Mobility Management Device Load Optimization in Wireless Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wireless network operators face strain due to increasing data traffic, leading to potential service disruptions as existing networks become overloaded, with core network devices lacking load information from radio access transceivers, hindering efficient network management.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method to communicate radio access transceiver load information to core network devices via a radio-related interface, allowing mobility management devices to monitor and manage network load by directing mobile devices to less loaded transceivers and applying optimization techniques such as packet flow compression and protocol changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If load information is not communicated from radio access transceivers to core network devices, then the network structure remains simple and device complexity is low, but network efficiency deteriorates and load distribution becomes uneven
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobility management device as an intermediary that collects load information from radio access transceivers and communicates it to core network devices. This mediator enables load-based optimization without requiring direct complex interactions between all network components, thus improving network efficiency while managing device complexity through centralized information management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where load information from radio access transceivers is continuously monitored and communicated to core network devices. This feedback enables dynamic load distribution and optimization decisions, allowing the network to adapt to changing conditions and maintain efficiency without requiring permanent complex device architectures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If core network devices lack load information from radio access transceivers, then information exchange overhead is minimized, but network management capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mobility management device serves as an intermediary that aggregates and manages load information from multiple radio access transceivers. This approach enables comprehensive network management capability by centralizing information collection, avoiding the need for each core network device to directly exchange information with every transceiver, thus reducing information exchange overhead while maintaining management versatility.
3Reliability
If existing networks handle increasing data traffic without load optimization, then network infrastructure investment is reduced, but service reliability deteriorates due to potential disruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback-based load monitoring where core network devices receive continuous load information from radio access transceivers through the mobility management device. This enables proactive identification of overloaded transceivers and automatic rerouting of traffic, improving service reliability by preventing disruptions before they occur, while avoiding the need for complex redundant infrastructure investments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables dynamic load distribution by allowing core network devices to make real-time routing decisions based on current load conditions. This dynamic adaptation allows the existing network infrastructure to handle increasing traffic reliably by efficiently balancing load across available resources, rather than requiring static over-provisioning of network capacity.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for providing load based optimizations in communication networks are provided. A network device that provides network management and exchanges control messages with other network devices in the communication network can be modified to masquerade as a radio access transceiver to obtain radio access transceiver load information. The network device can be modified to include a radio-related interface and can communicate messages with the radio access transceivers to setup a radio access transceiver connection for exchange of load information. The radio access transceiver load information can then be used in the core network to provide optimizations for the loaded radio access transceivers. The optimizations can include modifying packet flows to decrease the bandwidth needed and switching one or more packet flows to another radio access transceiver.