Connection Failure Reporting for Multi-TRP Wireless Networks

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current mobile communication networks face challenges in efficiently managing and optimizing communication protocols across a diverse range of wireless devices and base stations supporting multiple technologies, leading to suboptimal performance and resource utilization.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of a flexible and configurable architecture for New Radio (NR) user plane and control plane protocol stacks, allowing for dynamic configuration of bandwidth parts, carrier aggregation, and adaptive resource allocation based on traffic load and device capabilities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a flexible and configurable architecture for NR user plane and control plane protocol stacks is implemented, then network efficiency and adaptability are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveadaptabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic configuration of protocol stack parameters including bandwidth parts, carrier aggregation settings, and resource allocation schemes that can be adjusted in real-time based on traffic load and device capabilities, allowing the system to adapt to changing conditions without requiring hardware changes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes operational parameters of the protocol stack such as bandwidth part configurations, carrier aggregation parameters, and resource allocation settings to optimize performance for different scenarios, enabling the same hardware to efficiently support multiple technology releases and device types

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If dynamic configuration of bandwidth parts and carrier aggregation is implemented, then resource allocation efficiency is improved, but processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation efficiencyVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent pre-configures multiple bandwidth parts and carrier aggregation settings that can be rapidly activated or deactivated based on current network conditions, avoiding the need for complex real-time calculations while maintaining efficient resource allocation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The invention divides the protocol stack configuration into separate, independently controllable modules for bandwidth parts, carrier aggregation, and resource allocation, allowing each function to be optimized and managed separately, reducing overall processing complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20240179552A1Connection Failure Report for Multiple Transmission and Reception Points
Publication Date: 2024.05.30 OFINNO LLC
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AI summary

A wireless device determines a failure of a communication connection with a special cell, and sends, to a base station, a failure report indicating that the communication connection is failed, and associated with at least one cell configured as a resource of the special cell.