Mobile Network Transmission Delay Determination via Gateway Aggregation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication networks, especially in computing first networks and next-generation networks, lack a feasible solution to determine transmission delays beyond the delay between a terminal and a gateway, which is essential for formulating policies and allocating resources to meet end-to-end service requirements.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that obtain and determine internal processing delays of servers and terminals, along with delays between gateways and servers, to calculate the transmission delay in mobile communication networks, enabling more comprehensive policy formulation and resource allocation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If only delay between terminal and gateway is considered, then device complexity is reduced, but measurement precision of end-to-end delay is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the end-to-end delay measurement into multiple components: terminal processing delay, gateway processing delay, network transmission delay, and server processing delay. Each component is measured and reported separately, allowing the network to aggregate these segments to obtain the complete end-to-end delay picture without requiring complex direct measurement between terminal and server.
Solution Approach 2:
The gateway acts as an intermediary that collects delay information from both the terminal and the network side, and forwards relevant delay parameters to the server. This intermediary mechanism enables comprehensive delay measurement without requiring direct complex interaction between terminal and server, thus maintaining relative simplicity while improving measurement precision.
2Measurement precision
If internal processing delays of terminal and server are included, then end-to-end delay measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each network element (terminal, gateway, server) autonomously measures and reports its own internal processing delay without requiring external intervention. The terminal measures its own processing delay, the gateway measures its processing delay, and the server measures its processing delay independently. This self-service approach simplifies the overall system complexity by eliminating the need for centralized complex measurement mechanisms while improving measurement precision through distributed autonomous measurement.
3Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive delay factors are obtained, then policy formulation and resource allocation accuracy is improved, but information collection complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gateway is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a network routing element and as a delay measurement collection point. It simultaneously performs gateway functions and collects delay information from both terminal and network side, reducing the need for separate dedicated measurement devices and simplifying the overall information collection architecture while enabling comprehensive delay factor gathering for accurate policy formulation.
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AI summary
A method and an apparatus for determining a transmission delay, a device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining first information; and determining a first delay based on the first information. The first information includes an internal processing delay of a server or a server processing resource, and the first delay includes a delay between a terminal and a gateway.