Communication Resource Allocation Balancing Multi-Carrier Slots
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication resource allocation methods in multi-carrier/multi-time slot systems often lead to unfavorable allocation patterns due to differences in service usage patterns and behaviors, particularly when supporting services with varying session durations like multi-slot packet data and voice services.
Innovation Solution
A method that allocates communication slots from physical carriers based on criteria such as avoiding carriers already supporting the first service, prioritizing those with the highest number of unallocated slots, and using a predetermined value to govern expansion and contraction of slots for multi-slot packet data services to ensure balanced resource allocation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If communication resources are allocated on an as-needed basis using known methodologies, then the system can support multiple services with varying session durations, but the allocation pattern becomes unfavorable and resource efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-establishing allocation patterns and rules for different service types before resources are needed. The system pre-defines that voice services receive single slot assignments while packet data services can receive multiple slot assignments, allowing the system to efficiently handle service demands without complex real-time decisions that would reduce productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments communication services into distinct categories (voice services with short session times and packet data services with longer session times) with different allocation rules. This segmentation allows the system to apply specialized allocation strategies to each service type, improving overall resource efficiency while maintaining versatility
2Duration of action of moving object
If single slot assignment is used for voice services, then session times are kept short and resource turnover is high, but multi-slot packet data services cannot expand beyond single slot assignments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different slot allocation characteristics to different service types. Voice services receive single slot assignments optimized for short duration and quick turnover, while packet data services receive multi-slot assignments that enable expansion and accommodate longer session times. Each service type gets the specific allocation quality it needs without compromising the other
3Ease of operation
If communication slots are allocated without considering carrier slot distribution, then allocation is simple and fast, but unequal allocation patterns develop across physical carriers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback by monitoring the distribution of communication slots across physical carriers and using this information to guide subsequent allocation decisions. The system tracks how many slots each carrier has allocated to packet data services and adjusts future allocations to maintain balance, ensuring stable and equitable resource distribution while preserving allocation efficiency
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AI summary
In a communication system (10) having a pool of communication resources (11), such resources are preferentially allocated amongst a plurality of communication services (such as, for example, voice services, single-slot packet data services, and multi-slot packet data services) in a manner that tends to facilitate subsequent expansion of selected services (such as multi-slot packet data services). In a preferred embodiment, the allocation process also tends to favor balanced as versus unbalanced expansion of certain services when comparing one physical carrier that supports the service against another physical carrier that also supports that service.