Dynamic Network Slicing for IoT User Experience
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional telecom networks lack the flexibility and agility to provide customized and personalized services to users in close proximity, as they are statically configured and do not allow for the high degree of user differentiation required for enhanced experiences in facilities like arenas or retail stores.
Innovation Solution
The integration of an IoT ecosystem with networked devices and sensors that detect beacon signals from user equipment, enabling personalized services through data analytics and dynamic network slicing, allowing for temporary access to services not available to other users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional telecom networks use static configuration, then network stability is maintained, but user experience customization and service agility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic network slicing that allows network configurations to change in real-time based on user needs and service requirements. Network slices can be created, modified, and terminated dynamically without affecting the overall network stability, enabling customized user experiences while maintaining operational simplicity through automated management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the telecom network into multiple independent network slices, each tailored for specific services or user groups. This segmentation allows different portions of the network to be optimized independently for different purposes (e.g., enhanced mobile broadband, ultra-reliable low-latency communication), providing customization without requiring complete network redesign.
2Adaptability or versatility
If network sensors detect beacon signals from user equipment, then service personalization improves, but information privacy concerns increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies differential privacy techniques that add controlled noise to location data at specific processing points in the network. This allows the system to personalize services based on general location patterns while protecting individual user privacy by ensuring that specific user location information cannot be precisely reconstructed from the processed data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces privacy-preserving computation mechanisms that act as intermediaries between sensor data collection and service personalization. These intermediaries enable the network to derive service personalization insights from beacon signals while preventing direct access to raw user location information, thus mitigating privacy risks.
3Reliability
If dynamic network slicing is implemented for personalized services, then service availability improves, but network management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-managing network slices that can automatically allocate resources, adjust parameters, and heal failures without extensive human intervention. Each network slice includes built-in control mechanisms that monitor service availability and dynamically adjust configurations to maintain reliability, reducing the burden on network operators while ensuring high service availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates continuous feedback loops that monitor network slice performance and automatically trigger adjustments to maintain service availability. The system collects performance metrics from network sensors and uses this feedback to dynamically optimize slice configurations, ensuring reliable service while automating management tasks to reduce complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques directed to utilizing networked devices to enhance user experience are described. In an example, sensor data received from sensor(s) associated with a facility can be used to determine a presence of a user equipment (UE) within or proximate to the facility. Based at least in part on the sensor data, an account associated with the UE can be accessed. Based at least in part on account data associated with the account, a distribution of network technology can be modified to temporarily enable the UE to access a service that is not otherwise available to at least one other UE within or proximate to the facility.