US 12,133,086 B2
System and method for radio frequency (rf) network design
Jon Crofford, Englewood, CO (US); Amanda Louie, Denver, CO (US); John Stevens, Englewood, CO (US); Troy Bailey, Englewood, CO (US); Mark Mcgarey, Longmont, CO (US); Brad Cole, Englewood, CO (US); Kevin Black, Englewood, CO (US); Zane Edwards, Englewood, CO (US); and Michael Frishman, Englewood, CO (US)
Assigned to DISH Wireless L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed by DISH Wireless L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US)
Filed on Aug. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/445,348.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/067,610, filed on Aug. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0060907 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 16/18 (2009.01); H04B 17/336 (2015.01); H04B 17/382 (2015.01); H04L 41/14 (2022.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 16/18 (2013.01) [H04B 17/336 (2015.01); H04B 17/382 (2015.01); H04L 41/145 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A radio frequency (RF) network design method, the RF network design method comprising:
providing an electronic site qualification database with a processing system, the site qualification database including database records representing electronic site data for each of a plurality of RF transmission sites;
analyzing the site data by the processing system to generate a plurality of site scores, each of the plurality of site scores providing a viability metric for a corresponding one of the plurality of RF transmission sites;
automatically rating each of the plurality of RF transmission sites by the processing system, wherein the rating is based at least in part on the plurality of site scores;
performing an automated RF analysis by the processing system to generate an RF network design that provides desired signal strength and coverage across a designated area while utilizing the rating of each of the plurality of RF transmission sites to preferentially utilize RF transmission sites having at least a suitable site score; and
providing the generated RF network design as an output from the processing system.