Invention Grant
- Patent Title: End-to-end system design for THz network
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Application No.: US17843781Application Date: 2022-06-17
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Publication No.: US12171035B2Publication Date: 2024-12-17
- Inventor: Danila Zaev , Ayman F. Naguib
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04W76/15
- IPC: H04W76/15 ; H04L5/00 ; H04W72/0453 ; H04W72/53

Abstract:
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are presented for utilizing a narrowband assisting network (NBAN) and a positioning assisting network (PAN) to assist in establishing and managing communications on a THz band wireless communication network. The THz network may be capable of transmitting/receiving with high bandwidth, but may be resource intensive and may be constrained to line-of-sight (LoS) communications. The NBAN and PAN may help to minimize the resources consumed by the THz network. The NBAN may identify a set of nodes of the THz network as candidates for establishing a connection with a user equipment (UE). The PAN may determine a position of each candidate relative to the UE, and may communicate the position to the respective candidate and to the UE, which may use the position information to expedite a beam alignment procedure. The NBAN may provide scheduling and other control signaling for the THz network.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230413354A1 End-to-End System Design for THz Network Public/Granted day:2023-12-21
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