Push Notification Service for Network Viability Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication systems face inefficiencies due to slow discovery of available network resources, leading to wasted radio frequency resources and battery life, as well as poor customer experience from coverage holes and intermittent network conditions.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a push notification service that monitors network service viability and sends alerts to user equipment when conditions meet specific thresholds, allowing applications to adjust their behavior and utilize resources more effectively, thereby reducing unnecessary queries and improving resource usage and customer experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If applications repeatedly query or test the network regarding network conditions, then network service viability can be monitored, but RF resources and UE battery are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The network element provides feedback to the UE about network service viability conditions through push notifications. This allows the UE to monitor network conditions without continuously querying, as the network proactively informs the UE when conditions change, reducing unnecessary RF transmissions and battery consumption while maintaining reliable monitoring.
Solution Approach 2:
The network element autonomously monitors and evaluates network service viability conditions and initiates notifications without requiring continuous UE queries. This self-service approach allows the network to manage its own condition monitoring efficiently, reducing the burden on UE battery and RF resources while maintaining accurate service viability information.
2Productivity
If applications are slow to discover newly available resources, then RF resources are wasted, but if applications continuously test or query the network, then both RF resources and UE battery are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The network element performs preliminary evaluation of network service viability conditions and prepares notifications in advance. When resources become available or conditions change, the network has already assessed the situation and can immediately notify the UE, eliminating the delay in resource discovery without requiring continuous UE testing or querying.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the network element proactively notifies the UE about newly available resources or changed network conditions. This allows the UE to discover resources quickly through push notifications rather than continuous active probing, improving discovery speed while minimizing RF resource and battery consumption.
3Reliability
If additional small cells are deployed to eliminate coverage holes, then coverage is improved, but deployment cost and network complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The network element autonomously monitors network service viability conditions including coverage status without requiring additional infrastructure. By implementing intelligent monitoring and notification capabilities within existing network elements, the system can identify and respond to coverage holes using current resources, avoiding the need for expensive additional small cell deployments while maintaining improved coverage through software-based solutions.
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AI summary
Various communication systems may benefit from notifications of network information. For example, cellular optimization may be accomplished by selective use of a data technique by applications on network devices, which may further benefit from notifications that may reduce the need for external data requests, used in coordination with application observations of current network conditions. According to certain embodiments, a method can include monitoring network service viability for a user or application. The method can also include sending a push message to a user equipment when network service viability is detected for the user or the application. The push message can indicate at least one threshold associated with network service viability.