Intermediate Server Multi-RAT Bandwidth Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users experience unsatisfactory data communication due to insufficient bandwidth on handheld devices, particularly when accessing rich content, as only one data channel can be used at a time despite multiple channels being available.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize an intermediate server to simultaneously allocate and transmit data across multiple Radio Access Technologies (RATs) for enhanced bandwidth, allowing simultaneous usage of multiple data channels for both uploading and downloading data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If only one data channel is used at a time despite multiple channels being available, then device complexity is reduced, but bandwidth availability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
An intermediate server is introduced as a mediator between the user equipment and the destination server. This server manages the complexity of coordinating multiple data channels by handling data segmentation, transmission coordination, and reassembly, thereby enabling multi-channel usage without directly increasing device complexity at the user equipment side.
Solution Approach 2:
Data is segmented into multiple packets that can be transmitted simultaneously through different data channels (e.g., first RAT and second RAT). The segmentation allows parallel transmission across multiple channels while the intermediate server manages the reassembly, effectively increasing bandwidth availability without requiring complex multi-channel management at the user device.
2Productivity
If multiple data channels are used simultaneously, then bandwidth availability is improved, but data transmission coordination complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediate server acts as a coordinator that manages the complexity of simultaneous multi-channel transmissions. It receives segmented data from the user equipment via multiple RATs, coordinates the transmission timing and data flow, and handles the reassembly process, thereby enabling high-speed data transmission without requiring the user device to manage the coordination complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution moves the coordination complexity from the time domain (sequential transmission) to a parallel dimension by utilizing multiple Radio Access Technologies simultaneously. The intermediate server manages this multi-dimensional data flow, allowing productivity improvement through parallel transmissions while externalizing the coordination burden.
3Quantity of substance
If data is transmitted via multiple RATs simultaneously, then bandwidth availability is increased, but system configuration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediate server externalizes the system configuration complexity by centralizing the management of multiple RAT connections. The user equipment only needs to establish connections with the intermediate server, while the server handles the complex configuration and coordination of multiple RATs, thereby increasing bandwidth availability without proportionally increasing user device configuration complexity.
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AI summary
System for increasing bandwidth available for data communication is provided. The system (100) includes user equipment (102) and an intermediate server (104). The user equipment (102) is configured to allocate data to a plurality of data channels (106) for transmission to the intermediate server (104), wherein each of the data channels (106) is associated with a radio access technology (108). The user equipment (102) sends the allocated data via the plurality of data channels (106) simultaneously to a destination server via the intermediate server (104). The user equipment (102) is also configured to receive data from the destination server via the intermediate server (104) via the plurality of data channels (106) simultaneously, and assemble data received from the intermediate server (104) via the plurality of data channels (106).