Location-Based Mobile Access Parameters for Faster Network Reconnection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile communication networks lack efficient methods for user equipment to determine and maintain radio coverage in areas with varying connectivity, leading to unnecessary power consumption and delays in re-establishing network connections due to reliance on radiofrequency measurements.
Innovation Solution
User equipment receives coverage information indicating location-dependent connection parameters via a location detection capability, allowing it to determine optimal settings for maintaining radio coverage across different geographical areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If user equipment relies on radiofrequency measurements to determine coverage, then connection reliability is improved, but power consumption increases and connection delays occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by providing user equipment with pre-stored coverage information about geographical areas before the user actually needs to establish a connection. This coverage information includes details about network availability and connection parameters for different locations, allowing the user equipment to make informed connection decisions without performing extensive real-time radiofrequency measurements, thereby reducing power consumption while maintaining connection reliability.
2Reliability
If user equipment performs extensive radiofrequency measurements to determine optimal connection, then connection quality is improved, but time for re-establishing connection increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-providing user equipment with coverage information that includes connection parameters for different geographical areas before the user needs to reconnect. This pre-stored information eliminates the need for extensive real-time radiofrequency measurements during reconnection processes, significantly reducing connection delay while maintaining connection quality through the use of pre-validated network information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies feedback by using previously stored coverage information and connection results to guide future connection decisions. The system leverages historical data about network availability and connection quality in different geographical areas to make informed real-time decisions, reducing the need for redundant measurements and accelerating reconnection processes while maintaining high connection quality.
3Use of energy by moving object
If user equipment uses location detection capability with coverage information, then power consumption is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a system where the location detection capability and coverage information processing serve multiple functions: determining geographical location, assessing network availability, selecting optimal connection parameters, and making connection decisions. By making this integrated system multi-functional, the patent reduces overall device complexity compared to having separate dedicated components for each function, while still achieving significant power consumption reductions through efficient use of location data.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for providing communication services to a user equipment using an access network of or associated with a mobile communication network includes: in a first step, the user equipment receives a piece of coverage information, wherein the piece of coverage information corresponds to a part of the geographical area of the coverage information regarding the geographical area that is currently—dependent on the present and/or past movement of the user equipment—relevant for the user equipment; and in a second step, the user equipment determines an indication or an approximation of its current location, and the user equipment further determines a location-dependent set of connection parameters corresponding to the determined current location and to be used in order to get or to be provided with radio coverage.