Dynamic Modem Configuration for User Equipment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wireless communication devices face inefficiencies in managing network resources for multiple applications with varying usage characteristics, leading to suboptimal performance and power consumption.
Innovation Solution
A UE device dynamically configures its modem settings based on the network usage characteristics of running applications, selecting a modem configuration that balances resource allocation with power efficiency by monitoring and aggregating data on session duration, burst period, and user preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the modem uses fixed configuration settings, then the device structure is simple, but network performance and power efficiency are suboptimal
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic modem configuration by continuously monitoring application network usage characteristics (session duration, burst period, burst size) and automatically adjusting modem parameters in real-time. This transitions from fixed static configurations to adaptive dynamic settings that optimize performance based on actual usage patterns, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and optimality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes modem operating parameters (such as C-DRX parameters, RF chain configuration, antenna settings) based on aggregated application usage data. By dynamically modifying these parameters according to measured network characteristics, the system achieves optimal performance without requiring complex manual configuration, thus resolving the contradiction between performance and complexity.
2Productivity
If the modem allocates maximum resources to all applications, then network performance is maximized, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by tailoring modem resource allocation to individual application characteristics. Instead of uniform maximum resource allocation, the system adjusts resources based on each application's specific usage pattern (session duration, burst period, burst size), providing optimized resource distribution that balances performance and power consumption for each application context.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes modem parameters such as C-DRX cycle duration, transmission power levels, and antenna configuration based on aggregated application usage characteristics. This parameter adaptation enables the system to allocate resources efficiently according to actual network demands, maximizing performance where needed while minimizing power consumption during low-activity periods.
3Measurement precision
If the system monitors detailed application usage data, then configuration accuracy is improved, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual application usage measurements into a single aggregated composite usage characteristic. By combining data from multiple applications (session duration, burst period, burst size) into unified metrics, the system achieves accurate configuration guidance without processing each application separately, thus reducing overall processing complexity while maintaining measurement precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a universal configuration approach that handles multiple application types through a single aggregated usage model. The composite usage characteristics serve as a universal input for modem configuration decisions, eliminating the need for application-specific processing logic and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining accurate configuration across diverse applications.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including obtaining first data regarding one or more applications running on a UE device, where the first data represents, for each of the one or more applications, an individual network usage characteristic of that application; determining, based on the first data, second data regarding the one or more applications, where the second data represents a composite network usage characteristic of the one or more applications; selecting, based on the second data, a first modem configuration from among a plurality of candidate modem configurations; and causing a modem of the UE device to operate according to the first modem configuration.