Hybrid Wireless Communication System Multi-Band Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireline technologies for providing broadband connectivity to indoor premises are costly and require significant deployment efforts, while existing wireless solutions like Wi-Fi and femtocells rely on wiring, limiting their flexibility and scalability.
Innovation Solution
A hybrid wireless communication system that uses multiple radio spectrum bands and carrier frequencies to provide broadband connectivity, allowing for dynamic configuration and optimization of base stations to support wireless communications across a geographic region without the need for costly wireline deployments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If wireline technologies are used to provide broadband connectivity, then reliable connectivity is achieved, but deployment costs and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces wireline (mechanical/cable-based) communication systems with wireless communication systems. The gateway apparatus and wireless network access devices establish connectivity through wireless signals in a second protocol, eliminating the need for physical cable infrastructure while maintaining broadband connectivity functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway apparatus is designed to support multiple communication protocols simultaneously - it handles both wireline communications (first protocol) and wireless communications (second protocol). This multi-functionality allows the system to transition from wired to wireless connectivity without requiring separate dedicated infrastructure for each protocol type.
2Adaptability or versatility
If wireless solutions like Wi-Fi and femtocell are deployed, then deployment flexibility improves, but connectivity reliability deteriorates due to dependency on wiring
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates the mechanical/wireline dependency in wireless solutions by using pure wireless communication for both backhaul and access networks. The gateway apparatus communicates with wireless network access devices through wireless signals, removing the requirement for premises wiring while maintaining deployment flexibility.
3Productivity
If multiple carrier frequencies are used, then system capacity and coverage improve, but signal detection and measurement complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway apparatus measures signal quality metrics (such as RSRP, RSRQ, SINR) for signals on different carrier frequencies and uses this feedback information to make intelligent carrier frequency selection decisions. The system propagates quality measurements toward the wireless network access device and uses these measurements to determine optimal carrier assignments, creating a closed-loop feedback mechanism that simplifies the complexity of managing multiple frequencies.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes operating parameters (carrier frequency selection) based on measured signal conditions. The gateway apparatus detects wireless signals on multiple carrier frequencies, evaluates their quality, and selects the optimal carrier for communication, allowing the system to adapt to varying channel conditions and maximize capacity while managing measurement complexity through selective monitoring.
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AI summary
The present disclosure generally discloses a hybrid wireless communication system configured to support wireless broadband connectivity for a geographic region including a set of wireless network access devices configured to support wireless communications by a set of communication gateways disposed at locations within the geographic region. The hybrid wireless communication system may be configured to operate across a set of multiple radio spectrum bands associated with a set of multiple carrier frequencies, respectively. The hybrid wireless communication system may be configured to jointly determine assignment of the locations (and, thus, the associated communication gateways) to the multiple carrier frequencies of the multiple radio spectrum bands and to configure the wireless network access devices to support the jointly determined assignment of the locations to the multiple carrier frequencies of the multiple radio spectrum bands.