Network Manager Offloading Load Data to Broadcast Radio Access
Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing number of communication devices in cellular networks leads to increased complexity and costs, with potential congestion and high latency issues during high-demand events, as existing technologies rely on complex and costly infrastructure designed for average loads rather than peak demands.
Innovation Solution
A network manager system that communicatively couples a radio access network of a broadcast network with a load data source network, allowing for the identification and incorporation of alternative load data to optimize radio access network resources for efficient data transmission, thereby reducing the burden on cellular networks during peak events.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If cellular networks are dimensioned for average load, then network infrastructure costs are reduced, but congestion and overload situations occur during high-demand events
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic network configuration that automatically adjusts radio access network parameters based on real-time load conditions. During high-demand events, the system dynamically modifies transmission power, bandwidth allocation, and resource block assignment to handle peak loads without requiring permanent infrastructure upgrades, thus maintaining reliability while avoiding the costs of over-provisioning for average load scenarios
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes key network parameters such as transmission power levels, modulation schemes, and resource allocation patterns in response to detected load conditions. By adjusting these parameters dynamically rather than maintaining fixed high-capacity configuration, the network achieves reliable performance during events while minimizing energy consumption and infrastructure costs during normal operation
2Productivity
If more capable transmitters are provided to serve increased number of devices, then network capacity is improved, but device complexity and power consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the network capacity requirements by dividing the radio access network into multiple cells with distributed transmitters. Instead of using a single high-capability transmitter, the system employs multiple lower-capability transmitters working in coordination, each serving a specific geographic segment. This segmentation reduces individual device complexity while achieving the required overall network capacity through coordinated multi-point transmission
3Area of stationary object
If smaller cells are provided to serve increased number of devices, then network coverage is improved, but infrastructure complexity and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple small cell networks into a coordinated macro-cell structure for broadcast transmissions. By combining the resources and coordination of multiple small cells under a unified network manager, the system achieves wide area coverage comparable to traditional macro cells while retaining the flexibility and lower power consumption benefits of small cell architecture. This merging approach reduces infrastructure complexity by eliminating redundant functions across separate small cell deployments
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a network manager comprising a data interface configured to communicatively couple to at least one radio access network of a broadcast network that is configured to wirelessly emit a load data signal, and to at least one load data source network; and a network scheduler configured to: receive request data regarding load data in the load data source network, identify alternative load data for incorporating with sections of the load data based on the request data, and provide configuration data for the purpose of configuring the at least one radio access network to use specific radio access network resources for transmission of the load data and the alternative load data; wherein the network scheduler is configured to define the configuration data based on at least one of the request data and the identified alternative load data. Further, a respective method is provided.