公开(公告)号：US20240162955A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

申请号：US18550398

申请日：2022-07-12

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Nicholas Whinnett ,  Dawei Ying ,  Bishwarup Mondal ,  Jan Schreck ,  Jaemin Han ,  Leifeng Ruan ,  Jianli Sun

IPC: H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/0452

CPC classification number: H04B7/0617 ,  H04B7/0452 ,  H04B7/063 ,  H04B7/0632

Abstract: Various embodiments herein are directed to beamforming associated with multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) modes in open radio access network (O-RAN) systems. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises: memory to store beamforming configuration information associated with a plurality MIMO modes; and processing circuitry, coupled with the memory to: retrieve the beamforming configuration information from the memory; request, based on the beamforming configuration information, measurements associated with the plurality of MIMO modes; receive the measurements associated with the plurality of MIMO modes; and based on the received measurements, train an artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) model that is to predict relative beamforming performance between the plurality of MIMO modes.

公开(公告)号：US20250007600A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-02

申请号：US18344191

申请日：2023-06-29

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Yang-Seok Choi ,  Sagar Dhakal ,  Husam Elfadil ,  Thushara Hewavithana ,  Xiaofeng Li ,  Peng Lu ,  Tariq Qureshi ,  Jan Schreck

IPC: H04B7/08 ,  H04B7/0426 ,  H04B7/06

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to address issues related to the computation of channel state information (CSI) and angular spectrum (AS) to perform beamforming. The CSI and AS, as well as various statistical channel parameters of a wireless channel, may be computed using different techniques, which include the use of domain knowledge enhanced neural networks (DKE-NNs). The CSI and AS may be further utilized to perform beamforming using various techniques. One of these techniques may include the implementation of eigen beamforming, which provides artificially generated power at locations within the AS that are identified with estimated eigenvector beam locations. As a result of the artificially-generated power, the resulting vector decomposition used to provide the beamforming weights results in widened eigenvector beams.

公开(公告)号：US20230319773A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18311508

申请日：2023-05-03

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Dawei Ying ,  Nicholas Whinnett ,  Jan Schreck ,  Jaemin Han ,  Leifeng Ruan ,  Qian Li

IPC: H04W64/00

CPC classification number: H04W64/00

Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide techniques related to communication between a non real-time (Non-RT) radio access network (RAN) intelligent controller (RIC) and a near real-time (Near-RT) RIC. Specifically, the Non-RT RIC may identify physical positioning information related to a user equipment (UE); generate enrichment information (EI) related to the physical positioning information; and transmit the EI over an A1 interface to the Near-RT RIC. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20220158702A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-19

申请号：US17435587

申请日：2019-03-29

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Venkatesan Nallampatti Ekambaram ,  Yang-Seok Choi ,  Junyoung Nam ,  Feng Xue ,  Shu-ping Yeh ,  Hosein Nikopour ,  Shilpa Talwar ,  Jan Schreck ,  Nageen Himayat ,  Sagar Dhakal

IPC: H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/08 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W56/00

Abstract: Systems and methods of beamforming and improving mmWave communications for drones are described. Multiple RF chains are used to adapt the main beam to track changes without the use of pilot signals. To reduce interference, interfering signal power is eliminated by optimizing a non-Gaussian measure to extract the interferers. The AoA of signals from a target drone on neighbouring drones and location of the neighbouring drones and base stations are used to independently corroborate the location reported by the target drone. The base station provides additional synchronization signals below 6 GHz and restricts the search/measurement space in the vertical direction. The inherent sparse structure above 6 GHz is exploited by applying different beamformers on a sounding signal and estimating the AoA and impulse response. Variations of fully digital and hybrid beamforming architectures for multi-cell DL sync and CRS measurement are described.

公开(公告)号：US12166555B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US17357769

申请日：2021-06-24

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Jan Schreck ,  Nicholas Whinnett ,  Thushara Hewavithana ,  Yang-Seok Choi ,  Shilpa Talwar

IPC: H04W52/50 ,  H04B7/0456 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04L5/00

Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide techniques for reducing computational complexity in multiple input multiple output (MIMO, e.g., massive MIMO (mMIMO)) communications, such as efficient decomposition of a channel covariance matrix. Embodiments enable accurate mMIMO channel estimation with relatively low computational complexity compared with prior techniques. Additionally, embodiments may provide efficient beamforming and/or spatial compression. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US11943022B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17435587

申请日：2019-03-29

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Venkatesan Nallampatti Ekambaram ,  Yang-Seok Choi ,  Junyoung Nam ,  Feng Xue ,  Shu-ping Yeh ,  Hosein Nikopour ,  Shilpa Talwar ,  Jan Schreck ,  Nageen Himayat ,  Sagar Dhakal

IPC: H04W16/28 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/08 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W84/06

CPC classification number: H04B7/0617 ,  H04B7/086 ,  H04W16/28 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W56/001 ,  H04W84/06

Abstract: Systems and methods of beamforming and improving mmWave communications for drones are described. Multiple RF chains are used to adapt the main beam to track changes without the use of pilot signals. To reduce interference, interfering signal power is eliminated by optimizing a non-Gaussian measure to extract the interferers. The AoA of signals from a target drone on neighbouring drones and location of the neighbouring drones and base stations are used to independently corroborate the location reported by the target drone. The base station provides additional synchronization signals below 6 GHz and restricts the search/measurement space in the vertical direction. The inherent sparse structure above 6 GHz is exploited by applying different beamformers on a sounding signal and estimating the AoA and impulse response. Variations of fully digital and hybrid beamforming architectures for multi-cell DL sync and CRS measurement are described.

公开(公告)号：US20220416868A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17357769

申请日：2021-06-24

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Jan Schreck ,  Nicholas Whinnett ,  Thushara Hewavithana ,  Yang-Seok Choi ,  Shilpa Talwar

IPC: H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/0456 ,  H04L5/00

Abstract: Various embodiments herein provide techniques for reducing computational complexity in multiple input multiple output (MIMO, e.g., massive MIMO (mMIMO)) communications, such as efficient decomposition of a channel covariance matrix. Embodiments enable accurate mMIMO channel estimation with relatively low computational complexity compared with prior techniques. Additionally, embodiments may provide efficient beamforming and/or spatial compression. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20200007200A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-02

申请号：US16489087

申请日：2018-04-30

Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION

Inventor： Jan Schreck ,  Nageen Himayat ,  Hosein Nikopour ,  Feng Xue ,  Ehsan Aryafar ,  Oner Orhan ,  Mustafa Akdeniz ,  Wook Bong Lee ,  Jing Zhu

IPC: H04B7/0456 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/0417 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W72/12

Abstract: Apparatuses of a user equipment (UE), a cellular base station, and radio access network (RAN) nodes are disclosed. An apparatus of a wireless communication device includes circuitry configured to measure reference signals received from a plurality of antennas of an other wireless communication device, and circuitry configured to cause one or more antennas of the wireless communication device to transmit information regarding the received reference signals back to the other wireless communication device to enable the other wireless communication device to estimate a utility function for different transmit parameter sets.