Multi-Link P2P Wireless Interface for Cellular Coverage Extension
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication devices face limitations in expanding cellular coverage and enhancing data communication speeds, as they typically rely on either cellular or non-cellular networks independently, without effectively leveraging the hybrid potential of both.
Innovation Solution
The method involves establishing a peer-to-peer wireless interface between a consumer device and multiple extender devices, allowing concurrent use of non-cellular and cellular interfaces to relay cellular communications through non-cellular networks, thereby expanding cellular coverage and increasing data communication speeds. Additionally, a token-based system manages service usage and token distribution among mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) and extender devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a wireless device relies on cellular networks independently, then cellular communication reliability is maintained, but cellular coverage expansion and data communication speed are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines cellular networks and non-cellular networks (such as Wi-Fi) into a hybrid network architecture. The wireless device simultaneously participates in both network types, using non-cellular networks to relay cellular communications and extend coverage areas while maintaining connection reliability through the integrated dual-network approach.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless device is configured to perform multiple functions by participating in both cellular and non-cellular networks. It can originate cellular communications, relay non-cellular traffic, and switch between network types, making the device universally capable of handling diverse communication requirements across different network infrastructures.
2Speed
If a wireless device uses non-cellular networks to relay cellular communications, then cellular coverage is expanded, but device resource utilization complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the communication interfaces into distinct cellular and non-cellular components, each handled by separate protocol stacks and management mechanisms. This segmentation allows the device to independently manage each interface type while maintaining concurrent operations, reducing the complexity of integrated interface management.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless device acts as an intermediary between cellular and non-cellular networks, translating and relaying communications between the two network types. This intermediary role enables seamless integration while maintaining clear boundaries between different protocol domains, simplifying the overall management complexity.
3Productivity
If a wireless device concurrently uses cellular and non-cellular interfaces, then resource utilization is maximized, but connection management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic resource allocation and connection management where the wireless device can flexibly switch between cellular and non-cellular interfaces based on current network conditions, traffic requirements, and resource availability. This dynamic approach optimizes resource utilization while adapting to changing operational contexts.
Solution Approach 2:
The device dynamically changes operational parameters such as interface selection, transmission power, and protocol configuration based on real-time network conditions. By adjusting these parameters, the device maximizes resource utilization efficiency while managing concurrent connections effectively across different network environments.
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AI summary
Methods and systems of multi-link peer-to-peer communications enable consumer devices to have increased communication performance. A method of communication can include establishing, by a consumer device, a P2P interface with extender devices, transmitting uplink data to the two or more extender devices, and transmitting, by each of the two or more extender devices, uplink transmission data to a cellular network. The method can further include receiving, by the extender devices, downlink transmission data from a respective cellular network, transmitting, by each of the two or more extender devices via the peer-to-peer wireless interface, the received downlink transmission data, and receiving, at the consumer device via the peer-to-peer wireless interface, data related to the received downlink transmission data. In an example, the consumer device can also transmit data directly to a cellular network and receive data directly from the cellular network in parallel with the P2P communication.