Dynamic Control Field Inclusion for Wireless Frame Overhead Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless communication systems face inefficiencies due to the overhead associated with transmitting control information, which can reduce the effectiveness of data transmission in wireless networks.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a method and device that selectively includes control fields in frames, with each control field containing an indicator for the end of the control fields or the presence of another, allowing for efficient transmission and reducing overhead.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If control fields are included in frames to facilitate communication, then communication effectiveness is improved, but overhead increases and transmission efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic control field inclusion where the frame structure adapts based on communication needs. Control fields are selectively included or excluded from frames depending on whether control information needs to be transmitted, allowing the system to optimize between reliability and efficiency on a per-frame basis rather than using a fixed structure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts control information from traditional fixed frame structures and places it into separate control fields that can be independently managed. This allows control information to be removed from frames when not needed, reducing overhead and improving transmission efficiency while maintaining the ability to include it when communication effectiveness requires it
2Adaptability or versatility
If control information is transmitted to facilitate device communication, then communication capability is improved, but overhead increases and efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic control information transmission where control fields are included in frames at specific intervals or under specific conditions rather than in every frame. This periodic inclusion reduces the overall overhead and energy consumption associated with control information while maintaining adequate communication capability through strategically placed control fields
3Device complexity
If a fixed number of control fields are used in frames, then frame structure simplicity is maintained, but flexibility to optimize transmission is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a static fixed number of control fields to a dynamic variable number of control fields per frame. The frame structure maintains simplicity through standardized field formats while achieving optimization through variable inclusion based on communication needs, allowing the system to adapt the number of control fields to match the actual control information requirements of each transmission
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AI summary
Methods, devices, and computer program products for traffic information signaling in a wireless communications network are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of wireless communication network is disclosed. The method includes selecting, from a variable number of control fields, one or more control fields for inclusion in a frame. The method further includes generating the frame comprising the selected number of control fields, each control field comprising an end of control field, the end of control field storing an indicator indicative of an end of the selected number of control fields or a presence of another control field in the frame. The method further includes transmitting the frame.