Link Binding Group for Home Network Data Transmission

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Solution Overview

Problem

In home networks, concurrent data streams with varying bandwidth requirements often lead to increased packet loss rates and decreased transmission quality due to insufficient resources provided by a single link.

Innovation Solution

Establishing a binding group between transmitting and receiving end devices that support link binding capabilities, allowing data to be encapsulated and transmitted using either a binding data format over a binding link or a common data format over a non-binding link, based on Quality of Service (QoS) levels and priority identifiers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If data streams of various traffics are transmitted concurrently over a single link, then transmission quality can be improved through TCP/UDP selection and link media optimization, but transmission resources become insufficient for high bandwidth requirements, resulting in increased packet loss rate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission qualityVSAvoidbandwidth resources
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple physical links (WiFi, PLC, Ethernet) into a single logical binding group that functions as one aggregated bandwidth resource. This merging allows the system to pool transmission resources from different media types, providing sufficient bandwidth for high-demand data streams while maintaining the reliability benefits of selective protocol and link optimization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Reliability

If bandwidth is allocated to high-bandwidth data streams, then transmission quality improves, but other data streams may suffer from resource starvation

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveQuality of ServiceVSAvoidbandwidth distribution flexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic bandwidth allocation within binding groups based on real-time transmission quality monitoring and data stream requirements. The system can adjust the weight and resource distribution to each binding link dynamically, ensuring that high-bandwidth streams receive sufficient resources while maintaining adaptability to serve multiple different traffic types with varying QoS requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS9998298B2Data transmission method, apparatus, and computer storage medium
Publication Date: 2018.06.12 ZTE CORP
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AI summary

Disclosed is a data transmission method. When it is determined that a transmitting end device and a receiving end device both support a link binding capability, a binding group is established; when data is selected to be transmitted by a binding link in the binding group, the data to be transmitted is encapsulated according to a binding data format and is transmitted through the binding link; and when data is selected to be transmitted by a non-binding link, the data to be transmitted is encapsulated according to a common data format and is transmitted through the non-binding link. Also disclosed are a data transmission apparatus and a computer storage medium.