Relay Device Parameter Signaling for Accurate Payment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless communication systems face challenges in efficiently managing and compensating relay devices for their usage time and data transmission, leading to inefficiencies in network resource allocation and payment mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of an apparatus and method that determines parameters such as usage time and data amount associated with relay devices, allowing for accurate transmission of these parameters to central network nodes, which in turn enables the calculation and communication of payment amounts based on these metrics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If relay devices are used to forward data between network nodes and wireless devices, then network coverage and connectivity are improved, but network resource allocation efficiency deteriorates due to lack of accurate usage tracking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where network nodes report relay device usage parameters (usage time, data amount) to a central network node. This feedback loop enables the system to track and manage relay device resources accurately, resolving the contradiction by providing the necessary information for efficient resource allocation while maintaining network coverage improvements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a central network node as an intermediary that collects usage parameters from multiple network nodes and calculates payment amounts. This intermediary structure enables centralized resource management and coordination, allowing the system to maintain extended network coverage through relay devices while achieving efficient resource allocation through centralized control.
2Measurement precision
If relay device usage is tracked for payment purposes, then compensation accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases due to additional signaling requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the payment calculation system into distinct functional components: network nodes that collect usage data, a central network node that processes parameters and calculates payments, and relay devices that provide service. This segmentation allows for accurate compensation tracking while distributing system complexity across multiple manageable components rather than concentrating it in a single complex system.
3Measurement precision
If detailed usage parameters are collected and transmitted, then payment calculation accuracy is improved, but information transmission overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential usage parameters (usage time, data amount) needed for payment calculation from the complete set of possible relay device data. By taking out only the critical information required for compensation purposes, the system achieves accurate payment calculation while minimizing information transmission overhead by excluding unnecessary data.
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AI summary
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a network node may determine at least one parameter associated with use of a relay device to forward data between the network node and one or more wireless devices, the at least one parameter including a use time associated with the relay device, an amount of data associated with the relay device, or a combination thereof. The network node may transmit, to a central network node, the at least one parameter. Accordingly, the network node and/or the central network node may determine a payment amount associated with the relay device based at least in part on the at least one parameter. Numerous other aspects are provided.