Abstract: An edge device includes an antenna array having a first portion and one or more second portions different from the first portion. The edge device further includes control circuitry that controls the first portion of the antenna array to sense a surrounding area of the edge device, detect a first user equipment (UE) in the surrounding area of the edge device, and track the detected first UE in the surrounding area of the edge device. The control circuitry further controls the one or more second portions of the antenna array to direct a first beam of radio frequency (RF) signal in a first direction of the tracked first UE.

Abstract: An edge device includes an antenna array and a sensor that senses a surrounding area of the edge device. The edge device further includes control circuitry that detects a first user in the surrounding area of the edge device sensed by the sensor, tracks the detected first user in the surrounding area of the edge device based on the sensor, controls the first antenna array to direct a first beam of radio frequency (RF) signal in a first direction of the tracked first user, detects and tracks a second user concurrently with the first user in the surrounding area of the first edge device based on the sensor, and updates the control of the first antenna array to direct a second beam of RF signal in a second direction towards the second user concomitant to the directed first beam of RF signal in the first direction towards the first user.

Abstract: A communication system includes a central cloud server that decreases a gain of a currently active path, which corresponds to a primary communication path between a radio access network (RAN) node and one or more user equipment (UEs) via a first set of edge devices, until the currently active path becomes dormant. A gain of a dormant path, corresponding to a secondary communication path is increased until the dormant path becomes a new active path. Further, at least one edge device of the second set of edge devices is caused to transmit one or more beams of radio frequency (RF) signals in one or more specific directions towards one or more new neighboring nodes to establish the secondary communication path that is used as a backup communication path between the RAN node and the one or more UEs via a second set of edge devices different from the first set of edge devices.

Abstract: A first edge device includes a processor that communicates position information of the first edge device and a time-of-day. Based on the time-of-day and a specific initial access information, the processors sets: a first beam index for an uplink communication and a second beam index for a downlink communication, a specific physical cell identity indicating a first base station to which the first edge device is to be connected, a first wireless carrier network (WCN) from amongst a plurality of different WCNs at the edge device, and a beam configuration to service one or more user equipment in a surrounding area of the first edge device. The processor obtains control signals from the central cloud server and configures parameters of amplifier gains and phase responses associated with a first antenna array or a second antenna array of the first edge device, based on the obtained control signals.

Abstract: An edge device includes an antenna array and a sensor that senses a surrounding area of the edge device. The edge device further includes control circuitry that detects a first user in the surrounding area of the edge device sensed by the sensor, tracks the detected first user in the surrounding area of the edge device based on the sensor, controls the first antenna array to direct a first beam of radio frequency (RF) signal in a first direction of the tracked first user, detects and tracks a second user concurrently with the first user in the surrounding area of the first edge device based on the sensor, and updates the control of the first antenna array to direct a second beam of RF signal in a second direction towards the second user concomitant to the directed first beam of RF signal in the first direction towards the first user.

Abstract: A communication system that includes a processor to control switch from a primary communication path to a secondary communication path based on a presence of signal obstruction in the primary communication path, the primary communication path is between a radio access network (RAN) node and at least one UE via a first set of edge devices, the secondary communication path is between the RAN and the at least one UE via a second set of edge devices. The processor further decreases a gain of an active path, which corresponds to the primary communication path, until the active path is dormant, and increases a gain of a dormant path, which corresponds to the secondary communication path, until the dormant path is active, the decrease in the gain of the active path and the increase in the gain of the dormant path is based on the control of the switch.

Abstract: A communication system includes a central cloud server that decreases a gain of a currently active path, which corresponds to a primary communication path between a radio access network (RAN) node and one or more user equipment (UEs) via a first set of edge devices, until the currently active path becomes dormant. A gain of a dormant path, corresponding to a secondary communication path is increased until the dormant path becomes a new active path. Further, at least one edge device of the second set of edge devices is caused to transmit one or more beams of radio frequency (RF) signals in one or more specific directions towards one or more new neighboring nodes to establish the secondary communication path that is used as a backup communication path between the RAN node and the one or more UEs via a second set of edge devices different from the first set of edge devices.

Abstract: An edge device includes a first antenna array and a sensor that senses a surrounding area of the edge device. The edge device further includes control circuitry that detects a first user in the surrounding area of the edge device sensed by the sensor. The control circuitry tracks the detected first user in the surrounding area of the edge device based on the sensor and control the first antenna array to direct a first beam of radio frequency (RF) signal having a signal strength greater than a first threshold in a first direction of the first user being tracked based on the sensor for high-performance communication.

Abstract: A communication system includes a first inference server that obtains subset of information from a connectivity enhanced database of a central cloud server based on a geographical zone served by the first inference server. The first inference server receives a real-time or a near real-time request from a road-side unit (RSU) device within the geographical zone, where the request includes input features corresponding to sensing information from a vehicle. Based on the sensing information, the first inference server further causes a first edge device on the vehicle to connect to the RSU device to perform uplink and downlink communication with high throughput without any interruptions. Further, the first inference server obtains updated sensing information from the first edge device and communicates updated initial access information to the first edge device directly or via the RSU device to maintain a connectivity of the first edge device to a base station.

Abstract: An edge device includes an antenna array and a sensor that senses a surrounding area of the edge device. The edge device further includes control circuitry that detects a first user in the surrounding area of the edge device sensed by the sensor, tracks the detected first user in the surrounding area of the edge device based on the sensor, controls the first antenna array to direct a first beam of radio frequency (RF) signal in a first direction of the tracked first user, detects and tracks a second user concurrently with the first user in the surrounding area of the first edge device based on the sensor, and updates the control of the first antenna array to direct a second beam of RF signal in a second direction towards the second user concomitant to the directed first beam of RF signal in the first direction towards the first user.

Abstract: A communication apparatus that includes an antenna array comprising a plurality of antenna elements, a plurality of thermoelectric devices distributed across the plurality of antenna element of the antenna array, each of the plurality of thermoelectric devices covers a different subset of a plurality of subsets of the plurality of antenna elements, and a processor coupled to the antenna array and the plurality of thermoelectric devices. The processor detects variation in power consumption in the plurality of antenna elements of the antenna array on a basis of a change in a performance state of the plurality of antenna elements, and controls the plurality of thermoelectric devices to substantially equalize a temperature associated with the plurality of antenna elements for substantial equalization of the performance state of the plurality of antenna elements, where the plurality of thermoelectric devices is controlled based on the detected variation in the power consumption.

Abstract: Provided is a communication system that includes a road-side unit (RSU) device. The RSU device receives a first connection request from a vehicle as the vehicle moves along a travel path, communicates a first request to an inference server based on the received first connection request, receives a response from the inference server based on the communicated first request. The response includes specific initial access information that enables the RSU device to bypass an initial access search. The RSU device, directs one or more specific beams of radio frequency (RF) signals to service a first edge device of one or more edge devices of the vehicle on a basis of the received response, and dynamically partition one or more antenna arrays at a service side of the RSU device into a plurality of sub-arrays to establish independent communication channels with a plurality of vehicles including the vehicle.

Abstract: A communication system includes a central cloud server and a processor that periodically obtains sensing information from an edge device that is in motion at a travel path. The processor predicts formed whether an existing cellular connectivity of the edge device is about to become less than a threshold performance value, based on the obtained sensing information. If the existing cellular connectivity of the edge device is about to become less than the threshold performance value, an alternative wireless connectivity option is triggered at the edge device bypassing an initial access-search at the edge device to maintain the cellular connectivity.

Abstract: A road-side unit (RSU) device receives a first request from a vehicle that moves along a travel path. The vehicle includes an edge device. A second request is communicated to an inference server based on the received first request. The second request includes an input feature corresponding to sensing information of the vehicle. A response is received from the inference server based on the communicated second request. The response includes wireless connectivity enhanced information including specific initial access information, and the specific initial access information enables the RSU devices to bypass an initial access search on the RSU device, and direct at least one specific beam of radio frequency (RF) signal to the edge device of the vehicle based on the wireless connectivity enhanced information.

Abstract: A first edge device includes a processor that communicates position information of the first edge device and a time-of-day. Based on the time-of-day and a specific initial access information, the processors sets: a first beam index for an uplink communication and a second beam index for a downlink communication, a specific physical cell identity indicating a first base station to which the first edge device is to be connected, a first wireless carrier network (WCN) from amongst a plurality of different WCNs at the edge device, and a beam configuration to service one or more user equipment in a surrounding area of the first edge device. The processor obtains control signals from the central cloud server and configures parameters of amplifier gains and phase responses associated with a first antenna array or a second antenna array of the first edge device, based on the obtained control signals.

Abstract: A communication system includes a first inference server that obtains subset of information from a connectivity enhanced database of a central cloud server based on a geographical zone served by the first inference server. The first inference server receives a real-time or a near real-time request from a road-side unit (RSU) device within the geographical zone, where the request includes input features corresponding to sensing information from a vehicle. Based on the sensing information, the first inference server further causes a first edge device on the vehicle to connect to the RSU device to perform uplink and downlink communication with high throughput without any interruptions. Further, the first inference server obtains updated sensing information from the first edge device and communicates updated initial access information to the first edge device directly or via the RSU device to maintain a connectivity of the first edge device to a base station.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a first antenna array with plurality of antenna elements multiple antenna elements and first plurality of thermoelectric devices distributed across the plurality of antenna elements. An activation or a deactivation of each thermoelectric device is executed in a real-time or near real-time based on an operational state of each antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements and a performance state of the plurality of antenna elements, where the activation or the deactivation is performed in a defined delayed time after a defined time has elapsed from a start of operation of the first antenna array to mitigate performance degradation of the plurality of antenna elements when in operation. Adaptive cooling is applied by each thermoelectric device on different subsets of antenna elements such that performance breakdowns due to heating of a plurality of chips associated with the different subsets of antenna elements is reduced.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a first antenna array with plurality of antenna elements multiple antenna elements and first plurality of thermoelectric devices distributed across the plurality of antenna elements. An activation or a deactivation of each thermoelectric device is executed in a real-time or near real-time based on an operational state of each antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements and a performance state of the plurality of antenna elements, where the activation or the deactivation is performed in a defined delayed time after a defined time has elapsed from a start of operation of the first antenna array to mitigate performance degradation of the plurality of antenna elements when in operation. Adaptive cooling is applied by each thermoelectric device on different subsets of antenna elements such that performance breakdowns due to heating of a plurality of chips associated with the different subsets of antenna elements is reduced.

Abstract: A communication system includes a central cloud server and a processor that periodically obtains sensing information from an edge device that is in motion at a travel path. The processor predicts formed whether an existing cellular connectivity of the edge device is about to become less than a threshold performance value, based on the obtained sensing information. If the existing cellular connectivity of the edge device is about to become less than the threshold performance value, an alternative wireless connectivity option is triggered at the edge device bypassing an initial access-search at the edge device to maintain the cellular connectivity.

Abstract: A first edge device mounted on a vehicle includes a processor that communicates sensing information in a real time or near real time to a central cloud server, where sensing information includes position information of the first edge device and a time-of-day. Based on the time-of-day and a specific initial access information obtained from the central cloud server, the processors sets the following: a first beam index at the first edge device for an uplink communication and a second beam index at the first edge device for a downlink communication, a specific physical cell identity which indicates a first base station to which the first edge device is to be connected, a first wireless carrier network (WCN) from amongst a plurality of different WCNs at the edge device, and a beam configuration to service one or more user equipment in a surrounding area of the first edge device.