Method and system for an adaptive wireless communication system optimized for economic benefit
First Claim
1. A method for adapting a wireless communication system comprising the steps of:
- selecting a desired functionality of said wireless communication system;
determining a reference design having a maximum number of antennas of a transmitter or receiver, a maximum number of RF chains at a transmitter or receiver, maximum power consumption and processing techniques for implementing maximum functionality and said reference design is adapted to support said desired functionality; and
adapting the reference design to support said desired functionality at an optimized economic benefit by turning on or off each of the antennas and the RF chains at the transmitter or receiver in the reference design.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for adapting a wireless communication system to support a desired functionality of the wireless communication system at an optimized performance and economic benefit. The desired functionality can be determined by defined criteria such as a maximum range of communication with the wireless communication system, quality of a transmission link in the wireless communication system, capacity of the wireless communication system, power consumption of the wireless communication system, protocols supported in the wireless communication system, modulation techniques used in the wireless communication system and processing techniques for combining signals in the wireless communication system. The system can be adapted by varying one or more of the number of components or processing techniques used in the wireless communication system.
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1. A method for adapting a wireless communication system comprising the steps of:
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selecting a desired functionality of said wireless communication system; determining a reference design having a maximum number of antennas of a transmitter or receiver, a maximum number of RF chains at a transmitter or receiver, maximum power consumption and processing techniques for implementing maximum functionality and said reference design is adapted to support said desired functionality; and adapting the reference design to support said desired functionality at an optimized economic benefit by turning on or off each of the antennas and the RF chains at the transmitter or receiver in the reference design. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for adapting a wireless communication system comprising:
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means for selecting a desired functionality of said wireless communication system; means for determining a reference design having a maximum number of antennas of a transmitter or receiver, a maximum number of RF chains at a transmitter or receiver, maximum power consumption and processing techniques for implementing maximum functionality and said reference design is adapted to support said desired functionality; and means for adapting the reference design to support said desired functionality at an optimized economic benefit by turning on or off each of the antennas and the RF chains at the transmitter or receiver in the reference design. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for adapting a wireless communication system comprising:
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a reference design for implementing maximum functionality and adaptable to support a desired functionality of said wireless communication system, comprising; a maximum number of antennas; a maximum number of RF chains each receiving a signal from one of said antennas, said RF chains processing said signal to generate a RF output signal; processing means for processing said RF output signal with one or more processing techniques to provide signal output; and means for optimizing performance of said wireless communication system determined from said signal output and optimizing cost by adapting said reference design to support said desired functionality of said wireless communication system at an optimized economic benefit through selectively turning on or off each of said antennas, said RF chains and said processing techniques in the reference design. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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