US 12,035,145 B2
Automated sector creation in physical radiofrequency network deployments
Aravind Anchala, Reston, VA (US); Dilip Tandekar, Broadlands, VA (US); Gurpreet Sohi, Parker, CO (US); Sourabh Gupta, Ashburn, VA (US); and Neil Nocete, Fairfax, VA (US)
Assigned to DISH Wireless L.L.C., Littleton, CO (US)
Filed by DISH Wireless L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/546,297.
Prior Publication US 2023/0189007 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 16/14 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 16/14 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for automated sector creation, the system comprising:
a location mapper to assign a mapped licensed geographic region (mLGR) to each template deployment of a plurality of template deployments based on a template site defined by the template deployment to correspond to one of a plurality of cell sites in a target coverage area of a radiofrequency (RF) network to be deployed by a network operator for use of spectrum blocks licensed to the network operator under geographic spectrum licenses,
wherein each template deployment defines a set of template antennas at the template site, and the mLGR is one of a plurality of mLGRs that each defines a geographic region at least partially encompassing one or more licensing regions of the geographic spectrum licenses;
a spectrum mapper to assign, to each template deployment, at least one mapped spectrum block set (mSBS) based on the mLGR and the geographic spectrum licenses; and
a sector generator to compute, for each mSBS at each template deployment, a sector deployment that defines a set of sector antennas for installation at the template site defined by the template deployment, such that each of the set of sector antennas operates in accordance with the mSBS and with antenna characteristics of the template antennas defined by the template deployment.