Central Hub Traffic Load Assessment via Bandwidth Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Communication systems face challenges in accurately determining network traffic load without incurring significant costs, especially when legacy platforms and protocols require costly modifications to accommodate new traffic load information, leading to inefficient bandwidth allocation and unfair capacity distribution among users.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for determining cumulative load in a communication system by receiving load information and bandwidth allocation data from terminals, allowing for optimal bandwidth allocation and minimizing costs through a central hub that processes and updates load information in real-time, enabling scalable and secure resource management across multiple enterprises.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional communication systems modify software and protocols to accommodate new traffic load information, then traffic load assessment capability is improved, but implementation cost increases tremendously
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses existing traffic data copies and metadata that are already present in the communication system rather than implementing new measurement mechanisms. The hub utilizes bandwidth allocation information and traffic data that are already being transmitted and processed, creating a virtual assessment system that copies and analyzes existing information structures without requiring physical hardware modifications or protocol changes.
2Measurement precision
If legacy platforms are modified to support new traffic load determination protocols, then network load measurement accuracy is improved, but system complexity and compliance risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a hub as an intermediary component that already exists in the communication architecture. This hub acts as a mediator between terminals and the network, performing traffic load assessment by processing bandwidth allocation information and traffic data that pass through it. The intermediary approach allows measurement functionality to be added without modifying legacy terminal devices or communication protocols, thereby reducing system complexity and compliance risks.
3Productivity
If bandwidth allocation is optimized based on accurate load information, then network efficiency is improved, but cost of implementing load monitoring increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the communication system to self-assess its traffic load by utilizing information already generated during normal operation. Terminals transmit traffic data and bandwidth allocation information as part of their regular communication activities, and the hub automatically processes this information to determine network load. This self-service approach eliminates the need for separate monitoring infrastructure or additional signaling overhead, achieving network efficiency improvement without increased monitoring costs.
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AI summary
An approach is provided for obtaining load of a terminal operating in a communication system. A query is transmitted for a cumulative load of the terminal, wherein the terminal belongs to a group of terminals having a common service level. The cumulative load for the terminal is determined based on load information supplied by the terminal and bandwidth allocation information, wherein the cumulative load represents a total amount of data sent over a communication channel of the communication system. The determined cumulative load is provided in response to the query. This arrangement has particular applicability to a satellite network that provides data communication services.