Multi-Carrier Resource Allocation for EDGE Data Throughput
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current EDGE-capable communication systems are limited in data throughput rates due to the allocation of communication resources being restricted to a single carrier, which does not effectively utilize the available resources across multiple mobile allocation index offsets.
Innovation Solution
The system allocates communication resources across a plurality of radio carriers, allowing resources to be assigned on a single carrier during a timeslot, thereby increasing the likelihood of resource availability and improving data throughput rates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If communication resources are allocated on a single carrier, then resource allocation simplicity is maintained, but data throughput rates are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments communication resources across multiple carriers by dividing the resource allocation space into different carrier domains. Each carrier can be independently allocated resources, allowing the system to distribute data traffic across multiple frequency channels rather than being confined to a single carrier, thereby increasing overall throughput while maintaining manageable allocation complexity through structured segmentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from single-carrier resource allocation to multi-carrier resource allocation by adding the carrier dimension to the resource allocation space. This dimensional expansion allows resources to be allocated not only across time slots and code channels but also across multiple frequency carriers, creating a multi-dimensional resource allocation framework that significantly increases data throughput rates.
2Productivity
If communication resources are allocated across multiple carriers, then data throughput rates increase, but resource allocation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal resource allocation framework that can operate across multiple carriers with a single allocation mechanism. The resource allocation apparatus is designed to handle allocations on any carrier using the same principles and procedures, making the system multi-functional rather than requiring separate allocation mechanisms for each carrier. This universality increases throughput while controlling complexity through reuse of the same allocation logic.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the allocation parameters to include carrier index in addition to traditional time slot and code channel parameters. By modifying the resource allocation parameter space to incorporate carrier dimension, the system can systematically manage multi-carrier allocations using extended parameter sets, thereby increasing throughput while maintaining structured and manageable allocation complexity through parameterization.
3Reliability
If resources are allocated on a single carrier, then allocation management is simplified, but resource availability likelihood decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges resource allocation across multiple carriers into a unified allocation framework. Instead of managing each carrier separately, the system combines the resource pools of multiple carriers and applies a single allocation mechanism that can draw from any available carrier. This merging approach increases the likelihood of finding available resources by pooling them across carriers while managing complexity through unified allocation procedures.
Data Source
AI summary
Apparatus and method for allocating communication resources in a data radio communication system, such as an MAIO (Mobile Allocation Index Offset) communication system, e.g., a communication system that provides for Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) data services. A multi-carrier radio resource control logic element includes an analyzer that analyzes communication resource requirements to carry out a communication service. A resource allocator allocates communication resources to be used by which to communicate the data. The communication resources are allocated across a plurality of radio carriers such that resources are allocated, during a particular time period, upon a single radio carrier of the plurality of radio carriers.