Dynamic Spectrum Allocation for Emergency Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
The use of dedicated wireless communication frequencies for emergency response services, such as FirstNet, is wasteful and inefficient, as it requires separate base station devices for specific frequencies, leading to unnecessary resource allocation and usage.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a Systems Resources Manager (SRM) that dynamically allocates existing commercial frequencies for mobile devices to switch to designated emergency frequencies only when necessary, allowing for efficient use of spectrum during emergency conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If dedicated wireless communication frequencies are allocated for emergency response services, then emergency response communication reliability is improved, but spectrum resource efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically switches base stations between commercial frequency bands and dedicated emergency frequency bands based on real-time emergency conditions. During non-emergency periods, base stations operate on commercial frequencies to conserve spectrum resources. When emergencies are detected, the system automatically reconfigures base stations to transmit on dedicated emergency frequencies, ensuring reliable emergency communication while minimizing spectrum waste during normal operations.
Solution Approach 2:
Base stations are designed to perform multiple functions by operating on different frequency bands. The same physical base station infrastructure serves both commercial communication purposes on commercial frequencies and emergency response purposes on dedicated emergency frequencies. This multi-functionality allows the system to maintain spectrum efficiency during normal operations while ensuring emergency communication reliability when needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate base station devices are deployed for dedicated emergency frequencies, then emergency response service capability is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes existing commercial base stations multi-functional by enabling them to operate on both commercial frequency bands and dedicated emergency frequency bands. This eliminates the need to deploy separate base station devices for emergency services, as the same infrastructure can dynamically switch between different frequency assignments based on service requirements, thereby reducing device complexity and deployment costs while maintaining emergency response capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges commercial communication functions and emergency response functions into a single unified base station infrastructure. By combining these functions and allowing dynamic frequency switching, the patent avoids the need for separate dedicated emergency base stations, thereby reducing overall system complexity and infrastructure costs while preserving adaptability for emergency response services.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and techniques facilitating resource frequency management are provided. An apparatus comprises: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations. The operations comprise: receiving information indicative of an emergency condition in a defined area; and transmitting a command to a network device for the defined area to cause the base station device to send a communication for the emergency condition via a first wireless communication channel with a mobile device of mobile devices associated with a subscriber identity of respective subscriber identities assigned to provide a response to the emergency condition.