Connectionless Communication Handover Buffering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current connection-oriented communication architectures incur inefficiencies in signaling overhead and latency due to the need for dedicated tunnels or channels, which are not optimized for device mobility and network resource management in connected communication networks.
Innovation Solution
The proposed solution involves a system that analyzes signal measurements from different radios to suggest handovers, temporarily disables links, negotiates handovers between communication devices, and manages radio resources to optimize communication service delivery, reducing the need for dedicated channels and enhancing network efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If connection-oriented architecture with dedicated tunnels or channels is used, then data transmission reliability is improved, but signaling overhead increases and latency increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the connection establishment and management functions from the data transmission path. By using connectionless communication, the dedicated tunnel setup, maintenance, and teardown procedures are eliminated, allowing data to be transmitted directly without incurring the signaling overhead and latency associated with connection-oriented protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of establishing connections before data transmission (connection-oriented approach), the patent inverts the approach by transmitting data immediately without prior connection setup (connectionless approach). This reversal eliminates the need for handshaking, tunnel establishment, and associated signaling, thereby reducing latency while maintaining transmission reliability through other mechanisms.
2Reliability
If connection-oriented architecture with dedicated tunnels or channels is used, then data transmission reliability is improved, but signaling overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the connection management signaling from the communication process. By adopting connectionless communication, the system eliminates the need for setup messages, maintenance signaling, and teardown procedures that characterize connection-oriented architectures, thereby significantly reducing signaling overhead while maintaining data transmission reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The connectionless architecture allows data to be transmitted independently without requiring connection management services. Each data packet carries necessary addressing information and can be routed independently, eliminating the need for centralized connection management and reducing the signaling burden on network elements.
3Reliability
If dedicated tunnels or channels are created for data transmission, then transmission reliability is improved, but network resource efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connectionless architecture enables network resources to serve multiple purposes and multiple data flows simultaneously. Instead of dedicating specific tunnels or channels to individual communications, the same network infrastructure can handle diverse traffic types and destinations, improving overall network resource efficiency while maintaining transmission reliability through proper packet routing and addressing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic resource allocation where network resources are not statically assigned to specific connections but are dynamically shared among multiple data transmissions. This dynamic approach allows more efficient utilization of network capacity while maintaining reliable delivery through connectionless protocols that handle routing flexibly.
4Reliability
If connection-oriented architecture is used to support device mobility, then communication reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connectionless architecture enables devices to independently manage their communication without complex connection establishment and maintenance procedures. Each device can send and receive data packets independently with simple addressing, reducing device complexity while maintaining communication reliability through the robustness of connectionless protocols that do not require persistent state management.
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AI summary
Aspects of the disclosure include transmitting first payload data to a first communication device via a first link, subsequent to the transmitting of the first payload data, obtaining a first indication that a handover is being negotiated between the first communication device and a second communication device, based on the first indication, placing, at a processing system, the first link in an inactive state, based on the first indication, storing second payload data in a buffer, and responsive to obtaining a second indication that the second communication device has accepted the handover: activating, at the processing system, a second link between the processing system and the second communication device, obtaining the second payload data from the buffer, and transmitting, based on the activating of the second link, the second payload data obtained from the buffer to the second communication device via the second link. Other aspects are disclosed.