Predictive QoS Resource Allocation for Wireless Session Latency

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wireless communication systems face delays in establishing Quality of Service (QoS) resources for Push-to-Talk (PTT) and group communication services due to the need for access terminals to request and wait for resource allocation, which increases latency in delay-sensitive applications.

Innovation Solution

Implementing predictive QoS resource allocation in wireless communication systems, where the Radio Access Network (RAN) proactively allocates QoS resources based on communication requests from application servers, such as QChat servers, before the access terminal initiates a connection, using Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) values and QoS profiles to identify and reserve necessary resources.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the access terminal requests QoS resources after initiating a connection, then the system ensures QoS resources are allocated, but the session establishment latency increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveQoS resource allocationVSAvoidsession establishment latency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs QoS resource allocation in advance before the access terminal initiates a connection request. When the application server sends a communication request to the access terminal, the RAN receives this request and proactively allocates the necessary QoS resources (such as dedicated physical data channels) before the terminal needs them, eliminating the latency that would otherwise occur during the connection establishment phase.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Speed

If the RAN proactively allocates QoS resources before connection request, then the session establishment speed improves, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesession establishment speedVSAvoidRAN system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The application server acts as an intermediary that provides information about upcoming communication requests to the RAN. This intermediary role allows the RAN to anticipate resource needs without requiring complex monitoring and prediction algorithms, as the application server already has knowledge of when communications will be initiated based on higher-layer protocols and service logic.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentEP2070275B1Predictive QOS resource allocation for rapid session establishment
Publication Date: 2021.10.27 QUALCOMM INC
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AI summary

Systems and methods for predictive QoS resource allocation in a wireless communication system are disclosed. An access network can detect a communication directed to an access terminal requiring QoS resources, send a page to an access terminal and allocate the QoS resources prior to receipt of the connection request from the access terminal.