Beam selection in a multiple beam antenna in a fixed wireless CPE

A method performed by an antenna unit, the method comprising:

• monitoring, by a processor of the antenna unit, particular information associated with a serving beam;
• determining, by the processor, if a value associated with the particular information is below a threshold;
• scanning, by the processor and when the value associated with the particular information is below the threshold, beams of a multiple beam antenna, coupled to the antenna unit, to collect one or more metrics associated with the beams;
• selecting, by the processor, a best beam based on the collected one or more metrics;
• comparing, by the processor, a set of metrics associated with the selected best beam with a corresponding set of metrics associated with the serving beam;
• and
• determining, by the processor, whether the antenna unit is an acceptable location based on the comparison.

A device comprising:

• a multiple beam antenna;
• a switching circuit to select a particular beam of the multiple beam antenna;
• and
• a beam switching controller to control the switching circuit to select the particular beam, the beam switching controller to:
• monitor particular information associated with a serving beam;
• determine if a value associated with the particular information is below a threshold;
• scan, when the value associated with the particular information is below the threshold, beams of the multiple beam antenna to collect one or more metrics associated with the beams;
• select a best beam based on the collected one or more metrics or based on a manual selection received from an operator;
• compare a set of metrics associated with the selected best beam with a corresponding set of metrics associated with the serving beam;
• and
• determine whether the antenna unit is an acceptable location based on the comparison.

One or more computer-readable memory devices storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to scan beams of a multiple beam antenna to collect one or more metrics associated with the beams;
• one or more instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to select a best beam based on the collected one or more metrics;
• one or more instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to retrieve one or more thresholds associated with the one or more metrics;
• one or more instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to compare the collected one or more metrics, associated with the selected best beam, to the retrieved one or more thresholds;
• and
• one or more instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine whether the antenna unit is in an acceptable location based on the comparison.

One or more computer-readable memory devices storing instructions, the devices instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to monitor particular information associated with a serving beam;
• one or more instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to determine if a value associated with the particular information is below a threshold;
• one or more instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to scan, when the value associated with the particular information is below the threshold, beams of a multiple beam antenna, coupled to an antenna unit, to collect one or more metrics associated with the beams;
• one or more instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to select a best beam based on the collected one or more metrics;
• one or more instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to compare a set of metrics associated with the selected best beam with a corresponding set of metrics associated with the serving beam;
• and
• one or more instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine whether the antenna unit is an acceptable location based on the comparison.