LTE Data Transmission Device Using Adjusted Sampling Rates

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current 4G systems, despite using technologies like OFDM, MIMO, and HARQ, fail to meet the exponential increase in 5G communication data volume requirements, particularly in terms of high frequency band, large bandwidth, and low delay data transmission needed for future applications.

Innovation Solution

An ultra-large bandwidth data transmission method and device that utilizes underutilized frequency spectrum resources in the SHF and EHF bands, optimizing data transmission by adjusting sampling rates and OFDM symbol configurations within LTE frames to achieve higher throughput and lower latency, while maintaining compatibility with LTE sampling levels.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If 4G system technologies (OFDM, MIMO, HARQ) are used to improve frequency spectrum efficiency and system capacity, then cell capacity is improved, but the exponential increase in 5G communication data volume requirements cannot be satisfied

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem capacityVSAvoidadaptability to 5G data volume requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the sampling rate parameter from conventional LTE values to ultra-large bandwidth values (e.g., 640 MHz, 1 GHz, or higher), enabling the system to handle 5G data volume requirements while maintaining LTE-compatible frame structures and processing architectures

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If high frequency band resources are utilized to increase bandwidth, then data transmission capacity is improved, but transmission delay increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission capacityVSAvoidtransmission delay
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent dynamically adjusts OFDM symbol configurations and sampling rates to optimize the balance between transmission capacity and delay, allowing the system to adapt to different service requirements (e.g., eMBB vs. uRLLC) while utilizing high frequency bands

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Productivity

If sampling rate is increased to achieve ultra-large bandwidth transmission, then throughput is improved, but implementation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovethroughputVSAvoidimplementation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent designs a universal transmission framework that can operate at multiple sampling rates (from conventional LTE to ultra-large bandwidth), allowing the same hardware architecture to serve both legacy and advanced services through software-configurable parameters

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Loss of time

If real-time performance is optimized for low delay applications, then transmission delay is reduced, but data transmission capacity may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission delayVSAvoiddata transmission capacity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the ultra-large bandwidth into multiple sub-carriers and OFDM symbols that can be independently configured for different service types, allowing simultaneous support for low-delay applications and high-capacity data transmission within the same frequency resource

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP3086501B1Ultra-large bandwidth data transmission method, device and computer storage medium
Publication Date: 2021.05.26 ZTE CORP
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AI summary

The present invention embodiment discloses an ultra-large bandwidth data transmission method, device and computer storage medium, said method comprising: a data transmission device sending data in accordance with a sub-frame level approach at a specified bandwidth of a long term evolution (LTE) system; wherein, the sampling rate of the data transmission device is m/n times a sampling rate corresponding to said specified bandwidth LTE system, m and n being positive integers.