Dynamic Spectrum Arbitrage System with Home eNodeB Gateway

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing femtocell solutions are not suitable for dynamic spectrum arbitrage systems due to their negative impact on performance when managing and coordinating communications and interactions between femtocells and other components, leading to inefficiencies in allocating and managing telecommunication resources.

Innovation Solution

A dynamic spectrum arbitrage system that includes a dynamic spectrum policy controller and dynamic spectrum controller, utilizing the DSAAP protocol to efficiently communicate and manage congestion reports from femtocells, allowing for intelligent allocation and handover of RF spectrum resources between networks, thereby optimizing resource usage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If existing femtocell solutions are used in dynamic spectrum arbitrage systems, then femtocell inclusion is achieved, but system performance deteriorates due to negative impact on managing and coordinating communications

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefemtocell inclusion capabilityVSAvoidsystem performance
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a Home eNodeB Gateway (HeNB GW) as an intermediary component that manages and coordinates communications between femtocells and the core network. The gateway acts as a mediator that handles signaling, resource allocation, and handover coordination, thereby enabling femtocell inclusion while maintaining system performance through centralized control and optimized resource management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Stability of the object's composition

If traditional resource allocation methods are used, then network stability is maintained, but resource utilization efficiency decreases due to underutilized telecommunication resources

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork stabilityVSAvoidresource utilization efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic spectrum arbitrage that enables real-time allocation and redistribution of underutilized telecommunication resources. The system dynamically adjusts resource allocation based on current network conditions, traffic patterns, and demand, allowing resources to be transferred from networks with excess capacity to those experiencing congestion, thereby improving overall resource utilization while maintaining network stability through controlled handovers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor network congestion levels, resource utilization, and handover performance. Based on this feedback, the dynamic spectrum arbitrage system adjusts resource allocation decisions and handover parameters in real-time, optimizing resource distribution while ensuring network stability through adaptive control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Speed

If real-time spectrum resource allocation is implemented, then resource allocation speed is improved, but system complexity increases due to coordination requirements between multiple networks

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation speedVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the complex multi-network coordination system into distinct functional components: Home eNodeBs for local resource management, Home eNodeB Gateway for centralized coordination, and core network elements for policy enforcement. This segmentation allows real-time resource allocation to be implemented at the edge (HeNB level) while higher-level coordination is handled by the gateway, reducing overall system complexity through distributed intelligence.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP3005778B1System for dynamic spectrum arbitrage with home enodebs
Publication Date: 2020.01.01 RIVADA NETWORKS LLC
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AI summary

A dynamic spectrum arbitrage (DSA) system includes a plurality of femtocells, a home eNodeB gateway (HGW) coupled to each of the plurality of femtocells, a dynamic spectrum controller (DSC) coupled to the HGW, and a dynamic spectrum policy controller (DPC) coupled to the DSC and a plurality of other DSCs. Each of the femtocells may be configured to monitor network conditions, generate congestion reports based on a result of the monitoring, and send the generated congestion reports to the HGW. The HGW may be configured to receive congestion reports from many different femtocells, generate congestion state information based on the received congestion reports, and send the congestion state information to the DSC. The DSC may be configured to receiving the congestion state information from one or more HGWs, and use the received congestion state information to perform intelligent DSA operations (e.g., allocating resources, requesting handins, performing backoff operations, etc.).