WO2022252826A1

WO2022252826A1 - Antenna, antenna control method, and storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2022252826A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/086149
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李名定; 朱道虹; 罗凡云; 郑珂珂; 赵志勇; 鲍峰婷; 沈楠; 毛胤电
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2021-06-01
Filing date: 2022-04-11
Publication date: 2022-12-08
Also published as: CN115441910A

Abstract

An antenna, an antenna control method, and a storage medium. The antenna comprises an array module (302) and a control module (301). The array module (302) is provided with at least two sub-arrays (3022). Sub-arrays (3022) are provided with at least two radiation units (3023). Two adjacent radiation units (3023) are connected via a first phase-shifting device (3024). The control module (301) acquires user device information obtained from beam polling by the array module (302), and, according to the user device information, controls the action of the first phase-shifting device (3024), such that the array module (302) performs beam reconstruction.

Description

Antenna, antenna control method and storage medium

Cross References to Related Applications

This application is based on a Chinese patent application with application number 202110608127.1 and a filing date of June 1, 2021, and claims the priority of this Chinese patent application. The entire content of this Chinese patent application is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.

technical field

The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and in particular to an antenna, an antenna control method, and a storage medium.

Background technique

With the overall development of mobile communication technology, array antennas have been widely used as base station antennas, and the performance of the antennas directly affects the experience of user equipment in the coverage area. At present, the number of mobile communication users is increasing, and the use scenarios of user equipment are becoming more and more diverse. However, the existing array antenna has a single coverage function, which can only meet the coverage of fixed scenarios, and fails to meet the requirements of different scenarios. Coverage requirements in usage scenarios.

Contents of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics described in detail in this article. This summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

Embodiments of the present application provide an antenna, an antenna control method, and a storage medium.

In the first aspect, the embodiment of the present application provides an antenna, including: an array module, provided with at least two sub-arrays, the sub-arrays are provided with at least two radiating units, and the distance between two adjacent radiating units is Connected through the first phase shifting device; a control module, configured to obtain user equipment information, and control the action of the first phase shifting device according to the user equipment information to enable the array module to perform beam reconstruction, and the control module and The first phase shifting device is connected.

In the second aspect, the embodiment of the present application also provides an antenna control method, which is applied to an antenna, and the antenna includes: an array module, provided with at least two sub-arrays, and the sub-arrays are provided with at least two radiating units, adjacent The two radiating units are connected through the first phase-shifting device; the control module is connected to the first phase-shifting device; the antenna control method includes: acquiring user equipment information; according to the The user equipment information controls the action of the first phase shifting device to enable the array module to perform beam reconfiguration.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides an antenna, including a memory and a processor, the memory stores a computer program, and the processor implements the antenna control method described in the second aspect when executing the computer program.

In a fourth aspect, the embodiment of the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium, the storage medium stores a program, and the program is executed by a processor to implement the antenna control method according to the second aspect.

Additional features and advantages of the application will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the application. The objectives and other advantages of the application will be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the technical solution of the present application, and constitute a part of the specification, and are used together with the embodiments of the present application to explain the technical solution of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation to the technical solution of the present application.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an array antenna in a related technical solution provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another array antenna in the related technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an antenna provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of functional multiplexing of an array module provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is another schematic structural diagram of the antenna provided by the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a signal processing module provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of an antenna control method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a complete flow chart of the antenna control method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is another complete flow chart of the antenna control method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a structural block diagram of an antenna provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present application clearer, the present application will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present application, not to limit the present application.

It should be understood that in the description of the embodiments of the present application, multiple (or multiple) means more than two, greater than, less than, exceeding, etc. are understood as not including the original number, and above, below, within, etc. are understood as including the original number. If there is a description of "first", "second", etc., it is only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the indicated The sequence relationship of the technical characteristics.

Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an array antenna in a related technical solution provided by an embodiment of the present application, wherein the array antenna only has a plurality of sub-arrays arranged in a matrix, so the direction of the beam formed by it is fixed , poor coverage performance.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another array antenna in the related technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application, wherein the array antenna has a plurality of sub-arrays arranged in a matrix, and phase-shifting devices are arranged in the sub-arrays , but the phase-shifting device is shared by multiple radiating elements, which reduces the fineness of antenna beam reconstruction and limits the coverage of the antenna.

Furthermore, the array antenna shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 can only meet the coverage of a fixed scenario, and cannot change the coverage strategy as the usage scenario of the user equipment changes, and fails to meet the coverage requirements in different usage scenarios.

Based on this, an embodiment of the present application provides an antenna that can meet coverage requirements in different usage scenarios.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the antenna provided by the embodiment of the present application, wherein the antenna includes an array module 302 and a control module 301, wherein the array module 302 includes a feeding network 3021 and at least two sub-arrays 3022, and the feeding The network 3021 includes a plurality of first phase shifting devices 3024, the subarray 3022 is provided with at least two radiation units 3023, and the two adjacent radiation units 3023 are connected through the first phase shifting devices 3024; the control module 301 is used to obtain The array module 302 performs beam polling to obtain user equipment information, and controls the action of the first phase shifting device 3024 according to the user equipment information so that the array module 302 performs beam reconstruction, and the control module 301 is connected to the first phase shifting device 3024 .

It can be understood that besides being obtained by the array module 302 after beam polling, the user equipment information can also be obtained in other ways, for example, it can be collected by another collection device and sent to the control module 301 .

In one embodiment, the first phase shifter 3024 can be a digital phase shifter, and the digital phase shifter is an analog device. By setting a digital phase shifter between two adjacent radiation units 3023, the Digital-analog hybrid shaping is performed in the vertical direction to achieve a larger scan angle coverage in the vertical direction, which is conducive to expanding the scanning range of the array module 302 beam polling; analog shaping can be performed in the vertical direction to realize beam reconstruction and improve The degree of refinement of beam reconstruction.

In the antenna provided in the embodiment of the present application, the control module 301 obtains the user equipment information obtained after the array module 302 performs beam polling, and controls the action of the first phase shifting device 3024 according to the user equipment information so that the array module 302 performs beam reconstruction , since the first phase shifting device 3024 is arranged between the two adjacent radiation elements 3023 in the sub-array 3022 of the array module 302, it is beneficial to improve the refinement of the beam reconstruction, so that the beam finally sent by the antenna can be more adaptable In order to improve the rationality of antenna resource allocation and meet the coverage requirements in different usage scenarios.

Moreover, since the first phase shifting device 3024 is arranged between two adjacent radiation units 3023 in the sub-array 3022 of the array module 302 , it is also beneficial to expand the scanning range of the beam polling of the array module 302 .

In one embodiment, the control module 301 may include a baseband unit 3011 and a beam control unit 3012, wherein the baseband unit 3011 is used to obtain user equipment information obtained after beam polling by the array module 302, and generate a beam design according to the user equipment information Codebook; the beam control unit 3012 is used to generate a beam control signal according to the beam design codebook, and send the beam control signal to the first phase shifting device 3024 so that the array module 302 performs beam reconstruction, and the beam control unit 3012 communicates with the baseband unit 3011 respectively And the first phase shifting device 3024 is connected. Wherein, by setting the baseband unit 3011 and the beam control unit 3012, the baseband unit 3011 uses the user equipment information to perform intelligent analysis to generate a corresponding beam design codebook, and the beam control unit 3012 generates a beam control signal according to the beam design codebook, wherein the beam The design codebook can be a digital signal, and the beam control signal can be an analog signal, so that the function multiplexing of the array module 302 can be realized. It can be understood that, physically, the baseband unit 3011 and the beam control unit 3012 may be integrated into the same component, or may be different discrete components.

As an example, refer to FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of functional multiplexing of the array module 302 provided by the embodiment of the present application, wherein the user equipment positioning function sub-array can be realized through beam polling, and the user equipment positioning is to obtain the specific information of the user equipment location, so as to obtain the distribution information of the user equipment within the coverage area of the antenna, which is used as the basis for subsequent beam reconfiguration. Or, by sending the beam control signal to the first phase shifting device 3024, the high-rise coverage sub-array can also be realized. The high-rise coverage means that the coverage of the antenna is mainly concentrated on the high-rise buildings, so as to meet the coverage requirements of specific areas. Among them, the high-rise coverage It belongs to one of specific area coverage. In practical applications, other specific areas can also be covered according to requirements, for example, according to user equipment distribution, user equipment service requirements, etc.; or, by sending beam control signals to the first phase shifting device 3024, Macro coverage sub-arrays can also be implemented. Macro coverage means that the coverage of the antenna is relatively large, such as covering the entire building, so as to meet the coverage requirements in general cases. Alternatively, by sending a beam control signal to the first phase shifting device 3024, a high-capacity coverage sub-array can also be realized. High-capacity coverage means that the user equipment capacity of the antenna is relatively high, so that more user equipment can be used for communication. Of course, according to different actual use scenarios, the functions of the array module 302 can be adjusted correspondingly, and the embodiments of the present application will not list them one by one. Since in the embodiment of the present application, two adjacent radiating units 3023 are connected through the first phase shifting device 3024, so more diverse functions of the array module 302 can be realized, and the array module 302 can utilize all sub-arrays to realize For the same function, some sub-arrays can also be used to realize different functions. For example, in some application scenarios, the sub-arrays 3022 in the upper part of the array module 302 can be used to achieve high-rise coverage, and the sub-arrays 3022 in the lower part of the array module 302 can be used to realize macro coverage. cover.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of another structure of the antenna provided by the embodiment of the present application, wherein the antenna further includes a second phase shifting device 3025, and the sub-arrays 3022 pass through the second phase shifting device 3025 connections. By setting the second phase shifting device 3025, digital-analog hybrid shaping can be performed in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, so as to achieve a larger scan angle coverage in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, which is conducive to further expanding the beam polling of the array module 302. scan range. Wherein, all sub-arrays 3022 are connected through the second phase-shifting device 3025, which is beneficial to ensure the expansion effect of the scanning range of the array module 302 beam polling. Device 3025 is connected.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 3 , the antenna provided by the embodiment of the present application further includes a signal processing module 303, wherein the signal processing module 303 is used to process user equipment information, and the signal processing module 303 is connected with the array module 302 and the control module 301 respectively. connect. By setting the signal processing module 303 , the radio frequency signal sent by the baseband unit 3011 to the array module 302 can be processed, or the user equipment information scanned by the array module 302 can be processed.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the signal processing module 303 provided by the embodiment of the present application. The signal processing module 303 may include a filtering unit 601, an amplification unit 602, a frequency mixing unit 603, and a conversion unit 604. The filtering unit 601 is used to filter the user equipment information, and the filtering unit 601 is connected to the array module 302; the amplifying unit 602 is used to amplify the filtered user equipment information, and the amplifying unit 602 is connected to the filtering unit 601; The frequency unit 603 is used to perform frequency mixing processing on the amplified user equipment information, and the frequency mixing unit 603 is connected to the amplifying unit 602; the conversion unit 604 is used to perform conversion processing on the user equipment information after the frequency mixing processing, and the conversion unit 604 is connected to the frequency mixing unit 603 and the control module 301 respectively. Wherein, by setting the filter unit 601 to filter the user equipment information, the interference signal can be filtered out to avoid signal distortion; by setting the amplification unit 602 to amplify the user equipment information, the strength of the signal can be improved; by setting the frequency mixing The unit 603 performs frequency mixing processing on the user equipment information, which can change the frequency of the signal; by setting the conversion unit 604 to perform conversion processing on the user equipment information, the signal type can be changed, so that the baseband unit 3011 can process the user equipment information, and the conversion unit 604 may include, but is not limited to, a modulation and demodulation unit, a digital-to-analog conversion unit 604, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 7 , based on the antenna structure shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 5 , an embodiment of the present application further provides an antenna control method, including but not limited to the following steps 701 to 702 .

Step 701: Obtain user equipment information;

Among them, the user equipment information can be obtained after beam polling by the array module, the user equipment information can be user equipment location or user equipment service data, and the user equipment location can be used to analyze the distribution of user equipment in the coverage area, so as to facilitate Subsequent beam reconstruction is performed according to the distribution of user equipment; user equipment service data can be the service type of the service that user equipment is using, such as web browsing, games, video playback, video calls, etc.; of course, user equipment business The data may also be traffic data of the user equipment or the like.

Step 702: Control the action of the first phase shifting device according to the user equipment information to enable the array module to perform beam reconstruction.

From the above steps 701 to 702, the user equipment information obtained after beam polling by the array module is obtained, and the action of the first phase shifting device is controlled according to the user equipment information so that the array module performs beam reconstruction. The first phase-shifting device is set between two adjacent radiation units, which is beneficial to expand the scanning range of the array module beam polling, improve the refinement of beam reconstruction, and make the beam finally sent by the antenna more adaptable to the user equipment requirements, so as to improve the rationality of antenna resource allocation and meet the coverage requirements in different usage scenarios.

In one embodiment, in the above step 702, the action of the first phase shifting device is controlled according to the user equipment information to enable the array module to perform beam reconstruction. Specifically, the beam design codebook may be generated according to the user equipment information, and the beam design codebook may be generated according to the beam design codebook. The beam control signal used to control the action of the first phase shifting device is sent to the first phase shifting device to enable the array module to perform beam reconstruction, wherein the beam design codebook can be a digital signal, and the beam control signal can be an analog signal Signal, so that the function multiplexing of the array module can be realized.

In an embodiment, when the user equipment information includes the user equipment location, the beam design codebook is generated according to the user equipment information, which may be to determine the number of user equipment in the coverage area of multiple antennas according to the user equipment location, and generate the beam design according to the number of user equipment codebook. Specifically, the beam design codebook is generated according to the number of user equipments. The principle can be that after subsequent beam reconstruction according to the beam design codebook, the beam with larger radiation energy points to the antenna coverage area with a large number of user equipments. Of course, the beam reconfiguration In addition to changing the direction of the beam, the structure can also change the width and shape of the beam. By generating a beam design codebook according to the number of user equipments, and performing beam reconstruction according to the beam design codebook, it is beneficial to rationalize antenna beams and improve communication experience of user equipments.

In an embodiment, when the user equipment information includes user equipment service data, generating a beam design codebook according to the user equipment information may be to determine the first priority of multiple antenna coverage areas according to the user equipment service data, and according to the first priority The codebook is designed by generating beams at the stage. Specifically, the service data of the user equipment can be the service type of the service being used by the user equipment, and each service type can have its priority preset, for example, the priority of video playback, game and web page browsing can be set from high to low, Then, according to the service data of the user equipment to determine the first priority of multiple antenna coverage areas, you can first determine the proportion of the number of user equipment of each service type in the antenna coverage area, when the service type with high priority in a certain antenna coverage area When the number of user equipment is relatively large, the first priority of the antenna coverage area is higher, so that after subsequent beam reconstruction according to the beam design codebook, the beam with larger radiation energy points to the antenna coverage area with higher first priority. area; or, the service data of the user equipment can also be the traffic data being used by the user equipment. When the traffic of a certain antenna coverage area is large, the first priority of the antenna coverage area is higher, so that the subsequent beam design After beam reconstruction is performed on the codebook, the beam with higher radiation energy points to the coverage area of the antenna with higher first priority. By generating a beam design codebook according to the number of user equipments, and performing beam reconstruction according to the beam design codebook, it is beneficial to rationalize antenna beams and improve communication experience of user equipments.

In one embodiment, in the above step 701, the user equipment information is obtained, which may specifically be to obtain a preset time period, control the array module to perform beam polling according to the time period, and obtain user equipment information obtained after the array module performs beam polling , by obtaining a preset time period, beam polling is performed according to the preset time period, so that the antenna can continuously monitor the change of the usage scene of the user equipment, the time period can be half an hour, 1 hour, 2 hours, etc., this The application examples are not limited.

In one embodiment, in the above step 701, the user equipment information is obtained, specifically, the second priority preset in the coverage area of multiple antennas may be obtained, the array module is controlled to perform beam polling according to the second priority, and the array module is obtained The user equipment information obtained after beam polling is obtained by obtaining the preset second priorities of multiple antenna coverage areas, and beam polling is performed according to the preset second priorities of multiple antenna coverage areas, so that the antennas can be preferentially monitored Changes in usage scenarios of the user equipment in the antenna coverage area with a second higher priority, so as to adjust the coverage strategy in time.

The antenna control method provided by the embodiment of the present application is completely described below by using practical examples.

Referring to FIG. 8 , based on the antenna structure shown in FIG. 3 , an embodiment of the present application provides an antenna control method, including but not limited to the following steps 801 to 807 .

Step 801: The baseband unit sends a user equipment information collection instruction to the beam control unit based on a preset time period or a preset second priority of multiple antenna coverage areas.

Step 802: The beam control unit controls the action of the first phase shifting device according to the user equipment information collection instruction.

Step 803: The array module performs beam polling in the vertical direction according to the user equipment information collection instruction to acquire user equipment information.

Step 804: The signal processing module processes the user equipment information scanned by the array module.

Step 805: The baseband unit analyzes the processed user equipment information, generates a beam design codebook according to the processed user equipment information, and sends the beam design codebook to the beam control unit.

Step 806: The beam control unit generates a beam control signal according to the beam design codebook, and controls the first phase shifting device to operate again according to the beam control signal.

Step 807: The array module performs beam reconstruction according to the beam control signal, and skips to step 801.

Referring to FIG. 9 , based on the antenna structure shown in FIG. 5 , an embodiment of the present application provides an antenna control method, including but not limited to the following steps 901 to 907 .

Step 901: The baseband unit sends a user equipment information collection instruction to the beam control unit based on a preset time period or a preset second priority of multiple antenna coverage areas.

Step 902: The beam control unit controls the action of the first phase shifting device according to the user equipment information collection instruction.

Step 903: The array module performs beam polling in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction according to the user equipment information collection instruction to acquire user equipment information.

Step 904: The signal processing module processes the user equipment information scanned by the array module.

Step 905: The baseband unit analyzes the processed user equipment information, generates a beam design codebook according to the processed user equipment information, and sends the beam design codebook to the beam control unit.

Step 906: The beam control unit generates a beam control signal according to the beam design codebook, and controls the first phase shifting device to operate again according to the beam control signal.

Step 907: The array module performs beam reconstruction according to the beam control signal, and skips to step 901.

In the examples shown in Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, the user equipment information obtained after beam polling by the array module is obtained, and the action of the first phase shifting device is controlled according to the user equipment information so that the array module performs beam reconstruction, because the array module The first phase-shifting device is set between the two adjacent radiation units in the sub-array, which is beneficial to expand the scanning range of the array module beam polling and improve the refinement of beam reconstruction, so that the beam finally sent by the antenna can be It is more adaptable to the needs of user equipment, thereby improving the rationality of antenna resource allocation and meeting the coverage requirements in different usage scenarios.

It can be understood that, although the steps in the above flowcharts are displayed sequentially as indicated by the arrows, these steps are not necessarily executed sequentially in the order indicated by the arrows. Unless otherwise specified in this embodiment, the execution of these steps is not strictly limited in order, and these steps can be executed in other orders. Moreover, at least some of the steps in the flowchart above may include multiple steps or stages, these steps or stages are not necessarily executed at the same time, but may be executed at different times, the execution order of these steps or stages It does not necessarily have to be performed sequentially, but can be performed alternately or alternately with other steps or at least a part of steps or stages in other steps.

FIG. 10 shows an antenna 1000 provided by an embodiment of the present application. The antenna 1000 includes: a memory 1001, a processor 1002, and a computer program stored in the memory 1001 and operable on the processor 1002. When the computer program is running, the computer program is used to execute the above antenna control method.

The processor 1002 and the memory 1001 may be connected through a bus or in other ways.

The memory 1001, as a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, can be used to store non-transitory software programs and non-transitory computer-executable programs, such as the antenna control method described in the embodiment of the present application. The processor 1002 implements the above antenna control method by running the non-transitory software programs and instructions stored in the memory 1001 .

The memory 1001 may include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area may store an operating system and an application program required by at least one function; the data storage area may store and execute the aforementioned antenna control method. In addition, the memory 1001 may include a high-speed random access memory 1001, and may also include a non-transitory memory 1001, such as at least one storage device, a flash memory device or other non-transitory solid-state storage devices. In some embodiments, the memory 1001 may include memory 1001 located remotely relative to the processor 1002, and these remote memories 1001 may be connected to the antenna 1000 through a network. Examples of the aforementioned networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet, intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof.

The non-transitory software programs and instructions required to realize the above-mentioned antenna control method are stored in the memory 1001, and when executed by one or more processors 1002, the above-mentioned antenna control method is executed, for example, the method steps in FIG. 7 are executed 701 to 702 , method steps 801 to 807 in FIG. 8 , and method steps 901 to 907 in FIG. 9 .

The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, and the computer-executable instructions are used to execute the above antenna control method.

In one embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium stores computer-executable instructions, and the computer-executable instructions are executed by one or more control processors, for example, performing method steps 701 to 702 in FIG. Method steps 801 to 807 of , and method steps 901 to 907 in FIG. 9 .

The embodiments of the present application at least include the following beneficial effects: the control module obtains user equipment information, and controls the action of the first phase shifting device according to the user equipment information to make the array module perform beam reconstruction. The first phase-shifting device is set between two adjacent radiation units in the array, which is beneficial to improve the refinement of beam reconstruction, so that the beam finally sent by the antenna can better meet the needs of user equipment, thereby improving antenna resource allocation. The rationality to meet the coverage requirements in different usage scenarios.

The device embodiments described above are only illustrative, and the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, that is, they may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple network units. Part or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

Those skilled in the art can understand that all or some of the steps and systems in the methods disclosed above can be implemented as software, firmware, hardware and an appropriate combination thereof. Some or all of the physical components may be implemented as software executed by a processor, such as a central processing unit, digital signal processor, or microprocessor, or as hardware, or as an integrated circuit, such as an application-specific integrated circuit . Such software may be distributed on computer readable media, which may include computer storage media (or non-transitory media) and communication media (or transitory media). As known to those of ordinary skill in the art, the term computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information, such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. permanent, removable and non-removable media. Computer storage media including, but not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cartridges, magnetic tape, storage device storage or other magnetic storage devices, or Any other medium that can be used to store desired information and that can be accessed by a computer. Furthermore, as is well known to those of ordinary skill in the art, communication media typically embody computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism, and may include any information delivery media .

It should also be understood that the various implementation manners provided in the embodiments of the present application may be combined arbitrarily to achieve different technical effects.

The above is a specific description of some implementations of the present application, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and those skilled in the art can also make various equivalent deformations or replacements without violating the sharing conditions of the scope of the present application. Equivalent modifications or replacements are all within the scope defined by the claims of the present application.

Claims

An antenna comprising:

The array module is provided with at least two sub-arrays, the sub-arrays are provided with at least two radiating units, and two adjacent radiating units are connected through a first phase-shifting device;

A control module, configured to acquire user equipment information, and control the action of the first phase-shifting device according to the user equipment information to enable the array module to perform beam reconstruction, and the control module is connected to the first phase-shifting device .
The antenna according to claim 1, wherein the control module comprises:

A baseband unit, configured to obtain user equipment information obtained after beam polling by the array module, and generate a beam design codebook according to the user equipment information;

a beam control unit, configured to generate a beam control signal according to the beam design codebook, and send the beam control signal to the first phase shifting device to enable the array module to perform beam reconstruction, and the beam control unit is respectively It is connected with the baseband unit and the first phase shifting device.
The antenna according to claim 1, wherein the antenna further comprises:

A second phase shifting device, the sub-arrays are connected through the second phase shifting device.
The antenna according to claim 1, wherein the user equipment information is obtained by scanning the array module, and the antenna further comprises:

a signal processing module, configured to process the user equipment information, and the signal processing module is respectively connected to the array module and the control module.
The antenna according to claim 4, wherein the signal processing module comprises:

a filtering unit, configured to perform filtering processing on the user equipment information, and the filtering unit is connected to the array module;

an amplifying unit, configured to amplify the user equipment information after the filtering process, and the amplifying unit is connected to the filtering unit;

a frequency mixing unit, configured to perform frequency mixing processing on the amplified user equipment information, and the frequency mixing unit is connected to the amplifying unit;

A conversion unit, configured to convert the user equipment information after the frequency mixing process, and the conversion unit is respectively connected to the frequency mixing unit and the control module.
An antenna control method applied to an antenna, wherein the antenna includes:

The array module is provided with at least two sub-arrays, the sub-arrays are provided with at least two radiating units, and two adjacent radiating units are connected through a first phase-shifting device;

a control module, the control module is connected to the first phase shifting device;

The antenna control method includes:

Obtain user equipment information;

Controlling the action of the first phase shifting device according to the user equipment information to enable the array module to perform beam reconfiguration.
The antenna control method according to claim 6, wherein the controlling the action of the first phase shifting device according to the user equipment information to enable the array module to perform beam reconfiguration includes:

generating a beam design codebook according to the user equipment information;

Generate a beam control signal for controlling the action of the first phase shifting device according to the beam design codebook, and send the beam control signal to the first phase shifting device to enable the array module to perform beam reconstruction.
The antenna control method according to claim 7, wherein the user equipment information includes a location of the user equipment, and generating a beam design codebook according to the user equipment information includes:

determining the number of user equipments in the coverage areas of multiple antennas according to the positions of the user equipments;

Generate a beam design codebook according to the number of user equipments.
The antenna control method according to claim 7, wherein the user equipment information includes user equipment service data, and the action of the first phase shifting device is controlled according to the user equipment information to adjust the beam sent by the array module ,include:

determining the first priority of multiple antenna coverage areas according to the user equipment service data;

Generate a beam design codebook according to the first priority.
The antenna control method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein:

The device information is obtained by the array module after performing beam polling.
The antenna control method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein said obtaining user equipment information includes at least one of the following:

Obtain a preset time period, control the array module to perform beam polling according to the time period, and obtain user equipment information obtained after the array module performs beam polling;

Acquiring the preset second priority of multiple antenna coverage areas, controlling the array module to perform beam polling according to the second priority, and acquiring user equipment information obtained after the array module performs beam polling.
An antenna, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and the processor implements the antenna control method according to any one of claims 6 to 11 when executing the computer program.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program, wherein the program is executed by a processor to implement the antenna control method according to any one of claims 6 to 11.