IoT Message Aggregation Under Segment-Size Constraints

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing IoT communication systems face inefficiencies in resource utilization and power consumption due to the exchange of numerous small data messages that do not utilize control plane and user plane resources to their full capacity, particularly in 5G networks, leading to overheads and power wastage.

Innovation Solution

Methods and systems for aggregating multiple message requests with low or medium priority into a single message request, optimizing resource usage by adhering to a scheduling policy and ensuring the aggregated message size does not exceed a threshold segment size.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If multiple small data messages are exchanged between MIoT devices, then message communication requirements are met, but control plane and user plane resources are not utilized to full capacity and overheads increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemessage communication throughputVSAvoidresource utilization efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple small data messages into a single aggregated message for transmission. The message aggregation function collects multiple messages from different MIoT devices and transmits them together through the network, reducing the number of individual message exchanges and improving resource utilization efficiency while maintaining communication throughput.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Productivity

If multiple small data messages are exchanged between MIoT devices, then message communication requirements are met, but overheads increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemessage communication throughputVSAvoidmessage overhead

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Productivity

If MIoT devices send small data messages frequently, then communication requirements are met, but power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemessage communication throughputVSAvoidpower consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Reliability

If individual messages are transmitted separately, then message delivery is ensured, but control plane and user plane resources are not optimized

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemessage delivery reliabilityVSAvoidresource efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP4183123B1Methods and systems for aggregating and exchanging messages in an IoT communication system

Publication Date: 2025.10.15 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A method disclosed herein includes sending message requests, identifying at least one of a size of each of the messages associated with the message requests or a priority of each of the messages associated with the message requests, determining to aggregate the message requests, when at least one of the size of each of the messages associated with the message requests is less than a threshold segment size or the priority of each of the messages associated with the message requests is one of the low priority or the medium priority, aggregating the message requests into a single message request, and sending the single message request.