Base Station Control Device for Wireless Connection Policy

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Solution Overview

Problem

In wireless communication systems, the autonomous distributed method of selecting parameters by wireless stations leads to inefficiencies, particularly in dense environments where user quality degrades, and the increasing number of wireless stations with multiple modules complicates connection management.

Innovation Solution

A wireless communication system with a base station control device that collects environmental information to calculate connection policies and transition destinations, allowing terminal stations to determine optimal connection points based on received policies and calculated transition destinations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If terminal stations autonomously select connection destinations using distributed methods, then device complexity is reduced, but communication efficiency degrades in dense environments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconnection management complexityVSAvoidcommunication efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

A base station control device is introduced as an intermediary between terminal stations and base stations. This mediator collects wireless environment information, calculates optimal connection policies and transition destinations, then provides this information to terminal stations. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining low terminal complexity while achieving centralized optimization of communication efficiency through the intermediary controller.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Quantity of substance

If the number of wireless stations with multiple modules increases, then system capacity increases, but connection management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of wireless stationsVSAvoidconnection management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Terminal stations with multiple wireless modules autonomously receive connection policies and transition destination information from the base station control device, then automatically determine their own connection destinations without manual configuration or complex terminal-side selection algorithms. This allows system capacity to increase while keeping individual terminal complexity low, as each station self-services using provided guidance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If autonomous distributed selection is used, then ease of operation is improved, but system-wide optimization deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautonomous connection selectionVSAvoidsystem-wide communication efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The base station control device continuously collects wireless environment information (such as signal quality, load conditions) from base stations and terminal stations, uses this feedback to calculate updated connection policies and transition destinations, then redistributes this information to terminal stations. This feedback loop enables system-wide optimization while terminals continue to operate autonomously based on received guidance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12192842B2Wireless communication system, communication control method, and communication control program
Publication Date: 2025.01.07 NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP
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AI summary

A wireless communication system includes a plurality of base stations to which terminal stations are connectable, and a base station control device controlling each of the base stations. The base station control device includes an information collection unit collecting wireless environment information indicating wireless environments around the base stations and the terminal stations from each of the base stations, and a policy calculation unit calculating a policy for connecting the base stations and the terminal stations based on the wireless environment information. Each of the base stations includes receiver receiving the calculated policy a destination calculation unit calculating a destination to which a terminal station left unaccommodated is to be connected based on the received policy, and a transmitter transmitting the received policy and the calculated destination to the terminal station. Each of the terminal stations determines a connection destination based on the transmitted policy and transition destination.