Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for dynamically detecting and correcting the deactivation of beamforming from an antenna. One or more users are identified as present within a particular geographic area typically served by beamforming, and the average signal strength of the one or more user devices is monitored. If a threshold level of degradation of the average signal strength is detected, then a beamforming status is determined for one or more of the antennas serving the user device or devices. Based on the determination, corrective measures are taken and beamforming is reactivated.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for dynamically detecting and correcting the deactivation of beamforming from an antenna. One or more users are identified as present within a particular geographic area typically served by beamforming, and the average signal strength of the one or more user devices is monitored. If a threshold level of degradation of the average signal strength is detected, then a beamforming status is determined for one or more of the antennas serving the user device or devices. Based on the determination, corrective measures are taken and beamforming is reactivated.

Abstract: A device, method, and computer-readable medium are provided for detecting and mitigating signal interference due to passive intermodulation at a base station. Generally, when antennas are configured to transmit at two or more different bands or frequencies, particular combinations of frequencies can introduce passive intermodulation at one of the corresponding receive bands or frequencies. Passive intermodulation is exacerbated, in some instances, due to the presence of non-linearities in the RF path. Embodiments can be configured to automatically detect the presence of passive intermodulation in one of the receive bands or frequencies and dynamically mitigate the affected receive signal to maintain optimal system performance.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for dynamically adjusting beamforming weights based on an azimuthal change request. A proposed azimuth change of an antenna is received, such as at a base station, where the proposed azimuth change is from remote azimuth steering of the antenna. A potential inter-cell interference is determined based on the proposed azimuth change. Based on the potential inter-cell interference, it can be predicted whether the proposed azimuth change can be made. The response, as to whether or not the proposed azimuth change can be made or not, is communicated to the base station.

Abstract: A system for dynamically setting a frame configuration in a wireless network in an emergency event includes an access node configured to deploy a first radio air interface. The system also includes a plurality of end-user wireless devices attached to the first radio air interface. The system further includes a processor configured to determine a trigger indicating the emergency event associated with one or more of the plurality of end-user wireless devices. The processor is also configured to switch the frame configuration for the access node from a first frame configuration to a second frame configuration, the second frame configuration including more uplink subframes than the first frame configuration.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for dynamically detecting and correcting the deactivation of beamforming from an antenna. One or more users are identified as present within a particular geographic area typically served by beamforming, and the average signal strength of the one or more user devices is monitored. If a threshold level of degradation of the average signal strength is detected, then a beamforming status is determined for one or more of the antennas serving the user device or devices. Based on the determination, corrective measures are taken and beamforming is reactivated.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for dynamically adjusting beamforming weights based on an azimuthal change request. A proposed azimuth change of an antenna is received, such as at a base station, where the proposed azimuth change is for remote azimuth steering of the antenna. A potential inter-cell interference is determined based on the proposed azimuth change. Based on the potential inter-cell interference, it can be predicted whether the proposed azimuth change can be made. The response, as to whether or not the proposed azimuth change can be made or not, is communicated to the base station.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling coverage in a wireless communications network after a disruption in a control signal provided to a multi-directional antenna are provided. The system may detect that a disruption has occurred in the control signal, causing the antenna to broadcast in a different mode and leading to a change in the coverage area. The change in the coverage area may cause user devices to experience a drop in coverage or to experience interference from multiple, overlapping coverage areas. In embodiments, the system increases or decreases the power provided to the antenna to control the coverage area and/or limit interference, in order to compensate for the disruption.

Abstract: A base station dynamically controls whether or not to serve a WCD on an in-band carrier defined within occupied bandwidth of a host carrier, with the dynamic controlling being based on whether the base station is operating in a capacity-mode on the host carrier, such as whether the base station has beamforming enabled on the host carrier and/or the base station is serving one or more relay nodes on the host carrier. If the base station is operating in a capacity-mode on the host carrier, then the base station could responsively transition a WCD from being served on the in-band carrier to instead being served on a guard-band carrier defined within a guard-band of the host carrier, or to being served on another carrier that is not an in-band carrier defined in the occupied bandwidth of the host carrier.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a system for reducing tropospheric ducting and tropospheric refraction in a wireless telecommunication network. A base station or network component receives weather information and determines if conditions are right for tropospheric ducting or tropospheric refraction. A simultaneous rise in UL interference, call failure rates, and call drop rates in adjacent markets can indicate tropospheric ducting. A rise in UL interference, call failure rates, and call drop rates by devices in one market can indicate tropospheric refraction. Where these UL interferences, call failure rates, and call drop rates occur daily for a similar duration each day, they are treated as being caused by tropospheric propagation and a mitigation routine is implemented through antenna down-tilt.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for dynamically adjusting vertical beamforming weights to influence a width of a vertical beam emitted from an antenna. A quantity of users present in a particular geographic area is determined, where the user devices have a line of sight with the antenna and are vertically distributed from other user devices. CQIs are received from the user devices. It is determined that the quantity of user devices is above a maximum threshold of user devices, and the CQIs indicated that channel quality is below a minimum threshold. The amplitude and phase components of the vertical beamforming weight are adjusted to modify the width of the vertical beam emitted from the antenna.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing configured and/or dynamically adjustable coverage in wireless communications networks is disclosed. A broadcast cell may include one or more antennas used to provide one or more sectors of coverage in the network. Each antenna may include at least one radio and at least one corresponding signal transmitting and receiving component that is in communication with the radio, allowing a signal generated by the radio to be broadcast by the signal transmitting and receiving component to form at least a portion of a sector of coverage provided by the antenna. Additionally, the signal generated by the radio may be modifiable, allowing the beam of coverage emitted by the signal transmitting and receiving component to be adjusted (e.g., in any one of an x, y, and/or z-plane) for a particular operating environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods for adjusting a network signal in a wireless telecommunications network are provided. In aspects, the method can include identifying a broadcast cell having a plurality of TR components. The method can also include determining if a Sector Power Ratio (SPR) of one or more of the TR components is above an SPR threshold value. The method can also include adjusting the power and/or phase supplied to one or more of the TR components to adjust one or more network signal footprints.

Abstract: System, methods, and computer-readable media herein dynamically assign bands to primary and secondary component carriers for inter-carrier aggregation capable devices. In embodiments, an inter-carrier aggregation capable device is identified as being within a coverage area of a cell site component that is controlled by a base station. When the device is within a predefined distance of the cell site component, throughput of the device is analyzed. When the throughput indicates that the device is impacted by noise and/or interference at the cell site, the base station assigns a band to a primary component carrier based on the sector power ratio (SPR) of a corresponding antenna.

Abstract: A method and system to help control air interface resource allocation. A base station monitors for each served UE a ratio of physical resource block (PRB) allocation to queued data, as a PRB/data ratio. The base station then detects that the PRB/data ratio of a first served UE has been threshold lower than the PRB/data ratio of each of a plurality of second served UEs, and the base station responsively selects at least one of the second UEs based on its modulation and coding scheme (MCS) being relatively high, and the base station limits PRB allocation to the selected UE to help reduce its PRB/data ratio and to thereby help achieve a level of fairness in PRB allocation.

Abstract: Dynamic beamforming in a telecommunications network in response to communication parameters is described. The communication parameters may be associated with at least one user device and/or at least one antenna. For example, the communication parameters may include CQI (channel quality indicator), SINR (signal-to-noise ratio), location data, channel load, sector load, band load, front-to-back ratio (F/B ratio), and/or upper side lobe suppression (USLS). The communication parameters may trigger generation of new beamforming weights and application of the new beamforming weights to the telecommunications network.

Abstract: Dynamic amplitude modulation in a telecommunications network in response to user reported performance indicators is described. The performance indicators may be associated with at least one user device and/or at least one antenna. For example, the performance indicators may include reference signal received power (RSRP), antenna gain, and/or insertion loss (IL). The performance indicators may trigger generation of new amplitude weights or values and application of the new amplitude weights or values to the telecommunications network.

Abstract: Systems and methods for adjusting a transmitting-receiving (TR) component of a broadcast cell in a wireless telecommunications network are provided. In some aspects, the TR component can be adjusted along an azimuthal direction to shift the network signal from a first network footprint to a second network footprint. In some aspects, the TR component is adjusted along the azimuthal direction based on one or more network performance metrics.

Abstract: In a wireless network comprising a plurality of carriers available for carrier aggregation transmissions between a base station and UE, the base station: (i) determines whether a requirement exists to transmit data between the UE and the base station via a carrier aggregation transmission; (ii) in response to determining that the carrier aggregation transmission requirement exists, selects a primary component carrier and one or more secondary component carriers from the plurality of carriers for the carrier aggregation transmission based on one or more of each carrier's receive power at the UE, transmit power at the base station, and frequency; (iii) allocates the selected primary and secondary component carriers to the carrier aggregation transmission; (iv) informs the UE of the allocation; and (v) executes the carrier aggregation transmission according to the allocation.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for dynamically adjusting vertical beamforming weights to influence a width of a vertical beam emitted from an antenna. A quantity of users present in a particular geographic area is determined, where the user devices have a line of sight with the antenna and are vertically distributed from other user devices. CQIs are received from the user devices. It is determined that the quantity of user devices is above a maximum threshold of user devices, and the CQIs indicated that channel quality is below a minimum threshold. The amplitude and phase components of the vertical beamforming weight are adjusted to modify the width of the vertical beam emitted from the antenna.