Cellular Device Peer-to-Peer Connection Establishment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cellular communication devices face inefficiencies in establishing and maintaining peer-to-peer wireless connections, leading to increased network traffic, resource consumption, and latency in cell selection and data transmission processes, particularly in densely populated areas.
Innovation Solution
Implementing direct wireless connections between cellular communication devices using ProSe (Proximity Services) to share cellular network information and offload data, allowing devices to configure communications and perform cell selection and reselection without relying on network access nodes, thereby reducing latency and resource usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If cellular communication devices use traditional network access nodes for data transmission and cell selection, then network coverage and connectivity are maintained, but network traffic increases, resource consumption increases, and latency increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the cell selection and data transmission functions from the traditional network access node dependency. Devices directly exchange cellular network information and perform peer-to-peer communications without routing through network access nodes, thereby reducing network traffic and resource consumption while maintaining connectivity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces direct device-to-device communication as an intermediary mechanism between devices and the network. By establishing direct wireless connections for cell selection information exchange and data transmission, devices bypass the traditional network access node intermediary, reducing latency and resource usage
2Speed
If cellular communication devices rely on network access nodes for cell selection and communication configuration, then network management and coordination are maintained, but latency in cell selection and data transmission increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having devices directly obtain and process cellular network information from peer devices before actual communication needs arise. Devices pre-configurate communication parameters and perform cell selection based on directly received information, eliminating the time delay associated with network access node coordination
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the network access node intermediary with direct device-to-device information exchange. By allowing devices to directly share cell selection measurements, network configuration information, and communication parameters, the system eliminates the intermediary bottleneck that causes latency in traditional architectures
3Loss of energy
If cellular communication devices establish peer-to-peer connections using direct wireless connections, then network traffic is reduced and resource consumption decreases, but device complexity and connection management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by enabling devices to autonomously perform cell selection, directly receive and process cellular network information from peer devices, and manage their own direct wireless connections without requiring complex network access node coordination. This self-managed approach reduces overall system complexity despite the peer-to-peer architecture
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AI summary
An apparatus for a user equipment (UE), the apparatus including: a processor configured to: establish a direct wireless connection with a further UE, decode cellular network information received from the further UE via direct communication over the established direct wireless connection, wherein the cellular network information comprises information associated with a cell selected by the further UE for cellular communication, and configure cellular communications with a cellular network access node of the cell based on the decoded cellular network information.