Directional Communication Apparatus Adaptive Connection Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Directional communication media, such as millimeter waves, are susceptible to shielding and disturbance due to their directionality, making it challenging to maintain a robust communication network with adaptive changes like node subscription and position changes.
Innovation Solution
A communication apparatus and system that acquires related information about communication destinations and determines optimal connection destinations based on established connections or unused connections, allowing for adaptive network configurations to minimize interference.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If directional communication media are used to achieve large capacity and low delay, then communication capacity and speed are improved, but the system becomes susceptible to shielding and disturbance due to directionality
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic connection management where the determination means continuously evaluates related information from multiple communication destinations and adapts connection selections based on current network conditions. This allows the system to dynamically switch between directional communication paths, maintaining high capacity while responding to shielding and disturbance conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes connection parameters by selecting different communication destinations based on evaluated criteria. The determination means adjusts connection parameters (which destination to connect to) based on related information such as connection quality, interference levels, and network state, thereby optimizing both capacity and robustness.
2Reliability
If adaptive changes in node subscription and position are implemented, then network robustness is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service through automated determination means that independently evaluates related information and makes connection decisions without manual intervention. The system automatically adapts to node subscription changes and position changes by processing information and selecting optimal connections, reducing the need for complex external control mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback mechanisms where the determination means continuously acquires related information about communication destinations and uses this feedback to adjust connection selections. This closed-loop approach enables adaptive robustness while keeping complexity manageable through information-driven automation.
3Reliability
If multiple connection destinations are evaluated and selected based on established connections, then communication reliability is improved, but information processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by evaluating related information selectively rather than processing all possible data. The determination means focuses on acquiring and processing only the necessary related information about communication destinations needed to make reliable connection decisions, avoiding excessive information processing while maintaining reliability.
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AI summary
A communication apparatus (10) according to an example aspect of the present invention includes: at least one communication means (21) that is configured to be capable of transmitting and receiving directional communication media; an acquisition means (22) that acquires related information related to at least one communication destination with which to communicate by the at least one communication means; and a determination means (23) that determines at least one connection destination with which to connect by the at least one communication means, the determination means referring to the related information related to the at least one communication destination, and determining, as the at least one connection destination, a communication destination that has more established connections.