Dual function edge device and method for accelerating UE-specific beamforming
AssigneePeltbeam Inc.
InventorsVenkat Kalkunte, Mehdi Hatamian
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Abstract
An edge device includes an antenna array and control circuitry. The control circuitry tracks a position of user equipment (UE) in motion in terms of a current distance and a current angle from the edge device and executes beamforming to communicate a beam of radio frequency (RF) signal to the UE. The beam of RF signal is communicated in a specific radiation pattern based on the track of the position of the UE. Also, the beam of RF signal has a signal strength greater than a threshold. The control circuitry further calibrates the specific radiation pattern of the antenna array to further communicate the beam of RF signal in a specific beam shape that is suitable for a defined period.
Claims16
An edge device, comprising:
- an antenna array;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- track a position of user equipment (UE) in motion in terms of a current distance and a current angle from the edge device;
- execute beamforming to communicate a beam of radio frequency (RF) signal to the UE, wherein
- the beam of RF signal is communicated in a specific radiation pattern based on the track of the position of the UE, and
- the beam of RF signal has a signal strength greater than a threshold;
- and
- calibrate the specific radiation pattern of the antenna array to further communicate the beam of RF signal in a specific beam shape that is suitable for a defined period,
- wherein the beam of RF signal is a pencil beam or a narrow beam with a beam angle greater than that of the pencil beam,
- wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
- receive a connection request from the UE associated with a Wireless Carrier Network (WCN) of a service provider, wherein the connection request is received via an out-of-band communication;
- and
- recognize the UE as a valid device based on the connection request, wherein the beam of RF signal is communicated to the UE that is recognized as the valid device.
A method for User Equipment (UE)-specific beamforming, the method comprising:
- tracking, by an edge device, a position of a UE in motion in terms of a current distance and a current angle from the edge device;
- executing, by the edge device, beamforming to communicate a beam of radio frequency (RF) signal to the UE,
- wherein the beam of RF signal is communicated in a specific radiation pattern based on the track of the position of the UE, and
- the beam of RF signal has a signal strength greater than a threshold;
- and
- calibrating, by the edge device, the specific radiation pattern of an antenna array of the edge device to further communicate the beam of RF signal in a specific beam shape that is suitable for a defined period,
- wherein the beam of RF signal is a pencil beam or a narrow beam with a beam angle greater than that of the pencil beam,
- receiving, by the edge device, a connection request from the UE associated with a Wireless Carrier Network (WCN) of a service provider, wherein the connection request is received via an out-of-band communication;
- and
- recognizing, by the edge device, the UE as a valid device based on the connection request, wherein the beam of RF signal is communicated to the UE that is recognized as the valid device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.