Facilitation of link loss reduction for radio antennas

• US 9,942,861 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2016
• Issued: 04/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Peitzer, Haywood
• Primary Examiner(s): Aminzay, Shaima Q
• Application Number:
  US15/075,443
• Publication Number:
  US 20170273038A1
• Time in Patent Office: 750 Days
• Field of Search: 4552411, 455402, 455522, 455 134, 455 62, 455703, 455 71, 455418, 4555501, 455230, 4552321
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/12 of transmit antennas, e.g. of the amplitude or phase
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/242 taking into account path loss
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/52 using AGC [Automatic Gain Control] circuits or amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

A more efficient antenna can be facilitated by accounting for the cable link loss associated with the distance from antenna base equipment to the antenna. As an antenna transitions between various link layers of a telecommunications network, the cable link loss can be accounted for to determine a compensation value. The compensation value can then be used to account for the cable link loss to allow for a more efficient antenna.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a wireless network device comprising a processor, a first indication of a first change in frequency band associated with a first antenna gain of an antenna as the antenna transitions an operating band from a first frequency band to a second frequency band and as the antenna transitions from a first location to a second location a first time;

determining, by the wireless network device, cable loss data associated with a loss in the first antenna gain;

in response to the determining the cable loss data, by the wireless network device, determining a second antenna gain to compensate for the loss in the first antenna gain resulting in a determined antenna gain; and

in response to a second indication that the antenna is transitioning from the first location to the second location a second time, adjusting, by the wireless network device, a current antenna gain to the second antenna gain to compensate for the loss prior to the transitioning to the second location the second time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the cable loss is associated with a length of a cable connection between the antenna and base equipment for the antenna.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second antenna gain is based on the length of the cable connection between the antenna and the base equipment for the antenna.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

measuring, by the wireless network device, an output power at an end of a cable connection between the antenna and a base equipment for the antenna.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing, by the wireless network device, the first antenna gain, the second antenna gain, the first frequency band, the second frequency band, and the cable loss data in a data structure accessible by the wireless network device to facilitate adjustment of the first antenna gain to the determined antenna gain.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to a second change in a coordinate of a global positioning system, determining, by the wireless network device, that the antenna is transitioning from the first frequency band to the second frequency band.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein location data associated with the global positioning system and the cable loss data are accessible in a data structure for access as the antenna transitions from the first frequency band to the second frequency band.

8. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

receiving a first indication of a first change in frequency band associated with a first antenna gain of an antenna as the antenna transitions an operating band from a first frequency band to a second frequency band and as the antenna transitions from a first location to a second location a first time;

determining cable loss data associated with a loss in the first antenna gain;

in response to the determining the cable loss data, determining a second antenna gain to compensate for the loss in the first antenna gain resulting in a determined antenna gain; and

in response to a second indication that the antenna is transitioning from the first location to the second location a second time, adjusting a current antenna gain to the second antenna gain to compensate for the loss prior to the transitioning to the second location the second time.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

storing output power data related to an output power of a cable, and wherein the output power is measured at an end of the cable that is closest to the antenna.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

generating a data structure comprising the output power data, gain data associated with the antenna gain, and frequency threshold data associated with a frequency threshold of a frequency band received by the antenna for access during the adjusting.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the adjusting the current antenna gain comprises generating calibration data to facilitate the adjusting the current antenna gain.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the calibration data is based on a length of a cable connection between the antenna and base equipment used to secure the antenna.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to the determining the second antenna gain, assigning a network resource for use by a mobile device.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the assigning the network resource comprises limiting the network resource based on a frequency threshold.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

receiving a first indication of a first change in frequency band associated with a first antenna gain of an antenna as the antenna transitions an operating band from a first frequency band to a second frequency band and as the antenna transitions from a first location to a second location a first time;

determining cable loss data associated with a loss in the first antenna gain;

in response to the determining the cable loss data, determining a second antenna gain to compensate for the loss in the first antenna gain resulting in a determined antenna gain; and

in response to a second indication that the antenna is transitioning from the first location to the second location a second time, adjusting a current antenna gain to the second antenna gain to compensate for the loss prior to the transitioning to the second location the second time.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the adjusting the current antenna gain comprises adjusting a length associated with a distance between the antenna and a base of the antenna.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

storing first location data associated with the first location, second location data associated with the second location, and antenna gain data, associated with the second antenna gain, in a data structure.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to receiving a third indication that the antenna is moving from the second location to the first location, reducing a calibration value from a first calibration value to a second calibration value less than the first calibration value.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the reducing the calibration value comprises reducing the calibration value by a value that is inversely proportional to the calibration value.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the reducing the calibration value comprises reducing the calibration value by a value that is proportional to a length associated with a distance between the antenna and a base equipment of the antenna.