Multi-Link Route Control for End-to-End Wireless Quality
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Solution Overview
Problem
In environments where terminal devices are connectable to multiple wireless communication systems, conventional systems fail to consider and optimize communication quality for end-to-end communication between sites, leading to suboptimal selection of communication routes.
Innovation Solution
A control apparatus that acquires communication quality and terminal information from devices in multiple sites to determine and notify the most suitable communication route, enhancing the quality of peer-to-peer connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If terminal devices are connectable to multiple wireless communication systems, then communication versatility is improved, but communication quality optimization becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
A control apparatus is introduced as an intermediary between terminal devices and the network. This control apparatus collects communication quality information from multiple links, determines optimal communication routes, and notifies terminal devices, thereby enabling quality optimization despite multi-system connectivity
Solution Approach 2:
The control apparatus acquires communication quality information from terminal devices about multiple links, uses this feedback to determine optimal routes, and notifies the terminal devices of the selected routes, creating a closed-loop feedback mechanism for continuous optimization
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple communication routes are available, then communication flexibility is improved, but route selection complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control apparatus serves as a mediator that handles the complexity of route selection. It collects information from multiple links, processes the data to determine optimal routes, and presents simplified route information to terminal devices, removing the complexity burden from the terminal devices themselves
Solution Approach 2:
The route selection function is segmented and centralized in the control apparatus rather than being distributed in each terminal device. This segmentation allows the complex analysis of multiple communication routes to be performed centrally, simplifying the terminal device architecture
3Device complexity
If conventional systems are used, then system simplicity is maintained, but end-to-end communication quality optimization is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The control apparatus is designed with multi-functionality, handling communication quality collection, route determination, and notification functions. This universal approach allows a single apparatus to optimize end-to-end communication quality across multiple wireless communication systems without requiring complex distributed intelligence at each terminal
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AI summary
A control unit (130) of a control apparatus (10) acquires a position of a first communication device (40A) and first quality information about a plurality of links. The first communication device (40A) is positioned in a first site in which a first base station (20A1) for a first private network is arranged, and is connectable to the plurality of links including the first private network. The control unit (130) acquires a position of a second communication device (40B) and second quality information about the plurality of links. The second communication device (40B) is positioned in a second site in which a second base station (20B1) for a second private network is arranged, and is connectable to the plurality of links including the second private network. The control unit (130) acquires first and second communication information about the first and second communication devices (40A and 40B). The control unit (130) uses the first and second communication information and first and second quality information to determine a communication route satisfying a desired quality between the first and second communication devices (40A and 40B), and gives notice of route information.