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US-12627047-B1 - Cellular system

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Abstract

A system includes a cellular transceiver to communicate with a predetermined target; one or more antennas coupled to the 5G or 6G transceiver each electrically or mechanically steerable to the predetermined target; a processor to control a directionality of the one or more antennas in communication with the predetermined target; and an edge processing module coupled to the processor and the one or more antennas to provide low-latency computation for the predetermined target.

Inventors

  • Bao Tran

Assignees

  • Bao Tran

Dates

Publication Date
20260512
Application Date
20231220

Claims (20)

  1. 1 . A system to perform edge processing for a predetermined target, comprising: one or more cellular transceivers with one or more antennas steerable to the predetermined target; a processor to control communication with the predetermined target; and one or more edge processing modules coupled to the processor and the one or more antennas to provide low-latency computation for the predetermined target with a virtual radio access network and wherein beam sweeping among the one or more antennas and radio nodes or user equipment (UE) devices is based on an agreement, a requirement, data traffic, or prior history.
  2. 2 . The system of claim 1 , comprising a container to house the one or more edge processing modules.
  3. 3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is coupled to fiber optics cable to communicate with a cloud-based radio access network (RAN) or a remote RAN.
  4. 4 . The system of claim 1 , comprising an antenna mast, wherein the antenna mast is inside the container or external to the container.
  5. 5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the edge processing module comprises at least a processor, a graphical processing unit (GPU), a neural network, a statistical engine, or a programmable logic device (PLD).
  6. 6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the edge processing module and the antenna comprise one unit.
  7. 7 . The system of claim 1 , comprising a cryogenic cooling system to cool the container.
  8. 8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the cellular transceiver comprises a 5G or 6G transceiver.
  9. 9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor coordinates beam sweeping by the one or more antennas with radio nodes or user equipment (UE) devices based upon service level agreement, performance requirement, traffic distribution data, networking requirements or prior beam sweeping history.
  10. 10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the beam sweeping is directed at a group of autonomous vehicles, a group of virtual reality devices, or a group of devices having a service agreement with a cellular provider.
  11. 11 . The system of claim 1 , comprising a neural network coupled to a control plane, a management plane, or a data plane to optimize 5G or 6G parameters.
  12. 12 . The system of claim 1 , comprising one or more cameras and sensors to capture security information.
  13. 13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the container includes edge sensors including LIDAR and RADAR.
  14. 14 . The system of claim 1 , comprising a camera for individual identity identification.
  15. 15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the edge processing module streams data to the predetermined target to minimize loading the target.
  16. 16 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the edge processing module shares workload with a core processing module located at a head-end and a cloud module located at a cloud data center, each processing module having increased latency and each having a processor, a graphical processing unit (GPU), a neural network, a statistical engine, or a programmable logic device (PLD).
  17. 17 . The system of claim 1 , comprising an edge learning machine in the housing to provide local edge processing for Internet-of-Things (IOT) sensors with reduced off-chip memory access.
  18. 18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the edge learning machine uses pre-trained models and modifies the pre-trained models for a selected task.
  19. 19 . The system of claim 1 , comprising a cellular device for a person crossing a street near a city light or street light, the cellular device emitting a person to vehicle (P2V) or a vehicle to person (V2P) safety message.
  20. 20 . The system of claim 1 , comprising a cloud trained neural network whose network parameters are reduced before transferring to the edge neural network.

Description

The present invention relates to cellular systems. 5G cell phones use radio frequencies in various bands as per country wise allocations. Typically it uses less than 1 GHz, below 6 GHz and above 6 GHz (i.e. mmwave) frequency bands. It delivers fast uplink/downlink throughput due to massive MIMO and lower latency between 5G network (i.e. 5GNB) and itself. The 5G cell phone supports 10 times throughput compare to 4G phones. They are backward compatible to 4G standards such as LTE and LTE-advanced. Moreover latest 5G phones will support Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and NFC based short distance wireless technologies. GPS is also incorporated to support various GPS based applications including location tracking, google maps etc. SUMMARY A system to perform edge processing for a predetermined target includes one or more cellular transceivers with one or more antennas that are electrically or mechanically steerable to the predetermined target; a processor to control communication with the predetermined target; one or more edge processing modules coupled to the processor and the one or more antennas to provide low-latency computation for the predetermined target; and a container to house the transceiver, processor, and one or more edge processing modules, wherein the container is stackable laterally or on top of each other, and wherein the container conforms to a shipping standard. In implementations, the system can include an antenna mast, wherein the antenna mast is inside the container or external to the container. If the antenna mast is inside the container, the mast can be actuated to increase height via a pump. If the mast is external the container, the mast and the container can be secured to the ground. The radio heads can have cables that are routed through the RF entry points and connected to an antenna with a mast. The antenna mast supports the mounting of antenna. The antenna may be used for reception, transmission or both reception and transmission of an electromagnetic signal. The mast may be limited in height because of obstructions in the environment. Obstructions may include vegetation, vine canopies, tree canopies, bridges, traffic signals, buildings or otherwise. The limitation in height of the antenna may limit the maximum range of effective communications between the vehicle and a communications device located remotely apart from the vehicle. For example, electromagnetic radiation that is in the microwave frequency range may be limited to propagation in line-of-sight paths or may be severely attenuated by ground clutter where antenna height is insufficient for a requisite level of clearance. Accordingly, the mast 78 is used to extend the height for maximizing the available antenna height of an antenna mast mounted on a vehicle to improve the range and reliability of communications. Advantages may include quick installation as no permit is needed. The container can be moved to particular events that demand higher capability, or can be moved to avoid natural disasters. Various other inventive aspects are disclosed below. Edge Processing with Low Latency A system includes a cellular transceiver to communicate with a predetermined target; one or more antennas coupled to the 5G or 6G transceiver each electrically or mechanically steerable to the predetermined target; a processor to control a directionality of the one or more antennas in communication with the predetermined target; and an edge processing module coupled to the processor and the one or more antennas to provide low-latency computation for the predetermined target. Implementations can include one or more of the following. The processor calibrates a radio link between a transceiver in the housing and a client device. The processor is coupled to fiber optics cable to communicate with a cloud-based radio access network (RAN) or a remote RAN. The processor calibrates a connection by analyzing RSSI and TSSI and moves the antennas until predetermined cellular parameters are reached. The edge processing module comprises at least a processor, a graphical processing unit (GPU), a neural network, a statistical engine, or a programmable logic device (PLD). The edge processing module is embedded in the antenna housing. The edge processing module can be a pole, a building, or a light. The cellular transceiver can be a 5G or 6G transceiver. The processor coordinates beam sweeping by the one or more antennas with radio nodes or user equipment (UE) devices based upon service level agreement, performance requirement, traffic distribution data, networking requirements or prior beam sweeping history. The beam sweeping is directed at a group of autonomous vehicles or a group of virtual reality devices. A neural network coupled to a control plane, a management plane, and a data plane to optimize 5G or 6G parameters. One or more cameras and sensors in the housing to capture security information. Edge sensors mounted on the housing of the antenna can include LIDAR and RAD