Carrier Air Interface Configuration for Multi-Service Wireless Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communications systems can only configure one air interface technology per carrier for user equipment (UE), leading to low resource utilization and an inability to meet diverse service requirements, such as those for mobile broadband and ultra-reliable low latency communications.
Innovation Solution
A method for a wireless access device to configure multiple air interface technologies on the same carrier for UE by determining and sending configuration information to the UE, allowing it to utilize multiple technologies simultaneously, thereby improving resource allocation and flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the base station configures only one AI technology on one carrier for UE, then the configuration is simple and reliable, but the resource utilization on the carrier is low and the use flexibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the carrier into multiple time resources (slots) and configures different AI technologies on different slots within the same carrier. This allows multiple AI technologies to coexist on one carrier without interfering with each other, thereby improving use flexibility while maintaining configuration simplicity through structured time division.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic configuration where the base station can flexibly assign different AI technologies to different time slots based on real-time service requirements. This dynamic allocation enables the system to adapt to diverse service needs (e.g., MBB, URLLC, eMBB) on the same carrier, enhancing adaptability without requiring complex multi-carrier setups.
2Productivity
If the base station configures only one AI technology on one carrier for UE, then the system is simple to manage, but the resource utilization on the carrier is relatively low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the carrier's time resources into multiple slots and assigns different AI technologies to different slots. This segmentation allows the carrier to serve multiple service types simultaneously (e.g., URLLC on one slot, MBB on another), significantly improving resource utilization by eliminating idle time associated with single-technology configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables the carrier to serve multiple functions by supporting different AI technologies on the same carrier through time division. The carrier becomes a universal platform that can handle diverse services (mobile broadband, ultra-reliable low latency communications, enhanced mobile broadband) simultaneously, thereby improving productivity without requiring separate dedicated carriers for each service type.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the operator supports only one carrier, then the network configuration is simple, but the operator cannot satisfy diverse service requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the time resources within a single carrier to accommodate different AI technologies. By dividing the carrier into multiple time slots, the operator can satisfy diverse service requirements (URLLC, MBB, eMBB) on the same carrier without needing to deploy multiple carriers, thus improving service versatility while keeping network configuration relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the single carrier a universal platform that can support multiple service types through time-division multiplexing of different AI technologies. This allows the operator to meet diverse service requirements on one carrier, enhancing the carrier's multi-functionality and eliminating the need for complex multi-carrier configurations while maintaining high service adaptability.
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AI summary
A method for supporting a wireless access device in configuring a plurality of air interface (AI) technologies on a same carrier for a user equipment (UE), thereby improving utilization and use flexibility of resources on a same carrier, includes: determining, by a wireless access device, at least two AI technologies that need to be configured on a same carrier; determining, by the wireless access device, configuration information of the at least two AI technologies; and sending, by the wireless access device, the configuration information of the at least two AI technologies to the UE, where the configuration information of the at least two AI technologies is used by the UE to configure the at least two AI technologies on the same carrier.