Carrier Aggregation Management Based on Content Type
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Solution Overview
Problem
In wireless communication systems, serving user equipment (UEs) with carrier aggregation consumes more radio frequency spectrum, limiting availability for other UEs, and existing methods do not effectively manage when to apply carrier aggregation or how many carriers to aggregate based on the type of content being communicated.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that determine the type of content to be communicated between a base station and a UE, deciding whether to apply carrier aggregation and how many component carriers to aggregate, by modifying the air interface connection to encompass the determined number of carriers, thereby optimizing spectrum use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If carrier aggregation is applied to serve a UE, then the data rate and throughput for that UE is improved, but the radio frequency spectrum consumption increases, limiting availability for other UEs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic carrier aggregation management where the base station adjusts the number of component carriers assigned to each UE based on real-time conditions. The system determines content type (e.g., video, audio, data) and dynamically decides whether to apply carrier aggregation and how many carriers to allocate, making the spectrum allocation flexible and adaptive rather than static
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of carrier aggregation configuration based on content type identification. Different content types trigger different aggregation levels - for example, high-bandwidth content like video may warrant carrier aggregation while lower-bandwidth content like text or audio may use single-carrier operation, thereby optimizing spectrum utilization according to actual service requirements
2Productivity
If the number of component carriers is increased for a UE, then the throughput is improved, but the spectrum availability for other users decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different spectrum allocation strategies to different UEs based on their specific content requirements. Instead of uniform carrier aggregation allocation, the system identifies the content type for each UE and allocates component carriers locally optimized for that specific service, ensuring each UE receives appropriate spectrum resources without over-provisioning that would harm overall network efficiency
3Productivity
If carrier aggregation is applied without considering content type, then the data rate is improved, but the spectrum efficiency of the network decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary identification of content type before finalizing the carrier aggregation configuration. By determining whether the content requires high bandwidth (such as video streaming) or can be served with standard bandwidth (such as web browsing or messaging), the network proactively configures the appropriate number of component carriers in advance, preventing unnecessary spectrum consumption
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AI summary
A method and system for managing quantity of carriers to aggregate together in carrier aggregation service, based at least in part on consideration of the type of content that will be communicated to or from the user equipment device (UE) at issue. A base station serving the UE may determine a type of content that will be communicated between the base station and the UE and, based at least on the determined type of content, may decide whether to apply carrier aggregation and, when the decision is to apply carrier aggregation, determine, based at least on the determined type of content, how many component carriers to aggregate together in the carrier aggregation service of the UE. The base station may then modify an air interface connection with the UE to encompass the determined number of component carriers.