NETWORK NODE CONFIGURATION BY A PROXY
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2019016503A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:PCT/GB2018/051646

    申请日:2018-06-14

    Inventor: PUTMAN, Anthony

    Abstract: An apparatus and method of performing a configuration process in the apparatus are provided. The apparatus has a backhaul sub-node to provide a backhaul connection to a communications network which comprises a proxy system. It also has an access sub-node to provide an access cell to which user equipment can connect. In a configuration process the backhaul sub-node performs a backhaul sub-node auto- configuration process comprising connecting to a further network node, determining backhaul sub-node configuration parameters, and storing in the proxy system at least one configuration parameter for the access sub-node in dependence on the backhaul sub-node configuration parameters determined. When the access sub-node then issues an access sub-node auto-configuration request, the proxy system intercepts the access sub-node auto-configuration request and responds to the access sub-node in dependence on the at least one configuration parameter for the access sub-node stored. Transparent to the access sub-node, the backhaul sub-node can thus modify the default configuration which the access sub-node would receive, based on the specific backhaul connectivity which it has established for itself.

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

    公开(公告)号:WO2018197830A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-01

    申请号:PCT/GB2018/050799

    申请日:2018-03-27

    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 (12) for providing a first sector of a network, and a second antenna system (14) for providing a second sector of the network. Further, the apparatus has a third antenna system (16) for communicating with a base station of the network to provide a common wireless backhaul link for the first sector and the second sector. In addition, an interface (205) is provided to an internet connection of a building in which the apparatus is deployed, and backhaul management circuitry (200) is then arranged, in at least one mode of operation, to control utilisation of both the internet connection and the common wireless backhaul link to provide backhaul connectivity to the network for 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 common wireless backhaul link and the internet connection.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A COMMUNICATIONS SCHEDULE FOR RELAY NODES OF A WIRELESS RELAY NETWORK
    5.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A COMMUNICATIONS SCHEDULE FOR RELAY NODES OF A WIRELESS RELAY NETWORK 审中-公开
    确定无线中继网络继电器通信时间表的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:WO2013093405A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-27

    申请号:PCT/GB2012/052686

    申请日:2012-10-29

    Abstract: A system and method are provided for determining a communications schedule for routing data between a plurality of relay nodes forming a wireless relay network. The communications schedule interconnects the plurality of relay nodes by an ordered sequence of communications links, with the communications links being established over a wireless resource comprising a plurality of resource blocks. The method comprises generating a plurality of candidate connectivity patterns for the ordered sequence of communications links and, for each candidate connectivity pattern, generating a plurality of candidate resource allocations for providing the ordered sequence of communications links in accordance with that candidate connectivity pattern. For each candidate connectivity pattern, a level of a performance characteristic is then calculated for a selected combination of the candidate resource allocations associated with that candidate connectivity pattern. Based on a desired level of the performance characteristic, one of the candidate connectivity patterns and its associated selected combination of candidate resource allocations whose calculated level of the performance characteristic meets the desired level is then selected as the communications schedule to be used. In response to a trigger condition, the performance level evaluation process and the selection process are repeated in order 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. Such an approach provides a particularly flexible and adaptive mechanism for seeking to optimise the performance of a wireless relay network.

    Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于确定在形成无线中继网络的多个中继节点之间路由数据的通信调度的系统和方法。 通信计划通过有序序列的通信链路来互连多个中继节点,其中通信链路通过包括多个资源块的无线资源建立。 该方法包括为通信链路的有序序列生成多个候选连接模式,并且对于每个候选连接模式,根据该候选连接模式,生成用于提供通信链路的有序序列的多个候选资源分配。 对于每个候选连接模式,然后针对与该候选连接模式相关联的候选资源分配的选定组合来计算性能特征的级别。 基于性能特征的期望水平,然后选择其计算的性能特性满足期望水平的候选连接模式及其相关联的候选资源分配的选择组合作为要使用的通信计划。 响应于触发条件,重复性能等级评估过程和选择过程,以便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。 这种方法提供了一种特别灵活和自适应的机制来寻求优化无线中继网络的性能。

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

    公开(公告)号:WO2019069041A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-11

    申请号:PCT/GB2018/051153

    申请日:2018-04-30

    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.

    ACCESS NODE CONFIGURATION IN A NETWORK
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2019016502A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-24

    申请号:PCT/GB2018/051639

    申请日:2018-06-14

    Abstract: An apparatus, method of operating the apparatus, and system comprising the apparatus are provided. The apparatus has a backhaul sub-node to provide a backhaul connection to a communications network and an access sub-node to provide an access cell to which user equipment can connect. In response to a configuration trigger a configuration procedure is performed, in which the backhaul sub-node gathers information about the network environment and transmits at least a portion of the information about the network environment to a network management node. The the network management node then generates an access sub-node configuration which it transmits to the access sub-node, where the configuration is dependent on the information about the network environment transmitted to the network management node by the backhaul sub-node. The backhaul sub-node's greater ability to gather information about the network environment thus supports an improved configuration for the access sub-node, without technical input from the user being required.

    MANAGING EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE IN A WIRELESS NETWORK
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    发明申请
    MANAGING EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE IN A WIRELESS NETWORK 审中-公开
    管理无线网络中的外部干扰

    公开(公告)号:WO2016207603A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-29

    申请号:PCT/GB2016/051618

    申请日:2016-06-02

    Abstract: A method and corresponding apparatus are provided for configuring a wireless network comprising a plurality of nodes to mitigate effects of an external interference source. A subset of nodes of the plurality of nodes are configured to simultaneously participate in an external interference sampling process in which each node of the subset of nodes samples signals received by an antenna array of that node. A measurement report, comprising a signal source angle and a received signal strength, is received from a node. A location of the external interference source is firstly estimated using the measurement report received from the node. The external interference source is then characterised using the estimated location of the external interference source and the received signal strength to calculate for the external interference source at least one of: a source power; a beam width; an antenna bearing; and a front-to-back transmission ratio. Finally the plurality of nodes are configured to mitigate the effects of the external interference source in dependence on a result of the characterising step.

    Abstract translation: 提供了一种方法和相应的装置,用于配置包括多个节点的无线网络,以减轻外部干扰源的影响。 多个节点的节点的子集被配置为同时参与外部干扰采样过程,其中节点子集中的每个节点采样由该节点的天线阵列接收的信号。 从节点接收包括信号源角度和接收信号强度的测量报告。 首先使用从节点接收的测量报告来估计外部干扰源的位置。 然后使用外部干扰源的估计位置和接收信号强度来表征外部干扰源,以计算外部干扰源至少一个:源功率; 梁宽度 天线轴承; 和前后传动比。 最后,多个节点被配置为依赖于特征化步骤的结果来减轻外部干扰源的影响。

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