A user equipment is configured for use in a wireless communication system. The user equipment in this regard is configured to detect an orientation of an equipment coordinate frame defined for the user equipment relative to an earth coordinate frame defined for Earth. The user equipment is also configured to determine, based on the detected orientation, a set) of beams defined in the equipment coordinate frame which does not include any beam pointing in one or more predefined directions in the earth coordinate frame. The user equipment is further configured to perform a beam sweep or scan on the determined set of beams.

Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and a related device. The method is applied to a base station. The base station includes a plurality of antenna arrays and a baseband processing unit. The plurality of antenna arrays are distributed around a communication area and are all connected to the baseband processing unit. A terminal in the communication area is configured to perform signal transmission with the antenna arrays, to implement communication with the baseband processing unit. The method includes: when an obstacle exists between the terminal and a primary antenna array performing signal transmission with the terminal, controlling, by the base station through the baseband processing unit, a secondary antenna array to perform signal transmission with the terminal, where the primary antenna array and the secondary antenna array are in the antenna arrays included in the base station, and in the plurality of antenna arrays except the primary antenna array, the secondary antenna array is an antenna array with highest quality of signals between the antenna array and the terminal. According to the embodiments of this application, smooth communication between the terminal and the base station can be ensured.

An automated mobile antenna system has a motion sensor to detect whether it is moving or stationary. An omnidirectional antenna is used for communications while the system is moving, and a directional antenna may be used while the system is stationary. The output power of the transceiver can also be adjusted based on the selected antenna.

A wireless communication interface and a driving method thereof are provided. The wireless communication interface includes a substrate, a plurality of active antennas, a plurality of passive antennas, and a sensing driving circuit. The active antennas are disposed on the substrate for receiving a radio frequency signal. The passive antennas are disposed on the substrate for resonating the RF signals of the adjacent active antennas in response to a control signal. The sensing driving circuit is coupled to the active antennas and the passive antennas for providing the radio frequency signal and the control signal.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A network server may configure a base station for beamforming communications based on a service type of data used by a user equipment (UE). The network server may determine the service type of the data based on position data of the UE, along with other statistical information related to data usage. The position information may include global position system (GPS) information, gyroscope information, accelerometer information, or information related to the UE's subarray geometry. The base station may receive the position information from the UE and convey it to the network server. The network server may use the position information to generate a network map and to identify the service type of communication.

Herein is disclosed a wireless communication device comprising two or more antennas, configured to receive a wireless signal; one or more receivers, configured to detect position data indicating a position of the wireless communication device and to process the wireless signal for one or more processors; the one or more processors, configured to determine a signal quality of the wireless signal; determine a position change information of a position of the wireless communication device based on the detected position data; and select a beam selection protocol from a plurality of beam selection protocols based on at least the signal quality and the position change information.

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform a method including performing one or more of periodic beam quality measurements and/or event-based beam quality measurements, determining, based at least in part on one or more of the periodic beam quality measurements and/or the event-based beam quality measurements, a recommended beam quality measurement configuration, and transmitting, to a base station serving the UE, the recommended beam quality measurement configuration. In addition, the UE may perform receiving, from the base station, instructions regarding the beam quality measurement configuration. The instructions may include instructions to activate, deactivate, and/or modify at least one beam quality measurement configuration. In addition, the instructions may be based, at least in part, on the recommended beam quality measurement configuration.

A wireless communication interface and a driving method thereof are provided. The wireless communication interface includes a substrate, a plurality of active antennas, a plurality of passive antennas, and a sensing driving circuit. The active antennas are disposed on the substrate for receiving a radio frequency signal. The passive antennas are disposed on the substrate for resonating the RF signals of the adjacent active antennas in response to a control signal. The sensing driving circuit is coupled to the active antennas and the passive antennas for providing the radio frequency signal and the control signal.

The present disclosure relates to an antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a plurality of receiver paths that are ranked based on a preset manner to obtain a ranking order of each of the plurality of receiver paths; a plurality of antennas; and a switch disposed between the plurality of antennas and the plurality of receiver paths, wherein the switch is configured to change a connection relationship between the plurality of antennas and the plurality of receiver paths based on a signal strength of the plurality of antennas and the ranking order of the plurality of the receiver paths.

An operating method of an electronic device including a plurality of panel antennas and storing information about a plurality of codebooks includes: determining at least one panel antenna among the plurality of panel antennas based on environmental information; receiving control information from a base station; and selecting an optimal codebook among the plurality of codebooks based on the determined at least one panel antenna and the received control information.