Arent Fox, LLP
Detection and mitigation of antenna element failures
In order to address the potential for antenna failure in large antenna arrays, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided for wireless communication, e.g., at a base station or CPE. The apparatus detects a failure of a plurality of antenna elements in an antenna array associated with an antenna module in an antenna array comprising a plurality of antenna modules. The apparatus then applies a mitigation procedure in response to detecting the failure, e.g., when a fraction of antenna elements for which a failure is detected meets a threshold. The mitigation procedure may include any of switching to a different codebook, increasing DL or UL transmission power, or a VGA. The failure may be detected by transmitting pilot signals using sets of antenna elements of the antenna array and using signal strength measurements to detect antenna element failures.
QUALCOMM Incorporated
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Junyi Vasanthan
Li Raghavan