MIMO Layer Resource Allocation Across Multi-Network Nodes
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Solution Overview
Problem
In multi-network environments, network infrastructure lacks information about the total resource capability of user equipment (UE), leading to sub-optimal resource allocations and potential under or overutilization of available resources, affecting user experience.
Innovation Solution
The system exchanges information between network nodes to identify and share the total number of multiple-in, multiple-out (MIMO) layers available to a UE across multiple carriers, enabling dynamic and efficient resource allocation across connected networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If network infrastructure operates in multi-network environments without UE total resource capability information, then device complexity and operation simplicity are maintained, but resource allocation efficiency and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the resource capability information management by introducing separate information elements for each network (e.g., first network resource capability information, second network resource capability information) while maintaining an aggregate total. This allows each network node to receive and process relevant information without overwhelming complexity, yet the total resource capability is preserved for optimal allocation decisions across all networks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces network nodes as intermediaries that receive, process, and share UE resource capability information. These intermediary nodes facilitate the flow of information between the UE and multiple networks, enabling efficient resource allocation without requiring direct complex communication between all parties. The intermediaries aggregate and distribute the segmented resource information appropriately.
2Productivity
If network infrastructure obtains complete UE total resource capability information across multiple networks, then resource allocation efficiency improves, but information management complexity and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the comprehensive resource capability information into network-specific segments (first network information, second network information, etc.) that can be managed independently. Each segment contains only the relevant parameters for that specific network, reducing the complexity burden on individual network nodes while preserving the complete picture through aggregation at appropriate levels.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by providing different levels of information detail to different network nodes based on their specific needs. Each network node receives the total resource capability information in a format optimized for its local operation, rather than receiving or processing all possible information uniformly. This allows efficient local decision-making without overwhelming any single node.
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AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, transmitting a first message to a first network node, wherein the first message identifies a total count of resources available to a processing system across a plurality of carriers, transmitting a second message to a second network node that causes the second network node to obtain the total count of resources from the first network node, connecting the processing system to the first network node to receive first services in accordance with a first portion of the total count of resources, and connecting the processing system to the second network node to receive second services in accordance with a second portion of the total count of resources. Other embodiments are disclosed.