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Service location method and system for mmWave cellular environments

US11197261B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NEC CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Vincenzo Sciancalepore · Heidelberg, DE
Fabio Giust · Vicenza, IT
Konstantinos Samdanis · Munich, DE
Xavier Costa Perez · Heidelberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 12, 2016
Grant date	Dec 7, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 15, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04B7/0617
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method provides location information within a mobile network with beamforming characteristics. The mobile network includes at least one access point or base station that includes a beamforming module. The method includes tracing and maintaining user terminals' location information in a location service deployed in the mobile network, providing the location information of a user's terminal from the location service to the beamforming module of the at least one access point or base station in order to assist beamforming and association between the user's terminal and the at least one access point or base station, and providing the location information of the user's terminal from the at least one access point or base station to the location service in order to populate, update, and/or refine a location information base of the location service.

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