Determining azimuth of an antenna based on identification of an azimuth error

US11131538B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited · IN

Inventors

• Brijesh Shah · Navi Mumbai, IN
• Vijay Mohan VERMA · Navi Mumbai, IN
• Vinod Kumar Singh · Erie, US
• Manish Kumar Patel · Jamkhed, IN
• Mayank Taran · Jamkhed, IN
• Rahul Bhasker P K · Jamkhed, IN
• Nitesh Chourasia · Brentwood, US
• Gaurav Dalwadi · Navi Mumbai, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 19, 2019
• Grant date: Sep 28, 2021
• Expiry date: Apr 6, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W16/30
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to identifying azimuth error and determining an azimuth of an antenna installed in a cell of a cellular network. In a preferred embodiment, the network entity receives a plurality of transmission parameters basis to which the network entity identifies a target cell. The network entity further divides angular region of the cell serving the target cell into a plurality of cones out of which a target cone is identified by the network entity. The network entity then performs first iteration yielding a first azimuth, and in an event of an azimuth error in the first azimuth, the network entity performs second iteration yielding a second azimuth. The present disclosure also encompasses predicting an optimum azimuth of said antenna in an event of azimuth error/s in the first azimuth and the second azimuth.