IoT Base Station Entity for Low-Power Small Data Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cellular mobile communication networks are not optimized for low-power, infrequent data transmissions required by Internet of Things (IoT) devices, leading to increased power consumption and inefficiency, as they are designed for voice and high-speed broadband services rather than sporadic small data transmissions.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a clean-slate radio approach with a new air interface for IoT applications, integrating IoT devices with cellular networks using radiofrequency electromagnetic signals, allowing for efficient transmission of small and infrequent data without unnecessary resource management, and using unlicensed or licensed spectrum for low-energy operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If existing cellular mobile communication networks are used for IoT data transmission, then compatibility with existing infrastructure is maintained, but power consumption increases and transmission efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a specialized IoT base station entity that acts as an intermediary between existing cellular infrastructure and IoT devices. This intermediary handles small data transmissions using optimized protocols while interfacing with the core network, thereby reducing power consumption for IoT devices without sacrificing compatibility with existing cellular infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the cellular network functionality by introducing a dedicated IoT base station entity separate from traditional mobile base stations. This segmentation allows IoT-specific optimizations (lower power consumption, simplified protocols) to be applied to small data transmissions while the core network maintains existing compatibility with traditional mobile services.
2Productivity
If optimized protocols for small data transmission are implemented, then transmission efficiency improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts complex protocol handling and resource management functions from the IoT device and relocates them to the base station entity. The device only needs to implement simple transmission protocols, while the base station handles scheduling, resource allocation, and core network interfacing, thereby improving transmission efficiency without significantly increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The base station entity provides self-service by automatically managing resource allocation, scheduling, and protocol adaptation for IoT devices. This eliminates the need for complex device-side protocol implementations, as the base station autonomously handles optimization while maintaining simple device architecture.
3Reliability
If dedicated IoT communication resources are allocated, then transmission reliability improves, but network resource utilization decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic resource allocation where the base station entity adaptively assigns communication resources to IoT devices based on actual transmission needs. Resources are allocated on-demand for small data transmissions and released when not needed, ensuring reliable communication when required while maximizing overall network resource utilization through flexible, non-static allocation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient, low-power communication for IoT devices by optimizing data transmission protocols and spectrum usage, allowing IoT devices to operate for extended periods on small batteries while maintaining compatibility with existing cellular infrastructure.
Implementation Method 1
the internet-of-things communication devices use radiofrequency electromagnetic signals, being received and/or transmitted by the antenna equipment of the base station entity
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for transmitting small and infrequent communication data between, on the one hand, a plurality of internet-of-things communication devices, and, on the other hand, a mobile communication network, the mobile communication network comprising an access network and core network, wherein the access network comprises at least a radio cell and a base station entity associated with the radio cell, the base station entity comprising an antenna equipment, wherein the antenna equipment is used for receiving and/or transmitting the small and infrequent communication data, wherein the internet-of-things communication devices use radiofrequency electromagnetic signals, being received by the antenna equipment of the base station entity, to transmit the small and infrequent communication data at least in the direction from the internet-of-things communication devices towards the base station entity, wherein the payload size of the small and infrequent communication data is lower than 10 kilobytes and/or the small and infrequent communication data have an average bitrate, per time interval of at least 60 minutes, of lower than 10 Bd (10 bit per second), wherein the mobile communication network provides mobile communication services - involving mobile communication data having bitrates of at least 9,6 kBd (9600 bits per second) and using the antenna equipment or a further antenna equipment of the base station entity - to mobile subscribers of the mobile communication network, wherein the air interface between the base station entity and the mobile subscribers comprises a plurality of frequency channels within at least one frequency band to provide the mobile communication services, wherein the method comprises the step of the base station entity transmitting the small and infrequent communication data, at least partly, as part of the payload portion of an IP packet towards a network node of the core network.