D2D Frequency Mapping for Service Quality

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current mobile communication systems face challenges in ensuring a predetermined level of service quality for specific device-to-device (D2D) applications, such as public safety and vehicle-to-vehicle communication, due to the lack of efficient frequency mapping and management in D2D proximity services.

Innovation Solution

A user terminal, service control apparatus, and base station are designed to obtain and manage mapping information that correlates D2D applications with appropriate frequencies, enabling the determination and notification of optimal frequencies for D2D communication, thereby ensuring high service quality by prioritizing frequency selection and handover processes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If frequency mapping and management is implemented for D2D applications, then service quality is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice qualityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a service control device as an intermediary component that centrally manages frequency mapping for D2D applications. This mediator receives frequency mapping information from the network and distributes it to user terminals, thereby improving service quality through systematic frequency management while containing system complexity by centralizing the management function rather than distributing it across all devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If multiple frequencies are allocated for different D2D applications, then interference is reduced, but frequency resource management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveinterferenceVSAvoidfrequency resource management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by allocating different frequencies to different D2D applications (e.g., public safety applications, vehicle-to-vehicle communication). This segmentation of frequency resources reduces interference between applications by assigning them separate spectral resources. The service control device maintains a mapping table that segments frequency allocation by application type, achieving interference reduction while managing complexity through structured organization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Reliability

If frequency mapping information is obtained from service control device, then service quality is ensured, but communication overhead increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice qualityVSAvoidcommunication overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by having the service control device prepare and store frequency mapping information in advance in a mapping table. When a user terminal needs to establish D2D communication, the frequency mapping information is already available at the service control device, allowing quick retrieval and notification to the terminal. This preliminary preparation ensures service quality is maintained while minimizing communication overhead during actual D2D establishment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3200556B1User terminal, service control device, and base station
Publication Date: 2020.09.02 KYOCERA CORP
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AI summary

A user terminal according to a first aspect is used in a mobile communication system which supports a D2D proximity service for enabling direct device-to-device communication. The user terminal comprises a controller configured to obtain mapping information indicating a correspondence relationship between a D2D application and a frequency to be used for the D2D application, the D2D application being an application of the D2D proximity service. The controller determines the frequency to be used for the D2D application based on the mapping information.