Communication Packet Progress Signaling for Accurate Base Station Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Base stations in wireless communication systems cannot accurately detect progress information of services they support, leading to inadequate service provision and compromised user experience.
Innovation Solution
A communication method where a core network device sends data packets with additional indication information, such as a sequence number, to a network device (e.g., a base station) to help it determine the progress of a service, allowing more accurate processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If base station uses conventional data packet reception without progress information, then device complexity is reduced, but service processing accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces first indication information as an intermediary element that carries progress information about service data packets. This intermediary enables the base station to detect service progress without fundamentally changing the core data packet structure, thus improving measurement precision while minimizing device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the information structure by separating progress indication information from the main service data packets. The first indication information is transmitted independently or with the data packets, allowing the base station to process progress information separately from service data, thereby improving detection accuracy without increasing overall system complexity
2Reliability
If base station cannot detect service progress information, then information loss is reduced, but service provision quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where first indication information is sent from the core network device to the base station, providing feedback about the progress of service data packets. This feedback loop enables the base station to accurately track service progress and improve service provision quality without information loss
3Productivity
If base station receives only conventional data packets, then device complexity is minimized, but service processing effectiveness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having the core network device prepare and include first indication information along with service data packets before transmission to the base station. This advance preparation ensures that progress information is already available when data packets arrive, improving service processing effectiveness without requiring complex real-time processing at the base station
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AI summary
This application provides a communication method and apparatus. The communication method includes: receiving at least one data packet of a first service, where the at least one data packet includes a first data packet, and the first data packet is located at a first location in the at least one data packet; and sending the at least one data packet and first indication information to a first network device, where the first indication information indicates the first location. In this application, the first indication information is sent to the first network device, so that the first network device may determine progress information of the currently processed first service based on the first location indicated by the first indication information. Therefore, the first network device more accurately and effectively performs processing related to the first service based on the progress information of the first service. In this way, a service is better provided for a user, and user experience is improved.