Multicast Application Control Trigger for Network Traffic Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication networks face inefficiencies and inconsistent user experiences due to repetitive requests from user devices, leading to increased traffic and network throughput issues, particularly in areas where multiple users access the same content, such as events or locations.
Innovation Solution
A system that enables live application control via multicast/broadcast transmission sessions, allowing content and application providers to control user devices within a target service area using eMBMS, thereby managing network traffic and ensuring consistent user experiences through application event triggers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If unicast transmission is used to deliver content to multiple user devices, then each user device receives personalized content delivery, but network traffic increases and network throughput deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple unicast transmissions into a single multicast transmission by creating a group of user devices that share the same content delivery needs. The network node identifies multiple user devices requesting the same content and establishes a multicast session, where a single data stream is delivered to all group members simultaneously, reducing network traffic while maintaining delivery consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The multicast transmission mechanism serves multiple functions: it delivers content to multiple user devices simultaneously, reduces network traffic load, and maintains consistent content delivery across the group. The single multicast stream performs the work of multiple unicast streams, achieving universal content distribution efficiency.
2Ease of operation
If manual application launching is used at user devices, then users have full control over application execution, but user experience consistency deteriorates across different locations and events
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring application parameters, event triggers, and content delivery settings before users manually launch applications. The network node delivers configuration data and event trigger information to user devices in advance, enabling applications to automatically respond to location-based events and maintain consistent behavior across different users and locations without requiring manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the network node monitors user device locations, application states, and event triggers, then automatically adjusts content delivery and application behavior. This closed-loop control ensures that applications behave consistently across different locations and events while still allowing users to maintain control over their device operations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If content delivery is customized for individual user devices, then user-specific content preferences are satisfied, but network traffic management becomes inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments user devices into content-based groups where devices with identical or similar content delivery needs are placed together. The network node identifies common content requests and creates multicast groups, allowing personalized content delivery within each group while achieving efficient network utilization through shared transmission resources.
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AI summary
An approach for implementing a live application control platform for providing live application control triggers via a multicast/broadcast transmission session. The approach includes receiving an input for specifying an application event trigger. The approach also includes delivering the application event trigger over a multicast data channel, wherein the application event trigger is received by a device within a coverage area of the multicast data channel to trigger an event to be performed by one or more applications of the device.