Hybrid Relay Aggregating IoT Traffic for Base Station Load Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing IoT device communication systems face challenges in achieving low-latency and efficient data transmission due to the need for multiple connections between IoT devices and base stations, leading to increased network and processing loads.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of hybrid network devices that act as zero- or low-latency relays, connecting IoT devices to base stations via licensed radio access technologies while using unlicensed technologies for communication between IoT devices and hybrid nodes, aggregating communications and providing timing information for synchronized data transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple dedicated connections are established between IoT devices and base stations, then communication reliability is improved, but network load and processing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a hybrid network device as an intermediary node between IoT devices and base stations. This hybrid device aggregates multiple IoT communications and relays them through a single connection to the base station, thereby maintaining communication reliability while reducing network complexity and processing load on the base station.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple individual IoT device connections into a single aggregated connection through the hybrid network device. By combining multiple communication streams into one relay connection, the system maintains reliable communication for all IoT devices while significantly reducing the number of connections the base station must manage.
2Reliability
If multiple dedicated connections are established between IoT devices and base stations, then communication reliability is improved, but processing load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hybrid network device serves as a mediator that performs local processing and aggregation of IoT communications. By offloading processing tasks from the base station to the hybrid device, the system maintains reliable communication while reducing the processing load on the base station.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple IoT communication streams into a single aggregated stream at the hybrid network device. This merging reduces the total processing load on the base station while maintaining the reliability of individual device communications through the hybrid device's relay functionality.
3Speed
If direct connections are established between IoT devices and base stations, then communication speed is improved, but network load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hybrid network device acts as a mediator that enables fast local communication between IoT devices while aggregating traffic before transmission to the base station. This approach maintains high communication speed for IoT devices while reducing the overall network load on the base station infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple high-speed IoT communication streams into a single aggregated connection at the hybrid network device. This allows individual IoT devices to maintain fast communication speeds while the total network load on the base station is significantly reduced through traffic consolidation.
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AI summary
Embodiments described herein provide for a hybrid network device to serve as a zero- or low-latency relay for communications between a wireless network, such as a licensed wireless network, and one or more other devices. The hybrid network device may establish a connection with a base station of a wireless network via a licensed radio access technology (“RAT”). The hybrid network device may communicate with one or more devices via an unlicensed RAT. The hybrid network device of some embodiments may aggregate communications from devices and may serve as a single connection endpoint with respect to the base station, such that the base station need not maintain a relatively large number of connections to accommodate a relatively large quantity devices.