Radio Network Controller Optimization for Wireless Analytics

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Solution Overview

Problem

Cellular networks face increasing demands on limited spectrum bandwidth due to high video downloads and Value Added Services, leading to network congestion and poor user experience, necessitating efficient bandwidth management to maximize revenue and enhance user experience.

Innovation Solution

An online and distributed optimization framework using similarity graphs to determine object rankings based on demand, weighting factors, and bandwidth, which analyzes usage patterns through collaborative filtering to infer demand predictions and optimize resource allocation across base stations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If bandwidth is increased to meet high video downloads and Value Added Services demands, then user experience is improved, but network congestion and bandwidth inadequacy worsen due to limited spectrum bandwidth

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebandwidth utilizationVSAvoidspectrum bandwidth
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by predicting future object demands using collaborative filtering and similarity graphs before the demands actually occur. This allows proactive caching and pre-allocation of bandwidth resources, ensuring high-demand objects are ready when needed, thus improving user experience without requiring additional spectrum bandwidth.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically changes parameters by adjusting object rankings and caching strategies based on predicted demand patterns, user preferences, and network conditions. This optimization of resource allocation parameters maximizes bandwidth utilization efficiency without requiring increased spectrum bandwidth, resolving the contradiction between meeting demand and limited bandwidth availability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Loss of energy

If network resources are allocated to maximize revenue through targeted advertisements and premium services, then telecommunication company revenue is improved, but network congestion worsens due to increased data traffic

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverevenue optimizationVSAvoidnetwork congestion
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback mechanisms by continuously monitoring network usage patterns, updating collaborative filtering models, and adjusting object rankings in real-time. This feedback loop enables the system to optimize revenue generation through targeted content delivery while simultaneously adapting to network conditions to prevent congestion, as the system can redirect traffic based on current network capacity and demand predictions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS9949149B2Online and distributed optimization framework for wireless analytics
Publication Date: 2018.04.17 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION
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AI summary

A method, computer program product, and computer system directed to an online and distributed optimization framework for wireless analytics. A radio network controller determines a ranking for each of a plurality of received objects using a plurality of similarity graphs. The radio network controller extracts a common structure by collaborative filtering data associated with a plurality of user devices and the plurality of received objects. The common structure is analyzed to infer usage patterns within a time slot. The radio network controller stores a subset of the ranked objects of the plurality of received objects in response to the analysis.