Cooperative Communication in Wireless Systems

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Solution Overview

Problem

In wireless communication systems, overlapping coverage areas between radio access points lead to interference and inefficient energy usage, necessitating cooperative communication methods to manage load and optimize service delivery.

Innovation Solution

The method involves using a communication element to transmit and receive information related to radio access points and user equipment (UE) through a UDP and GPRS Tunneling Protocol, enabling cooperative communication and load adjustment between radio access points, with the use of protocols like UDP and GTP facilitating efficient data transfer and interference management.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If radio access points operate independently with overlapping coverage areas, then each radio access point can provide service autonomously, but interference increases and energy usage becomes inefficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice delivery reliabilityVSAvoidinterference
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple radio access points into a cooperative communication system where they share information about UE contexts, channel states, and scheduling decisions. This allows coordinated transmission strategies that reduce interference while maintaining service reliability, transforming independent operations into a unified cooperative framework

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Device complexity

If radio access points operate independently, then system complexity is low, but energy usage efficiency deteriorates due to lack of coordination

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem complexityVSAvoidenergy usage efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms where radio access points exchange information about UE context, channel state information, and scheduling decisions. This feedback loop enables dynamic coordination that optimizes energy usage by allowing radio access points to adjust their transmission strategies based on real-time system state, reducing wasted energy while maintaining manageable complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Loss of energy

If cooperative communication is implemented between radio access points, then interference is reduced and energy efficiency improves, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenergy efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a coordination entity or message exchange mechanism as an intermediary that manages the cooperative communication between radio access points. This intermediary handles the complex information exchange and coordination logic, allowing individual radio access points to maintain simpler structures while still benefiting from system-wide cooperation and optimization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP2936864B1Methods and apparatuses for cooperative communication in wireless communication system
Publication Date: 2021.09.01 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A method for a cooperative communication according to a portion of the present specification, may include receiving at least one of information related to a radio access point and information related to a user equipment (UE) receiving a service from the radio access point, from the radio access point. The receiving may be performed by using a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Tunneling Protocol (GTP).