US 11,799,569 B2
Pathloss mitigation via simulated models of dynamic environments
Matthew Johnston, Mountain View, CA (US); Seth Jahne, Anaheim, CA (US); and Adam Lee Griswold, Garden Grove, CA (US)
Assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/212,340.
Prior Publication US 2020/0186268 A1, Jun. 11, 2020
Int. Cl. H04W 16/22 (2009.01); H04B 17/391 (2015.01); H04L 41/22 (2022.01); H04W 16/18 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 24/06 (2009.01); G06F 11/26 (2006.01); G01R 31/3183 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 17/3912 (2015.01) [H04L 41/22 (2013.01); H04W 16/18 (2013.01); H04W 16/22 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 24/06 (2013.01); G01R 31/2848 (2013.01); G01R 31/3183 (2013.01); G05B 2219/23447 (2013.01); G06F 11/261 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
simulating a three-dimensional model of a physical environment including:
an access point located at a first location,
an endpoint located at a second location and that is running an application,
a plurality of signal pathways for signals to travel between the access point and the endpoint in the three-dimensional model, wherein the signal pathways comprise at least a communication pathway, a reflected signal pathway and a diminished signal pathway, and
a passive object that moves from a third location in the three-dimensional model, where the passive object does not cause signal degradation of signals traveling over the plurality of signal pathways, to a fourth location in the three-dimensional model where the passive object causes signal degradation of signals over the communication pathway of the plurality of signal pathways, wherein the signal degradation comprises a signal interference caused by signals in one or more of the reflected signal pathway and the diminished signal pathway;
emulating, in the model, network traffic for the application transmitted as a plurality of emulated signals that are emulated as being transmitted between the access point and the endpoint along the plurality of signal pathways;
emulating, in the model, a level of signal degradation along the plurality of signal pathways for the plurality of emulated signals as the passive object moves from the third location and to the fourth location; and
in response to the level of signal degradation for the plurality of emulated signals satisfying a pathloss threshold, outputting a command to the application to affect operations of the endpoint, wherein the command reduces the signal degradation of signals over the communication pathway by mitigating the signal interference caused by signals in one or more of the reflected signal pathway and the diminished signal pathway.