Dual function edge device and method for accelerating ue-specific beamforming.

Abstract

An edge device includes a first antenna array, control circuitry, and a sensing radar communicatively coupled to the control circuitry, where the sensing radar senses a surrounding area of the edge device. The control circuitry concurrently communicates two different beams of radio frequency (RF) signals to two user equipment (UEs) from two portions of the first antenna array based on the sensed surrounding area of the edge device by the sensing radar. The sensing radar and the first antenna array employ mutually isolated frequencies for the sensing and the communication, respectively.