Dynamic Device Transformation via RAN Intelligent Controller
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current end user devices, especially those of lower performance, struggle to meet the increasing demands of advanced wireless communication services due to performance shortcomings, necessitating a mechanism to enhance their capabilities.
Innovation Solution
The system dynamically transforms end user devices, particularly 6G devices, into servers and/or access points through a RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC), enabling them to share services and compensate for performance gaps by utilizing higher-end devices as processing hubs for lower-end devices, forming ad hoc networks and optimizing interconnections using AI for enhanced service delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If advanced wireless communication services are deployed, then service capabilities are improved, but end user device performance requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) as an intermediary component that mediates between the network and end user devices. The RIC dynamically transforms end user devices into servers and access points, allowing devices with lower performance capabilities to access advanced services without requiring top-of-the-line hardware. This intermediary layer handles the complexity of service delivery, enabling service capabilities to improve while individual device requirements remain manageable.
2Reliability
If higher performance end user devices are used, then service delivery quality is improved, but device cost and accessibility worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables end user devices to perform multiple functions - they can operate as regular user devices while simultaneously functioning as servers and access points for other devices. This multi-functionality allows higher service delivery quality to be achieved through the collective capability of multiple devices rather than requiring each individual device to have top-tier performance, thereby improving accessibility while maintaining reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the functionality of multiple end user devices to create a distributed network where devices collectively provide advanced services. By combining the processing power and capabilities of multiple devices through the RIC coordination, the system achieves high service delivery quality without requiring each device to be expensive and high-performance, thus improving accessibility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If end user devices operate as servers and access points, then service accessibility is improved, but device energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic transformation where end user devices can switch between operating as regular user devices and operating as servers/access points based on network conditions and service requirements. The RIC dynamically manages which devices provide which services, allowing the system to optimize energy consumption by activating server functions only when and where needed, thereby improving service accessibility while managing energy usage flexibly.
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AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining, for each of a plurality of mobile communication devices in a physical vicinity of one another, a respective operational capability; selecting, from the plurality of mobile communication devices, first and second mobile communication devices, the first and second mobile communication devices being selected based at least in part upon a determination that a first operational capability of the first mobile communication device is greater than a second operational capability of the second mobile communication device; engaging in wireless communications with the first mobile communication device, a service being provided to the first mobile communication device via the wireless communications; sending instructions to the first mobile communication device, the instructions including an identifier of the second mobile communication device, the instructions indicating the second operational capability of the second mobile communication device, the instructions facilitating a converting by the first mobile communication device of one or more aspects of the service into another form usable by the second mobile communication device in accordance with the second operational capability of the second mobile communication device, the one or more aspects of the service not being capable of working as well on the second mobile communication device in an absence of the converting, and the instructions facilitating a wireless transmission by the first mobile communication device to the second mobile communication device of the one or more aspects of the service in the another form usable by the second mobile communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.