Multi-Service Management in 5G Wireless Terminals

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current 5G communication systems face limitations in simultaneously providing multiple voice services due to restrictions on the number of services a single UE can support, leading to difficulties in managing service requests and ensuring Quality of Service (QoS) when resources are limited.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that allow a UE and server to manage service request information, terminate current services when necessary, and set connections for new services, using SIP messages to facilitate the selection and termination of services based on priority, enabling efficient provision of multiple voice services by prioritizing and managing media transmission for each service.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a UE supports multiple voice services simultaneously, then service functionality is improved, but device complexity and resource management difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemulti-service support capabilityVSAvoidservice management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments service management into distinct functional modules: service request reception module, service determination module, and service establishment module. Each module handles specific aspects of multi-service management independently, reducing overall system complexity while enabling simultaneous support for multiple voice services.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary service determination before establishing service connections. The network device determines whether to establish a first service connection before the UE actually connects, allowing proactive resource allocation and conflict prevention, which simplifies real-time service management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Quantity of substance

If network resources are allocated to multiple services, then service coverage is improved, but resource availability for individual services decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of supported servicesVSAvoidQoS guarantee
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The network device performs preliminary determination of service establishment before actual connection. This allows the system to assess resource availability, service priorities, and QoS requirements in advance, ensuring that resource allocation decisions maintain QoS guarantees even when multiple services are supported simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts service establishment parameters based on current network conditions and service priorities. The determination module evaluates multiple factors including resource availability, service type, and user requirements to optimize the balance between supporting multiple services and maintaining individual service quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP3376784B1Method and device for multi-service in wireless communications system
Publication Date: 2024.01.31 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. According to various embodiments, a method for operating a server may comprise the steps of: while at least one service is connected to a terminal, receiving, from another device, a request for providing a first service to the terminal; determining, in response to the request, whether it is possible to provide the first service to the terminal; when the first service cannot be provided, determining whether to terminate one of the at least one service; and, if the one of the at least one service is terminated, transmitting a setup message for the first service to the terminal in response to the termination.