Base Station Resource Throttling for UE Priority Allocation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Wireless telecommunications networks experience performance degradation and service interruptions during peak hours due to overload, as existing systems equally distribute limited resources among user equipments (UEs), failing to meet the increased service demands.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a reduced priority zone classification system using machine learning to predict UEs at risk of signal loss, allowing network nodes to throttle resources to these UEs while prioritizing those with higher service priority and critical traffic.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If resources are equally distributed among all UEs during high utilization, then system simplicity is maintained, but service quality and user satisfaction deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation systemVSAvoidservice quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by differentiating resource allocation based on UE-specific characteristics. UEs are classified into different priority groups (e.g., critical traffic, best-effort traffic) and received signal strength categories, allowing the system to allocate resources differently to different UEs rather than using uniform distribution. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining system simplicity through automated classification while improving service quality through targeted resource allocation to UEs that can effectively utilize additional resources.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Ease of operation

If remaining resources are split equally among UEs during overload, then fairness is maintained, but service demand fulfillment deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource distributionVSAvoidservice demand fulfillment
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the allocation parameters from equal distribution to differentiated distribution based on multiple factors including UE priority level, received signal strength, and traffic type. The system adjusts resource allocation parameters dynamically, allocating more resources to UEs with critical traffic or strong signal conditions, thereby improving service demand fulfillment while maintaining operational simplicity through automated parameter adjustment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If network resources are allocated to UEs at high utilization, then user service is improved, but network overload and performance degradation worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser serviceVSAvoidnetwork efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial action by allocating resources selectively to specific UEs rather than attempting to serve all UEs equally during overload conditions. The system identifies and prioritizes UEs that can benefit most from additional resources (e.g., those with critical traffic or strong signal conditions) while intentionally limiting or excluding resource allocation to UEs that would not effectively utilize additional resources, thereby improving user service for prioritized UEs while maintaining network efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentEP4088427B1Methods for intelligent resource allocation based on throttling of user equipment traffic and related apparatus
Publication Date: 2025.11.05 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
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AI summary

A method performed by a network node (10) for a wireless telecommunications network performs operations including providing (1702) a resource allocation model that corresponds to a base station and that provides a recommendation regarding resource allocation for a user equipment (UE) that is in an operating zone of the base station during a limited resource condition of the base station. Operations may include identifying (1704), based on the resource allocation model, a reduced priority zone in the operating zone of the base station that corresponds to the UE having a high risk of reduced service from the base station relative to other UEs in the operating range of the base station.