Network Feature Indication Provisioning for Resource Conservation

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Solution Overview

Problem

User devices cannot utilize advanced network features provided by 4G networks until feature configuration is activated, leading to wastage of computing and networking resources due to inefficient operation.

Innovation Solution

A network device provides indications of advanced network features to user devices before feature configuration, allowing them to select optimal features and conserve resources by identifying these features based on user device information received before connection establishment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If feature configuration is activated before providing network feature indications, then user devices can utilize advanced network features, but computing and networking resources are wasted due to inefficient operation

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenetwork feature utilization efficiencyVSAvoidcomputing and networking resources

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The network device provides indications of advanced network features to the user device before feature configuration is activated. This preliminary provision of feature information allows the user device to proactively select and prepare for optimal feature usage, avoiding inefficient operation and resource wastage that would occur if feature configuration were activated first without prior feature indications.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If feature configuration is activated before providing network feature indications, then user devices can access network features, but processing and memory resources are wasted on non-optimal features

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenetwork feature selection capabilityVSAvoidprocessing and memory resources

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The network device sends feature indications to the user device before feature configuration activation, enabling the user device to pre-select optimal advanced network features based on the provided indications. This preliminary selection process ensures that processing and memory resources are allocated only to relevant features, preventing wastage on non-optimal features while maintaining adaptability to different network conditions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The user device autonomously selects optimal advanced network features based on the indications received from the network device. This self-service mechanism allows the user device to independently make feature selection decisions without requiring continuous network control, thereby efficiently managing its own processing and memory resources while adapting to network capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10887831B2Systems and methods for providing indications of advanced network features, associated with a network area, to a user device

Publication Date: 2021.01.05 VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC

AI summary

A network device identifies, prior to a user device establishing a connection with a network advanced network features associated with network areas. The network device selects a network indication that indicates one or more of the advanced network features associated with one of the network areas, and provides the network indication to the user device.