17887033. ANTENNA GROUPING FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS simplified abstract (QUALCOMM Incorporated)
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ANTENNA GROUPING FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Gokul Sridharan of Sunnyvale CA (US)
Tienyow Liu of Santa Clara CA (US)
Peter Gaal of San Diego CA (US)
ANTENNA GROUPING FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17887033 titled 'ANTENNA GROUPING FOR POWER MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
Simplified Explanation
- Patent Abstract:**
The patent application describes methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications, where a user equipment (UE) can transmit uplink transmission using antenna elements mapped to one or more antenna ports. The UE sends messages to a network entity to indicate available antenna ports and associated antenna groups, from which the network entity selects an antenna group for the UE to use for uplink transmissions.
- Explanation:**
- UE can transmit uplink data using antenna elements mapped to antenna ports.
- UE sends messages to network entity to indicate available antenna ports.
- UE also indicates antenna groups associated with the antenna ports.
- Each antenna group has a set of antenna elements and a transmit power threshold.
- Network entity selects an antenna group for UE to use for uplink transmissions.
- UE then transmits uplink data to network entity using the selected antenna group.
- Potential Applications:**
- 5G and future wireless communication systems
- Internet of Things (IoT) devices
- Smartphones and other mobile devices
- Problems Solved:**
- Efficient utilization of antenna resources
- Improved uplink transmission performance
- Enhanced network connectivity for UE
- Benefits:**
- Optimal selection of antenna groups for uplink transmissions
- Better signal quality and coverage
- Enhanced overall network performance
Original Abstract Submitted
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) may transmit uplink transmission using antenna elements mapped to one or more antenna ports. The UE may transmit a first message to a network entity to indicate antenna ports that are available for wireless communications at the UE. The UE may transmit a second message to the network entity to indicate antenna groups associated with the antenna ports. Each antenna group may include a respective set of one or more antenna elements and may be associated with a respective transmit power threshold. The network entity may select a first antenna group of the one or more antenna groups for the UE to use for uplink transmissions. The UE may transmit, after transmitting the first and second messages, one or more uplink transmissions to the network entity using the first antenna group.
