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Link restoration method and apparatus, and device

US10932140B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 18, 2019
Grant dateFeb 23, 2021
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/12
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide a link restoration method and apparatus, and a device. The method includes: if quality of a link between a first communications device and a second communications device does not meet a preset condition, detecting, by the first communications device within timing duration of a first timer, whether the link is restored, and obtaining a detection result, where the timing duration of the first timer is blockage duration of a link blockage resulting from a user movement; and determining, by the first communications device based on the detection result, whether to perform a link restoration operation, where the link restoration operation includes at least one of a beam tracking operation, a beam refinement operation, or a redo-beamforming operation.

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