Network Slice Selection for Low-Latency Camera Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
The imaging control of cameras via a network is hindered by latency, particularly in wireless communication, which can lead to unstable connections and obstacles in achieving high-quality imaging control.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that determines the type or intended use of transmission information and associates it with specific network slices, allowing for selective use of slices with different latency qualities to ensure timely and high-quality imaging control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If imaging control is carried out via a network, then remote control capability is improved, but latency increases and imaging quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The network transmission is segmented into multiple network slices with different characteristics. Control information is transmitted through a low-latency network slice, while other data uses different slices, thereby reducing overall latency for critical imaging control operations while maintaining remote control capability
Solution Approach 2:
A network slice selection function acts as an intermediary to route control information through appropriate network slices. This mediator selects the optimal transmission path based on information type, ensuring low-latency delivery for control commands while preserving remote accessibility
2Adaptability or versatility
If wireless communication is used between imaging control device and camera, then flexibility and mobility are improved, but connection stability deteriorates and latency increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless network is segmented into multiple network slices, with dedicated low-latency slices for control information and other slices for data transmission. This segmentation isolates control traffic from potential wireless interference, maintaining connection stability while preserving mobility and flexibility
Solution Approach 2:
Different network slices provide different quality characteristics tailored to specific needs. The control slice offers high reliability and low latency locally, while other slices handle different quality requirements, allowing wireless communication to maintain both flexibility and stability
3Device complexity
If all transmission information is treated uniformly, then system complexity is reduced, but imaging control quality deteriorates due to inability to prioritize critical information
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments transmission information into different categories (control information, image data, etc.) and assigns them to different network slices. This segmentation enables prioritized handling of critical control information while maintaining manageable system complexity through standardized slice selection procedures
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes: a determination unit that determines a type or an intended use of transmission information transmitted from an imaging device to a predetermined device that performs processing related to imaging control of the imaging device; and an association unit that associates, with the transmission information, information regarding a network slice in which the transmission information is to be used for transmission among a plurality of network slices on the basis of the determined type or intended use.