Bus Load Manager for Dynamic Transmission Scheduling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern transportation systems face inefficiencies in bus system utilization due to conservative modeling approaches, leading to fluctuations in transmission quality and potential data loss, especially under high bus load conditions, where precise early design-phase modeling is limited.
Innovation Solution
A method and system utilizing a bus load manager to determine current and future bus system utilization through measurement and statistical analysis, allowing for optimized data transmission time periods to be communicated to subscribers, thereby reducing peak utilization and improving overall transmission quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conservative modeling approaches with upper bus load limits are used, then transmission quality is ensured, but bus system utilization efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic bus load management by continuously monitoring actual bus utilization and adapting transmission schedules in real-time. The system transitions from static conservative limits to dynamic adjustment, allowing the bus load limit to vary based on current traffic conditions, thereby improving utilization efficiency while maintaining transmission quality when needed
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs feedback mechanisms by measuring actual bus utilization and using this information to adjust future transmission schedules. The bus load manager continuously receives feedback on bus traffic patterns and modifies data transmission timing accordingly, enabling the system to optimize utilization without compromising transmission quality
2Reliability
If conservative bus load limits are specified, then transmission quality fluctuations are reduced, but data transmission time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of bus traffic patterns and predicts future utilization scenarios. By pre-planning data transmission schedules based on predicted bus load conditions, the system avoids last-minute delays and reduces overall transmission time while maintaining quality stability through proactive schedule management
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic monitoring and evaluation of bus utilization patterns. By analyzing traffic in periodic intervals and adjusting transmission schedules accordingly, the system maintains stable transmission quality while minimizing delays through rhythmic optimization cycles
3Reliability
If conservative modeling is used in design phase, then transmission quality is guaranteed, but measurement precision of actual utilization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bus load manager performs self-service by autonomously measuring actual bus utilization and using this precise measurement data to optimize transmission schedules. The system eliminates the need for conservative design margins by implementing its own monitoring and adjustment mechanisms, achieving both quality guarantees and precise utilization measurement
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AI summary
A method, a bus system, and a transportation means control a utilization of the bus system. The method includes determining a first piece of information representing a current and/or a future utilization of the bus system, and determining a second piece of information representing respective data transmission time periods for a plurality of bus subscribers which transmit data by means of the bus system, as a function of the first piece of information. The method also includes transmitting the second piece of information to the plurality of bus subscribers, and adjusting respective data transmission time periods for the plurality of bus subscribers by the respective bus subscribers, as a function of the second piece of information, and transmitting data by the plurality of bus subscribers within the respective adjusted data transmission time periods by means of the bus system.