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US 2025/0063494 A1Published application
Das power reduction scheduler
AssigneeOutdoor Wireless Networks LLC
InventorVan Erick Hanson
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Abstract
Techniques for generating and executing power consumption profiles for at least one node of a distributed antenna system are described. In executing each power consumption profile, the distributed antenna system can operate with reduced power consumption when advantageous while maintaining appropriate capacity and activity during periods of high activity.
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A distributed antenna system, comprising:
- at least one master unit, wherein the at least one master unit is configured to receive downlink signals from at least one base station entity, wherein the at least one master unit is configured to generate downlink transport signals based on the downlink signals;
- and
- a plurality of remote units communicatively coupled to the at least one master unit, wherein the plurality of remote units is configured to generate downlink radio frequency (RF) signals based on the downlink transport signals, wherein the plurality of remote units is configured to radiate the downlink RF signals to user equipment in at least one coverage zone;
- wherein at least one node of the distributed antenna system comprises processing circuitry configured to execute power reduction activity in the distributed antenna system, wherein a first node of the at least one node is configured to:
- generate at least one power consumption profile in response to receiving one or more operability parameters associated with the at least one node, wherein each at least one power consumption profile governs power consumption of the at least one node according to at least one time period based on the one or more operability parameters;
- determine whether a condition of the at least one power consumption profile has been triggered;
- and
- in response to determining that the condition of the at least one power consumption profile has been triggered, configure the at least one node according to the one or more operability parameters of the at least one power consumption profile.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving one or more operability parameters associated with at least one node of a distributed antenna system;
- generating at least one power consumption profile in response to receiving one or more operability parameters associated with the at least one node, wherein each at least one power consumption profile governs power consumption of at least one of the at least one node according to at least one time period based on the one or more operability parameters;
- determining whether a condition of the at least one power consumption profile has been triggered;
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- in response to determining that the condition of the at least one power consumption profile has been triggered, configuring the at least one node according to the one or more operability parameters of the at least one power consumption profile.
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A distributed antenna system communicatively coupled to at least one base station entity, the distributed antenna system comprising:
- a plurality of nodes;
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- at least one processor coupled to or integrated in at least one of the plurality of nodes, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute a scheduler application for executing power reduction activity in the distributed antenna system, wherein by executing the scheduler application the at least one processor is configured to:
- generate at least one power consumption profile in response to receiving one or more operability parameters associated with at least one node of the plurality of nodes, wherein each at least one power consumption profile governs power consumption of the at least one node according to at least one time period based on the one or more operability parameters;
- determine whether a condition of the at least one power consumption profile has been triggered;
- and
- in response to determining that the condition of the at least one power consumption profile has been triggered, configure the at least one node according to the one or more operability parameters of the at least one power consumption profile.
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