Method for optimizing antenna directions in a communications network
US11936445B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L5/0023
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer implemented method for optimizing directions of antennas of a base station of a communications network is provided. The method includes receiving antenna sector configuration data with sector information of each antenna and an azimuth angle of a main antenna direction of each antenna; receiving performance indicators of multiple subsectors of each antenna sector; calculating a cost function value indicating inter-sector impact between neighboring subsectors of adjacent sectors based on the performance indicators for the current antenna configuration and for at least one other possible antenna configuration; and identifying an antenna configuration yielding minimum cost function value of the calculated values as an optimized antenna configuration.
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