Method and system for centralized distributed transceiver management

摘要

A master application device comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, a central baseband processor, and a network management engine that manages operation of the master application device and end-user application devices. The master application device communicates data streams to the end-user devices utilizing one or more distributed transceivers selected from the plurality of distributed transceivers. The selected distributed transceivers are dynamically configured to switch between spatial diversity mode, frequency diversity mode, multiplexing mode and MIMO mode based on corresponding link quality and propagation environment. Digital signal processing needed for the selected distributed transceivers is performed by the central baseband processor. The network management engine continuously monitors communication environment information to configure beamforming settings and/or antenna arrangement for the selected distributed transceivers. Connection types, communication protocols, and/or transceiver operation modes are determined for the selected distributed transceivers. Resources are allocated to the selected distributed transceivers to continue subsequent data communication.

主权项

1. A method of communication, the method comprising:
in a first device that comprises a plurality of distributed transceivers, each distributed transceiver of the first device comprising an antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas:
configuring the plurality of distributed transceivers of the first device to operate in a first mode of operation of a plurality of modes of operation to communicate a set of data streams to a second device, the second device comprising a plurality of distributed transceivers, each distributed transceiver of the second device comprising an antenna array comprising a plurality of antennas;identifying a set of conditions comprising at least one of conditions of (i) a propagation environment and (ii) a link quality between the first and second devices; andbased on the identified set of conditions, configuring the plurality of distributed transceivers of the first device to switch from the first mode of operation to a second mode of operation of the plurality of modes of operations,wherein configuring the plurality of distributed transceivers of the first device to operate in each of the first and second modes of operation comprises:
identifying a plurality of pairs of distributed transceivers for each mode of operation, each pair of identified distributed transceivers comprising a corresponding transceiver from the plurality of transceivers of the first device and a corresponding transceiver from the plurality of transceivers of the second device;for each identified pair of transceivers, identifying (i) a beam pattern for the antenna array of the corresponding distributed transceiver of the first device in the pair and (ii) a beam pattern for the antenna array of the corresponding distributed transceiver of the second device in the pair;concurrently configuring the antenna array of each pair of distributed transceivers in the plurality of identified pairs of distributed transceivers to communicate a data stream between a corresponding pair of distributed transceivers utilizing the identified beam pattern for the antenna arrays of the corresponding pair of distributed transceivers,wherein switching from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation comprises changing the beam pattern for the antenna array of at least one distributed transceiver in the plurality of pairs of distributed transceivers.