Dynamic Socket Waveform Management via OCP Mesh
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies lack the capability to optimally select and utilize vacant RF spectrum portions for dynamic socket waveforms, particularly in ad hoc networks, and do not effectively apply these waveforms under spectral allocations like Department of Defense Form 1494.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of an Organization and Control Proxy (OCP) that distributes functionality across nodes to manage and optimize RF spectral resources through a unifying mesh waveform, enabling dynamic socket waveform configuration and negotiation of spectral use information, and configuring network stacks to meet user service needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional fixed waveform approaches are used, then system simplicity is maintained, but spectral efficiency and adaptability to vacant RF spectrum portions are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic socket waveforms that can adapt their characteristics in real-time based on spectral conditions. The waveform parameters (modulation type, bandwidth, coding scheme) are dynamically adjusted to optimize spectral efficiency while utilizing vacant RF spectrum portions, transforming a static system into a dynamic one that responds to changing spectral landscapes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes waveform parameters such as modulation mode, channel coding rate, and bandwidth allocation to match available spectral resources. By varying these parameters dynamically, the system achieves higher spectral efficiency without requiring completely new waveform designs, thus managing complexity through parameter optimization rather than structural redesign.
2Quantity of substance
If dynamic socket waveforms are implemented, then spectral resource capacity increases, but control and management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an Organization and Control Proxy (OCP) as an intermediary layer between waveform generators and spectral resources. The OCP manages the complexity of dynamic waveform control by coordinating waveform selection, timing, and spectral allocation across multiple nodes, thereby increasing spectral resource capacity while containing control mechanism complexity through centralized coordination.
Solution Approach 2:
The control function is segmented into distributed OCP elements that operate autonomously at different network nodes. Each OCP element manages local waveform parameters independently while coordinating with others through standardized protocols, which distributes the control complexity across multiple simple units rather than requiring a single complex centralized controller.
3Speed
If waveform selection and optimization is performed locally, then response time is reduced, but coordination accuracy across network nodes decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where OCP elements continuously monitor spectral usage and coordination status, then adjust their waveform selections accordingly. This feedback loop enables local nodes to configure waveforms quickly while maintaining coordination accuracy through iterative optimization based on real-time network conditions and peer node status information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes a standardized waveform negotiation protocol that provides equipotential communication between all OCP elements. Through uniform protocol rules and shared spectral databases, nodes at different positions in the network can coordinate accurately despite distributed decision-making, eliminating coordination accuracy degradation that would otherwise result from asymmetric network topologies.
4Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive waveform characteristics are selected, then communication capability is enhanced, but system configuration time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures a library of validated waveform parameter sets that can be quickly deployed based on detected spectral conditions. Instead of configuring waveforms from scratch, the OCP elements select from pre-optimized templates, significantly reducing configuration time while maintaining comprehensive communication capability through the versatility of the waveform library.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides a method for using an Organization and Control Proxy (OCP) to configure a network communications infrastructure. OCP functionality is distributed across nodes possessing OCP elements. Intercommunication between the OCP elements is implemented via a unifying mesh waveform for network discovery, propagation of network and radio-frequency (RF) socket usage information, and management and control of instances of dynamic socket waveforms. An extensible language for specification of waveform properties is used by the OCP elements to negotiate spectral use information and to negotiate configurations between two or more endpoints of a dynamic socket waveform connection. A network stack is configured by the OCP to provide requested service to an end user.