Label-Based RF Repeater Routing for Ultra-Low Latency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wireless communication systems face limitations in extending coverage, achieving high data transfer rates, and reducing latency due to bandwidth constraints, interference, and collision issues, especially in heterogeneous networks.
Innovation Solution
A hybrid analog-digital repeater device configured as a switch node in a wireless communication system that balances analog signal relaying for low latency with digital processing for flexibility, using a central cloud server to dynamically adjust network topology and implement advanced collision management techniques.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple wireless access points or relay nodes are introduced to extend the communication range, then the coverage area is increased, but the latency increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the wireless communication system into two distinct planes: a control plane for management and coordination, and a separate data plane for high-speed data transmission. This segmentation allows the data plane to operate independently with minimal interference from control overhead, thereby reducing latency while extending coverage through multiple relay nodes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism where the control plane acts as a mediator that coordinates the data plane operations. The control plane manages the relay nodes and establishes optimal data paths without directly interfering with the high-speed data transmission, thus enabling extended coverage while maintaining low latency through coordinated intermediary management.
2Ease of operation
If conventional wireless communication protocols are used, then compatibility and ease of operation are maintained, but data transfer rates are limited by bandwidth constraints
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic resource allocation and adaptive routing in the data plane, allowing the system to dynamically adjust data paths, bandwidth allocation, and transmission parameters based on real-time network conditions. This dynamic operation enables the system to overcome fixed bandwidth limitations of conventional protocols while maintaining compatibility through the control plane.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a new dimensional layer by introducing a separate data plane that operates parallel to the traditional control plane. This dimensional separation allows high-speed data transmission to occur independently from conventional protocol constraints, effectively breaking through bandwidth limitations while maintaining protocol compatibility through the control plane's coordination.
3Area of stationary object
If more relay nodes are deployed to extend coverage, then the network reach is increased, but signal noise and interference increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the communication functions by separating control plane operations from data plane transmissions. This segmentation allows the control plane to manage relay nodes and coordinate transmissions to minimize interference, while the data plane handles high-speed transmissions with reduced noise accumulation from multiple relay operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The control plane serves as an intermediary that coordinates data transmissions through multiple relay nodes, optimizing paths and timing to minimize signal noise and interference. The intermediary manages the relay nodes intelligently, reducing the harmful effects of multiple hops while maintaining extended network reach.
4Area of stationary object
If traditional wireless mesh networks are used, then coverage extension is achieved, but collision issues and network complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the network into a control plane that handles management and a data plane that handles transmissions. This segmentation simplifies the overall network complexity by separating concerns, allowing the data plane to operate with minimal protocol overhead while the control plane manages the mesh network topology and collision avoidance centrally.
Solution Approach 2:
The control plane acts as an intermediary that centrally coordinates the mesh network operations, simplifying collision management and reducing the complexity that would otherwise be distributed across all nodes. The intermediary manages the extended coverage area systematically, reducing network complexity while maintaining coverage extension.
Data Source
AI summary
A repeater device as switch node in a wireless communication system, includes a donor antenna that obtains a first beam of RF signals from an upstream neighboring node. The repeater device further includes a switch circuit that detects a label in a preamble of each data frame of a plurality of data frames carried by first beam of RF signals independent of decoding other header information and user data in each data frame and determines routing decisions for the plurality of data frames based on the detected label in each data frame. The plurality of data frames is then switched, via a RF switching fabric, based on the detected label in each data frame such that each data frame is routed to a corresponding service phased antenna array of the plurality of service phased antenna arrays for communication via a plurality of service phased antennas.