Base Station Handover Data Duplication Prevention

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Solution Overview

Problem

During handover in mobile communication networks, data sequence changes and incomplete data transmission lead to inefficiencies, such as duplication and delay, as the target base station may receive data out of order or not at all, causing network consumption and waste.

Innovation Solution

A base station method that includes transmitting data with sequence numbers and confirmation information to the target base station during handover, ensuring only confirmed data is sent and preventing duplication by indicating the order and confirmation status of data packets.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the target base station receives all data from the source base station during handover, then data completeness is improved, but network consumption increases due to transmitting already received data

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata completenessVSAvoidnetwork consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The source base station performs preliminary actions by identifying and marking data that has already been successfully received by the mobile terminal before handover occurs. This preliminary identification of redundant data allows the target base station to avoid transmitting unnecessary packets, reducing network consumption while maintaining data completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where the source base station receives acknowledgments from the mobile terminal about which data packets have been successfully received. This feedback information is then used to determine which data should not be forwarded to the target base station, optimizing the data transfer process during handover.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Speed

If the target base station receives data from the source base station out of sequence, then data transmission speed is improved, but data sequence accuracy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission speedVSAvoiddata sequence accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The data transmission process is segmented into two independent streams: data packets with their original sequence numbers for reassembly in order, and acknowledgment packets confirming successful reception. This segmentation allows parallel transmission of multiple packets while maintaining the ability to reconstruct the original sequence at the destination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameter of data packet identification by attaching sequence numbers to each packet. This parameter change enables the target base station and mobile terminal to reorder packets that arrive out of sequence, ensuring data sequence accuracy is maintained even when transmission speed is optimized through parallel processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If the target base station transmits data received from the source base station to the mobile terminal, then data completeness is improved, but duplicate transmission occurs consuming additional network resources

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata completenessVSAvoiddata transmission volume
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The source base station performs preliminary identification of data that has already been successfully received by the mobile terminal before handover. By marking these packets as redundant in advance, the system prevents the target base station from transmitting duplicate data, reducing overall transmission volume while ensuring all necessary data is delivered.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system extracts and removes redundant data packets from the transmission stream. By identifying packets that have already been acknowledged as received by the mobile terminal, the source base station excludes these packets from being forwarded to the target base station, eliminating duplicate transmissions and conserving network resources.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentEP2154904B1Base station, mobile communication system using the base station, and data transfer method
Publication Date: 2018.07.18 NEC CORP
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AI summary

Provided is a handover originating base station which transmits data to a handover destination base station, for performing mobile communication terminal handover in a mobile communication system. The handover originating base station is provided with a means for transmitting data whose transmission is not confirmed by a communication terminal, with information which indicates data transmitted just before.