H04B7/0689

Wireless access network element status reporting

A wireless communication network manages a wireless access node. The wireless access node wirelessly exchanges user data with wireless User Equipment (UEs) and exchanges the user data with one or more network elements. The wireless access node generates status indicators that characterize wireless access node operation during the user data exchanges. An Element Management System (EMS) determines EMS load based on EMS operation and transfers load data that indicates the EMS load for delivery to the wireless access node. The wireless access node receives the load data transferred by the EMS. The wireless access node identifies individual priorities for individual ones of the status indicators. The wireless access node determines individual reporting times for the individual ones of the status indicators based on the load data and the individual priorities. The wireless access node transfers the individual ones of the status indicators to the EMS per the individual reporting times.

LOCATION-AWARE SOFTWARE DEFINED ANTENNA MANAGEMENT
20230232194 · 2023-07-20 ·

Location-aware software defined antenna management is described herein. A method as described herein can include generating, by a system comprising a processor, positioning data associated with movement of a vehicle, associated with the system, through an environment; obtaining, by the system from network equipment of a communication network operating in the environment, network data associated with the communication network; and altering, by the system, a configuration of antennas, associated with the vehicle, from a first configuration to a second configuration, distinct from the first configuration, based on the positioning data and the network data.

Dynamic switching between different multi-transmission/reception point schemes

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a network may schedule a user equipment (UE) for multiple transmission/reception point (TRP) communication. The network may transmit a single downlink control information (DCI) message to the UE to dynamically configure multiple transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for the multiple TRPs. In a first example, the DCI message may include a bit field indicating a set of antenna ports and the multi-TRP scheme for transmission. In a second example, the DCI message may include a separate field indicating the multi-TRP scheme (e.g., based on UE capabilities). In a third example, the DCI may indicate redundancy versions (RVs) for different TRPs in an RV field or across multiple fields. In a fourth example, the DCI may include an indication of a precoding resource block group (PRG) size that may be interpreted differently based on the indicated multi-TRP scheme.

Autonomous beamforming configuration change

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for autonomous beamforming configuration change. A method that may be performed by a wireless node includes determining a communication mode to be used for communication by the wireless node, wherein the determining of the communication mode includes determining whether the communication is associated with multiple simultaneous communications with one or multiple other wireless nodes. The method may also include determining a beamforming configuration to be used for the communication based on the communication mode, and communicating in accordance with the communication mode using the beamforming configuration.

Beam Forming and Beam Steering Using Antenna Arrays
20230224002 · 2023-07-13 ·

Antenna systems are provided. In one example, an antenna system includes a first antenna array having a plurality of first antenna elements. The first antenna elements are operable to communicate one or more signals via a communication protocol tin a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) mode. The antenna system includes a second antenna array having a plurality of second antenna elements. The antenna system includes a control circuit configured to control operation of one or more of the second antenna elements of the second antenna array in a first mode or a second mode. In the first mode, one or more of the second antenna elements are configured to provide a secondary function to support communication of the first antenna elements via the communication protocol. In a second mode. One or more of the second antenna elements are configured to support beam forming or beam steering of the first antenna elements.

TRANSMISSION DIVERSITY SCHEME REQUESTS FOR SIDELINK
20230216556 · 2023-07-06 ·

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a receiver mobile station may receive at least one sidelink signal. The receiver mobile station may transmit an indication of a requested transmission diversity scheme, of a plurality of transmission diversity schemes, based at least in part on the at least one sidelink signal. Numerous other aspects are described.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING MIMO AND MODE-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING
20230006719 · 2023-01-05 ·

A communications system comprises a maximum ratio combining (MRC) circuit for receiving a plurality of input data streams and for processing the plurality of input data streams using maximum ration combining to improve signal to noise ratio. A MIMO transmitter transmits the MRC processed carrier signal over a plurality of separate communications links from the MIMO transmitter, each of the plurality of separate communications links from one transmitting antenna of a plurality of transmitting antennas to each of a plurality of receiving antennas at a MIMO receiver.

APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATING A MULTIPLE-INPUT-MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO) TRANSMISSION WITH POLARIZATION
20220416444 · 2022-12-29 · ·

For example, an apparatus may include a baseband controller configured to control a plurality of dual-polarization Radio Heads (RHs) to communicate a Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) transmission, the baseband controller configured to control a first dual-polarization RH of the plurality of dual-polarization RHs to communicate a first spatial stream of the MIMO transmission with a horizontal-polarization via one or more first dual-polarization antenna elements of the first dual-polarization RH, and to control a second dual-polarization RH of the plurality of dual-polarization RHs to communicate a second spatial stream of the MIMO transmission with a vertical-polarization via one or more second dual-polarization antenna elements of the second dual-polarization RH.

System and Method for Surfacing Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) Data Associated with a Multi-Mode Antenna
20220407614 · 2022-12-22 ·

A method for surfacing data indicative of a channel quality indicator (CQI) associated with a multi-mode antenna of a first device is provided. The method includes obtaining data indicative of the CQI while the multi-mode antenna is configured in each of a plurality of antenna modes. Each of the plurality of antenna modes has a distinct radiation pattern. The method includes determining one of the plurality of antenna modes as a selected antenna mode for the multi-mode antenna based, at least in part, on the data indicative of the CQI. The method includes providing the data indicative of the CQI associated with one or more antenna modes of the plurality of antenna modes to a second device that is separate from the first device.

Method for Adjusting Quantity of Data Streams, Terminal, and MIMO System
20220408281 · 2022-12-22 ·

Embodiments of this application provide a method for adjusting a quantity of data streams, a terminal, and a MIMO system. In this method, the terminal may actively negotiate the quantity of transport layers used in a downlink data transmission process with a network device based on an operation status of the terminal, so as to adaptively and dynamically adjust the quantity of data streams in the downlink data transmission process. This may reduce power consumption of the terminal and prolong a standby time of the terminal without affecting user experience while meeting requirements for a data transmission rate of the terminal.