Automated Field Testing for Communication Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current field testing, performance management, and resource allocation in communications systems are cumbersome, time-consuming, and expensive, relying on human testers who provide subjective and non-real-time assessments, failing to distinguish between different service performance requirements and subscriber statuses.
Innovation Solution
Communications devices, such as cellular phones, automatically perform field testing, analyze results, and adjust network resources without human intervention, using subscriber profiles to tailor service performance and allocate resources dynamically to ensure optimal service quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If human testers are employed to perform field testing, then test results can be collected, but the process becomes cumbersome, time-consuming, and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The communications device automatically performs field testing without requiring human testers. The device autonomously monitors service performance parameters, collects test results, and transmits them to the network, eliminating the need for manual testing operations and significantly improving productivity while reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of human testers physically visiting geographical regions with an automated electronic system. The communications device uses its built-in sensors and communication capabilities to automatically monitor and transmit performance data, substituting human labor with automated technological processes.
2Measurement precision
If human testers perform pre-defined tests, then test results are obtained, but quality of work becomes subjective and inconsistent
Solution Approach 1:
The communications device automatically monitors service performance parameters such as signal strength, data throughput, and call quality without human intervention. This automated self-monitoring ensures consistent, objective measurements free from individual tester subjectivity, thereby improving both measurement precision and reliability of test results.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces subjective human judgment with automated electronic measurement systems. The device uses standardized sensors and protocols to objectively measure performance parameters, eliminating the variability introduced by different testers' interpretations and ensuring reliable, repeatable results.
3Productivity
If network resources are allocated based on sampled data, then resource allocation can be performed, but the system becomes reactive and non-real time
Solution Approach 1:
The communications device continuously monitors service performance parameters in real-time during active communication. This continuous monitoring enables the system to detect network conditions and trigger resource allocation adjustments immediately, transforming the reactive process into a continuous, real-time operation that responds dynamically to changing network conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the communications device continuously reports performance parameters to the network, which then adjusts resource allocation based on actual real-time conditions. This closed-loop feedback system ensures that resource allocation is both rapid and responsive to current network state, eliminating delays associated with periodic sampling.
4Adaptability or versatility
If generic resource allocation is used, then network resources can be managed simply, but service performance requirements for different services are not met
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by tailoring resource allocation decisions to specific service types and subscriber profiles. The system monitors performance parameters specific to each service (e.g., video quality for streaming, packet loss for data) and adjusts resource allocation locally for each service-stream, ensuring optimized performance for different services without requiring complete system redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
The resource allocation system dynamically adapts to different service requirements and network conditions in real-time. The device and network work together to adjust resource allocation based on current service type, subscriber profile, and network state, transforming static resource management into a dynamic process that responds to changing requirements while managing complexity through automated decision-making.
Data Source
AI summary
Field testing, performance monitoring, and resource management are performed via a communications device, automatically and autonomously, without user intervention. Abnormal conditions are automatically detected while the communications device is performing a service and adjustments are automatically made to network resources in order to improve service performance. Upon initiation of a request for service (e.g., IM, MMS, SMS, etc.), the communications device automatically begins to monitor the performance of the service session (e.g., send time, receive time, etc.). During or after the service session, the communications device stores the performance data associated with the performance of the service. The performance data is analyzed in accordance with a subscriber's user profile information, to detect any problems with the service. If problems are detected, necessary adjustments and/or reallocation of resources are made automatically and autonomously, without user intervention.