APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY FOR ITEMS OF USER EQUIPMENT IN A WIRELESS NETWORK

    公开(公告)号:US20190110209A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-11

    申请号:US16001550

    申请日:2018-06-06

    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for improving connectivity for items of user equipment in a wireless network. The apparatus has a first antenna system for providing a first sector of a telecommunications network, and a second antenna system for providing a second sector of the telecommunications network. Further, the apparatus has a third antenna system for communicating with a base station of the telecommunications network to provide a first wireless backhaul path for the first and second sectors. In addition, a fourth antenna system is used to provide a wireless communication link to facilitate coupling of the apparatus into a mesh network of devices. The mesh network has at least one point of access into the telecommunications network such that the mesh network supports provision of at least one further wireless backhaul path for the first and second sectors. Backhaul management circuitry is then arranged, in at least one mode of operation, to control utilisation of the third antenna system and the fourth antenna system to provide backhaul connectivity to the telecommunications network for at least items of user equipment connected to the apparatus via the first and second antenna systems. Through the use of such an apparatus, it has been found that significant improvements in network coverage can be readily obtained, and further the overall spectral efficiency of the network can be enhanced to improve network capacity, with the backhaul management circuitry maintaining an efficient backhaul connection through the combined use of the first wireless backhaul path and at least one further wireless backhaul path supported via the mesh network.

    System and Method for Determining a Communications Schedule for Relay Nodes of a Wireless Relay Network
    86.
    发明申请
    System and Method for Determining a Communications Schedule for Relay Nodes of a Wireless Relay Network 有权
    用于确定无线中继网络的中继节点的通信时间表的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130163505A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-27

    申请号:US13722686

    申请日:2012-12-20

    Abstract: A communications schedule routes data between relay nodes forming a wireless relay network and interconnects relay nodes by an ordered sequence of communications links established over a wireless resource comprising resource blocks. Candidate connectivity patterns for the ordered sequence of communications links and candidate resource allocations are provided. For each candidate connectivity pattern, a level of a performance characteristic is calculated for a selected combination of the candidate resource allocations. Based on a desired level of the performance characteristic, a candidate connectivity pattern and associated selected combination of candidate resource allocations whose calculated level of the performance characteristic meets the desired level, is selected as the communications schedule. In response to a trigger condition, the performance level evaluation process and the selection process are repeated to re-select one of the candidate connectivity patterns and its associated selected combination of candidate resource allocations to be used as the communications schedule.

    Abstract translation: 通信计划在形成无线中继网络的中继节点之间路由数据,并通过在包括资源块的无线资源上建立的有序序列的通信链路互连中继节点。 提供了通信链路和候选资源分配的有序序列的候选连接模式。 对于每个候选连接模式,针对所选择的候选资源分配的组合来计算性能特征的级别。 基于性能特征的期望水平,选择候选连接模式和其计算出的性能特性满足期望水平的候选资源分配的相关选择组合作为通信调度。 响应于触发条件,重复性能等级评估过程和选择过程以重新选择要用作通信调度的候选连接模式及其相关联的候选资源分配组合中的一个。

    Data processing apparatus
    87.
    发明申请
    Data processing apparatus 审中-公开
    数据处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US20040184464A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-23

    申请号:US10391545

    申请日:2003-03-18

    CPC classification number: G06F13/24 G06F13/385

    Abstract: A data processing apparatus, and in particular to a data processing apparatus for use in a telecommunications system is disclosed which seeks to provide an improved technique for handling asynchronous events in a synchronous processing environment. The data processing apparatus comprises a data processing unit operable to process data from a synchronous data stream. The data processing apparatus also comprises conversion logic operable to receive an asynchronous event for processing by the data processing unit, the conversion logic being further operable to create event data representing the asynchronous event for transmission in the synchronous data stream. Providing conversion logic which converts an asynchronous event into event data transmissible within the synchronous data stream enables the data processing unit, when operating in a synchronous environment, to handle the asynchronous event in the same manner as any other synchronous data it may receive. Hence, the operation of the data processing unit can be effectively decoupled from the asynchronous event, the occurrence of which may undesirably affect the performance of the data processing unit.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种数据处理装置,特别涉及一种在电信系统中使用的数据处理装置,其寻求在同步处理环境中提供用于处理异步事件的改进技术。 数据处理装置包括可操作以处理来自同步数据流的数据的数据处理单元。 数据处理装置还包括可操作以接收由数据处理单元进行处理的异步事件的转换逻辑,转换逻辑还可用于创建表示用于同步数据流中的传输的异步事件的事件数据。 提供将异步事件转换为在同步数据流内传输的事件数据的转换逻辑,使数据处理单元在同步环境中操作时能够以与其可能接收的任何其他同步数据相同的方式处理异步事件。 因此,数据处理单元的操作可以有效地从异步事件去耦合,异步事件的发生可能不期望地影响数据处理单元的性能。

    Handover analysis for a moving vehicle

    公开(公告)号:GB2582188A

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-16

    申请号:GB201910318

    申请日:2019-07-18

    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for performing a handover analysis for a moving vehicle which may be part of an air-to-ground (A2G) communication network. The apparatus comprises base station location identifying circuitry 1535 to obtain base station location information for a plurality of base stations that provide a wireless network for communication with a moving vehicle. In addition, moving vehicle tracking circuitry 1540 is provided to obtain position and velocity information for the moving vehicle. Handover metrics computation circuitry 1545 is then used to generate at least one handover metric computed from the position and velocity information for the moving vehicle and the base station location information, for use in determining a target base station in said plurality to be used when performing a handover procedure to transition communication with the moving vehicle from the current base station in said plurality to the target base station. The handover metric may comprise a Doppler effect metric, an uplink capacity metric or an antenna gain metric.

    An apparatus and method for providing network configurability in a wireless network

    公开(公告)号:GB2568798B

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-29

    申请号:GB201815785

    申请日:2018-09-27

    Abstract: A node and method are described for providing more flexible access to a wireless network. The node has scanning circuitry for performing a scanning operation to detect one or more wireless backhaul nodes and a performance characteristic associated with each of the one or more wireless backhaul nodes. This scanning operation is performed for each of a plurality of antenna directions. Filter circuitry is also provided to store a reference to the one or more wireless backhaul nodes, a value of the performance characteristic associated with the one or more wireless backhaul nodes, and an antenna position during the scanning operation, which are stored in a candidate list on the basis of a condition. The node also comprises data processing circuitry to select a selected wireless backhaul node from the candidate list based on the performance characteristic.

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