Multi-layer Wireless Base Station Channel Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wireless networks face challenges in efficiently managing wireless channels to support multiple communication devices with varying loads, leading to congestion and suboptimal resource allocation.
Innovation Solution
A multi-tier wireless base station system that dynamically allocates and deallocates wireless channels by establishing multiple communication layers with vertically spaced antenna hardware, ensuring uncorrelated signals and adjusting the number of sectors and channels based on load thresholds, utilizing a tiered wireless communication hierarchy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single communication layer is used to support multiple wireless communication devices, then device complexity is reduced, but network congestion occurs and resource allocation becomes suboptimal
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides a single communication layer into multiple communication layers (first communication layer and second communication layer), each handling different wireless communication devices. This segmentation allows independent resource allocation and load management for different device groups, improving resource allocation efficiency while preventing network congestion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a vertical dimension by spacing antenna hardware vertically to create distinct communication layers. This dimensional separation enables simultaneous operation of multiple layers using the same or different wireless channels, thereby improving productivity without significantly increasing overall system complexity.
2Reliability
If wireless channels are allocated to support peak load devices, then service reliability is improved, but bandwidth is wasted during low load periods
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic channel allocation where the second communication layer is activated or deactivated based on load thresholds. When the number of wireless communication devices exceeds a threshold, the second layer is activated to share the load; when below the threshold, it is deactivated to conserve bandwidth. This dynamic adjustment maintains service reliability during peak loads while preventing bandwidth waste during low-activity periods.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters (channel allocation state) based on device count thresholds. By monitoring the number of connected devices and adjusting channel allocation dynamically, the system ensures reliable service when needed while optimizing bandwidth utilization by avoiding unnecessary channel assignments during low-demand periods.
3Productivity
If multiple antenna hardware are used to establish separate communication layers, then network performance is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes antenna hardware multi-functional by enabling the same antenna to serve multiple communication layers at different vertical positions. The antenna hardware can transmit and receive signals for both the first and second communication layers, either simultaneously or sequentially. This universality improves network performance through spatial diversity while avoiding the complexity of having completely separate antenna systems for each layer.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple antenna hardware into a unified system that supports multiple communication layers. Rather than deploying entirely separate antenna systems for each layer, the antennas are merged into a coordinated array that can be controlled to serve different layers, thereby improving performance while managing complexity through integrated control.
4Productivity
If the same wireless channel is reused across multiple communication layers, then bandwidth utilization is improved, but signal correlation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses vertical spacing of antenna hardware as an additional dimension to enable frequency reuse. By separating antennas vertically by a distance greater than a threshold, the system achieves sufficient signal independence to safely reuse the same wireless channel across multiple layers. This dimensional separation improves bandwidth utilization while maintaining signal independence through spatial diversity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the spatial parameter (vertical distance) between antennas to enable channel reuse. By adjusting the vertical spacing to exceed a calculated threshold based on carrier frequency, the system transforms the physical configuration to achieve uncorrelated signals, allowing the same wireless channel to be reused across layers with improved bandwidth utilization while maintaining reliability.
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AI summary
A communication system includes a wireless base station and a channel allocation management resource. The wireless base station receives allocation of a first wireless channel from a communication management resource. Via the first wireless channel, the wireless base station establishes a first communication layer in which to communicate with first wireless communication devices using the allocated first wireless channel. The wireless base station establishes a second communication layer in which to communicate with second wireless communication devices using the allocated first wireless channel. Via the first communication layer and the second communication layer, the wireless base station provides the first wireless communication devices and that the second wireless communication devices access to a respective remote network.