US 12,425,932 B2
Methods, systems, and devices for enhancing neighbor lists for mobile networks using beamforming
Daniel Vivanco, Ashburn, VA (US); Slawomir Mikolaj Stawiarski, Carpentersville, IL (US); and David Ross Beppler, Duluth, GA (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US); and AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Vienna, VA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US); and AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc., Vienna, VA (US)
Filed on Jul. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/865,456.
Prior Publication US 2024/0022971 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 36/0061 (2013.01) [H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 36/00835 (2018.08)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
providing, over a mobile network, first instructions to a first serving base station to indicate to a first communication device communicatively coupled to the first serving base station to obtain a beam bitmap of a group of base stations in proximity to the first serving base station, which causes the first communication device to obtain the beam bitmap in response to receiving second instructions from the first serving base station by, during a discontinuous sleep state:
disconnecting from the first serving base station;
performing a scan of the group of base stations in proximity to the first serving base station; and
generating the beam bitmap based on the scan;
receiving, over the mobile network, the beam bitmap from the first serving base station;
determining a beam density for each of the group of base stations; and
adjusting a neighbor list to include the beam density for each of the group of base stations resulting in an adjusted neighbor list.