Dynamic Socket Waveform for Interference-Free Mesh Offloading

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wireless communication systems, particularly Software Defined Radios (SDRs), face challenges in efficiently utilizing dynamic RF spectrum resources and maintaining low power, small form factor operations over long distances with minimal interference across different frequency bands, especially in ad hoc networks like Quint Networking Technology (QNT) for UHF/VHF bands.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of a communications device and system with dynamic sockets, featuring high band channel radio resources for 900-2800 MHz and socket radio resources for 30-1000 MHz, allowing concurrent operation with minimal interference, connected via a unifying mesh network that negotiates dynamic socket connections to offload traffic and optimize bandwidth usage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple radio resources operate concurrently in the same device, then communication versatility and bandwidth utilization improve, but interference and isolation requirements worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication versatilityVSAvoidinterference
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The device segments radio resources into distinct functional blocks (first radio resource block operating at 900-2800 MHz and second radio resource block operating at 30-1000 MHz) with significant frequency separation. This segmentation allows concurrent operation of multiple radio resources while minimizing interference through natural frequency domain isolation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Productivity

If frequency bands are closely spaced to maximize spectrum utilization, then spectral efficiency improves, but interference and isolation complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespectral efficiencyVSAvoidisolation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the spectrum into two distinct operational bands with significant separation: 900-2800 MHz for high-band channel radio resources and 30-1000 MHz for socket radio resources. This segmentation achieves spectral efficiency through coordinated multi-band operation while avoiding the complexity of isolation mechanisms by exploiting the natural frequency gap.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system employs an intermediary mesh network layer that coordinates communication between devices using different radio resource blocks. This intermediary layer manages the complexity of multi-band operations by providing a standardized interface and protocol for spectral sharing, thereby reducing the isolation complexity at the device level.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If dynamic socket connections are implemented to offload traffic, then bandwidth utilization improves, but negotiation overhead and latency increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebandwidth utilizationVSAvoidnegotiation overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by establishing mesh network connections and negotiating socket connections in advance before actual data transfer begins. This allows the system to pre-coordinate spectrum sharing arrangements and offload continuous traffic to dedicated socket connections, thereby improving bandwidth utilization while minimizing real-time negotiation overhead during active data transfer.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS7733839B1Dynamic socket waveform
Publication Date: 2010.06.08 ROCKWELL COLLINS INC
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AI summary

A system capable of operation with dynamic sockets includes a plurality of communications devices. Each of the plurality of communications devices includes high band channel radio resources capable of communications at 900-2800 MHz and socket radio resources capable of communications at 30-1000 MHz. The high band channel radio resources and the socket radio resources are significantly separated in frequency so that the high band channel radio resources and the socket radio resources are suitable for concurrent operation with no interference and minimal isolation, co-site problems to solve in each of the plurality of communications devices. The plurality of communications devices are connected to a unifying mesh network by the high band channel radio resources. The unifying mesh network is suitable for allowing the plurality of communications devices to communicate with one another. When data needs to be transferred among a group of communications devices, a dynamic socket connection is negotiated on the unifying mesh network and is then formed with the socket radio resources. The dynamic socket formation is suitable for allowing the unifying mesh network to offload continuous receiver-directed or multicast traffic from the unifying mesh network channel and to free up public ad hoc communications bandwidth of the unifying mesh network.