Terminal Selection Using User Willingness in Communication Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems fail to consider user willingness when selecting terminal devices for services like federated learning, user experience reports, and advertisement surveys, leading to poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
An application function network element obtains willingness information from terminal devices to determine their participation in services, ensuring alignment with user preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the target terminal device is determined by the AF network element or core network based on network data, then the service selection efficiency is improved, but the user experience deteriorates because user willingness is not considered
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by obtaining and storing willingness information from terminal devices before the service selection process. The AF network element queries the willingness information from a network element in advance, ensuring that user preferences are already available when service selection needs to occur, thus avoiding real-time delays while improving user experience
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by establishing a query mechanism where the AF network element retrieves willingness information from network elements. This feedback loop ensures that user preferences (willingness information) are continuously fed back into the service selection process, allowing the system to make informed decisions that balance efficiency with user experience
2Ease of operation
If willingness information is obtained from network elements through querying, then user experience is improved by considering user preferences, but the system complexity increases due to additional network interactions
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses an intermediary approach by introducing a query mechanism between the AF network element and network elements that store willingness information. Instead of terminal devices directly providing willingness information to service selection systems, the AF network element acts as an intermediary that queries and retrieves this information from appropriate network elements, simplifying the overall architecture while maintaining user experience
Solution Approach 2:
The AF network element performs multiple functions: it not only determines service selection based on network data but also queries and integrates willingness information from network elements. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components for each task, thereby managing system complexity while improving user experience through comprehensive service selection
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AI summary
Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and an apparatus. In the method, an application function network element may obtain willingness information of a terminal device, and determine, based on the willingness information, whether to select the terminal device to participate in a target service. In this way, user experience can be improved.