Network device, method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025211292-A1
Application number	US-202418982212-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 16, 2024
Priority date	Dec 22, 2023
Publication date	Jun 26, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

In an example embodiment, the network device includes a housing; at least one set of first antennas and at least one set of second antennas, respectively arranged on a plurality of sides of the housing at a 45 degrees inclination with respect to a longitudinal direction of the housing, the second antennas spaced apart from the first antennas arranged on the same side by a predetermined distance in the longitudinal direction, to enable the at least one set of first antennas and the at least one set of second antennas to have a predetermined antenna isolation; a controller configured to adjust, based on an operating mode of the network device, a phase and an amplitude of a channel associated with the at least one set of first antennas and/or the at least one set of second antennas, to make channel state information of a plurality of channels associated with a same set of first antennas and/or second antennas related or disrelated with each other.

First claim

1 . A network device, comprising:
a housing; at least one set of first antennas and at least one set of second antennas, respectively arranged on a plurality of sides of the housing at a 45 degrees inclination with respect to a longitudinal direction (Y) of the housing, the second antennas spaced apart from the first antennas arranged on the same side by a predetermined distance in the longitudinal direction (Y), to enable the at least one set of first antennas and the at least one set of second antennas to have a predetermined antenna isolation; a controller configured to adjust, based on an operating mode of the network device, a phase and an amplitude of a channel associated with the at least one set of first antennas and/or the at least one set of second antennas, to make channel state information of a plurality of channels associated with a same set of first antennas and/or second antennas related or disrelated with each other.

2 . The network device of claim 1 , wherein each antenna of the at least one set of first antennas and the at least one set of second antennas is configured with a respective amplitude modulator and a respective phase modulator, and the controller adjusts an amplitude and a phase of a channel associated with each antenna by controlling the respective amplitude modulator and the respective phase modulator.

3 . The network device of claim 1 , wherein the controller, in a beamforming mode, makes channel state information of the plurality of channels associated with the same set of first antennas and/or second antennas related with each other.

4 . The network device of claim 1 , wherein the controller, in a multiple input multiple output, MIMO, mode, makes channel state information of the plurality of channels associated with the same set of first antennas and/or second antennas disrelated with each other.

5 . The network device of claim 1 , wherein the first antenna and the second antenna on the same side of the housing have opposite directions of inclination with respect to the longitudinal axis (Y).

6 . The network device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one set of first antennas respectively arranged on the plurality of sides are adjacent to a top face of the housing, and wherein the at least one set of second antennas respectively arranged on the plurality of sides are adjacent to a bottom face of the housing.

7 . The network device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is a cube or a cuboid having four sides of equal area.

8 . The network device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined isolation between the at least one set of first antennas and the at least one set of second antennas is no less than 30 dB.

9 . The network device of claim 1 , wherein a mobile communication standard supported by the at least one set of first antennas is different from a mobile communication standard supported by the at least one set of second antennas.

10 . The network device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one set of first antennas comprises an antenna supporting a fifth generation mobile communication standard, and the at least one set of second antennas comprises an antenna supporting a sixth generation mobile communication standard.

11 . The network device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one set of first antennas further comprises an antenna supporting both the fifth generation mobile communication standard and communication standards other than the sixth generation mobile communication standard.

12 . The network device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one set of first antennas and the at least one set of second antennas are detachable.

13 . The network device of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one set of third antennas, respectively arranged on the plurality of sides of the housing at a 45 degrees inclination with respect to a longitudinal direction (Y) of the housing, the third antennas spaced apart from first and second antennas arranged on the same side by a predetermined distance in the longitudinal direction (Y).

14 . The network device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one set of third antennas are antennas supporting other communication standards different from the fifth and sixth generation mobile communication standards.

15 . The network device of claim 1 , wherein the network device is a network device supporting a seventh generation Wi-Fi wireless network.

16 . A communication method, comprising:
adjusting, based on an operating mode of the network device, a phase and an amplitude of a channel associated with at least one set of first antennas and/or at least one set of second antennas, to make channel state information of a plurality of channels associated with a same set of first antennas and/or second antennas related or disrelated with each other.

17 . The communication method of claim 16 , wherein adjusting the phase and the amplitude comprises:
in a beamforming mode, adjusting the phase and the amplitude to make the channel state information of the plurality of channels associated with the same set of first antennas and/or second antennas related with each other.

18 . The communication method of claim 16 , wherein adjusting the phase and the amplitude comprises:
in a multiple input multiple output, MIMO, mode, adjusting the phase and the amplitude to make the channel state information of the plurality of channels associated with the same set of first antennas and/or second antennas disrelated with each other.

19 . The communication method of claim 16 , wherein a mobile communication standard supported by the at least one set of first antennas is different from a mobile communication standard supported by the at least one set of second antennas.

20 . The communication method of claim 16 , wherein the at least one set of first antennas comprises an antenna supporting a fifth generation mobile communication standard, and the at least one set of second antennas comprises an antenna supporting a sixth generation mobile communication standard.

21 .- 24 . (canceled)

Assignees

• Nokia Solutions & Networks Oy

Inventors

• Mo Jing Yan
• Zhou Xia
• Sun Rong Hai
• Yin xiao lin
• Li Da
• Tian Qi

Classifications

• H04W88/00

  Devices specially adapted for wireless communication networks, e.g. terminals, base stations or access point devices · CPC title

• H04B7/04

  using two or more spaced independent antennas · CPC title

• H04B7/0626

  Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI] · CPC title

• H04B7/0413 Primary

  MIMO systems · CPC title

• H04B7/0691

  using subgroups of transmit antennas · CPC title