Integrated Radio Channel Mapping for Communication and Sensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication and sensing systems are separate entities, leading to inefficient use of resources and potential waste due to differing radio characteristics and quality requirements over time, with communication systems often prioritizing data services over sensing needs.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that integrate data communication and sensing by monitoring and mapping data service and sensing quality requirements to radio channels, allowing adaptive allocation of resources based on combined quality of service (QoS) and quality of sensing (QoSe) to optimize resource distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate communication and sensing systems are used, then each system can be optimized independently, but radio resources are wasted and spectrum congestion increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines separate communication and sensing systems into an integrated framework where both functions share common radio resources, transmission infrastructure, and processing capabilities. This merging eliminates redundant resource consumption while maintaining the ability to independently optimize communication QoS and sensing QoSe parameters through unified resource allocation mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal radio resource allocation framework that serves both communication and sensing functions simultaneously. The system can dynamically allocate resources to different functions based on current needs, allowing the same infrastructure to perform multiple roles efficiently without requiring dedicated separate systems for each function.
2Measurement precision
If too many radio resources are allocated to sensing, then sensing performance improves, but communication services suffer from resource scarcity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic resource allocation where the proportion of radio resources assigned to sensing versus communication varies continuously based on real-time quality requirements. The system monitors communication QoS parameters and sensing QoSe parameters, then adaptively adjusts resource distribution to maintain optimal performance for both functions without static over-allocation to either.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the allocation parameters of radio resources dynamically based on monitored quality requirements. By adjusting the ratio of resources dedicated to sensing versus communication based on current QoS and QoSe demands, the system optimizes the balance between sensing precision and communication productivity without fixed resource partitions.
3Device complexity
If radio resources are not allocated adaptively, then system complexity is reduced, but resource efficiency decreases and spectrum congestion worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the system continuously monitors communication QoS and sensing QoSe parameters, then uses this information to adaptively adjust radio resource allocation. This closed-loop control enables efficient resource utilization without requiring complex manual management, as the system automatically responds to changing quality requirements through monitored feedback signals.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables the resource allocation system to manage itself autonomously by monitoring its own performance metrics and automatically adjusting allocations. The system serves its own optimization needs by using quality requirement feedback to drive resource distribution decisions, reducing the need for external complex management while maintaining high efficiency.
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AI summary
A method to enable sensing in radio communication networks. The method includes: monitoring at least one data service quality requirement that is associated with at least one data flow for data communication; monitoring at least one sensing quality requirement that is associated with at least one sensing function for sensing of at least one physical environment parameter of a physical environment; and mapping at least one of the data flow associated with the at least one data service quality requirement and the sensing function associated with the at least one sensing quality requirement to at least one radio channel based on the monitored at least one data service quality requirement and based on the monitored at least one sensing quality requirement.