Edge Slice Proxy for Robust iV2X Communications
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current V2X communication systems face challenges in maintaining robustness and reliability due to signal latency and compute delays, which can compromise safety and user experience, especially with insufficient computing resources in end devices like AGVs and UAVs, and the lack of extended network slicing to edge networks.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of an intelligent vehicle-to-everything (iV2X) service using Multi-access Edge Compute (MEC) platforms and edge slice proxy systems to monitor and adapt network connectivity, ensuring low latency and high availability by assigning end devices to network slices with virtual network functions optimized for real-time V2X operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional cloud-based network communications are used, then computing resources are sufficient to support V2X services, but signal latency increases and service robustness decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a new spatial dimension by deploying edge compute platforms at the network edge (e.g., at base stations or access points) rather than relying solely on centralized cloud data centers. This dimensional shift in computing resource placement reduces the physical distance data must travel, thereby lowering signal latency while maintaining sufficient computing power for V2X services.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces edge compute platforms as intermediary computing nodes between end devices and the centralized cloud. These edge platforms act as mediators that provide local computing resources and caching capabilities, reducing the need for long-haul communication with centralized clouds and thereby reducing latency while maintaining service robustness.
2Speed
If computing resources are placed in end devices like AGVs and UAVs, then service responsiveness improves, but computing resource sufficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges computing resources across multiple levels: end devices (AGVs, UAVs), edge compute platforms, and centralized cloud data centers. This hierarchical merging allows end devices to maintain local processing for immediate responsiveness while offloading complex computations to edge and cloud resources, thereby achieving both speed and sufficient computing power.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds vertical dimensionality to the computing architecture by introducing edge compute platforms as an intermediate layer between end devices and the cloud. This creates a multi-layered computing hierarchy that provides local processing capability at the edge, improving responsiveness without requiring end devices to have sufficient computing resources independently.
3Reliability
If network slicing is not extended to edge networks, then network management simplicity is maintained, but service availability and robustness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the network slicing mechanism universally across the entire network architecture, including edge networks. This allows the same slicing framework used in core networks to be applied at the edge, enabling consistent service level agreements, quality of service guarantees, and resource isolation across different network domains, thereby improving service availability without creating entirely new management complexity.
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AI summary
Systems and methods provide an intelligent vehicle to everything (iV2X) service that ensures robust communication of teleoperations and other data. An edge slice proxy system is used to incorporate edge platforms into network slicing considerations. A network device may receive a request for a connection from an end device, such as a vehicle requiring the iV2X service, via wireless signals. The network device may detect that the request is a request for an iV2X service and assign the end device to a network slice that supports stateful and robust iV2X services. The network slice may include one of the virtual network functions executed on the edge platform.