Multi-band Information Element for Compressed Mode Reporting
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Solution Overview
Problem
As mobile devices support multiple frequency bands, the amount of information required to report compressed mode requirements becomes inefficient, leading to a wastage of limited communication bandwidth in telecommunications systems.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize a multi-band information element to streamline the communication of compressed mode requirements, allowing a single Boolean expression to indicate the need for compressed mode across all measurements, reducing the data volume and enhancing bandwidth utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If separate information elements are used to report compressed mode requirements for each frequency band, then the network can obtain detailed band-specific measurement capabilities, but the data volume increases and communication bandwidth is wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple band-specific compressed mode requirement information elements into a single multi-band information element. Instead of reporting separate Boolean values for each frequency band, the UE now reports a unified indication that covers all bands, thereby reducing the total data volume while preserving the essential compressed mode capability information needed by the network.
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-band information element is designed to serve multiple frequency bands simultaneously with a single report. This universal approach allows the same information element to convey compressed mode requirements across all supported bands, eliminating the need for band-specific redundant reporting and optimizing bandwidth utilization.
2Reliability
If detailed band-specific compressed mode requirements are reported, then the network can optimize measurements for each band, but the communication bandwidth efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
By combining multiple band-specific reports into a single multi-band information element, the patent maintains the reliability of measurement capability reporting while improving bandwidth utilization efficiency. The network receives sufficient information to optimize measurements across all bands without the overhead of separate detailed reports for each band.
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AI summary
A method in a mobile communications apparatus, the mobile communications apparatus operable to communicate with a wireless communications network using a plurality of frequency bands, the mobile communications apparatus being capable of performing a measurement of one frequency band while using another or the same frequency band, the method comprising sending a measurement capability message to the wireless communications network, the measurement capability message including an information element designating the requirement for compressed mode for more than one of a plurality of combinations of a particular frequency band being used when another or the same frequency band is measured, whereby the mobile requires compressed mode for all measurements of frequencies different to the frequency in use.