US 12,342,217 B2
Dynamically disabling beamforming capabilities
Sreekar Marupaduga, Overland Park, KS (US)
Assigned to T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed by T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/400,432.
Application 18/400,432 is a division of application No. 17/225,820, filed on Apr. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,902,825.
Prior Publication US 2024/0137807 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04W 40/22 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 28/0289 (2013.01) [H04B 7/0617 (2013.01); H04W 40/22 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for dynamically disabling beamforming for particular user devices, the method comprising:
determining that a noise level at a node that serves one or more user devices is above a predetermined threshold, wherein the node utilizes beamforming for communicating with the one or more user devices;
selecting at least one user device of the one or more user devices for which to disable beamforming capabilities based on the at least one user device being located at a cell edge of the node; and
disabling beamforming for the at least one user device while maintaining beamforming for the one or more user devices not located at the cell edge of the node.