comprising at least one computer program having a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions configured to, when executed on a processing apparatus, cause a computerized network radio controller apparatus to:

receive measurement data from one or more base station apparatus, the measurement data originating from a wireless receiver apparatus;
evaluate the measurement data to identify at least one of:
(i) two or more base station apparatus, or (ii) one or more individual beams of each of the two or more base station apparatus, for a provision of at least one service to the wireless receiver apparatus;
schedule one or more data transmissions for the wireless receiver apparatus into one or more data structures of a time division duplex (TDD) time-divided downlink (DL) medium;
cause generation of one or more data packets for transmission to the wireless receiver apparatus, the one or more data packets configured to deliver at least slot, carrier, and beam assignment data relating to the scheduled one or more data transmissions, to the wireless receiver apparatus;
cause transmission of the generated one or more data packets to the wireless receiver apparatus;
and
cause transmission of the one or more data transmissions to the wireless receiver apparatus utilizing at least the one or more data structures.

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A base station apparatus for use in a wireless network infrastructure, the wireless network infrastructure comprising a computerized network controller, the base station apparatus comprising:

a processor apparatus;
at least one network data interface;
and
a computerized logic configured to, when executed, cause the base station apparatus to:
receive measurement data from a computerized premises device;
process the received measurement data for transmission to the computerized network controller over at least one bearer medium and via the at least one network data interface;
receive first allocation data relating to one or more first RF carriers, the first allocation data generated by the computerized network controller;
and
establish operation on the one or more first RF carriers, the operation comprising transmission of signals detectable by the computerized premises device and configured to enable the computerized premises device to access at least a first portion of downlink (DL) data from the base station apparatus, and at least a second portion of the DL data receivable from at least one other base station apparatus within the wireless network infrastructure via second allocation data generated by the computerized network controller.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Methods and apparatus for wireless signal maximization and management in a quasi-licensed wireless system

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Methods and apparatus for wireless signal maximization and management in a quasi-licensed wireless system

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