CPC G01S 5/02523 (2020.05) [G01S 5/02524 (2020.05); H04B 7/0639 (2013.01); H04B 17/309 (2015.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. An edge device, comprising: a first antenna array; and control circuitry configured to: activate a sensing function to sense a surrounding area of the edge device; recognize a user equipment (UE) in motion to be a valid device to receive one or more services from the edge device; track a position of the UE in motion from the edge device; execute beamforming to direct a first beam of radio frequency (RF) signal having a signal strength greater than a threshold to the UE in motion, based on the tracking of the position of the UE, wherein the edge device is a dual-function edge device, wherein a first portion of the first antenna array is used to sense the surrounding area, and wherein one or more second portions of the first antenna array is used for the beamforming to direct the first beam of RF signal in a defined radiation pattern; and dynamically update the defined radiation pattern of the first beam of RF signal based on a change in a position of the UE in motion, and wherein the surrounding area of the edge device is sensed by communicating a radio frequency (RF) wave that hits one or more surrounding objects of the edge device, and wherein the RF wave is a chirp signal in a mmWave frequency or an out-of-band frequency that is different from a frequency used to communicate one or more data streams by the edge device in a cellular network of a plurality of different wireless carrier networks (WCNs).
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