Network Device Geolocation for Wireless Resource Assignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current techniques for providing optimal resource selection in wireless networks often result in non-optimal resource assignment due to dynamic IP address allocation, leading to poor user experience, network congestion, higher latency, and throughput issues.
Innovation Solution
A location system that enhances geolocation data by determining the geolocation of a network device based on its network address, allowing service providers to assign the closest serving location for optimal resource utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If dynamic IP address allocation is used for network resource management, then network flexibility and adaptability are improved, but geolocation accuracy and resource assignment optimality deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces network device geolocation data as an intermediary element between IP address allocation and resource selection. Instead of directly using UE geolocation or IP address alone, the system queries the geolocation of the network device (gateway/router) that assigned the IP address, providing a more reliable reference point for resource assignment that works with dynamic IP allocation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary geolocation enrichment by querying and storing the geolocation of network devices in advance. When a service request arrives, the geolocation data is already available, allowing rapid resource selection without real-time calculation delays. This pre-computation approach enables the system to handle dynamic IP allocation efficiently.
2Speed
If UE geolocation is used for resource selection, then resource assignment speed is improved, but resource assignment accuracy deteriorates due to dynamic IP allocation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses network device geolocation as a mediator between UE location and resource selection. The network device's geolocation serves as a stable reference point that correlates better with the actual service delivery location, improving accuracy while maintaining the speed of automated resource assignment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces reliance on UE-reported geolocation (which may be inaccurate or unavailable) with network device geolocation data obtained through automated querying. This substitution uses infrastructure-based location information that is more reliable and consistently available, improving assignment accuracy without sacrificing speed.
3Device complexity
If optimal resource selection is not implemented, then system complexity is reduced, but network performance and user experience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal geolocation query mechanism that works across different network architectures, IP allocation methods, and service types. The same approach of querying network device geolocation applies whether using static or dynamic IP allocation, 4G or 5G networks, making the system relatively simple despite its broad applicability and performance benefits.
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AI summary
A device may receive, from a service provider, a network address associated with a request for a service. The request for the service may be provided to the service provider by a user equipment associated with a network device. The device may receive, from the service provider, a query for a geolocation of the network device, and may determine the geolocation of the network device based on the network address. The device may provide the geolocation of the network device to the service provider.