Excessive Message Detection Component for Wireless Network Congestion

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Solution Overview

Problem

Wireless telecommunications networks face congestion and service degradation due to excessive pings from user equipment (UEs) such as mobile phones and IoT devices, which current technologies fail to adequately address.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of an Excessive Message Detection Component (EMDC) within the network that automatically detects excessive pings and sends notifications to UEs to reduce their messaging frequency or modifies network access permissions to alleviate congestion, using both control plane and user plane messaging.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If UEs send frequent pings to maintain network connectivity, then network connectivity and responsiveness are improved, but network congestion and service degradation occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenetwork connectivityVSAvoidnetwork congestion

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The network device monitors ping frequency from UEs and provides feedback by sending notifications when excessive pinging is detected. The notification includes instructions for the UE to modify its pinging behavior, creating a closed-loop feedback system that balances connectivity needs with network congestion prevention

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically changes the pinging parameters (frequency, timing) of UEs based on network conditions. When congestion is detected, the network instructs UEs to adjust their pinging parameters to reduce traffic load while maintaining essential connectivity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Device complexity

If current technologies are used to address excessive pings, then implementation simplicity is maintained, but effectiveness in reducing congestion is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem simplicityVSAvoidcongestion reduction effectiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary notification mechanism between the network device and UE. The network device sends structured notifications containing specific instructions about excessive pinging and required modifications, acting as a mediator that translates network congestion conditions into actionable UE behavior changes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The solution segments the problem into detectable components: the network device separately monitors ping frequency, identifies excessive patterns, formulates specific modification instructions, and sends targeted notifications to affected UEs. This segmented approach enables precise intervention without requiring complete system redesign

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11395215B2Systems and methods for detecting and remediating excessive messaging by wireless telecommunications devices

Publication Date: 2022.07.19 VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC

AI summary

A system described herein may provide a technique for automatically mitigating excessive pings transmitted by a User Equipment (“UE”) through a wireless telecommunications network by instructing the UE to take remedial action and/or by modifying the UE's access to the network. A given UE transmitting excessive pings may be automatically identified based on dynamic thresholds which may vary based on factors such as network congestion, and the instructions may include instructions to shut down, restart, or send fewer pings. The access may be modified by modifying subscription information for the UE at a subscriber information repository.