Granted Patent B2

US 12,322,868 · App. 18/189,867 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Inventors: Michael Francis Garyantes (Bradley Beach, NJ); Abhishek Saurabh Sachidanand Sinha (San Diego, CA); Christian Oliver Thelen (San Diego, CA); Senthilkumar Sundaram (San Diego, CA); Orod Raeesi (Uusimaa, FI); James Krysl (San Diego, CA); Luca Blessent (Whitehouse Station, NJ); Deepak Agarwal (San Diego, CA)

H01Q21/08H01Q21/20

Abstract

Claims (45)

1. An apparatus for wireless configuration at a radio unit (RU), comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:

transmit, to a controller of the RU, a message including an ordered list of coordinates corresponding to a plurality of antenna elements in an antenna array of the RU, wherein the ordered list includes, for each antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements, respective three-dimensional coordinate data elements and a respective polarization data element; and

receive, from the controller, an indication of one or more low-level endpoints associated with one or more activated antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the indication comprises a static configuration that is not changed during carrier active use.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the indication comprises a dynamic configuration that is changed in real time during use of the one or more activated antenna elements.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

receive, from the controller, a beamforming configuration associated with the one or more activated antenna elements.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the antenna array is non-rectangular.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the antenna array is rectangular, and the ordered list indicates the plurality of antenna elements in an order other than left-to-right and bottom-to-top.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the message and the indication are associated with a management plane between the RU and the controller.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the message and the indication are associated with a control plane between the RU and the controller.

9. An apparatus for wireless configuration at a controller of a radio unit (RU), comprising:

one or more memories; and

one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:

receive, from the RU, a message including an ordered list of coordinates corresponding to a plurality of antenna elements in an antenna array of the RU, wherein the ordered list includes, for each antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements, respective three-dimensional coordinate data elements and a respective polarization data element; and

transmit, to the RU, an indication of one or more low-level endpoints associated with one or more activated antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the indication comprises a static configuration that is not changed during carrier active use.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the indication comprises a dynamic configuration that is changed in real time during use of the one or more activated antenna elements.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

transmit, to the RU, a beamforming configuration associated with the one or more activated antenna elements.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the antenna array is non-rectangular.

14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the antenna array is rectangular, and the ordered list indicates the plurality of antenna elements in an order other than left-to-right and bottom-to-top.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the message and the indication are associated with a management plane between the RU and the controller.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the message and the indication are associated with a control plane between the RU and the controller.

17. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the controller comprises a distributed unit or a service management and orchestration provider.

18. A method of wireless configuration performed by a radio unit (RU), comprising:

transmitting, to a controller of the RU, a message including an ordered list of coordinates corresponding to a plurality of antenna elements in an antenna array of the RU, wherein the ordered list includes, for each antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements, respective three-dimensional coordinate data elements and a respective polarization data element; and

receiving, from the controller, an indication of one or more low-level endpoints associated with one or more activated antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

receiving, from the controller, a beamforming configuration associated with the one or more activated antenna elements.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein the antenna array is non-rectangular.

21. The method of claim 18 , wherein the antenna array is rectangular, and the ordered list indicates the plurality of antenna elements in an order other than left-to-right and bottom-to-top.

22. The method of claim 18 , wherein the message and the indication are associated with a management plane between the RU and the controller.

23. The method of claim 18 , wherein the message and the indication are associated with a control plane between the RU and the controller.

24. A method of wireless configuration performed by a controller of a radio unit (RU), comprising:

receiving, from the RU, a message including an ordered list of coordinates corresponding to a plurality of antenna elements in an antenna array of the RU, wherein the ordered list includes, for each antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements, respective three-dimensional coordinate data elements and a respective polarization data element; and

transmitting, to the RU, an indication of one or more low-level endpoints associated with one or more activated antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements.

25. The method of claim 24 , further comprising transmitting, to the RU, a beamforming configuration associated with the one or more activated antenna elements.

26. The method of claim 24 , wherein the antenna array is non-rectangular.

27. The method of claim 24 , wherein the antenna array is rectangular, and the ordered list indicates the plurality of antenna elements in an order other than left-to-right and bottom-to-top.

28. The method of claim 24 , wherein the message and the indication are associated with a management plane between the RU and the controller.

29. The method of claim 24 , wherein the message and the indication are associated with a control plane between the RU and the controller.

30. The method of claim 24 , wherein the controller comprises a distributed unit or a service management and orchestration provider.

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