Method of dynamic control of the focusing of a signal pre-equalized by time reversal
View Patent ↗A method is provided for dynamically controlling the focus of a signal pre-equalized by time reversal of an estimated propagation channel between a source antenna of a source communicating entity and a destination antenna of a destination communicating entity at a current instant, said method comprising steps for evaluation by the destination communicating entity of a relative focus quality of the pre-equalized signal sent by the source antenna and received by the destination antenna, compared to a quality at a focal point, and if the evaluated relative focus quality does not satisfy a predetermined criterion, for request, by the destination communicating entity, to modify the focus addressed to the source communicating entity for a subsequent instant.
1. A method for dynamically controlling a focus of a signal pre-equalized by time reversal of an estimated propagation channel between a source antenna of a source communicating entity and a destination antenna of a destination communicating entity at a current instant, the method comprising steps for:
evaluating, by the destination communicating entity, a relative focus quality of the pre-equalized signal sent by the source antenna and received by the destination antenna, compared to a quality at a focal point, and if the evaluated relative focus quality does not satisfy a predetermined criterion,
requesting, by the destination communicating entity, to modify the focus addressed to the source communicating entity for a subsequent instant.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the relative focus quality is determined from a normalized representation of a received power curve, as a function of a distance between the destination antenna and the focal point, said representation being a decreasing function of the distance and having a maximum at the focal point.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the modification request step comprises:
estimating a distance between the destination antenna at the current instant and a position corresponding to a target relative focus quality; and
transmitting a modification request addressed to the source communicating entity including the estimation of said distance.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the modification request step comprises:
estimating a deviation between the relative focus quality value evaluated at the current instant and a target relative focus quality value; and
transmitting a modification request addressed to the source communicating entity including the estimation of the deviation.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the modification request step comprises:
estimating a distance between the destination antenna at the current instant and a position corresponding to a target relative focus quality,
selecting a value for at least one parameter, for the next instant, chosen from a carrier frequency and a latency delay, and
transmitting a request addressed to the source communicating entity, including a reference to the value of the at least one selected parameter.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the modification request step comprises:
comparing an estimation of the relative focus quality and a target relative focus quality,
determining a variation index IND var (n) as a function of the result of the comparison,
transmitting a modification request addressed to the source communicating entity including the variation index.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, upon receipt of the modification request, the source communicating entity modifies a value for at least one parameter, for the next instant, chosen from a carrier frequency and a latency delay.
8. A non-transitory computer program product for a destination communicating entity comprising software instructions for controlling the implementation by said entity of those of the steps of the method as claimed in claim 1 when the program is run by the destination communicating entity.
9. A non-transitory computer program product for a source communicating entity comprising software instructions for controlling the implementation by said entity of those of the steps of the method as claimed in claim 1 when the program is run by the source communicating entity.
10. A device, for a destination communicating entity, for dynamically controlling a focus of a signal pre-equalized by time reversal of an estimated propagation channel between a source antenna of a source communicating entity and a destination antenna of the destination communicating entity at a current instant, the device comprising:
an evaluator for evaluating a relative focus quality of the pre-equalized signal transmitted by the source antenna and received by the destination antenna, relative to a quality at a focal point, and
a requestor for requesting a focus modification addressed to the source communicating entity for a subsequent instant.
11. A communicating entity of a radio communication system comprising at least one of the devices as claimed in claim 10 .
12. A radio communication system comprising at least one communicating entity as claimed in claim 10 .
13. A device, for a source communicating entity, for dynamically controlling a focus of a signal pre-equalized by time reversal of an estimated propagation channel between a source antenna of a source communicating entity and a destination antenna of the destination communicating entity at a current instant, the device comprising:
a receiver for receiving a focus modification request transmitted by the destination communicating entity,
a modifying element for modifying a value for at least one parameter chosen from a carrier frequency and a latency delay.
14. A communicating entity of a radio communication system comprising at least one of the devices as claimed in claim 13 .
15. A radio communication system comprising at least one communicating entity as claimed in claim 14 .