Systems and methods for controlling radio transmit power for information handling systems based on system-specific RF parameters
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsLiam Prendergast, Brian O'Loughlin, Michael Heelan
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to optimize or otherwise control radio module transmit power performance from a given wireless-enabled information handling system platform based on a set of system-specific RF parameter values that are provisioned and stored on the information handling system platform and that uniquely represent particular RF characteristics (e.g., such as specific device environment, system chassis configuration, etc.) of the given information handling system.
Claims20
An information handling system platform, comprising:
- a host processing device;
- one or more antenna elements;
- system non-volatile storage containing system-specific radio frequency (RF) parameter values that represent one or more RF characteristics of the mobile information handling system platform;
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- at least one hardware radio module configured to be coupled to the system non-volatile storage, host processing device and one or more of the antenna elements when installed into the information handling system, the hardware radio module including at least one processing device separate from the host processing device that is configured to process outgoing data provided from the host processing device to produce and transmit RF signals from one or more of the antenna elements based at least in part on one or more stored radio module operating parameter values;
- where the separate processing device of the radio module is further configured to access the system-specific radio frequency (RF) parameter values on the system non-volatile storage and update the stored radio module operating parameters based at least in part on information contained in the accessed system-specific RF parameter values;
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- where the system-specific radio frequency (RF) parameter values uniquely represent the specific RF characteristics of the particular given information handling system platform into which the radio module is configured to be installed.
A hardware radio module configured for installation into use with an information handling system platform that itself includes a host processing device, system storage and one or more antenna elements, the hardware radio module comprising at least one processing device separate from the host processing device that is configured to perform the following when installed into the information handling system:
- process outgoing data provided from the host processing device to produce and transmit RF signals from one or more of the antenna elements based at least in part on one or more stored radio module operating parameter values;
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- access system-specific radio frequency (RF) parameter values stored on the system storage and update the stored radio module operating parameters based at least in part on information contained in the accessed system-specific RF parameter values
- where the system-specific radio frequency (RF) parameter values uniquely represent the specific RF characteristics of the particular given information handling system platform into which the radio module is configured to be installed.
A method of configuring an information handling system platform that includes a host processing device, non-volatile system storage and one or more antenna elements, the method comprising:
- storing system-specific radio frequency (RF) parameter values in the system non-volatile storage, the system-specific radio frequency (RF) parameter values representing one or more RF characteristics of the mobile information handling system platform;
- installing at least one separate hardware radio module into the system platform and coupling the at least one hardware radio module to the system non-volatile storage, host processing device and one or more of the antenna elements, the hardware radio module including at least one processing device separate from the host processing device that is configured to process outgoing data provided from the host processing device to produce and transmit RF signals from one or more of the antenna elements based at least in part on one or more stored radio module operating parameter values;
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- using the separate processing device of the radio module to access the system-specific radio frequency (RF) parameter values on the system non-volatile storage and update the stored radio module operating parameters based at least in part on information contained in the accessed system-specific RF parameter values;
- where the system-specific radio frequency (RF) parameter values uniquely represent the specific RF characteristics of the particular given information handling system platform into which the radio module is installed.
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