Conference Bandwidth Sharing via Connection Manager
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current multilateral conference systems face challenges in quickly determining the maximum available bandwidth, leading to potential data loss or delay and subsequent deterioration of conference service quality due to the time-consuming process of assessing network conditions.
Innovation Solution
A terminal is configured with a connection manager, bandwidth analyzer, and bandwidth manager to identify and share bandwidth data, including identification information, time, and user count, allowing for rapid determination and adjustment of network bandwidth based on loss or delay patterns, and transmitting this data to newly connected terminals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the terminal determines maximum bandwidth by monitoring loss or delay patterns in real-time, then the bandwidth determination is accurate, but the process takes considerable time causing data loss or delay
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary bandwidth determination and stores bandwidth data in advance before it is actually needed. When a terminal joins the conference, pre-calculated bandwidth data from other terminals is immediately available for use, eliminating the need for time-consuming real-time monitoring while maintaining accurate bandwidth information.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of each terminal independently performing time-consuming bandwidth monitoring, the system copies bandwidth data from one terminal to others. Newly joined terminals receive pre-determined bandwidth data from existing terminals, achieving rapid bandwidth determination without repeating the lengthy measurement process.
2Adaptability or versatility
If each terminal independently determines its own bandwidth, then the bandwidth data is specific to each terminal's network conditions, but the overall system efficiency is reduced due to redundant measurements
Solution Approach 1:
The system copies bandwidth data from one terminal to multiple terminals. When terminal A determines bandwidth data, this data is shared with terminals B, C, and D. This eliminates redundant independent measurements by each terminal while still providing bandwidth information adapted to the specific network conditions of that area.
Solution Approach 2:
The bandwidth data determined by one terminal serves multiple purposes and is reused by multiple terminals. A single bandwidth measurement performs the function of multiple independent measurements, improving system efficiency while the data remains applicable to all terminals in the same network area through the connection manager's distribution mechanism.
3Loss of time
If bandwidth data is shared among terminals in the same area, then newly connected terminals can quickly determine bandwidth, but the system complexity increases due to data management requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The connection manager acts as an intermediary that handles bandwidth data management. It receives bandwidth data from terminals, stores it appropriately, and distributes it to newly connected terminals. This intermediary approach simplifies the overall system architecture by centralizing data management tasks rather than requiring complex peer-to-peer data exchange mechanisms.
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AI summary
Provided are a conference system and a method for controlling bandwidth thereof. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the conference system enables a bandwidth pattern obtained from one terminal to be shared with other terminals connected to the conference in the same area as the terminal, such that a process of identifying bandwidths of users connected to the conference in the area may be omitted, thereby reducing a time required for stabilizing a service quality.