Bandwidth Request Preamble Index Segmentation for Collision Reduction

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Solution Overview

Problem

In wireless communication networks, the contention-based random access method for bandwidth requests often results in collisions due to the limited number of orthogonal preamble sequences, leading to inefficiencies in uplink bandwidth allocation, especially when multiple mobile stations request bandwidth for the same service.

Innovation Solution

A method is introduced where a mobile station transmits a quick access message and a bandwidth request preamble sequence, with B bits including B_MS bits of a mobile station ID and (B - B_MS) bits of bandwidth request information, allowing the base station to determine a preamble index and decode the bandwidth request efficiently, reducing collisions by incorporating the mobile station ID in the preamble index mapping.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If multiple mobile stations use the same limited set of orthogonal preamble sequences for bandwidth requests, then the bandwidth request channel can be established, but collisions occur when multiple stations choose the same preamble sequence

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenumber of preamble sequencesVSAvoidcollision rate
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The preamble index is segmented into two parts: a first portion derived from mobile station ID and a second portion derived from bandwidth request information. This segmentation allows multiple mobile stations to be distributed across different preamble sequences based on their unique IDs, reducing collisions while maintaining a limited total number of sequences.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different portions of the preamble index are assigned different functions: the first portion (from MS ID) provides local identification and collision avoidance, while the second portion (from bandwidth request info) provides service-specific differentiation. This local quality assignment optimizes the overall system performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Ease of operation

If a contention-based random access method is used for bandwidth requests, then multiple mobile stations can independently request bandwidth, but the limited number of orthogonal sequences leads to inefficiencies in uplink bandwidth allocation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveindependence of bandwidth requestVSAvoiduplink bandwidth allocation efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The base station receives bandwidth requests using the segmented preamble index method and allocates uplink resources accordingly. The feedback mechanism ensures that bandwidth allocation efficiency is improved while maintaining the ease of independent bandwidth requests by mobile stations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Loss of information

If only bandwidth request information is transmitted without mobile station ID in the preamble index, then the bandwidth request can be processed, but accurate decoding becomes difficult when multiple users request the same service

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebandwidth request information completenessVSAvoiddecoding accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile station ID and bandwidth request information are merged into a single preamble index through concatenation or mapping functions. This merging ensures that both the user identity and the bandwidth request details are encoded in the preamble, enabling accurate decoding and reducing information loss when multiple users request the same service.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP2276311B1Methods to index the preambles in bandwidth request channel
Publication Date: 2017.05.24 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A mobile station for requesting bandwidthin a wireless commu nication network, the mobile station configured to: transmit a qu ick access message and a bandwidth Request preamble sequence to a base station in a bandwidth Request channel; wherein B bits of t he quick access message include B MS bits of a mobile station ID(S TID) and (B - B MS ) bits of a bandwidth Request information.