IP Library Granted Patent US 12,501,465
Granted Patent B2
US 12,501,465 · App. 17/523,630 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

System and method for scheduling distributed wireless communication based on radar sensing information

Inventors: Mamoun Guenach (Vilvoorde, BE); Andre Bourdoux (Theux, BE)
Assignee: Imec vzw
H04W72/54G01S13/88H04L5/14
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Patent No.
US 12,501,465
App. No.
17/523,630
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for providing distributed wireless communication for at least one user equipment with connectivity and/or security against at least one eavesdropper is provided. The system includes wireless communication units and a scheduling unit. In this context, the scheduling unit is configured to schedule a first subset of the wireless communication units for radar sensing in order to gather radar sensing information with respect to the at least one user equipment, the environment of the at least one user equipment, the at least one eavesdropper, the environment of the at least one eavesdropper, or any combination thereof. In addition to this, the scheduling unit is configured to schedule a second subset of the wireless communication units for distributing the wireless communication with respect to the at least one user equipment on the basis of the radar sensing information.

Claims (40)

1 . A system comprising:

transceivers distributed in a wired fronthaul link such that the transceivers are connected to each other via glass optical fiber, twisted pairs, coaxial cables, or plastic optical fiber, and

a computing device,

wherein the computing device is configured to perform functions comprising:

causing a first subset of the transceivers to gather radar sensing information indicating at least one user equipment and at least one eavesdropper,

using the radar sensing information to select a second subset of the transceivers, wherein the second subset includes a first transceiver not included in the first subset or the first subset includes a second transceiver not included in the second subset, and

causing the second subset of the transceivers to distribute wireless communication to the at least one user equipment.

2 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the functions further comprise using the radar sensing information to select a third subset of the transceivers and causing the third subset of the transceivers to interfere the at least one eavesdropper.

3 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein at least two of the transceivers of the first subset, the second subset, and the third subset are the same.

4 . The system according to claim 2 , wherein causing the third subset of the transceivers to interfere the at least one eavesdropper comprises sending or beamforming noise to the at least one eavesdropper.

5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first subset and the second subset have a common transceiver.

6 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the functions further comprise deactivating a third subset of the transceivers based on the radar sensing information.

7 . The system according to claim 1 ,

further comprising at least one processor connected to the transceivers in the wired fronthaul link,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to provide operational information for the computing device in addition to the radar sensing information.

8 . The system according to claim 7 , wherein the operational information comprises at least one of topology of a distributed wireless communication, channel quality indication with respect to the distributed wireless communication, position of the at least one user equipment, position of the transceivers, noise with respect to the at least one user equipment, traffic requirements of a user, or quality of service requirements.

9 . The system according to claim 7 , wherein the computing device is configured to perform scheduling via the at least one processor.

10 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the transceivers are access points.

11 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein a distributed wireless communication facilitated by the transceivers is based on time division duplexing.

12 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the computing device comprises at least one processor.

13 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein the radar sensing information comprises ground mapping information or localization information regarding the at least one user equipment and the at least one eavesdropper.

14 . A method comprising:

causing, via a computing device, a first subset of transceivers to gather radar sensing information indicating at least one user equipment and at least one eavesdropper, wherein the transceivers are distributed in a wired fronthaul link such that the transceivers are connected to each other via glass optical fiber, twisted pairs, coaxial cables, or plastic optical fiber,

using, via the computing device, the radar sensing information to select a second subset of the transceivers, wherein the second subset includes a first transceiver not included in the first subset or the first subset includes a second transceiver not included in the second subset, and

causing, via the computing device, the second subset of the transceivers to distribute wireless communication to the at least one user equipment.

15 . The method according to claim 14 , further comprising causing a third subset of the transceivers to interfere the at least one eavesdropper based on the radar sensing information.

16 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein at least two of the transceivers of the first subset, the second subset, and the third subset are the same.

17 . The method according to claim 14 , wherein the first subset and the second subset have a common transceiver.

18 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein causing the third subset of the transceivers to interfere the at least one eavesdropper comprises sending or beamforming noise to the at least one eavesdropper.

19 . The method according to claim 14 , further comprising deactivating a third subset of the transceivers based on the radar sensing information.

20 . A system comprising:

transceivers distributed in a wired fronthaul link, and

a computing device,

wherein the computing device is configured to perform functions comprising:

causing a first subset of the transceivers to gather first radar sensing information indicating at least one user equipment and at least one eavesdropper,

using the first radar sensing information to select a second subset of the transceivers,

causing the second subset of the transceivers to distribute first wireless communication to the at least one user equipment,

selecting, using the first radar sensing information, a third subset of the transceivers and a fourth subset of the transceivers, wherein the third subset differs from the first subset by at least one transceiver and the fourth subset differs from the second subset by at least one transceiver,

causing the third subset of the transceivers to gather second radar sensing information indicating the least one user equipment and the at least one eavesdropper, and

causing the fourth subset of the transceivers to distribute second wireless communication to the at least one user equipment.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2021
From: GUENACH, MAMOUN; BOURDOUX, ANDRE
To: IMEC VZW
Reel/Frame 058181/0694 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 20206856 · Nov 11, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220150909A1 · May 12, 2022
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