Mobile Network Service Capability Segmentation for IoT and Broadband
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile communication networks face challenges in efficiently supporting a broad range of requirements, including varying bandwidth, latency, mobility, and security needs across different devices and scenarios, such as stationary IoT devices and high-speed mobile broadband, without adequate differentiation in service capabilities.
Innovation Solution
The method involves a mobile communication network that sends service capability information to telecommunication devices before establishing a connection, allowing for the provision of varying degrees of mobility functionality, quality of service levels, security measures, and identity handling, enabling on-demand service provisioning based on device-specific requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a mobile communication network supports a broad range of requirements (varying bandwidth, latency, mobility, security) for different devices and scenarios, then the network's adaptability and versatility improve, but the system complexity and implementation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments service capabilities into distinct groups (mobility functionality, quality of service levels, security measures, identity handling) that can be independently selected and configured. This segmentation allows the network to provide customized service combinations to different devices without requiring complete customization of the entire system, thereby improving adaptability while managing complexity through modular capability groups.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a universal service capability framework where a single network infrastructure can provide multiple service capabilities to different devices based on their specific requirements. The network uses common core components (service capability information elements, capability groups) that can be flexibly configured to serve diverse scenarios from stationary IoT devices to high-speed mobile broadband, achieving versatility without proportional increases in system complexity.
2Reliability
If the mobile communication network provides differentiated service capabilities to different devices, then service quality and user experience improve, but the information exchange complexity and signaling overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having the network pre-configure and broadcast service capability information before actual service delivery. The network prepares capability groups and service capability information elements in advance, allowing devices to select appropriate services without requiring complex real-time negotiations. This reduces signaling overhead during actual service provision while maintaining high service quality through pre-established capability frameworks.
3Reliability
If the mobile communication network establishes connections with all telecommunication devices using full service capability procedures, then connection reliability improves, but the connection establishment time and network resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements partial action by allowing devices to establish connections using only the service capabilities they actually need, rather than requiring all devices to go through complete service capability establishment procedures. Devices can select subsets of service capability groups based on their requirements, enabling faster connection establishment for simple scenarios while maintaining the option for full procedures when needed, thus reducing average connection time without sacrificing necessary reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for providing communication services of a mobile communication network to a plurality of telecommunication devices includes: establishing a connection or initiating an exchange of data between the mobile communication network and the plurality of telecommunication devices; and prior to or upon establishing the connection or initiating the exchange of data, sending service capability information to one or more telecommunication devices of the plurality of telecommunication devices.