# US 11,909,475 B2 · Methods providing wireless communications using radio stripes and related controllers and systems > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,909,475 B2 - Document ID: US11909475B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/773,659 - Filed: 2019-11-02 - Published: 2022-12-08 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2019-11-02 - Assignees: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Applicants: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Inventors: Senthamiz Selvi Arumugam; Ramamurthy Badrinath; Ankit Jauhari; Anusha Pradeep Mujumdar; Vijaya Yajnanarayana - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11909475B2 ## CPC - H04B 7/0602: {using antenna switching (H04B7/0686 takes precedence; antenna beam directivity switching H01Q3/24)} - G06N 3/006: based on simulated virtual individual or collective life forms, e.g. social simulations or particle swarm optimisation [PSO] - G06N 20/00: Machine learning - H04B 7/022: Site diversity; Macro-diversity (using two or more spaced independent antennas H04B7/04) - H04B 7/0802: {using antenna selection (H04B7/0868 takes precedence; antenna beam directivity switching H01Q3/24)} - H04W 16/28: using beam steering - H04B: TRANSMISSION - G06N: COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Methods provide wireless communication using a plurality of Antenna Processing Units APUs distributed along a radio stripe and sharing a bus along the radio stripe. Access is provided to a plurality of APU activation/deactivation states for a respective plurality of environmental conditions, wherein each one of the plurality of APU activation/deactivation states defines APUs of the plurality of APUs that are activated and APUs of the plurality of APUs that are deactivated for the respective one of the plurality of environmental conditions. Responsive to detecting a first one of the plurality of environmental conditions, a first one of the plurality of APU activation/deactivation states corresponding to the first one of the plurality of environmental conditions is applied to activate a first subset of the APUs and to deactivate a second subset of the APUs, wherein the first and second subsets of APUs are mutually exclusive. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method providing wireless communication using a plurality of Antenna Processing Units, APUs, distributed along a radio stripe and sharing a bus along the radio stripe, the method comprising: providing access to a plurality of APU activation/deactivation states for a respective plurality of environmental conditions, wherein each one of the plurality of APU activation/deactivation states defines APUs of the plurality of APUs that are activated and APUs of the plurality of APUs that are deactivated for the respective one of the plurality of environmental conditions; and responsive to detecting a first one of the plurality of environmental conditions, applying a first one of the plurality of APU activation/deactivation states corresponding to the first one of the plurality of environmental conditions to activate a first subset of the APUs and to deactivate a second subset of the APUs, wherein the first and second subsets of APUs are mutually exclusive. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: responsive to detecting a second one of the plurality of environmental conditions different than the first environmental condition, applying a second one of the plurality of APU activation/deactivation states corresponding to the second one of the plurality of environmental conditions to activate a third subset of the APUs and to deactivate a fourth subset of the APUs, wherein the third and fourth subsets of APUs are mutually exclusive, wherein the first and third subsets of APUs are different, and wherein the second and fourth subsets of APUs are different. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein activating the first subset of APUs comprises turning the first subset of APUs on, wherein deactivating the second subset of APUs comprises turning the second subset of APUs off, wherein activating the third subset of APUs comprises turning the third subset of APUs on, and wherein deactivating the fourth subset of APUs comprises turning the fourth subset of APUs off. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2 further comprising: providing wireless communication through the bus and the first subset of APUs responsive to detecting the first one of the plurality of environmental conditions and responsive to applying the first APU activation/deactivation state; and providing wireless communication through the bus and the second subset of APUs responsive to detecting the second one of the plurality of environmental conditions and responsive to applying the second APU activation/deactivation state. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of APU activation/deactivation states for the respective plurality of environmental conditions are provided in a Q-table. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein each of the environmental conditions is defined based on at least one of radio measurements from one or more of the APUs, positions of the APUs, positions of user equipments (UEs), and/or Service Level Agreements governing service to be provided using the radio stripe. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the first environmental condition is defined based on a first set of radio measurements from one or more of the APUs, wherein the second environmental condition is defined based on a second set of radio measurements from one or more of the APUs, and wherein the first and second sets of radio measurements are different. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the first environmental condition is defined based on a first set of positions of the APUs, wherein the second environmental condition is defined based on a second set of positions of the APUs, and wherein the first and second sets of positions of the APUs are different. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the first environmental condition is defined based on a first set of positions of the user equipments (UEs), wherein the second environmental condition is defined based on a second set of positions of the UEs, and wherein the first and second sets of positions of the UEs are different. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: generating the plurality of activation/deactivation states using reinforcement learning based on an initial input including at least one of radio measurements from one or more of the APUs, positions of the APUs, positions of user equipments (UEs), and/or Service Level Agreements governing service provided using the radio stripe, and based on feedback including at least one of throughput, interference, and/or battery power. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein generating comprises generating the plurality of activation/deactivation states using Q-learning to provide a Q-table including the plurality of activation/deactivation states. ### Claim 12 A wireless communication system comprising: a radio stripe including a plurality of Antenna Processing Units, APUs, distributed along the radio stripe and a bus coupled with the plurality of APUs along the radio stripe; and a controller coupled with the plurality of APUs of the radio stripe using the bus, wherein the controller is configured to, provide access to a plurality of APU activation/deactivation states for a respective plurality of environmental conditions, wherein each one of the plurality of APU activation/deactivation states defines APUs of the plurality of APUs that are activated and APUs of the plurality of APUs that are deactivated for the respective one of the plurality of environmental conditions, and apply a first one of the plurality of APU activation/deactivation states corresponding to a first one of the plurality of environmental conditions to activate a first subset of the APUs and to deactivate a second subset of the APUs responsive to detecting the first one of the plurality of environmental conditions, wherein the first and second subsets of APUs are mutually exclusive. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The wireless communication system of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to, apply a second one of the plurality of APU activation/deactivation states corresponding to a second one of the plurality of environmental conditions to activate a third subset of the APUs and to deactivate a fourth subset of the APUs responsive to detecting the second one of the plurality of environmental conditions different than the first environmental condition, wherein the third and fourth subsets of APUs are mutually exclusive, wherein the first and third subsets of APUs are different, and wherein the second and fourth subsets of APUs are different. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The wireless communication system of claim 13, wherein activating the first subset of APUs comprises turning the first subset of APUs on, wherein deactivating the second subset of APUs comprises turning the second subset of APUs off, wherein activating the third subset of APUs comprises turning the third subset of APUs on, and wherein deactivating the fourth subset of APUs comprises turning the fourth subset of APUs off. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The wireless communication system of claim 13, wherein the controller is further configured to, provide wireless communication through the bus and the first subset of APUs responsive to detecting the first one of the plurality of environmental conditions and responsive to applying the first APU activation/deactivation state, and provide wireless communication through the bus and the second subset of APUs responsive to detecting the second one of the plurality of environmental conditions and responsive to applying the second APU activation/deactivation state. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The wireless communication system of claim 12, wherein the plurality of APU activation/deactivation states for the respective plurality of environmental conditions are provided in a Q-table. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The wireless communication system of claim 12, wherein each of the environmental conditions is defined based on at least one of radio measurements from one or more of the APUs, positions of the APUs, positions of user equipments UEs, and/or Service Level Agreements governing service to be provided using the radio stripe. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The wireless communication system of claim 17, wherein the first environmental condition is defined based on a first set of radio measurements from one or more of the APUs, wherein the second environmental condition is defined based on a second set of radio measurements from one or more of the APUs, and wherein the first and second sets of radio measurements are different. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The wireless communication system of claim 17, wherein the first environmental condition is defined based on a first set of positions of the APUs, wherein the second environmental condition is defined based on a second set of positions of the APUs, and wherein the first and second sets of positions of the APUs are different. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The wireless communication system of claim 17, wherein the first environmental condition is defined based on a first set of positions of the user equipments UEs, wherein the second environmental condition is defined based on a second set of positions of the UEs, and wherein the first and second sets of positions of the UEs are different.