Patent classifications
H04B7/04013
BEAM FOCUSING AND TRACKING FOR AN INTELLIGENT REFLECTING SURFACE BASED ON RECEIVED SIGNAL POWER
In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a network node. The apparatus may send, to an IRS, a first configuration for each candidate of a first set of candidates, the first set of candidates including different combinations of a first set of radial distances and a first set of azimuths. The apparatus may communicate an RS with a UE via the IRS after each configuration is sent to the IRS. The apparatus may determine an RSRP of each communicated RS for each candidate of the first set of candidates. The apparatus may send a second configuration to the IRS, the second configuration being based on the determined RSRP.
Techniques for using reflecting nodes to cancel interfering signals in wireless communications
Aspects described herein relate to identifying an aggressor node that transmits interfering signals that cause interference to signals received at the node, communicating a configuration for applying a phase shift to the interfering signals for forwarding to the node from a reflecting node with the phase shift applied, and communicating, from the reflecting node, the interfering signals with the phase shift applied to at least partially cancel the interference to the signals received at the node.
ELECTROMAGNETIC UNIT REGULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM
An electromagnetic unit regulation method and apparatus, and a device and a storage medium are provided. The electromagnetic unit regulation method includes: determining a to-be-regulated electromagnetic unit set S2, where the to-be-regulated electromagnetic unit set S2 is a subset of a regulatable electromagnetic unit set S1; grouping an electromagnetic unit set into X electromagnetic unit groups, where X≥1, and the electromagnetic unit set includes at least one of the to-be-regulated electromagnetic unit set S2 and the regulatable electromagnetic unit set S1; determining an electromagnetic property set to be regulated; and according to the X electromagnetic unit groups, performing regulation on an electromagnetic property of the to-be-regulated electromagnetic unit set S2, where the electromagnetic property is at least one electromagnetic property in the electromagnetic property set.
ELECTRONIC DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
An electronic device according to the present disclosure includes a processing circuit configured to: determine an interference user according to multiple available passive signal reflection apparatuses of user equipment; determine a set of available beam pairs according to the multiple available passive signal reflection apparatuses of the user equipment; select an available beam pair from the set of available beam pairs according to the reception signal quality of the user equipment and the reception signal quality of the interference user; and adjust, into two beams, the reflecting directions of two available passive signal reflection apparatuses to which the two beams in the selected available beam pair belong. By using the electronic device, the wireless communication method and the computer-readable storage medium according to the present disclosure, the reflecting direction of a passive signal reflection apparatus can be reasonably selected, thereby reducing interference to cell users while improving communication quality.
SHAPING mmWAVE WIRELESS CHANNEL VIA MULTI-BEAM DESIGN USING RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES
A method for shaping a mmWave wireless channel in a wireless network is presented. The method includes enabling communication between a multi-antenna transmitter and a multi-antenna receiver, positioning a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) in a vicinity of the multi-antenna transmitter and the multi-antenna receiver, constructing the RIS as a uniform planar array (UPA) structure forming a multi-beamforming framework, a surface of the UPA defining an array of discrete elements arranged in a grid pattern, wherein parameters of the discrete elements of the UPA are controllable to achieve multiple disjoint beams covering different solid angles, and enabling the plurality of users of the plurality of mobile devices positioned in blind spots of a coverage map to communicate with the multi-antenna transmitter by employing the MS to generate sharp and effective beams having almost uniform gain in a desired angular coverage interval (ACI).
MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION METHOD, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK SIDE DEVICE
A measurement configuration method, a terminal, and a network side device are provided. The measurement configuration method is performed by the terminal and includes: receiving indication information transmitted by a first network side device, where the indication information is used to indicate a signal that changes in a target cell; and performing measurement or synchronization based on the signal that changes, where the target cell includes a serving cell or a neighboring cell, and the signal that changes includes at least one of a reference signal or a synchronization signal.
SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, INFORMATION INDICATION METHOD, AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
A signal transmission method, an information indication method, and a related device are provided. The signal transmission method includes: obtaining operating parameter indication information of a second device; and transmitting/receiving a first signal to/from a third device based on the operating parameter indication information, where the transmitting/receiving a first signal to/from a third device includes transmitting/receiving the first signal to/from the third device via the second device, or the transmitting/receiving a first signal to/from a third device includes transmitting/receiving the first signal to/from the third device directly.
SIGNAL TRANSMISSION METHOD, INFORMATION SENDING METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION NODE
A signal transmission method, an information sending method, and a communication node are provided. The signal transmission method includes: obtaining first information. The first information is used for indicating a transmission mode of a first node or a second node. The signal transmission method further includes transmitting a signal related to the second node according to the transmission mode corresponding to the first information.
TECHNIQUES FOR USING REFLECTING NODES TO CANCEL INTERFERING SIGNALS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
Aspects described herein relate to identifying an aggressor node that transmits interfering signals that cause interference to signals received at the node, communicating a configuration for applying a phase shift to the interfering signals for forwarding to the node from a reflecting node with the phase shift applied, and communicating, from the reflecting node, the interfering signals with the phase shift applied to at least partially cancel the interference to the signals received at the node.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING REFLECTING SURFACE
The embodiments herein disclose methods and systems for configuring an reflecting surface. A method by a base station comprises: receiving at least one discovery signal from the reflecting surface; estimating a direction of a panel of the reflecting surface for transmission and reception using at least one spatial information based on the received at least one discovery signal; identifying a set of beam formed reference signals transmitted in the direction of the panel of the reflecting surface; and configuring at least one reference signal to the reflecting surface based on the identified set of beam formed reference signals.