Partial Packet Assignment for Wireless Resource Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication systems inefficiently utilize radio resources and increase power consumption in mobile stations due to the need to monitor consecutive radio blocks for potential data, leading to interference and reduced battery life.
Innovation Solution
Implementing partial packet assignments that allow networks to allocate non-consecutive radio blocks to mobile stations, enabling power-saving mechanisms by reducing the need to monitor all radio blocks and allowing resource address reuse among different stations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If mobile stations monitor all consecutive radio blocks for potential data, then data reception reliability is improved, but power consumption increases and radio resources are inefficiently utilized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the continuous radio block monitoring into discrete, non-consecutive monitoring instances. Instead of monitoring every radio block, mobile stations monitor only specific radio blocks that are assigned for potential data transmission. This segmentation reduces the overall monitoring burden and power consumption while maintaining reliable data reception through targeted monitoring of relevant blocks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic action by assigning radio blocks at specific intervals rather than continuously. Radio blocks are allocated periodically to mobile stations, and monitoring is performed only during these periodic assignments. This periodic approach allows mobile stations to enter low-power states between assignments, significantly reducing power consumption while ensuring data is received during active transmission periods.
2Reliability
If mobile stations monitor all consecutive radio blocks for potential data, then data reception reliability is improved, but radio resource efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies copying by reusing radio block addresses across different mobile stations and time periods. Instead of dedicating unique consecutive radio blocks to each mobile station, the system copies and reuses radio block assignments for multiple stations. This resource reuse dramatically improves radio resource efficiency while the targeted monitoring approach ensures each station still reliably receives its assigned data.
3Quantity of substance
If consecutive radio blocks are allocated to mobile stations, then data transmission capacity is improved, but interference between stations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different radio block patterns to different mobile stations based on their specific needs and locations. Instead of uniform consecutive allocations, each station receives radio blocks with specific local characteristics (non-consecutive patterns) that minimize overlap and interference with other stations. This localized customization of resource allocation reduces inter-station interference while maintaining adequate transmission capacity for each user.
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AI summary
Example methods and apparatus to communicate data between a wireless network and a mobile station are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves identifying a first quantity of resources for use in communicating first data to a mobile station in a first radio block period and a second quantity of resources for use in communicating second data to the mobile station in a second radio block period. The total quantity of the first and second quantities of resources comply with a maximum allowable quantity of resources specified for a plurality of radio block periods including the first and second radio block periods. The example method also involves sending, to the mobile station, the first data in the first quantity of resources during the first radio block period and the second data in the second quantity of resources during the second radio block period.