Endpoint Serialization Format Signaling for Network Compatibility

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Solution Overview

Problem

In communication networks, serializer and deserializer formats may become incompatible due to independent updates, rendering serialized data unrecoverable.

Innovation Solution

Communication endpoints signal the serialization and deserialization formats in advance, allowing for format translation and reducing run-time overhead by using separate control plane interfaces or protocol stack layers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If serializers and deserializers independently update data formats, then adaptability to different requirements is improved, but compatibility between endpoints deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to different data format requirementsVSAvoidcompatibility between serializer and deserializer

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by having communication endpoints signal their serialization formats in advance through control plane interfaces before actual data transmission occurs. This allows endpoints to know each other's formats beforehand, enabling proper translation and maintaining compatibility while still allowing independent format updates.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses an intermediary approach by introducing format translation mechanisms and control plane signaling as mediators between endpoints with different serialization formats. The translator component acts as an intermediary that converts between different formats, allowing endpoints to independently update formats while maintaining compatibility through the translation layer.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Loss of information

If format signaling is included with every data message, then format information is always available, but processing overhead and bandwidth consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveavailability of format informationVSAvoidprocessing overhead and bandwidth efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by separating format signaling from data transmission. Format information is signaled through dedicated control plane interfaces in advance, while data transmission occurs through separate user plane interfaces. This segmentation allows format information to be available without being repeated with every data message, reducing overhead.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses preliminary action by having endpoints exchange format information through control plane signaling before actual data transmission begins. This preliminary exchange of format information eliminates the need to include format indicators with every subsequent data message, reducing processing overhead and bandwidth consumption during actual data transfer.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12615319B2Data serialization in a communication network

Publication Date: 2026.04.28 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)

AI summary

A first communication endpoint in a communication network receives signaling from a second communication endpoint in the communication network. The signaling indicates a format according to which the second communication endpoint will serialize and/or deserialize data to be communicated between the first and second communication endpoints. In some embodiments, the signaling is received during a procedure for establishing a data interface over which data is to be communicated between the first communication endpoint and the second communication endpoint. The first communication endpoint, in some embodiments, generates serialized data to be transmitted to the second communication endpoint, and/or processes serialized data received from the second communication endpoint, according to the format indicated by the received signaling.