Channel Information Detector for Automatic Protocol Stack Updates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communications networks require manual input and time-consuming updates of channel information for protocol stacks, which is inefficient, especially when equipment changes or network growth occurs, and is further complicated by the use of different manufacturers' equipment.
Innovation Solution
A channel information detector system that automatically extracts and analyzes data unit parameters to deduce necessary channel information, using an information retriever and analyzer, and employs decision tree analysis with feedback to determine channel setup information without requiring manual input or vendor-specific equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual input is used to enter channel information, then accuracy of channel information can be ensured, but time consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by automatically extracting channel information from data units as they pass through the protocol stack. The information retriever and analyzer components automatically process data without requiring manual intervention, allowing the system to update channel information autonomously while maintaining accuracy through automated analysis of actual data characteristics.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/manual process of manually entering channel information with an automated electronic system. The information retriever automatically extracts parameters from data units, and the analyzer collectively analyzes these parameters to deduce channel information, substituting manual operations with automated computational processes.
2Reliability
If manual updates are performed when equipment changes, then channel information can be updated, but system downtime increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by continuously monitoring and extracting channel information from data units as they pass through the protocol stack. This ongoing automatic extraction ensures that channel information is always current without requiring separate update operations during equipment changes, thereby preventing system downtime.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes continuity of useful action through the continuous operation of the information retriever and analyzer components. These components operate continuously to extract and analyze data unit parameters, ensuring channel information is constantly updated and always current, eliminating the need for interruptive manual updates during equipment changes.
3Loss of information
If vendor-specific equipment is used, then channel information can be obtained from headers, but adaptability to different manufacturers decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by designing the information retriever and analyzer to work with data units from any vendor. The system extracts channel information universally from data unit parameters regardless of manufacturer, making the protocol stack adaptable to equipment from different vendors while maintaining the ability to obtain necessary channel information.
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AI summary
A channel information detector, a method of detecting channel information and a communications node is provided for general communications networks. In one embodiment, the channel information detector includes (1) an information retriever configured to extract data unit parameters from a plurality of data units progressing through a protocol stack and (2) an information analyzer, coupled to the information retriever, configured to collectively analyze the data unit parameters to deduce channel information therefrom.