Centralized Baseband Allocation for Dynamic Event Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for providing high-capacity wireless coverage at large events, such as concerts or festivals, involve constructing temporary infrastructure, which is costly, resource-intensive, and inefficient as it is only needed periodically, and cannot adjust coverage on demand to accommodate varying user numbers.
Innovation Solution
A system with centralized basebands and a controller dynamically allocates additional basebands to event locations based on real-time user data, optimizing coverage by redirecting resources from a central location to meet capacity needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If temporary infrastructure is constructed at event locations to provide high-capacity coverage, then coverage capacity is improved, but cost and resource waste increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud-based intermediary system that mediates between the core network and event locations. Instead of deploying full base stations at each event site, the system uses cloud-hosted baseband units that can be dynamically allocated to event locations via wireless backhaul, providing the needed coverage capacity without the resource waste of permanent local infrastructure deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic resource allocation where baseband units can be dynamically assigned to different event locations based on real-time demand. The controller monitors event parameters and dynamically adjusts the allocation of baseband units, allowing the coverage capacity to adapt to changing event conditions without requiring static infrastructure deployment.
2Quantity of substance
If temporary infrastructure is constructed for events, then coverage capacity is improved, but installation and removal costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical deployment of physical base station equipment at event locations with a software-based cloud allocation system. Instead of installing and removing physical infrastructure, the system uses wireless communication to dynamically allocate baseband units from a central cloud, eliminating the labor-intensive installation and removal processes while maintaining the needed coverage capacity.
3Quantity of substance
If additional base stations are erected at event locations, then coverage capacity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the base station functionality into separate components: the baseband processing is separated and hosted in the cloud, while only lightweight wireless communication modules are deployed at event locations. This segmentation reduces the complexity at each event site while maintaining the full functionality of a traditional base station through centralized cloud processing.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are provided for dynamically optimizing on demand coverage at one or more coverage locations. The system includes a plurality of coverage locations, a centralized location comprising a plurality of basebands and at least one controller, a plurality of fiber cables that extend from the centralized location to the coverage locations, and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to receive data that identifies the number of users needing coverage at a first coverage location during a first event. Based on determining whether the number of users needing coverage at the first coverage location of the plurality of coverage locations exceeds a predetermined capacity threshold for the first coverage location for the first event is determined, the system assigns at least one additional baseband to provide additional coverage to the first location.