Subscriber-Deployed NCAP Control for Self-Optimizing 6G Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
The conventional method of installing access points (APs) freely by subscribers makes it difficult to optimize the configuration of the entire mobile communication network, especially in the 6G era where higher frequency and wider bandwidth radio communications are required, leading to issues with efficiency, rapidity, effective utilization of frequency resources, fault tolerance, and optimization.
Innovation Solution
A communication device (NCAP) that can be installed by subscribers but controlled by network operators, providing functions similar to a radio base station, and configured to optimize the network architecture through self-organizing networks (SON) and other frameworks, ensuring efficient, rapid, and fault-tolerant network deployment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If access points are installed freely by subscribers, then ease of deployment is improved, but network configuration optimization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The access point automatically performs self-configuration and self-optimization functions. The control unit configures operation modes (radio base station or relay station) based on automatic determination of coverage areas and network conditions, eliminating the need for manual network optimization while maintaining ease of deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The access point dynamically adapts its operation mode between radio base station and relay station based on changing network conditions and coverage requirements. This dynamic reconfiguration allows the system to optimize network performance automatically while maintaining deployment simplicity.
2Productivity
If more access points are deployed for 6G high frequency communication, then communication capability is improved, but network configuration complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each access point autonomously determines its optimal operation mode and coverage area without requiring complex manual configuration. The control unit automatically configures the device based on network conditions, enabling rapid deployment of multiple access points for 6G high frequency communication while avoiding configuration complexity.
3Device complexity
If access points are configured manually for optimization, then network configuration optimization is improved, but deployment speed deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The access point performs automatic self-configuration including determining coverage areas, selecting operation modes, and configuring radio parameters without manual intervention. This self-service capability achieves network optimization while maintaining rapid deployment speed required for 6G network expansion.
Solution Approach 2:
The access point pre-configures its operation mode and coverage area settings automatically upon deployment. The control unit determines the optimal configuration in advance based on initial network conditions, eliminating the need for subsequent manual optimization steps and maintaining fast deployment speed.
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AI summary
A communication device performs a communication with a first communication network and a second communication network, and a radio communication with a terminal. The communication device configures whether to operate as a radio base station that accommodates the terminal based on an instruction from the first communication network.