Radio Equipment Positioning

• US 20160380351A1
• Filed: 06/26/2015
• Published: 12/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Altiostar Networks, Inc. (Rakuten Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Altiostar Networks, Inc. (Rakuten Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Simmonds, Christopher Martin
• Granted Patent: US 9,979,083 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 1/1228 on a boom
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 3/08 for varying two co-ordinates of the orientation

Abstract

A device, a method, a system, and a computer program product for installation, positioning and/or repositioning of a radio device are disclosed. Using a positioning device, an identification information of the radio device and at least one first positioning parameter associated with the radio device are received for positioning of the radio device on an installation surface. The positioning device determines at least one second positioning parameter of the radio device. The first and second positioning parameters are compared and the radio device is positioned based on at least one of the following: the first positioning parameter and the second positioning parameter.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for positioning of a radio device, the method comprising:

receiving, using a positioning device, an identification information of the radio device and at least one first positioning parameter associated with the radio device for positioning of the radio device on an installation surface;

determining, using the positioning device, at least one second positioning parameter of the radio device;

comparing, using the positioning device, the at least one first positioning parameter and the at least one second positioning parameter; and

positioning, based on the comparison, the radio device based on at least one of the following;

the at least one first positioning parameter and the at least one second positioning parameter.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the radio device is communicatively coupled to an evolved node (eNodeB) base station, the eNodeB base station comprising at least one processor and at least one memory.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first positioning parameter and the at least one second positioning parameter include at least one of the following:

a boresight of the radio device, a tilt of the radio device, and a pan of the radio device.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the positioning device is coupled to the radio device;

wherein at least one of the boresight of the radio device, the tilt of the radio device, and the pan of the radio device is determined based on at least one corresponding boresight of the radio device, tilt of the radio device, and pan of the positioning device.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the positioning device remotely communicates with the radio device;

wherein at least one of the boresight of the radio device, the tilt of the radio device, and the pan of the radio device is determined based on at least one corresponding boresight of the radio device, tilt of the radio device, and pan of the positioning device.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the boresight of the radio device, the tilt of the radio device, and the pan of the radio device is determined based on at least one of the following:

a location of the radio device, a height of the radio device above a ground surface, a compass angle of the radio device, a photograph of the radio device, a tilt angle of the radio device, an angle of the radio device with respect to a vertical axis, and an angle of the radio device with respect to Magnetic North.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising

determining, based on the comparison, that the radio device has been incorrectly positioned;

and

repositioning the radio device based on at least one of the following;

the at least one first positioning parameter and the at least one second positioning parameter.

8. A computer program product, for transmitting data packets, comprising a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, using a positioning device, an identification information of the radio device and at least one first positioning parameter associated with the radio device for positioning of the radio device on an installation surface;

determining, using the positioning device, at least one second positioning parameter of the radio device;

comparing, using the positioning device, the at least one first positioning parameter and the at least one second positioning parameter; and

positioning, based on the comparison, the radio device based on at least one of the following;

the at least one first positioning parameter and the at least one second positioning parameter.

9. The computer program product according to claim 8, wherein the radio device is communicatively coupled to an evolved node (eNodeB) base station, the eNodeB base station comprising at least one processor and at least one memory.

10. The computer program product according to claim 8, wherein the at least one first positioning parameter and the at least one second positioning parameter include at least one of the following:

a boresight of the radio device, a tilt of the radio device, and a pan of the radio device.

11. The computer program product according to claim 10, wherein the positioning device is coupled to the radio device;

wherein at least one of the boresight of the radio device, the tilt of the radio device, and the pan of the radio device is determined based on at least one corresponding boresight of the radio device, tilt of the radio device, and pan of the positioning device.

12. The computer program product according to claim 10, wherein the positioning device remotely communicates with the radio device;

wherein at least one of the boresight of the radio device, the tilt of the radio device, and the pan of the radio device is determined based on at least one corresponding boresight of the radio device, tilt of the radio device, and pan of the positioning device.

13. The computer program product according to claim 10, wherein at least one of the boresight of the radio device, the tilt of the radio device, and the pan of the radio device is determined based on at least one of the following:

a location of the radio device, a height of the radio device above a ground surface, a compass angle of the radio device, a photograph of the radio device, a tilt angle of the radio device, an angle of the radio device with respect to a vertical axis, and an angle of the radio device with respect to Magnetic North.

14. The computer program product according to claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise

determining, based on the comparison, that the radio device has been incorrectly positioned;

and

repositioning the radio device based on at least one of the following;

the at least one first positioning parameter and the at least one second positioning parameter.

15. A device for transmission of data packets, comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor operatively coupled to the memory, the at least one processor being configured to;

receive, using a positioning device, an identification information of the radio device and at least one first positioning parameter associated with the radio device for positioning of the radio device on an installation surface;

determine, using the positioning device, at least one second positioning parameter of the radio device;

compare, using the positioning device, the at least one first positioning parameter and the at least one second positioning parameter; and

position, based on the comparison, the radio device based on at least one of the following;

the at least one first positioning parameter and the at least one second positioning parameter.

16. The device according to claim 15, wherein the radio device is communicatively coupled to an evolved node (eNodeB) base station, the eNodeB base station comprising at least one processor and at least one memory.

17. The device according to claim 15, wherein the at least one first positioning parameter and the at least one second positioning parameter include at least one of the following:

a boresight of the radio device, a tilt of the radio device, and a pan of the radio device.

18. The device according to claim 17, wherein the positioning device is coupled to the radio device;

wherein at least one of the boresight of the radio device, the tilt of the radio device, and the pan of the radio device is determined based on at least one corresponding boresight of the radio device, tilt of the radio device, and pan of the positioning device.

19. The device according to claim 17, wherein the positioning device remotely communicates with the radio device;

wherein at least one of the boresight of the radio device, the tilt of the radio device, and the pan of the radio device is determined based on at least one corresponding boresight of the radio device, tilt of the radio device, and pan of the positioning device.

20. The device according to claim 17, wherein at least one of the boresight of the radio device, the tilt of the radio device, and the pan of the radio device is determined based on at least one of the following:

a location of the radio device, a height of the radio device above a ground surface, a compass angle of the radio device, a photograph of the radio device, a tilt angle of the radio device, an angle of the radio device with respect to a vertical axis, and an angle of the radio device with respect to Magnetic North.

21. The device according to claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise

determining, based on the comparison, that the radio device has been incorrectly positioned;

and

repositioning the radio device based on at least one of the following;

the at least one first positioning parameter and the at least one second positioning parameter.