Multi-Layer Wireless Network Resource Allocation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Network devices face challenges in efficiently transmitting data flows due to insufficient or excessive network resources, leading to transmission performance issues when high demand exceeds available resources.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a system that allows user devices to connect simultaneously to multiple network devices via multiple communication layers, enabling data flows to be transmitted through the appropriate resources needed without excess, thereby optimizing network resource allocation and offloading traffic from macro cells to small cells.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of energy

If network resources are reduced to decrease network load, then network load is reduced, but transmission performance deteriorates due to insufficient resources

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenetwork loadVSAvoidtransmission performance
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the network resources into multiple communication layers (first communication layer and second communication layer), each with different resource allocations. The first layer provides basic transmission resources while the second layer provides enhanced resources for specific data flows, allowing differentiated resource distribution that reduces overall network load while maintaining transmission performance for priority traffic.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by providing different network resource qualities to different data flows based on their requirements. Priority data flows receive enhanced resources through the second communication layer, while non-priority flows use the first communication layer, optimizing resource allocation locally rather than uniformly across the entire network.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Reliability

If greater network resources are provided to ensure proper data flow transmission, then transmission performance is improved, but network load increases unnecessarily

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission performanceVSAvoidnetwork load
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements partial action by providing enhanced network resources only to the extent necessary for specific data flows that require it. The second communication layer provides additional resources selectively rather than uniformly, ensuring that transmission performance is improved only where needed while avoiding unnecessary network load increase across the entire system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Productivity

If multiple communication layers are implemented to optimize resource allocation, then resource efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies universality by designing the multiple communication layers to handle different types of data flows using the same underlying infrastructure. The first and second communication layers share common network elements but provide differentiated services, allowing the system to achieve high resource efficiency without proportionally increasing complexity through standardized multi-functional design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9532392B2Communicating via multiple communication layers provided by multiple wireless network devices
Publication Date: 2016.12.27 VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC
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AI summary

One or more devices may receive, from a user device via a first communication layer associated with a first network device, a request to add a second communication layer associated with a second network device; generate an instruction, based on receiving the request, to aggregate first data flow and the second data flow, to be provided via the first and second communication layers; and provide, to the second network device and based on generating the instruction, a response to indicate that the one or more devices are prepared to aggregate the first and second data flows. The response may include an instruction to direct the second network device to establish a simultaneous connection with the user device while the user device is connected to the first network device and to establish the connection with the user device via the second communication layer.