Non-Cellular Capability Registration for Cellular Network Services
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cellular devices are not effectively utilized to leverage their non-cellular capabilities, such as cameras and sensors, for services beyond their primary functions, and there is a lack of mechanisms for Application Servers to discover, configure, and utilize these capabilities within cellular networks.
Innovation Solution
The proposed solution involves enabling devices to register their non-cellular capabilities with a cellular network, allowing Application Servers to discover and configure these capabilities, and preparing the network for the resulting cellular traffic.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If devices register non-cellular capabilities with cellular network, then service versatility is improved, but network complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A capability registration module is introduced as an intermediary component within the device that manages non-cellular capability information. This module automatically registers capabilities with the network through standardized interfaces, shielding users from complexity while enabling versatile service discovery and configuration by application servers.
Solution Approach 2:
The cellular network is enhanced with multi-functional capabilities to handle both traditional cellular communications and non-cellular capability management. The network can simultaneously process voice/data traffic and capability registration/discovery requests, allowing one system to serve multiple purposes without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If Application Servers discover and configure non-cellular capabilities, then service functionality is improved, but device control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device includes a capability configuration module that enables self-service operations. When an application server discovers non-cellular capabilities, the configuration module autonomously receives configuration parameters, validates them, and applies settings without requiring user intervention or complex manual configuration procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
A standardized configuration interface acts as an intermediary between application servers and device capabilities. This interface abstracts the complexity of capability control, providing a uniform method for servers to discover and configure various non-cellular capabilities regardless of their specific types or manufacturers.
3Reliability
If network prepares for cellular traffic from non-cellular capabilities, then service reliability is improved, but network resource overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The network performs preliminary actions by pre-allocating and preparing resource pools for anticipated cellular traffic generated from non-cellular capability operations. When capability registration occurs, the network proactively reserves necessary radio resources and establishes traffic flow templates, ensuring reliable service when capabilities are activated without requiring extensive real-time resource allocation.
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AI summary
Cellular devices are becoming more and more powerful, and may host a number of different non-cellular capabilities, such as cameras, accelerometers, and sensors. Today, these capabilities are used mainly to provide some service to the device or the device owner. Disclosed herein are methods and systems for enabling devices to register their device capabilities with a cellular network, providing a mechanism for Application Servers to discover non-cellular capabilities of the devices, providing a mechanism to have the Application Servers configure these non-cellular capabilities of the devices, and preparing the device and the network for cellular traffic generated as a result of the Application Server using these non-cellular capabilities.