Radio Access Entity Segmentation for LTE WLAN Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication networks do not efficiently utilize multiple communication interfaces simultaneously for transmitting communication packets, leading to suboptimal resource allocation and transmission capacity.
Innovation Solution
A radio access entity with separate communication interfaces and a processor that separates user data and additional data within communication packets, allowing them to be transmitted using different data transmission protocols, such as LTE and WLAN, enabling independent transmission and reception of user and control/data packets.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple communication interfaces are used simultaneously for transmitting communication packets, then transmission capacity and communication efficiency are improved, but device complexity and resource allocation complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The communication packet is segmented into user data and additional data, which are then transmitted through different communication interfaces (LTE and WLAN) separately. This segmentation allows each interface to handle specific data types, improving transmission capacity while managing complexity through dedicated transmission paths for different data components.
2Productivity
If user data and additional data are transmitted separately using different data transmission protocols, then communication efficiency is enhanced, but protocol management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the communication packet into user data transmitted via LTE protocol and additional data transmitted via WLAN protocol. This segmentation enables efficient utilization of both protocols' strengths while the radio access entity manages the separation and recombination, balancing communication efficiency with protocol management complexity.
3Device complexity
If communication packets are transmitted through a single interface, then device complexity is reduced, but transmission capacity and resource utilization are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The radio access entity is designed with multi-functionality to handle both LTE and WLAN protocols simultaneously, separating user data transmission via LTE and additional data transmission via WLAN. This multi-functional approach maximizes resource utilization across available interfaces while maintaining manageable complexity through structured protocol handling.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a radio access entity (100) comprising a first communication interface (101) for receiving a communication packet, wherein the communication packet comprises user data and additional data, a processor (103) configured to separate the user data from the additional data, to transfer the user data into a first data packet and to transfer the additional data into a second data packet, and a second communication interface (105) configured to transmit the first data packet according to a first data transmission protocol and to transmit the second data packet according to a second data transmission protocol, wherein the first data transmission protocol and the second data transmission protocol are different.