QoS Database for UE Operator Provisioning

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing user equipment (UE) lacks a defined Quality of Service (QoS) database that can be organized and stored, and operators are unable to populate or fine-tune QoS values, limiting their ability to enhance bearer QoS for existing and future applications.

Innovation Solution

A UE with a defined QoS database that includes multiple tables for each application, allowing operators to provision and fine-tune QoS values over the air using a communication network, enabling enhanced bearer QoS for existing and future applications.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a traditional UE generates QoS parameter sets using manufacturer-defined databases, then the device can establish media flows with basic QoS functionality, but operators are unable to populate or fine-tune QoS values for existing and future applications

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperator ability to populate and fine-tune QoS valuesVSAvoidQoS database structure and management

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent pre-establishes a defined QoS database structure with standardized tables, rows, and columns that organize QoS parameters by application type. This preliminary structural framework enables operators to later populate and fine-tune QoS values without needing to create the database structure from scratch, thus improving adaptability while managing complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an over-the-air provisioning mechanism as an intermediary between operators and the UE QoS database. This intermediary system allows operators to populate and update QoS parameter sets remotely through the communication network, eliminating the need for manual device updates and enabling flexible QoS management without increasing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If operators can provision QoS databases over the air, then they can enhance bearer QoS for existing and future applications, but this requires additional communication infrastructure and provisioning mechanisms

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebearer QoS enhancement capabilityVSAvoidprovisioning and update mechanisms

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent designs the QoS database structure with universal tables and rows that can accommodate multiple application types and media flows. The standardized structure allows a single provisioning mechanism to serve diverse QoS enhancement needs across different applications, improving reliability while avoiding the need for application-specific provisioning complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a dynamic QoS parameter set that can be updated over the air to reflect changing network conditions and application requirements. The QoS database structure allows operators to modify parameter sets in real-time, enabling flexible bearer QoS enhancement without requiring complex static configuration mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If the UE has a defined QoS database with organized tables and rows, then QoS parameters can be systematically stored and retrieved, but this increases the device's data storage and processing requirements

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveQoS parameter organization and retrievalVSAvoiddata storage requirements

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the QoS database into organized tables with distinct rows for different application types and columns for specific QoS parameters. This segmentation allows systematic storage and retrieval of QoS parameters, improving ease of operation while optimizing data storage by organizing information in a structured, efficient manner rather than using unorganized data structures.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS8139598B2Automatic QoS configuration

Publication Date: 2012.03.20 TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)

AI summary

A UE is described herein that has a defined QoS database which is used to organize and store various QoS parameter sets which are used to help establish media flows. In one embodiment, the QoS database includes a plurality of tables, where each table is associated with a particular application, and where each table has a plurality of rows, and where each row includes a media type, a requested QoS parameter set, and an optional minimum QoS parameter set. An operator can use a communication network to populate/provision the QoS database. An operator can also use the communication network to fine-tune (update) the QoS database which enables them to enhance the bearer QoS for existing applications and to enable the appropriate bearer QoS for future applications.