Optimized receive beam selection
US10998956B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0877
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to minimizing the number of antenna array modules on a wireless communication device utilized in forming beam pair links (BPLs) based on beam measurements obtained on each of a plurality of receive beams for each of a plurality of transmit beams. For at least one BPL, the wireless communication device selects a different receive beam that results in at least one fewer active antenna array module. In some examples, the different receive beam selected for a BPL has a beam measurement value within a predefined variance from a beam measurement value of an original receive beam for the BPL. In addition, the wireless communication device can confirm that the beam measurement values of both the original and different receive beams satisfy a minimum beam measurement value before switching the BPL to the different receive beam. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and described.
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