Heterogeneous Network Data Transmission via Segmented Tunneling
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Solution Overview
Problem
In heterogeneous network environments where multiple wireless technologies coexist, current methods for terminal device access network selection are passive and lack service provider control, leading to increased network load and investment costs, and compromised service stability due to inefficient data transmission across various networks.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a transmission device and a reception device with multi-communication units and controllers that divide data into partial data, insert tunneling information for each network, and transmit these partial data through different networks, allowing for active network selection and efficient data transmission by reconstructing the original data at the reception end.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a terminal device uses passive access network selection method, then the terminal device can connect to heterogeneous networks, but the service provider loses controllability and network load increases excessively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a service provider-controlled intermediary mechanism that mediates between the terminal device and heterogeneous networks. The controller divides data into multiple partial data streams and selects different networks for transmission based on network status, thereby maintaining service provider controllability while enabling multi-network access capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments data into multiple partial data streams that can be transmitted through different networks simultaneously. This segmentation allows the service provider to distribute load across multiple networks while maintaining control over which partial data goes through which network, resolving the contradiction between network access versatility and service stability.
2Productivity
If data is transmitted through multiple heterogeneous networks simultaneously, then transmission efficiency improves, but device complexity increases due to multi-communication requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a multi-communication unit with universal functionality that can interface with multiple heterogeneous networks through a unified architecture. The controller manages multiple network interfaces and handles data routing, allowing the system to achieve high transmission efficiency through parallel networks while consolidating control functions to manage complexity.
3Loss of energy
If the service provider actively selects access networks based on network status, then network load is optimized and investment costs are reduced, but the system requires complex control mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the controller continuously monitors network status and dynamically adjusts data transmission paths. The controller receives network status information, evaluates the state of multiple networks, and selectively routes partial data through optimal networks, thereby optimizing network load and reducing investment costs while maintaining manageable control complexity through automated decision-making.
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AI summary
Disclosed are a transmission device, a reception device and a method for providing a simultaneous data transmission for a data session through a plurality of heterogeneous networks. The transmission device divides particular data to be transmitted into two or more partial data, transmits first partial data after inserting first tunneling information which induces the first partial data to pass through a first network of two or more networks into the first partial data, and transmits second partial data of the two or more partial data after inserting second tunneling information which induces the second partial data to pass through a second network of the two or more networks into the second partial data.