Dynamic Wireless Resource Allocation via Blockchain
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication resource management in 5G wireless communication systems faces inefficiencies due to pre-allocated resources not meeting demand, leading to waste and suboptimal utilization, especially when some base stations have excess resources while others lack them.
Innovation Solution
Implementing blockchain technology for dynamic resource management and allocation among devices, allowing for real-time purchasing and selling of communication resources based on intersection coverage areas, optimizing resource utilization and enhancing security through decentralized and tamper-proof transactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If communication resources are pre-allocated to base stations, then resource allocation is simple and deterministic, but resource utilization efficiency deteriorates when demand varies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic resource allocation by enabling base stations to purchase and sell communication resources in real-time based on their actual demand and available capacity. This transforms the static pre-allocation mechanism into a dynamic market-based system where resource allocation adapts continuously to changing conditions, thereby improving resource utilization efficiency without requiring complex centralized control
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables base stations to autonomously participate in resource transactions by making their own purchasing and selling decisions based on their local conditions. Each base station independently determines when to buy resources from neighbors with excess capacity or when to sell to neighbors in need, eliminating the need for complex centralized resource management while improving overall system efficiency
2Productivity
If communication resources are shared among neighboring base stations, then resource utilization improves, but security and transaction reliability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces blockchain technology as an intermediary layer that mediates resource transactions between base stations. The blockchain network provides a decentralized, tamper-proof ledger that records all transactions, ensuring security and reliability without requiring direct trust between participating base stations. This allows resources to be shared efficiently while maintaining transaction integrity through cryptographic verification and consensus mechanisms
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to electronic device and method in a wireless communication system. An electronic device of a wireless communication system for purchasing wireless communication resources has an associated communication coverage which intersects with communication coverage of at least one neighboring electronic device. The electronic device comprises a processing circuit configured to determine a specific number of neighboring electronic devices in the at least one neighboring electronic device for purchasing wireless communication resources therefrom, and to purchase wireless communication resources from the specific number of neighboring electronic devices on the basis of the sizes of communication coverage intersection areas between the electronic device and the specific number of neighboring electronic devices.