Edge Network Resource Allocation for AR Applications
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication systems face challenges in managing network resources efficiently for augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) applications, leading to increased latency and diminished user experiences due to competition for edge network resources among multiple applications operating in the same physical environment.
Innovation Solution
A network management device designates priority AR applications and grants prioritized access to edge network resources, allocating resources based on application specifications and user credentials to optimize network bandwidth and reduce motion-to-photon latency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple AR applications share edge network resources equally, then network resource fairness is maintained, but latency increases and user experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements differentiated resource allocation where priority AR applications receive enhanced network resources in specific geographic sub-areas. The network management device designates certain AR applications as priority applications and grants them prioritized access to edge network resources within designated sub-areas, ensuring high-quality user experience for critical applications without completely denying resources to non-priority applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors network conditions, application performance metrics, and user experience quality. Based on this feedback, the network management device dynamically adjusts resource allocation decisions, redesignating priority applications and modifying sub-area boundaries as needed to optimize latency and maintain service quality under varying network loads.
2Productivity
If network resources are allocated to all AR applications uniformly, then resource allocation simplicity is maintained, but network bandwidth efficiency decreases in congested areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the allocation parameters from uniform resource distribution to differentiated allocation based on application priority designations. The network management device uses configurable parameters such as priority levels, geographic sub-area definitions, and resource allocation weights to optimize bandwidth efficiency. These parameters can be adjusted dynamically based on network conditions and service requirements.
3Reliability
If priority-based resource allocation is implemented, then high-priority applications receive necessary resources, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a network management device as an intermediary between AR applications and edge network resources. This intermediary component handles the complexity of priority designation, sub-area management, and resource allocation decisions, shielding individual applications from complexity while ensuring priority applications receive necessary resources. The intermediary translates high-level priority policies into specific resource allocation actions.
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AI summary
Augmented/mixed reality virtual venue pipeline optimization is provided. A method can include acquiring, by a device comprising a processor, information relating to a group of augmented reality applications operating in an area; designating, by the device, an augmented reality application of the group of augmented reality applications as a priority application based on the information relating to the group of augmented reality applications; and granting, by the device, prioritized access to edge network resources in a sub-area comprising at least a portion of the area to the priority application relative to at least one non-priority application of the group of augmented reality applications.