Automated radio frequency safety and compliance for 5G network systems

A system comprising:

• at least one hardware processor;
• and
• one or more software modules that are configured to, when executed by the at least one hardware processor,
• store a database, wherein the database comprises, for each of a plurality of sites, data representing relative locations of one or more transmitters that emit radio frequency (RF) radiation at the site, wherein the one or more transmitters comprise at least one 5G antenna, and,
• for at least one of the plurality of sites,
• calculate a power density caused by the one or more transmitters, including the at least one 5G antenna, for one or more areas of the at least one site, and
• generate a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) map of the at least one site, wherein the MPE map comprises a graphical representation of each of the one or more transmitters, including the at least one 5G antenna, and graphically distinguishes any area of the site for which the calculated power density exceeds at least one limit, and
• for each of one or more of the plurality of sites,
• detect motion or human presence at the site based on an output of one or more sensors located at the site, and
• in response to detecting the motion or human presence, automatically control the one or more transmitters, including the at least one 5G antenna, to modify one or more operating parameters of the one or more transmitters to reduce RF exposure, wherein modifying the one or more operating parameters comprises continually modifying operation of the one or more transmitters, based on a calculated power density experienced by a human at a position of the detected motion or human presence, in real time, as that position changes over time, to ensure real-time compliance with RF exposure regulations as the human moves around within a vicinity of the one or more transmitters.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• store a database, wherein the database comprises, for each of a plurality of sites, data representing relative locations of one or more transmitters that emit radio frequency (RF) radiation at the site, wherein the one or more transmitters comprise at least one 5G antenna;
• for at least one of the plurality of sites,
• calculate a power density caused by the one or more transmitters, including the at least one 5G antenna, for one or more areas of the at least one site, and
• generate a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) map of the at least one site, wherein the MPE map comprises a graphical representation of each of the one or more transmitters, including the at least one 5G antenna, and graphically distinguishes any area of the site for which the calculated power density exceeds at least one limit;
• and
• for each of one or more of the plurality of sites,
• detect motion or human presence at the site based on an output of one or more sensors located at the site, and
• in response to detecting the motion or human presence, automatically control the one or more transmitters, including the at least one 5G antenna, to modify one or more operating parameters of the one or more transmitters to reduce RF exposure, wherein modifying the one or more operating parameters comprises continually modifying operation of the one or more transmitters, based on a calculated power density experienced by a human at a position of the detected motion or human presence, in real time, as that position changes over time, to ensure real-time compliance with RF exposure regulations as the human moves around within a vicinity of the one or more transmitters.