Location Based Barring Component for Mobile Network Traffic Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile network systems are prone to overload during emergency situations, leading to unstable networks and reduced quality of service or complete service breakdown, as they are not designed to handle the increased traffic load efficiently, especially in densely populated areas.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a Location Based Barring Component (LBBC) to selectively bar certain mobile services in areas experiencing heavy network traffic, prioritizing essential communications and managing traffic load by identifying maximum network capacity, current traffic load, and types of services, thereby preventing network overload.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If alert messages are sent to mobile phone users in a specific geographical area during an emergency situation, then the alerting efficiency is improved, but the network traffic increases dramatically causing overload and service breakdown
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments network services into prioritized and non-prioritized categories. During emergency alerting, non-prioritized services are barred while prioritized services (including alert messages) continue to operate. This segmentation allows the system to maintain alerting efficiency while preventing network overload by excluding non-critical traffic.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by implementing service barring specifically in geographical areas experiencing heavy network traffic during emergencies. The Location Based Barring Component identifies affected areas and applies selective barring only in those locations, allowing normal service operation in unaffected areas while maintaining network stability in overloaded regions.
2Ease of manufacture
If mobile networks are dimensioned according to economical principles for maximum use under normal circumstances, then cost efficiency is improved, but the network becomes unstable when traffic exceeds capacity during emergencies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic service barring that adjusts network capacity allocation in real-time based on traffic conditions. During normal circumstances, the network operates at maximum economical capacity. During emergencies, the system dynamically bars non-prioritized services to prevent overload, allowing the network to adapt its effective capacity without requiring permanent over-dimensioning.
3Reliability
If selective barring of mobile services is implemented in areas with heavy network traffic, then network overload is prevented, but service access is restricted for non-prioritized communications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of service priority classification to resolve the contradiction. Services are assigned priority levels (prioritized vs. non-prioritized), and the barring mechanism selectively restricts access based on this parameter. This allows the system to maintain network stability while preserving access to critical services and only restricting non-essential communications.
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AI summary
Method and system for continuous and optimal utilization of the capacity of a mobile network that is serving mobile phones covering a specific selected geographical area thereby giving optimal handling of network traffic in a period with heavy network traffic to and/or from said area without overloading said mobile network.